The regulations set forth in Table 10-6.5501 shall apply to each zoning district as indicated (NIA indicates not applicable).

Table 10-6.5501

Footnotes:

  1. Seventy (70') foot minimum lot width on corner lots. On cul-de-sac lots, width may be measured at the setback line.

  2. Where four (4) or more lots in a block have been improved with structures, the minimum may be the average if less than twenty (20') feet.

  3. On corner lots, the frontage shall be declared as the most narrow end of the lot facing a street. The minimum required side yard for accessory structures shall be one foot from the interior lot lines when constructed on the rear one-half (½) of the lot or, in the case of a corner lot, shall not project beyond the front yard required or existing on an adjacent lot. On any parcel of an average width less than fifty (50') feet under one ownership at the time of, or as shown as a lot on, any subdivision map filed in the County Recorder's office prior to December 3, 1957, when the owner thereof owns no adjoining land, the width of each side yard may be reduced to ten (10%) percent of the width of such parcel, but in no case to less than three (3') feet.

  4. For accessory structures the minimum rear yard shall be one foot.

  5. Sixty (60') feet minimum lot width on corner lots.

  6. Special yards and distances between buildings in the Res-3 and Res-4 Districts: (a) The distance between buildings in any dwelling group shall be a minimum of ten (10') feet; (b) A side yard providing access to a single-row dwelling group shall be a minimum of twelve (12') feet; and (c) Inner courts providing access to double-row dwelling groups shall be a minimum of twenty (20') feet.

  7. A use permit or administrative permit may be considered for variation.

  8. Where the side or rear of a lot abuts an R District, the side or rear yard shall be ten (10') feet in the C-R and C-U Districts and five (5') feet in the C-C, C-H, M-L, M-M, and M-H Districts, except rear yards abutting alleys which shall be ten (10') feet.

  9. Accessory buildings used for the keeping of chickens, poultry, rabbits, or other animals shall not be less than sixty (60') feet from the front property line.

 10. Subject to health, safety, and drainage considerations and conditions and parking requirements.

 11. On one-acre or larger lots, the maximum height standard shall be forty (40') feet for single-family dwellings and thirty (30') feet for accessory structures.

 12. Signs permitted by Article 58 of the Siskiyou County Code may deviate from the required front yard setback provided such sign otherwise conforms to such Article 58 and a sign permit providing for such deviation is obtained.

 13. Billboards shall not exceed thirty (30') feet in height.

 14. The otherwise required minimum parcel size may be reduced for: (a) a lot that is created to preserve historic and/or cultural resources; (b) a lot that is created to serve water, sanitary, or Public Utility Commission required infrastructure improvements; or (c) a lot that the Planning Commission finds is necessary to serve public safety uses provided that said future use is consistent with the applicable Zoning District, that specific findings are made by the Public Health Officer that sanitary issues have been addressed, and that as a condition of the subdivision a deed restriction shall be placed on the parcel that specifies that should the use be discontinued that parcel must be remerged with the parent parcel before it could be used for a use that would otherwise require the minimum parcel size for the zoning district.

(§ I, Ord. 86-23, eff. August 21, 1986, as amended by § I, Ord. 94-07, eff. April 14, 1994, § I, Ord. 94-28, eff. December 29, 1994, § I, Ord. 97-13, eff. May 8, 1997 § I, Ord. 98-05, eff. April 30, 1998, §§ III, IV, Ord. 98-10, eff. July 9, 1998, § I, Ord. 99-03, eff. March 25, 1999, and § 2, Ord. 01-08, eff. April 19, 2001)

(Ord. No. 10-10, §§ II, III, 6-15-2010)