Tehama County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
44 - NR NATURAL RESOURCE LANDS AND RECREATION DISTRICT10
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1972, §§ 28, 29, adopted Oct. 23, 2012, repealed the former Ch. 17.44 §§ 17.44.010—17.44.040, and enacted a new Ch. 17.44 as set out herein. The former Ch. 17.44 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. 1228 § 2(Ch. 33, Arts. 1—4), adopted 1983; Ord. 1644 § 1(part), adopted 1995; Ord. 1683 § 2(part), adopted 1997.
17.44.010 - Purpose.
A.
The NR, natural resource lands and recreation district classification is intended to be applied to properties which are found most properly to be preserved in a natural state and/or to provide open space buffer areas in which uses are restricted to recreational, conservation or light agricultural types and including accessory and public services uses. This district is consistent with and designed to implement the Habitat Resources and Resource Lands designations of the land use element of the Tehama County General Plan.
B.
The specific regulations set out in this chapter shall apply in all NR districts.
(Ord. No. 1972, §§ 28, 29, 10-23-2012)
17.44.020 - Uses permitted.
Except as provided in Section 17.44.050, uses permitted in an NR district shall be as follows:
A.
Measures to promote conservation of soil, water and vegetation and to reduce fire and erosion hazards.
B.
Fire trails, riding and hiking trails.
C.
Public and private nonprofit riding stables, parks, picnic sites.
D.
Crop and tree farming, grazing.
E.
Noncommercial boat launching and docking facilities.
F.
Uses which the planning commission determines by written findings are similar to the above.
(Ord. No. 1972, §§ 28, 29, 10-23-2012)
17.44.030 - Uses requiring use permits.
Except as provided in Section 17.44.050, the following uses shall be permitted in an NR district upon securing a use permit:
A.
One, one-family dwelling or mobile home.
B.
Living quarters for caretakers or watchmen.
(Ord. No. 1972, §§ 28, 29, 10-23-2012)
17.44.040 - Minimum parcel size.
Minimum parcel size in an NR district shall be one hundred sixty acres.
(Ord. No. 1972, §§ 28, 29, 10-23-2012)
17.44.050 - Williamson Act and Farmland Security Zone Contracted Lands.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, any use on land subject to a Williamson Act or Farmland Security Zone contract must be consistent with Government Code sections 51200 et seq. (the Williamson Act), the terms of the Williamson Act or Farmland Security Zone contract, and any compatible use rules or determinations heretofore or hereinafter adopted by the board of supervisors. Any application for a use permit pursuant to Government Code section 51238.1, subdivision (b), for a use otherwise permitted in a NR district, must be approved by the board of supervisors.
(Ord. No. 1972, §§ 28, 29, 10-23-2012)