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Trinity County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

11 - UNCLASSIFIED OR "U" DISTRICT

Sections:


17.11.010 - General description.

The unclassified districts are those areas of the county not classified into zoning districts of a particular use at this time.

17.11.020 - List of uses permitted on a parcel in an unclassified district.

Single-family dwelling.

Christmas tree farm.

Forestry.

Orchard.

Row and Field Crops.

The keeping of the following animals per the identified ratios of animal to square foot of lot area:

A.

Horses, mules, cattle, similar livestock: Maximum one animal per twenty thousand square feet.

B.

Goats, sheep, similar livestock: Maximum three animals per twenty thousand square feet.

C.

Ratites (emus and related birds): Maximum one pair of ratites plus their offspring (maximum of forty offspring) per twenty thousand square feet. Offspring include chicks and/or pullets less than thirteen months of age.

D.

Chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, pheasants, peafowl, guinea fowl, rabbits, mink, chinchilla, similar livestock — maximum twenty-five animals per twenty thousand square feet. (See note below.)

Note: For computational purposes only, square footage used in computing the allowable number of animals for one category of animals may not be used for any other category.

(Ord. No. 315-806, § 1, 1-28-14)

17.11.030 - Uses permitted subject to first securing a use permit.

Any use, except those identified in Section 17.11.020.

17.11.040 - Lot dimensions.

The minimum lot area shall be one recorded parcel not less than five acres in area.

17.11.050 - Minimum lot width required.

Each lot shall be not less than three hundred feet in depth. Each lot shall have a minimum width of one hundred feet.

17.11.060 - Building height.

Maximum building height shall be forty feet.

17.11.070 - Front yard.

Front yards shall have a minimum depth of twenty feet.

17.11.080 - Side yard.

Each side yard shall have a minimum width of ten feet.

17.11.090 - Rear yard.

There shall be a rear yard not less than twenty feet in depth for any portion of the building.

17.11.100 - Maximum lot coverage.

The total land area covered by structures shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the total area of the lot.

17.11.110 - Appropriate zoning.

For subdivision purposes, appropriate zoning shall be determined as part of the subdivision process. For other entitlement requests, appropriate zoning shall be determined, as necessary, prior to issuance of the entitlement.