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1 Ordinance No. 3905
2 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 24-140, 24-145, 24-150, 24-155,
3 and 24-225 REGARDING COMMERCIAL STGNAGE TN CHAPTER 24, ENTITLED
4 "ZONING", OF THE BUTTE COUNTY CODE.
~ The Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte ordains as
6 follows:
,~ Section ~-- Sections 24-140, 24-145, 24-155 and 24-225 of
8 Chapter 24 of the Butte County Code are amended to read as follows:
~ 24-1.40 C-1 (Light Commercial) Zone.
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(a) Uses permitted:
1i (1) Hotels and motels, clubs, lodge halls, bed and
breakfast inns, churches, immediate care medical clinics.
12 (2) Retail stores and shops of light commercial character
and conducted within a building, including, but not limited
13 to, appliance stores, banks, barbershops, beauty parlors,
14 bookstores, cleaner or laundry agents and launderettes,
clothing stores, convenience stares, departments stores,
1S day care facilities, dress shops, drugstores, food stores,
furniture stores, health clubs, mini storage, professional
16 and business offices, restaurants with no drive thru
service, shoe shops, studios and tailor shops, public
1'7 utility commercial offices, video rental. stares.
(3) Outdoor advertising signs, (if the property abuts
18 residentially zoned property, a Use Permit is required as
specified in (f)below) new automobile sales, amphitheaters
19 and theaters.
20 (4) Adult hotels and motels, subject to the requirements
of article TV, adult business regulation, of chapter 15 of
21 this Code.
(b) Accessory uses:
22 (7.} A single-family dwelling or modular home as an
accessory use to a commercial use listed above, subject to
23 the site requirements of section 24-75.
(c) Uses requiring use permits: The following uses are
24 permitted subject to a use permit:
(1) Residential uses not in conjunction with a permitted
25 use, recreational vehicle parks, multi--family dwellings,
26 and mobile home parks.
(2) Public and quasi-public uses not specifically allowed
27 in (a) of this section.
(3) Small animal hospitals, mortuaries, hospitals,
^^ sanitariums, used car sales, used or secondhand goods, pawn
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shops, refreshment stands, service stations that offer
repair services, auto body shops, auto repair shops,
restaurants that have drive through. service, shopping ma11s
and shopping centers on sites of five (5) acres or greater,
commercial recreation uses and other uses which are of
similar character.
(4} Recycling facilities as per section 24-275.
(d) Uses requiring an administrative permit: The following
uses may be permitted subject to the requirements of
section 24-40:
(1} Temporary uses as listed in section 24-300.
(2) Reverse vending machine and small collection recycling
facilities pursuant to section 24-275.
(e} Site requirements: The following site requirements
sha11 apply:
{1} Lot width required: Minimum lot width shall not be
less than forty-five (45) for commercial uses. The lot
width requirements for residential uses shall conform to
sections 24-75 and 24-$0 of this Code.
{2) Minimum lot size: None, for commercial uses, except as
required to meet parking and building site development
requirements and minimum sewage disposal requirements of
chapter 19 of the Butte County Code. Residential uses shall
meet the requirements of sections 24-75 and 24-80.
(3) Side yard requirements: None, except when the side of
a lot abuts upon the side of a lot that is zoned to allow a
residential use, in which case the side yard shall be not
less than ten ( ~.0 ) f eet . The side yard requirements for
residential uses shall conform to section 24-75 of this
Code.
{4) Rear yard: None, except where the rear yard abuts a
lot that is zoned for to a11ow a residential use, in which
case the rear yard sha11 be not less than ten {10} feet.
The rear yard requirements for residential uses shah.
conform to section 24-75 of this Code.
{f) Site development standards.
(1} Signs: In instances in which any commercially zoned
property abuts residentially zaned property:
(i) The standards as it pertains to allowable signs
sha11 be that of the N-C (Neighborhood Commercial)
zoning district;
(ii) Use Permit approval must be obtained by
applicants prior to installation of any proposed
freestanding pole sign.
(iii) Monument signs are allowable up to eight (8)
feet ta11, 32 square feet of sign face, and with
internal or exterior lighting. Use permit approval
must be obtained by applicants prior to installation
of a proposed monument signs that would exceed the
allowable height or square footage criteria.
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24-x.45 C-2 (General Commercial} Zone.
2 {a) Uses permitted:
(1) All uses permitted in C-1 (Light Commercial}
3 Districts.
(2} General commercial uses, including art shops,
4 aviaries, bars and cocktail lounges, billiard, parlors and
pool ha11s, bowling alleys, building material sales,
5 cleaning and pressing establishments, dance halls, interior
decorating shops, employment agencies, governmental
6 legislative buildings, gymnasiums, public, commercial or
physical cultural studios, hospitals, hotels and motels,
~ laboratories and X-ray facilities, massage parlors and
8 reducing salons, equipment rentals, pet shops, n.ew and used
car sales, repair garages, auto car washes, plumbing shops,
9 cabinet shops, sign manufacturing shops, restaurants with
drive through facilities, and other similar uses.
10 (3) Adult hotels anal motels, subject to the requirements
of article TV, adult business regulation, of chapter 15 of
11 this Code.
{b} Accessory uses:
12 (1} A single family dwelling or modular home as an
accessory use to a commercial use listed above, subject to
13 the site requirements of section 24-75.
14 (c) Uses requiring use permits: The following uses are
permitted subject to a use permit:
15 {1) Welding shops, auto body shops.
(2) Manufacturing of clothing, handicraft products,
16 printing, Lithographing and other light maxa.ufacturing or
industrial uses of similar character.
17 {3) Public or quasi-public uses not specifically allowed
in subsection (a), above.
18 (4) Shopping malls and shopping centers on sites of five
19 (5) acres or greater, commercial recreation uses, kennels
and sma11 animal hospitals, and mortuaries.
20 {5) Recycling facilities as per SectiOxA 24-275.
(6) Residential uses n.ot in conjunction with a permitted
21 use, recreational vehicle parks, multi-family dwellings,
and mobile home parks.
22 (d) Uses requiring an administrative permit. The following
uses may be permitted subject to the requirements of
23 section 24-40:
(1) Temporary uses as Listed in section 24-300.
24 {2} Reverse vending machine and sma1L collection recycling
facilities pursuant to section 24-275.
25 (e) Site requirements: The foLlowixig site requirements
26 shall apply:
{~,} Lot width required: Minimum lot width shall not be
27 less than forty-five (45) feet for commercial uses. The Lot
width requirements far residential uses shall conform to
^~ sections 24--75 and 24-$0 of this code.
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1 {2) Minimum lot size: Nane, except as required to meet
parking and building site development requirements and
2 minimum sewage disposal requirements of chapter l9 of the
Butte County Code. Residential uses shall meet the
3 requirements of sections 24-75 and 24-$0 of this Code.
(3) Side yard requirements: None, except when the side of
4 a lot abuts upon the side of a lot that is zoned to allow a
residential use, in which case the side yard sha11 be not
5 less than ten (10 ) f eet . The side yard requirements for
residential uses sha11 conform to section 24-75 of this
6 Cade.
7 (2) Rear yard: None, except where the rear yard abuts a
lot that is zoned to allow a residential use, in which
$ case the rear yard shall be not less than ten (10 )
feet. The rear yard requirements for residential uses
~ shall conform to section 24-75 of this Code.
(f) Site development standards.
10 Signs: In instances in which any commercially zoned
property abuts residentially zoned property:
11 {i} The standards as it pertains to allowable signs
sha11 be that of the N-C (Neighborhood Commercial)
12 zoxzing district;
13 {ii) Use Permit approval must be obtained by
applicants prior to installation of any proposed
14 freestanding pole sign.
{iii) Monument signs are allowable up to eight (8}
15 feet tall, 32 square feet of sign face, and with
internal or exterior lighting. Use permit approval
1( must be obtained by applicants prior to ixa.stallation
of a proposed monument signs that would exceed the
17 allowable height or square footage Criteria.
18 24-155 H-C (Highway Commercial) done.
19 (a) Uses permitted:
20 (1) One (1} single-family dwelling or modular home per
parcel.
2i {2) The use of a single-family residence as a sma11 family
day care home, licensed family Care home, foster home, or
22 group home for mentally disordered or otherwise handicapped
persons or neglected Children. Said homes shall serve six
23 {6} or fewer persons and sha11 be subject to all applicable
state regulations and limitations.
24 {b) Accessary uses:
25 (1) Those uses and structures normally associated with a
single-family residential use and are in conjunction with
26 or incidental to the residential use, including, but not
limited to, a garage, workshop, garden, private swimming
27 pool, private tennis court, gazebo, spa, etc.
(2? A guest house as defined by section 24-305.175.
^~ (c} Uses requiring use permits. The following uses are
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permitted subject to a use permit:
1 (1) Duplex, multi-family dwellings, bed and breakfast
2 inns, and multiple single-family residences.
{2} Hotels and motels, clubs, lodge halls, hospitals,
3 sanitariums and clinics.
(3} Retail stores and shops of light commercial character
4 as listed in the C-7. zoning district.
(4} Outdoor advertising signs, new automobile sales,
5 amphitheaters and theaters, sma11 animal hospitals, dance
academies, pet shops, mortuaries, used car sales, used or
~ secondhand goads, refreshment stands, service stations,
drive-in restaurants and other uses which are of similar
~ character.
~ (5} Recreational vehicle and mobile home parks.
(6) Public and quasi-public uses.
9 (7} Recycling facilities as per section 24-275.
(d} Uses requiring a minor use permit: The following uses
lp may be permitted subject to the requirements of section 24-
41:
11 (1) Large family day care facilities subject to the
requirements of section 24-265.
12 (2) Second dwelling units subject to the requirements of
section 24-280.
13 {3} Bed and breakfast home.
14 (e) Uses requiring an administrative permit: The following
uses may be permitted subject to the requirements of
15 section 24-40:
{1) Home occupations subject to the requirements of
lb section 24-270.
{2} Temporary uses as listed in section 24-300.
17 {3) A temporary mobile home subject to the requirements of
sections 24-295 and 24-295.10.
18 (f) Site requirements: The requirements of section 24-75
of this Code are modified in the following particulars for
19 building sites in H-C zones:
20 (1) Lot width required: Minimum lot width sha11 not be
less than sixty-five (65).
21 (2) Side yard requirements: None, except when the side of
a lot abuts upon the side of a lot that is zoned to a11ow a
22 residential use, in which case the abutting side yard sha11
not be less than ten (10} feet. The side yard requirements
23 for residential uses shall conform to section 24-75 of this
Code.
24 (3} Rear yard: None, except where the rear yard abuts a
lot that is zoned for to a11ow a residential use, in which
25 case the rear yard sha11 be not less than ten (10) feet.
26 The rear yard requirements for residential uses sha11
conform to section 24-75 of this Code.
27 (g) Site development standards.
{1} In instances in which any commercially zoned
^^ property abuts residentially zoned property the
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standards as it pertains to allowable signs shall be
that of the N-C {Neighborhood Commercial.) zoning
district.
(2) Outdoor advertising signs require approval of a use
permit as shown in (c)(4)abave.
24-225 S-H (Scenic Highway) Zone
(a) Uses permitted:
(1) Lawful uses of land established at the time a district
was originally zoned S-H.
(2} One {1) residential dwelling or modular home per
parcel.
(3} The use of a single-family residence as a small family
day care hams, licensed family care Name, foster home, or
group home for mentally disordered or otherwise handicapped
persons ar neglected children. Said homes shall serve sip
(6) or fewer persons and shall be subject to all applicable
state regulations and limitatioxa.s.
(b} Accessary uses:
(1) Those uses and structures normally associated with a
single-family residential use and are in conjunction with
or incidental to the residential use, including but not
limited to a garage, workshop, garden, private swimming
pawl, private tennis court, gazebo, spa, etc.
(2} A guest house as defined by section 24-305.175.
(3} Household pets, but not including livestock, poultry
or poisonous reptiles.
(4) Agricultural uses and buildings.
(c} Uses requiring use permits. The following uses are
permitted subject to a use permit:
(1) Schools (including private, vocational, or craft
schools), public and quasi-public uses, roadside stands for
the sale of produce from the land fronting the highway
within the district; and
(2) Highway services primarily far the convenience of the
traveling public and including:
a. Gasoline service stations.
b. Restaurants.
c. Motels and trailer courts.
d. Public and quasi-public buildings and professional
buildings.
{d} Uses requiring a minor use permit. The following uses
may be permitted subject to the requirements of section 24-
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(1} Large family day care facilities subject to the
requirements of section 24-265.
(2) A second dwelling unit pursuant to section 24-2$0.
(e) Uses requiring an administrative permit. The fallowing
uses may be permitted subject to the requirements of
section 24-40:
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1 (1} Home occupations subject to the requirements of
section 24-270.
2 (2} Temporary uses as listed in section 24-300.
{3) A temporary mobile home subject to the requirements of
3 sections 24-295 and 24-295.1.0.
4 {f) Site Development Standards.
{1) In instances in which any commercially zoned property
5 abuts residentially zoned property the standards as it
pertains to allowable signs shall be that of the N-C
6 (Neighborhood Commercial) zoning district.
7 (2) No signs, billboards or advertising displays sha11 be
erected within the district except signs advertising only
8 the sale or lease of land upon which the sign is placed, or
the products grown or raised upon such property, and
9 established or permitted uses on such property except the
following:
lp (3} Directional signs are permitted in advance of an
entrance to a frontage road or intersection where
11 businesses that serve the highway users {ai..e., phones,
roadside businesses, hospitals, motels, rest areas,
12 campgrounds and next services} are available and installed
in accordance with State of California Division of Highways
13 Planning Manual of Instructions.
14 (4) Historical landmark signs are permitted in advance of
an entrance to a frontage road or intersection with the
15 most direct access road to guide traffic to a registered
landmark and installed in accordance with State of
16 California Division of Highways Planning Manual of
Instructions.
17 {5) Use Permit approval must be obtained by applicants
prior to installation of any proposed freestanding pole
18 sign.
19 (g) Site requiremexa.ts. The provisions of section 24-75
sha11 apply.
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21 Section 2. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or
22 the application thereof to any person or circumstances is for any
23 reason held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
2q. provision shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity thereof shall
25 not affect the remaining provisions or other apply.cations of the
26 Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
27 application thereof.
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1 Section 3. Effective Date and publication. This Ordinance sha~.~.
2 take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its passage. The Clerk
3 of the Board of Supervisors is authorized and directed to publish this
4 ordinance before the expiration of fifteen (15} days after its
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passage. This Ordinance shall be published once, with the names of the
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members of the Board of Supervisors voting far and against it, in the
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Chico Enterprise Record, a newspaper of general circulation pub~.ished
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in the County of Butte, State of California.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of
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11 Butte, State of California, on the 22nd day of March, 2005, by the
12 following vote:
13 AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Dolan, Houx, Josiassen, and
Chair Yamaguchi
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NOES: None
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ABSENT: None
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NOT VOTING: None
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18 KZM K. YAMAGUCHI, Chair
19 Butte County Board of Supervisors
2O ATTEST:
21 PAUL MCTNTOSH, Chief Administrative Officer
And Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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