Colusa County Zoning Code § 49.08 Height limit

(a)

A one-story accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed a maximum height of 16 feet, except as follows:

a.

The department shall allow an additional two feet in height (up to eighteen feet) to accommodate a roof pitch on an accessory dwelling unit that is aligned with the roof pitch on the primary dwelling unit.

b.

A detached accessory dwelling unit on a lot with an existing or proposed single-family or multi-family dwelling unit that is within one-half mile walking distance of a major transit stop or a high-quality transit corridor shall not exceed a height of eighteen feet.

c.

A height of eighteen feet is also permitted for a detached accessory dwelling unit on a lot with an existing or proposed multifamily, multistory dwelling. A height of twenty-five feet applies to an accessory dwelling unit that is attached to a primary dwelling. This provision does not require the department to allow an accessory dwelling unit to exceed two stories.

(b)

A two-story accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed a maximum height of twenty-seven feet. No accessory dwelling unit shall exceed twenty-seven feet in height.

(c)

When an accessory dwelling unit is located above an existing or proposed garage, carport or other accessory structure, the entire combined structure shall not exceed twenty-seven feet in height. No accessory dwelling unit shall exceed twenty-seven feet in height.

(Ord. No. 568, 5-20-2025)