Chapter 18.36 — C-1 RETAIL BUSINESS DISTRICT
Lassen County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Lassen County
§ 18.36.010. Application of regulations. ¶
The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply in all C-1 districts and shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.102 .
(Ord. 467 § 21, 1984)
§ 18.36.020. Uses allowed by right. ¶
Uses allowed by right in a C-1 district shall be as follows:
(1) Hotels, motels, clubs and lodge halls, hospitals, sanitariums and clinics;
(2) Retail stores and shops of a light commercial character and conducted within a building, including, but not limited to, appliance stores, banks, barbershops, beauty parlors, bookstores, self-service laundromats, laundry or dry cleaning services, dress shops, drugstores, food stores, furniture shops, hardware stores, millinery shops, mini-storage warehouses, professional offices, pet shops, radio sales, restaurants, brewpubs, refreshment stands, shoe shops, storage garages, studios, and tailor shops, and other uses which are of similar character to those
enumerated and which will not be detrimental or obnoxious to the neighborhood in which they are to be located;
(3) Automobile sales.
- (Ord. 467 § 21, 1984; Ord. 467-L § 1, 1992; Ord. 467-Q § 11, 1994; Ord. 467-AC § 15, 2003)
§ 18.36.030. Uses allowed by use permit. ¶
Uses allowed by use permit in a C-1 district shall be as follows:
(1) All uses permitted in R-1 and R-2 districts;
(2) Recreational vehicle parks;
(3) Public and quasi-public uses;
(4) Animal hospitals, kennels, dancing academies or halls, open air retail sales, theaters, pet shops, wholesale stores or storage, funeral parlors and mortuaries, and used or secondhand goods stores;
(5) Automobile service stations, repair shops and towing services, provided that all operations except the servicing with petroleum products, air and water be conducted and confined within an enclosed building.
(Ord. 467 § 21, 1984; Ord. 467-Q § 12, 1994; Ord. 467-V § 13, 1998)
§ 18.36.040. Height limits. ¶
Building height limits in a C-1 district shall be forty-five feet. (Ord. 467 § 21, 1984)
§ 18.36.050. Lot width. ¶
Minimum lot width shall be twenty-five feet. (Ord. 467 § 21, 1984)
§ 18.36.060. Front yard. ¶
Front yard requirements in a C-1 district shall be none, except where frontage in a block is partially in an R district, in which case the front yard shall be one-half that required in such R district. (Ord. 467 § 21, 1984)
§ 18.36.070. Side yard. ¶
Side yard requirements in a C-1 district shall be none, except where the side of a lot abuts upon the side of a lot in an R district, in which case the side yard on the street side shall be one-half the corresponding front yard required in such R district. (Ord. 467 § 21, 1984)
§ 18.36.080. Rear yard. ¶
Rear yards shall in a C-1 district be twelve feet; or five feet adjacent to an alley. (Ord. 467 § 21, 1984)
§ 18.36.090. Rezoning of future use. ¶
The regulations in this chapter for the C-1 zoning district shall be applied to those lands zoned C-1 on or before the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title. The C-1 district has been superseded by new commercial zoning districts for future use. It is intended that no lands shall be rezoned C-1 after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title. (Ord. 467 § 21, 1984)
§ 18.36.100. Development subject to design review. ¶
All development shall be subject to design review according to the provisions of this title. (Ord. 467-Q § 13, 1994)
§ 18.36.110. Uncovered parking subject to landscaping requirements. ¶
For uncovered parking areas with sixteen or more spaces, the minimum landscaping required shall be one tree, within the parking area, of a species suited to the area climate zone for every eight parking spaces to provide shade and visual diversity. Additional landscaping may be required in areas abutting public roads on a case-by-case basis. (Ord. 467-AC § 15, 2003)
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▸ Title 18 — Zoning
Overview- Chapter 18.02 — TITLE
- Chapter 18.04 — ADOPTION OF ZONING PLAN
- Chapter 18.06 — EFFECT AND PURPOSE OF THE ZONING PLAN
- Chapter 18.08 — DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS
- Chapter 18.10 — ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS/MAPS
- Chapter 18.12 — EFFECT OF ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS
- Chapter 18.14 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 18.16 — A-1 GENERAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.18 — A-2 AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.20 — A-3 AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.22 — R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.24 — R-2 LIMITED MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.26 — R-3 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.28 — C-H HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.30 — C-L LOCAL CONVENIENCE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.32 — C-G GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.33 — C-R COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.36 — C-1 RETAIL BUSINESS DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.38 — C-2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.39 — B-P BUSINESS PARK
- Chapter 18.40 — M-L LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.42 — M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.44 — M-2 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.46 — M INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.48 — P.U.D. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.50 — P-C PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.52 — F-R FOREST RECREATION DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.54 — R-S RESORT DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.55 — M-R MOUNTAIN RESORT DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.56 — O-C-B PUBLIC CAMPGROUND/BOATING/BEACH DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.58 — I-1 INSTITUTIONAL USE DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.60 — O-H HISTORICAL SITE DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.62 — O-D PRIMITIVE AREA DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.64 — O-S OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.66 — E-A EXCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.68 — U-C UPLAND CONSERVATION DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.69 — U-C-2 UPLAND CONSERVATION/RESOURCE MANAGEMENT …
- Chapter 18.70 — T-P-Z TIMBER PRODUCTION ZONE DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.72 — A-F AGRICULTURAL FOREST DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.74 — H-R HYDROELECTRIC DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.76 — Y-C AIRPORT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.78 — AA ACCESSORY ANIMAL COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.80 — A AGRICULTURAL COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.82 — A-P AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.84 — B BUILDING SITE COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.85 — C CAMPING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY OUTSIDE DESIGNAT…
- Chapter 18.86 — D DESIGN COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.88 — F FLOODPLAIN COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.90 — G GEOTHERMAL COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.92 — H HIGHWAY COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.94 — NH NATURAL HABITAT COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.96 — P-S PUBLIC SAFETY COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.97 — P-S-A PUBLIC SAFETY AIRPORT COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 18.98 — T TRAILER COURT DISTRICTS
- Chapter 18.100 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS
- Chapter 18.102 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
- Chapter 18.104 — PARKING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 18.106 — SIGN REGULATIONS
- Chapter 18.108 — SPECIAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 18.110 — VARIANCES
- Chapter 18.112 — USE PERMITS
- Chapter 18.114 — CERTIFICATE OF CONDITIONAL USE
- Chapter 18.116 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
- Chapter 18.117 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 18.118 — DESIGN REVIEW
- Chapter 18.120 — NONCONFORMING USES
- Chapter 18.122 — INTERPRETIVE ACTION
- Chapter 18.124 — PROCEDURES FOR PRECISE ZONING AND AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 18.126 — ENFORCEMENT, LEGAL PROCEDURES, PENALTIES
- Chapter 18.132 — AIRPORT APPROACHES— SUSANVILLE, WESTWOOD, HER…
- Chapter 18.134 — AIRPORT APPROACHES—ADIN AIRPORT
- Chapter 18.136 — AIRPORT APPROACHES—SPALDING TRACT AIRPORT
- Chapter 18.138 — OPEN SPACE ZONING
- Chapter 18.142 — DYER MOUNTAIN INITIATIVE (MEASURE V)