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Glenn County MP zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Glenn County's MP zone, generally buildings can be up to 20 ft tall, the front setback is 20 ft from lot line, or 45 ft from roadway centerline, whichever is greater and the minimum lot size is 40,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Glenn County code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 20 ft (base height; each foot of setback beyond the required setback lines adds 6 inches, up to 45 ft total)
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft from lot line, or 45 ft from roadway centerline, whichever is greater
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft
- Minimum lot size: 40,000 sq ft
- Maximum lot coverage: 75%
MP (Industrial Park Or MP District) is a zoning district in Glenn County. Every value below was read from the Glenn County Municipal Code and links to its section (read October 2026). State laws such as the ADU and SB 9 rules can allow more on a residential lot. General information, not legal advice — read the code text and check with the city before you build.
Development standards in MP
The general rule for a typical lot in this zone. Zoning tables often attach notes, such as rules for corner lots, lots next to a residential zone, or new subdivisions only. Open “code text” under a value to see the table cell or sentence it was read from.
| Maximum building height | 20 ft Applies: base height; each foot of setback beyond the required setback lines adds 6 inches, up to 45 ft total § 15.51.100 · code textTwenty feet (20’); for each foot of setback in excess of all required setback lines, an additional height of six inches (6”) shall be permitted, but the total height shall not exceed forty-five feet (45’), provided that additional height may be permitted subject to first securing a conditional use permit in each case. |
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| Minimum front setback | 20 ft from lot line, or 45 ft from roadway centerline, whichever is greater § 15.51.090 · code textFront yard: Twenty feet (20’) from the lot line; or forty- five feet (45’) from the centerline of the roadway, whichever is greater. |
| Minimum side setback | 10 ft § 15.51.090 · code textSide yard: Ten feet (10’); except as provided below: |
| Minimum rear setback | 20 ft § 15.51.090 · code textRear yard: Twenty feet (20’); except as provided below: |
| Minimum lot size | 40,000 sq ft § 15.51.050 · code textForty thousand (40,000) square feet. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 75% § 15.51.080 · code textSeventy-five percent (75%). |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in MP:
- Maximum building height: 45 ft — total height cap when the building is set back beyond the required lines; a conditional use permit may allow more § 15.51.100
- Minimum side setback: 50 ft — where the side lot line of a site abuts a residential zoning district § 15.51.090
- Minimum rear setback: 50 ft — where the rear lot line of a site abuts a residential zoning district § 15.51.090
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, FAR, density limit for MP in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Glenn County Municipal Code.
Other Glenn County zoning districts
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Glenn County's MP zone?
20 ft (base height; each foot of setback beyond the required setback lines adds 6 inches, up to 45 ft total) — Glenn County Municipal Code § 15.51.100.
What is the minimum front setback in Glenn County's MP zone?
20 ft from lot line, or 45 ft from roadway centerline, whichever is greater — Glenn County Municipal Code § 15.51.090.
What is the minimum side setback in Glenn County's MP zone?
10 ft — Glenn County Municipal Code § 15.51.090.
What is the minimum rear setback in Glenn County's MP zone?
20 ft — Glenn County Municipal Code § 15.51.090.
What is the minimum lot size in Glenn County's MP zone?
40,000 sq ft — Glenn County Municipal Code § 15.51.050.
General information, not legal advice.
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