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Tehama County TPZ zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Tehama County's TPZ zone, generally the front setback is 100 ft and the minimum lot size is 20 acres, with the conditions listed below (Tehama County code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Minimum front setback: 100 ft
- Minimum side setback: 50 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 100 ft
- Minimum lot size: 20 acres (Smallest parcel that can be added to a TPZ district after March 1, 1978.)
TPZ (Timber Production Zoning District) is a zoning district in Tehama County. Every value below was read from the Tehama 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 TPZ
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.
| Minimum front setback | 100 ft § 17.66.040 · code textFront yard, one hundred feet; |
|---|---|
| Minimum side setback | 50 ft § 17.66.040 · code textSide yards, fifty feet; |
| Minimum rear setback | 100 ft § 17.66.040 · code textRear yards, one hundred feet. |
| Minimum lot size | 20 acres Applies: Smallest parcel that can be added to a TPZ district after March 1, 1978. § 17.66.040 · code textNo individual ownership parcel of land less than twenty acres may be included in a TPZ district after March 1, 1978, and such parcels must be capable of growing an average volume of wood fiber as determined by the county assessor of at least fifteen cubic feet per acre. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in TPZ:
- Minimum lot size: 160 acres — Smallest parcel when dividing TPZ land, unless the owners file a joint timber management plan and a binding contract. § 17.66.040
- Minimum lot size: 40 acres — Land in one ownership needed for a new TPZ zone: Dunning site class I, soil-veg class 5. § 17.66.040
- Minimum lot size: 60 acres — Land in one ownership needed for a new TPZ zone: Dunning site class II, soil-veg class 4. § 17.66.040
- Minimum lot size: 80 acres — Land in one ownership needed for a new TPZ zone: Dunning site class III, soil-veg class 3. § 17.66.040
Not on this page
We did not find a general height, stories, lot coverage, FAR, density limit for TPZ in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Tehama County Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum front setback in Tehama County's TPZ zone?
100 ft — Tehama County Municipal Code § 17.66.040.
What is the minimum side setback in Tehama County's TPZ zone?
50 ft — Tehama County Municipal Code § 17.66.040.
What is the minimum rear setback in Tehama County's TPZ zone?
100 ft — Tehama County Municipal Code § 17.66.040.
What is the minimum lot size in Tehama County's TPZ zone?
20 acres (smallest parcel that can be added to a TPZ district after March 1, 1978) — Tehama County Municipal Code § 17.66.040.
General information, not legal advice.
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