100 local rules on file · Pop. 295 · Glenn County
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Artois is an unincorporated community with a population of approximately 295 in Glenn County, California. Because Artois is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal government or city code. Instead, Glenn County ordinances apply directly to residential and commercial properties here. The rules below are the county-level regulations that govern your area. Nearby incorporated cities in Glenn County may have different rules.
Unincorporated Glenn County has a nighttime quiet period for amplified sound. Under Glenn County Code Chapter 10.25 (Noise Control), adopted January 24, 2023, audio equipment may not disturb neighbors between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., extended to 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The zoning noise standard in Section 15.56.100 also lowers allowable dBA limits at night.
Unincorporated Glenn County does not impose a stand-alone construction-hours permit limit, but its zoning noise standard exempts construction-site noise only between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Under Glenn County Code Section 15.56.100, construction-site sounds outside those hours lose their exemption and must meet the general dBA noise limits.
Glenn County's 2023 audio-equipment noise ordinance (Chapter 10.25) does not specifically address barking dogs. The county's zoning noise standard (Section 15.56.100) and California law (Penal Code 415, Civil Code 3479 nuisance) provide the framework. Animal-noise complaints in unincorporated areas are generally handled as nuisances and through animal control under Title 8 of the Glenn County Code.
Unincorporated Glenn County has no leaf-blower-specific ban or noise limit. Its zoning noise standard, Glenn County Code Section 15.56.100, exempts lawn and plant-care machinery from the county's dBA limits when fitted with working sound-suppression equipment and operated between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Outside those hours such equipment must meet standard noise limits.
Unincorporated Glenn County directly regulates amplified music. Glenn County Code Section 10.25.020 (Ord. 1322, adopted Jan. 24, 2023) makes it unlawful, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (11:00 p.m. Fri/Sat), to play audio equipment so as to disturb neighbors. Sound plainly audible 50 feet from the building or device is prima facie evidence of a violation.
Glenn County Code Section 10.25.020 limits audio equipment played from a motor vehicle on any county roadway: sound plainly audible 10 feet from the vehicle is prima facie evidence of a violation, at any time. Engine and exhaust noise is governed by California Vehicle Code sections 27150-27151, enforced by the CHP and Sheriff.
Unincorporated Glenn County sets numeric decibel limits in its zoning noise standard, Glenn County Code Section 15.56.100. Maximum one-hour equivalent sound levels (Leq, dBA) at a receiving property are 55 day / 45 night for residential, 60 / 55 for commercial, and 65 / 60 for industrial. Sensitive receptors (dwellings, hospitals, schools) are capped at 57 day / 50 night.
Outdoor amplified music in unincorporated Glenn County is regulated by Glenn County Code Section 10.25.020: between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (11:00 p.m. Fri/Sat), audio equipment operated outside is prohibited if plainly audible 50 feet from the device. The zoning code (Section 15.56.100) also exempts only non-electronically amplified sound at sporting, amusement, and entertainment events.
Industrial and commercial noise in unincorporated Glenn County is capped by Glenn County Code Section 15.56.100. Industrial uses may not exceed 65 dBA day / 60 dBA night (one-hour Leq) at neighboring property lines. An agricultural processing facility needs a use permit if noise exceeds 65 dBA day or 60 dBA night at the property line.
Unincorporated Glenn County does not set its own aircraft-noise limits. Glenn County Code Section 15.56.100 expressly exempts 'aircraft when subject to federal or state regulations' from the county's noise standards. Aircraft noise is governed by the FAA and California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, not by the county code.
Unincorporated Glenn County has no dedicated short-term-rental or vacation-rental ordinance. The county's Title 15 Unified Development Code (2018) regulates lodging only through its land-use rules — it defines and conditions 'bed and breakfast establishments' but is silent on whole-home STRs. There is no county STR registration or permit program.
There is no short-term-rental registration system in unincorporated Glenn County. The county has no STR ordinance and levies no transient occupancy tax, so there is no STR registry, permit number, or annual renewal. Operators of lodging uses are subject only to general Title 15 zoning and standard business filings.
Unincorporated Glenn County levies no transient occupancy tax (TOT). State records identify Glenn as one of only a handful of California counties that has never adopted a lodging tax. Short-term-rental guests in the unincorporated county therefore pay no county hotel/TOT, and operators remit no county lodging tax.
No short-term-rental-specific occupancy cap exists in unincorporated Glenn County, because the county has no STR ordinance. The only defined lodging use, a bed-and-breakfast establishment, is limited by Title 15 to a single-family dwelling with no more than four guestrooms. General building, health, and nuisance rules otherwise govern occupancy.
Glenn County has no parking standard written specifically for short-term rentals, because it has no STR ordinance. Off-street parking for any rental use is governed by the general parking standards in the Title 15 Unified Development Code and by conditions attached to a bed-and-breakfast conditional use permit where one applies.
There is no STR-specific noise rule in unincorporated Glenn County. Short-term-rental noise is controlled through the county's general nuisance authority and the noise/disturbance standards in its codes, enforced by Code Enforcement and the Sheriff. A bed-and-breakfast use permit may also carry noise-related conditions.
Unincorporated Glenn County imposes no primary-residence requirement on short-term rentals, because it has no STR ordinance. Nothing in the county's rules limits rentals to owner-occupied homes; whether a non-owner-occupied lodging use is allowed depends only on how Title 15 zoning classifies the use in a given district.
There is no host-presence or on-site-operator requirement for short-term rentals in unincorporated Glenn County, because the county has no STR ordinance. Whole-home, unhosted rentals are not prohibited by any STR rule; the only relevant constraints come from Title 15 zoning classification and any conditional use permit conditions.
Unincorporated Glenn County imposes no annual night cap or rented-day limit on short-term rentals, because it has no STR ordinance. There is no maximum number of nights per year a property may be rented. The only durational concept in the code is 'transient occupancy' tied to the bed-and-breakfast definition.
Unincorporated Glenn County imposes no liability-insurance requirement on short-term rentals, because it has no STR ordinance. There is no mandated coverage minimum. Insurance is a matter for the operator, the booking platform, and any conditions a conditional use permit might place on a bed-and-breakfast use.
Glenn County is a Sacramento Valley agricultural county where state-approved 'Safe and Sane' fireworks are legal for private use, unlike many neighboring foothill counties. According to CAL FIRE, 'Safe and Sane' fireworks are the only legal fireworks for private use in Glenn County. All 'dangerous' fireworks (firecrackers, sky rockets, Roman candles) remain illegal statewide under California law.
Backyard fire pits and recreational fires in unincorporated Glenn County are treated as open burning, governed by Glenn County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) 'burn day' rules and CAL FIRE fire-season restrictions. Residents must confirm it is a permissive burn day before igniting, keep clearance around the fire, and never burn when sustained winds exceed 15 mph.
Properties in unincorporated Glenn County's State Responsibility Area — especially the western Coast Range foothills around Elk Creek and Stonyford — must maintain 100 feet of defensible space around structures under California Public Resources Code 4291. CAL FIRE's Tehama-Glenn Unit conducts defensible-space inspections. The county also abates hazardous weeds and vegetation as a fire-hazard public nuisance.
Outdoor open burning in unincorporated Glenn County requires a valid permit and is regulated by the Glenn County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) plus CAL FIRE. All burning is allowed only on declared permissive burn days, within set hours, with no burning in winds over 15 mph. Burning prohibited materials such as garbage, plastic, and tires is illegal.
Backyard and recreational fires in unincorporated Glenn County are open fires controlled by the Glenn County APCD burn-day system and CAL FIRE fire-season rules. Burning is allowed only on permissive burn days, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., never in winds over 15 mph, and only with dry natural vegetation. CAL FIRE requires a burn permit and clearance around the fire.
Smoke alarm requirements in unincorporated Glenn County come from California state law, not a separate county ordinance. Under California Health & Safety Code 13113.7 and the California Residential Code, smoke alarms are required in every dwelling — in each bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every level. New battery-only alarms must have a sealed 10-year battery.
Propane (LPG) storage in unincorporated Glenn County is governed by the California Fire Code, which Glenn County has adopted for its unincorporated areas (2019 edition), together with state LPG regulations. There is no special county-only propane rule; tank placement, separation distances, and permits follow the adopted Fire Code and are enforced by the fire authority.
Western unincorporated Glenn County — the Coast Range foothills around Elk Creek, Stonyford, and the Mendocino National Forest edge — falls within the State Responsibility Area and CAL FIRE-mapped Fire Hazard Severity Zones (Moderate/High/Very High). Properties in these zones must meet defensible-space (PRC 4291) and wildland building standards; the valley floor around Willows and Orland is lower risk.
Unincorporated Glenn County has no dedicated RV/boat street-parking ordinance, but the Unified Development Code (Title 15) limits living in a recreational vehicle. A temporary RV residence needs planning approval and a building permit and is capped at twelve months, renewable once for six months.
Unincorporated Glenn County has no blanket residential street-parking time limit. Under Code Section 11.08.005, the Board of Supervisors restricts parking on specific county roadways only by resolution, with signs or curb markings posted. On ordinary rural roads, the California Vehicle Code controls.
Unincorporated Glenn County has no general overnight residential parking ban, but Code Section 11.20.085 makes it unlawful to leave any vehicle parked or standing on a highway for 72 or more consecutive hours. A vehicle must be moved at least 300 feet to count as removed.
Glenn County Code Chapter 11.09 restricts heavy commercial vehicles in the Unincorporated Residential Area. Vehicles over 14,000 pounds may not use non-truck-route county roads there, and vehicles over 10,000 pounds may not park on county roads fronting residentially zoned property in the Orland or Willows spheres.
Glenn County Code Chapter 11.20 declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles a public nuisance. Off-highway, such a vehicle left over 10 days must be enclosed in a building or removed; on a highway, the limit is 72 hours. The county can abate and bill the costs to the landowner.
Glenn County's Unified Development Code (Title 15) requires a side-yard driveway used for parking access to be at least ten feet wide and paved its entire length and width with cement or asphaltic concrete. Driveway approaches in the county right-of-way require Public Works review.
Glenn County reduces permissible weights on specific roads (12 tons on County Road 48, 5 tons on Huggins Drive) under Chapter 11.16, and requires a county transportation permit for vehicles exceeding California Vehicle Code size, weight or load limits under Section 11.09.110.
Glenn County actively encourages EV charging. Unified Development Code Chapter 15.265 (adopted 2020) creates an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations, with an adopted checklist, allowed electronic submittal, and installation per Article 625 of the California Electrical Code.
Glenn County's loading zones are addressed in Code Chapter 11.12, which establishes loading zones within the county (notably in Hamilton City) and directs the road commissioner to mark them. There is no broad county-wide loading-zone scheme; designated zones are marked at specific locations.
In unincorporated Glenn County, curb markings are an official enforcement tool, not a do-it-yourself project. Under Code Section 11.08.005, the County Road Commissioner installs curb markings in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 21458 in lieu of signs to mark prohibited or restricted parking.
In unincorporated Glenn County, fence height is regulated by the Title 15 Unified Development Code. The main numeric limit found in the code applies in traffic vision-clearance areas, where a fence or wall may exceed 3 feet only up to 4 feet, and the extra foot must not be solid. General side/rear residential fences follow zone standards and state building code permit thresholds.
Glenn County does not publish a separate county fence-permit ordinance for ordinary fences. Whether a building permit is needed follows the California Building Code adopted by the county: fences not over 7 feet high are exempt from a building permit. Zoning compliance with Title 15 (height, sight-distance, setbacks) is still required regardless of whether a building permit applies.
Glenn County's Title 15 code does not set out a boundary-fence cost-sharing rule; that is governed by California Civil Code Section 841, the state "good neighbor fence" law. Adjoining owners are presumed to share equally in the reasonable cost of building and maintaining a shared boundary fence, and a 30-day written notice is required before incurring those costs.
Glenn County does not publish a standalone retaining-wall height ordinance for unincorporated areas. Permit requirements follow the California Building Code the county adopts: a retaining wall not over 4 feet (measured from the bottom of the footing to the top) is exempt from a building permit unless it supports a surcharge. Taller walls or walls supporting a load require a permit and engineering.
Glenn County's Title 15 Unified Development Code sets fence rules mainly through height measurement, vision-clearance limits near intersections, and zone-specific screening requirements. In certain industrial settings abutting residential zones, a solid wall, solid fence, or landscaping buffer is required. Most rural and residential boundary fences must keep sight lines clear and meet the building code permit threshold.
Glenn County's Title 15 code does not publish a general list of banned fence materials. The one material-related limit found in the code applies in vision-clearance areas: where a fence exceeds 3 feet up to 4 feet, the additional foot must not be solid so visibility is maintained. Otherwise, ordinary fence materials are allowed subject to building code and zone standards.
Common fence materials are allowed in unincorporated Glenn County. Title 15 does not list prohibited materials generally; its only material-specific rule keeps the upper portion of a fence non-solid within traffic vision-clearance areas. Material choice is otherwise governed by zone standards and the California Building Code permit threshold for fences over 7 feet.
In unincorporated Glenn County, owners may not let a dog run at large. County Code defines "at large" as any animal not enclosed, not on a leash, and not under the immediate, direct control of a responsible person. Hunting and stock dogs working on the owner's property are excepted.
Glenn County is agricultural and broadly allows poultry and livestock by zone. In the rural-residential RE-NW zone, poultry and rabbit keeping may not exceed 50 chickens or 50 rabbits per 40,000 square feet, and minimum lot area applies per head of cattle, swine, sheep, or goats.
Glenn County's animal code has no breed-specific or pit-bull ban. "Vicious animal" is defined by behavior, not breed: any animal showing a propensity to attack, bite, scratch, or harass people or other animals without provocation. California law also bars purely breed-specific dog declarations.
Beekeeping is well established in agricultural Glenn County. The county's Unified Development Code lists operation of apiaries as a permitted use in agricultural zones such as AP and FS. There is no dedicated hive-count ordinance; California law also requires apiaries to be registered with the county agricultural commissioner.
Keeping a wild, exotic, dangerous, or non-domestic animal in unincorporated Glenn County requires special authorization from the animal control officer, who must first see proof of compliance with the California Fish and Game Code restricted-species rules. Zoning compliance is also required.
Livestock farming is a core permitted use across Glenn County's agricultural zones. The county code defines livestock to include cattle, horses, goats, sheep, poultry, and similar species, regulates strays and confined animal facilities, and a Right to Farm chapter protects established agricultural operations from nuisance claims.
Glenn County's animal code sets no fixed numeric limit on how many dogs or cats a household may keep. However, premises with five or more dogs kept for breeding, training, sale, show, or boarding meet the code's "kennel" definition and require a kennel license and zoning clearance.
Glenn County does not require cats to be licensed or leashed. Cats are defined in the animal code and are covered by the general rules that bar any animal from running at large, trespassing, becoming a nuisance, or being vicious. State law requires shelters to scan and hold strays before disposition.
Glenn County's animal code has no standalone ordinance banning the feeding of wildlife. Related rules govern trapping wild animals subject to rabies and the keeping of wild or exotic animals, and California Fish and Game regulations broadly prohibit feeding big-game mammals such as deer and bears.
Glenn County has no ordinance that sets a numeric "hoarding" limit, but its habitual-problem-animal and nuisance provisions, the kennel licensing threshold, and California's animal-cruelty laws together let authorities act when too many animals create unsanitary, dangerous, or neglectful conditions.
Unincorporated Glenn County does set a numeric vegetation-height standard. Its nuisance code makes premises with 'weeds over three inches tall' a public nuisance when they harm the public or create blight, and the Weed Control chapter (7.28) treats weeds over three inches tall as a violation. Overgrown grass/weeds can be ordered abated at the owner's cost.
Glenn County regulates tree trimming mainly where it affects roads and neighbors. Trimming or cutting any tree within a county road right-of-way requires an encroachment permit (Code 15.12.010). On private property, the nuisance code requires trees be kept clear seven feet over sidewalks and fourteen feet over streets, and low branches that block road-intersection visibility are a nuisance.
Unincorporated Glenn County has no general private-property tree-removal permit or heritage-tree ordinance. The county's only tree-removal permitting is for trees in a county road right-of-way: removing, cutting down or destroying any tree there requires an encroachment permit and is otherwise a misdemeanor (Code 15.12.010). Removing trees on your own land is generally not regulated by the county.
Glenn County has a real weed-abatement ordinance: Glenn County Code Chapter 7.28 (Weed Control), adopted under California Health & Safety Code 14930-14931 and amended by Ordinance 1334 in 2025. It declares overgrown, dry or hazardous weeds, brush, rubbish and noxious vegetation a public nuisance, lets the county notice and abate them, and recovers abatement costs as a property lien.
Unincorporated Glenn County has no county-run drought or lawn-watering program, but two layers of rules apply. The county nuisance code requires residential landscaping be watered enough to prevent fire-hazard dead lawns, except during imposed water rationing. Statewide, the California State Water Board's permanent water-waste prohibitions ban runoff, hosing pavement and nozzle-less car washing.
Unincorporated Glenn County has no ordinance on rainwater harvesting, rain barrels or cisterns; the terms do not appear in the county code. Collecting rooftop rainwater is governed by California state law, which broadly allows residential rain-barrel capture without a water-right permit and treats larger systems under the plumbing code.
Unincorporated Glenn County does not require, restrict or list native plants; there is no native-plant or drought-tolerant-landscaping mandate in the county code. New larger landscapes must follow California's Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, and state law protects a homeowner's right to choose low-water and native plantings over a fining HOA.
Unincorporated Glenn County has no ordinance on artificial or synthetic turf; the terms do not appear in the county code as a regulated landscaping material. Installation is therefore generally allowed subject to normal building and drainage rules, and California state law protects a homeowner's right to install artificial turf over an objecting HOA.
Glenn County has adopted an SB 1383 organic-waste ordinance (Code Chapter 7.08, Article II.V) requiring residents and businesses to keep food scraps and yard/green waste out of the trash and use organics collection. The chapter also recognizes community composting and ties qualifying landscape projects to MWELO compost-and-mulch use. Backyard composting remains an allowed self-hauling alternative.
In unincorporated Glenn County a building permit from the County Building Division is required to construct a residential pool or spa, plus electrical and plumbing review. The Building Division administers the California Building Codes adopted in Title 15, Ch. 15.720. Environmental Health regulates PUBLIC pools and spas only.
Glenn County REPEALED its local pool-fence chapter (former Ch. 720.10) by Ordinance 1247 in December 2013. Backyard-pool barriers now follow the California Swimming Pool Safety Act (HSC 115922-115923), enforced through the County's adopted Building Codes. New or remodeled pools need at least two approved drowning-prevention features; an isolation enclosure must be at least 60 inches high.
Private pool safety in unincorporated Glenn County follows the California Swimming Pool Safety Act (HSC 115922-115929), enforced through the County's adopted Building Codes, after the County repealed its own pool-fence chapter in 2013. New and remodeled pools need at least two approved drowning-prevention features. Public/community pools are separately regulated by Glenn County Environmental Health.
Above-ground pools in unincorporated Glenn County fall under the California Building Codes the County adopts in Title 15, Ch. 15.720. A pool holding water 18 inches or more deep is regulated; pump/heater electrical work needs a permit. The Swimming Pool Safety Act (HSC 115922) two-feature barrier rule applies at permit, same as in-ground pools.
Hot tubs and spas in unincorporated Glenn County are regulated as 'pools' under the County's adopted California Building Codes (Title 15, Ch. 15.720) when they hold 18 inches or more of water. Electrical work needs a permit. An approved ASTM F1346 safety cover can satisfy part of the Swimming Pool Safety Act barrier rule. Public spas: Environmental Health.
Unincorporated Glenn County allows home occupations in residential and agricultural zones if a permit is secured under Title 15, Chapter 15.780. The County Code defines a home occupation as 'clearly incidental and secondary' to the dwelling, not changing its residential character. A home occupation not in the dwelling on parcels under 10 acres needs a conditional use permit.
A home occupation in unincorporated Glenn County must keep the property's residential character, so on-site advertising is tightly limited under Title 15, Ch. 15.780 and the County's sign provisions. Signs cannot make the home occupation visible from the street as a business. Confirm allowable nameplate size with the Planning Division.
Unincorporated Glenn County requires a home occupation permit under Title 15, Ch. 15.780 to run a business from a residence. The use must be incidental and secondary to the dwelling and conform to all fire, building, plumbing, electrical and health codes. A conditional use permit is required for a home occupation not in the dwelling on parcels under 10 acres.
Cottage food operations in unincorporated Glenn County are registered or permitted by Glenn County Environmental Health under California's Homemade Food Act (HSC 113758/114365; AB 1616). Class A operations self-certify and register; Class B operations need a permit and inspection. State law caps gross annual sales ($75,000 Class A / $150,000 Class B) and allows one non-family employee.
Family day care homes in unincorporated Glenn County are a residential use by right under California's Child Day Care Facilities Act (HSC 1597.30-1597.621), which preempts local zoning. Small homes (up to 8 children) are permitted in any residential zone; large homes cannot be prohibited. The State licenses providers; the County cannot charge a business license for the privilege.
Glenn County's Unified Development Code allows accessory buildings such as gardening sheds as uses incidental to a dwelling. In the RE Rural Residential Estate zone, an accessory building under 1,000 square feet needs only a 5-foot side and rear setback; larger structures must meet the main building's setbacks.
In unincorporated Glenn County, ADUs are permitted as 'second dwellings' under Chapter 15.175 and built to the standards of Chapter 15.590 of the Unified Development Code. The county code references older state law, but current California Government Code Sections 66310-66342 control and require ministerial approval.
Glenn County treats a converted garage that becomes living quarters as a second dwelling under Chapter 15.175 or as an addition to the main dwelling. Either way it must meet the Chapter 15.590 construction standards, and current California ADU law (Gov. Code 66310-66342) lets owners convert a garage to an ADU ministerially.
Glenn County's Unified Development Code defines a carport as a permanent roofed structure at least 10 by 20 feet, open on two or more sides, for storing automobiles. Carports are permitted accessory buildings in the residential and rural zones and must meet the district's accessory-building setbacks and height limits.
Glenn County's Unified Development Code has no separate 'tiny home' category. A tiny house on a permanent foundation is treated as a dwelling or 'second dwelling' under Chapter 15.590, while Section 15.590.020(C) prohibits travel trailers, RVs or other road-capable vehicles from being used as a dwelling.
There is no special Glenn County ordinance restricting backyard barbecues or propane grills at private homes. Use follows the adopted California Fire Code and basic safety practice: grill outdoors, keep the unit clear of structures and combustibles, and never leave it unattended. During high wildfire danger, open-flame restrictions and defensible-space rules effectively limit grilling near brush.
Glenn County has no specific ordinance regulating residential meat smokers or wood/pellet outdoor cookers. They are treated as outdoor cooking devices under the adopted California Fire Code, not as open burning, so long as they are used for cooking. Wildfire-season open-flame restrictions and defensible-space rules in the western foothills are the main practical limits.
Setbacks in unincorporated Glenn County are set by zone in the Title 15 Unified Development Code. In residential zones the minimum front yard is 30 feet, interior side yards 15 feet, and the non-front side yard on a corner lot at least 15 feet, with a rear yard around 25 feet. The AE (Exclusive Agriculture) zone uses 30-foot front and 25-foot side and rear minimums.
Maximum structure height in unincorporated Glenn County is set by zone in the Title 15 Unified Development Code. In the RE (Rural Residential Estate) zone, structures may not exceed 35 feet (Glenn County Code §15.350.070). Service Commercial zoning limits principal structures to 35 feet and accessory structures to 20 feet. Limits vary by district, so confirm your zone.
Lot coverage in unincorporated Glenn County is governed by the Title 15 Unified Development Code, which defines lot coverage as the total area or percentage of a lot occupied by buildings and structures. Maximum coverage is set by zoning district rather than a single county-wide figure, and is effectively constrained by the required front, side, and rear yard setbacks for each zone.
In unincorporated Glenn County, an owner or person in control of private property must keep the premises free of litter at all times, and accumulated grass, weeds, rubbish, refuse, or materials dangerous to neighboring property are declared a public nuisance that the County can abate and bill back to the owner.
Unincorporated Glenn County requires anyone whose property generates garbage or rubbish to keep it in a covered, leak-proof container approved by the hauler serving the premises. Hand-collected containers may not exceed 80 pounds filled, and crews are not required to service containers over 32-gallon capacity unless designed for mechanical emptying.
It is unlawful to throw or deposit litter on any open or vacant private property in unincorporated Glenn County, whether or not you own it. Vacant lots are also subject to the Weed Control chapter, so accumulated weeds, dry grass, brush, and rubbish that create a fire or nuisance hazard can be ordered abated at the owner's cost.
Glenn County's Weed Control chapter (Title 7, Chapter 7.28, shown online as Chapter 280) declares uncontrolled grass, weeds, brush, and noxious vegetation on lots in the unincorporated county a public nuisance. After mailed or posted notice, the enforcing officer can require removal and, if the owner fails, abate it and impose the cost as a lien.
Unincorporated Glenn County does not have a dedicated garage-sale or yard-sale ordinance. No review of the County Code's general-provisions and health-and-safety titles found any chapter requiring a permit, fee, or limit on the number of residential garage sales. Sellers should still avoid creating litter or signage nuisances that the County can abate.
Unincorporated Glenn County requires garbage, rubbish, and refuse from dwellings to be removed at least once a week. In the franchise area, weekly collection is provided by Waste Management; residential collection hours run 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with no service on Sundays or the recognized holidays.
Glenn County's code does not fix a specific curb set-out time, but it requires covered, leak-proof, sanitary containers and limits hand-emptied containers to 80 pounds. The franchised hauler, Waste Management, instructs residents to place carts at the curb with wheels against the curb by 6 a.m. on collection day and remove them the same day.
Glenn County does not advertise a routine curbside bulky-item pickup. Large and bulky metal objects such as auto and truck bodies, abandoned vehicles, and farm machinery must go to specially designated disposal areas or commercial scrap dealers. Residents typically self-haul bulky waste to the Glenn County Transfer Station near Artois.
Glenn County's own code does not contain a separate residential recycling mandate; recycling is delivered through the County's Waste Management franchise and California state diversion laws. WM provides a recycling cart for dry bottles, cans, paper, and cardboard collected weekly, and stresses keeping recyclables loose (unbagged) and free of food and liquid.
California's SB 1383 generally requires residents and businesses to separate organic waste (food scraps, food-soiled paper, yard waste) for collection. As a rural, low-population county, Glenn County has a rural exemption from the SB 1383 organic-waste collection requirements through January 1, 2027 — so food waste and food-soiled paper can currently be placed in the regular trash cart.
Glenn County's Unified Development Code does not have a sign category specifically for garage or yard sale signs. Such temporary signs fall under the general Sign Standards of Chapter 15.620, which require the property owner's consent and prohibit signs in county road rights-of-way except by variance.
In unincorporated Glenn County, temporary political signs are exempt signs under Section 15.620.030(I) of the Unified Development Code. They may not exceed 4 square feet total per property in residential categories or 16 square feet in non-residential categories, and may be posted no more than 60 days before an election and must be removed within 14 days after.
Glenn County does not have a dedicated 'dark sky' lighting ordinance, but Section 15.560.080 of the Unified Development Code (Performance Standards) requires all exterior lighting accessory to any use to be hooded, shielded or opaque, and bars any unobstructed beam of light from being directed beyond an exterior lot line.
Glenn County's Unified Development Code addresses light trespass through Section 15.560.080, which prohibits directing any unobstructed beam of light beyond an exterior lot line and requires all exterior lighting to be hooded, shielded or opaque. Compliance is measured at the property lines.
These unincorporated areas are also governed by Glenn County ordinances.