Glenn County, CA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

080: no residential structure can rise above thirty feet, and no accessory structure, like a detached garage, shed or workshop, can exceed fifteen feet. 020 to unincorporated areas with sanitary sewer and/or piped water service, or land within an established utility or district service area, so most R-1 lots sit near the county's unincorporated communities served by county utilities. 100. Height limits are not uniform countywide: the county's agricultural and recreation zones allow taller structures to accommodate farm operations. 060 sets a thirty-five-foot cap on residential structures but fifty feet for agricultural buildings, and exempts water tanks, silos, granaries, barns, pole buildings, electronic towers and antennas from the fifty-foot cap entirely.

060. A property owner planning new construction in unincorporated Glenn County should confirm the zoning designation on their parcel with the Glenn County Planning Department before assuming the R-1 thirty-foot cap applies.