Business Licensing & Operations in Glenn County, CA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Glenn County, California.
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Adult Entertainment
Unincorporated Glenn County allows adult entertainment businesses only where the underlying zoning already permits them, and only after the operator secures a use permit under Glenn County Code Section 15.73.010. The same section bans locating within 500 feet of any residentially zoned area, within 1,000 feet of another adult business, or within 1,000 feet of a school, park, playground, public building or church.
Glenn County Adult Business Location Rules
Significant RestrictionsGlenn County Code § 15.73.010
In those land use zones where the “adult entertainment” businesses regulated by this chapter would otherwise be permitted uses, such businesses shall be permitted only upon the securing of a use permit. It shall be unlawful to establish any such “adult entertainment” business if the location is: Within five hundred feet of any area zoned for residential use; or Within one thousand feet of any o...
Pawnbrokers
Pawnbrokers can operate as a permitted use in the C Commercial Zone of unincorporated Glenn County, but only if the business is completely enclosed within a building with no merchandise, materials, or advertising kept outside.
Glenn County Pawnbroker Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsGlenn County Code § 15.41.020
Pawnbrokers and second-hand dealers; provided that the business is completely enclosed within a building and that no material shall be kept outside the building for storage, advertising or any other purpose;
Auto Repair on Residential Property
Repairing other people's vehicles at a home in the RE-NW zone of unincorporated Glenn County is allowed outright, but if the work turns into a nuisance or a visual blight for the neighborhood, the county requires a conditional use permit.
Glenn County Home Auto Repair Rules
Significant RestrictionsGlenn County Code § 15.36.020
Major and minor auto repair of vehicles which are not owned or operated by occupants of the property. If such repair causes a nuisance or visual blight in the neighborhood, a conditional use permit shall be required.
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