3 rules for unincorporated Sierra County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Sierra County setbacks are set by each zoning district in SCC Chapter 15.12. For example, the R1 single-family district (SCC 15.12.080) requires a 20-foot front yard, 5-foot side yard (15 feet on the street side of a corner lot), and 25-foot rear yard, while rural residential districts use larger setbacks.
Structure height in unincorporated Sierra County is set by zoning district. The R1 single-family district (SCC 15.12.080) and the RR-1 rural residential district (SCC 15.12.190) both cap structures at two stories not exceeding 35 feet, while the CC commercial district (SCC 15.12.130) allows two stories or 40 feet.
Sierra County controls lot coverage through its open-space and minimum-lot standards. In the R1 single-family district (SCC 15.12.080), sixty percent of the lot or parcel must be kept open and clear of structures, effectively capping building coverage at about 40 percent. Rural districts control density through large minimum parcel sizes instead.
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