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Commissioners consider tiered rural‑residential rules, animal units and requirement for a dwelling
Summary
Siskiyou County planning commissioners discussed tiering rural‑residential (RR) zones by parcel size, using animal‑unit months (AUMs) to set livestock limits, and requiring a primary dwelling before allowing other rural uses.
SISKIYOU COUNTY — Commissioners reviewed a proposal to tier rural‑residential zoning by parcel size and to require a single‑family dwelling on RR parcels before other accessory farming or animal uses could be allowed.
Commissioners and staff said the county now has parcels ranging from 2.5 acres to several hundred acres with the same RR zoning. One commissioner proposed tiers such as R R 40 to permit more livestock and small‑acreage farming on larger parcels and recommended using AUMs (animal unit months) rather than…
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