Planning commission debates permanent vs. temporary equipment storage on timber parcels
Jun 17, 2026
Commissioners debated whether the draft zoning definition should treat equipment and material storage as incidental/temporary or as a permanent use, and whether TPZ parcels should allow extended on‑site winter storage used by timber operators.
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Members of the Siskiyou County Planning Commission spent several minutes probing whether the draft definition of equipment and material storage was meant to cover temporary wintering of timber equipment or only long‑term, permanent storage. A committee member asked that the time frame not be “prohibitive of what we're actually doing,” noting operators sometimes leave equipment at landings for months.
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