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Modoc County Planning

Find zoning maps and official property land-use information.[1]

Source checked October 26, 2026[1]
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Website address
www.countyofmodoc.gov

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County Planning application information. Confirm county jurisdiction for the specific property and project. This guide does not establish county planning authority inside incorporated cities.County Planning application information; confirm the applicable property and project jurisdiction. [1]

Online services & information

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Modoc Planning application portal and permit assistance (opens in a new tab)[2]Official instructions

The actual Planning Department links its online Planning application portal and describes assistance for conditional use permits, variances and site-plan reviews. Portal completion and project-specific requirements have not been tested.

Service area: County Planning application information. Confirm jurisdiction for the property and project; incorporated-city authority is not established by this entry. [2]

Examine zoning maps at the Modoc Planning Department (opens in a new tab)[3]Official instructions

The official county code, section18.02.040(C), states that copies of zoning maps are available for examination in the Planning Department during normal working hours. This is the code-described office inspection channel for unincorporated Modoc County. Confirm current arrangements and map revisions with Planning; the reader publication date does not date each map.

Before you start

Availability · Specific statutory office map-examination access. This does not establish an online viewer, present counter opening, appointment policy, copy availability or price.
Copies shall be maintained and shall be available for examination in the planning department during normal working hours. [4]
Availability · Statutory zoning-map scope is the unincorporated county; a city map is not substituted for this county service.
A series of maps known as zoning maps shall be utilized to show the designations, locations, and boundaries of each zone district established by this title within the unincorporated areas of Modoc County. [5]
Availability · The code directs the Planning Director to revise maps for zoning amendments. This duty is not verification that an individual map copy or GIS layer includes every later change.
The planning director shall revise any of the maps referenced in this section to show amendments to the zoning ordinance, including changes in designations, rezonings of lots or parcels and clarifications of zone boundaries made pursuant to Chapter 18.150. [6]
Availability · Official reader publication version observed in the saved browser DOM. July7,2026 is not asserted to be an individual zoning-map revision date or the effective date of the1991 clause.
version: Jul 7, 2026 (current) [7]

Fees

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Forms & documents

Official forms and document pages for this office’s services.

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Sources & last checked2 source pages · 7 citations

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  1. [1] Modoc County — planning (opens in a new tab)

    Modoc County · — planning-provider-06049
    Source reviewed October 26, 2026

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    Permit Assistance – Guidance for Conditional Use Permits, Variances, and Site Plan Reviews
  2. [2] Modoc County — planning (opens in a new tab)

    Modoc County · — service-planning-application-06049
    Source reviewed October 26, 2026

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    Permit Assistance – Guidance for Conditional Use Permits, Variances, and Site Plan Reviews
  3. [3] Modoc County Code section18.02.040 — zoning-map examination; reader publication July7,2026 (opens in a new tab)

    Modoc County — official CivicPlus Municode Codification reader · Official Modoc County Code §18.02.040(C): purpose-specific map examination in Planning during normal working hours
    Source reviewed October 26, 2026

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    Copies shall be maintained and shall be available for examination in the planning department during normal working hours.
  4. [4] Modoc County Code section18.02.040 — zoning-map examination; reader publication July7,2026 (opens in a new tab)

    Modoc County — official CivicPlus Municode Codification reader · §18.02.040(C)
    Source reviewed October 26, 2026

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    Copies shall be maintained and shall be available for examination in the planning department during normal working hours.
  5. [5] Modoc County Code section18.02.040 — zoning-map examination; reader publication July7,2026 (opens in a new tab)

    Modoc County — official CivicPlus Municode Codification reader · §18.02.040(A)
    Source reviewed October 26, 2026

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    A series of maps known as zoning maps shall be utilized to show the designations, locations, and boundaries of each zone district established by this title within the unincorporated areas of Modoc County.
  6. [6] Modoc County Code section18.02.040 — zoning-map examination; reader publication July7,2026 (opens in a new tab)

    Modoc County — official CivicPlus Municode Codification reader · §18.02.040(D)
    Source reviewed October 26, 2026

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    The planning director shall revise any of the maps referenced in this section to show amendments to the zoning ordinance, including changes in designations, rezonings of lots or parcels and clarifications of zone boundaries made pursuant to Chapter 18.150.
  7. [7] Modoc County Code section18.02.040 — zoning-map examination; reader publication July7,2026 (opens in a new tab)

    Modoc County — official CivicPlus Municode Codification reader · Official reader version selector: Jul7,2026 (current)
    Source reviewed October 26, 2026

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    version: Jul 7, 2026 (current)
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