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Title 18 — ZONING

Chapter 18.48 — IA—INSTITUTION AREA DISTRICT

Madera County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Madera County

18.48.010 - Land use regulations.

Land use regulations are:

A.

Permitted Uses.

Noncommercial school;

Church;

Penal institution;

Governmental offices and courts;

Library;

Sanitarium;

Public and private hospitals;

Fire station.

B.

Uses allowed with zoning permit: one single family dwelling for caretaker, guard or operator.

C.

Uses Allowed with Conditional Use Permit.

Semipublic buildings and uses, other than those listed under permitted uses;

Cemeteries and mausoleums (see Chapter 18.94);

Public or institutional laboratories for testing, experimental or analytical purposes (see Chapter 18.94);

Hospital support facilities;

Communications tower/wireless communications facility.

(Ord. 525R § 1, 2005; Ord. 525H § 11, 1999: Ord. 525-F § 6(part), 1994: Ord. 525C § 7, 1993: Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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18.48.020 - Structure location regulations.

(See also Sections 18.98.010—18.98.090.) Structure location regulations are:

A.

Setback from edge of right-of-way: Twenty-five feet, minimum;

B.

Side yard offset: Ten feet, minimum;

C.

Rear yard offset: Twenty feet, minimum.

(Ord. 525-F § 6(part), 1994: Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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18.48.030 - Structure height regulations.

(See also Sections 18.98.100—18.98.130.) Structure height regulations are:

A.

Principal building height: Sixty feet, maximum;

B.

Accessory building height: Sixty feet, maximum.

(Ord. 525-F § 6(part), 1994: Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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18.48.040 - Lot dimension regulations.

(See also Section 18.100.010.) Lot dimension regulations are:

A.

Lot area: One acre, minimum;

B.

Average lot width: One hundred twenty feet, minimum;

C.

Lot length to width ratio permitted: Maximum ratio determined by zoning agency during site plan review;

D.

Dwelling floor area to lot area ratio permitted: fifty percent, maximum;

E.

Total buildings area to lot area ratio permitted: ninety percent, maximum.

(Ord. 525-F § 6(part), 1994: Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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