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Title 18 — ZONING

Chapter 18.75 — TPZ—TIMBER PRESERVE ZONE

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

18.75.010 - Land use regulations.

Land use regulations shall be as follows:

A.

Permitted Uses.

Agriculture;

Barns, corrals, and other outbuildings related to the uses listed in this subsection;

Forestry;

One single family dwelling.

B.

Uses Allowed with Zoning Permit.

Guest house;

Reserved;

One other single family dwelling for occupancy by a co-owner; a relative of the immediate family, bound by ties of consanguinity; or an employee of the property owner.

C.

Uses Allowed with Conditional Use Permit.

Mining;

Public and private camps and other outdoor recreation facilities;

Public stable.

(Ord. No. 525-PP, § 21, 4-12-11; Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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18.75.020 - Structure location regulations.

Structure location regulations are as follows:

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 § 1(part), 1989).

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18.75.030 - Structure height regulations.

Structure height regulations are as follows:

A.

Principal building height: thirty-five feet, maximum;

B.

Accessory building height: fifteen feet, maximum.

(Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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18.75.040 - Lot dimension regulations.

Lot dimension regulations are as follows:

A.

Lot area: one hundred sixty acres, minimum unless owners of resulting parcels submit a joint timber management plan prepared or approved as to content by a registered professional forester, and such owners enter into a binding contract with the board to manage and harvest timber on the timberland jointly, and are bound by the provisions of such management plan for a minimum period of ten years. Such division shall be approved by a four-fifths vote of the full board;

B.

Average lot width: six hundred feet, minimum;

C.

Lot length to width ratio permitted: ___ minimum;

D.

Dwelling floor area to lot area ratio permitted: two and one-half percent;

E.

Total buildings area to lot area ratio permitted: five percent maximum.

(Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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