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Title 18 — ZONING

Madera County Municipal Code Ch. 18.28 Cug—commercial, Urban, General District

Madera County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Madera County

Cite as: Madera County Municipal Code Chapter 18.28 · Text as of 2026-10-04

18.28.010 - Land use regulations.

Land use regulations are:

A. Permitted Uses.

  1. General commercial establishment,

  2. Restricted retail sales establishment,

  3. Customer service establishment,

  4. Retail sales establishment;

B. Uses allowed with zoning permit: one single family dwelling;

C. Uses Allowed with Conditional Use Permit.

  1. Drive-in establishment,

  2. Multiple family dwelling in permanent structure(s),

  3. Laboratories for testing, experimental or analytical purposes (see Chapter 18.94),

  4. Cemeteries and mausoleums (see Chapter 18.94),

  5. Private clubs and outdoor recreation facilities (see Chapter 18.94),

  6. Outdoor theaters (see Chapter 18.94),

  7. Public and semipublic buildings and uses,

  8. Outdoor storage,

  9. Communications tower/wireless communications facility,

  10. Mini storage facility (see Section 18.94.075).

(Ord. 525O § 3, 2003; Ord. 525H § 2, 1999: Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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18.28.020 - Structure location regulations.

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

A. Setback from edge of right-of-way: ten feet, minimum

B. Side yard offset: five feet, minimum;

C. Rear yard offset: ten feet, minimum.

(Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

(Ord. No. 525ZZ, § 4, 10-14-25)

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18.28.030 - Structure height regulations.

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

A. Principal building or structure height: thirty-five forty feet, maximum

B. Accessory building or structure height: fifteen feet, maximum.

(Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

(Ord. No. 525ZZ, § 4, 10-14-25)

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18.28.040 - Lot dimension regulations.

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

A. Lot area: six thousand square feet, minimum;

B. Average lot width: fifty feet, minimum;

C. Lot length to width ratio permitted: three to one, maximum;

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 § 1(part), 1989).

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