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Title 18 — ZONING

Madera County Municipal Code Ch. 18.46 Qmd—quarry, Mining and Drilling District

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

Cite as: Madera County Municipal Code Chapter 18.46 · Text as of 2026-10-04

18.46.010 - Land use regulations.

Land use regulations are:

A. Permitted Uses. Quarrying, mining, and drilling except surface mining;

B. Uses Allowed with Zoning Permit. None specified;

C. Uses Allowed with Conditional Use Permit.

  1. Surface mining;

  2. Manufacturing;

  3. Storage;

  4. Recreation area;

  5. Dangerous or unusual devices or material manufacturing, testing and storage;

  6. Refuse disposal sites (See Chapter 18.94);

  7. Cemeteries and mausoleums (See Chapter 18.94);

  8. Laboratories for testing, experimental or analytical purposes. (See Chapter 18.94.)

(Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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18.46.020 - Structure location regulations.

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

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

B. Side yard offset: ___ feet, minimum;

C. Rear yard offset: ___ feet, minimum;

All locations of structures, ore, tailing, ponds, equipment and similar things are subject to approval by the zoning agency through conditional use permit.

(Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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18.46.030 - Structure height regulations.

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

A. Principal building height: ___ feet, maximum;

B. Accessory building height: ___ feet, maximum.

All structure heights over sixty feet are subject to approval by the zoning agency through conditional use permit.

(Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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18.46.040 - Lot dimension regulations.

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

A. Lot area: ___ square feet, minimum;

B. Average lot width: ___ feet, minimum;

C. Lot length to width ratio permitted ___;

D. Dwelling floor area to lot area ratio permitted: ___ maximum;

E. Total buildings area to lot area ratio permitted: Twenty percent, maximum. Dwellings and commercial uses are not permitted in this district.

(Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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