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Madera County Municipal Code Ch. 18.48 Ia—institution Area District
Madera County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Madera County
Cite as: Madera County Municipal Code Chapter 18.48 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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).
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).
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).
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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