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Title 18 — ZONING

Madera County Municipal Code Ch. 18.50 Os—open Space District

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

Cite as: Madera County Municipal Code Chapter 18.50 · Text as of 2026-10-04

18.50.010 - Land use regulations.

Land use regulations are:

A. Permitted Uses.

  1. Agriculture;

  2. Golf course;

  3. Riding academy or riding club;

  4. Irrigation canals, reservoirs and control devices;

  5. Major transmission lines for greater than seventy KV, interregional gas transmission lines, or trunk communication lines.

B. Uses Allowed With Zoning Permit. One single family dwelling per farm.

C. Uses Allowed with Conditional Use Permit.

  1. Commercial recreation area, camp, and resort;

  2. Other single family dwellings per farm or ranch, in permanent structures;

  3. Refuse disposal sites;

  4. Airports, landing fields or airstrips;

  5. Private clubs and outdoor recreational facilities (see Chapter 18.94.);

  6. Communications tower/wireless communications facility;

  7. Solar farms.

(Ord. No. 525NN, § 2, 4-27-10; Ord. 525H § 12, 1999: Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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18.50.020 - 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 § 1(part), 1989).

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18.50.030 - Structure height regulations.

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

A. Principal building height: Thirty-five feet, maximum;

B. Accessory building height: Fifteen feet, maximum.

(Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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18.50.040 - Lot dimension regulations.

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

A. Lot area: Five acres, minimum;

B. Average lot width: One hundred twenty feet, minimum;

C. Lot length to width ratio permitted: ___ minimum;

D. Dwelling floor area to lot area ratio permitted: Ten percent, maximum, permitted buildings only;

E. Total buildings area to lot area ratio permitted: Ten percent, maximum, permitted buildings only.

(Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

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