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Madera County Municipal Code Ch. 18.75 Tpz—timber Preserve Zone
Madera County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Madera County
Cite as: Madera County Municipal Code Chapter 18.75 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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).
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).
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).
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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