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Title 17 — Zoning

Mariposa County Municipal Code § 17.324 Public-Quasi Public Zone

Mariposa County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Mariposa County

Cite as: Mariposa County Municipal Code § 17.324 · Text as of 2026-10-02

17.324.010 Public-Quasi Public Zone (P-Q)

  • 17.324.020 Development Standards For P-Q
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17.324.010 Public-Quasi Public Zone (P-Q)

This zoning classification is applied to those areas in public ownership and whose improvements are used by the public, and also those areas in private ownership but planned for public use. All private land within the P- Q land uses shall be developed with consideration of adjacent land use policies, to be determined by the planning director, on a case-by-case basis.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 822 Sec. I on 1/22/1992

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17.324.020 Development Standards For P-Q

  1. Uses:

    1. Permitted uses:

      1. Those existing land uses such as the county courthouse, the hall of records, the high school, grammar school and the cemetery shall form the nucleus for future centers for PQ land use. Typical uses include:

        1. Public schools, public hospitals and health care facilities;

        2. Courthouse, civic center, administrative offices;

        3. Public fairgrounds, fire houses;

        4. Public utility service area, motor vehicle pool;

        5. Public parks, playgrounds, recreation areas, parkways, greenbelts, waterways, reservoirs, forests, and cemeteries;

        6. Uses determined to be similar to and compatible with the above.

      2. Emergency shelters subject to the standards established in section 17.336.130.

    2. Conditional uses:

      1. Campgrounds;

      2. Uses involving bulk storage of flammable or hazardous materials.

    3. Prohibited uses: All uses listed in section 17.334.055 of the Mariposa County Code and uses not listed as permitted or conditional shall be prohibited.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 822 Sec. I on 1/22/1992 Amended by Ord. 1086 Sec. V on 12/20/2011 Amended by Ord. 1090 Sec. II on 8/7/2012

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