Sacramento County Zoning Code § 404-01 Purpose (CA)

The Estate zones established in this Division are designed to promote and protect public health, safety, and general welfare. The general purposes for the Estate zones include:

a. Living areas within the County where development is limited to low density concentrations of one-family dwellings.
b. A limited number of permitted nonresidential uses promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life on parcels of land larger than generally is provided in residential zones.
c. The protection of estate areas against fire, explosions, and other hazards, and against offensive noises, odors, glare, and other objectionable influences.
d. Adequate open space and access of light and air for privacy by controls over the spacing and height of buildings.
e. Religious, educational, recreational, and public cultural facilities which serve the needs of the nearby residents which generally perform their own activities more effectively in a residential environment and which do not create objectionable influences.
f. The promotion of the most desirable use of land and direction of building development in accord with the General Plan, to promote stability of land development, to conserve the value of land and improvements, and to protect the County's tax revenues.
g. The development of land when not served with both public water supply and public sewerage facilities.
h. The keeping of horses for pleasure or hobby purposes on larger estate lots.
i. The keeping of limited number of domestic animals and poultry on larger estate lots.

RE-3 ESTATE ZONE