§ 17.18 — Tuolumne County Zoning Code

17.18.020 Public District or (P) District.¶

A. Allowed uses. Table 17.18.1 lists uses allowed and the level of review required within any Public (P) District.

B. Minimum parcel size. Within the Public District, there shall be no minimum parcel size requirement for the purposes of creating new parcels.

C. Building intensity. Within the Public District, there shall be no limit to the building intensity.

D. Transfer of ownership. Upon transfer of lands from a public agency to a private individual or nonpublic entity, land uses shall be limited to those listed in Table 17.18.1 until such time as the land is reclassified to another zoning district. No entitlements, such as use permits or land division, shall be approved by the county until such time as this zoning reclassification becomes effective.

17.18.030 Timberland Production District.¶

A. Allowed uses. Table 17.18.1 lists uses allowed and the level of review required within any Timberland Production (TPZ) District.

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B. Rezoning land. Land may be rezoned as a Timberland Production (TPZ) District upon a finding that the criteria of Government Code Section 51113(c) have been met.

C. Additional regulations. The term of the TPZ District shall be as set forth in Government Code Section 51114.

D. Inclusion of additional lands. Additional lands may be zoned TPZ and added to an existing timberland preserve pursuant to Government Code Section 51113.5.

E. Minimum parcel size. Within any TPZ District, no parcel of real property shall be divided or reconfigured where any parcel so created will be less than 160 gross acres in area, except as provided by Government Code Section 51119.5. An existing parcel that does not meet the minimum parcel size regulation may be reconfigured to a resulting parcel that does not meet the minimum parcel size provided the reconfiguration does not result in a decrease in the size of the existing parcel. Parcels resulting from a merger shall be exempt from the minimum parcel size requirement.

F. Building intensity. Within any Timberland Production (TPZ) District, the maximum residential building intensity shall be one dwelling per 37 acres without discretionary review. The maximum ratio of the coverage of all buildings on a parcel, referred to as the floor area ratio (FAR), shall be 0.05. Additional units/building coverage are possible through a density bonus for the provision of affordable housing in accordance with the California Government Code.

A. Allowed uses. Table 17.18.1 lists uses allowed and the level of review required within any Mineral Preserve(MPZ) District.

B. Minimum parcel size. Within any Mineral Preserve(MPZ) District, no parcel of real property shall be divided or reconfigured where any parcel so created will be less than 20 gross acres in area or have an average width of less than 500 feet. An existing parcel that does not meet the minimum parcel size and average width requirements may be reconfigured to a resulting parcel that does not meet the minimum parcel size and average width requirements provided the reconfiguration does not result in a decrease in the size of the existing parcel and in the average width of the existing parcel. Parcels resulting from a merger shall be exempt from the minimum parcel size and average width requirements.

C. Building intensity. Within any Mineral Preserve (MPZ) District, the maximum residential building intensity shall be one dwelling per 20 acres without discretionary review. The maximum ratio of the coverage of all building on a parcel, referred to as the FAR, shall be 0.2. Additional units/building coverage are possible through a density bonus for the provision of affordable housing in accordance with the California Government Code.

G. Rezoning. Parcels zoned TPZ may be rezoned pursuant to Government Code Sections 51120 et seq., or 51130 et seq.

H. Minimum parcel size requirement. Parcels of less than 37 acres shall not be zoned TPZ unless the parcel adjoins either lands within an existing TPZ District or the Stanislaus National Forest.

17.18.040 Mineral Preserve (MPZ) District.¶

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TABLE 17.18.1 ALLOWED LAND USES AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

TABLE17.18.1 ALLOWEDLANDUSES ANDPERMITREQUIRE	MENTS	MENTS	MENTS	MENTS
Key	Blank Cell – Not Permitted “P” – Permitted without Discretionary Review “C” – Discretionary Review Required
A. Land Use Classification	B. P	C. TPZ	D. MPZ	E. Additional Regulations
Residential Uses
One single-family dwelling per parcel		P1	P
Additional single-family dwellings		C1,2
Accessory dwelling unit		P	P	Ch. 17.36
Junior accessory dwelling unit		P	P	Ch. 17.36
Residential care homes of any size regardless of state licensing		P1,3	P3
Day care centers and small family day care homes, for not more than eight nonemployee occupants		P3,1	P3
Transitional housing or supportive housing within apermitted single-familydwelling		P1	P
Employee housing	C	C1	C
Employee housing for six persons or less		P3	P3
Agricultural laborer housing	P	P	P
Dormitory	P
Agricultural and Resources Uses
Christmas tree farms	P	P1	P
Uses integrally related to the growing, harvesting and processing of forest products, including but not limited to roads,loglandings,and logstorage areas	P	P1
Management for watershed	P	P1	P
Management for fish and wildlife habitat or huntingand fishing	P	P1	P
General farming and ranching - irrigated	P	C1	C
General farming and ranching – non-irrigated	P	P	P
Agricultural processing	P
Nurseries and greenhouses		C1
Wholesale nurseries			C
Agricultural processing facilities and activities and related accessory uses for products primarily from the farm or ranch located on theparcel or a combination of the		C1	C

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Key	Blank Cell – Not Permitted “P” – Permitted without Discretionary Review “C” – Discretionary Review Required	Blank Cell – Not Permitted “P” – Permitted without Discretionary Review “C” – Discretionary Review Required	Blank Cell – Not Permitted “P” – Permitted without Discretionary Review “C” – Discretionary Review Required	Blank Cell – Not Permitted “P” – Permitted without Discretionary Review “C” – Discretionary Review Required
A. Land Use Classification	B. P	C. TPZ	D. MPZ	E. Additional Regulations
parcel and other parcels under the same ownership, all of which are located in the county
Roadside stand for the sale of agricultural products primarily from the farm or ranch located on the parcel or a combination of the parcel and other parcels under the same ownership, all of which are located in the county		C1
Sawmills		C1
Portable sawmills and portable planing mills			C
Growing and harvesting of forest products		P	P
Institutional and Recreation Uses
Refuse and sewage disposal sites	P
Water and sewer treatment plants	P	C1
General recreation and parks open to the public	P
General recreational use incidental to the primaryuse of theparcel		C1
Recreational development		C1
Noncommercial recreational development			C
On- and off-shore marina facilities	P	C1
Airports and heliports	P	C1	C
Airstrips			C
Public utility distribution facilities/public water or sewer system	P
Public transportation facilities	P
Churches, public schools, libraries, museums, art galleries, visitor centers, fire stations, post offices,and cemeteries	P
Law enforcement and judiciary facilities	P
Public safety facilities	P	C1
Health care facilities	P	C1
Tent revivals, circuses, and carnivals		C1	C
Weddings and Commercial Events4		C1	C
Flea market			C

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Key	Blank Cell – Not Permitted “P” – Permitted without Discretionary Review “C” – Discretionary Review Required	Blank Cell – Not Permitted “P” – Permitted without Discretionary Review “C” – Discretionary Review Required	Blank Cell – Not Permitted “P” – Permitted without Discretionary Review “C” – Discretionary Review Required	Blank Cell – Not Permitted “P” – Permitted without Discretionary Review “C” – Discretionary Review Required
A. Land Use Classification	B. P	C. TPZ	D. MPZ	E. Additional Regulations
Civic events	P
Music festivals	P
Commercial Uses
Administrative offices and related uses	P
Bed and breakfast establishments, not to exceed six guest bedrooms		C1,2
Industrial Uses
Prospecting		P1	P5
Mining, mineral processing, and any use related to subsurface or surface development of mineral resources			P5
Green waste uses	C	C1
Development of aggregate resources		C1	C
Commercial refuse and sewage sludge disposal sites and public water and sewer treatmentplants	C	C1
Outdoor storage of equipment and materials	P	C1	C	Ch. 17.90
Auto wrecking			C
Biomass facilities		C1
Storage tanks for liquids or gases	P		P	Ch. 17.90
Communications Facilities
Construction, alteration or maintenance of gas, electric, water or communication transmission facilities	P	C1
Wireless Communication Facilities	C	C	C	Ch. 17.94
Accessory Uses
Accessory uses and structures appurtenant to permitted uses	P	P1	P
Accessory buildings and structures appurtenant topermitted uses	P		P
Accessory uses and structures appurtenant to conditional uses	C	C1	C

1 The following use is permitted subject to first securing the applicable permit if it is found that, in the specific instance, such a use would not significantly detract from the use of the parcel for, or inhibit, growing and harvesting of timber.

2 Up to 37 acres per unit maximum density.

3 Within a permitted single-family dwelling.

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4 Where a fee is required.

5 Subject to the requirements of Title 8. (Ord. 3471 § 7, 2024).

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