zoneoptics
Madera County Unincorporated, California · General provision

18.11.090

Multiple FamilyAll Madera County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 25 ftMIN LOT AREA1 ac
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Two-family
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
by_right

Uses

Permitted by right1

From the ordinance

Purpose of the RM (residential mountain family) zone is to provide for dwelling units on varied size lots with some accessory agricultural uses. Minimum lot size of one acre.
18.11.090