Madera County Unincorporated, California · General provision

18.102.120

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaRear 5 ft
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.

Extracted standards

15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Landscaping & trees

  • Shade tree ratio6 spaces per tree

    Shade trees shall be located throughout a parking lot at a ratio of one tree for every six parking spaces.

Other

  • Backup area at end of aisle5 ft

    An additional backup area shall be provided at the end of each parking aisle. The area shall be the width of the parking aisle and extend five feet beyond the last parking space.

  • Compact parking space dimensions

    A compact parking space shall be no smaller than eight and one-half feet in width by sixteen feet in depth. A maximum of thirty percent of required off-street parking may be designated for use by compact vehicles.

  • A continuous curb, six inches in height, shall be located at the front of all parking spaces located adjacent to landscaped areas, berms, or masonry walls.

  • Landscaping requirement

    All Setbacks Shall be Landscaped as per the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance.

  • Maximum distance from parking to building200 ft

    Parking areas shall be located within two hundred feet of the establishment the facility is designed to serve.

  • Parking stalls shall be located no closer than ten feet to the property line or edge of the right-of-way, whichever is closer.

  • Paving requirement

    In all commercial, industrial, multiple family, and public and institutional parking facilities, parking and maneuvering areas shall be surfaced and maintained with an asphaltic, concrete, or other paving materials as approved by the zoning administrator.

  • A minimum five-foot side and rear setback shall be provided.

  • Standard parking space dimensions

    A standard parking space shall measure no less than nine feet in width by nineteen feet in depth.

  • Storm drainage required

    All parking and loading facilities shall be graded and provided with permanent storm drainage facilities.

  • Striping required

    All parking facilities that are paved shall be striped in such a manner so that individual parking spaces and traffic patterns are clearly delineated.

  • Tour bus parking space dimensions

    A parking space provided for tour buses shall be a minimum of twelve feet by thirty-five feet.

  • A vision setback area shall have a depth of ten feet measured from the property line or road right-of-way edge, and shall extend to a point thirty feet from the both sides of the driveway along the road frontage.

  • When parking facilities are located within one hundred feet of residentially zoned or developed property, a solid masonry wall no less than six feet in height shall be constructed along the common property line.

From the ordinance

Parking areas shall be located within two hundred feet of the establishment... Parking stalls shall be located no closer than ten feet to the property line... Shade trees shall be located throughout a parking lot at a ratio of one tree for every six parking spaces.
18.102.120