zoneoptics
Mariposa County Unincorporated, California · General provision

17.24.010

Single FamilyAll Mariposa County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA20 acMAX DENSITY0.05 du/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.
871,200 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (20 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Density

Maximum density
0.05 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
871,200 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (20 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right

Uses

Permitted by right1

Conditional / special use4

Prohibited2

From the ordinance

Development standards for the MTZ shall be as follows: ... Minimum parcel or lot size: No parcel ... less than twenty (20) acres ... Density: One (1) single family residence per twenty (20) acres.
17.24.010