zoneoptics
Mariposa County Unincorporated, California · General provision

17.44.010

TimberAll Mariposa County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA40 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.
1,742,400 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (40 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
Two-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Three-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Four-plus family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

Uses

Permitted by right22

Conditional / special use14

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Minimum timber stocking10,000 board feet/acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.

    Each parcel prior to acceptance into the TEZ, shall have a minimum of ten thousand (10,000) board feet per acre, or meet the minimum timber stocking standards of the state within five (5) years.

  • Minimum land use restriction period10 years

    Land use under a TEZ shall be restricted for a minimum of ten (10) years to growing and harvesting timber, and to compatible uses approved by the county.

  • Timber management plan

    A timber management plan shall be presented to and approved by the Mariposa County planning commission.

From the ordinance

The Timber Exclusive Zone (TEZ) is a timber preserve zone for the growing and harvesting of timber for those uses which are an integral part of a timber management operation.
17.44.010

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "prohibited_uses": [
      "All uses listed in section 17.108.200 of this title and other uses not listed above are prohibited, except similar uses in compliance with section 17.108.120 and 17.108.030 of this title."
    ]
  }
}