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Mariposa County Unincorporated, California · General provision

17.106.020

Mixed UseAll Mariposa County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA5 acMAX HEIGHT35 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.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
217,800 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (5 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft

Housing

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

Servicing

Applies near
Yosemite West
Geographic extent
Yosemite West community

Uses

Permitted by right8

Conditional / special use1

  • bulk storage of gasoline, propane, or similar petroleum products for private use

Accessory2

Prohibited1

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

  • Exterior lighting shall conform to International Dark Sky Standards

    Exterior lighting shall conform to International Dark Sky Standards.

Other

  • Internal driveways surfacing

    Internal driveways serving multi-family and commercial uses shall be surfaced with concrete or asphalt paving.

  • Minimum building-to-building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.15 ft

    Building to building setbacks shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet.

  • Septic/sewage systems installation

    Septic/sewage systems shall be installed prior to the issuance of building permits for structures served by those systems.

Signage

From the ordinance

No building or structure shall be erected, placed, or structurally altered to a height in excess of 35 vertical feet above natural uphill grade. Minimum size of a parcel or lot shall be five (5) acres.
17.106.020