17.108.130
Dimensional standards
Uses
Prohibited4
- Medical marijuana dispensaries
- The collective or cooperative cultivation of marijuana
- The cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes by person(s) not residing on the property on a permanent basis
- The cultivation of hemp, including the cultivation of hemp by established agricultural research institutions
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase with increased setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
The maximum height of any structure may be increased by not more than ten (10) feet, providing all required offsets and setbacks are increased by one (1) foot for each foot which such building exceeds the height limit of the land use district in which it is located, and the structure complies with all applicable fire code requirements.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. farm buildings60 ft
Accessory farm buildings, but not to exceed sixty (60) feet in height.
- Maximum structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.35 ft
In any land use district, no building or structure shall be erected, placed or structurally altered to a height in excess of thirty-five (35) vertical feet above natural grade except as provided in section 17.108.140(B).
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of mechanical appurtenances45 ft
cooling towers, elevators, fire towers, monuments, stacks, scenery lofts, tanks, water towers, ornamental towers, spires, and mechanical appurtenances over forty-five (45) feet in height from ground level.
Other
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.25 ft
The front yard setback shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from the nearest point on the front property line or edge of any public street, public easement, or easement or right-of-way offered for dedication, and a minimum of fifty-five (55) feet from the center line of said street, easement or right-of-way.
- Garages in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
Garages, carports, sheltered parking, and covered walkways may be constructed in front yards areas providing: The subject site is above four thousand (4,000) feet in elevation; Carports shall have no enclosing walls higher than three (3) feet above ground level; Garages may be considered providing sight distance standards are satisfied, and the location is approved by the road division of the public works department. A variance to these standards shall not be approved; The structure is located no closer than five (5) feet from the property line or the edge of the street easement or right of way offered for dedication; The structure is for the exclusive use of the property owner or resident for the purpose of vehicular parking, and/or pedestrian access.
- Garage front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
The structure is located no closer than five (5) feet from the property line or the edge of the street easement or right of way offered for dedication
- Uses permitted in setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. areas
Wells, highway and traffic signs, signs, rural mail boxes, fences, gates, propane tanks, uncovered walkways, driveways, and underground utilities and appurtenant above-ground structures.
- Uses prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. areas
Septic systems unless approved through the variance process or permitted in section 17.108.130(D)(4). Stables or pens used for the raising or keeping of small animals. Covered walkways except as permitted by section 17.108.130(D)(3).
- Architectural projection limit3 ft
Architectural projections including eaves, canopies, and balconies; deck and porch overhangs; and signs attached to a building shall not project more than three (3) feet into a required setback area.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.25 ft
The rear yard setback shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet or ten percent (10%) of the lot depth, whichever is less, from a rear property line or parcel boundary line.
- Septic system minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Septic systems on a lot served by a public water system or a mutual water company, provided that the septic system is not closer than five (5) feet to any property line or adjacent to a lot that is not served by a public water system or a mutual water company.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.25 ft
The side yard setback shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet or ten percent (10%) of the lot width, whichever is less, from a side property line or parcel boundary line.
Parking
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space dimensions200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each parking space shall consist of a minimum area of ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet usable parking area.
- Parking area surfacing2 in
Except for parking for residences, all such parking areas shall be surfaced with a minimum of two (2) inches of crushed rock.
From the ordinance
The front yard setback shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from the nearest point on the front property line or edge of any public street, public easement, or easement or right-of-way offered for dedication, and a minimum of fifty-five (55) feet from the center line of said street, easement or right-of-way.
Use details
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"dropped_conditions": {
"prohibited_uses": [
"Any activity and use within Mariposa County for which a license is required pursuant to California Business and Professions Code, Division 10, as it may be amended, including activities requiring a license pursuant to Adult Use of Marijuana Act, including commercial, or not for profit, cultivation, processing, manufacture, wholesale or retail sale or public consumption"
]
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