Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right3
- Any legally established and operated use in full compliance with the Merced County Code existing at time of the annexation of the property to the city
- Large and small residential day care facilities
- Home occupations
Accessory1
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft
twenty-five (25) feet for accessory buildings
- Maximum principal building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.40 ft
Buildings shall not exceed a height of forty (40) feet for principal buildings
Other
- Minimum exterior yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for new/enlarged accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings20 ft
new or enlarged accessory buildings of a legally permitted primary use and dwelling units, which may have a minimum exterior yard area of twenty (20) feet
- Minimum interior yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for new/enlarged accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings10 ft
a minimum interior yard area of ten (10) feet
From the ordinance
Buildings shall not exceed a height of forty (40) feet for principal buildings and twenty-five (25) feet for accessory buildings...
Use details
{
"dropped_conditions": {
"permitted_uses": [
"New agriculture uses, but not including hog raising, if such uses are in compliance with all other laws and ordinances, provided there is no retail sale of products on the premises"
]
}
}