Orange County Unincorporated, California · General provision
Sec. 7-9-32.1, 7-9-32.2, 7-9-32.3
MultifamilyAll Orange County Unincorporated districts0
Dimensional standards
Housing
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
- prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right3
Conditional / special use3
Accessory1
Prohibited3
- apiaries
- keeping pets or animals for commercial purpose
- storage of vehicles, equipment, or products related to commercial activity
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Minimum density30 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Residential development shall comply with the minimum density of thirty (30) dwelling units per acre.
Other
- Maximum kitchens per unit1 count
A maximum of one (1) kitchen for each residential unit shall be permitted.
- Minimum exterior open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per unit150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Multifamily residential projects with two (2) or more units shall provide a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet of exterior open space per dwelling unit of which a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet shall be private and accessible directly from the residential unit.
- Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per unit100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum of one hundred (100) square feet shall be private and accessible directly from the residential unit.
From the ordinance
Minimum density of thirty (30) dwelling units per acre. Multifamily projects of four (4) or fewer dwelling units are permitted. Multifamily projects of five (5) or more dwelling units are permitted subject to a Site Development Permit. Minimum 150 sq ft exterior open space per unit.