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Orange County Unincorporated, California · General provision

Sec. 7-9-108

All Orange County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA1 acMAX HEIGHT80 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.
43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 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.
80 ft

Servicing

Geographic extent
Only in non-urbanized areas as defined by Government Code Section 65944(d)(2)

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Minimum distance between ground and turbine blade15 ft

    The minimum distance between the ground and any part of the turbine blade shall be fifteen (15) feet.

  • No climbing apparatus within first 12 feet12 ft

    Tower structure shall not have any climbing apparatus within the first twelve (12) feet from the ground.

  • Landscaping to screen accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures

    Landscaping shall be provided to screen accessory structures from roads and adjacent residences in compliance with section 7-9-71.

  • Lighting prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. unless required by FAA, FCC, or building code

    Tower structure lighting shall be prohibited unless required by the FAA, FCC or building code.

  • Maximum tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.80 ft

    Maximum tower height shall be eighty (80) feet unless applicant can demonstrate special circumstances that require a tower up to one hundred (100) feet.

  • Comply with Noise Control regulations

    The applicant shall demonstrate that the system shall be operated in such a manner as to comply with the requirements set forth in Title 4, Division 6 of the Codified Ordinances of the County of Orange, entitled 'Noise Control.'

  • Removal if inoperable for more than 12 months12 months

    System shall be removed if inoperable for more than twelve (12) consecutive months.

  • SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line

    Minimum setback for the system shall be at least two (2) times the height of the system from any property line. No part of the system, including guy wire anchors, shall extend closer than thirty (30) feet from any property line.

  • Sign restrictions

    No sign shall be attached to the system, except for signs that identify the manufacturer, installer, or owner of the system; or public health and safety signs. Signs shall be no larger than four (4) square feet.

  • Minimum distance between towers

    Minimum distance between towers shall be at least one and one-half (1.5) times the height of the taller tower.

From the ordinance

Minimum lot size shall be one (1) acre. Maximum tower height shall be eighty (80) feet. Setback at least two times height from property line. No part closer than 30 feet.
Sec. 7-9-108