Mariposa County Unincorporated

Minimum parcel or lot size: No parcel of real property shall be divided or split into two (2) or more parcels ... less than five (5) acres in gross area. Density: One (1) single family residence per five (5) acres.

Development standards for the MTZ shall be as follows: ... Minimum parcel or lot size: No parcel ... less than twenty (20) acres ... Density: One (1) single family residence per twenty (20) acres.

No parcel of real property in the MGZ shall be divided or split into two (2) or more parcels by voluntary transfer, court action or other conveyance where any one (1) of the parcels so created will be less than forty (40) acres or a legal quarter-quarter section in gross area. Density: Two (2) single family residences per forty (40) acres or a legal quarter-quarter section.

No parcel of real property in the GFZ shall be divided or split into two (2) or more parcels by voluntary transfer, court action or other conveyance where any one (1) of the parcels so created will be less than forty (40) acres

No parcel ... shall be divided ... less than one hundred sixty (160) acres ... Two (2) single family residences per one hundred sixty (160) acres.

No parcel of real property in the AEZ shall be divided or split into two (2) or more parcels by voluntary transfer, court action or other conveyance where any one (1) of the parcels so created will be less than one hundred sixty (160) acres or a legal quarter section in gross area. Density: Two (2) single family residences per one hundred sixty (160) acres or a legal quarter section.

The Timber Exclusive Zone (TEZ) is a timber preserve zone for the growing and harvesting of timber for those uses which are an integral part of a timber management operation.

Minimum parcel or lot size: No parcel ... less than twenty (20) acres ... Density: One (1) single family residence per twenty (20) acres.

The primary uses of lands designated as PDZs shall be: sustained yield timber management, harvesting, and associated activities; grazing and other agricultural uses; mining and mineral processing; non-commercial recreation; hydro-electric generation, and other similar uses.

The primary uses of lands designated as PSZs are for public facilities such as: public schools, parks, buildings, equipment yards, volunteer fire department facilities, solid waste collection and disposal sites, areas utilized for public sewer treatment sites.

The Open Watershed Overlay (OWO) designated on the Mariposa County Zoning Map, is an overlay district and shall be applied to lands utilized, or proposed to be utilized as watersheds for public or community surface water supply, as defined by the engineering studies for that project.

In areas in which the ground surface lays below the imaginary surface the height of all structures shall be limited to the elevation of the imaginary surface or 35 feet, whichever is less.

The Design Review Overlay Zone (DRO) is an overlay district... Development standards for the DRO shall be as set forth in the principal zone. No commercial, industrial or multi-family residential use shall be established... until an application for design review plan has been submitted to and approved by the planning director.

The Historic Design Review Overlay Zone (HDRO) is an overlay district which is intended to be combined with any other district located in an area containing a substantial number of historic buildings.

Development standards for the BDO shall be as follows: Uses: All uses shall be as established by the principal zone. The following use will be considered subject to the use permit determination process contained in Chapter 17.116.

The minimum parcel size for a CR zone shall be as specified in section 17.96.020(C)(1&2) of this title.

Development standards for the CR zone: permitted uses include motels, restaurants, campgrounds; setbacks 50 ft from residential; campgrounds max 10 sites/acre.

The purpose of the administrative use permit is to allow the proper integration of uses into the community, only if such uses are designed or arranged on the site in accordance with established development standards of this title and policies of the General Plan.

Public hearings before the Mariposa County board of supervisors and planning commission shall be conducted in a manner and in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter.

The scenic highway overlay zone (SHO) is an overlay district which is intended to be combined with any other district to protect the scenic qualities of public highways or roadways designated a scenic highway.