Nevada County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
3 districts, grouped by category.
General provisions
396 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Solid fencing within the front yard setback is prohibited. Fencing within the scenic corridor shall be landscaped to buffer its view from the roadway or adjacent properties.
The following standards shall apply to all applicable projects within the Scenic Corridor:
The SP District shall restrict the use of land and/or structures and establish all other conditions in accordance with the specific ordinance establishing the zone district for the affected property or land area.
The SP District shall restrict the use of land and/or structures and establish all other conditions in accordance with the specific ordinance establishing the zone district for the affected property or land area.
When property is zoned with the X Combining District, there shall be no changes to the parcels shown on the final or parcel map which would increase overall density or create additional building sites.
When property is zoned with the X Combining District, there shall be no changes to the parcels shown on the final or parcel map which would increase overall density or create additional building sites.
Uses allowed within the base district are allowed within the RC Combining District, subject to the level of review and approval established for the base district or as modified herein.
Required building setbacks may be reduced to ensure consistency with established structures or for substandard sized lots, as specified by the RC District established for each Rural Center.
The density for the development of multi-family housing shall be determined at the time the site is rezoned to add the Regional Housing Need (RH) Combining District. This density shall be based on the State mandated sixteen (16) units minimum per acre but will allow for a maximum of twenty (20) units per acre on sites within a City's Sphere of Influence.
The density for the development of multi-family housing shall be determined at the time the site is rezoned to add the Regional Housing Need (RH) Combining District. This density shall be based on the State mandated sixteen (16) units minimum per acre but will allow for a maximum of twenty (20) units per acre on sites within a City's Sphere of Influence.
Minimum collective CCRC project size shall be fifty (50) acres in Rural Regions and twenty (20) acres in Community Regions. Maximum CCRC density shall not exceed two (2) units per acre in Rural Regions and six (6) units per acre in Community Regions.
The CCRC development is age restricted to adults fifty-five (55) years of age and older. Minimum collective CCRC project size shall be fifty (50) acres in Rural Regions and twenty (20) acres in Community Regions. Maximum CCRC density shall not exceed two (2) units per acre in Rural Regions and six (6) units per acre in Community Regions.
Agritourism activities and the sale of agricultural products from a field retail stand and/or a farm stand is an allowed use subject to building permit issuance and zoning compliance in the AE, AG, FR and RA zoning districts
Agritourism activities and the sale of agricultural products from a field retail stand and/or a farm stand is an allowed use subject to building permit issuance and zoning compliance in the AE, AG, FR and RA zoning districts
Agritourism activities and the sale of agricultural products from a field retail stand and/or a farm stand is an allowed use subject to building permit issuance and zoning compliance in the AE, AG, FR and RA zoning districts
Farm stands are prohibited in the TPZ, R1, R2, R3, and OS zoning districts.
Farm stands are prohibited in the TPZ, R1, R2, R3, and OS zoning districts.
Farm stands are prohibited in the TPZ, R1, R2, R3, and OS zoning districts.
Farm stands are prohibited in the TPZ, R1, R2, R3, and OS zoning districts.
The sale of agricultural products from a farm stand may be allowed in the C1, C2, C3, CH, OP, M1, M2, BP, IDR, PD, P and REC districts subject to approval of an Administrative Development Permit
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.