Orange County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
4 districts, grouped by category.
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3General provisions
273 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
A site in an urbanized area that may have been previously developed and where at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the property immediately adjacent has been previously developed.
A lot bounded on one (1) side by a street line and on all other sides by lot lines between adjacent lots, or that is bounded by more than one (1) street with an intersection greater than one-hundred thirty five (135) degrees.
A building or buildings containing various size storage compartments not exceeding five-hundred (500) square feet each
A building or group of buildings containing six (6) or more guest rooms rented on a weekly basis or less and which have cooking facilities in less than twenty-five (25) percent of the guest rooms.
The keeping, in an unroofed area, of any goods, material, merchandise, or waste in the same place for more than twenty-four (24) hours
A strip of land twenty (20) feet in width adjacent to and parallel with a street right-of-way.
Where no lot line is within forty-five (45) degrees of being parallel to the front lot line, a line ten (10) feet in length within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum possible distance from the front lot line, shall be deemed the rear lot line for the purpose of establishing the minimum rear setback.
A person fifty-five (55) years or older in a senior citizen housing development
A residential development consisting of at least thirty-five (35) dwelling units which is developed for, or substantially rehabilitated or renovated for, senior citizens
Provide care and services on a monthly basis or longer to residents aged sixty (60) years of age or older
A building with a common entrance containing a cluster of at least five (5) rental units
Sober living homes for six (6) or fewer residents are allowed in residential districts, subject to a group home permit. Sober living homes of seven (7) or more residents shall be permitted in any district, planned community, or specific plan area zoned for multifamily residential uses subject to the issuance of a Use Permit by the Planning Commission per section 7-9-125 and compliance with certain conditions.
Open space without any slopes in excess of twenty percent (20%).
A sign affixed to and wholly supported by a building in such a manner that its exposed face is approximately parallel to the plane of such building, and is not projecting more than eighteen (18) inches from the building face
A temporary or permanent sign with a single face of copy that is painted or installed on a glass window or door, or located within 12 inches from inside the window
In any district where the district symbol is followed by, as a part of such symbol, parenthetically enclosed letter '(O),' oil drilling and production of oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances is permitted.
Satellite dish antennas shall be two meters or less in diameter; wireless communication facilities subject to Site Development Permit or Use Permit.
Individual structures shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) square feet in size or twelve (12) feet in height. The combined area of all structures shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the garden area.
In addition to the requirements for each district, the following performance and development standards shall apply to the establishment and operation of community gardens in any district in which they are permitted:
One (1) vehicle parking space per vendor shall be provided in the parking area.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.