zoneoptics
County (unincorporated) · California

Orange County Unincorporated

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
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Districts
282
Extracted rules
1,106
Standards
6
Chapters read
Zoning snapshotAcquired

Zoning districts

4 districts, grouped by category.

Overlay

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FP-1OverlayOverlay

Floodplain Overlay District - Floodway

Orange County Unincorporated, CA
FP-2OverlayOverlay

Floodplain Overlay District - Special Flood Hazard Area

Orange County Unincorporated, CA
FP-3OverlayOverlay

Floodplain Overlay District - Coastal High Hazard Area

Orange County Unincorporated, CA

Residential

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R-1Residential

Single-Family Residential District

Orange County Unincorporated, CA
Front setback
10 ft
Permitted uses
2

General provisions

273 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 7-9-1115 standards

Drive-through facilities shall comply with screening height of 36 inches, stack parking, trash receptacles, and site design requirements.

Sec. 7-9-1121 standards

All such benches/shelters shall be subject to an encroachment permit per sections 6-1-120 et seq.

Sec. 7-9-113.44 standards

Development projects subject to this section shall comply with the following site development standards...

Sec. 7-9-113.46 standards

Development projects with 100+ employees shall provide carpool parking, vanpool parking, bicycle parking (1 per 25 employees), showers, lockers, and passenger loading areas.

Sec. 7-9-11419 standards

In addition to the requirements for each district and the regulations of the Sign Code, the following sign regulations shall apply.

Sec. 7-9-114.10(b)1 standards

Any sign over six (6) square feet in area shall require a Sign Permit pursuant to this section.

Sec. 7-9-114.111 standards

The Site Development Permit shall have a time limit of three (3) years maximum. ... The application for the Sign Permit shall be accompanied by financial security

Sec. 7-9-114.5(b)1 standards

Signs shall not exceed the building height limit of the district in which they are located.

Sec. 7-9-114.61 standards

The following signs/advertising devices are prohibited: (a) Advertising device/display... (b) Banner signs. (c) Flashing/blinking signs... (d) Portable signs. (e) Signs which simulate... (f) Electronic message center signs. (g) Permanent pole signs. (h) Pylon signs.

Sec. 7-9-114.71 standards

The following shall be permitted without permits and shall not count toward the total sign area limit for a site if they comply with the requirements of this section: (a) Address signs... (b) Signs in Enclosed Areas... (c) Signs that are less than six (6) square feet in area.

Sec. 7-9-114.8(a)(1)1 standards

The total area for all temporary signs displayed simultaneously one (1) parcel do not exceed six (6) square feet in Single-Family Residential and Open Space Districts and thirty-two (32) square feet in all other Districts.

Sec. 7-9-114.8(a)(1)1 standards

The total area for all temporary signs displayed simultaneously one (1) parcel do not exceed six (6) square feet in Single-Family Residential and Open Space Districts and thirty-two (32) square feet in all other Districts.

Sec. 7-9-114.9(a)(1)d1 standards

Window signs, provided that the total area of the window signs does not exceed ten percent (10%) of the aggregate window area on a single side of a wall.

Sec. 7-9-114.9(a)(3)3 standards

One (1) square foot of sign area is allowed for each linear foot of building frontage, up to a maximum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet for each sign and three hundred (300) square feet for all signs for each entity.

Sec. 7-9-114.9(b)(3)3 standards

Two (2) square feet of sign area is allowed for each linear foot of building frontage, up to a maximum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet for each sign and six hundred (600) square feet for all signs for each entity.

Sec. 7-9-114.9(b)(4)b1 standards

Window signs, provided that the total area of window signs does not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the aggregate window area on a single side of a wall.

Sec. 7-9-114.9(c)3 standards

In the Employment, Industrial, and CN Districts, the following signs may be erected... (c) Freestanding signs. In the CN District, no more than one (1) freestanding sign is permitted on each lot. ... (d) Projecting signs, except in the CN district, where they are prohibited. (e) Roof signs, except in the CN district, where they are prohibited. (f) Wall signs. In the CN district, there shall be no more than one (1) wall sign per public entrance per each use.

Sec. 7-9-1152 standards

If a nonconforming use is discontinued for a period of one (1) year, future use of said land shall be in conformity with all existing zoning regulations. ... Repairs or improvements done in a period of twelve (12) months not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of the value of the structure

Sec. 7-9-116.111 standards

Accessory structures that are attached to a main building, are enclosed, and are over eight (8) feet in height shall comply with the setback requirements for a main building... Accessory structures, which are within the required setback areas shall be limited to twelve (12) feet in height, unless sited within three (3) feet of a property line, in which case it shall be limited to eight (8) feet in height.

Sec. 7-9-116.1(d)2 standards

The building face of any detached accessory structure shall be at least three (3) feet from the building face any other structure and the eaves or projections of any structures shall not be closer than two (2) feet apart.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.