Placer County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
9- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Min lot
- 100,000 sq ft (2.3 ac)
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Min lot
- 3,000 sq ft
- Min lot
- 4,000 sq ft
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Min lot
- 8,000 sq ft
General provisions
473 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Timeshare projects may be approved pursuant to this section in any zone district where Sections 17.06.050 and 17.06.060 et seq. allow multifamily dwellings, hotels and motels. Conditional use permit approval is required. Minimum 50% open space, parking 1.5 spaces per unit plus additional, signs limited to two on-site signs of no more than 50 sq ft aggregate.
The number of vehicles that may be kept on the site of a single-family dwelling for storage, repair, restoration or maintenance purposes shall be limited based on the size of the lot, as shown in the table below; however, no vehicles may be kept in excess of three total unless such vehicles are classified as historic or special interest vehicles as defined by Section 17.04.030 (Definitions).
The noncommercial storage repair, maintenance or restoration of automobiles, pickup trucks and boats may be allowed on the same site as a single-family dwelling only as an accessory and incidental use. No vehicles may be kept in excess of three total unless historic or special interest. Screening required when more than three vehicles, not less than five feet in height. No more than two vehicles may be actively repaired outdoors at any one time.
All facilities shall be allowed to conduct normal tasting hours from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Events shall be allowed from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, or as specified by use permit.
The purpose of this section is to provide for the orderly development of wineries and farm breweries within agricultural zoning districts and certain commercial, industrial and residential zoning districts. Minimum agricultural requirement: at least two acres on site of planted vineyard, hopyard, or other agriculture related to beverage production. Minimum parcel sizes: 4.6 acres for some, 10 acres for large winery. Hours: tasting 10am-6pm, events 10am-10pm Fri/Sat, 10am-8pm Sun-Thu. Access width 20 ft. Lighting dark-sky compliant.
A community center, commercial event center and agricultural event center shall provide parking at a ratio of one parking space for each two and one-half guests allowed on-site and one parking space for each permanent employee.
A community center, commercial event center and agricultural event center shall provide parking at a ratio of one parking space for each two and one-half guests allowed on-site and one parking space for each permanent employee. Minimum parcel sizes: small agricultural event center 10 acres, intermediate 20 acres, large 40 acres. All outdoor activities (except parking) minimum 200 feet from exterior property lines. Maximum event sizes: 100, 200, 400 guests. 26 events per year. Agricultural revenue $1,000/acre/year, max $40,000. Hours 10am-10pm Fri/Sat, 10am-8pm Sun-Thu. Noise stop at 7:30pm or reduce to 20 dB.
Systems which are six feet tall or less: seven and one-half feet except that no part of a system that is installed with motors to enable any photovoltaic panel(s) or other parts of the system to move horizontally or vertically shall result in encroachment into this setback nor exceed a maximum overall height above six feet from average natural grade in any position.
On all residentially zoned parcels in Placer County including the agricultural exclusive and farm zone districts, ground-mounted solar electric generating systems shall be allowed to be placed at a reduced side or rear setback, provided that the proposed system meets all of the following criteria: ... The ground area occupied by the solar electric generating system shall not be counted towards the permissible site coverage for any parcel, except for parcels located within the Lake Tahoe Basin.
A moveable tiny house shall not exceed one story; shall be located at a fire separation distance of at least four feet from an adjacent lot line and at least 10 feet from any other structures.
When allowed, by Section 17.06.030 et seq. (Allowable land uses and permit requirements), in the zone applicable to a site, moveable tiny houses are subject to the requirements of this section. Moveable tiny houses that function as a primary residential dwelling are subject to the standards of the base zone. Moveable tiny houses that function as accessory dwelling units are also subject to Section 17.56.200. A moveable tiny house shall be required to undergo zoning clearance.
Minimum Lot Area: Twenty acres... Minimum Lot Width: Two hundred feet. The maximum density for single-family dwellings in the AE zone shall be one unit per parcel.
Minimum Lot Area: Two hundred thousand square feet (4.6 acres)... Minimum Lot Width: Two hundred feet. The maximum density for single-family dwellings in the F zone shall be one unit per parcel.
Minimum Lot Area: Ten acres... Minimum Lot Width: Five hundred feet.
Minimum Lot Area: Two hundred thousand square feet... Minimum Lot Width: Two hundred feet.
Minimum Lot Area: One hundred sixty acres... Minimum Lot Width: One-fourth of the lot length.
Minimum Lot Area: As determined by the conditions of approval... Minimum Lot Width: None required for public recreational uses; 50 feet for commercial uses.
The following land uses are allowed in the CPD zone district...
Minimum Lot Area: Six thousand square feet for corner lots, 5,000 square feet for interior lots... Minimum Lot Width: Sixty feet for corner lots, 50 feet for interior lots. A 10 foot front and street-side setback... and a five-foot side setback and a five-foot rear setback is required for all residential uses in a commercial zone district, and for all commercial uses abutting a residential zone district.
Minimum Lot Area: Six thousand square feet...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.