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.
Occupation of parking spaces by the facility and the attendant may not reduce available parking spaces below the minimum number required for the principal use of the site.
Residential accessory uses include any use that is customarily part of a single-family dwelling
Mini-storage or individual locker storage facilities shall not be used for the storage of any item or substance that may produce any appreciable dust, odor, noise, or other nuisance or hazardous factors.
all surface mining operations shall be set back from property lines, public streets and sewage disposal systems a minimum of 25 feet
The use of a temporary dwelling during the construction of a permanent dwelling shall be allowed only in the residential-agricultural (RA), farm (F), resort (RES), residential-forest (RF), or agricultural/exclusive (AE) zone districts. A temporary dwelling shall be allowed for a maximum of two years unless an extension is obtained.
The use of a temporary dwelling in hardship situations is permitted in any zone district, subject to a minor use permit first being obtained. The use of a temporary dwelling for disaster relief is permitted in any zone district.
Emergency shelter programs shall not be located within 300 feet of any other emergency shelter. A use permit shall be required for any emergency shelter proposed on a parcel located within 500 feet from any elementary school, or secondary school.
The granting authority may authorize a temporary use for a maximum of one year in the residential, commercial and industrial zone districts, and for a maximum of two years in the agriculture, resource and open space districts. A temporary event shall be conducted for no more than nine consecutive days, or four successive weekends per year. Off-street parking shall be provided ... at a ratio of 400 square feet per car
Only noncommercial vehicles, registered to the property owner, tenant, or resident shall be stored on site.
Cargo containers are allowed in the RA, RF, F, AE, TPZ, and FOR zone districts. Cargo containers shall meet all building setback requirements.
The storage of explosives for on-site use shall require conditional use permit approval (Section 17.58.130)
Stored materials shall not exceed a height of six feet. No outdoor storage shall be permitted within a front street-side setback (Section 17.54.130).
If a negative declaration is adopted... the project shall be approved or disapproved within three months... If an environmental impact report is prepared... within six months... An approved permit is valid for 36 months from its effective date... within 24 months from the effective date of the approval... ceases to operate for more than 12 consecutive months... extend the expiration date ... by no more than a total of three years... for a total of no more than six years
Up to a 50% reduction in the required setback from any road easement... An increase of not more than five feet or 10%... Up to a 10% reduction in parking standards...
A nonconforming building may undergo normal maintenance and repairs, provided that the work does not exceed fifteen percent of the appraised value... The nonconforming use of a portion of a building may be extended throughout the building provided that a minor use permit is first secured in each case where the expansion exceeds thirty percent... reconstruction shall occur within twenty-four months... discontinued for a continuous period of one year...
A nonconforming parcel of land that does not comply with the access, area or width requirements of this chapter for the zone district in which it is located, shall hereby be considered to be a lawful building site...
The code official shall notify the permittee of the intended revocation of the approval of a permit at least 21 days before a revocation hearing... the revocation shall become effective 14 days after the action of the hearing officer.
The fine for code violation(s) imposed pursuant to this section shall be $500 for each violation contained in the first administrative citation; up to $750 for each violation contained in a second administrative citation... up to $1,000 for each violation contained in a third or subsequent administrative citation
The site shall be designated in one of the following zoning districts... Minimum Site Area... One single-family dwelling shall be allowed per preserve contract...
Table 2: Allowable compatible uses - RA column
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.