Madera
Zoning districts
4 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
2General provisions
137 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The parking, storage, or maintenance of any of the following items in residential areas except as otherwise allowed in this code; ... (c) Special mobile equipment ... for any period in excess of 72 consecutive hours in a front or side yard unless such items are either in an accessory building ... or in any area which provides for a five foot set-back from any property lines.
Definitions for parking space, loading space, garage space, open space, structure, supportive housing, transitional housing, home occupation, etc.
PD | Planned Development Zones
R | Residential Zones
RCO | Resource Conservation and Open Space Zone
PF | Public Facilities Zone
PO | Public Office Zone
C-R | Restricted Commercial Zone
WY | West Yosemite Avenue Overlay Zone
I | Industrial Zone
UR | Urban Reserve Zone
U | Unclassified Zone
IP | Industrial Park Zone
N-C | Neighborhood Commercial Zones
H-C | Highway Commercial Zones
SP | Specific Plan Zone
An 'S' subdesignation may be added to a zone classification applied to a parcel or parcels of land when deemed appropriate by the City Council, upon recommendation of the Planning Commission, for the purpose of setting forth special provisions for the use of such land on an interim or transitional basis.
All territory to be annexed to the city shall, prior to being considered by the Madera Local Agency Formation Commission, be prezoned by amendment of the official zoning map and shall be automatically in effect upon the certificate of completion for annexation of the area into the city being recorded by the County Clerk.
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any zone shown on the zoning map, the following rules shall apply: (A) Street, alley, or lot lines. (B) Unsubdivided land. (C) Vacated street or alley. (D) Determination.
No building shall be erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered in any manner, nor shall any land, building, or premises be used, designed, or intended to be used for any purpose or in any manner other than a use listed in this chapter as permitted in the specific zone in which such land, building, or premises are located, and then only after applying for, and securing, all permits and licenses required by law.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.
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