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.
No person shall stop, park or cause any lunchwagon or mobile food preparation unit or motor vehicle from which is offered food beverages, goods or merchandise to remain stopped in any public right-of-way within 75 feet of any street intersection.
No person shall stop, park or cause any unit from which is offered food, beverages, goods or merchandise to remain stopped in any public right-of-way for more than 30 minutes except pursuant to the order of a lawful authority or for the purpose of making emergency repairs to the vehicle.
Units proposing to operate on private property on a semi-permanent basis in the city shall not be allowed in the Residential or Professional Office Zones.
Minimum site area for a unit shall be based on the setback requirements and on-site parking requirements for the operation and in no case shall be less than 1,000 square feet.
A minimum of three standard on-site parking spaces in conformance with city standards shall be required in conjunction with the location of a unit on private property on a semi-permanent basis.
The temporary use of land for those activities permitted in this section may be authorized for a limited and specified period of time not to exceed one year in duration as set by the Planning Director within the terms and conditions of each particular temporary use of land permit.
It is the intent of the city to conserve, protect and encourage the development, improvement and continued viability of its agricultural land and industries... It is the intent of this chapter to reduce the loss to the city's and county's agricultural resources by limiting the circumstances under which agricultural operations may be deemed to constitute a nuisance.
no agricultural activity, operation or facility, or appurtenances thereof, conducted or maintained for commercial purposes, and in a manner consistent with proper and accepted customs and standards, as established and allowed by similar agricultural operations in the same locality, shall be or become a nuisance, private or public, due to any changed condition in or about the locality, after the same has been in operation for more than one year if it was not a nuisance at the time it began.
The Planning Director shall cause the following notice to be recorded ... for land within 300 feet of land zoned for agricultural uses or in agricultural operation
The Planning Director shall cause the following notice to be recorded in the Office of the County Recorder for any prezoning application process under § 10-3.1501 of this code, and may require such notice to be recorded for any subdivision proposed under § 10-2.101 of this code for land within 300 feet of land zoned for agricultural uses or in agricultural operation
In all residential, commercial, and industrial zone districts in the city, when various factors combine to make the development of a property infeasible for a period of time anticipated to be in excess of five years, a use permit may be granted by the Planning Commission to allow for agricultural activities on an interim basis
In all residential, commercial, and industrial zone districts in the city, when various factors combine to make the development of a property infeasible for a period of time anticipated to be in excess of five years, a use permit may be granted by the Planning Commission to allow for agricultural activities on an interim basis
Emergency shelters shall not exceed 50 beds. The maximum term of staying at an emergency shelter is six months in a consecutive 12-month period. The emergency shelter shall provide on-site parking at a rate of two spaces per facility for staff plus one space per six occupants allowed at the maximum capacity.
Residential uses together with the accessory buildings customary to such use, including garages, carports, and storage sheds.
A new detached single-story accessory dwelling unit shall observe a front setback of 20 feet, a rear setback of five feet, an interior side setback of five feet, and a corner side setback of 15 feet.
RCO zone provides for permanent open spaces; permitted uses vary by location; max height 65 ft; min distance between structures 10 ft.
The Professional Office zone is intended to provide opportunities for the location of professional and commercial offices and their related uses...
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