Orange County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
12 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
2Other
5Residential
5Limited Residential District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
General Residential District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
Planned Residential District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
Multifamily Residential District
- Min lot
- 217,800 sq ft (5 ac)
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 8 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
Planned Residential – Traditional Design District
- Max density
- 12 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 8
General provisions
85 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Temporary sales of produce, meals, Christmas trees, fireworks, and other seasonal goods, are permitted upon approval of a temporary zoning permit.
A temporary zoning permit shall be required for special events that are planned for or which reasonably may be expected to attract more than 100 persons at any one time.
no structure shall be erected, altered, or maintained, and no tree shall be allowed to grow in any zone created by this ordinance to a height in excess of the applicable height limit... no use may be made of land or water within any zone established by this ordinance in such a manner as to create electrical interference...
No lot shall contain more than one (1) accessory apartment; and an accessory apartment shall be deemed a principal structure for purposes of setback requirements.
In the event of a medical emergency, a manufactured home may be used as temporary housing for immediate family members... in the agricultural (A) district provided the applicant can show a medical need for such housing and obtains a temporary zoning permit...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.