Merced County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
11 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
3Neighborhood Commercial Zone
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
General Commercial Zone
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 13
Heavy Commercial Zone
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 34
Industrial
2Residential
4Single-Family Residential Zone
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 60 ft
- Max density
- 8 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 3
Two-Family Residential Zone
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 8 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 3
Multiple-Family Residential Zone
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 3
Multi-family Residential Zone
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 33 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 3
General provisions
31 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The purpose of the General Agricultural Zone (A-1-40) is to provide areas where a 40-acre minimum parcel size facilitates the widest variety of farming operations...
Carports and garages facing the front parcel line shall be 20 feet from the right-of-way. The rear setback may be 10 feet if side setback is 15 feet...
allowing one to three dwelling units per acre... Crop, orchard, and vineyard properties shall be one acre or larger.
Single-family dwellings shall be a mobile/manufactured with or without a permanent foundation or a tiny home not on a permanent foundation.
Agricultural uses in Residential Zones are interim uses... Accessory Farm Structures... limited to a maximum of 600 square feet... New residential dwellings... shall be set back so as to provide a physical separation of 200 feet...
Interior Side Yard. If adjacent to a residential zone, the minimum setback shall be 10 feet and a six-foot-high masonry wall shall be constructed along the common property line. Rear Yard. If adjacent to a residential zone, the minimum setback shall be 10 feet and a six-foot-high masonry wall shall be constructed along the common property line.
Interior Side Yard. If adjacent to a residential zone, the minimum setback shall be 10 feet and a six-foot-high masonry wall shall be constructed along the common property line. Rear Yard. If adjacent to a residential zone, the minimum setback shall be 10 feet and a six-foot-high masonry wall shall be constructed along the common property line.
Interior Side Yard. If adjacent to a residential zone, the minimum setback shall be 10 feet and a six-foot-high masonry wall shall be constructed along the common property line. Rear Yard. If adjacent to a residential zone, the minimum setback shall be 10 feet and a six-foot-high masonry wall shall be constructed along the common property line.
Interior Side Yard. If adjacent to a residential zone, the minimum setback shall be 10 feet and a six-foot-high masonry wall shall be constructed along the common property line. Rear Yard. If adjacent to a residential zone, the minimum setback shall be 10 feet and a six-foot-high masonry wall shall be constructed along the common property line.
Table 2-7 Industrial Zone Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements
The A-M Aviation/Manufacturing Zone is intended to accommodate aviation-related land uses as well as land uses involving manufacturing, wholesaling, and warehousing activities.
The BP Business Park Zone is intended to provide for research and development, associated offices, light manufacturing, production, and research activities.
The C Commercial Zone is intended to provide for general retail commercial uses, entertainment establishments, offices, and service providers.
The VC Visitor Commercial Zone is intended to provide for tourist and visitor-oriented attractions and services.
The I/PQ Institutional and Quasi-Public Zone is intended to provide for governmental, public, and quasi-public uses and facilities.
The OS Open Space/Public Zone is intended to recognize and provide for open space, historic, and public land uses within the central landscaped open space area.
The following uses are prohibited within the Castle Commerce Center and Airport SPZ: ...
Agricultural and Residential Uses in the CMU and C-2 Zones... Gymnasiums... Parking Requirements... Sign Regulations... Outdoor Dining... Landscape Standards.
General Applicable Fox Hills Community Specific Plan Regulations: Interim Uses... Open Space... Vehicle Service Stations... Convenience Stores... Drug Stores... Single-Family Dwelling... Personal Services, Restricted Uses...
In all areas of special flood hazards, the following standards are required: ...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.