§ 24-17. Development standards for natural resource zones.

A.

Parcel Size and Density. Table 24-17-1 (Parcel Size and Density for Natural Resource Zones) identifies the parcel size and density standards that apply in the natural resource zones.

TABLE 24-17-1 PARCEL SIZE AND DENSITY FOR NATURAL RESOURCE ZONES
	Parcel Area (min.) [1]	Parcel Width (min.) [1]	Dwelling Units per Parcel (max.)
TM	160 acres	65 ft.	1 unit
TPZ	160 acres	65 ft.	1 unit
RC	40 acres	65 ft.	1 unit

 

Notes:

[1]

Applies only to the creation of new parcels.

B.

Setbacks and Height. Table 24-17-2 (Setback and Height Standards for Natural Resource Zones) identifies development standards that apply in the natural resource zones.

TABLE 24-17-2 SETBACK AND HEIGHT STANDARDS FOR NATURAL RESOURCE ZONES
	Standard by Zone			Applicable Standards
	TM	TPZ	RC
Primary Structure Setbacks (min.)				Article III, Division 7 (Agricultural Buffers) Article III, Division 6 (Riparian Areas) Article III, Division 2 (Setback Requirements and Exceptions)
Front [1]	20 ft.
Interior Side	25 ft.
Street Side	20 ft.
Rear	50 ft.
Accessory Structure Setback (min.)	See Section 24-156
Separation Between Structures (min.)	As required by the California Building Code
Primary Structure Height (max.)	See Subsection C, below			Article III, Division 1 (Height Measurement and Exceptions)
Accessory Structure Height (max.)	See Section 24-156

 

Notes:

[1]

For parcels with a front property line extending to the centerline of the public right-of-way abutting the parcel, the front setback shall be measured from the edge of the public right-of-way.

C.

Maximum Permitted Height in Natural Resources Zones.

1.

Residential Structures. The maximum permitted height of residential structures within a natural resources zone is thirty-five (35) feet.

2.

Non-Residential Structures. The maximum permitted height of non-residential structures within a natural resource zones is fifty (50) feet, except as allowed by Subsection 3 below.

3.

Exceptions for Non-Residential Structures. Water tanks, agricultural processing equipment and silos, aggregate processing equipment, granaries, barns, pole buildings, electronic towers, antennas, and similar structures associated with agricultural and natural resource extraction uses may exceed fifty (50) feet in height provided they do not exceed height restrictions in regulated airport approach zones. Such structures shall not exceed the maximum height necessary to perform its intended function. See also Section 24-157 (Alternative Energy Structures) concerning the height of alternative energy structures, and Article IV, Division 2 (Telecommunication Facilities) concerning the height of towers, antennas, and similar structures not associated with agriculture. No structures shall exceed the maximum permitted height in areas as specified in Section 24-49 (Height Measurement) and the County's Military Overlay Zone Map.

D.

Rezoning. Any rezoning of the land from a Timber Production Zone (TPZ) zone to another zone shall be in strict conformance with the requirements of the California Timberland Productivity Act of 1982 (Section 51100 et seq. of the Government Code).

E.

Conditional Use Permits and Minor Use Permits in TPZ Districts. No Conditional Use Permit or Minor Use Permit shall be granted in a TPZ zone until the following additional requirements are met:

1.

A Registered Professional Forester (RPF) will be required to find that the use will not negatively detract from the ability to grow and harvest timber and timber products. The conditional use will be determined to be compatible with timber growing and harvesting. The RPF will provide all supporting documentation to the Department of Development Services.

2.

A "right-to-log" disclosure shall be signed by the owner/operator in a TPZ zone when a Conditional Use Permit or Minor Use Permit is proposed. The "right-to-log" disclosure shall be provided to the Department of Development Services and shall include provisions that permitted uses may be subject to inconveniences associated with timber management and harvesting, and that such operations take precedent over conditionally permitted uses.

(Ord. No. 4062, § 1, 9-10-13)