Angels Camp City Zoning Code

To preserve the integrity of existing single-family residential neighborhoods.

To reserve lands best suited for future single-family development.

One single-family dwelling per parcel on a permanent foundation;

One accessory dwelling unit per parcel in accordance with Chapter 17.61;

One junior accessory dwelling unit per parcel;

Public safety facilities;

Transitional housing or supportive housing within a permitted single-family dwelling. These uses are considered residential uses subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in this same zone;

Special needs housing for six or fewer persons. These uses are considered residential uses subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone;

Small or large family day care home within a permitted family dwelling. These uses are considered residential uses subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone;

Employee or farmworker housing for six or fewer employees;

Public parks, community gardens;

Small residential freestanding solar energy systems on residential parcels of one acre or greater in size in compliance with the provisions of Section 15.28.040(D)(3);

Accessory uses and structures appurtenant to permitted uses.

Missing middle housing;

Cottage housing;

Mobilehome or manufactured home parks;

Schools, places of worship;

Bed and breakfast establishments, within a permitted single-family dwelling, not to exceed six guest bedrooms;

Neighborhood services;

Special needs housing for seven or more individuals;

Child day care centers;

Small residential freestanding solar energy systems on residential parcels of less than one acre in size with minimum standards per Section 15.28.040(D)(3);

Public utility uses;

Accessory uses and structures appurtenant to conditional uses.

Minimum lot area for new lots, seven thousand two hundred sixty square feet except that lot sizes to three thousand square feet may be permitted for cottage housing in accordance with Section 17.18.030;

Density: six dwelling units per gross acre. Higher densities are possible through density bonuses granted for the provision of affordable housing in accordance with the general plan;

Maximum impervious surfaces: fifty percent. Impervious surfaces totaling up to sixty percent are permitted for projects providing affordable housing in accordance with the general plan. Impervious surfaces totaling up to sixty percent may be permitted with review and approval of the city of Angels planning commission subject to site specifics, project needs and environmental constraints;

Maximum building height, thirtyfive feet;

Lot width:

Lot depth, one hundred feet, minimum;

Minimum building setbacks:

For parcels adjoining or visible from highways, arterials or collectors, project design shall accommodate the provision of street trees;

Swimming pools shall not be located closer than five feet from any property line or within the front setback;

Fences and walls, except retaining walls, shall not exceed six feet in height, except in the front setback area where the maximum allowed is three feet, and thirty inches in the vision clearance zone;

Retaining walls constructed within building setbacks shall not have exposed surfaces that exceed four feet in height, except: