Mariposa County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

The Rural Residential Zone (RRZ), as designated on the Mariposa County Land Use Map, is applied to lands best suited to rural residential development uses of a moderately high density, located adjacent to or near a TPA, or in isolated rural areas where existing community sewer and/or water systems have been developed.

1. Development standards for RRZ. Development standards for the RRZ shall be as follows:
   1. Uses:
      
      1. Permitted uses: Residential, and those applicable uses listed under Chapter 17.108.
      2. Conditional uses: Churches, subject to parking standards as required in section 17.108.120(F) of this title; private schools, except as permitted by section 17.108.060(I); and public stables and arenas on parcels of 15 acres in size or greater, where arenas may be used for organized competitive events.
         
      3. Prohibited uses: All uses listed in section 17.108.200 of this title and other uses not listed above are prohibited, except similar uses in compliance with section 17.108.120 and 17.108.030 of this title.
         
   2. Minimum parcel or lot size: No parcel of real property in a RRZ shall be divided or split into two (2) or more parcels by voluntary transfer, court action or other conveyance where any one (1) of the parcels so created will be less than two and one-half (2 1/2) acres in gross area. No parcel or lot shall be divided below five (5) acres without establishment of a community sewer system.
      
   3. Density: One (1) single family residence per two and one-half (2 1/2) acres.