The General Forest Zone (GFZ) as designated on the Mariposa County Land Use Map, is applied to lands under private ownership located primarily within the boundaries of national forest lands that are best suited for low density residential, timber management, agriculture and mining.

1. Development standards for GFZ.
   1. Uses:
      1. Permitted uses: Residential, sustained yield timber management; non-commercial recreation, and those applicable uses listed under Chapter 17.108 of this title.
      2. Conditional uses: Employee housing; 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); membership or public parks and camps which require no permanent facilities; guest ranches, hunting clubs, public stables, and riding trails; and mining, which may include mineral or construction material processing, in conformance with the State Surface Mining and Reclamation Act and county code.
      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 the GFZ 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 forty (40) acres or a legal quarter-quarter section in gross area.
   3. Density: Two (2) single family residences per forty (40) acres or a legal quarter-quarter section.