Placer County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
9- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Min lot
- 100,000 sq ft (2.3 ac)
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Min lot
- 3,000 sq ft
- Min lot
- 4,000 sq ft
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Min lot
- 8,000 sq ft
General provisions
473 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Minimum lot area: Ten acres in the residential-agricultural (RA) zone; as necessary to accommodate the facilities and clear zones required by the Federal Aviation Administration in other zone districts.
The raising or keeping of animals as either an incidental or principal land use shall only take place in compliance with the requirements of this section, regardless of whether a land use permit is required.
The raising or keeping of animals as either an incidental or principal land use shall only take place in compliance with the requirements of this section, regardless of whether a land use permit is required.
Pastures ... shall be maintained free from excessive litter, garbage and the accumulation of manure, so as to discourage the proliferation of flies, other disease vectors and offensive odors.
In the residential single-family (RS), residential multi-family (RM), and resort (RES) zone districts, the keeping of no more than six chicken hens is permitted, on parcels with a minimum gross lot area of 5,000 square feet.
In the residential-forest (RF) zone the maximum number of animals is one per gross acre of site area ... In the residential-forest (RF) zone district, the keeping of no more than 15 chicken hens is permitted on parcels less than one acre.
In the residential single-family (RS), residential multi-family (RM), and resort (RES) zone districts, the keeping of no more than six chicken hens is permitted, on parcels with a minimum gross lot area of 5,000 square feet.
The maximum number of animals allowed in the combining agricultural (-AG) zone is two per gross acre of site area; ... In the -AG zone district, the keeping of no more than six dogs, six cats or a combination of such animals ... is allowed.
In the Residential Single-Family (RS) zone district, the keeping of no more than two colonies is permitted. ... A bed and breakfast establishment located in an RS zone shall provide no more than four bedrooms for paying guests.
In C1 zone: household pets max 4; dogs/cats max 4 as accessory, larger with MUP.
In C2 zone: household pets max 4; dogs/cats max 4 as accessory, larger with MUP.
In C3 zone: household pets max 4; dogs/cats max 4 as accessory, larger with MUP.
In MT zone: household pets max 4; dogs/cats max 4 as accessory, larger with MUP.
In BP zone: household pets max 4; dogs/cats max 4 as accessory, larger with MUP.
In IN zone: household pets max 4; dogs/cats max 4 as accessory, larger with MUP.
In INP zone: household pets max 4; dogs/cats max 4 as accessory, larger with MUP.
In RA zone: ratites max 7/acre; dogs/cats max 6 (up to 15 with ARP); equestrian facilities require minor use permit.
In AP zone: dogs/cats max 4 as accessory, larger with MUP.
In HS zone: dogs/cats max 4 as accessory, larger with MUP.
In OP zone: dogs/cats max 4 as accessory, larger with MUP.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.