13.10.373 Development standards for the Timber Production “TP” District.

(a) Site and Structural Dimensions. The following site width, frontage, yard dimensions, lot coverage, and building height limit shall apply within the “TP” District:

“TP” SITE AND STRUCTURAL DIMENSIONS CHART

Minimum Site Width (feet)	Minimum Parcel Frontage (feet)	Minimum Yards (feet) Front	Minimum Yards (feet) Side	Minimum Yards (feet) Rear	Maximum Lot Coverage	Maximum Building Height (feet)
100	60	40	20	20	10%	28

Footnote: (1) Exceptions to these standards for residential development may be found in Section 13.10.323.

(b) Minimum Parcel Size.
1. Parcels zoned as Timber Production under this Chapter may not be divided into parcels containing less than one hundred sixty (160) acres unless the owner submits a joint Timber Management Plan prepared or approved as to content by a registered professional forester. The individual designated as possessor of timber rights on the property, as required under Section 13.10.373(e), shall enter into a binding contract with the Board of Supervisors to manage and harvest timber on the timberland and to abide by the provisions of the Timber Management Plan. Any such division shall require approval by a four-fifths vote of the Board of Supervisors. (See chart below.)
2. Outside the Coastal Zone, no land division shall create parcels smaller than forty (40) acres, and inside the Coastal Zone smaller than one hundred sixty (160) acres, except pursuant to an approved Development Permit at Level VII that conforms to the conditional densities and special findings required by this section and Section 13.10.375. (See chart below.)
3. Other regulations regarding minimum parcel sizes are found in Section 13.10.510(g).
(c) Maximum Residential Density. Residential density shall not exceed:

1 dwelling unit per 10 acres outside the Coastal Zone
1 dwelling unit per 40 acres inside the Coastal Zone

and shall conform to the General Plan and Chapter 13.14 Rural Residential Density Determination Matrix. (See chart below.)

Summary Parcel Size and Density Chart

	Outside Coastal Zone	Inside Coastal Zone
Timber Management Plan required if parcels will be smaller than	160 acres	160 acres
Smallest parcel allowed without clustering and Level VII Approval	40 acres	160 acres
Highest density allowed with clustering and Level VII Approval	10 ac/du	40 ac/du

(d) Clustering. Dwellings built as part of a dwelling group, or building sites in subdivision using parcel size averaging, shall be clustered within two hundred (200) to three hundred (300) feet of each other, where feasible, to facilitate timber harvesting and to preserve the rural character of the land.
(e) Timber Rights. In a clustered development, that portion of the property not included within the area of clustered parcels shall be held in common ownership and timber rights shall be held by a designated property owner or individual.
(f) Other Regulations. Regulations regarding the use of non-developable land are found in Section 13.10.671 and regarding the use of urban open space land in Section 13.10.672. (Ord. 2520, 1/17/78; 3344, 11/23/82; 3432, 8/23/83; 3747, 4/22/86; 4406, 2/27/96)