For the purpose of this title, Madera County is divided into zoning districts which shall be designated as follows:

RUS - Residential, urban, single family district

RRS - Residential, rural, single family district

RRS-2 - Residential, rural, single family (two acre) district

RRS-5 - Residential, rural, single family (five acre) district

RRS-l0 - Residential, rural, single family (ten acre) district

RMS - Residential, mountain, single family district

RUM - Residential, urban, multiple family district

RRM - Residential, rural, multiple family district

CUG - Commercial, urban, general district

CRG - Commercial, rural, general district

CUM - Commercial, urban, median district

CRM - Commercial, rural, median district

CUR - Commercial, urban, restricted district

CRR - Commercial, rural, restricted district

CRH - Commercial, rural, highway district

I-L - Industrial, urban or rural, light district

I-H - Industrial, urban or rural, heavy district

QMD - Quarrying, mining, and drilling district

IA - Institution area district

OSS - Open space district

POS - Public open space district

AR-5 - Agricultural, rural, (five acre) district

ARE-20 - Agricultural, rural, exclusive (20 acre) district

ARE-40 - Agricultural, rural, exclusive (forty acre) district

ARE-80, 160, 320, 640 - Agricultural, rural, exclusive (80, 160, 320, 640 acre) district

ARV-20 - Agricultural, rural, valley (twenty acre) district

ARF - Agricultural, rural, foothill district

-RM - Rural, mountain district

PIA - Planned recreation area district

PRD - Planned residential development district

PSC - Planned shopping center district

PIP - Planned industrial park district

TPZ - Timber preserve zone

AAO - Airport/airspace overlayed district

SHO - Scenic highway overlayed district

MHA - Manufactured housing architectural review overlayed district
(Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

A. The boundaries of the above districts are shown upon official zoning maps. All the notations, references and other information shown thereon shall be as much a part of this title as if the matters and information set forth by said maps were all fully described herein.
B. The official zoning maps shall be kept on file in the offices of the county zoning administrator. (Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).

Zoning district boundaries shall be determined by measurement from, and as shown on, the official zoning maps and in case of any questions as to the interpretation of such boundary lines, the zoning administrator shall interpret the map.
A. Unless otherwise indicated or dimensioned on the maps, the zoning district boundaries are lot lines existing at the time of the generation of the zoning district map; section, quarter section, or sixteenth section lines; or the right-of-way line of streets, highways, rights-of-way or alleys.
B. Where a zoning district boundary line is indicated as following a public right-of-way, river, canal or lake, the edge of such feature shall be considered to be the boundary line of the district unless otherwise shown.
C. The boundaries of public open space and open space zoning districts along a stream, canal, slough or watercourse as drawn are intended to represent the edge of swamps, marshes and floodplains or high water lines along a stream, canal, slough or watercourse and shall be finally determined by the actual conditions in each specific situation; provided, however, that along the stream, canal, slough or watercourse, such line shall not be less than one hundred feet from the center of such a stream, canal, slough or watercourse unless specifically designated otherwise on the zoning district map. (Ord. 525 § 1(part), 1989).