Sometimes it is not clear what you are or are not allowed to do with a piece of real estate that you are looking at. To help you understand the real estate you are looking at on paper when you get a listing sheet, I am posting this simple chart that explains the different zoning district designations you will come across in Amador County. This should help answer some of your questions. If your listing sheet does not tell you what the zoning is for a property, feel free to contact me and I will find it for you.

Right now the Amador County planning commission is working up a new twenty year general plan and has been for a couple of years. The plan should be complete soon. These things are very time consuming and difficult as everybody seems to have input.

Anyway, when a new map is made I will post that also, but for now this will help you to understand what any given parcel of real estate in Amador County is zoned for. If you want to know about a particular parcel’s zoning just contact me at Mainstreet Brokers.

U District—Unclassified District

X District—Special Use District

R-1 District—Single Family Residential District

R-2 District—Low Density Multiple Family Residential District

R-3 District—High Density Multiple Family Residential District

C-1 District—Retail Commercial and Office District

C-2 District—Heavy Commercial District

M District—Manufacturing District

LM District—Light Manufacturing District

MM District—Medium Manufacturing District

A District—Agricultural District

AG District—Exclusive Agriculture District

H District—Highway Commercial - Recreation District

T-1 District—Trailer-Camp District

T-2 District—Mobilehome Park-Camp District

B District—Combining Lot Size District

RE District—Residential Estate District

R-2A District—Two-Acre Residential District

TPZ District—Timberland Preserve Zone

PD District—Planned Development District

MR District—Mineral Resources District

R1-A District—Single-Family Residential-Agricultural District

-DR District—Combining Design Review District

O-S District—Open Space District.

This info is per the Amador County website. 9-6-07