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Mariposa supervisors introduce owner‑built rural dwellings ordinance, strike 'public nuisance' clause
Summary
The board introduced a new limited‑density owner‑built rural dwellings ordinance to expand affordable, post‑disaster housing pathways under Title 25, unanimously striking a provision the board said needed broader legal review. Second reading set for 10 days; ordinance would take effect 30 days after adoption.
Mariposa County’s Board of Supervisors on Jan. 20 introduced a new ordinance to allow limited‑density, owner‑built rural dwellings under the authority of Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations, and unanimously agreed to remove a proposed provision labeling violations a “public nuisance.”
The measure, presented by interim building director Karina Miranda and senior building inspector Justin Meiser, is intended to provide an alternative permitting pathway for owner‑occupied rural homes, permit legalization of some existing unpermitted structures, support wildfire recovery and increase affordability by allowing certain alternative construction materials and simplified plans. Miranda said the ordinance is modeled on an approach used by about 14 other California counties and that it is “owner built, owner occupied dwellings or the owner’s family. It is not intended for serial development.”
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