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Redwood City, California · General provision

Article 11, Sections 11.1-11.10

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 15 ftRear 5 ftSide 5 ftStreet side 15 ftMin width 50 ftMIN LOT AREA6,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE35 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE60%MIN OPEN SPACE20%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
6,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
50 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
35 ft

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
60%
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
20%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Two-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Three-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Four-plus family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

Uses

Permitted by right4

Conditional / special use10

Accessory2

  • Accessory uses and structures customarily appurtenant to a permitted use
  • Child care centers if in conjunction with adjoining businesses

Extracted standards

2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Lot

Other

From the ordinance

To provide a district for office type uses with yard and open space and architectural requirements similar to those in residential districts.
Article 11, Sections 11.1-11.10