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Redwood City, California · General provision

Article 24, Sections 24.1-24.11

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 20 ftRear 20 ftSide 20 ftMin width 200 ftMIN LOT AREA3 acMAX HEIGHT30 ft / 2.5 storiesMAX LOT COVERAGE25%MAX DENSITY14.52 du/acMAX IMPERVIOUS60%
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.
130,680 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (3 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
200 ft

Density

Maximum density
14.52 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
3,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
30 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
2.5
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
25%
Maximum impervious coverageImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios.
60%

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 right5

Conditional / special use1

  • Public or quasi-public uses, except corporation yards, storage or repair yards, or warehouses

Accessory1

  • Other accessory uses and structures customarily appurtenant to a permitted use

Extracted standards

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

Fencing & walls

Other

From the ordinance

No structure in the MH District shall exceed two and one-half (2.5) stories in height nor in any event exceed thirty (30) feet. Minimum site area 3 acres, not more than 1 mobile home per 3,000 sq ft. Yards 20 ft. Coverage 25%. Pervious 40%.
Article 24, Sections 24.1-24.11