Redwood City, California · General provision

Article 18, Sections 18.2, 18.3, 18.4, 18.5, 18.6, 18.7, 18.8, 18.15, 18.17

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMin width 100 ftMIN LOT AREA20,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT50 ft / 3 storiesMAX LOT COVERAGE50%MAX FAR0.4MIN OPEN SPACE40%
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.

Uses

Permitted by right14

Conditional / special use14

Accessory4

  • Incidental retail sales in connection with a permitted use
  • Accessory uses and structures customarily appurtenant to a permitted use
  • Recreational facilities for employees and guests
  • Child care centers in conjunction with adjoining businesses primarily serving employees

Prohibited8

Extracted standards

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

Environmental

  • Fuel type restriction

    Manufacturing and industrial processes shall use only natural gas, electricity, or nuclear power as fuel; provided, however, equipment using other fuels may be installed for emergency use only.

Fencing & walls

Other

  • All uses within completely enclosed building

    All uses shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, except for off-street parking and loading, the disposal of trash and refuse, the display of vehicles offered for sale, subject to such conditions as may be attached by use permit, and outdoor cabanas or recreational facilities for employees and visitors.

  • Off-street loading shall be within the building or in side or rear yards separated and protected from any traveled way by a fence or hedge not less than six (6) feet in height.

  • Parking lots containing spaces for more than five (5) cars shall be separated and protected from any traveled way by a fence or hedge not less than four (4) feet in height.

  • Stormwater treatment requirements

    All development is also subject to the requirements of Chapter 27A (Stormwater Treatment Measures and Maintenance Program) of the Municipal Code.

  • Trash and refuse facilities enclosure

    Trash and refuse collection and disposal facilities and recycling facilities shall be enclosed by a solid fence or hedge no lower in height than the facilities themselves.

From the ordinance

The maximum building height for all structures is 50 feet or 3 stories, whichever is less. The minimum building site area shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. The minimum average lot width shall be one hundred (100) feet. Not more than fifty percent (50%) of the lot area shall be covered by buildings. A minimum of forty percent (40%) of each lot shall be pervious area. The maximum floor area ratio is forty percent (40%).
Article 18, Sections 18.2, 18.3, 18.4, 18.5, 18.6, 18.7, 18.8, 18.15, 18.17