San Joaquin County Unincorporated, California · General provision
Section 9-102.090
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Ceiling heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. >12 ft counted twice2 times
In single family homes and duplexes, any portion of a floor with a ceiling height greater than 12 feet is counted twice for purposes of calculating compliance with the maximum residential floor area allowed.
- Maximum garage area excluded from FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Sideloaded or detached garages not exceeding 400 square feet, located to the rear of residential structures, a minimum of 40 feet away from the front lot line, and accessed by a driveway.
From the ordinance
The floor area ratio (FAR) is the ratio of the floor area, excluding the areas described below, of all principal and accessory buildings on a site to the site area.