zoneoptics
Sonoma County Unincorporated, California · General provision

26-22-020 B

All Sonoma County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 50 ftRear 50 ftSide 50 ftMin width 200 ftMIN LOT AREA5 acMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE20%
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.
217,800 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (5 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

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
50 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
50 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
50 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.
20%

Extracted standards

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

Landscaping & trees

  • Minimum landscape buffer along residential property lines20 ft

    A landscape buffer of at least twenty (20) feet in width shall be provided along all property lines abutting residential zoning districts.

Parking

From the ordinance

Minimum lot area: Five (5) acres. Minimum lot width: Two hundred (200) feet. Minimum front yard setback: Fifty (50) feet. Minimum side yard setback: Fifty (50) feet. Minimum rear yard setback: Fifty (50) feet. Maximum building height: Thirty-five (35) feet. Maximum lot coverage: Twenty (20) percent. All structures shall be located at least one hundred (100) feet from any property line abutting a residential zoning district. A landscape buffer of at least twenty (20) feet in width shall be provided along all property lines abutting residential zoning districts. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article 30 of this Code.
26-22-020 B