22.16.030
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all planned districts in Marin County
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Grading
- GradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. minimization
Grading shall occur in compliance with Title 23, Chapter 23.08... but shall be held to a minimum.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for detached accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures16 ft
Sixteen feet for detached accessory structures
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. with 15 ft side setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.45 ft
multi-family residential buildings may be increased in height to 45 feet when side yard setbacks of 15 feet or greater are provided
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for primary structures30 ft
Thirty feet for primary structures
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in ridgeline areas18 ft
Structures located within the ridgeline areas pursuant to Subsection D.2 above shall be limited to a maximum height of 18 feet.
Lighting
- Exterior lighting restrictions
Exterior lighting visible from off-site should be allowed for safety purposes only, shall consist of low-wattage fixtures, and should be directed downward and shielded
Other
- Fire access and water supply
Development shall be permitted in areas subject to wildfire threat only where the Review Authority determines there is adequate access for fire and other emergency vehicles, an adequate water supply, a reliable fire warning system, and fire protection service.
- Geologic hazard restriction
Construction shall not be permitted on identified seismic or geologic hazard areas such as on slides, on natural springs, on identified fault zones, or on bay mud without approval from the Department of Public Works
- Maximum road width in ridge land areas18 ft
roads shall be designed to rural standards. (Generally, not more than 18 feet pavement width)
- Ridgeline horizontal setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.300 ft
No construction shall occur on top of, or within 300 feet horizontally, or within 100 feet vertically of visually prominent ridgelines
- Ridgeline vertical setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.100 ft
No construction shall occur on top of, or within 300 feet horizontally, or within 100 feet vertically of visually prominent ridgelines
- Underground utilities
Power and telephone lines shall be undergrounded in all areas, where feasible.
From the ordinance
Thirty feet for primary structures, except that multi-family residential buildings may be increased in height to 45 feet when side yard setbacks of 15 feet or greater are provided.