Marin County Unincorporated, California · General provision
22.20.052
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum retaining wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (facing center)6 ft
Retaining walls may reach a maximum height of six feet above grade if the exposed face of the retaining wall faces into the center of the property.
- Maximum retaining wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (facing outward)4 ft
Retaining walls may reach a maximum height of four feet above grade if the exposed face of the retaining wall faces outward from the center of the property
- Maximum retaining wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. if 25 ft from property lines8 ft
unless they are at least 25 feet from all property lines, in which case they can reach a maximum height of 8 feet above grade.
From the ordinance
Retaining walls may reach a maximum height of six feet above grade if the exposed face of the retaining wall faces into the center of the property. Retaining walls may reach a maximum height of four feet above grade if the exposed face of the retaining wall faces outward from the center of the property, unless they are at least 25 feet from all property lines, in which case they can reach a maximum height of 8 feet above grade.