zoneoptics
Marin County Unincorporated, California · General provision

22.32.188.J

All Marin County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 25 ftRear 4 ftSide 4 ftMIN UNIT SIZE800 sq ft
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 floor areaMinimum floor areaThe smallest dwelling the district permits, in square feet of living space.
800 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

Density

Maximum units
2

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
4 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
4 ft

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Deed restriction required

    A deed restriction shall be recorded against the property providing future owners with constructive notice of this restriction.

  • Minimum rental term30 days

    The County shall require that a rental of any unit created pursuant to this ordinance be for a term longer than 30 days.

From the ordinance

Notwithstanding subsection I above, the County shall not impose objective zoning standards, objective subdivision standards, and objective design standards that would have the effect of physically precluding the construction of up to two primary units or that would physically preclude either of the two units from being at least 800 square feet in floor area. Such units are subject to minimum front yard setbacks of 25 feet and minimum side and rear yard setbacks of four feet.
22.32.188.J