zoneoptics
Marin County Unincorporated, California · General provision

22.92.050

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA5,000 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 lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
5,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Legal access

    Had legal access adequate for vehicular and safety equipment access and maneuverability, in compliance with Title 24 of the County Code

  • Distance from mineral extraction2,000 ft

    Located within 2,000 feet of the site of an existing commercial mineral resource extraction use

  • No health or safety hazards

    Development of parcel would create no health or safety hazards

  • Consistency with plans

    The parcel would be consistent with the Marin Countywide Plan, the Local Coastal Plan or any applicable Community Plan or Specific Plan, other than a minimum lot size or density standards

  • Sewage disposal standards

    Met current standards for sewage disposal under Title 18 (Sewers) of the County Code

  • Lot slope densitySlope densityA formula that reduces permitted density as the ground gets steeper. standards

    Met the lot slope density standards of Section 22.82.050 (Hillside Subdivision Design)

  • Domestic water supply standards

    Met current standards for domestic water supply under Title 7 (Health and Sanitation) of the County Code

From the ordinance

The parcel met each of the following criteria: 1. Comprised at least 5,000 square feet in area; 2. Was created in compliance with applicable laws... 3. Met current standards for sewage disposal... 4. Met current standards for domestic water supply... 5. Met the lot slope density standards... 6. Had legal access... 7. Development of parcel would create no health or safety hazards; and 8. The parcel would be consistent with the Marin Countywide Plan...
22.92.050