Marin County Unincorporated, California · General provision
22.42.025.D
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in front/street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. yards6 ft
limited to six feet in height
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. outside front/street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. yards6 ft
Fences and screening walls located outside the front and street side yards are limited to six feet in height.
- Minimum front/street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for lots up to 1 acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.10 ft
the front and street side yards shall be no less than ten feet for lots up to one acre
- Minimum front/street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for lots greater than 1 acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.15 ft
fifteen feet on lots greater than one acre
- Minimum open area above 4 feet50 pct
at least 50% open and unobstructed
From the ordinance
In Planned Districts, fences or screening walls that comply with the fence standards in Section 22.20.050... For purposes of compliance with Section 22.20.050, the front and street side yards shall be no less than ten feet for lots up to one acre and fifteen feet on lots greater than one acre. Fences or walls proposed within the front and street side yards or on the property line defining such yards are limited to six feet in height with the entire section or portion of the fence or wall above four feet in height limited to a surface area that is at least 50% open and unobstructed by structural elements. Fences and screening walls located outside the front and street side yards are limited to six feet in height.