Marin County Unincorporated, California · General provision
22.54.040
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for primary residential buildings in conventional districts35 ft
Primary residential buildings exceeding a height of 30 feet but not exceeding a height of 35 feet above grade in conventional districts.
Other
- Maximum FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. increase for footprint development35 pct
The floor area ratio may increase by an amount not to exceed 35 percent or 300 square feet, whichever is more restrictive
- Maximum FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. increase in square feetsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The floor area ratio may increase by an amount not to exceed 35 percent or 300 square feet, whichever is more restrictive
- Roof deck encroachment beyond standard projection4 ft
four feet beyond the standard projection allowed in Table 3-1 of section 22.20.090
- Roof deck encroachment into front or rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
Roof decks above a lower level of a residence may encroach by as much as 10 feet into a front or rear yard setback
From the ordinance
The floor area ratio may increase by an amount not to exceed 35 percent or 300 square feet, whichever is more restrictive... Primary residential buildings exceeding a height of 30 feet but not exceeding a height of 35 feet above grade in conventional districts.