Chapter 21.14
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
- Maximum units
- 4
Height & bulk
Housing
Uses
Permitted by right25
- single-family dwelling
- guesthouse
- pets
- animal husbandry and small livestock farming
- rooming and boarding (max 2 persons)
- non-habitable accessory structures
- temporary residence during construction
- small family day care home
- small residential care facility
- water system facilities (≤4 connections)
- Christmas tree cultivation
- home occupation
- agricultural product stand
- crop farming
- tree farming
- viticulture
- horticulture
- intermittent livestock farming
- accessory dwelling unit
- employee housing (up to 6)
- supportive housing
- transitional housing
- homestay
- limited vacation rental
- manufactured dwelling unit
Conditional / special use33
- tract sales or rental offices
- second residential unit
- reduction in setbacks (≤10%)
- small water system facilities (5-14 connections)
- additions to wireless communications facilities
- supportive housing (admin permit)
- transitional housing (admin permit)
- additional residential units (up to 4 total)
- public and quasi-public uses (churches, cemeteries, parks, playgrounds, schools, public safety, public utility)
- country clubs
- golf courses
- commercial kennel
- legal nonconforming use extension
- change of nonconforming use
- bed and breakfast facility
- commercial and noncommercial wind energy conversion systems
- development in Carmel Valley Floodplain
- ridgeline development
- conversion of uncultivated land on 15-25% slopes (specific area plans)
- keeping and raising of mink
- zoo or zoological garden
- water system facilities (15+ connections)
- removal of minerals for commercial purposes
- assemblages of people (carnivals, festivals, races, circuses ≤10 days)
- accessory structures prior to main use
- large family day care facilities
- cottage industries
- exploration and removal of oil and gas
- public stables (min 10 acres)
- mobile home parks
- wireless communications facilities
- large residential care facility
- commercial vacation rentals
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum density (acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. per unit)
Maximum density shall not exceed the acres/unit shown for the specific LDR District on the zoning map (e.g., LDR/2 = 2 acres/unit).
Floodplain
- FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. development
Development in Carmel Valley Floodplain requires use permit per Section 21.64.130.
Height
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
Maximum height for accessory structures: 15 feet.
Lighting
- Exterior lighting
All exterior lighting shall be consistent with Design Guidelines for Exterior Lighting; review and approval by Director of Planning required.
Other
- Landscaping requirements
None, except as may be required by condition of approval.
- Manufactured dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.
Manufactured dwelling units meeting standards of Section 21.64.040 are permitted subject to requirements of conventional dwelling units.
- Maximum building site coverage25 pct
35% on lots less than 20,000 sq ft; 25% on lots 20,000 sq ft or more.
- Slope conversion
Conversion of uncultivated land to cultivated agricultural use on 15-25% slopes requires use permit in North County, Central Salinas Valley, Cachagua Area Plans.
- Vehicle trip reduction
Residential development of 25+ units or commercial/industrial/tourist development employing 50+ persons subject to Section 21.64.250.
Parking
- Parking regulations
Parking for all development shall be established pursuant to Chapter 21.58.
Setback
- Barns, stables, farm outbuildings setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Shall not be less than 50 feet from front property line, 20 feet from side or rear property line, or 20 feet from any residence. Maximum height 30 feet.
Signage
- Sign regulations
Signing for all development shall be established pursuant to Chapter 21.60.
From the ordinance
The minimum building site shall be one acre... Maximum height: 30 feet... Building Site Coverage, Maximum: 35% on lots less than 20,000 sq ft; 25% on lots 20,000 sq ft or more.