Dimensional standards
Density
- Maximum units
- 2
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to any residential zone within the City of Monte Sereno
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Grading
- Maximum gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume.50 cubic yardscubic yard (cy)A unit of earth volume used in grading limits — roughly one dump-truck scoop.
Grading shall not exceed fifty (50) cubic yards of cut plus fill
Other
- Additional garage area
an additional four hundred fifty (450) square feet can be constructed for an enclosed attached garage.
- Maximum building area in setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
If any portion of any proposed new main dwelling unit would be located in any of the front, side, or rear setbacks applicable to a single-story building district in the same zoning district as set forth in Chapter 10.05, the building area shall not exceed eight hundred (800) square feet.
- Maximum building area based on slope densitySlope densityA formula that reduces permitted density as the ground gets steeper.
The maximum building area on lots with an average slope of ten percent (10%) or greater shall be determined by using the slope density defined in Section 13.04.080 with a reduction of four hundred fifty (450) square feet.
- Maximum slope for building footprint30 pct
The footprint of proposed buildings shall not be located on lands with an average slope exceeding thirty percent (30%).
- Rooftop decks prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Rooftop decks shall be prohibited.
- Separate utility connections
Each dwelling unit constructed under this Section shall be on a separate utility connection directly between each dwelling unit and the utility for water, sewer, and electrical utilities. Gas utility connections shall be prohibited for such dwelling units.
From the ordinance
Notwithstanding anything in this Title 10 to the contrary, a residential development containing no more than two (2) residential units on one (1) legal lot within any residential zone may be constructed following approval of a site development permit...