Novato, California · General provision

19.14.050

Research Education InstitutionalAll Novato districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA150 acMAX HEIGHT30 ft / 4 stories
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.

Uses

Permitted by right9

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Allowed research animals

    The use of research animals in this district shall be limited to rodents and orders of animals traditionally classified as lower than rodents.

  • Maximum building classification

    Research building occupancies within this district shall not be classified higher than 'Group B, Division 2 Occupancy' and 'Bio-safety Level 2'

  • Maximum conference attendees300 persons

    The maximum number of conference attendees permitted on a site within this district shall not exceed 300 persons.

  • Maximum employees550 persons

    The maximum number of employees permitted on a site within this district shall not exceed 550 persons.

  • Minimum affordable units128 units

    there shall be a minimum of 128 residential units which are to be occupied by, and affordable to, employees on site with moderate or low income

  • Tree replacement ratio4 ratio

    reestablish native trees at a ratio of four trees for each tree removed (4:1 tree replacement ratio, with a 2:1 survival ratio at the end of seven years)

  • Wetlands replacement ratio3 ratio

    replace such wetland acreage at a three to one ratio (3:1 wetlands replacement ratio, with a 2:1 survival ratio at the end of five years)

From the ordinance

The minimum size for this zone shall be 150 acres. Building height shall not exceed four stories above finished grade. a minimum of 560 parking spaces shall be provided. the total density upon final buildout shall not exceed 130 residential units.
19.14.050