zoneoptics
Novato, California · General provision

19.34.029

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaRear 4 ftSide 4 ft
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.

Density

Maximum units
2

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
4 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
4 ft

Parking

Minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.
1

Servicing

Geographic extent
Allowed on lots zoned Rural Residential (RR), Very Low Density Residential (RVL), Low Density Residential (R1), and Medium Density Detached Residential (R4) as well as those properties zoned Planned DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. (PD) with those land use designations

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Minimum building separation distance3 ft

    A detached SB 9 Dwelling Unit shall maintain a minimum building separation distance of 3 feet from any other building(s) on the lot.

  • Minimum unit size

    The minimum gross floor area shall be that which is required for an efficiency unit.

From the ordinance

A SB 9 Development shall include no more than two dwelling units. ... Minimum side and rear setbacks of 4 feet. ... One (1) off-street parking space per unit is required.
19.34.029

Parking requirements

{
  "SB9": "1 space per unit, exempt if within 1/2 mile of transit or car share within 1 block"
}