Marin County Unincorporated

The properties covered in the application shall be located within the A3 to A60, ARP, C-ARP, or C-APZ zoning districts.

A condition of TDR between properties is that the property proposed for restricted development or conservation shall have conservation easements or restrictions recorded against it which reflect the conditions of approval of the Master Plan and which restrict the future development or division of the donor property in compliance with those conditions.

Density bonuses shall be considered if the proposed TDR meets the criteria contained in the Countywide Plan, the Local Coastal Program, or a Community Plan.

Clustering shall be considered when applying for a TDR. Generally, structures should be clustered or sited in the most accessible, least visually prominent, and most geologically stable portion or portions of the site, consistent with the need for privacy to minimize visual and sound intrusion into each unit's indoor and outdoor living area from other living areas.

An incomplete discretionary permit or accessory dwelling unit permit application shall expire 30 days following the date the Agency provides written notice that the application is incomplete

An incomplete ministerial planning permit application shall expire 30 days following the date the Agency provides written notice that the application is incomplete, unless the Director grants extensions, not to exceed one year.

All permit applications submitted to the Agency, in compliance with this Development Code, that are substantially the same as an application that was previously denied, as determined by the Director, shall not be processed within six months of the date of final action.

if a proposed project that is subject to the Housing Accountability Act complies with the applicable objective Countywide Plan and zoning standards in effect at the time the application is deemed complete, then the County shall not conduct more than five public hearings in connection with the approval of the project subsequent to the application being deemed complete.

the County shall not conduct more than five public hearings in connection with the approval of the project

New structures and exterior physical improvements, as well as additions, extensions, and exterior changes of or to existing structures and/or relocation of physical improvements, for either a single or multiple contiguous lots, as described in Subsections A through E below, shall be subject to Design Review, except as otherwise provided in Section 22.42.025 (Exemptions from Design Review) and 22.42.048 (Design Review Waivers).

Residential buildings and additions to floor area in Conventional zoning districts on a lot that would contain more than 3,500 square feet of floor area with the proposed development and/or where the proposed development of primary structures would be greater than 30 feet in height or 16 feet in height for residential detached accessory structures.

Design Review required for new construction of principal structure, additions ≥500 sq ft, accessory >500 sq ft, parking >5,000 sq ft, outdoor storage >5,000 sq ft, grading >500 cu yd. Exemptions: fences ≤6 ft, retaining walls ≤4 ft, outdoor lighting ≤15 ft.

Development and physical improvements listed below in Subsections A to T are exempt from Design Review.

Agricultural accessory structures that comply with the Stream Conservation Area and Wetland Conservation Area setbacks established in the Countywide Plan, and that are 300 feet or more from a property line of an abutting lot in separate ownership, and which are at least 300 feet from a street. The minimum setback to qualify for an exemption is reduced to 50 feet for an agricultural accessory structure that does not exceed 2,000 square feet in size, and to 25 feet for an agricultural accessory structure for retail sales of agricultural products that does not exceed 500 square feet in size.

In the A-2, C1, H1, RA, RR, RE, R1, R2, and VCR zones, open fencing, such as wood post and welded wire mesh, on lots greater than 20,000 square feet. The fencing shall be limited to eight feet in height above grade, be located outside of any required front or street side yard setback...

In Planned Districts, fences or screening walls that comply with the fence standards in Section 22.20.050... For purposes of compliance with Section 22.20.050, the front and street side yards shall be no less than ten feet for lots up to one acre and fifteen feet on lots greater than one acre. Fences or walls proposed within the front and street side yards or on the property line defining such yards are limited to six feet in height with the entire section or portion of the fence or wall above four feet in height limited to a surface area that is at least 50% open and unobstructed by structural elements. Fences and screening walls located outside the front and street side yards are limited to six feet in height.

In the A, A-2, C1, H1, RA, RR, RE, R1, R2, and VCR zones, bridges that comply with the height limits and standards specified in Section 22.20.055 (Bridge Standards).

In Planned Districts, attached front and rear yard porches having setbacks of at least ten feet.

In Planned Districts, attached or detached decks not exceeding a maximum height of five feet above grade (excluding hand railings and other safety features) and having setbacks of at least five feet.

In Planned Districts, construction of new retaining walls that comply with the standards in Section 22.20.052 (Retaining Wall Standards), and in all zoning districts, replacement of existing retaining walls.