Marin County Unincorporated

A Variance requirement shall be waived and the project shall instead be subject to Chapter 22.42 - Design Review, provided it meets one of the following criteria:

This Chapter establishes a procedure to allow accessory dwelling units.

This Chapter shall apply to all accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units proposed to be created in the unincorporated areas of Marin County, in compliance with State law (Government Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22) and the provisions of this Development Code.

A Residential Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit shall be required for the establishment of any Accessory Dwelling Unit

The Director shall approve or deny an Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit within 60 days of finding the application complete.

This Chapter shall apply to all homeless shelters proposed to be established in the unincorporated areas of Marin County, in compliance with State law (Government Code Section 65583) and the provisions of this Development Code.

A Homeless Shelter Permit shall be required for the establishment of any Homeless Shelter

This Chapter shall apply to all signs proposed to be erected, installed, modified, or maintained in the unincorporated areas of Marin County, except as otherwise exempted by this Development Code.

Business information signs... do not exceed an aggregate six square feet in sign area... Business Name and Address on an Entry Door... not exceeding two square feet in area.

Temporary wall banner signs displayed for more than 30 days per year and other authorized temporary signs displayed for longer than 100 days per year require Temporary Sign Permit approval. Business information signs... provided signs do not exceed an aggregate six square feet in sign area.

A Sign Permit shall expire if the sign is not installed within 12 months of the date of approval.

A Tree Removal Permit shall be required for the removal of any tree that meets the following criteria: A. The tree has a trunk diameter of 6 inches or more, measured at 4.5 feet above the ground; or B. The tree is a heritage tree, as defined in this Development Code; or C. The tree is located in a designated scenic corridor or historic district; or D. The tree is determined by the Director to be significant due to its size, age, species, or location.

A Tree Removal Permit shall be required for the removal of any significant tree

The removal of any protected or heritage tree on a lot is exempt from the requirements of this Chapter if it meets at least one of the following criteria...

The tree removal is on a developed lot and: 1) does not exceed two protected trees within a one-year timeframe; 2) does not entail the removal of any heritage trees; and 3) does not entail the removal of any protected or heritage trees within a Stream Conservation Area or a Wetland Conservation Area.

This Chapter shall apply to the following types of housing development projects: A. Type 1 Projects: Housing development projects that are subject to the Housing Accountability Act and that are proposed to be approved ministerially; B. Type 2 Projects: Housing development projects proposed pursuant to Senate Bill 9, including urban lot splits and two-unit developments; C. Type 3 Projects: Housing development projects proposed pursuant to Senate Bill 35, including streamlined ministerial approval of qualifying housing development projects.

Unless otherwise specified in the permit or entitlement, or in this Development Code, a permit or entitlement shall expire if the rights granted by the permit or entitlement are not exercised within the following time limits: 1. Use Permits and Conditional Use Permits: 24 months from the effective date of approval; 2. Variances: 24 months from the effective date of approval; 3. Design Review and Site Plan Review: 24 months from the effective date of approval; 4. Master Plans and Precise Development Plans: 36 months from the effective date of approval; 5. Temporary Use Permits: The period specified in the permit, not to exceed the time limits specified in Section 22.50.040 (Allowable Temporary Uses); 6. Tree Removal Permits: 12 months from the effective date of approval; 7. Sign Permits: 180 days from the effective date of approval, as provided in Section 22.60.080 (Expiration and Extension).

any permit or entitlement not vested within three years of the date of approval shall expire and become void.

The lot split subdivides an existing lot to create no more than two new lots of approximately equal lot area provided that one lot shall not be smaller than 40 percent of the lot area of the original lot proposed for subdivision.

Both newly created lots are no smaller than 1,200 square feet. ... minimum front yard setbacks of 25 feet and minimum side and rear yard setbacks of four feet.