Marin County Unincorporated

Reconstruction shall not adversely affect public the health, safety, and welfare.

Nonconforming uses and structures may continue, subject to the following provisions: ... Reconstruction shall be vested within 24 months ... discontinued for a continuous period of one year

If a nonconforming use of land or a nonconforming use of a conforming structure is discontinued for a continuous period of one year or is moved, the use shall be deemed to have been abandoned, and shall lose its nonconforming status.

All owners of real property within 300 feet of the property ... if the zoning for such property requires a minimum lot area of less than 20,000 square feet or a maximum density higher than two units per acre.

All owners of real property within 300 feet of the property ... if the zoning for such property requires a minimum lot area of less than 20,000 square feet or a maximum density higher than two units per acre. ... within 600 feet ... if ... minimum lot area of 20,000 square feet or greater, or a maximum density of two units per acre or lower.

The VCR zoning district is intended to: maintain the established historical character of village commercial areas; promote village commercial self-sufficiency; foster opportunities for village commercial growth; maintain a balance between resident-serving and non-resident-serving commercial uses; protect, without undue controls, established residential, commercial, and light industrial uses; and maintain community scale.

The RMPC zoning district is primarily a residential district that allows commercial uses. The RMPC district is applied to areas identified by the Marin Countywide Plan as capable of accommodating increased density... The designation of the RMPC zoning district shall include a numerical suffix on the zoning map, which shall indicate the maximum residential density in units per acre.

The C1 zoning district provides for community shopping areas where retail stores and shops are the primary land use, together with similar and related compatible uses, including residential uses.

The CP zoning district provides for lower-intensity commercial areas for retail shopping, office facilities, and residential uses, in pleasing and harmonious surroundings, through the control of building coverage, height, parking and landscaping.

penalties of up to $2,500 per violation per day

The provisions of this chapter may be activated by the Director for the whole County or a portion thereof upon the proclamation of a disaster... The provisions of this chapter shall cease to be applicable to an area two years following the date of the proclamation of a disaster...

temporarily exempt from zoning restrictions contained in this Title for up to two years following a proclaimed disaster

Essential disaster response and recovery services provided by the Federal Government, the State, the County or non-governmental organizations coordinated by the County, or special districts within the County, are temporarily exempt from zoning restrictions contained in this Title for up to two years following a proclaimed disaster and from Disaster Recovery License requirements.

Valid Disaster Recovery Licenses temporarily suspend and supersede the normal zoning restrictions contained in this Development Code.

A Disaster Recovery License may authorize the installation and use of temporary living quarters in any zoning district, including both housing and campgrounds, for those needing shelter because they were dislodged by the disaster or are responding to the disaster.

A Disaster Recovery License may authorize those temporary commercial and institutional facilities in any zoning district when necessary to support an orderly recovery from the disaster consistent with implementation of the Marin Operational Area Emergency Operations Plan and Emergency Recovery Plan.

Accessory Dwelling Unit. A residential dwelling unit, which is accessory to a primary dwelling unit, that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary dwelling.

The Stream Conservation Area consists of the watercourse itself between the stream tops of banks and a strip of land extending laterally outward on each side from the top of bank that is the width greater of either: 1. 50 feet landward from the outer edge of woody riparian vegetation associated with the stream; and/or 2. 100 feet landward from the top of bank.

Tidelands. All land and water areas that are below, or were at any time within a preceding 12-month period below the Mean High Tide line, and to contiguous land between that line, and either a point 100 feet inland or the nearest publicly maintained road, whichever is closer.

Slope Ordinance. Minimum lot area requirements established based on slope. See Section 22.82.050 (Hillside Subdivision Design).