Merced County Unincorporated, California · District
R-4
Multi-family Residential Zone
Dimensional standards
Density
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right3
Conditional / special use2
Accessory2
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Masonry wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. adjacent to single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.6 ft
A six-foot-high masonry wall shall be built for three or more dwelling units adjacent to single-family residential zone.
Other
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum of 200 square feet of open space is required for each dwelling unit.
From the ordinance
typically up to 33 dwelling units per gross acre... A minimum of 200 square feet of open space is required for each dwelling unit.