Novato
Zoning districts
3 districts, grouped by category.
Residential
1General provisions
186 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
No outdoor or mixed light cultivation is allowed. No storefront retail sales are allowed.
Small Family Day Care Homes (8 or Fewer Children) Allowed within a single-family residence located in a residential zoning district. ... Child Day Care Centers (15 or More Children) Allowed ... subject to Use Permit approval
Where allowed in the applicable zoning district by Article 2 (Zoning Districts, Allowable Land Uses, and Zone-Specific Standards), supportive housing shall satisfy the requirements of this section
Emergency Shelters are permitted in the Novato Industrial Park within the Hamilton and Ignacio Industrial Parks as set forth and subject to the standards provided in the Novato Industrial Park Master and Precise Development Plan.
Where allowed in the applicable zoning district by Article 2 (Zoning Districts, Allowable Land Uses, and Zone-Specific Standards), a low barrier navigation center shall satisfy the requirements of this section
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause a helicopter to take off or land within the City other than at a permitted heliport.
The Director is authorized to approve a home occupation in conjunction with a City Business License.
The minimum net floor area of a live/work space shall be 750 square feet. A minimum of 30 percent of the gross floor area shall be for studio/business use.
Mixed use projects shall be designed to achieve the following objectives: 1. The design of mixed-use projects shall provide for internal compatibility between the different uses.
A mobile home may be located on a parcel outside of a mobile home park if the mobile home and the parcel comply with the following standards: 1. The parcel is within a zoning district which allows single-family dwellings;
New mobile home parks and mobile home subdivisions shall comply with the following minimum standards. Minimum site area 20 acres. Maximum density 7 units per acre. Setbacks 5 feet on all sides, 20 feet if abutting property line.
Multi-family dwellings within the R10 and R20 zoning district shall be designed in compliance with the standards of this Section. Each dwelling unit shall have at least two exterior walls not common to any other enclosed space, each with no dimension less than eight feet.
Multi-family dwellings within the R10 and R20 zoning district shall be designed in compliance with the standards of this Section. Each dwelling unit shall have at least two exterior walls not common to any other enclosed space, each with no dimension less than eight feet.
An SRO dwelling unit shall have a minimum floor area of 150 square feet and a maximum floor area of 400 square feet. Off-street parking shall be provided at a rate of 0.5 spaces per SRO dwelling unit.
Merchandise displays shall not exceed a height of 8 feet above the sidewalk. Outdoor sales areas shall not encroach into required setback areas. In zoning districts where no setback area is required, the outdoor sales area shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from adjoining property lines.
Outdoor storage areas shall be entirely enclosed and screened by a solid fence or wall a minimum of 6 feet in height in conjunction with landscape screening.
Reverse vending machines shall not exceed 50 square feet, nor eight feet in height. Small collection facilities shall not be located within 50 feet of any parcel zoned or occupied for residential use.
The total ground floor area of all buildings within an RCFE shall not exceed 50 percent of the total lot area. A minimum of 30 percent of the site shall be maintained as landscaping and open space. The total floor area shall not exceed 60 percent (0.6 FAR). Maximum height 35 feet. Parking at one space per three beds.
Proposed residential subdivisions should be designed to avoid identical or similar facades on opposing or adjacent lots.
A tobacco product shop business shall not be located within 1,000 feet from any school, public park or other land use accommodating or oriented to minors; or 500 feet from any residential zoning district.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.
- Chapter IX - LAND SUBDIVISION174.6K charsRead →
- Chapter XIX - ZONING1.1M charsRead →