Orinda

The home occupation shall be limited to a minor portion of the dwelling, such as one room, or twenty (20) percent of the dwelling's floor area.

No more than one company vehicle, which shall be limited to a car, van or truck (three-quarter ton maximum) may be used by the applicant, directly or indirectly, in connection with the home occupation.

Large animals such as horses and cattle may only be kept on lots of forty thousand (40,000) net square feet or more, allowing one large animal for each twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of net lot size.

Large animals such as horses and cattle may only be kept on lots of forty thousand (40,000) net square feet or more, allowing one large animal for each twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of net lot size.

A dual-structure permit shall be required prior to commencing any work, including, but not limited to, demolition, on a proposed new residence on a single-family residential lot containing an existing residence...

Any project in a downtown district identified in Chapter 17.8 that is subject to design review under Subsection 17.30.3.B shall be required to meet the City of Orinda downtown design guidelines in effect at the time of the hearing.

To approve or approve with conditions a Senior Housing Project, as defined in Section 17.2.3, located within a Senior Housing Overlay District, the Planning Commission shall make findings of fact to support each of the following standards. These standards shall also apply to proposed multifamily dwellings in the RM and RH districts, including those in the High Density Overlay District (-HD Overlay) district.

Design review approval prior to issuance of a building permit is required for a project which meets any one or more of the following descriptions: ...

To approve a project or to approve it with conditions, the decision-maker shall make findings of fact to support each of the following standards: ...

A new home that is seven thousand (7,000) square feet or more, an addition to an existing home that is seven thousand (7,000) square feet or more, or an addition resulting in a home with a total floor area of seven thousand (7,000) square feet or more shall be subject to special design review under this section.

For purposes of this section, the term 'severely sloped' means an average slope of twenty (20) percent or more, and the term 'development footprint' means the portions of a lot which are altered by grading or by a structure.

A new single-family residence or an addition of two hundred (200) square feet, or larger, on a lot which has either: (i) a net lot size of less than five thousand (5,000) square feet; or (ii) both a front width and an average width of less than fifty (50) feet shall be subject to special design review under this section.

A variance from any one or more of the regulations of this title may be granted by the decision-maker when findings of fact are made in support of each of the following standards...

For nonresidential uses in the DC (Downtown Commercial) and DO (Downtown Office) Districts only, the City may approve a variance allowing for the payment of fees in lieu of satisfying some or all of the otherwise applicable parking requirements.

A variance under this chapter shall not be required for existing nonconformities for the following types of projects: renovation, small home addition, attic/basement conversion, renovation with change in doors/windows.

A wireless communications facility shall not be located in a residential district or in a visually sensitive area unless it is determined by the city that there is no other alternative location... a minimum three hundred (300) foot setback shall be provided between a wireless communications facility... and the nearest residential structure on an adjacent parcel

Various residential development standards including fences, building projections, accessory structures, etc.

Schedule 17.4.2(A) prescribes base restrictions; manufactured homes allowed per 17.4.30.

Schedule 17.4.2(A) prescribes base restrictions; manufactured homes allowed per 17.4.30.

Supplemental regulations for RM district including private open space, shared open space, storage, laundry, etc.