Orinda

Senior Housing Overlay District development standards including density, setbacks, open space, etc.

High Density Overlay District development standards including density, open space, laundry, etc.

Residential High Density development standards including open space, laundry, gathering rooms, etc.

RVL-E district: Ten acres;

RVL district: Five acres;

no lot may be less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in size

Off- and on-development-site views of significant ridges shall not be substantially impaired.

Any developed parcel of land with an average slope of more than fifteen (15) percent or a significant ridgeline and hilltop regardless of the slope, or both, shall not be graded without the specific authorization of the Zoning Administrator

A portion of every proposed residential development located on a parcel of land with an average slope of more than twenty-six (26) percent shall remain in its natural state as an undeveloped open area

The maximum height of a nonresidential accessory structure shall be twelve (12) feet, subject to the provisions of this subsection; provided, that pitched roofs shall not exceed a height of sixteen (16) feet.

Visible yards not used for parking shall have a three-foot planting strip adjoining an interior property line within fifty (50) feet of a street property line. ... No fence shall exceed six feet in height.

Residential development in the DCOR-30 district requires a minimum density of twenty (20) units per acre and a maximum density of thirty (30) units per acre.

Residential development in the DCOR-55 district requires a minimum density of twenty (20) units per acre and a maximum density of fifty-five (55) units per acre.

Residential development in the DCOR-30 district requires a minimum density of twenty (20) units per acre and a maximum density of thirty (30) units per acre.

Residential development in the DCOR-55 district requires a minimum density of twenty (20) units per acre and a maximum density of fifty-five (55) units per acre.

Property development standards for development with residential uses are specified in the Objective Design Standards for Multifamily Residential Housing in the Downtown Core and Downtown General Zoning Districts, dated September 29, 2025.

The minimum density is twenty (20) units per acre. The maximum density is twenty-five (25) units per acre.

All uses permitted in the Downtown Office district are also permitted in the Downtown General district, subject to the same regulations. ... The minimum density is twenty (20) units per acre. The maximum density is twenty-five (25) units per acre.

Multifamily dwellings are allowed with a general use permit... density that does not exceed ten units per acre... The maximum height of a nonresidential accessory structure shall be twelve (12) feet

Outdoor sales specified in subsection (H)(5) of this section are allowed with a commercial use permit. ... Commercial marijuana land uses are a prohibited use in the downtown commercial district.