Land use · Portola Valley, California

residential dwelling units

Named in 1 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Portola Valley’s own text settles what this covers.

A lot developed under this chapter may contain no more than four total residential dwelling units . These units shall be limited to the following: (1) On a lot that is not split pursuant to Government Code Section

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primary unit. An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or

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govern this section. a. **Accessory Dwelling Unit, or ADU.** An attached or detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.