Redwood City
Zoning districts
8 districts, grouped by category.
Mixed use
3Residential
5R-1 Residential—Single-Family
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 28 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
R-2 Residential—Duplex District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 28 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
Multi-Family—Low Density District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
Multi-Family—Medium Density District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 28 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
Multi-Family—High Density District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 100 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
General provisions
189 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Projects that demolish existing residential dwellings must create at least as many dwellings as demolished
Home occupations are permitted by right in a legal dwelling unit in any zoning district with the following requirements
It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy or use any trailer for living or sleeping purposes unless such trailer is either located in a trailer park or is being used as an office for a construction project, a circus, or carnival
Accessory outdoor uses are permitted with the following requirements
Commercial storage of manures and topsoils shall be permitted in accordance with other sections of this ordinance, subject, in all cases, to first obtaining a use permit
It shall be unlawful to store or permit to be stored... junk or salvage materials... except within a completely enclosed building.
The following temporary activities, uses, and structures are permitted on private or public property subject to the issuance of a Temporary Use Permit
Nursing homes; residential care facilities, senior; residential care facilities, general; and skilled nursing facilities shall be considered commercial for the purposes of determining building intensity and subject to applicable FAR limits.
Short-term rental uses shall be permitted in any primary residence... no more than 120 days per calendar year where no host is present.
The floor area shall be a minimum of seven hundred fifty (750) square feet and a maximum of three thousand (3,000) square feet.
The extraction from or deposit on the earth of rock, stone, gravel, sand, earth, minerals, or similar materials, and the grading of any parcel, shall be permitted in any district subject to first securing a use permit
Public utility distribution lines and poles and underground facilities for local distribution of gas, water, electricity, and telephone service shall be allowed in all districts without obtaining a Use Permit
All new development is required to comply with the real estate disclosure requirements ... All projects shall comply with the Noise Compatibility Policies of the ALUCP ...
All new development that proposes a net increase in impervious area ... shall comply with the provisions of Subsection C (Minimum Pervious Areas) ...
The purpose of the requirements set forth in this section is to provide zoning standards that minimize the quantity of runoff and associated pollutants in stormwater runoff from developed sites to creeks, the stormdrain system and, ultimately, to the San Francisco Bay.
All new development that proposes an increase in impervious area and/or replacement of impervious area of more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet ... shall comply with the provisions of Subsections D (Infiltration of Stormwater) and E (On-Site Treatment of Runoff) ...
Projects shall receive a density bonus in accordance with the State Density Bonus law ...
To clarify the basic procedures, requirements, and functions of the State Density Bonus law as it is modified from time to time and to comply with Government Code Section 65915.
For lots with an average slope of more than five percent (5%), lots shall meet the minimum size requirement of the zoning district or the additional size requirements in Table 32.2, whichever is greater.
See Section 32.19(A); provided, however, that the provisions of this section pertain to housing developments consisting of condominium conversions relating to five (5) or more dwelling units.
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