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.
The maximum density otherwise applicable for 'RH,' 'R-1,' 'R-2,' 'R-3,' 'R-4,' and 'R-5' Zoning Districts may be doubled for housing projects for Senior/Elderly persons containing not less than twenty (20) units.
Second-stories must be set back a minimum of six (6) feet from the side property line. ... Architectural features may encroach up to 3 feet into any required yard provided they are set back a minimum of 3 feet from the property line.
The maximum floor area ratio bonus ... shall not be greater than two percent (2%) floor area ratio relative to the land area of the development.
In the event any lot has frontage on two parallel or substantially parallel streets, both frontages shall be deemed to be lot fronts and the required front yard setbacks shall be maintained on each frontage.
Maximum height limitations ... shall not apply to: Church spires, belfries, cupolas, domes, ... and television reception antennas not exceeding 24 inches in diameter or 3.5 sq ft in area, elevator penthouses, and mechanical equipment. ... Places of public assembly, churches, schools, ... provided that for each 1 foot by which the height exceeds the maximum, side and rear setbacks increased by 1 foot. In no event shall height exceed 75 feet.
Maximum height limitations ... for the following accessory buildings and structures, may be modified by the Zoning Administrator by way of a Use Permit: Monuments, water towers, observation towers, and smokestacks that exceed 24 inches in diameter or 3.5 sq ft in area, water tanks, scenery lofts, cooling towers and gas holders.
There shall be three hundred (300) square feet of usable open space per dwelling unit in the R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 Districts.
Any other use not explicitly addressed in Table 53-1 is prohibited.
Any other use not explicitly addressed in Table 53-1 is prohibited.
Any other use not explicitly addressed in Table 53-1 is prohibited.
Any other use not explicitly addressed in Table 53-1 is prohibited.
Any other use not explicitly addressed in Table 53-1 is prohibited.
No building in the MUC-VB zoning sub-district shall exceed one hundred twenty-five (125) feet.
No building in the MUC-GB zoning sub-district shall exceed one hundred twenty-five (125) feet.
At parcels fronting El Camino Real, at least one (1) primary entrance to a ground floor use shall face El Camino Real.
Primary entrances shall be located on a street-fronting facade or a street-fronting corner.
At parcels fronting Broadway, at least one (1) primary entrance to a ground floor use shall face Broadway.
Residential and nonresidential uses that are vertically integrated into one (1) building or horizontally integrated on the same site shall comply with the development standards listed in Tables 54-2 and 54-3 as they pertain to Mixed-Use, in addition to the standards of this Section 54.2.B.3.
The required minimum amount of open space shall be one hundred twenty-five (125) square feet per unit.
Sites in excess of one (1) acre shall be designed to provide block and street patterns consistent with the adjacent properties and/or surrounding contextual environment.
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