San Anselmo
Zoning districts
22 districts, grouped by category.
Residential
11Affordable Housing Overlay Zone
R-1 Single-Family Residential
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
R-1-C Single-Family Residential
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
R-1-H Hillside Density District
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
R-2 Two-Family Residential
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 13
R-3 Multi-Family Residential
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
R-A
R-E
R-M
R-S
R-T
Commercial
7C-1 Neighborhood Commercial
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 22
C-2 General Commercial
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 25
C-3 Central Commercial
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 22
C-C
C-G
C-L Limited Commercial
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 22
C-N
Public
2General provisions
19 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
A tentative map prepared on lands within the R-1 H zoning district shall be submitted after Planning Commission approval of the Precise Development Plan and shall contain information on open space dedication, trail easements, undivided ownership, and emergency access.
Setback measured from nearest point of building to property line; height measured from average level of highest and lowest point of lot covered; exceptions for minor intrusions.
Table 5A; min dimensions 9x19x7; R-3 screening; permeable surfacing; loading 1 per 4000 sqft; bicycle racks 1 per 10 spaces; joint use up to 70%
All landscaping required by this chapter, or by conditions imposed as part of a discretionary approval made pursuant to this chapter, shall be installed along with an automatic irrigation system and shall be maintained in a healthy condition in accordance with approved landscaping plans.
In the event of a major natural occurrence, such as a flood or earthquake, and after the Town Council has made a formal declaration of disaster, structures which have been damaged or destroyed as a direct result of the occurrence may be reconstructed substantially as they existed prior to the occurrence without the necessity of a variance, use permit, or other discretionary action.
If any nonconforming use is, or has been, abandoned, or is, or has been discontinued for a period of six (6) months or more, the subsequent use of such land shall be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
Nonconforming uses shall not be expanded or intensified.
An exception ... if the new building or improvement is a replacement in kind with no dimension, design or location changes beyond relocating the building or improvement from an existing zero-foot property line setback to a two-foot maximum setback for maintenance purposes.
Any nonconforming building or improvement may be maintained, repaired, enlarged, extended, or structurally altered provided the enlargement or alteration complies with the use, setback, height, lot coverage and other site development requirements of the zone in which the structure is located.
A nonconforming gas station shall not enlarge, increase, extend, or move any fossil fuel storage or dispensing infrastructure existing prior to the effective date of this ordinance.
All projects subject to review by the San Anselmo Planning Commission which include landscaping must comply with the latest adopted water conservation ordinance of the Marin Municipal Water District.
The purpose of a conditional use permit is to allow for the review of a specific use or uses to ensure that the use is compatible with surrounding land uses...
In no instance shall a minor exception be granted where the effect of approval would be to cause the structure to be expanded by more than one hundred (100) square feet; chicken coop at least 25 feet from adjacent residential structures.
A property owner may request establishment of a Planned Development through approval of a Conditional Use Permit... may adjust or modify applicable development standards (e.g., development envelope, off-street parking, street layout, etc.)...
Zero-Emission Fueling Stations permitted without permit except hydrogen
The minimum lot area for all newly created P lots shall be as described in this table. No allowance for rounding up shall be granted for the last lot in a subdivision, which only partially meets the lot area requirement.
The District shall have a density range of between thirteen (13) and thirty (30) residential units for each acre of land, with a maximum population density of forty-two (42) persons for each gross acre of land. Lots developed with a single-family detached residential use are permitted to have an accessory dwelling unit.
Land Use Regulations Table - P district uses
P: Lot width 45', frontage 45', front setback 20', side setback 0', height 30', lot coverage 50%, minimum density 20 units/acre.
Source documents
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