San Anselmo, California · District
R-1-H
R-1-H Hillside Density District
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
Slope & grading
- Slope regulation triggers at
- 15%
Uses
Permitted by right14
- Day Care Homes, Small Family
- Parks and Playgrounds, Public
- Transitional Housing
- Supportive Housing
- Other Residential Care Facilities
- Residential Care Facilities, Large
- Residential Care Facilities, Small
- Residential, Accessory Dwelling Units
- Residential, Multifamily (2 to 4 units)
- Residential, Single Family Attached
- Residential, Single Family Detached
- Residential Single-Room Occupancy Units
- single-family detached dwelling
- two-unit dwelling
Conditional / special use3
Accessory1
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum units per parcel
Table 4D lists maximum allowable number of dwelling units for specific parcels in R-1-H district.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within ridgezone30 ft
Maximum building height within primary and secondary ridgezone is 30 feet above average grade.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. on lots with average slope ≥25%35 ft
On lots with building footprint average slope at or greater than 25%, maximum height is 35 feet.
Other
- Maximum adjusted floor area (above 150 MSL)5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum adjusted floor area for properties above 150 mean sea level is 5,000 square feet per Table 4E.
Setback
- Minimum rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. adjacent to C districts0 ft
Minimum rear setback adjacent to C districts is 0 feet.
- Minimum rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. adjacent to P districts12 ft
Minimum rear setback adjacent to P districts is 12 feet.
- Minimum rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. adjacent to R districts20 ft
Minimum rear setback adjacent to R districts is 20 feet.
From the ordinance
R-1-H: Lot width 60', frontage 40', setbacks 20/20/8/12, height 30' (slope <25%), FAR per Table 4E, max floor area 5000 sf.