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San Anselmo, California · District

R-2

R-2 Two-Family Residential
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Dimensional standards

R-2 lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 20 ftRear 20 ftSide 8 ftStreet side 12 ftMin width 60 ftMIN FRONTAGE40 ftMAX HEIGHT30 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE35%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
60 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
40 ft

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
8 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
12 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
30 ft
Height measured fromHeight measured fromThe reference point height is counted from — natural grade, finished grade, or the street.
avg_grade
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
35%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
by_right

Uses

Permitted by right13

Conditional / special use5

Extracted standards

1 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Height

From the ordinance

R-2: Lot width 60', frontage 40', setbacks 20/20/8/12, height 30' (slope <25%), lot coverage 35%.
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