San Rafael
Zoning districts
30 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
7Commercial 1
Commercial 2
Commercial 3
Commercial 4
Francisco Boulevard West Commercial District
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Max density
- 43.56 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 54
General Commercial District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 43.56 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 56
Neighborhood Commercial District
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 36 ft
- Max density
- 24.2 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 56
Mixed use
3Residential
16Duplex Residential District
- Max density
- 17.42 du/ac
Eichler and Alliance Homes Overlay District
- Max height
- 17 ft
Multifamily Residential District (High Density)
- Max density
- 43.56 du/ac
Multifamily Residential District (High Density)
- Max density
- 29.04 du/ac
Multifamily Residential District (High Density)
- Max density
- 24.2 du/ac
Multifamily Residential District (Medium Density)
- Max density
- 21.78 du/ac
Multifamily Residential District (Medium Density)
- Max density
- 17.42 du/ac
Multifamily Residential District (Medium Density)
- Max density
- 14.52 du/ac
Multifamily Residential District (Medium Density)
- Max density
- 8.71 du/ac
Single-Family and Duplex Residential Districts
Multiple-Family Residential Districts
Residential/Office Districts
Single-family Residential District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
Single-family Residential District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Single-family Residential District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
Single-family Residential District
- Min lot
- 7,500 sq ft
Industrial
1General provisions
114 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Home occupation means an accessory use of a dwelling unit, conducted entirely within the dwelling unit, carried on by one (1) or more persons, all of whom reside within the dwelling unit
R2a | Single-family Residential District | Minimum lot size: 2 acres
R1a | Single-family Residential District | Minimum lot size: 1 acre
O | Office District | —
C/O | Commercial/Office District | 1,000 sq. ft. per dwelling unit
R/O | Residential/Office District | 1,000 sq. ft. per dwelling unit
I | Industrial District | —
LI/O | Light Industrial/Office District | —
CCI/O | Core Canal Industrial/Office District | —
M | Marine District | —
P/QP | Public/Quasi-Public District | —
P/OS | Parks/Open Space District | —
W | Water District | —
-H | Hillside Development Overlay District | 14.12
-WO | Wetland Overlay District | 14.13
-E/A | Eichler/Alliance Overlay District | 14.14
-C | Canalfront Review Overlay District | 14.15
Minimum lot area 6,000 sq. ft., min lot width 60 ft., max height 36 ft., min landscaping 10%.
Minimum lot area 6,000 sq. ft., min lot width 60 ft., front yard 20 ft., side 10 ft., rear 10 ft., max height 36 ft., min landscaping 20%.
Minimum lot area 6,000 sq. ft., min lot width 60 ft., max height 36 ft., min landscaping 10%.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.