§ 8119-1.3.3. Residential (RES) Zone.

a.

Building Placement.

1.

Buildings, Accessory Dwelling units (ADU) and other habitable/non-habitable accessory buildings shall be located within the building site per Table 1.3.3(a) below. Setbacks are measured as per Sec. 8106-4.

2.

See Sec. 8119-1.4 (Building Type Standards) for allowed building types, minimum and maximum lot width and depth dimensions, and applicable design requirements.

3.

See Sec. 8119-1.8 for additional requirements.

4.

For all other applicable standards regarding ADUs, see Sec. 8107-1.7

TABLE 1.3.3(a) BUILDING PLACEMENT STANDARDS
PRIMARY BUILDING		MIN.	MAX.
a	Primary Street Setback	15 ft. or prevailing setback for block length	20 ft.
b	Side Street Setback	10 ft.	—
c	Side Setback	5 ft.	—
d	Rear Setback	10 ft.	—
ADU/ACCESSORY BUILDING		MIN.	MAX.
a	Primary Street Setback	Locate on Rear 40% of lot
b	Side Street Setback	10 ft.	—
c	Side Setback	5 ft.	—
d	Rear Setback	5 ft.	—

 

[1] Primary and Side Street setbacks shall be landscaped.

[2] An exception is allowed for non-habitable accessory buildings where the minimum side and rear setback can be three (3) feet. (Per Sec. 8106-5.1).

b.

Building Profile.

1.

Building heights shall comply with the standards listed in Table 1.3.3(b) below and are measured as per Sec. 8119-1.8.2. Floor heights are measured floor to floor.

2.

The maximum height of buildings with flat roofs shall include parapets and roof decks.

3.

Chimneys and other architectural features may project beyond the maximum building height as allowed by the California Building Code and Sec. 8106-7.

TABLE 1.3.3(b) BUILDING PROFILE STANDARDS
PRIMARY BUILDING		MIN.	MAX.
e	Building height (stories)	1	2
	Building height (ft.)	—	35
f	Height to top-of-plate (ft.)	—	25
g	Ground floor level above sidewalk (ft.)	0	3
h	Ground story height (ft.)	9	12
i	Upper story height (ft.)	9	12
ADU/ACCESSORY BUILDING		MIN.	MAX.
e	Building height (stories)	1	2
	Building height (ft.)	—	25
f	Height to top-of-plate (ft.)	—	20
g	Floor height (ft.)	9	10

 

[1] Only allowed if it is: (a) a 2-story ADU, or (b) an ADU located over a non-habitable accessory building.

[2] Building height of ADU/Accessory Building shall not exceed the height of the Primary Building.

c.

Building Frontage.

1.

The street facing façade (s) of each primary building shall extend along the primary and side streets as required in Table 1.3.3(c) below and shall incorporate one or more of the frontage types identified in Sec. 8119-1.5 (Frontage Type Standards).

2.

For lots with no side street or alley access, a proportionate reduction in percentage of building length along the primary street frontage is permitted for driveway access to rear parking lots.

3.

All principal and secondary uses shall be enclosed in a building that meets frontage requirements specified in Sec. 8119-1.3.3(c)(1) and (c)(2) above.

TABLE 1.3.3(c) BUILDING FRONTAGE STANDARDS
MIN. BUILDING LENGTH ALONG STREET FRONTAGE		MIN.
j	Primary Street (% of lot width)	60
k	Side Street (% of lot depth)	30

 

d.

Parking and Utilities.

1.

Parking and above-ground utilities shall be located as shown in Table 1.3.3(d) below. To the extent possible, utilities shall be underground.

2.

Parking/service areas shall be accessed from an alley or a Side Street. When not present, parking/service areas may be accessed from the Primary Street , with driveways located as close to side property line as possible.

TABLE 1.3.3(d) PARKING PLACEMENT STANDARDS
PARKING PLACEMENT		MIN.	MAX.
l	Primary Street Setback	Rear 50% of lot	—
m	Side Street Setback	10 ft.	—
n	Side Setback	5 ft.	—
o	Rear Setback	5 ft.	—
DRIVEWAY		MIN.	MAX.
p	Driveway width	See individual Building Types in Sec. 8119-1.4

 

e.

Building Encroachments.

1.

Permitted frontage types per Sec. 8119-1.5 (Frontage Type Standards) may encroach into setbacks as identified in Table 1.3.3(e) below.

2.

Architectural elements, including bay windows, balconies (covered or uncovered), chimneys, eaves, and signage may encroach into setbacks as identified in Table 1.3.3(e) below. As part of the main building, cantilevered rooms are also allowed to encroach.

3.

No encroachments shall be permitted within the public right-of-way.

4.

Maximum dimensions of architectural elements, including bay windows, balconies (covered or uncovered), cantilevered rooms, chimneys, and eaves are indicated in Table 1.3.3(e) below. See Sec. 8119-1.5 (Frontage Type Standards) for dimensions of allowed frontage types and Sec. 8119-1.6 (Signage Standards) for dimensions of allowed signage types.

5.

See following sections for allowances: Sec. 8106-5 for fire escapes and open unenclosed stairways (Sec. 8106-5.6); depressed ramps (Sec. 8106-5.8); uncovered, unenclosed landing and porches (Sec. 8106-5.9); and decks (Sec. 8106-5.10).

TABLE 1.3.3(e) BUILDING ENCROACHMENT STANDARDS
BUILDING ENCROACHMENT STANDARDS
ENCROACHMENT TYPE (q)	MAXIMUM ENCROACHMENT (P)				MAX. LENGTH		MIN. DISTANCE BETWEEN ENCROACHMENTS (s)
	FRONT	SIDE STREET	SIDE YARD	REAR YARD	PER INDIVIDUAL ENCROACHMENT (r)	ALL ENCROACHMENTS COMBINED
Bay Windows	3 ft.	3 ft.	0 ft.	3 ft.	12 ft.	20 ft. or 45% of façade length, whichever is greater	8 ft.
Balconies	3 ft.	3 ft.	0 ft.	3 ft.
Cantilevered rooms	0 ft.	0 ft.	0 ft.	2 ft.
Chimneys	2 ft.	2 ft.	2 ft.	2 ft.	4 ft.	16 ft.	8 ft.
Eaves	2 ft.	2 ft.	2 ft.	2 ft.	n/a	100% of façade length	n/a
Porch, Stoop	5 ft.	5 ft.	2 ft.	2 ft.	See Sec. 8119-1.5.4 and Sec. 8119-1.5.5

 

[1] Bay windows are allowed only on the ground floor.

[2] Balconies and cantilevered rooms are allowed only on second floor.

[3] Eaves may encroach up to five (5) feet into front, rear and side street setback when extending from a bay window, covered balcony, or cantilevered room.

(Ord. No. 4479, § 8(App. B), 9-22-2015; Ord. No. 4519, § 9, 2-27-2018)