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Table 13.10.323-1: Single-Family Residential Site and Structural Dimensions Chart
Development Standards Standards by Zone 1.2
RB R-1-2.5 to R-1-4 R-1-5 R-1-6 to R-1-9 R-1-10 to R-1-15 R-1-16 to R-1<1 acre RR, RA, R-1>1 acre
Parcel Dimensions (new parcels)
Minimum side width (feet) 40 35 35 60 60 90 1-5 acres: 100
> 5 acres: 150
Minimum parcel frontage (feet) 40 35 35 60 60 60 1-5 acres: 60
> 5 acres: 100
Building Massing 1
Maximum building height 25 (17 for beach lots) 28 28 28 28 28 28
Maximum number of stories 2 (1 for beach lots) 2 2 2 2 2 3
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR)3 0.5 R-1-2.5: 0.7
R-1-3: 0.6
R-1-4: 0.6		 0.5 0.5 0.5 NA NA
Maximum parcel Coverage ("lot coverage") 40% 45% 40% 40% 40% 20% 10%
Building Setback Distance from Property line 1,4,5
Front yard setback (feet) 10 15 15 20 20 20 20
Side yard setbacks - interior (feet) 0&5 5&5 5&8 5&8 10&10 15&15 20&20
Side yard setbacks - street-facing (feet) 10 8 10 10 10 15 20
Rear yard setbacks (feet) 10 (0 for beach lots) 15 15 15 15 15 20
Front, side or rear yard setback -
garage/carport entrance (feet)		 20 18 20 20 20 20 20
1-55See SCCC 13.10.611 accessory structures; 13.10.681 for accessory dwelling units (ADUs). See also handouts on floor area ratio and on exceptions to standards
Table 13.10.323-2: Multifamily Residential Site and Structural Dimensions Chart
Development Standards Standards by Zone 1,2
RF RM-1.5 to RM-2.5 RM-3 to RM-4 RM-4.5 RM-5 to RM-6 RM-6.5 to RM-9
Parcel Dimensions (new parcels)
Minimum side width (feet) 50 35 35 35 50 60
Minimum parcel frontage (feet) 50 35 35 35 50 60
Building Massing 1
Maximum building height 40 28 (outside USL)
35 (within USL)		 28 (outside USL)
35 (within USL)		 28 28 28
Maximum number of stories 3 3 3 2 2 2
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR)3 1.1 (<30 du/acre)
1.5 (≥ 30 du/acre)		 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Maximum parcel Coverage ("lot coverage") NA 45% 45% 45% 45% 45%
Building Setback Distance from Property line 1,4,5
Front yard setback (feet) 10 15 15 15 20 20
Side yard setbacks - interior (feet) 5&5 5&5 5&5 5&5 5&8 5&8
Side yard setbacks - street (feet) 8 8 8 8 8 8
Rear yard setback (feet) 15 15 15 15 15 15
Front, side or rear yard setback -
garage/carport entrance (feet)		 18 18 18 20 20 20
Third story setback (feet) Minimum of 50% of exterior walls of the third story set back at least 10 feet from Property setback lines NA NA NA
1-5See SCCC 13.10.611 accessory structures; 13.10.681 for accessory dwelling units (ADUs). See also handouts on floor area ratio and on exceptions to standards
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