Chapter 17.37 — PARKER AVENUE OVERLAY DISTRICTS (P)

Sections:

17.37.010 Purpose and Relationship to Base Zoning District. 17.37.020 Characteristics of the District. 17.37.040 Development Standards Modifications.

This chapter establishes the Parker Avenue overlay district. This district is intended to be combined with the Residential District R-1A and is designed to provide development standards that are adapted to the unique circumstances of a large cluster of small lots. In any conflict between the standards of the R-1A Base District and this overlay district, the overlay district regulations shall apply. (Ord. 587 § 1, 2010)

The Parker Avenue Overlay District (P) provides for the development of single-family residential uses on lots located in the R-1A District which are significantly less than one acre in area and which front on a seventy-footwide public right-of-way. This right-of-way is significantly wider than the Town’s standard local street. The Parker Avenue overlay district allows for more total floor area and more second story floor area than the base R-1A district. Unchanged R-1A rear setbacks and reduction in permitted heights for new development are intended to minimize any adverse impacts on the privacy or views of neighboring homes. (Ord. 587 § 1, 2010)

A. Height. The standard maximum building height for main buildings shall be twenty-eight feet; provided, that vertical sidewalls and columns may not exceed twenty feet. End walls shall be perpendicular to lot depth.

• B. Maximum Floor Area Ratio. The maximum floor area ratio shall be determined by the following equation:

Floor area in square feet = (lot size in square feet × .165) + 1,500 square feet

The floor area above the first floor of the main building for all lots shall not exceed one thousand one hundred thirty-two square feet.

The Atherton Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 677, passed February 18, 2026.

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C. Setback. For single story portion of the main building that does not exceed fifteen feet in height, the front yard setback shall be twenty-three feet three inches. (Ord. 587 § 1, 2010)