Title 8 — ZONING›Division 84 — LAND USE DISTRICTS›Chapter 84-4 — R-6 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Article 84-4.6 — Lots
Contra Costa County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Contra Costa County
84-4.602 - Lot—Area.¶
No single-family dwelling or other structure permitted in the R-6 district shall be erected or placed on a lot smaller than six thousand square feet in area.
(Ord. 1569: prior code § 8142(c): Ords. 1269, 1179).
84-4.604 - Lot—Width.¶
No single-family dwelling or other structure permitted in the R-6 district shall be erected or placed on a lot less than sixty feet in average width.
(Ord. 1569: prior code § 8142(d): Ords. 1269, 1179).
84-4.606 - Lot—Depth.¶
No single-family dwelling or other structure permitted in the R-6 district shall be erected or placed on a lot less than ninety feet in depth.
(Ord. 1569: prior code § 8142(e): Ords. 1269, 1179).
Article 84-4.8. Building Height
84-4.802 - Building height—Maximum.¶
No single-family dwelling or other structure permitted in the R-6 district shall exceed two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet in height.
(Ord. 1569: prior code § 8142(f): Ords. 1269, 1179).
Article 84-4.10. Yards
84-4.1002 - Yard—Side.
There shall be an aggregate side yard width of at least fifteen feet. No side yard shall be less than five feet wide. These minima may be reduced to three feet for an accessory building or structure if it is set back at least fifty feet from the front property line.
(Ord. 1569: prior code § 8142(g): Ords. 1269, 1179).
84-4.1004 - Yard—Setback.
There shall be a setback (front yard) of at least twenty feet for any structure in the R-6 district. On corner lots the principal frontage shall have a setback of at least twenty feet and the other setback shall be at least fifteen feet.
(Ord. 1569: prior code § 8142(h): Ords. 1269, 1179).
84-4.1006 - Yard—Rear.
There shall be a rear yard for any principal structure of at least fifteen feet. There shall be a rear yard for accessory structures of at least three feet.
(Ord. 1569: prior code § 8142(i): Ords. 1269, 1179).
Article 84-4.12. Off-street Parking
84-4.1202 - Off-street parking requirements.
(a)
In R-6 districts every dwelling unit shall have at least two off-street automobile storage spaces on the same lot; except that there shall be at least one such space where the lot was legally created before September 9, 1971, or was part of a tentative or parcel map filed before September 9, 1971, and upon which a final subdivision or parcel map was subsequently approved and recorded.
(b)
Such spaces shall have a covered or open surfaced area of at least nine by nineteen feet, and shall be entirely outside the setback or side yard areas of the principal structure.
(Ords. 77-107, 71-59 §§ 4 and 5: prior code § 8142(j): Ords. 1179 § 3, 1039, 1028, 928).
Article 84-4.14. Land Use and Variance Permits
84-4.1402 - Land use and variance permit—Granting.
Land use permits for the special uses enumerated in Section 84-4.404, and variance permits to modify the provisions in Sections 84-4.402(5) and 84-4.602 through 84-4.1202, may be granted in accordance with Chapters 26-2 and 82-6.
(Ord. 77-51 § 3: prior code § 8142(k): Ords. 1179 § 3, 1039, 1028, 382 § 4(A)).
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