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Title 8 — ZONING›Division 84 — LAND USE DISTRICTS›Chapter 84-26 — M-29 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Contra Costa County Municipal Code Art. 84-26.4 Uses
Contra Costa County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Contra Costa County
Cite as: Contra Costa County Municipal Code Article 84-26.4 · Text as of 2026-10-04
84-26.402 - Uses—Permitted¶
The following uses are allowed in an M-29 district:
(1) A detached single family dwelling on each lot and the accessory structures normally auxiliary to it.
(2) Duplex.
(3) Multiple family buildings, but not including motels or hotels.
(4) Crop and tree farming, not including retail nurseries or the raising or keeping of any animals other than ordinary household pets.
(5) A foster family home or a small family home, as those terms are defined in Health and Safety Code section 1502(a), that has obtained all required state and local agency approvals and licenses.
(6) A small family child care home or a large family child care home, as those terms are defined in California Code of Regulations, title 22, section 102352(f)(1), that has obtained all required state and local agency approvals and licenses.
(7) A residential care facility for the elderly, operated by a person with all required state and local agency approvals and licenses, where not more than six persons reside or members of the licensee's family or persons employed as facility staff.
(8) Accessory dwelling units in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 82-24.
(9) Supportive housing, operated by a person with all required state and local agency approvals and licenses, where not more than six persons reside.
(10) Transitional housing, operated by a person with all required state and local agency approvals and licenses, where not more than six persons reside.
(Ord. No. 2020-01, § VIII, 1-21-20; Ord. No. 2017-14, § VII, 9-19-17; Ords. 2003-17 § 6, 86-43 § 6, 78-83 § 3, 78-40 § 1, 72-44 § 2, 68-25 § 2, 1761, 1569 prior code § 8151(a): Ord. 1224.)
84-26.404 - Uses—Requiring land use permit.¶
The following uses may be allowed in an M-29 district on the issuance of a land use permit:
(1) Hospitals, eleemosynary and philanthropic institutions, convalescent homes, and boarding homes.
(2) Churches, religious institutions, and parochial and private schools.
(3) Community buildings, clubs, and activities of a quasi-public, social, fraternal, or recreational character, such as golf, tennis, and swimming clubs; veterans' and fraternal organizations not organized for monetary profit.
(4) Greenhouses (over three hundred square feet) and nurseries for the propagation of plants only and not including any retail sales of nursery products.
(5) Medical and dental offices and clinics.
(6) Publicly owned buildings and structures, except as provided in Division 82.
(7) Commercial radio and television receiving transmitting facilities but not including broadcasting studios or business offices.
(8) A child care center, as the term is defined in California Code of Regulations, title 22, section 101152(c)(7), that has obtained all required state and local agency approvals and licenses.
(9) Supportive housing, operated by a person with all required state and local agency approvals and licenses, where seven or more persons reside.
(10) Transitional housing, operated by a person with all required state and local agency approvals and licenses, where seven or more persons reside.
(Ords. 2003-17 § 7, 87-67 § 5, 86-43 § 7, 78-40 § 1, 72-44 § 2, 1761, 1569 prior code § 8151(b): Ord. 1224.)
(Ord. No. 2022-37, § V, 12-6-22; Ord. No. 2017-14, § VIII, 9-19-17; Ord. No. 2013-12, § V, 4-16-13)
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