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Title 8 — ZONING›Division 84 — LAND USE DISTRICTS

Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 84-29 M-12 Multiple Family Residential District

Contra Costa County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Contra Costa County

Cite as: Contra Costa County Municipal Code Chapter 84-29 · Text as of 2026-10-04

84-29.202 - General provisions.

All land within an M-12 multiple family residential district may be used for any of the following uses, under the following regulations set forth in this chapter.

(Ords. 78-40 § 1, 71-112, 1862: prior code § 8152.5).

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84-29.204. - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2014-11, § X, adopted November 4, 2014, repealed § 84-29.204, in its entirety. Former § 84-29.204 pertained to M-4 district and was derived from Ords. 78-40 § 1, 71-112, 1862: prior code § 8152.5.

Article 84-29.4. Reference to M-29 District

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84-29.402 - Conform to M-29 district.

Except as specified, the M-12 district is established and administered conformably with all the provisions of Chapter 84-26 on M-29 district.

(Ord. 78-40 § 1).

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84-29.404 - Differences from M-29 district.

The following items for M-12 districts are different from those for M-29 districts:

(1) Coverage. No building or structures permitted in the M-12 district shall cover more than twenty-five percent of the lot area.

(2) Unit Density. The maximum number of apartment units allowed in this district is twelve per acre which maximum may be reduced as part of development plan review and approval. For each apartment unit a minimum of three thousand six hundred square feet of land in area shall be provided.

(Ord. 79-7 § 6, 78-40).

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