Chapter 17.48 — SUBSTANDARD PARCELS
Foster City Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Foster City
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17.48.010 Construction on allowed when.
- 17.48.020 Construction on prohibited when.
17.48.010 Construction on allowed when. ¶
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In any “R” districts, single-family dwellings only may be erected on any parcel of land, the area of which is less than the building site area required for the particular district in which the parcel is located, but only if the parcel was in single ownership at the time of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title and subject to the issuance of a valid use permit as provided for in Chapter 17.72. (Ord. 38 § 1 (part), 1972: prior code § 10-406.050)
17.48.020 Construction on prohibited when. ¶
No structure shall be erected on any substandard parcel if the parcel was acquired from the owner or owners of record of contiguous property or the contiguous owner’s transferee after the time of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter. (Ord. 38 § 1 (part), 1972: prior code § 10-406.051)
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The Foster City Municipal Code is current throu 697, passed November 17, 2025.
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- Chapter 17.02 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.04 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 17.06 — ADMINISTRATION, CONSTRUCTION AND ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 17.08 — ZONING MAP
- Chapter 17.10 — DISTRICTS GENERALLY
- Chapter 17.12
- Chapter 17.16
- Chapter 17.18 — R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE D…
- Chapter 17.20
- Chapter 17.22
- Chapter 17.24
- Chapter 17.26
- Chapter 17.29 — C-A COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE REPAIR AND SERVICE D…
- Chapter 17.30
- Chapter 17.32 — PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.34 — OSC OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.36 — PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.37 — SENIOR HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.38
- Chapter 17.40 — W AQUATIC DEVELOPMENT COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.44
- Chapter 17.46 — TEMPORARY USES
- Chapter 17.48 — SUBSTANDARD PARCELS
- Chapter 17.50 — ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES
- Chapter 17.52 — FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES
- Chapter 17.54 — YARDS
- Chapter 17.55 — REPLACEMENT UNITS
- Chapter 17.59 — SIGN CONTROL
- Chapter 17.60 — REGULATION OF ANTENNAS
- Chapter 17.61 — COMMERCIAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
- Chapter 17.62 — OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.64 — VEHICLE AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE
- Chapter 17.66 — SWIMMING POOLS
- Chapter 17.68 — GENERAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.72 — DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PRELIMINARY REVIEW PROCEDU…
- Chapter 17.76 — CONVERSION REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.78 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 17.79 — TWO-UNIT DEVELOPMENTS AND URBAN LOT SPLITS
- Chapter 17.80 — REGULATION OF RECYCLING FACILITIES
- Chapter 17.82 — EMERGENCY SHELTERS, LOW-BARRIER NAVIGATION CEN…
- Chapter 17.84 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
- Chapter 17.86 — DENSITY BONUSES
- Chapter 17.88 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE
- Chapter 17.90 — BELOW MARKET RATE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING PROGRAM
- Chapter 17.94 — BY-RIGHT HOUSING OVERLAY COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.96 — MULTIFAMILY AND RESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE OBJECTIV…