Article XI — RESIDENTIAL USE TABLES

(a) Statement of Intent. The intent of this residential use table is to clearly and precisely designate permitted uses and conditional uses within each of the following districts:

A1 Agriculture District
RR Rural Residential District
R1 Single-Family Residential District
R2 Two (2) Family Residential District
R3 Medium Density Residential District
R4 High Density Residential District
RH Residential Hillside District
ND Neighborhood District

(b) Designation of Residential Uses. The residential use table indicates whether a variety of
uses are unconditionally permitted, permitted only with a conditional use permit from the
planning commission, or permitted only under special conditions. The planning
commission, or its designee, shall determine, upon written request, whether any use not
listed in the residential use table is similar in character to a described use for the purpose of
applying the district regulations and conditions.

(c) Residential Use Table.

A1 RR R1 R2 R3 R4 RH ND

Accessory Building X X X X X X X *

Temporary Building X X X X X X X *

Agricultural Uses

Agriculture X X C C C C C *

Animal Husbandry C C *

Animal Services *

Animal Boarding X X *

Veterinary Hospital X X *

Commercial Uses

Bed/Breakfast Establishment (1—2 C C C C C C *
Rooms)

Boarding or Rooming House X C C C C C *

Day Care Center C C C C C C *

Family Day Care Home X X X X X X *

A1 RR R1 R2 R3 R4 RH ND

Landscape Nursery C *

Sale of Farm Products (Grown on X C *
Site)

Subdivision Sales Office T T T T T *

Public and Semi-Public Uses

Community Garden X X X X X X *

Golf Course or Country Club C C C C C C *

Hospital C C *

Neighborhood Bazaar T T T T T *

Open Space (Recreational) X X X X X X *

Private Neighborhood Park, C C C C C C *

Recreation Facility (2)

Publicly Owned Building or Facility X X X X X X *

Religious Institution X X X X X X *

Schools (Private ≤ 12 Students or X X X X X X *
Public)

Schools (Private > 12 Students) C C C C C C *

Housing/Residential Uses (3)

Accessory Dwelling Unit (1) X X X X X X X *

Condominiums/Townhomes X X X *

Duplex (1) X X X X X *

Efficiency Dwelling/Micro Unit (1) X X X X X X X

Emergency Shelter (1) C C C C C X C *

Employee/Agricultural Worker X X X X X X X *

Housing (1)

Home Occupation (4) X X X X X X X *

Mobile Home Park C C X X *

Multiple-Family Building (3 or More X X *
Units)

Residential Care Homes (1) X X X X X X X *

Single-Family Dwelling or Modular X X X X X X X *
Home

Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) (1) X *

A1 RR R1 R2 R3 R4 RH ND

Supportive and Transitional X X X X X X X *

Housing (1)

Notes:

X = Principally permitted (see Article L for related planning application requirements).

C = Subject to the approval of a conditional use permit (see Article L, section 30.50.30).

T = Subject to the approval of a temporary use permit (see Article XLVII).

* = Refer to the master plan or specific plan adopted for the neighborhood district area in which the property
is located.

(1) See section 30.11.15 (Specific housing use types).

(2) A private neighborhood park or recreation facility is subject to the approval of a conditional use permit granted by the planning commission, unless otherwise allowed through an approved planned unit development.

(3) For mixed-use projects, the residential portion shall comply with the density standards and the

nonresidential portion shall comply with the FAR requirements.

(4) A home occupation shall meet the requirements of Article XL and shall be subject to approval of a zoning

clearance by the planning manager or designee.

(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013; Ord. No. 2014-06, § 2, 5-5-2014; Ord. No. 2018-02, § 7, 1-8-2018; Ord. No. 2019-08, § 4 (Att. A), 10-7-2019; Ord. No. 2020-03, § 3, 7-6-2020; Ord. No. 2023-04, § 3, 5-15-2023; Ord. No. 2024-01, § 2 (Exh. A), 6-3-2024)

(a) Accessory Dwelling Unit(s). Accessory dwelling unit(s) and/or junior accessory dwelling units are permitted subject to compliance with the regulations prescribed in Article LIV.

(b) Emergency Shelter. Emergency shelters shall be subject to the performance standards listed
in Article XLI, section 30.41.32. Emergency shelters shall be permitted by right in the R4
zone district and areas designated mixed use (MU) on the Gilroy 2040 General Plan land
use diagram.

(c) Efficiency Dwelling/Micro Unit. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17958.1,
there shall be no limit on the number of efficiency units, whose meaning is as specified in
Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, the California Building Code, on
property located within one-half (1/2) mile of public transit or where there is a car share
vehicle located within one (1) block of the efficiency unit. Any requirements related to
density, setbacks, lot coverage, or height restrictions are not considered a limit on the
number of efficiency units.

(d) Employee/Agricultural Worker Housing. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section
17021.5, employee housing for six (6) or fewer persons will be treated as a single-family
structure and residential use, subject to the same density requirements, regulations, and
objective standards that apply to other single-family dwellings in the same zone (A1, RR,

R1). Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17021.6, employee housing consisting
of thirty-six (36) or fewer beds in group quarters, or twelve (12) or fewer units designed
for use by a single family or household, will be treated as an agricultural use, subject
to the same density requirements, regulations, and objective standards that apply to other
agricultural activity in the same zone (R2, R3, R4, RH, ND).

(e) Housing Element Opportunity Sites. Development projects on property identified in the
Gilroy 2023-2031 Housing Element RHNA Opportunity Sites Inventory shall include
replacement units, subject to the requirements of Government Code Section 65915,
subdivision (c)(3). Pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(c), a non-vacant site that
has been identified as a housing opportunity site in a prior housing element and a vacant
site that has been included in two (2) or more consecutive housing element planning
periods shall be allowed residential use by right (with approval of a building permit) for
housing developments in which at least twenty percent (20%) of the units are affordable to
lower income households. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(i), the
development shall comply with the City of Gilroy’s objective development and design
standards and a proposed subdivision of the property shall be subject to all laws, including,
but not limited to, city ordinances implementing the Subdivision Map Act.

(f) Duplex/Triplex/Fourplex Housing. A duplex is permitted on a corner parcel that is at least
eight thousand (8,000) square feet in size in the R1 zoning district. A triplex or fourplex
development is permitted on a corner parcel in the R1 and R2 zoning districts when such
development is proposed in lieu of an ADU and/or JADU, the project complies with
adopted objective design standards, the lot area is at least eight thousand (8,000) square
feet, and the lot was created prior to May 1, 2023.

(g) Residential Care Homes. Residential care homes (also known as group homes) are subject
only to the density requirements, regulations, and objective standards that apply to other
residential dwellings of the same type (e.g., single-family or multifamily) in the same zone,
with no additional requirements based solely on the number of units provided, other than
density requirements.

(h) Single-Room Occupancy. Single-room occupancy (SRO) housing is subject to the same
restrictions and objective standards that apply to multifamily dwellings within the same
zone. “SRO housing” means a structure that provides living units that have separate
sleeping areas and some combination of shared bath or toilet facilities. The structure may
or may not have separate or shared cooking facilities for the residents. SRO includes
structures commonly called residential hotels or rooming houses.

(i) Supportive and Transitional Housing. Supportive and transitional housing is permitted in
all residential zones subject only to those restrictions and objective standards that apply to
other residential dwellings of the same type (e.g., single-family or multifamily) in the same
zone, when such housing meets the criteria listed in Government Code Section 65651.
Parking is not required for units occupied by supportive housing residents if the
development is located within one-half (1/2) mile of a public transit stop.
(Ord. No. 2024-01, § 2 (Exh. A), 6-3-2024)

(a) Statement of Intent. The intent of the residential site and building requirements table is to clearly and precisely establish the basic site and building regulations that apply to all developments in each of the following districts:

A1 Agriculture
RR Rural Residential District
R1 Single-Family Residential District
R2 Two (2) Family Residential District
R3 Medium Density Residential District
R4 High Density Residential District
ND Neighborhood District

(Site and building requirements for the RH residential hillside district shall be approved
in accordance with the procedures established in section 30.50.50, PUD planned unit
development approval, or by the approved architectural and site review for projects
regulated by section 30.9.70, Exceptions.)

(b) Designation of Residential Site and Building Requirements. The figures in the residential
site and building requirement table establish lot, yard, and height requirements for each of
the residential zoning districts. The table also indicates where additional side and building
requirements, including, but not limited to, off-street parking, landscaping, signing, fences
and obstructions, and performance standards, apply to residential zoning districts.

(c) Residential Site and Building Requirement Table.

Residential District Requirements A1 RR R1 R2 R3 R4 ND

LOT REQUIREMENTS

Lot Size in Square Feet (Minimum) 1 20 ac 2.5 ac 6,000 8,0004 8,000 12,000 *
(Lots Using Street Standards in Effect
Prior to February 2006)

Lot Size in Square Feet (Lots Using 20 ac 2.5 ac 6,660 8,880 8,880 13,320 *
Street Standards Adopted in February
2006)

YARD REQUIREMENTS
(Minimum Setbacks in Feet. Property
Lines Adjacent to Streets Measured
from the Face of Curb)

Front 262 262 262 262 262 262 *

Front (Lots on Bulb of Cul-de-sac) 222 222 222 222 222 222 *

Side (Adjacent to a Street) 21 21 21 21 21 21 *

Side (All Other Side Yards) 12 12 63 63 12 12 *

Rear 156 156 156 156 156 156 *

Rear (Yards Backing onto Street) 26 26 26 26 26 26 *

Residential District Requirements A1 RR R1 R2 R3 R4 ND

HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
(Maximum)

Building Height in Feet 35 30 35 35 457 757 *

Number of Stories 2 2 2 2 3 6 *

Residential District Requirements A1 RR R1 R2 R3 R4 ND

ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS

Off-Street Parking, Article XXXI YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

Fences, Article XXXIV YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

Signs, Article XXXVII YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

Landscaping, Article XXXVIII NO NO NO YES YES YES YES

ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT
POLICIES

Hillside Development Guidelines 5 YES YES NO NO NO NO NO

Residential Condominium Policy NO NO NO YES YES YES YES

Notes:

(1) The minimum lot size shall not preclude the use of condominiums, clustered homes, mobile homes,
or other innovative housing development, which conforms to the density limitations of the zoning
district.

(2) Garage vehicular entrances shall be set back from the property line such that they have a minimum
eighteen (18) foot long driveway measured from the back of the sidewalk.

(3) For dwellings located within new subdivisions (after the effective date of the ordinance codified in
this chapter), containing five (5) or more lots, the total width of the two (2) side yards for any one
(1) lot in an R1 or R2 district must equal twelve (12) feet. For structures in existence on the effective
date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, a six (6) foot side yard setback shall be maintained,
unless a smaller side yard has been allowed by a variance, planned unit development, or preexisting,
nonconforming use.

(4) Seven thousand (7,000) sq. ft. for preexisting lots created prior to September 15, 1983; and six
thousand (6,000) sq. ft. for one (1) single-family dwelling.

(5) Also applies to RH district.

(6) Rear yard setbacks may be reduced to ten (10) feet to accommodate a five (5) foot encroachment for
rear yard patio covers.

(7) For R3 and R4 lots proposed to be developed with one (1) single-family residence as the primary use, the height of the residential dwelling unit shall not exceed two (2) stories and thirty-five feet (35) feet.

• Residential site and building requirements shall be established by the master plan or specific plan for the neighborhood district area in which the property is located.

(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013; Ord. No. 2019-08, § 5 (Att. B), 10-7-2019)