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Chapter 30 — Zoning Ordinance›Article V — R1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Gilroy Municipal Code Art. V R1 Single-Family Residential District

Gilroy Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Gilroy

Cite as: Gilroy Municipal Code § 30.5 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 30.5.10. Statement of intent.

This article of the Zoning Ordinance is intended to provide for areas within the city that may be used for single-family and very low density clustered housing. The average density is intended to be between three (3) and seven and one-fourth (7 1/4) dwelling units per acre. The following regulations, except to the extent that they may be modified by a combining district, shall apply to every lot and building in an R1 single-family residential district.

(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013)

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§ 30.5.20. Permitted uses and conditional uses.

Land in the R1 single-family residential district may be used as provided in the residential use table, section 30.11.10(c). Conditional uses may be permitted with a conditional use permit, which may be issued by the planning commission in accordance with the regulations in section 30.50.30.

(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013)

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§ 30.5.30. Site and building requirements.

The lot, yard, height, and additional requirements in the R1 single-family residential district shall be as established in the residential site and building requirement table, section 30.11.20(c).

(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013)

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§ 30.5.40. Density.

The maximum density in the R1 single-family residential district shall be one (1) single-family detached unit per lot. (Accessory dwelling units may be allowed under the regulations prescribed in Article LIV.)

(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013; Ord. No. 2018-02, § 6, 1-8-2018)

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§ 30.5.50. Site design requirements.

Single-family dwelling units shall have at least three (3) of the following five (5) design elements different from single-family dwelling units on any adjacent lot on the same street frontage:

(a) Floor plan.

(b) Front elevation.

(c) Roof design.

(d) Exterior materials.

(e) Reversed floor plan.

(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013)

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