Marina Municipal Code § 17.06.120 Rear yard

Public utility buildings and uses. Building height. Site area. Site width. Site depth. Site coverage. Front yard. Side yard. Rear yard. Parking. Prior legislation: Ords. 93-2, 84-7, 83-11, 82-14, 79-11, 77-10.

The regulations in this chapter shall apply in all R-1 districts and shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.42. (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2006-03 § 1 (Exh. A), 2006; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994)

Housing development projects, as defined in Chapter 17.04, Definitions, shall comply with the city of Marina objective design standards. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3, 2024)

Uses permitted in the R-1 districts shall be as follows: A. One single-family dwelling per lot; B. Accessory dwelling units pursuant to the provisions of Section 17.42.040, except in the Coastal Zone where this provision shall not be effective unless and until approved by the California Coastal Commission; C. Small residential care homes, including small residential care homes that do not require licensing by the state or county; D. Large and small family child care homes pursuant to Section 17.42.135; E. Home occupations pursuant to Section 17.42.110;

F. Transitional housing pursuant to Section 17.04.711; G. Supportive housing pursuant to Section 17.04.698 and subject to the following review timelines per California Government Code Section 65653(b), as may be amended: The local government shall notify the developer whether the application is complete within thirty days of receipt of an application to develop supportive housing in accordance with this section. The city shall complete its review of the application within sixty days after the application is complete for a project with fifty or fewer units, or within one hundred twenty days after the application is complete for a project with more than fifty units; H. Employee housing pursuant to Section 17.04.296; I. Other uses accessory and incidental to residential use pursuant to Section 17.42.040, and those uses accessory and incidental to a residential use located within the R-1/C-P district, including but not limited to: rooming and boarding of not more than two persons; the keeping of not more than four dogs and/or cats; and the keeping of domestic chickens pursuant to Section 17.42.160; J. Day care centers as defined in Section 17.04.211 and licensed under California Code of Regulations Title 22, Division 12, as such regulations may be amended from time to time. (Ord. 2025-08 § 4 (Exh. A), 2025; Ord. 2024-06 § 2, 2024; Ord. 2023-07 § 3, 2023; Ord. 2022-07 § 3 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 2021-05 § 2, 2021; Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2013-09 § 3, 2013; Ord. 2011-03 § 2, 2011; Ord. 2006-03 § 1 (Exh. A), 2006; Ord. 2003-09 § 1, 2003; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994)

Uses permitted, subject to first securing a use permit in each case, or in the Coastal Zone, a coastal permit, in the R-1 districts shall be as follows: A. Public and quasi-public uses and buildings, including churches, firehouses, hospitals, parks and playgrounds, community or recreational centers, schools (public and parochial), or schools accredited to the state school system and public utility buildings and uses exclusive of corporate, storage or repair yards. B. Large residential care homes. Approval shall be pursuant to Section 17.58.040 (Use permit action by appropriate authority). C. Condominium and/or planned development projects, subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.66. D. Day care centers as defined in Section 17.04.211 and licensed under Title 22, Division 12 of the California Code of Regulations, as may be amended. (Ord. 2025-12 § 3 (Exh. A), 2025; Ord. 2024-06 § 2, 2024; Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2006-03 § 1 (Exh. A), 2006; Ord. 2004-13 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2003-09 § 1, 2003; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994)

Accessory buildings not intended for living purposes and accessory structures and uses permitted in the R-1 districts shall be on the same building site with, and of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to, the principal use, structure or building including, but not limited to: A. Portable recreation structures; B. Detached sheds, garages, workrooms, and other outbuildings in compliance with the limitations contained in Section 17.42.070; C. Nonportable recreation structures located in a yard area screened from public and private streets; and D. Garden structures subject to Section 17.42.060(H). (Ord. 2025-12 § 3 (Exh. A), 2025; Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2006-03 § 1 (Exh. A), 2006; Ord. 2003-09 § 1, 2003; Ord. 2002-03 § 1, 2002; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994)

Lot design restrictions shall not apply to public utility buildings and uses. (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2007-01 § 1, 2007)

A. Maximum building height limit in the R-1 districts shall be thirty feet for main buildings and sixteen feet for accessory buildings not intended for living purposes, except that approval by the community development director shall be obtained prior to the construction of any accessory building over twelve feet in height. Any action taken by the community development director may be appealed, in writing, to the planning commission within ten days of such action. B. The maximum building heights for accessory dwelling units shall be governed by the provisions of Section 17.42.040. C. The maximum building heights for public and quasi-public uses and buildings, including churches, firehouses, hospitals, parks and playgrounds, community or recreational centers, schools (public and parochial), or schools accredited to the state school system and public utility buildings and uses exclusive of corporate, storage or repair yards is forty feet. (Ord. 2025-12 § 3 (Exh. A), 2025; Ord. 2025-09 § 2, 2025; Ord. 2021-05 § 3, 2021; Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2006-17 § 1, 2006; Ord. 2003-09 § 1, 2003; Ord. 98-15 § 1, 1998; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994)

Minimum building site area required in the R-1 districts shall be six thousand square feet, seven thousand square feet for a corner lot, except where combined with any B district, and except that building site area for all lots created by an infill subdivision as defined in the subdivision ordinance shall be a minimum of six thousand square feet. (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2001-07 § 1, 2001; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994)

Average building site width required in the R-1 districts shall be sixty feet, and except for building sites created by an infill subdivision as defined in the subdivision ordinance where minimum average site width shall be fifty feet. (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2001-07 § 1, 2001; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994)

Maximum building site depth allowed in the R-1 districts shall average not to exceed three times building site width. (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994)

Percentage of building site coverage permitted in the R-1 districts shall be thirty-five percent. However, for building sites limited exclusively to single-story structures, the percentage of building site coverage permitted shall be forty percent. (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994)

Minimum front yard required in the R-1 districts shall be twenty feet, except where combined with any B district. (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994)

Minimum side yards required in the R-1 districts shall be six feet, except where combined with any B district, and except where the side yard abuts a street. A side yard which abuts a street shall have a width which is no smaller than the lesser of the minimum required front yard or twenty percent of the site width, but in no case less than fourteen feet. (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994)

Minimum rear yard required in the R-1 districts shall be twenty feet, except where combined with any B district. However, a portion of the main building may extend into the required rear yard not exceeding a horizontal distance of five feet, not exceeding one hundred square feet of gross floor area, not exceeding one story and not exceeding a height of sixteen feet. (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994)

See Section 17.44.020(A). (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994) 17.08.010 17.08.015 17.08.020 17.08.030 17.08.040 17.08.050 17.08.060 17.08.070 17.08.080 17.08.090 17.08.100 17.08.110 17.08.120 17.08.130 Chapter 17.08 R-2 OR DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT Sections: Generally. Design standards. R-2—Permitted uses. R-2—Conditional uses. Accessory buildings, structures and uses. Building height. Site area. Site width. Site depth. Site coverage. Front yard. Side yard. Rear yard. Parking. Prior legislation: Ords. 84-7, 83-11, 77-10.