Title 16
Menlo Park Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Menlo Park
ZONING
| Chapter 16.02 | § 16.04.150. | Business, retail. | ||
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| GENERAL PROVISIONS | § 16.04.160. | Business, wholesale. | ||
| § 16.04.164. | Child day care center. | |||
| § | 16.02.010. | Zoning code adopted. | § 16.04.165. | Family day care home. |
| § | 16.02.020. | Purpose. | § 16.04.170. | Church. |
| § | 16.02.030. | Short title. | § 16.04.180. | Cluster housing. |
| § | 16.02.040. | Relation to previous regulations. |
§ 16.04.200. | Communications equipment building. |
| § § § |
16.02.050. 16.02.060. 16.02.070. |
Interpretation by planning commission. Validity. Mitigation monitoring. |
§ 16.04.210. § 16.04.215. § 16.04.220. § 16.04.230. |
Conditional use. Contiguous property. Convalescent home. District. |
| Chapter 16.04 DEFINITIONS |
§ 16.04.235. § 16.04.240. |
Drug paraphernalia. Dwelling. |
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| § 16.04.250. | Dwelling group. | |||
| § | 16.04.010. | Generally. | § 16.04.260. | Dwelling, multiple. |
| § | 16.04.020. | Administrative office. | § 16.04.270. | Dwelling, single family. |
| § | 16.04.025. | Adult entertainment | § 16.04.280. | Dwelling, two family or |
| establishment. | duplex. | |||
| § | 16.04.030. | Alley. | § 16.04.290. | Dwelling unit. |
| § | 16.04.035. | Antenna. | § 16.04.295. | Dwelling unit, accessory. |
| § | 16.04.040. | Apartment. | § 16.04.296. | Electric equipment and |
| § | 16.04.050. | Apartment building. | enclosures. | |
| § | 16.04.060. | Architectural control. | § 16.04.297. | Earth station. |
| § | 16.04.070. | Architectural control committee. |
§ 16.04.298. | Electric vehicle charging space, electric vehicle |
| § § |
16.04.073. 16.04.075. |
Attic. Balconies and decks. |
charging station, and electric vehicle supply equipment. |
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| § | 16.04.077. | Basement. | § 16.04.299. | Emergency shelter. |
| § | 16.04.078. | Below market rate unit. | § 16.04.300. | Family. |
| § | 16.04.080. | Block. | § 16.04.305. | Fast food restaurant. |
| § | 16.04.090. | Boardinghouse. | § 16.04.310. | Foster home. |
| § | 16.04.100. | Building. | § 16.04.313. | Floor area. |
| § | 16.04.110. | Building, accessory. | § 16.04.314. | Floor area limit. |
| § | 16.04.120. | Building coverage. | § 16.04.315. | Floor area ratio. |
| § | 16.04.130. | Building, main. | § 16.04.320. | Garage or carport. |
| § | 16.04.140. | Building site. | § 16.04.322. | Garden feature. |
| § | 16.04.145. | Buildings, structurally attached. |
§ 16.04.325. § 16.04.330. |
Gross floor area. Height of structure. |
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| § | 16.04.340. | Home occupation. | § 16.04.580. | Sanitorium. |
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| § | 16.04.350. | Home occupation permit. | § 16.04.590. | School. |
| § | 16.04.360. | Hotel. | § 16.04.592. | Secondhand store. |
| § | 16.04.370. | Junkyard. | § 16.04.595. | Senior citizen day care |
| § | 16.04.380. | Kennel. | facility. | |
| § | 16.04.385. | Light industrial uses. | § 16.04.597. | Service station. |
| § | 16.04.390. | Lot. | § 16.04.600. | Setback line. |
| § | 16.04.395. | Lot, corner. | § 16.04.620. | Sign. |
| § | 16.04.396. | Lot, interior. | § 16.04.625. | Solar access. |
| § | 16.04.400. | Lot line, front. | § 16.04.626. | Solar envelope. |
| § | 16.04.405. | Lot line, front—Election for | § 16.04.628. | Story. |
| corner lot. | § 16.04.630. | Street. |
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| § | 16.04.410. | Lot line. | § 16.04.635. | Street, private. |
| § | 16.04.420. | Lot, minimum depth. | § 16.04.640. | Street line. |
| § | 16.04.430. | Lot, minimum width. | § 16.04.650. | Structural alteration. |
| § | 16.04.440. | Lot line, rear. | § 16.04.660. | Structure. |
| § | 16.04.450. | Lot line, side. | § 16.04.661. | Structure, accessory. |
| § | 16.04.455. | Lot, panhandle. | § 16.04.662. | Supportive housing. |
| § | 16.04.460. | Lot, through. | § 16.04.665. | Transitional housing. |
| § | 16.04.462. | Market rate unit. | § 16.04.670. | Use. |
| § | 16.04.465. | Massage establishment. | § 16.04.680. | Use, accessory. |
| § | 16.04.467. | Mini-warehouse storage | § 16.04.690. | Veterinary clinic. |
| facility. | § 16.04.700. | Veterinary hospital. |
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| § | 16.04.468. | Master plan. | § 16.04.710. | Yard. |
| § | 16.04.469. | Mezzanine. | § 16.04.720. | Yard, front. |
| § | 16.04.470. | Motel or hotel. | § 16.04.730. | Yard, rear. |
| § | 16.04.475. | New construction. | § 16.04.740. | Yard, side. |
| § | 16.04.480. | Nonconforming use. | ||
| § | 16.04.490. | Nursery school. | Chapter 16.06 | |
| § | 16.04.500. | Open space. | ENFORCEMENT | |
| § | 16.04.510. | Parking space. | ||
| § § § |
16.04.520. 16.04.530. 16.04.535. |
Permitted use. Person. Personal services. |
§ 16.06.010. § 16.06.020. |
Duty of city manager or designated representative. Declaration of public nuisance. |
| § § |
16.04.540. 16.04.550. |
Professional office. Research and development. |
§ 16.06.030. | Violation constitutes misdemeanor. |
| § | 16.04.554. | Residential care facility, | ||
| § | 16.04.555. | large. Residential care facility, |
Chapter 16.08 DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED—GENERAL |
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| small. | REGULATIONS | |||
| § | 16.04.560. | Rest home. | ||
| § | 16.04.565. | Retail sales establishment. | § 16.08.010. | Districts |
| § | 16.04.570. | Roominghouse. | established—Designated. |
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ZONING
| § 16.08.030. | Land and use regulations | Chapter 16.15 |
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| generally. | R-1-S (FG) SINGLE-FAMILY | |
| § 16.08.040. | Regulations subject to | SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT |
| general rules. | (FELTON GABLES) | |
| § 16.08.050. | Ambiguity. | |
| § 16.08.060. | Increase in building height | § 16.15.010. Permitted uses. |
| in M-2 district. | § 16.15.020. Conditional uses. |
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| § 16.08.070. | Cluster housing. | § 16.15.030. Development regulations. |
| § 16.08.075. | Housing element lower- | |
| income site inventory reuse | Chapter 16.16 | |
| sites. | R-1-U SINGLE FAMILY URBAN | |
| § 16.08.080. | Home occupations. | RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT |
| § 16.08.085. § 16.08.090. § 16.08.095. § 16.08.100. |
Family day care homes. Debris and refuse areas. Roof-mounted equipment. Excavating. |
§ 16.16.010. Permitted uses. § 16.16.020. Conditional uses. § 16.16.030. Development regulations. |
| § 16.08.105. | 2023 to 2031 6th Cycle Housing Element opportunity sites. |
Chapter 16.17 R-1-U (LM) SINGLE FAMILY URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (LORELEI |
| Chapter 16.10 | MANOR) | |
| R-E RESIDENTIAL ESTATE DISTRICT | § 16.17.010. Permitted uses. |
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| § 16.10.010. |
Permitted uses. |
§ 16.17.020. Conditional uses. § 16.17.030. Development regulations. |
| Chapter 16.10 | ||
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| R-E RESIDENTIAL ESTATE DISTRICT | ||
| § 16.10.010. | Permitted uses. | |
| § 16.10.020. | Conditional uses. | |
| § 16.10.030. | Development regulations. |
Chapter 16.18 R-2 LOW DENSITY APARTMENT DISTRICT § 16.18.010. Permitted uses. § 16.18.020. Conditional uses. § 16.18.030. Development regulations.
Chapter 16.12 R-E-S RESIDENTIAL ESTATE SUBURBAN DISTRICT § 16.12.010. Permitted uses. § 16.12.020. Conditional uses. § 16.12.030. Development regulations.