Division 4 — COMMERCIAL-NEIGHBORHOOD (CN) ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS

Mountain View Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Mountain View

SEC. 36.18.35. - CN zone development standards.

New land uses and structures and alterations or modifications to existing uses or structures shall be designed and constructed in compliance with the following requirements:

CN ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Lot area No minimum.
Lot width No minimum.
Floor area ratio 0.35 maximum.
Setbacks Front 15 ft. minimum; and 10 ft. of landscaping in front of parking.
Sides 20 ft. minimum abutting other than a commercial zone; 10 ft.
minimum on any street side; 10 ft. of landscaping and 7 ft.
minimum sound wall next to residential; none otherwise.
Rear 20 ft. minimum; and 10 ft. of landscaping and 7 ft. minimum
sound wall next to residential.
Height limits 35 ft. and 2 stories, maximum. See
Section 36.08.30 for exceptions to height limits.
Landscaping Total site Properties less than 15,000 sq. ft. in size: minimum 10% of
total site area shall be landscaped.
Properties 15,000 sq. ft. and larger in size: minimum 15% of
total site area shall be landscaped.
Street frontages Minimum 10 ft. wide landscape bufer shall be provided along
all street frontages.
Adjacent to
residential		 Minimum 10 ft. wide landscape bufer and a 7 ft. high
masonry wall shall be provided adjacent to residentially zoned
uses.
Perimeter planting
and trees		 Minimum 5 ft. wide screen planting shall be established along
all interior property lines. Medium-to-large-size trees shall be
used and in scale with the commercial areas and serve as
sidewalk canopies, screening and parking area shade and
relief.
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Additional
requirements		 See Article XI (Landscaping) for additional regulations,
including water-efcient landscaping requirements.
Parking and
loading		 See Article X (Parking and Loading).
Signs See Article XII (Signs).
Other
developments
standards and
references		 See Zoning Calculations: Methods, Defnitions and Clarifcations handout.

(Ord. No. 18.13, § 1, 12/10/13; Ord. No. 5.18, § 4, 4/24/18; Ord. No. 01.2024, § 12, 1/23/24.) DIVISION 5. - COMMERCIAL-OFFICE (CO) ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS

SEC. 36.18.40. - CO zone development standards.

New land uses and structures and alterations or modifications to existing uses or structures shall be designed and constructed in compliance with the following requirements:

CO ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Lot Area 12,000 sq. ft. minimum. 12,000 sq. ft. minimum.
Lot Width No minimum.
Floor Area Ratio 0.35 for ofces.
Setbacks Front 25 ft. minimum; and 10 ft. of landscaping in front of parking.
Sides 10 ft. minimum; and 10 ft. of landscaping and 7 ft. minimum
sound wall next to residential.
Rear 10 ft. of landscaping and 7 ft. minimum sound wall next to
residential.
Height Limits 35 ft. and 2 stories, maximum. See
Section 36.08.30 for exceptions to height limits.
Landscaping Total Site Properties less than 15,000 sq. ft. in size: Minimum 10% of
total site area shall be landscaped.
Properties 15,000 sq. ft. and larger in size: Minimum 15% of
total site area shall be landscaped.
Street Frontages Minimum 10 ft. wide landscape bufer shall be provided along
all street frontages.
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Adjacent to
Residential		 Minimum 10 ft. wide landscape bufer and a 7 ft. high
masonry wall shall be provided adjacent to residentially zoned
uses.
Perimeter Planting
and Trees		 Minimum 5 ft. wide screen planting shall be established along
all interior property lines.
Additional
Requirements		 See Article XI (Landscaping) for additional regulations,
including water efcient landscaping requirements.
Parking and
Loading		 See Article X (Parking and Loading).
Signs See Article XII (Signs).
Other
Development
Standards and
References		 See Zoning Calculations: Methods, Defnitions and Clarifcations handout.

(Ord. No. 18.13, § 1, 12/10/13; Ord. No. 01.2024, § 13, 1/23/24.)