Mountain View Municipal Code Div. 4 Commercial-Neighborhood

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.	No minimum.
Lot width	No minimum.	No minimum.
Floor area ratio	0.35 maximum.	0.35 maximum.
Setbacks	Front	15 ft. minimum; and 10 ft. of landscaping in front of parking.
Setbacks	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.
Setbacks	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.	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.
Landscaping	Total site	Properties 15,000 sq. ft. and larger in size: minimum 15% of total site area shall be landscaped.
Landscaping	Street frontages	Minimum 10 ft. wide landscape buffer shall be provided along all street frontages.
Landscaping	Adjacent to residential	Minimum 10 ft. wide landscape buffer and a 7 ft. high masonry wall shall be provided adjacent to residentially zoned uses.
Landscaping	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.
Landscaping	Additional requirements	See Article XI (Landscaping) for additional regulations, including water-efficient landscaping requirements.
Parking and loading	See Article X (Parking and Loading).	See Article X (Parking and Loading).
Signs	See Article XII (Signs).	See Article XII (Signs).
Other developments standards and references	See Zoning Calculations: Methods, Definitions and Clarifications handout.	See Zoning Calculations: Methods, Definitions and Clarifications 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.)

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