Mountain View Municipal Code Div. 7 Commercial-Services

SEC. 36.18.55. - CS 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:

CS ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Lot area	No minimum.	No minimum.
Lot width	No minimum.	No minimum.
Floor area Ratio	0.40 maximum.	0.40 maximum.
Setbacks	Front	10 ft. of landscaping in front of parking; 5 ft. of landscaping between building and sidewalk where no street setback is required.
Setbacks	Sides	10 ft. minimum on any street side; 5 ft. of landscaping next to parking; 10 ft. of landscaping and 7 ft. minimum sound wall next to residential.
Setbacks	Rear	Same as side yard.
Height limits	No maximum. See Section 36.08.30 for exceptions to height limits.	No maximum. See Section 36.08.30 for exceptions to height limits.
Landscaping	Street and sidewalk	Minimum 10 ft. wide landscape screen shall be provided along the street in front of parking. Minimum 5 ft. wide landscape buffer shall be provided between the building and sidewalk where no street setback is required.
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	Minimum 5 ft. wide screen planting shall be established along all interior property lines.
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 development 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, § 5, 4/24/18; Ord. No. 01.2024, § 15, 1/23/24.)

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