Chapter 23.20
Pacific Grove Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Pacific Grove
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R-2 DISTRICT AND R-2-B-3 COMBINED DISTRICT
§ 23.20.010. Generally.¶
The regulations in this chapter shall apply in all R-2 districts, and shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 23.64 PGMC unless the provisions of this chapter are in conflict with said Chapter 23.64 PGMC, in which event the provisions of this chapter shall prevail. (Ord. 02-15 § 3, 2002)
§ 23.20.020. Uses permitted.¶
The following uses shall be permitted in the R-2 district:
(a) Any use permitted in the R-1 district, subject to securing a use permit for any use for which a use permit is required in the R-1 district.
(b) Duplexes.
(c) A dwelling group of two detached single-family homes, subject to first securing a use permit.
(Ord. 02-15 § 4, 2002; Ord. 03-08 § 3, 2003)
§ 23.20.030. Building height limit.¶
The maximum height of main buildings shall be 30 feet; provided, the maximum height of the top plate shall be no more than 24 feet.
(Ord. 02-15 § 5, 2002)
§ 23.20.040. Building site area required.¶
For any use listed in PGMC § 23.20.020, a minimum of 4,000 square feet and minimum width of 40 feet shall be required on interior sites. A minimum of 5,000 square feet and minimum width of 50 feet shall be required on corner sites.
(Ord. 02-15 § 6, 2002)
§ 23.20.050. Allowed building coverage.¶
Maximum building coverage on all sites is 50 percent. (Ord. 02-15 § 7, 2002; Ord. 12-003 § 4, 2012)
§ 23.20.051. Allowed site coverage.¶
Maximum site coverage on all sites is 60 percent. (Ord. 12-003 § 4, 2012)
§ 23.20.060. Allowed gross floor area.¶
Maximum gross floor area is as follows:
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§ 23.20.060
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Table 23.20.060
Floor Floor Floor Floor
Site Size Site Size Site Size Site Size
Area Area Area Area
1,000 833 1,800 1,500 2,600 1,944 3,400 2,311
1,100 917 1,900 1,556 2,700 2,000 3,500 2,356
1,200 1,000 2,000 1,611 2,800 2,044 3,600 2,400
1,300 1,083 2,100 1,667 2,900 2,089 3,700 2,433
1,400 1,167 2,200 1,722 3,000 2,133 3,800 2,467
1,500 1,250 2,300 1,778 3,100 2,178 3,900 2,500
1,600 1,333 2,400 1,833 3,200 2,222 4,000 2,533
1,700 1,417 2,500 1,889 3,300 2,267 4,100 2,567
4,200 2,600 5,900 3,083 7,600 3,363 12,000 4,089
4,300 2,633 6,000 3,099 7,700 3,380 13,000 4,254
4,400 2,667 6,100 3,116 7,800 3,396 14,000 4,419
4,500 2,700 6,200 3,132 7,900 3,413 15,000 4,584
4,600 2,733 6,300 3,149 8,000 3,429 16,000 4,749
4,700 2,767 6,400 3,165 8,100 3,446 17,000 4,914
4,800 2,800 6,500 3,182 8,200 3,462 18,000 5,079
4,900 2,833 6,600 3,198 8,300 3,479 19,000 5,244
5,000 2,867 6,700 3,215 8,400 3,495 20,000 5,409
5,100 2,900 6,800 3,231 8,500 3,512 21,000 5,574
5,200 2,933 6,900 3,248 8,600 3,528 22,000 5,739
5,300 2,967 7,000 3,264 8,700 3,545 23,000 5,904
5,400 3,000 7,100 3,281 8,800 3,561 24,000 6,069
5,500 3,017 7,200 3,297 8,900 3,578 25,000 6,234
5,600 3,033 7,300 3,314 9,000 3,594 26,000 6,399
5,700 3,050 7,400 3,330 10,000 3,759 27,000 6,564
5,800 3,066 7,500 3,347 11,000 3,924
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Note: For every 1,000 square feet above 28,000, add 165 square feet of floor area. (Ord. 02-15 § 8, 2002; Ord. 12-003 § 4, 2012)
§ 23.20.070. Yards required – Garage openings – Architectural feature projections.¶
(a) Front Yards. Minimum of 15 feet.
(b) (1) Side Yards for Interior Sites. Ten percent of site width, with a minimum of three feet
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and maximum required 10 feet. Exception: With a use permit, the total of side yards may be 20 percent of site width with a minimum three feet required on each side; maximum required on each side is 10 feet.
(2) Side Yards for Corner Sites. Ten percent of site width, with minimum of three feet and maximum required 10 feet; provided, the side yard abutting the street shall be 20 percent of site width, but need not exceed 10 feet.
(c) Rear Yards. Minimum of 10 feet; provided, that a rear yard fronting on a street shall be a minimum of 15 feet.
(d) Projection of Architectural Features. Architectural features such as cornices, eaves, canopies and windows that do not increase floor area may extend no more than three feet into any required yard but in no case closer than three feet to any property line.
(Ord. 02-15 § 9, 2002)
§ 23.20.080. Parking standards and driveway length.¶
(a) Off-street parking shall be provided as follows:
- (1) Single-family dwellings:
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Site Size Off-Street Parking Required
Less than 2,700 sq. ft. None
2,700 – 4,000 sq. ft. 1 covered and 1 uncovered*
Larger than 4,000 sq. ft. 2 covered
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A driveway at least 20 feet in length may serve as a required uncovered space.
- (2) Duplexes. One and one-half spaces per unit having less than two bedrooms; two spaces for all other units. One space per unit must be in a garage or carport.
(b) Driveway Length. The distance from a property line to a garage or carport opening facing a street shall be a minimum of 20 feet. The garage or carport opening setback on any public way which is less than 16 feet in width shall be 10 feet. A shorter driveway may be approved through the use permit process; provided, that any driveway less than 17 feet in length shall be no more than five feet in length.
(Ord. 02-15 § 10, 2002)
§ 23.20.090. R-2-B-3 district.¶
(a) The regulations in this section shall apply in all R-2-B-3 combined districts.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, all regulations and provisions set out in PGMC § 23.20.010 through § 23.20.080, inclusive, shall apply in the R-2-B-3 combined district.
(c) Exceptions.
- (1) Building site area and width required: a minimum 10,000 square feet and a minimum width of 70 feet.
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§ 23.20.090
§ 23.20.090
(2) Front yard setback required: minimum 20 feet.
(3) Rear yard setback required: 20 percent of site depth with a minimum requirement of 20 feet and a maximum required of 25 feet.
(4) Parking required: two covered spaces.
(Ord. 02-15 § 11, 2002)
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§ 23.24.010
§ 23.24.040
CHAPTER 23.24 R-3 DISTRICTS
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- Title 2
- Chapter 2.50 — ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
- Chapter 2.04 — COUNCIL[1 ]
- Chapter 2.05 — MAYOR
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- Chapter 4.08 — VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION
- Chapter 4.16 — SURETY BONDS
- Chapter 4.10 — PACIFIC GROVE OCEAN RESCUE
- Chapter 4.14 — PACIFIC GROVE POLICE RESERVE
- Chapter 4.08 — VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION[1 ]
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- Article I — Definition Of Terms
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- Chapter 6.04 — TAX COLLECTION
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- Chapter 6.14
- Chapter 6.16 — SPECIAL GAS TAX IMPROVEMENT FUND[5 ]
- Chapter 6.18 — INTERFUND LOANS
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- Chapter 6.24 — WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND
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- Chapter 7.04 — BUSINESS LICENSE TAX[1 ]
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- Chapter 7.16 — TAXICABS
- Chapter 7.20 — ADVERTISING HANDBILLS[2 ]
- Chapter 7.30 — DOCUMENTARY STAMP TAX
- Chapter 7.40 — SHORT-TERM RENTAL LICENSE[3 ]
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- Chapter 9.04 — HEALTH DEPARTMENT
- Article I
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- Article III
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- Chapter 10.18 — ADOPTED ANIMALS
- Chapter 10.04 — DOGS[1 ]
- Chapter 10.08 — KEEPING ANIMALS AND FOWL[2 ]
- Chapter 10.10 — FEEDING ANIMALS[3 ]
- Chapter 10.14 — TRAPPING OF DOMESTICATED CATS
- Chapter 10.18 — ADOPTED ANIMALS
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- Chapter 11.68 — WATER DISTRIBUTION REGULATIONS
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- Chapter 11.80 — OFFSHORE DRILLING SUPPORT FACILITIES
- Chapter 11.97 — COMMUNITY FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 11.04 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES[1 ]
- Chapter 11.08 — CURFEW FOR JUVENILES
- Chapter 11.09 — LOITERING
- Chapter 11.10 — GARAGE SALES
- Chapter 11.12 — SOLICITORS AND PEDDLERS
- Chapter 11.20 — CARD ROOMS[2 ]
- Chapter 11.24 — SMOKING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 11.26 — TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSE
- Chapter 11.32 — OBSTRUCTING STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Chapter 11.36 — DAMAGING PUBLIC BUILDINGS
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- Chapter 11.42 — TRANSIT BUSES
- Chapter 11.45 — MILITARY EQUIPMENT
- Chapter 11.48 — MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
- Chapter 11.56 — FIRE SIGNAL CODE
- Chapter 11.60 — CONCEALED WEAPONS[4 ]
- Chapter 11.62 — ALARM SYSTEMS
- Chapter 11.68 — WATER DISTRIBUTION REGULATIONS
- Chapter 11.72
- Chapter 11.80 — OFFSHORE DRILLING SUPPORT FACILITIES
- Chapter 11.88 — PUBLIC URINATION AND DEFECATION
- Chapter 11.92 — DISTURBANCE ABATEMENT
- Chapter 11.94 — SOUND AMPLIFICATION REGULATIONS
- Chapter 11.96 — UNLAWFUL NOISES
- Chapter 11.97 — COMMUNITY FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT[5 ]
- Chapter 11.98 — REDUCTION OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
- Chapter 11.99 — FOOD PACKAGING (Repealed by Ord. 19-016)
- Chapter 11.100 — CANNABIS
- Chapter 11.101 — ABANDONED PROPERTY REGISTRATION
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- Chapter 12.04 — INFECTED TREES, PLANTS AND SHRUBS
- Chapter 12.08 — WEED AND RUBBISH ABATEMENT[1 ]
- Chapter 12.10
- Chapter 12.16 — TREE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION
- Chapter 12.20 — PROTECTED TREES
- Chapter 12.30 — TREES AND DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 12.40 — HIGH-RISK TREES AND NUISANCE TREES
- Chapter 12.50 — TREE SERVICE CONTRACTORS
- Chapter 12.60 — PERMIT APPLICATION AND PROCESSING
- Chapter 12.70 — APPEALS
- Title 14
- Chapter 14.08 — PARKS[2 ]
- Chapter 14.16 — EL CARMELO CEMETERY
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- Chapter 15.01
- Chapter 15.08 — HOUSE NUMBERS
- Chapter 15.16 — SIDEWALKS
- Chapter 15.20 — DRIVEWAYS
- Chapter 15.24
- Chapter 15.26
- Chapter 15.29 — UNDERGROUNDING UTILITIES
- Chapter 15.30
- Chapter 15.40
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- Chapter 16.04 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 16.12 — ENFORCEMENT AND OBEDIENCE
- Chapter 16.16 — TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
- Chapter 16.20 — TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS
- Chapter 16.24 — ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
- Chapter 16.25 — CREATION OF CUL-DE-SAC STREETS
- Chapter 16.32 — MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING RULES
- Chapter 16.40 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
- Chapter 16.41 — RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT AREAS
- Chapter 16.44 — TRUCKS AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES[1 ]
- Chapter 16.64
- Chapter 16.70 — TRIP REDUCTION
- Title 18
- Chapter 18.38 — WATER WELL REGULATIONS
- Chapter 18.40 — SEISMIC HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
- Chapter 18.45 — RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEM
- Chapter 18.04 — BUILDING CODES
- Chapter 18.08 — GREASE TRAPS
- Chapter 18.32 — FIRE PREVENTION[2 ]
- Chapter 18.36
- Chapter 18.38 — WATER WELL REGULATIONS
- Chapter 15.08 — MCC, Water Wells, hereby is adopted in its ent…
- Chapter 18.40 — SEISMIC HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
- Chapter 18.42 — GREEN BUILDING REGULATIONS (Repealed by Ord. 1…
- Chapter 18.45 — RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEM
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- Chapter 20.05 — DOWNTOWN SIGNS
- Title 21
- Chapter 21.04 — INTERFERENCE WITH RECEPTION
- Chapter 21.08 — STRUCTURAL AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 21.12
- Title 23
- Chapter 23.43 — INITIATIVE RESTRICTION OF USE OF GEORGE WASHIN…
- Chapter 23.64 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
- Chapter 23.84 — LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 23.04 — PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF ZONING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 23.16
- Chapter 23.29
- Chapter 23.31 — COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 23.32
- Chapter 23.43
- Chapter 23.45
- Chapter 23.58
- Chapter 23.60 — PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT – PUD
- Chapter 23.64 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
- Chapter 23.68 — NONCONFORMING USES AND BUILDINGS[2 ]
- Chapter 23.70 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PERMIT REVIEW AUTHORITIE…
- Chapter 23.72 — PERMIT APPLICATION FILING AND PROCESSING
- Chapter 23.73
- Chapter 23.74 — APPEALS AND CALL-UPS
- Chapter 23.76 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION[3 ]
- Chapter 23.77 — ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS[4 ]
- Chapter 23.78 — SALE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
- Chapter 23.79 — DENSITY BONUS REGULATIONS[5 ]
- Chapter 23.80 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 23.81
- Chapter 23.82 — INTERPRETATIONS OF PERMITTED USE LISTS
- Chapter 23.84 — PGMC (Legislative Amendments). (Ord. 11-001 § …
- Chapter 23.86 — PUBLIC MEETING AND HEARING PROCEDURES
- Chapter 23.88 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 23.90 — LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Chapter 23.92 — CANNABIS BUSINESSES
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- Chapter 24.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 24.05 — CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
- Chapter 24.06
- Chapter 24.08 — PARCEL MAP PROCEDURES
- Chapter 24.12 — FILING OF TENTATIVE MAP
- Chapter 24.20 — IMPOSITION OF FEES
- Chapter 24.24
- Chapter 24.32 — SUBDIVISION STANDARDS
- Chapter 24.40
- Chapter 24.48
- Chapter 24.52 — SCHOOL SITE DEDICATIONS
- Chapter 24.64 — IMPROVEMENT SECURITY
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- § SR.001. General Provisions.
- § SR.002. Administration and Personnel.
- § SR.003. Revenue and Finance.
- § SR.004. Business Licenses, Taxes and Regulations.
- § SR.005. Animals.
- § SR.006. Health and Safety.
- § SR.007. Public Peace, Morals and Welfare.
- § SR.008. Vehicles and Traffic.
- § SR.009. Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places.
- § SR.010. Public Services.
- § SR.011. Buildings and Construction.
- § SR.012. Subdivisions.
- § SR.014. Environment.
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- Title OL
- § OL.020. New Series