Chapter 8.20 — R1-CCP, COUNTRY CLUB PARK

The purposes of the One-Family Residential/Country Club Park District are to:

1. Provide residential areas intended primarily for the location of one-family dwellings, accessory structures and uses.

2. Protect the health, safety and welfare of residential inhabitants by restricting incompatible land uses.

3. Achieve an appropriate balance of residential and institutional uses to serve the needs of Country Club Park residents.

4. Implement the policies of the San Mateo County General Plan.

The following regulations shall apply to all land identified by the San Mateo County General Plan-Land Use Plan Map as Country Club Park, and zoned One-Family Residential/Country Club Park (R-1/CCP).

1. Animal Fanciers

A person, business or entity who keeps at least five (5) dogs, or five (5) cats, or any combination of dogs and cats which totals five (5), not to exceed ten (10) dogs, or ten (10) cats, or any combination of dogs and cats which totals ten (10) per one-family dwelling unit.

2. Catteries

A place for the breeding, raising, keeping, boarding or other handling of more than ten (10) cats per dwelling unit or per business establishment. Ancillary activities that may be conducted in association with the keeping of animals at a cattery include, but are not limited to, grooming, training, and sales of animals and supplies.

3. Cemeteries

Facilities and associated grounds used for the outdoor or indoor burial or interment of human or pet remains that may include columbariumia, crematoriums or facilities for conducting funeral services.

4.

Club and Organization Meeting Facilities

Facilities used for gatherings of groups primarily for social or political purposes including, but not limited to, social or fraternal clubs or lodges, union halls or philanthropic institutions.

5.

Community Centers

Facilities used by local citizens for civic activities, performances, presentations or other purposes.

6.

Domestic Help Quarters

Detached accessory buildings which provide sleeping and bathing facilities for persons employed on the premises by the occupants of a main dwelling unit on the same parcel. Domestic help quarters may not include kitchen facilities.

7.

Facility Site

A parcel or combination of contiguous parcels used for the same approved institutional facilities.

8.

Elementary and Secondary Schools

Public or private educational facilities and associated grounds used for academic instruction below the collegiate level.

9. Fire Stations

Facilities used for fire fighting services, sometimes including associated paramedic services.

10. Guest Houses (1.06.22)

Detached accessory buildings which provide sleeping and bathing facilities for occasional non-paying guests of the occupants of a main dwelling unit on the same parcel. Guesthouses may not include kitchen facilities.

11. Home Occupations (1.05.10)

Vocations conducted in a dwelling by a resident which are accessory uses incidental to the principal residential use of the dwelling.

12. Institutional Facility

All buildings, structures, and areas associated with an approved institutional use located on a parcel or combination of contiguous parcels, entirely or partially within unincorporated San Mateo County. Should an institutional facility discontinue functioning as an institutional use, all of its buildings, structures, and areas shall continue to be deemed an institutional facility for purposes of the density restrictions set forth in Section 8.20.050.1.b. The Planning Commission, after a public hearing held for this purpose, shall have the authority to redesignate an institutional facility to a residential structure upon finding that (1) all buildings and structures

onal use, all of its buildings, structures, and areas shall continue to be deemed an institutional facility for purposes of the density restrictions set forth in Section 8.20.050.1.b. The Planning Commission, after a public hearing held for this purpose, shall have the authority to redesignate an institutional facility to a residential structure upon finding that (1) all buildings and structures

conform to the zoning development standards required of residential structures, and (2) building size and scale are compatible with the residential character of Country Club Park.

13. Institutional Uses

Land uses included in the following use modules: (1) Neighborhood Institutional Facilities (INT-1), (2) Neighborhood Cultural Facilities (INT-2), and (3) Lodging Facilities for Religious Orders (RES-15).

14. Keeping of Livestock or Poultry as a Residential Accessory Use (9.01.50)

The raising or maintaining of domestic animals or fowl that are customarily kept for productive home use or for profit, with associated accessory structures such as barns, coops or pens. The keeping of livestock includes, but is not limited to, cows, sheep, pigs, and goats. Poultry includes, but is not limited to, chickens, turkeys, ducks or geese.

15. Keeping of Pets

The raising or maintaining of domestic animals, including birds, that are customarily kept as pets for amusement or companionship, excluding exotic animals, horses, livestock and poultry, and subject to the following limitations: (a) no more than four (4) cats, or any combination of dogs and cats not exceeding a total of four (4) are kept per one-family dwelling unit; and (b) not more than twelve (12) of any other domestic animal, including birds, is kept per one-family dwelling unit. The number of fish, reptiles, birds and other small animals caged indoors shall not be restricted unless they create noise or odor discernable outside the dwelling, or are kept in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance.

16. Kennels

A place for the breeding, raising, keeping, boarding or other handling of more than ten (10) dogs, or more than ten (10) dogs and cats per dwelling unit or per business establishment. Ancillary activities that may be conducted in association with the keeping of animals at a kennel include, but are not limited to, grooming, training, and sales of animals and supplies.

17. Libraries

Facilities used for storage, exhibition and lending of various media including, but not limited to, books, periodicals, documents, audio and video tapes and visual art.

18. Limited Keeping of Pets (9.01.20)

The raising or maintaining of domestic birds or animals that are customarily kept as pets for amusement or companionship, excluding exotic animals, horses, livestock and poultry, and subject to the following limitations: (a) no more than two (2) dogs and two (2) cats, nor more than four (4) animals total of any type shall be kept per two-family dwelling unit, multiple-family dwelling unit, or lawfully permitted and occupied second unit or farm labor housing unit; or (b) per business establishment in commercial or industrial zoning districts. The number of fish, reptiles, birds or other small animals caged indoors shall not be restricted unless they create noise or odor discernable outside the dwelling, or are kept in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance.

19. Linear Parks and Trails

Linear strips of land established for the purpose of walking, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding and boating, and comprising a natural linear or man-made resource such as stream drainage, bluff line, ridge, utility right-of-way, or service road.

20. Lodging Facilities for Religious Orders

Buildings where room and board are provided for members of a religious order.

21. Mobilehomes/Manufactured Homes

Transportable structures constructed on a permanent chassis, designed to be used as dwelling units. Each structure may or may not be on a permanent foundation.

22. One-Family Dwellings

Buildings, one per parcel, containing a single-dwelling unit which is intended for use by one household.

23. Other Compatible Uses

Additional land uses may be allowed if the Director of Planning and Building determines that the proposed use is consistent with the purpose of the district and sufficiently similar with other permitted land uses in the district.

24. Other Uses

Land uses included in the following use modules: (1) Fire Stations (5.07.20), (2) Neighborhood Solid Waste Recycling Facilities (WMT-1), (3) Parks (REC-2), and (4) Urban Animal Keeping (ANM-3).

25. Parks

Spacious areas of scenic and natural character where outdoor active recreation opportunities and facilities may be provided for public convenience and enjoyment, and within which special natural areas, geologic exhibits or historic places can be set aside.

26. Pool Houses and Cabanas

Detached accessory structures which are not intended for sleeping, but may be used for private dressing, bathing or recreational activities, where bathrooms, if included, are accessible only from the outside. Pool houses and cabanas may not include kitchen facilities.

27. Religious Facilities (5.02.10)

Facilities or meeting places used for worship, religious instruction or associated community and social activities, including churches, synagogues, mosques and temples. Religious facilities include worship areas, classrooms, meeting areas, and a dwelling unit for the principal clergy.

28. Residential Day Care Facilities for Adults/Elderly

Licensed facilities in a building containing a dwelling unit(s) in which non-medical care and supervision are provided on less than a 24-hour basis to adults or elderly adults who may not have special needs or disabilities including, but not limited to, individuals who are physically, developmentally or mentally disabled, or recovering from alcohol or drug addictions. Includes small adult day care facilities (one to six adults) and large day care facilities (seven to twelve adults).

29. Residential Full-Time Care Facilities for Adults/Elderly

Licensed facilities in a building containing a dwelling unit(s) in which 24-hour a day non-medical care and supervision are provided to adults or elderly adults who may or may not have special needs or disabilities including, but not limited to, individuals who are physically, developmentally or mentally disabled, or recovering from alcohol or drug addictions. Includes small adult full-time care facilities (one to six adults) and large adult fulltime care facilities (seven to fifteen adults).

30. Residential Full-Time Care Facilities for Children (Group Homes, Foster Family Homes)

Licensed facilities in a building containing a dwelling unit(s) in which 24-hour a day non-medical care and supervision are provided for children who may or may not have special needs or disabilities. Includes small fulltime care homes (one to six children) and large full-time care homes (seven to twelve children).

31. Residential Multipurpose Accessory Structures

Detached accessory structures which are not intended for sleeping, but may be used for variety of purposes including, but not limited to, workshops, storage sheds, game rooms and greenhouses, where bathrooms, if included, are accessible only from the outside. Residential multipurpose accessory structures may not include kitchen facilities.

32. Residential Nursing Care Facilities

Licensed facilities in a building containing a dwelling unit(s), which provide 24-hour a day intermittent or continuous skilled nursing supervision and supportive care to inpatients. Residential nursing facilities include, but are not limited to, intermediate care, skilled nursing or congregate living health facilities. Includes small nursing facilities (one to six inpatients) and large nursing facilities (seven to twelve inpatients).

33. Residential Uses

Land uses included in the following use modules: (1) One-Family Dwellings (RES-1), (2) Second Dwelling Units (RES-2), (3) Small Hostelries (RES-10), (4) All community care facilities, Small Facilities Only (RES-11), (5) Residential Accessory Structures (RES-12), and (6) Residential Accessory Uses (RES-13).

34. Second Dwelling Units

Attached or detached rental dwelling units with kitchens, located on the same parcel as a one-family dwelling.

35. Small Hostelries

Facilities that rent five (5) or fewer rooms for the overnight accommodation of paying guests including, but not limited to, rooming houses, boarding houses, tourist homes, country inns, small motels and hotels, and bed and breakfast establishments.

36. Small Solid Waste Collection Facilities

Facilities, 500 sq. ft. or less in area, where discarded glass, paper or clothes or other recyclable materials are bought and/or collected including, but not limited to, containers, igloos, bins, groups of reverse vending machines and mobile units.

37. Temporary Living Facilities During Residence Construction

Temporary dwelling units such as mobilehomes without permanent foundations, travel trailers or recreational vehicles, which are: (1) located on a parcel of land during the construction or reconstruction of a permanent dwelling unit on the same parcel, and (2) removed prior to the granting of a Certificate of Occupancy for the permanent residence.

(Prior Code § 6163.3.3.34; Ord 4844 – 05/04/21

(Prior Code § 6163.3.4.E.1; Ord 4844 – 05/04/21)

(Prior Code § 6163.3.13; Ord 4844 – 05/04/21)

(Prior Code § 6163.3.14; Ord 4075 – 11/06/01)

(Prior Code § 6163.3.29; Ord 4844 – 05/04/21)

The procedure and findings required for use permit approval are established in Section 8.280.030 of this Title.

(Prior Code § 6163.4.E.1; Ord 3791 – 10/21/97) (Prior Code § 6163.4.N.2; Ord 4075 – 11/06/01)

All new development must conform to the following development standards:

1. Maximum Density. The maximum density of development shall be as follows:

   • a. Residential Uses (as defined in Section 8.20.030)

     • 2.2 dwelling units per net acre.

   • b. Institutional Uses (as defined in Section 8.20.030)

     • Five (5) institutional facilities per 50 acres.

   • c. Other Uses (as defined in Section 8.20.030)

     • None.

2. Minimum Building Site Area. The minimum building site area shall be 20,000 sq. ft.

3. Minimum Building Site Width. The minimum building site width shall be an average of seventy five (75) feet.

4. Minimum Building Setbacks. The minimum building setbacks shall be:

Front Setback Side Setback Rear Setback 20 feet 10 feet 20 feet

5. Maximum Building Site Coverage Ratio. The maximum building site coverage ratio shall be .25 (25 percent) of the building site area.

The maximum building site coverage ratio shall include all: (1) buildings, (2) accessory buildings, and (3) structures such as patios, decks, balconies, porches and other similar uses which are eighteen (18) inches or more above the ground.

6. Maximum Building Floor Area. The maximum building floor area shall be:

   • a. Residential Uses (as defined in Section 8.20.030)

     • None.

   • b. Institutional Uses (as defined in Section 8.20.030)

The maximum building floor area shall not exceed 30% (30 percent) of the facility site area or a maximum of 12,000 sq. ft.

The maximum building floor area shall include the floor area of all stories of buildings and accessory structures on the facility site.

Maximum building floor area specifically includes: (1) the floor area of all stories, excluding uninhabitable and unfinished (e.g., attics, basements) areas, as measured from the outside face of all exterior walls, and (2) all other areas covered by a waterproof roof which extends four (4) or more feet from exterior walls over the area of all decks, porches, and balconies.

• c. Other Uses (as defined in Section 8.20.030)

  • None.

7. Maximum Building Height. The maximum building height shall be:

   • a. Residential Uses (as defined in Section 8.20.030)

     • 36 feet.

   • b. Institutional Uses (as defined in Section 8.20.030)

     • 28 feet.

   • c. Other Uses (as defined in Section 8.20.030)

     • 28 feet.

Building height shall be measured as the vertical distance from any point on the finished grade to the topmost point of the building immediately above.

Chimneys, pipes, mechanical equipment, antennae, and other similar structures may extend eight (8) feet beyond the building height, as required for safety or efficient operation.

8. Minimum Parking Requirements. Parking spaces and improvements shall be provided in accordance with parking standards required by Chapter 8.344 of the Development Code, and shall apply to all uses, facilities, and structures on the building site.

9. Parcel Division and Development Standards. A parcel may not be divided if such division would result in a building site which does not conform with any of the requirements or development standards of this Chapter.8.20.060 Performance Standards.

All uses, facilities and operations must conform to the following performance standards:

1. Noise. No use, facility or operation shall create any unusually loud, uncommon noise which would disturb the neighborhood peace.

The maximum noise level permitted, measured at the building site boundary, shall be:

Short-term construction noise may exceed these standards, providing that all construction activities are limited to weekdays between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

2. Lighting. All exterior and interior lighting shall be designed and located so that direct light and glare are confined to the premises.

3. On-Site Activities. All uses, activities and operations shall be conducted entirely on the building site.