Chapter 8.348 — ACCESSORY BUILDINGS

In case an accessory building is attached to the main building, it shall be made structurally a part thereof, and shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this Part applicable to the main building, except as herein otherwise provided; an accessory building, unless attached to the main building, shall not be closer than five (5) feet to the main building.

In any residentially zoned district, a one-story detached accessory building may be constructed if the building coverage does not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the rear yard area, does not exceed 1,000 square feet in floor area, has a plate height that does not exceed then (10) feet, and is not within three (3) feet of a property line. The maximum building height shall be nineteen (19) feet outside West Menlo Park, and fourteen (14) feet in West Menlo Park. In West Menlo Park only, the area above the horizontal plate of an accessory building shall be accessible only from within the building, and roof dormers are prohibited. Building height shall be calculated in accordance with zoning district regulations. A use permit may be granted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8.280 and upon finding of unusual circumstance, for detached accessory buildings that (outside Menlo Park) do not conform with the provisions of this Section, or (in West Menlo Park) do not conform with the height provisions of this Section.

(Prior code § 6410; Amended Ord No.1815, February 21, 1967)

(Section code § 6410; Amended Ord No.3536,January 25, 1994)

(Prior § 6410 and 6411; Amended Ord. No.3323, April 29, 1991)

Detached accessory buildings shall conform to the following additional regulations as to their location upon the parcel.

• (a) Where the slope of the front half of the lot is greater than one (1) foot rise or fall in a distance of seven (7) feet from the established street elevation at the property line, or where the elevation of the lot at the street line is five (5) feet or more above or below the established street elevation, a garage or carport, attached or detached, may be built to the front lot line. Such garage shall hold the side yard setbacks required for the main building and a maximum height specified for such carports and garages by the district, or when not specified by the district, a maximum height of 28 feet.

  • San Mateo County, California, Code of Ordinances Title 8 – Zoning & Development Code

• (b) In the case of an interior lot abutting upon one (1) street, no detached accessory building shall be erected or altered so as to encroach upon the front half of such lot.

• (c) In the case of an interior lot abutting upon two or more streets, no accessory building shall be erected or altered so as to encroach upon the fourth (1/4) of the lot nearest either street.

• (d) In the case of a reversed corner lot, no accessory building shall be erected or altered so as to encroach on the area between such street and lines drawn approximately parallel to such streets, respectively, in such a manner that each of such lines divides the lot into two (2) equal areas.

• (e) In the case of other corner lots, no accessory building shall be erected or altered so as to be closer to any street side lot line than a distance equal to the width of a side yard required for this lot.

• (f) No detached accessory building shall be closer to the side lot line of the front one-half (1/2) of any adjacent lot than one-half (1/2) the width of the side yard required for such adjacent lot; provided, however, that no accessory building shall be less than five (5) feet from such side lot line.

• (g) Notwithstanding any requirements in this article, the foregoing rules shall not require any detached accessory building to be more than seventy-five (75) feet from any street line bounding the lot.

(Prior code § 6410 and 6411: Amended Ord. 3323, April 29, 1991)