Title 8 — ZONING & DEVELOPMENT CODE
Chapter 8.60 — H1, LIMITED HIGHWAY FRONTAGE DISTRICT
San Mateo County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · San Mateo County
8.60.010 Regulations for “H-1,” Districts. ¶
The following regulations shall apply in all “H-1” Districts and shall be subject to all applicable provisions of Article 2 (Development Procedures) and Article 3 (General Development Standards) of Title 8.
8.60.020 Uses Permitted. ¶
(a) Crop and tree farming and truck gardening;
(b) One-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings, and dwelling groups, provided a use permit is first obtained.
(c) The following uses, upon the securing of a use permit in each case, as provided in Chapter 8.280 of this Part, which use permit shall prescribe conditions as to the area of building site provisions of adequate automobile standing space, architecture, and such other matters as may be deemed to be necessary:
- Hotels, inns, mobile home parks and automobile courts.
Automobile service stations for the sale of gasoline, oils and new accessories only, including washing and lubrication services. Used tires accepted in trade on the premises may be resold.
Restaurants, refreshment stands, and retail stores.
Nurseries and greenhouses.
Accessory buildings incidental to any of the above uses.
Directional signs used for directional or informational purposes of a public or quasi-public nature.
Offices, business or professional.
Bed and breakfast inns (outside Coastal Zone only).
- (d) Exterior signs pertaining to the business uses conducted on the premises and subject to the following limitations:
Signs shall not exceed one hundred (100) sq. ft. in area on one face and not more than one hundred fifty (150) sq. ft. in total area on the premises. Larger areas may be authorized by use permit in exceptional cases.
Attached signs shall not project above the roofline or cornice except when in the opinion of the Planning Commission the sign is an architectural part or feature of the building.
Signs shall not project more than one (1) foot beyond the street property line, but if a building is set back from a street property line, then such sign shall not project more than eight (8) feet from the face of the building.
Signs shall not project above the roofline or cornice.
Signs shall not face the side line of any adjoining lot in any “R” District when such sign is within twenty-five (25) feet of said side line.
Freestanding signs and signs projecting over sidewalk areas are subject to obtaining a use permit in each case.
(Prior Code § 6241(b); Ord 2204 – 6/19/73)
(Prior Code § 6241(c); Ord 1228 – 6/25/57)
(Prior Code § 6241(c); Ord 1497 – 12/26/61)
(Prior Code § 6241(c)8; Ord 4225 – 07/27/04)
(Prior Code § 6241(d); Ord 1323 – 11/18/58)
8.68.030 - Yards Required. ¶
(a) Front yard required: Each lot shall have a front yard as specified by any combined “S” District regulation, or as set forth on the Zoning Maps. The front yard specified on the Zoning Maps shall govern over other regulations to the contrary.
(b) Side yard required: Each lot shall have side yards each having a width of not less than five (5) feet, except as specified on any Zoning Map.
(c) Rear yard required: Each lot shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty (20) feet except as specified on any Zoning Map.
(Prior Code § 6242; Ord 1483 – 10/10/61)
(Prior Code § 6242; Ord 2862 – 12/13/83)
(Prior Code § 6243, 6244; Ord 1483 – 10/10/61)