§ 14.08 — San Rafael Zoning Code

14.08.010 - Specific purposes. ¶

In addition to the general purposes listed in Section 14.01.030, the specific purposes of the marine district (M) include the following:

A.

To promote the canal as a navigable waterway and viable boating/maritime district;

B.

To preserve limited canal-front sites for water-frontage-dependent uses in order to maintain the canal as a viable maritime/boating district;

C.

To provide site opportunities for marine-related businesses which may benefit from proximity to waterfrontage-dependent businesses and contribute to the maritime character of the district;

D.

To provide site opportunities for canal-front parks and marine-related recreation;

E.

To allow residential and nonmarine related office uses on the second floor or above of a mixed-use project;

F.

To promote building design sensitive to waterfront locations;

G.

To promote public access along the waterfront.

H.

To allow site opportunities for retail, hotels and restaurants which promote public access to the canal.

(Ord. 1831 § 1 (part), 2004: Ord. 1625 § 1 (part), 1992).

14.08.020 - Land use regulations (M).

P: Permitted by right; C: Conditional use permit; CZ: Conditional use permit/zoning administrator; A: Administrative use permit; Blank: Not allowed.

Table 14.08.020

Type of Land Use	M	Additional Use Regulations
Marine Uses

Boat building and repair	C
Boat sales and rentals	P
Charter boat businesses	P
Clubs and lodges, including youth groups, with a marine focus or purpose (boating, fshing, study of marine biology, etc.)	C
Contractor's shops related to marine activities, including welding, small machinery repair and marine engine repair	CZ
Equipment rentals related to boating, fshing, etc.	P
Fish and bait sales, retail
Indoors	P
Outdoors	C
Fishing enterprises, commercial and/or recreational, including support facilities (hoist, ice plant, storage, packing and sales area and related ofces)	C
Fishing supply stores, including bait and stores	P
Fuel yards strictly for boats	C
Marinas, including boat slips, ofces (sales, management, etc.), harbor, clubhouse, marine-related retail and support services (restrooms, showers, laundry, caretaker's residence, pump-outs, etc.)	C
Marine electronics: sales, manufacturing, assembly, testing or repairs (including electrical, electromechanical or electronic equipment, or systems related to harbor or marine activities)	C
Marine industry sales, including boat machinery, parts and incidental hardware	P
Marine supply stores	P
Marine testing laboratories, research and development facilities	C
Museum, marine-related	C
Ofces, business support for marine industry, including security	P
Outdoor storage, including temporary or permanent storage containers	CZ

Parks with marine recreational features or concessions	P
Schools, sailing, boating, etc.	P
Storage, boat (wet or dry)	P
Warehousing, strictly for storage of boats, boat trailers and fshing gear	CZ
Yacht clubs	C
Commercial
Food and beverage service establishments
Cocktail lounges (without food service)	C
Food service establishments (with or without incidental serving of beer or wine) and without a cocktail lounge, live entertainment and/or dancing
(1) 1,000 sq. ft. or less in size	P
(2) More than 1,000 sq. ft. in size	CZ
Food service establishments with a cocktail lounge, live entertainment and/or dancing	CZ
Live entertainment and/or dancing (without food service)	C
Outdoor eating areas	A	For outdoor eating areas on private property, see Section 14.17.110 standards. For outdoor seating areas located on city sidewalks, see Section 14.16.277 standards. For outdoor eating areas on parking spaces within the public right-of-way, see Chapter 11.70—"Streetaries" Outdoor Eating Areas.
Retail and Ofce Uses
Retail and administrative, business and professional ofce uses listed as permitted or subject to use permit in general commercial district	P/C/A*	*See "Retail" heading in the General Commercial district for permitted and conditional retail and ofce uses. Non-marine related ofce use allowed on second foor or above in a mixed- use building. Ground foor non- marine ofce use is not allowed.
Public and Quasi-Public Uses
Public utility facilities	C

Residential and Visitor Accommodation Uses		Allowed on the second foor or above in a mixed-use project.
Multifamily residential	A
Emergency shelters for the homeless
Permanent	C	See Section 14.16.115 standards.
Temporary	C
Home occupations	P	See Section 14.16.220 (Home Occupations).
Live/work quarters	A	See Section 14.17.100(C)(9) (Live/Work Quarters regulations).
Residential care facilities for the handicapped
Small (0—6 residents)	P
Large (7 or more residents)	P
Residential care facilities, other
Small (0—6 residents)	P
Large (7 or more residents)	C
Rooming or boarding houses	C	See Section 14.17.100(C)(8) (Boarding House regulations). Allowed on the second foor or above in a mixed-use project.
Caretaker's residence	CZ
Hotels or motels	C
Transportation Facilities
"Park and ride" facilities	CZ
Parking facilities, public	CZ
Temporary Uses
Temporary uses	A	See Chapter 14.17 standards.
Accessory Uses and Structures
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to a permitted use and contained on the same site	P	See Chapter 14.16 regulations.

(Ord. 1838 § 28, 2005; Ord. 1831 § 1 (part), 2004; Ord. 1694 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1996; Ord. 1625 § 1 (part), 1992).

(Ord. No. 1882, Exh. A, §§ 25, 26, 6-21-2010; Ord. No. 1923, § 2(Exh. A), 6-16-2014; Ord. No. 2016, § 5, 10-3-2022)

14.08.030 - Property development standards (M). ¶

NR: Not required unless otherwise noted in Additional Standards.

Note: See Chapter 14.16, Site and Use Regulations, for additional regulations pertaining to floor area ratio and site development standards. See Chapters 14.23, Variances, and 14.24, Exceptions, for allowable adjustments to these standards. See Chapter 14.25, Environmental and Design Review Permits, for a listing of improvements subject to review and design guidelines and criteria for development.

Table 14.08.030

Table 14.08.030
	M	Additional Standards
Minimum lot area (sq. ft.)	6,000
Minimum lot area/dwelling unit (sq. ft.) (Max. residential intensity)	2,000	(G)
Floor area ratio (Max. non-residential intensity)	*	*See Section 14.16.150
Minimum lot width (ft.)	60
Minimum yards:
Front (ft.)	NR	(A)
Side (ft.)	NR	(A)
Rear (ft.)	NR	(A)
Maximum height of structure (ft.)	36	(B), (C), (D)
Minimum landscaping	10%	(E)
Usable outdoor area		(F)
Parking	*	*Based on use. See Section 14.18.040.

(A)

Where the frontage of a block is partially in a residential district, the front yard shall be the same as required for that residenti14al district, and when the side and/or rear of the lot(s) abuts a residential district, the respective side and/or rear yard shall be ten feet (10′).

(B)

Exceptions may be granted for a height above thirty-six feet (36′), subject to the provisions of Chapter 14.24, Exceptions. Lower height may be required consistent with the canalfront review overlay district, Chapter 14.15.

(C)

Buildings existing or approved as of January 1, 1987, which are more than three (3) stories in height shall not be considered nonconforming, and are listed in Section 14.16.040, Buildings over three (3) stories.

(D)

Hotels have a four-story height limit. A five-story height may be approved as part of an environmental and design review permit by the planning commission if it finds that the hotel will provide a significant community benefit, and the design is consistent with this title.

(E)

For parking lot landscaping, see Section 14.18.160, Parking lot screening and landscaping.

(F)

Provision of usable outdoor area is encouraged in residential development as part of a mixed-use project.

(G)

A density bonus may be granted, as provided for in Section 14.16.090.

(Ord. 1831 § 1 (part), 2004; Ord. 1663 § 1 (part), 1994; Ord. 1625 § 1 (part), 1992).

(Ord. No. 1882, Exh. A, §§ 27, 28, 6-21-2010)

Chapter 14.09 - PUBLIC/QUASI-PUBLIC DISTRICT (P/QP)