§ 14.10 — San Rafael Zoning Code

14.10.010 - Specific purposes. ¶

In addition to the general purposes listed in Section 14.01.030, the specific purposes of the parks/open space district include the following:

A.

To provide appropriately located land throughout the city for public parks;

B.

To provide opportunity for recreational uses in public parks;

C.

To promote an integrated pattern of open space areas within the city to serve as visual greenbelts and community separators and to protect environmental resources;

D.

To protect the public health and safety by limiting lands subject to flooding, slides or other hazards to open space use;

E.

To preserve baylands, waterways and wetlands as open space;

F.

To retain open space land in a natural open state;

G.

To discourage public utility facilities in open space areas to minimize harm to the area's visual quality;

H.

To allow low-intensity, passive recreational uses within open space areas and provide opportunity in appropriate locations for more intensive uses of open space which are consistent with the preservation of open space natural values and have minimal impacts on the environment.

(Ord. 1625 § 1 (part), 1992).

14.10.020 - Land use regulations (P/OS). ¶

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

Table 14.10.020

Type of Land Use	P/OS	Additional Use Regulations
Open space, public
Animal grazing	C
Animal husbandry	C

Community Gardens	CZ	Subject to performance standards outlined in Chapter 14.17.
Horse keeping	C
Riding stables	C
Picnic area	C
Trails (bicycle, equestrian, pedestrian)	C
Wildlife preserves or sanctuaries	P
Open space, private	P*	*Any of the uses listed under public open space, subject to any additional restrictions or other approved uses on an easement, grant, deed, map of record or private covenant.
Public parks, playgrounds and recreation facilities	P
Private concessions in public parks	C
Public/Quasi-Public Uses
Public facilities
Public and utility facilities (including pump stations, utility substations, storm drainage ponds and water tanks, and excluding corporation, maintenance or storage yards)	C
Sewage or water treatment facilities, including wastewater ponds and irrigation areas	C
Temporary Uses
Temporary uses	A	See Chapter 14.17 standards.
Accessory Structures and Uses
Accessory structures and uses customarily incidental to a permitted use and contained on the same site	P	See Chapter 14.16 regulations.

(Ord. 1625 § 1 (part), 1992).

(Ord. No. 1964, § 2(Exh. B) § 9, 11-19-2018)

14.10.030 - Property development standards (P/OS). ¶

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 14.10.030

	P/OS	Additional Standards
Minimum lot area (sq. ft.)	NR
Minimum lot width (ft.)	NR
Minimum yards:
Front (ft.)	NR
Side (ft.)	NR
Rear (ft.)	NR
Maximum height of structure	36	(A)
Parking	*	* Based on use. See Section 14.18.040

(A)

Exceptions may be granted for a height above thirty-six feet (36′), subject to the provisions of Chapter 14.24, Exceptions.

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

(Ord. No. 1882, Exh. A, §§ 31, 32, 6-21-2010)

Chapter 14.11 - WATER DISTRICT (W)