Chapter 14.16 — SITE AND USE REGULATIONS
San Rafael Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · San Rafael
Sections in this part
14.16.010 - Specific purposes and applicability.¶
14.16.020 - Accessory structures.¶
Section 14.16.320.¶
14.16.025 - Refuse enclosure requirement.¶
14.16.020 for Accessory Structure standards and Chapter 14.25 for design review requirements.¶
14.16.030 - Affordable housing requirement.¶
14.16.040 - Buildings over three stories.¶
14.16.045 - Cannabis uses.¶
14.16.050 - Conservation areas—Development potential.¶
14.16.060 - Conservation of dwelling units.¶
14.16.080 - Creeks and other watercourses.¶
14.13.050 through 14.13.070.¶
14.16.100 - Development agreements.¶
14.16.110 - Drive-through facilities.¶
14.16.115 - Emergency shelters—Permanent.¶
14.16.120 - Exclusions to the maximum height requirement.¶
14.16.130 - Exclusions to the required minimum yards.¶
14.16.132 - Exclusions to maximum lot coverage.¶
14.16.140 - Fences and walls.¶
14.16.150 - Floor area ratios and densities applicable to nonresidential and mixed-use development.¶
14.16.160 - Fuel and service stations.¶
14.16.170 - Geotechnical review.¶
14.16.180 - Hazardous soils conditions.¶
14.16.190 - Height bonus.¶
14.16.030 and by city council resolution establishing density bonus regulations (resolution 14891).¶
14.16.200 - Hillside residential development standards.¶
14.16.210 - Historic preservation.¶
14.16.220 - Home occupations.¶
14.16.225 - Kiosks—Temporary or permanent.¶
14.16.227 - Light and glare.¶
14.16.230 - Lot consolidation when development occurs.¶
14.16.240 - Manufactured homes.¶
14.16.243 - Mechanical equipment screening.¶
14.16.245 - Ministerial "by-right" process for multi-family housing projects.¶
14.16.250 - Motor vehicle maintenance and storage in residential districts.¶
14.16.260 - Noise standards.¶
14.16.270 - Nonconforming structures and uses.¶
14.16.275 - Amortization of nonconforming dwelling units.¶
14.16.277 - Use of city sidewalks and rights-of-way for outdoor eating areas.¶
14.16.279 - Relocation assistance for displaced residential rental unit tenants.¶
14.16.280 - Satellite dishes in residential districts.¶
14.16.282 - SB 9 Housing Developments.¶
14.16.285 - Accessory dwelling units (ADUs).¶
14.16.286 - Reserved.¶
14.16.290 - Shoreline embankments.¶
14.16.295 - Sight distance.¶
14.16.300 - Small lots.¶
14.16.305 - Small wind energy systems.¶
14.16.320 and Chapter 8.13 of the Municipal Code, except that these limits may be…¶
14.16.307 - Solar installations.¶
14.16.310 - State lands commission title claims (Allardt's Canal).¶
14.16.320 - Swimming pools, hot tubs, and other mechanical equipment.¶
14.16.330 - Transfer of density among properties.¶
14.16.335 - Transfer of floor area ratio (FAR) between or among properties.¶
14.16.340 - Transfer of density on-site.¶
14.16.350 - Reserved.¶
14.16.360 - Wireless communication facilities.¶
14.16.361 - Small wireless facilities.¶
14.16.370 - Water-efficient landscape.¶
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