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Title 12 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES

Sebastopol Municipal Code Ch. 12.16 Setback Line on Petaluma Ave to South Main Street

Sebastopol Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Sebastopol

Cite as: Sebastopol Municipal Code Chapter 12.16 · Text as of 2026-10-05

12.16.010 Purpose.

From and after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter it shall be unlawful for any firm or corporation to erect, construct, or establish any building, wall, fence, or other improvement within the space from the curb line into the properties as more particularly set forth in Exhibit A.

EXHIBIT A Proposed Building Setback Line, Petaluma Avenue, Burnett Street to South Main Street, Dated December 24, 1965, City of Sebastopol

Beginning at the intersection of South Main Street and Petaluma, thence southward with the following setbacks:

From Curb Line:
South Main to Palm Avenue
East Side, Assessor’s Parcel No: 4-111-11 6'
4-111-05
West Side, Assessor’s Parcel No: 4-103-04 5'
4-103-03
Palm Avenue to Walker Avenue
West Side, Assessor’s Parcel No: 4-094-02 to 18 5'
East Side, Assessor’s Parcel No: 4-111-02 10'
4-111-01
4-083-23
Walker Avenue to Fannen Avenue
East Side, Assessor’s Parcel No: 4-082-21 3'5"
4-082-09 5'
4-082-08
4-082-07
4-082-06 5' on south, decreasing on a straight line descent to 2.5' on north
4-082-05 5' on south, decreasing on a straight line descent to 2.5' on north
4-082-02 5' on south, decreasing on a straight line descent to 2.5' on north
4-082-01 5' on south, decreasing on a straight line descent to 2.5' on north
West Side, Assessor’s Parcel No: 4-081-43 6'7"
4-081-41
4-081-39
4-081-37 5'
4-081-35
4-081-33
4-081-31 5' on south, increasing on a straight line ascent to 7.5' on north
4-081-29 5' on south, increasing on a straight line ascent to 7.5' on north
4-081-27 5' on south, increasing on a straight line ascent to 7.5' on north
Fannen Avenue to Burnett Street
East Side, Assessor’s Parcel No: 4-072-06 2.5' on south, increasing to 5' on straight line ascent on north
4-072-05 2.5' on south, increasing to 5' on straight line ascent on north
4-072-02 5' on south, decreasing to 0' on straight line descent at the common boundary of A.P. 4-072-02 and 4-072-01
West Side, Assessor’s Parcel No: 4-072-11 7.5' on south, decreasing to 5' on straight line descent to north
4-072-12 7.5' on south, decreasing to 5' on straight line descent to north
4-072-13 7.5' on south, decreasing to 5' on straight line descent to north
4-071-14 5' on south, decreasing to 0' on straight line descent to common boundary of A.P. 4-071-02 and 4-071-17
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