§9225.3 BUILDING TYPES — Ukiah Zoning Code

Table 5 illustrates the required location of each building type depicted relative to the frontage lines and lot lines of a parcel and identifies uses often associated with each building type.

Table 5: Building Types

Building Types		ZONE
a. Side Yard. A building that occupies one side of the lot with the setback to the other side. The visual opening of the side yard on the street frontage causes this building type to appear freestanding. A shallow frontage setback defines a more urban condition. If the adjacent building is similar with a blank party wall, the yard can be quite private. This type permits systematic climatic orientation in response to the sun or the breeze. Examples of uses often associated with this building type include duplex, multifamily, live/work, and mixed-use.		GU UC
b. Rear Yard. A building that occupies the full frontage, leaving the rear of the lot as the sole yard. This is a very urban type as the continuous facade steadily defines the public thoroughfare. The rear elevations may be articulated for functional purposes. In its residential form, this type is the rowhouse. For its commercial form, the rear yard can accommodate substantial		GU UC DC

Building Types		ZONE
parking. Examples of uses often associated with this building type include duplex, multifamily, live/work, and mixed-use (retail-office, service- office, retail/office-residential).
c. Courtyard. A building that occupies the boundaries of the lot while internally defining one or more private patios. The building may be open only in the center (as shown) or may be open to one side in a “C” configuration (Figure 3C). This is the most urban of types as it is able to shield the private realm from all sides while strongly defining the public thoroughfare. Examples of uses often associated with this building type include apartments, condominiums,lodging,and mixed-use.		GU UC DC
d. Edge Yard. A building that occupies the center of its lot with setbacks on all sides. This is the least urban building type as the front yard sets it back from the frontage, while the side yards weaken the spatial definition of the public thoroughfare space. The front yard is intended to be visually continuous with the yards of adjacent buildings. The rear yard can be secured for privacy by fences and a well-placed accessory building. Edge yard buildings are prohibited in the GU, DC and DC zoning districts.	i

Table 6: Principal Building Standards

STANDARDS (1) (2)	GENERAL URBAN GU	URBAN CENTER UC	DOWNTOWN CORE DC	MODIFICATION TO STANDARD (3)

BUILDING SITING (SETBACKS)
Front	0 ft. minimum 10 ft. maximum	0 ft. maximum	0 ft. maximum	Major Exception
Front with sidewalk cafe/shopfront	12 ft. maximum	12 ft. maximum	12 ft. maximum	Major Exception
Side	0 ft. minimum 10 ft. maximum	0 ft. minimum 10 ft. maximum	0 ft. minimum 6 ft. maximum	Major Exception
Rear	6 ft. minimum	6 ft. minimum	6 ft. minimum	Major Exception
Rear – corner lot no alley (4)	6 ft. maximum	6 ft. maximum	6 ft. maximum	Major Exception
Rear – with alley (5)	14 ft. from center line	14 ft. from center line	14 ft. from center line	Major Exception
FRONTAGE BUILDOUT
Courtyard building (6)	70% minimum	70% minimum	80% minimum	Major Exception
Rear yard building (6)	60% minimum	70% minimum	80% minimum	Major Exception
Side yard building (6)	40% minimum	40% minimum	Prohibited building type	Major Exception
COURTYARD BUILDING
Minimum area of courtyard	15% of total lot	area		Major Exception

STANDARDS (1) (2)	GENERAL URBAN GU	URBAN CENTER UC	DOWNTOWN CORE DC	MODIFICATION TO STANDARD (3)
Minimum dimensions of courtyard	40 ft. when long axis of courtyard is oriented east-west 30 ft. when long axis of the courtyard is oriented north-south			Minor Exception
FRONTAGE TYPE (See Table 8)
Terrace/light court	Allowed	Allowed	Prohibited	Major Exception
Forecourt	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed	Major Exception
Stoop	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed	Major Exception
Shopfront/awning	Allowed (7)	Allowed (7)	Allowed (7)	Major Exception
Gallery	Allowed(7)	Allowed(7)	Allowed(7)	Major Exception
Arcade	Prohibited	Allowed (7)	Allowed (7)	Major Exception
Other	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Major Exception
BUILDING HEIGHT(8)(9)
New building	2 stories minimum 2 stories maximum (8)	2 stories minimum 3 stories maximum (8)	2 stories minimum 4 stories maximum (8)	Major Exception
NUMBER OF BUILDINGS
Principal building	1	1	1	Minor Exception
Accessory building	1	1	Prohibited	Minor Exception
EXISTING BUILDING
Setbacks	Additions not exceeding 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or 50% of the gross floor area of the existing building, whichever is less, may continue the setbacks of the existingbuilding.			Major Exception
Height (8)	Additions not exceeding 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or 50% of the gross floor area of the existing building, whichever is less, may continue the existing building height.			Major Exception
Frontage type	Exterior modifications (including additions) to buildings with nonconforming frontage types that will affect the building frontage shall utilize an allowed frontage type as required above.			Major Exception
1. Encroachment into the public right-of-way requires approval of an encroachment permit from the Public Works Department. 2. See section 9232 of this code, Glossary, for an explanation of terms. 3. See section 9231 of this code, Administration and Procedures. 4. Corner lots have two frontages, one rear and one side. The rear and side shall be determined as part of the project review process. 5. Rear alleys shall not provide the primary or only access to any lot or building. All access shall comply with all fire and emergency access requirements. 6. See Table 5: Building Types, for additional information and examples of each building type. 7. See Figure 9: Special Designations Map, for locations of “Required Storefront Frontages.” 8. Building heights may be superseded by the Mendocino County Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan height restrictions. Any building being proposed over the story minimum in the B2 Airport Compatibility Zone requires Mendocino County Airport Land Use Commission approval. 9. See Figures 2A and 2B: Building Height.

Encroachment into the public right-of-way requires approval of an encroachment permit from the Public Works Department.
See section 9232 of this code, Glossary, for an explanation of terms.
See section 9231 of this code, Administration and Procedures.
Corner lots have two frontages, one rear and one side. The rear and side shall be determined as part of the project review process.
Rear alleys shall not provide the primary or only access to any lot or building. All access shall comply with all fire and emergency access requirements.
See Table 5: Building Types, for additional information and examples of each building type.
See Figure 9: Special Designations Map, for locations of “Required Storefront Frontages.”
Building heights may be superseded by the Mendocino County Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan height restrictions. Any building being proposed over the story minimum in the B2 Airport Compatibility Zone requires Mendocino County Airport Land Use Commission approval.
See Figures 2A and 2B: Building Height.

Table 7: Accessory Building Standards

STANDARDS	GENERAL URBAN GU	URBAN CENTER UC	DOWNTOWN CORE DC	MODIFICATION TO STANDARD (1)

Rear and Side Yard Buildings (2)
Front setback	30 ft. minimum	30 ft. minimum	Accessory buildings are prohibited.	Major Exception
Side setback	0 ft. minimum	0 ft. minimum		Minor Exception
Rear setback	3 ft. minimum	3 ft. minimum		Minor Exception
Rear setback – alley	14 ft. minimum from center line (3)	14 ft. minimum from center line (3)		Major Exception
Height (4) (5)	2 stories maximum and cannot exceed height of the main building	2 stories maximum and cannot exceed height of the main building		Major Exception
Number of buildings	1	1		Minor Exception
1. See section 9231 of this code, Administration and Procedures. 2. Accessory buildings are prohibited with courtyard buildings. 3. Public Works and/or the Fire Marshal may require more than the minimum setback. 4. Building heights may be superseded by the Mendocino County Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan height restrictions. 5. See Figures 2A and 2B.

See section 9231 of this code, Administration and Procedures.
Accessory buildings are prohibited with courtyard buildings.
Public Works and/or the Fire Marshal may require more than the minimum setback.
Building heights may be superseded by the Mendocino County Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan height restrictions.

5. See Figures 2A and 2B.

(Ord. 1139, §2 (Exh. A, 6.030), adopted 2012)