Sec. 153.107 - Residential and commercial zoning districts: permitted, conditional, and…

Woodside Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-02 · Woodside

The table set forth in this section indicates by the symbol "X" the permitted, conditional and accessory uses allowed in each district. Uses not listed in the table under any case category, shall not be permitted under this chapter unless the Planning Commission determines that the use is similar to the uses listed in the table.

TABLE A-1: Permitted Uses and Structures in Residential and Commercial Zoning Districts
Permitted uses and structures	SCP	RR	SR	R-1	CC	MF and MF-20	MFRZ
Agricultural uses	X	X	X	X	X
Banks and savings and loan facilities not exceeding 2,000 square feet of usable foor area					X
Beekeeping	X	X	X
Business, administrative, and professional ofces not exceeding 2,000 square feet of usable foor area					X
Emergency shelters					X
Manufactured homes (mobile homes)	X	X	X	X
Multi-family residential use, including any use associated with, and accessory to, a multi-family dwelling, including, but not limited to, garages and carports, exercise rooms, swimming pools, utility enclosures, home occupations as defned in § 153.005 and limited by § 153.111						X	X
Open space and conservation uses	X	X	X	X	X
Residential care homes	X	X	X	X		X
Single-family residential use, including any use associated within a single-family dwelling, including but not limited to, attached garages and carports, wine storage, exercise rooms, home occupations as defned in § 153.005 and limited by § 153.111	X	X	X	X	X
Supportive housing	X	X	X	X		X	X
Stores and facilities not exceeding 2,000 square feet for the sale or provision of:
Apparel					X

Art supplies					X
Objects of art and antiques					X
Bakery goods					X
Bicycle sales and repairs					X
Books					X
Catering food					X
Confectioneries					X
China and glassware					X
Curtains and draperies					X
Drugs and pharmacies					X
Dry-cleaning agencies without bulk cleaning					X
Small electrical appliances and repairs					X
Equestrian supplies					X
Feed					X
Finance					X
Florists					X
Garden supplies provided all equipment and merchandise, other than plants, shall be kept within a completely enclosed building or fully screened enclosure					X
Gifts and greeting cards					X
Haircutting and styling					X
Hardware					X
Hobby materials					X
Interior decorating with incidental retail sales					X
Jewelry					X
Laundry agencies without bulk laundering					X
Leather goods and luggage					X
Linens					X
Liquor					X
Locksmiths					X
Mail order and catalog services					X
Messenger services					X
Musical instruments					X
Nurseries, retail					X
Paint, glass, and wallpaper and related supplies					X
Pets					X
Phonograph records					X

Photocopying services					X
Photographic equipment and supplies					X
Picture framing					X
Pool supplies					X
Printing and engraving services					X
Radio and television sales and repairs					X
Real estate services					X
Secretarial services					X
Shoes and shoe repair					X
Sporting goods					X
Stamps and coins					X
Stationery					X
Taxidermist services					X
Toys					X
Travel agency services					X
Watch and clock sales and repairs					X
Yard goods					X
Transitional housing	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

TABLE A-2: Conditional Uses in Residential and Commercial Zoning Districts
Conditional uses	SCP	RR	SR	R-1	CC	MF and MF-20	MFRZ
Additional dwelling: One additional single-family dwelling for parcels in excess of ten acres provided the location does not preclude future land divisions; and access, water supplies, and sewage disposal meeting the standards of the subdivision provisions are available	X	X	X
Banks, savings and loan facilities, and business and administrative and professional ofces exceeding 2,000 square feet of usable foor area					X
Cafes and cofee shops containing not more than 50 seats					X
Churches		X	X	X	X
Covered or uncovered constructed equestrian riding arenas totaling more than 10% of the lot area. The CUP shall only be approved if the constructed equestrian riding arena is an accessory use, not a primary, use on the property.	X	X	X	X

Delicatessens					X
Food stores					X
Golf courses					X
Green energy production and/or distribution					X
Greenhouses the aggregate area of which exceeds 250 square feet	X	X	X	X
Hay/feed sales	X	X			X
Minimum parcel size shall be 7½ acres (not applicable to CC zone)
Hay/feed uses shall be accessory to principal residential uses (not applicable to CC zone)
Storage of equipment, such as trucks, loaders, conveyors, and the like, shall not be visible from adjacent public or private roads or properties
Hay/feed storage piles may not be visible from adjacent public or private roads or properties
Hay/feed storage areas shall meet yard setback requirements
Sales shall be by of-site delivery by proprietor only. On- site pick-ups shall not be permitted (not applicable to CC zone)
The serving road network shall be adequate to accommodate hay/feed delivery trucks. Property shall have direct access to and be within 600 feet of an arterial or collector road as defned in Sections 2409 and 2410 of the General Plan
Other conditions may be imposed by the Planning Commission if deemed appropriate
Ice cream stores					X
Livestock, subject to the provisions of this Code
Memorial cemeteries	X
Moving permit: No structure shall be moved into or out of the Town or from one lot to another lot within the Town unless a moving permit is authorized by the Planning Commission.	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Music and dance instruction					X
Nurseries, wholesale	X	X			X
Nurseries, retail, with building area in excess of 2,000 square feet					X
Private and parochial schools	X	X	X	X	X

Philanthropic and/or charitable institutions	X	X	X	X	X
Private noncommercial clubs and recreation facilities	X	X	X	X	X

Professional stables, subject to the requirements of § § 115.01 through 115.17 of this Code and any additional conditions required by the Planning Commission	X	X
Public buildings, parks, and schools only when consistent with the general plan	X	X	X	X	X
Public parking facilities	X	X	X	X	X
Public utility and public service structures and installations and transmission lines when found by the Planning Commission be necessary to service land, structures, or the Town as a whole	X	X	X	X	X
Reservoirs and appurtenances	X	X	X	X	X
Restaurants, cocktail lounges, and bars					X
Sandwich shops					X
Soda fountains					X
Service stations					X
Stores and facilities in excess of 2,000 square feet listed as permitted uses					X
Tree farming	X	X	X	X	X
Wineries*	X	X	X		N/A
Wireless communication facilities	X	X	X	X	X
* There are three SCP Zoning Districts for wineries: 5, 7.5, and 10

TABLE A-3: Accessory Uses in Residential and Commercial Zoning Districts

TABLE A-3: Accessory Uses in Residential and Commercial Zoning Districts
Accessory uses	SCP	RR	SR	R-1	CC	MF and MF-20	MFRZ
Attached accessory dwelling units, within or attached to the main dwelling, or within a building in the CC zone. (See § 153.211 to determine the number of accessory dwelling units permitted on a lot.)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Detached accessory dwelling units, detached from the main dwelling. (See § 153.211 to determine the number of accessory dwelling units permitted on a lot.	X	X	X	X		X	X
Animal as follows:
Keeping of fowl, rabbits, or other small animals not to exceed an aggregate total of 25 in number per acre up to a maximum of 50 per lot. Structures housing such fowl or animals shall comply with § 153.207	X	X	X	X
Horses and cattle—the minimum property size shall be one acre and the maximum allowable livestock shall be one equine or bovine for each one-half acre, except as provided by § § 115.14 and 115.17	X	X	X	X

Sheep and goats—the maximum allowable shall be two animals for each one-half acre	X	X	X	X
General:
The number of animals of any species allocated for any area shall preclude that area's numerical allocation to another species; and
Seasonal and educational group projects, including the raising of hogs, shall be exempt from the provisions of this section
Keeping of domestic animals for noncommercial purposes, together with the necessary buildings and structures; and the keeping of not more than three adult dogs; except in the MF and MFRZ districts, no more than two adult dogs are allowed for each unit. No exception will be granted in MF and MFRZ districts. A kennel permit shall be required for the keeping of more than three adult dogs, subject to review and approval as per § 115.14(A)(1) and (2) and (B)—(E) (Stable permit exceptions) of the code. The limitation on the number of dogs shall not apply to animals less than six months old	X	X	X	X		X	X
Covered or uncovered constructed equestrian riding arenas totaling no more than 10% of the lot area.	X	X	X	X
Electric vehicle charging stations	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Fences and walls subject to the height and area requirements of this chapter	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Garden structures other than greenhouses	X	X	X	X	X
Greenhouses 250 square feet or less	X	X	X	X	X
Habitable structures, including but not limited to, guest suites, workshops, pool cabanas, exercise rooms, home ofces, and media rooms. A change of use shall not be required for the conversion of a nonconforming single- family residential structure to the uses listed in this box, or for the conversion of an accessory habitable structure to a single-family residential use. (See § 153.235(C)(3))	X	X	X	X
Hay/feed sales (see conditional uses)
Natural gas fueling dispensers to serve vehicles for the principal permitted or conditional use	X	X	X	X	X
Of-road parking	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Storage of house trailer, motor home, camper, or boat provided that:
Vehicles shall not be parked more than 14 days within any 90 day period; wheels shall not be removed; storage of vehicles exceeding the time limits above shall be within an enclosed building or structure or screened by natural vegetation and/or Solid Fencing to the satisfaction of the Planning Director so as not to be visible from roads and	X	X	X	X

adjacent property and located to conform with all the provisions of this chapter
Private detached garages and carports	X	X	X	X		X	X
Private stables	X	X	X	X
Private swimming pools, tennis courts, and similar recreation facilities	X	X	X	X
Signs subject to the provisions of § § 153.501 through 153.506 of this chapter	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Storage buildings	X	X	X	X	X
Storage of farm and garden equipment for use on the same premises	X	X	X	X	X
Sales of agricultural products grown on the premises	X	X	X	X	X

SCP	Special Conservation Planning
RR	Rural Residential
SR	Suburban Residential
R-1	Residential
CC	Community Commercial
MF	Multi-Family
MF-20	Multi-Family-20
MFRZ	Multi-Family Residential Zone

(1975 Code, § 9-2.112) (Ord. 1980-291, effective 9-11-80; Am. Ord. 1989-399, effective 10-12-89; Am. Ord. 1991-451, effective 1-9-92; Am. Ord. 1995-478, effective 4-23-95; Am. Ord. 1999-494, effective 3-25-99; Am. Ord. 2001-510, effective 6-7-01; Am. Ord. 2003-518, effective 7-24-03; Am. Ord. 2005-525, effective 5-12-05; Am. Ord. 2012-554, effective 8-23-12; Am. Ord. 2012-557, effective 12-27-12; Am. Ord. 2012558, effective 1-10-13; Am. Ord. 2013-559, effective 3-14-13; Am. Ord. 2015-565, effective 2-26-15; Am. Ord. 2015-566, effective 6-11-15; Am. Ord. 2015-567, effective 7-9-15; Am. Ord. 2015-569, effective 1-716; Am. Ord. 2017-582, effective 2-23-17; Am. Ord. 2017-585, effective 4-27-17; Am. Ord. 2017-589, effective 8-24-17; Am. Ord. 2018-594, § 2, effective 5-24-18; Ord. No. 2024-639, § 2 (Exh. A), effective 1024-24; Ord. No. 2024-640, § 2 (Exh. A), effective 10-24-24; 2025-646, § 3 (Exh. A), effective 3-27-25)

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