Building on your lot in Cotati

At intersections of alleys, streets, and driveways within sight visibility areas. See 17.30.040E (Height limit at street corners). | 3 ft. | 3 ft.

Outside of a required setback | 8 ft. (1) | 8 ft. (1)

A fence exceeding eight feet in height may be allowed with approval of a minor use permit and administrative design review.

A fence or wall in an area subject to flooding identified on a Federal Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) on file in the department shall require a building permit,

Any fence exceeding seven feet in height requires a Building Permit.

Solid wall, hedge, or fencing: 42 in.

Up to 6 ft. is allowed in RR;

From 42 to 72 in. is allowed with Administrative Design Review approval.

Within interior side or rear setback – Residential zone | 7 ft. (1) | 7 ft. (1)

20 ft. or more to the rear of a front or street side property line | 7 ft. (1) | 7 ft. (1)

The height of an accessory structure other than a detached garage shall not exceed 12 feet, except where a greater height is authorized through minor use permit approval.

Where permitted, the aggregate coverage of accessory structures in required side and rear setbacks shall not exceed 500 square feet for properties developed with a single family home with or without ADUs or JADUs.

An accessory greenhouse may occupy up to 400 square feet for each dwelling unit in the RVL, NL, NM, and NU zoning districts; and 1,000 square feet or 5% of the parcel area, whichever is smaller, in the RR zoning district.

An accessory greenhouse may occupy up to 400 square feet for each dwelling unit in the RVL, NL, NM, and NU zoning districts; and 1,000 square feet or 5% of the parcel area, whichever is smaller, in the RR zoning district.

An accessory structure with a height of 12 feet or less shall maintain side and rear setbacks of at least five feet.

A garage or carport shall be set back a minimum of five feet from side property lines, except that the review authority may authorize a zero side setback for a garage abutting a property line where the adjacent property owner has granted a maintenance easement, provided that the garage is located at least eight feet from the opposite side property line, and the maintenance easement is first reviewed and approved by the city.

A detached garage or carport shall be set back a minimum of five feet from the rear property line where vehicles access the garage or carport from the front of the lot, and shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from the opposite side of the alley where accessed from an alley.

A detached garage or carport shall be set back a minimum of five feet from the rear property line where vehicles access the garage or carport from the front of the lot, and shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from the opposite side of the alley where accessed from an alley.

No part of the patio cover shall be closer than 10 feet to a property line.

An accessory structure shall maintain at least a five-foot separation from other accessory structures and the primary dwelling unit.

The five-foot separation from the primary dwelling unit required by subsection E.1.c of this section does not apply;

All home occupation activities shall take place either inside the primary dwelling, occupying no more than 25% of the gross floor area of the dwelling, or in a permitted enclosed accessory structure.

The home occupation shall be operated so as to not require more than 12 vehicle trips per day of clients, customers, and/or visitors to the residence.

On-site presence of clients or customers shall be limited to one client or family at a time, and only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

On-site presence of clients or customers shall be limited to one client or family at a time, and only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

A home occupation shall have no on-site employees other than full-time residents of the dwelling.

A home occupation shall require a city business license.

No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any trailer shall park such trailer upon any street, alley, public way or public place for more than six hours, unless such trailer, at all such times it is so parked, is attached to a motor vehicle capable of providing the motive power for moving the trailer upon the highway, street, alley, public way or public place.

The building division shall issue a building permit or other nondiscretionary permit the same day for over-the-counter applications, or within one to three business days for electronic applications, of receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the approved checklist and standard plan.

The department shall issue a building permit or other nondiscretionary permit the same business day for over-the-counter applications, or for electronic applications, within one to three business days of receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the approved checklist and standard plan.

In the event of the removal of a tree without a permit in compliance with this chapter, the city shall require the property owner to replace each tree in compliance with this chapter, and to pay the penalty fee established by the city's fee schedule.

No person shall allow the parturition and rearing of more than two litters of dogs or cats in any one calendar year from the total number of females owned by him or her or maintained on his or her premises without a valid kennel license and any required land use permit for a commercial kennel.