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Martinez PA zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Martinez's PA zone, generally buildings can be up to 30 ft tall and the front setback is 10 ft, with the conditions listed below (Martinez code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 30 ft (increased to 40 ft with development incentive under Chapter 22.81)
- Minimum front setback: 10 ft (reduced to 0 ft with development incentive under Chapter 22.81)
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft (Interior side yard; at least 10 ft on the street side of a corner lot)
- Minimum rear setback: 10 ft (reduced to 5 ft with development incentive under Chapter 22.81)
- Maximum lot coverage: 75% (increased to 90 percent with development incentive under Chapter 22.81)
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 2.0 (increased to 2.5 with development incentive under Chapter 22.81)
PA is a zoning district in Martinez. Every value below was read from the Martinez Municipal Code and links to its section (read October 2026). State laws such as the ADU and SB 9 rules can allow more on a residential lot. General information, not legal advice — read the code text and check with the city before you build.
Development standards in PA
The general rule for a typical lot in this zone. Zoning tables often attach notes, such as rules for corner lots, lots next to a residential zone, or new subdivisions only. Open “code text” under a value to see the table cell or sentence it was read from.
| Maximum building height | 30 ft Applies: increased to 40 ft with development incentive under Chapter 22.81 § 22.14.140 · code textNo structures shall exceed 30 feet in height (increased to 40 feet with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81). |
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| Minimum front setback | 10 ft Applies: reduced to 0 ft with development incentive under Chapter 22.81 § 22.14.100 · code textThe minimum front yard shall be ten feet (reduced to zero feet with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81). |
| Minimum side setback | 5 ft Applies: Interior side yard; at least 10 ft on the street side of a corner lot § 22.14.110 · code textThe minimum side yard shall be five feet (reduced to two feet with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81), subject to the following exceptions: |
| Minimum rear setback | 10 ft Applies: reduced to 5 ft with development incentive under Chapter 22.81 § 22.14.120 · code textThe minimum rear yard shall be ten feet (reduced to five feet with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81) subject to the following exceptions: |
| Maximum lot coverage | 75% Applies: increased to 90 percent with development incentive under Chapter 22.81 § 22.14.090 · code textThe maximum site area covered by structures shall be 75 percent (increased to 90 percent with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81) of the total gross area of the site. |
| Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) | 2.0 Applies: increased to 2.5 with development incentive under Chapter 22.81 § 22.14.095 · code textThe maximum floor area ratio shall be 2.0 (increased to 2.5 with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81). |
Uses in PA
Uses the code's use tables allow in PA, or allow with a permit. Each links to its page with the code section.
- Apartment building — Allowed
- Child care center — Needs a conditional use permit (chapter 22.40)
- Church or place of worship — Allowed
- Private school — Needs a conditional use permit (chapter 22.40)
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in PA:
- Maximum building height: 40 ft — with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81 § 22.14.140
- Minimum front setback: 0 ft — with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81 § 22.14.100
- Minimum side setback: 2 ft — with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81 § 22.14.110
- Minimum side setback: 10 ft — Side property line of a professional or administrative office site adjoins a residential district § 22.14.110
- Minimum rear setback: 5 ft — with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81 § 22.14.120
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft — Rear property line of a professional or administrative office site adjoins a residential district § 22.14.120
- Maximum lot coverage: 90% — with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81 § 22.14.090
- Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 2.5 — with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81 § 22.14.095
Not on this page
We did not find a general stories, lot size, density limit for PA in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Martinez Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Martinez's PA zone?
30 ft (increased to 40 ft with development incentive under Chapter 22.81) — Martinez Municipal Code § 22.14.140.
What is the minimum front setback in Martinez's PA zone?
10 ft (reduced to 0 ft with development incentive under Chapter 22.81) — Martinez Municipal Code § 22.14.100.
What is the minimum side setback in Martinez's PA zone?
5 ft (interior side yard; at least 10 ft on the street side of a corner lot) — Martinez Municipal Code § 22.14.110.
What is the minimum rear setback in Martinez's PA zone?
10 ft (reduced to 5 ft with development incentive under Chapter 22.81) — Martinez Municipal Code § 22.14.120.
What is the maximum lot coverage in Martinez's PA zone?
75% (increased to 90 percent with development incentive under Chapter 22.81) — Martinez Municipal Code § 22.14.090.
General information, not legal advice.
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