Building on your lot in Sunnyvale

For fences in the required reducible front yards, fences greater than six feet up to eight feet tall may be allowed as a matter of right provided they are set back two feet from the property line for every foot in height above six feet.

Greater than 8 ft. in height up to 15 ft.

Up to 8 ft. in height and up to 120 sq. ft. | 0 ft. | 0 ft. | 0 ft.

Up to 8 ft. in height and more than 120 sq. ft. | 20 ft. | Zoning setback | 10 ft.

Up to 8 ft. in height and up to 120 sq. ft. | N/A | 0 ft. | 0 ft.

Greater than 8 ft. in height up to 15 ft. | N/A | Zoning setback | 10 ft.

Up to 15 ft. in height | 20 ft. | Zoning setback | 10 ft.

Temporary Utility Tents up to 15 ft. in height. | 20 ft. | Zoning setback | 10 ft.

A detached garage or other detached accessory structure shall be located either directly adjacent to the structure or at least five feet away from another accessory structure, accessory dwelling unit or main building.

No more than twenty percent of the floor area within the dwelling unit or four hundred square feet, whichever is less, shall be devoted to the business (including storage described in subsection (h));

The business shall not generate vehicular traffic which will interfere with residential traffic circulation or shall not cause more than three vehicles including vehicles used by customers, vendors or delivery services to visit the premises per day;

No persons other than residents of the dwelling shall work or report to work on the premises;

Home occupations may be conducted in any zoning district with a business license, provided the director of community development has determined that the proposed use shall comply with the following restrictions:

No merchandise, product, or tangible thing shall be sold on the premises;

At least forty percent of the lot area of the original parcel;

At least one thousand two hundred square feet in size;

The proposed urban lot split will create no more than two new parcels, and each of the newly created parcels is:

Each parcel either adjoins the public right-of-way or has access to the right-of-way that is at least ten feet in width for the entire length;

Each parcel has a width or depth measurement of at least forty feet in one direction.

The applicant proposes to build no more than two dwelling units on each of the newly created lots, inclusive of any accessory dwelling units.

The parcel to be subdivided is located in R-0, R-1, R-1.5, R-1.7/PD, or R-2 zoning districts, or residential DSP zoning districts.

The owner of the parcel intends to occupy one of the housing units as their principal residence for a minimum of three years from the date of the approval of the urban lot split.

For single-family residential, the incentives provided in subsection (a) for the installation of solar, wind or solar-wind hybrid energy systems shall be based on providing a minimum monthly energy output of 270 kWh or a minimum of fifty gallons for solar hot water systems.

Application submittal may be made in person or electronically.

In order to remove any protected tree from private property in any zoning district, or from any city owned golf course or park, it is necessary to obtain a protected tree removal permit from the department of community development.

Any tree which has been designated as a heritage landmark, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 19.96, shall not be removed without obtaining a tree removal permit in addition to a landmark alteration permit in accord with Chapter 19.96.

When protected trees must be removed, replanting plans shall be submitted as part of the landscaping plan for the proposed project. The replanting plan shall be subject to the requirements of Section 19.94.090, but actual number and sizes of replacement trees shall be reviewed on a case by case basis.

Covers are required for new pool or spa installations.

Pool and spa equipment shall not be constructed or located within three feet of any other structure or any property line, and shall comply with adopted noise requirements.

Spas and pools which extend more than eighteen inches above grade must meet the side and rear yard setback requirements of the zoning district of the property where such pool or spa is located.

No more than five hives shall be maintained on any one lot or parcel of land except that this condition shall not apply to any agricultural use within any zone pursuant to a use permit.

No hive shall be kept or maintained within twenty-five feet of any side or rear property line of the lot or parcel of land upon which situated, as those property lines are determined pursuant to Title 19, or within one hundred feet of any dwelling unit, other than that occupied by the person maintaining the hives, whichever distance is greater and more restrictive.

No hive shall be kept or maintained on any parcel or lot between the line of the front face of the main building extended and the street adjoining the front yard as defined in Title 19, unless such hive is located not closer than one hundred feet from the edge of the street right-of-way.

All hives shall be oriented so that the entrance faces the house or building occupied by the person maintaining the hives, and shall be surrounded by a solid fence not less than six feet in height, located no farther than thirty feet from such hives.

This condition may be met by locating such hives upon or affixed to a building or structure so that their entrances are more than ten feet from the ground and face a house or building on the premises.

No person shall keep any livestock in any R district as defined in Title 19.

It is unlawful for any person to maintain, at any dwelling unit, more than any of the following combination of dogs and cats: