Menlo Park City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 16
04 DEFINITIONS
Sections
- § 16.04.010 Generally.
- § 16.04.020 Administrative office.
- § 16.04.025 Adult entertainment establishment.
- § 16.04.030 Alley.
- § 16.04.035 Antenna.
- § 16.04.040 Apartment.
- § 16.04.050 Apartment building.
- § 16.04.060 Architectural control.
- § 16.04.070 Architectural control committee.
- § 16.04.073 Attic.
- § 16.04.075 Balconies and decks.
- § 16.04.077 Basement.
- § 16.04.078 Below market rate unit.
- § 16.04.080 Block.
- § 16.04.090 Boardinghouse.
- § 16.04.100 Building.
- § 16.04.110 Building, accessory.
- § 16.04.120 Building coverage.
- § 16.04.130 Building, main.
- § 16.04.140 Building site.
- § 16.04.145 Buildings, structurally attached.
- § 16.04.150 Business, retail.
- § 16.04.160 Business, wholesale.
- § 16.04.164 Child day care center.
- § 16.04.165 Family day care home.
- § 16.04.170 Church.
- § 16.04.180 Cluster housing.
- § 16.04.200 Communications equipment building.
- § 16.04.210 Conditional use.
- § 16.04.215 Contiguous property.
- § 16.04.220 Convalescent home.
- § 16.04.230 District.
- § 16.04.235 Drug paraphernalia.
- § 16.04.240 Dwelling.
- § 16.04.250 Dwelling group.
- § 16.04.260 Dwelling, multiple.
- § 16.04.270 Dwelling, single family.
- § 16.04.280 Dwelling, two family or duplex.
- § 16.04.290 Dwelling unit.
- § 16.04.295 Dwelling unit, accessory.
- § 16.04.296 Electric equipment and enclosures.
- § 16.04.297 Earth station.
- § 16.04.298 Electric vehicle charging space, electric vehicle charging station, and electric vehicle supply equipment.
- § 16.04.299 Emergency shelter.
- § 16.04.300 Family.
- § 16.04.305 Fast food restaurant.
- § 16.04.310 Foster home.
- § 16.04.313 Floor area. [1]
- § 16.04.314 Floor area limit.
- § 16.04.315 Floor area ratio.
- § 16.04.320 Garage or carport.
- § 16.04.322 Garden feature.
- § 16.04.325 Gross floor area.
- § 16.04.330 Height of structure.
- § 16.04.340 Home occupation.
- § 16.04.350 Home occupation permit.
- § 16.04.360 Hotel.
- § 16.04.370 Junkyard.
- § 16.04.380 Kennel.
- § 16.04.385 Light industrial uses.
- § 16.04.390 Lot.
- § 16.04.395 Lot, corner.
- § 16.04.396 Lot, interior.
- § 16.04.400 Lot line, front.
- § 16.04.405 Lot line, front-Election for corner lot.
- § 16.04.410 Lot line.
- § 16.04.420 Lot, minimum depth.
- § 16.04.430 Lot, minimum width.
- § 16.04.440 Lot line, rear.
- § 16.04.450 Lot line, side.
- § 16.04.455 Lot, panhandle.
- § 16.04.460 Lot, through.
- § 16.04.462 Market rate unit.
- § 16.04.465 Massage establishment.
- § 16.04.467 Mini-warehouse storage facility.
- § 16.04.468 Master plan.
- § 16.04.469 Mezzanine.
- § 16.04.470 Motel or hotel.
- § 16.04.475 New construction.
- § 16.04.480 Nonconforming use.
- § 16.04.490 Nursery school.
- § 16.04.500 Open space.
- § 16.04.510 Parking space.
- § 16.04.520 Permitted use.
- § 16.04.530 Person.
- § 16.04.535 Personal services.
- § 16.04.540 Professional office.
- § 16.04.550 Research and development.
- § 16.04.554 Residential care facility, large.
- § 16.04.555 Residential care facility, small.
- § 16.04.560 Rest home.
- § 16.04.565 Retail sales establishment.
- § 16.04.570 Roominghouse.
- § 16.04.580 Sanitorium.
- § 16.04.590 School.
- § 16.04.592 Secondhand store.
- § 16.04.595 Senior citizen day care facility.
- § 16.04.597 Service station.
- § 16.04.600 Setback line.
- § 16.04.620 Sign.
- § 16.04.625 Solar access.
- § 16.04.626 Solar envelope.
- § 16.04.628 Story.
- § 16.04.630 Street.
- § 16.04.635 Street, private.
- § 16.04.640 Street line.
- § 16.04.650 Structural alteration.
- § 16.04.660 Structure.
- § 16.04.661 Structure, accessory. [1]
- § 16.04.662 Supportive housing.
- § 16.04.665 Transitional housing.
- § 16.04.670 Use.
- § 16.04.680 Use, accessory.
- § 16.04.690 Veterinary clinic.
- § 16.04.700 Veterinary hospital.
- § 16.04.710 Yard.
- § 16.04.720 Yard, front.
- § 16.04.730 Yard, rear.
- § 16.04.740 Yard, side.
CHAPTER 16
08 DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED-GENERAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- § 16.08.010 Districts established-Designated.
- § 16.08.030 Land and use regulations generally.
- § 16.08.040 Regulations subject to general rules.
- § 16.08.050 Ambiguity.
- § 16.08.060 Increase in building height in M-2 district.
- § 16.08.070 Cluster housing.
- § 16.08.075 Housing element lower-income site inventory reuse sites.
- § 16.08.080 Home occupations.
- § 16.08.085 Family day care homes.
- § 16.08.090 Debris and refuse areas.
- § 16.08.095 Roof-mounted equipment.
- § 16.08.100 Excavating.
- § 16.08.105 2023 to 2031 6th Cycle Housing Element opportunity sites.
CHAPTER 16
38 C-2 NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING DISTRICT
Sections
- § 16.38.010 Permitted uses.
- § 16.38.020 Conditional uses.
- § 16.38.030 Development regulations, general.
- § 16.38.040 Development regulations, nonresidential.
- § 16.38.050 Development regulations, residential mixed use.
- § 16.38.060 Residential design standards.
- § 16.38.070 Residential green and sustainable building.
CHAPTER 16
43 O OFFICE DISTRICT
Sections
- § 16.43.010 Purpose.
- § 16.43.015 Definitions.
- § 16.43.020 Permitted uses.
- § 16.43.030 Administratively permitted uses.
- § 16.43.040 Conditional uses.
- § 16.43.050 Development regulations.
- § 16.43.055 Master planned projects.
- § 16.43.060 Bonus level development.
- § 16.43.070 Community amenities required for bonus development.
- § 16.43.080 Corporate housing.
- § 16.43.085 Housing.
- § 16.43.090 Parking standards.
- § 16.43.100 Transportation demand management.
- § 16.43.110 New connections.
- § 16.43.120 Required street improvements.
- § 16.43.130 Design standards.
- § 16.43.140 Green and sustainable building.
CHAPTER 16
44 LS LIFE SCIENCES DISTRICT
Sections
- § 16.44.010 Purpose.
- § 16.44.015 Definitions.
- § 16.44.020 Permitted uses.
- § 16.44.030 Administratively permitted uses.
- § 16.44.040 Conditional uses.
- § 16.44.050 Development regulations.
- § 16.44.055 Master planned projects.
- § 16.44.060 Bonus level development.
- § 16.44.070 Community amenities required for bonus development.
- § 16.44.080 Parking standards.
- § 16.44.090 Transportation demand management.
- § 16.44.100 New connections.
- § 16.44.110 Required street improvements.
- § 16.44.120 Design standards.
- § 16.44.130 Green and sustainable building.
CHAPTER 16
45 R-MU RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE DISTRICT
Sections
- § 16.45.010 Purpose.
- § 16.45.015 Definitions.
- § 16.45.020 Permitted uses.
- § 16.45.030 Administratively permitted uses.
- § 16.45.040 Conditional uses.
- § 16.45.050 Development regulations.
- § 16.45.055 Master planned projects.
- § 16.45.060 Bonus level development.
- § 16.45.070 Community amenities required for bonus level development.
- § 16.45.080 Parking standards.
- § 16.45.090 Transportation demand management.
- § 16.45.100 New connections.
- § 16.45.110 Required street improvements.
- § 16.45.120 Design standards.
- § 16.45.130 Green and sustainable building.
CHAPTER 16
54 H HISTORIC SITE DISTRICT
Sections
- § 16.54.010 Purpose.
- § 16.54.020 Powers and duties of planning commission.
- § 16.54.030 Designation of landmarks.
- § 16.54.040 Procedure for designation of landmarks.
- § 16.54.050 Conformity and building permits.
- § 16.54.060 Suspension of action.
- § 16.54.070 Unsafe or dangerous conditions.
- § 16.54.080 Duty of repair.
- § 16.54.090 Uses of H district sites.
CHAPTER 16
64 FENCES, WALLS, TREES AND HEDGES 1
Sections
- § 16.64.010 Permits for fences, walls, hedges or similar structures in non-residential districts.
- § 16.64.020 Height of fences, walls, hedges or similar structures in residential districts.
- § 16.64.030 Procedures for exceeding height limits for fences, walls, hedges or similar structures on residential properties fronting Santa Cruz Avenue.
- § 16.64.035 Design criteria for residential properties fronting Santa Cruz Avenue.
- § 16.64.040 Required trimming of trees, shrubs and hedges adjacent to street corners.
- § 16.64.050 Violation deemed private nuisance.
- § 16.64.060 Trimming growth to avoid interference with use of sidewalks and roadways.
- § 16.64.070 Unlawful growth - Notice to owner.
- § 16.64.080 Removal of growth by city.
- § 16.64.090 Cost of removal to be lien against property.
- § 16.64.100 Dangerous trees.
- § 16.64.110 Solar access.
CHAPTER 16
76 PUBLIC UTILITIES
Sections
- § 16.76.010 Utility transmission-Distribution facilities.
- § 16.76.020 New, remodeled or existing structures-Service connections to be underground when.
- § 16.76.030 Location of substations, pumping stations and similar facilities.
- § 16.76.040 Railroad-owned land-Use permit required for use or development.
- § 16.76.050 Parking near train stops.
- § 16.76.060 Utility meters.
CHAPTER 16
79 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS 1
Sections
- § 16.79.010 Purpose.
- § 16.79.020 Definitions.
- § 16.79.030 Permitted uses.
- § 16.79.040 Conditional uses.
- § 16.79.050 Regulations applicable to single-family districts.
- § 16.79.060 Additional development standards.
- § 16.79.070 Regulations applicable to JADUs.
- § 16.79.080 Parking.
- § 16.79.090 Regulations applicable to multifamily districts.
- § 16.79.100 Other requirements.
- § 16.79.110 Delay in enforcement of unpermitted ADUs.
- § 16.79.120 Application review and approval process.
- § 16.79.130 Compliance with state law.
- § 16.79.140 Two (2) unit housing developments and urban lot splits (SB 9).
CHAPTER 16
80 NONCONFORMING USES AND BUILDINGS
Sections
- § 16.80.010 Determination of nonconforming uses and structures.
- § 16.80.020 Nonconforming uses.
- § 16.80.030 Nonconforming structures.
- § 16.80.040 Restoration.
- § 16.80.045 Replacement.
- § 16.80.050 Elimination of nonconforming uses.
- § 16.80.060 Amortization of nonconforming uses and structures.
- § 16.80.070 Public hearing.
- § 16.80.080 Exemption from floor area ratio requirements.
- § 16.80.090 Exemption from floor area ratio reductions in the C-1, C-3 and C-4 El Camino Real districts.
- § 16.80.100 Exemption from use permit requirements in M-2 zone.
- § 16.80.110 Exemption from gross floor area definition clarification.
- § 16.80.120 Exemption from the El Camino Real/Downtown specific plan in the SP-ECR/D district.
- § 16.80.130 Exemption from the O (office), LS (life sciences), and R-MU (residential mixed use) districts.
- § 16.80.140 Exemption from the C-MU district.
CHAPTER 16
82 PERMITS
Sections
- Article I Use Permit
- Article II Conditional Development Permits
- Article IV Revocation or Denial of Use of Conditional Development Permit
- Article V Occupancy Permits
- Article VI Variances
- § 16.82.310 Issuance-Purpose-Hearing.
- § 16.82.320 Variance applications.
- § 16.82.330 Duties of secretary of planning commission as to hearings.
- § 16.82.340 Purpose of the variance and required findings.
- § 16.82.350 Willow Road land use plan, variances.
- § 16.82.360 Decisions of the commission and appeals therefrom.
- § 16.82.370 Violation of orders.
- § 16.82.380 Revocation or modification of variances.
- Article VII Administrative Permits
CHAPTER 16
86 APPEALS
Sections
CHAPTER 16
92 SIGNS-OUTDOOR ADVERTISING 1
Sections
- Article I General Provisions
- Article II Outdoor Advertising
- § 16.92.050 General use regulations.
- § 16.92.060 Signs not exceeding six square feet.
- § 16.92.070 Signs not exceeding one square foot.
- § 16.92.080 Signs not exceeding forty square feet-Subdivision sales.
- § 16.92.090 Signs not exceeding forty square feet-Nonresidential building under construction.
- § 16.92.100 Directional-Informational signs.
- § 16.92.110 Signs pertaining to commercial and industrial land use zones.
- § 16.92.120 Signs in multiple residential districts.
- Article III Nonconforming Signs
- Article IV Variances
- Article V Appeals
- Article VI Enforcement-Removal
CHAPTER 16
96 BELOW MARKET RATE HOUSING PROGRAM
Sections
- § 16.96.010 Purpose.
- § 16.96.020 Residential development projects.
- § 16.96.030 Commercial development projects.
- § 16.96.040 Development regulations for below market rate housing units.
- § 16.96.050 Below market rate housing fund.
- § 16.96.060 Below market rate housing program guidelines.
- § 16.96.070 Rental housing alternative means of compliance.
- § 16.96.072 Treatment of contiguous parcels
- § 16.96.080 Administrative relief.
CHAPTER 16
97 STATE DENSITY BONUS LAW
Sections
- § 16.97.010 Purpose.
- § 16.97.020 Definitions.
- § 16.97.030 Applicability.
- § 16.97.040 Application requirements.
- § 16.97.050 Density bonus.
- § 16.97.060 Incentives.
- § 16.97.070 Discretionary approval authority retained.
- § 16.97.080 Waivers.
- § 16.97.085 Specific plan exemptions.
- § 16.97.090 Affordable housing agreement.
- § 16.97.100 Design and quality.