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Menlo Park City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 16

24 R-3-A GARDEN APARTMENT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

§ 16.24.010 Permitted uses.

The following uses are permitted in the R-3-A district:
(1) 
Single family dwellings;
(2) 
Duplexes;
(3) 
Accessory buildings.
(Ord. 555 Art. III (part), 1974; Prior code § 30.409(A))

§ 16.24.020 Conditional uses.

Conditional uses allowed in the R-3-A district, subject to obtaining a use permit or, in the case of home occupations, a home occupation permit, are as follows:
(1) 
Three (3) or more dwelling units;
(2) 
Public utilities in accordance with Chapter 16.76;
(3) 
Private schools and churches in accordance with Chapter 16.78;
(4) 
Child day care centers in accordance with Chapter 16.78;
(5) 
Home occupations in accordance with Section 16.04.340;
(6) 
Foster homes;
(7) 
Boardinghouses;
(8) 
Convalescent homes;
(9) 
Senior day care facilities.
(Prior code § 30.409(B); Ord. 555 Art. III (part), 1974; Ord. 591 § 3, 1976; Ord. 850 § 3 (part), 1993)

§ 16.24.030 Development regulations.

Development regulations are as follows in the R-3-A district:
(1) 
Minimum lot area: ten thousand (10,000) square feet;
(2) 
Minimum land area per dwelling unit: same as R-3 district;
(3) 
Minimum lot dimensions: eighty feet (80') width; one hundred feet (100') depth;
(4) 
Required minimum yards: fifteen feet (15') front, ten feet (10') rear; interior side twenty-five percent (25%) height of main building but not less than five feet (5'); corner side ten feet (10');
(5) 
Land cover by all structures shall not exceed fifty-five percent (55%) of building site;
(6) 
Height of structures shall not be limited; provided, however, that for each foot of height above thirty-five feet (35'), each required yard shall be increased one foot (1') in width;
(7) 
In the case of conditional uses, additional regulations may be required by the planning commission;
(8) 
Floor area ratio: the sum of the gross floor area of all buildings shall not exceed forty-five percent (45%) of the total lot area.
(prior code § 30.409(C); Ord. 555 Art. III (part), 1974; Ord. 863 § 1, 1994; Ord. 1106 § 5, 2023)