Pacifica City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 4

- R-1 Single-Family Residential District

Sec. 9-4.401.- Permitted and conditional uses.

(a)

Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted in the R-1 District:

(1)

One (1) single-family dwelling per lot;

(2)

Accessory buildings and uses;

(3)

Family daycare homes for fourteen (14) children or less;

(4)

Community care facilities for six (6) or fewer persons;

(5)

Manufactured homes consistent with Chapter 14 of Title 8 of this Code;

(6)

Indoor or outdoor cultivation of cannabis for personal use as an accessory use to a primary dwelling unit, subject to the standards contained in Article 48 of this chapter; and

(7)

Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, subject to the standards of Article 4.5.

(b)

Conditional uses. Conditional uses allowed in the R-1 District, subject to obtaining a use permit, shall be as follows:

(1)

Churches and schools;

(2)

Parks and playgrounds;

(3)

Landscaped public or private parking lots when adjacent to any C District;

(4)

Crop and tree farming;

(5)

Mobile home parks;

(6)

(Repealed by Ord. 825-C.S., eff. November 8, 2017);

(7)

Bed and breakfast inns with no more than three (3) guest rooms;

(8)

Clustered housing pursuant to Article 24 of this chapter; and

(9)

Community care facilities for more than six (6) persons consistent with the use criteria described in Section 9-4.2315.

(§ 4.01, Ord. 363, as amended by § 2, Ord. 419, §§ I and II, Ord. 355-C.S., eff. December 8, 1982, § 1, Ord. 405-C.S., eff. May 23, 1984, and § II (A) and (B), Ord. 491-C.S., eff. October 28, 1987, § 1, Ord. 560-C.S., eff. November 7, 1990, § 1, Ord. 657-C.S., eff. December 24, 1997; § 3, Ord. 819-C.S., eff. November 7, 2017; § 5, Ord. 825-C.S., eff. November 8, 2017; § 2, Ord. No. 841-C.S., eff. May 21, 2019; § 2, Ord. 844-C.S., eff. June 12, 2019; § 2, Ord. 854-C.S., eff. February 26, 2020; § 4D, Ord. No. 894-C.S., eff. January 10, 2024)

Sec. 9-4.402. - Development regulations.

Development regulations in the R-1 District shall be as follows:

(a)

Minimum building site area: 5,000 square feet;

(b)

Minimum lot area per dwelling unit: 5,000 square feet;

(c)

Minimum lot width: fifty (50′) feet;

(d)

Minimum front setback: fifteen (15′) feet; however, the minimum front setback to a garage entrance shall be twenty (20′) feet. The minimum setback entrance on the street side of a corner lot shall be twenty (20′) feet. (For nonconforming lots, see Section 9-4.3002 and for garages as accessory buildings, see Section 9-4.2704).

(e)

Minimum side setback: five (5′) feet; however, the minimum exterior side yard for corner lots shall be ten (10′) feet. (For nonconforming lots, see Sec. 9-4.3002);

(f)

Minimum rear setback: twenty (20′) feet;

(g)

Minimum setback for nondwelling accessory buildings: one and a half (1½′) feet from the side or rear lot line within the rear setback, (See Sec. 9-4.2704, Accessory Buildings);

(h)

Maximum lot coverage by all structures: forty (40%) percent;

(i)

Minimum landscaped area: twenty (20%) percent. In addition, the front yard setback shall be landscaped and adequately maintained. Concrete and asphalt paving shall only be allowed on the driveways and pathways;

(j)

Maximum height: thirty-five (35′) feet; however, the maximum height for a detached accessory building shall be twelve (12′) feet;

(k)

In the case of conditional uses, additional regulations may be required;

(l)

Parking: as set forth in Article 28 of this chapter; and

(m)

Permits for site development: as set forth in Article 32 of this chapter.

(n)

Cannabis cultivation for personal use: as set forth in Article 48 of this chapter, including without limitation the prohibition on outdoor cultivation on any parcel directly abutting any School, Day Care Center, or Youth Center as those terms are defined.

(o)

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the development regulations for accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units shall be those set forth in Article 4.5.

(§ II, Ord. 355-C.S., eff. December 8, 1982, as amended by § II (C) and (D), Ord. 491-C.S., eff. October 28, 1987, § 2 Ord. 586-C.S., eff. February 12, 1992, § VIII (A)—(E), Ord. 613-C.S., eff. April 13, 1994, and § I, Ord. 641-C.S., eff. May 8, 1996; Ord. No. 769-C.S., § 3, eff. December 23, 2009; § 3, Ord. 819-C.S., eff. November 7, 2017; § 5, Ord. 825-C.S., eff. November 8, 2017; § 2, Ord. 844-C.S., eff. June 12, 2019; § 2, Ord. 854-C.S., eff. February 26, 2020)

Pacifica City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 4

- R-1 Single-Family Residential District

Sec. 9-4.401.- Permitted and conditional uses.

(a)

Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted in the R-1 District:

(1)

One (1) single-family dwelling per lot;

(2)

Accessory buildings and uses;

(3)

Family daycare homes for fourteen (14) children or less;

(4)

Community care facilities for six (6) or fewer persons;

(5)

Manufactured homes consistent with Chapter 14 of Title 8 of this Code;

(6)

Indoor or outdoor cultivation of cannabis for personal use as an accessory use to a primary dwelling unit, subject to the standards contained in Article 48 of this chapter; and

(7)

Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, subject to the standards of Article 4.5.

(b)

Conditional uses. Conditional uses allowed in the R-1 District, subject to obtaining a use permit, shall be as follows:

(1)

Churches and schools;

(2)

Parks and playgrounds;

(3)

Landscaped public or private parking lots when adjacent to any C District;

(4)

Crop and tree farming;

(5)

Mobile home parks;

(6)

(Repealed by Ord. 825-C.S., eff. November 8, 2017);

(7)

Bed and breakfast inns with no more than three (3) guest rooms;

(8)

Clustered housing pursuant to Article 24 of this chapter; and

(9)

Community care facilities for more than six (6) persons consistent with the use criteria described in Section 9-4.2315.

Sec. 9-4.402. - Development regulations.

Development regulations in the R-1 District shall be as follows:

(a)

Minimum building site area: 5,000 square feet;

(b)

Minimum lot area per dwelling unit: 5,000 square feet;

(c)

Minimum lot width: fifty (50′) feet;

(d)

(e)

Minimum side setback: five (5′) feet; however, the minimum exterior side yard for corner lots shall be ten (10′) feet. (For nonconforming lots, see Sec. 9-4.3002);

(f)

Minimum rear setback: twenty (20′) feet;

(g)

Minimum setback for nondwelling accessory buildings: one and a half (1½′) feet from the side or rear lot line within the rear setback, (See Sec. 9-4.2704, Accessory Buildings);

(h)

Maximum lot coverage by all structures: forty (40%) percent;

(i)

(j)

Maximum height: thirty-five (35′) feet; however, the maximum height for a detached accessory building shall be twelve (12′) feet;

(k)

In the case of conditional uses, additional regulations may be required;

(l)

Parking: as set forth in Article 28 of this chapter; and

(m)

Permits for site development: as set forth in Article 32 of this chapter.

(n)

(o)

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the development regulations for accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units shall be those set forth in Article 4.5.

Pacifica City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 4

- R-1 Single-Family Residential District

Sec. 9-4.401.- Permitted and conditional uses.

(a)

Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted in the R-1 District:

(1)

One (1) single-family dwelling per lot;

(2)

Accessory buildings and uses;

(3)

Family daycare homes for fourteen (14) children or less;

(4)

Community care facilities for six (6) or fewer persons;

(5)

Manufactured homes consistent with Chapter 14 of Title 8 of this Code;

(6)

Indoor or outdoor cultivation of cannabis for personal use as an accessory use to a primary dwelling unit, subject to the standards contained in Article 48 of this chapter; and

(7)

Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, subject to the standards of Article 4.5.

(b)

Conditional uses. Conditional uses allowed in the R-1 District, subject to obtaining a use permit, shall be as follows:

(1)

Churches and schools;

(2)

Parks and playgrounds;

(3)

Landscaped public or private parking lots when adjacent to any C District;

(4)

Crop and tree farming;

(5)

Mobile home parks;

(6)

(Repealed by Ord. 825-C.S., eff. November 8, 2017);

(7)

Bed and breakfast inns with no more than three (3) guest rooms;

(8)

Clustered housing pursuant to Article 24 of this chapter; and

(9)

Community care facilities for more than six (6) persons consistent with the use criteria described in Section 9-4.2315.

Sec. 9-4.402. - Development regulations.

Development regulations in the R-1 District shall be as follows:

(a)

Minimum building site area: 5,000 square feet;

(b)

Minimum lot area per dwelling unit: 5,000 square feet;

(c)

Minimum lot width: fifty (50′) feet;

(d)

(e)

Minimum side setback: five (5′) feet; however, the minimum exterior side yard for corner lots shall be ten (10′) feet. (For nonconforming lots, see Sec. 9-4.3002);

(f)

Minimum rear setback: twenty (20′) feet;

(g)

Minimum setback for nondwelling accessory buildings: one and a half (1½′) feet from the side or rear lot line within the rear setback, (See Sec. 9-4.2704, Accessory Buildings);

(h)

Maximum lot coverage by all structures: forty (40%) percent;

(i)

(j)

Maximum height: thirty-five (35′) feet; however, the maximum height for a detached accessory building shall be twelve (12′) feet;

(k)

In the case of conditional uses, additional regulations may be required;

(l)

Parking: as set forth in Article 28 of this chapter; and

(m)

Permits for site development: as set forth in Article 32 of this chapter.

(n)

(o)

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the development regulations for accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units shall be those set forth in Article 4.5.