17.24.020 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
   Table 17.24.020-1 (Development Standards for City of Pinole Base Zoning Districts) includes lot area, allowed density, building setbacks, height, and lot coverage requirements for each of the city's base zoning districts. Additional site planning requirements (e.g., landscaping, lighting) are listed in Article III (Site Planning Standards). Development within the city is also subject to compliance with all adopted Uniform Building and Fire Codes. Qualifying single family residential, multi-family residential, and residential mixed-use projects shall comply with all relevant standards and guidelines in the city's currently adopted design guidelines. Zoning district names for the zoning district symbols used in the table are as follows:
   LDR   =   Low Density Residential Zoning District
   R-1   =   Suburban Residential Zoning District
   R-2   =   Medium Density Zoning District
   R-3   =   High Density Zoning District
   R-4   =   Very High Density Zoning District
   R   =   Rural Zoning District
   RC   =   Regional Commercial Zoning District
   RMU   =   Residential Mixed Use Zoning District
   CMU   =   Commercial Mixed Use Zoning District
   OPMU   =   Office Professional Mixed Use Zoning District
   OIMU   =   Office Industrial Mixed Use Zoning District
   OS   =   Open Space Zoning District
   PR   =   Parks and Recreation Zoning District
PQI   =   Public Quasi-Public Institutional Zoning District
   SPBCA   =   San Pablo Bay Conservation Zoning District
TABLE 17.24.020-1:
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR CITY OF PINOLE BASE ZONING DISTRICTS
Development Standard\Zoning District
LDR
R-1
R-2
R-3
R-4
R
RC
RMU
CMU
OPMU
OIMU
OS
PR
PQI
SPBCA
Lot Area ( minimum square footage/unit)
43,560
6,000
3,000
1,500
N/A
5 ac. (1)
5,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Allowed Density (units per acre)
Minimum Density
0.21
1.1
10.1
20.1
35.1
N/A
N/A
20.1
20.1
20.1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum Density
1.0
10.0
20.0
35.0
50.0
0.2
N/A
35.0
30.0
30.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Setback (minimum distance between structure and property line in feet)
Front Yard
20
20
0
0
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
10
Side Yard
10 (2)
5 (3)
5
5
5
15
0
0
0
10
10
0
10
10
10
Side Yard for Second Story
15
12
10
5
5
15
0
0
0
10
10
0
10
10
10
Street Side Yard
15 (4)
10 (4)
10
10
10
20
0
10
10
10
10
0
10
0
10
Rear Yard
20 (4)
20 (4)
15
15 (5)
15 (5)
30
0
15 (5)
15 (5)
15 (5)
15 (5)
0
10
10
10
Distance Between Buildings (minimum feet)
For Dwelling Purposes
6
6
6
6
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Accessory Buildings (6)
6
6
3
3
3
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Building Height (maximum feet)
Primary Buildings
35
35
35
35
50
35
50
50
50
50
50
35
35
40
35
Accessory Buildings
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Floor Area Ratio (maximum ratio of building to lot square footage)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.40
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
 
Notes:
   (1)   The approving authority may approve lots less than five (5) acres in size and reduced setbacks for clustering of units to preserve open space or other resources as part of comprehensive design review.
   (2)   The combined side yard setbacks shall not be less than twenty (20) feet.
   (3)   Within required side yards, at least one (1) side shall provide four (4) feet of unobstructed surface to allow unobstructed access between the front and rear yards.
   (4)   Listed setback distance or twenty percent (20%) of lot width in side yard and twenty percent (20%) of lot depth in rear yard, whichever is less.
   (5)   If abutting non-residential property, there is no minimum rear yard setback.
   (6)   See additional development standards for accessory structures in Chapter 17.30.
(Ord. 2010-02 § 1 (part), 2010)