Parcel level detail, depicting “Minimum Yards Required,” also called Setbacks. The potential building area is the space within the dashed Setback lines.

Setbacks and maximum height are the key parameters in determining the building volume.

Example of Development Standards

The following shows an example of how zoning regulations are applied on a residential property located within an R-1/S-73 zoning district. In this example, a home can be built up to 28 feet in height, and must be built at least 20 feet from the property line (in the front and rear), and with sloping roofs. It must also cover no more than 50% of the property, and provide at least two parking spaces.

North Fair Oaks Community Plan and Zoning

The Community Plan establishes basic rules controlling the type and size of buildings and kinds of uses that may be created on properties in North Fair Oaks. Zoning takes these rules and refines them into specific regulations that cover every aspect of how properties may be developed and used. The Community Plan and the zoning work together to establish how and where development in NFO may occur.

What is Zoning? Zoning is the specific rules for what may be built on a property. Zoning regulates the type of use (e.g. office, retail, residence, industrial, etc.), building height, size, bulk, density (units or space per acre), and other aspects of what may be constructed on a piece of land.

Rules covered by zoning often include:

• Allowed Use: type of business, residence, or other use

• Development Standards: building size, height, placement of buildings, required distance of buildings from property lines, and various other standards

• Parking Requirements: how much parking must be provided for every type and size of development

• Design Standards or Guidelines: how buildings must look, what materials may be used, and other design elements that must or must not be included

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Will Gibson, Plannerwgibson@smcgov.org650-363-1816

Para preguntas en español, por favor contacte a Ofelia Guner, Planneroguner@smcgov.org650-363-1869

For more information about the rezoning in North Fair Oaks, please visit:http://planning.smcgov.org/nfo-plan-implementation

North Fair Oaks Rezoning Zoning Basics

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Adopted in 2011, the Community Plan establishes the vision and goals for the development and improvement of North Fair Oaks for the next 25–30 years. The primary goals of the Community Plan include:

• More housing of all types

• A greater variety of commercial uses

• Redevelopment of under-developed, poorly maintained, vacant, or abandoned properties

• Better access for pedestrians and bicycles

• Better parking conditions

The Community Plan includes a broad range of policies related to the following topics:

Land Use Circulation & Parking

Infrastructure

Health & Wellness

Housing

Design Standards & Guidelines

Economic Development

North Fair Oaks Community Plan

The North Fair Oaks Community Plan & Zoning

The Community Plan and zoning work together to establish how development in NFO may occur.

• The Community Plan establishes broad development policies and basic rules for development.

• Zoning Regulations implement the Plan with specific, detailed standards.

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Will Gibson, Plannerwgibson@smcgov.org650-363-1816

Para preguntas en español, por favor contacte a Ofelia Guner, Planneroguner@smcgov.org650-363-1869

For more information about the rezoning in North Fair Oaks, please visit:http://planning.smcgov.org/nfo-plan-implementation

North Fair Oaks Rezoning Community Plan

Commercial Mixed Use Examples

Commercial mixed use is a mix of various commercial and/or office uses (including retail, restaurants, traditional office, and others) with higher density residential uses. Typically, commercial and other non-residential uses are on the ground floor, with residential units above. The examples below illustrate the range of densities and heights allowed by the North Fair Oaks Community Plan for the area within Phase 2B.

The area within Phase 2B is currently characterized by a mix of industrial uses, various commercial uses, residential uses, and some community facilities. It includes the Redwood Junction industrial/office park, various automobile repair facilities, storage facilities, small local stores, and a variety of other establishments.

The Community Plan designates these areas as Commercial Mixed Use with the goal of providing a mix of multi-family housing, commercial uses (e.g. general retail, restaurants, pharmacies, and others), and institutional uses (schools, childcare facilities, etc.). Some types of light industrial uses, such as warehouses, storage, industrial office, and other less intensive uses, are allowed, but only through a conditional use permit.

The Plan allows for greater heights and densities (roughly 5 stories, 80 units/acre), with an increase in height (up to 6 stories) and densities (up to 120 units/acre) within ¼-mile of anticipated transit facilities.

Phase 2B Rezoning Considerations

Regulations are intended to ensure that:

• A mix of land uses is encouraged: multi-family housing, commercial, institutional, and some light industrial uses

• Each land use has adequate parking

• Incompatibilities between uses are minimized

• Permitting processes for desirable and compatible uses are straightforward and clear

For More Information

Will Gibson, Plannerwgibson@smcgov.org650-363-1816

Para preguntas en español, por favor contacte a Ofelia Guner, Planneroguner@smcgov.org650-363-1869

For more information about the rezoning in North Fair Oaks, please visit:http://planning.smcgov.org/nfo-plan-implementation

North Fair Oaks Rezoning Phase 2B: Commercial Mixed Use

For More Information

Will Gibson, Plannerwgibson@smcgov.org650-363-1816

Para preguntas en español, por favor contacte a Ofelia Guner, Planneroguner@smcgov.org650-363-1869

For more information about the rezoning in North Fair Oaks, please visit:http://planning.smcgov.org/nfo-plan-implementation

Industrial Mixed Use Examples

Industrial mixed use is a mix of traditional light industrial uses with compatible institutional and recreation uses, and potentially live-work units (work spaces connected to lower-density residential units). Industrial mixed use can combine uses in one structure, or may have a mix of different uses in different structures within one zoning district. The following examples illustrate how housing, office, and other uses can be combined with light industrial uses.

Phase 3 encompasses the main industrial areas of North Fair Oaks: the area north of Fair Oaks Avenue and west of 2nd Ave (i.e. the Spring Street Industrial Area); and the area between Edison Way and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks (i.e. Edison Way Corridor). The Community Plan designates these two areas as Industrial Mixed-Use, with the goal of continuing and expanding industrial uses, while also allowing some commercial, public, and institutional uses.

Within the Spring Street Industrial Mixed-Use area, the focus is on preserving existing industrial uses, while allowing limited commercial uses, mainly fronting Bay Street. For the Edison Way corridor, a mix of uses is encouraged, including industrial, commercial, and live-work residential. Commercial is a permitted use, while industrial and residential is allowed by conditional use permit.

The Community Plan development standards for Industrial Mixed Use does not include major changes in allowed building height, size, or bulk. Parking requirements vary depending on building use.

Phase 3 Rezoning Considerations

Regulations are intended to ensure that:

• Industrial uses are not constrained nor eliminated

• Incompatibilities between uses are minimized

• Each land use has adequate parking

• Permitting processes for desirable and compatible uses are straightforward and clear

North Fair Oaks Rezoning Phase 3: Industrial Mixed Use