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AN OP.DINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMEWING ARTICLE 2 U OP ORDINANCE
No . 1324, "THE ZONING ORDINANCE".
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ordain as follows:
Section l. Th~t Article 21A of Ordinance No. 1324, the
"Zoning ordinance", hereby is amended to read as follows:
"ARTICLE 21A. "R". RESTRICTED MUL'l'IPLE FAMILY DISTRICT
REGULATIONS .
Sec. 21A.Ol T.~is district is design~d to permit t he
orderly transition and ~evelo?ment or certain Single Family Residence Districts to
Multiple Family uses according to a pat
tern and under conditions which would en
courage only the rnost desirable type of
development, recogn1z1ns that the arch1-
tectural quality and th~ residential char
acter or certain streets and districts in the City or Palo Alto s hould be preserved,
protected and enhanced 1r. the best interests
or the health, safety a~d general welfare of
its citizens.
Sec . 21A-02 Restricted Multiole Pam.1ly Dwellings, Dei'1n1-
tions:
A Restri~ted Multiple F4mily Dwelling shall
mean a two, three or !'o·ir family dwelling or
apartment house constructed or ~emodeled so
as to meet all of the requirements of t he
Building Code, the PlumJ1r.g Code, the Elect
rical Ordinance and the Gas Appliance and
Heating Ordinance or th~ City of Palo Alto for new construction .and subject to such
additional conditions and restrictions as may be recommended by t~e Planning Commiesion
and approved by the Ci t:f Co1mc1l in harmony
with the purpose and int ent of this 'Article.
Sec. 2lA.03 Uses Permitted: (See Also Sec. 22.05.)
(a) Any residential ~SP. permitted in the
resldent1al zones :ln which or in con
junction with which the "R" District
is established.
Sec. 21A.04 Uses Requir!ng Use Permi~s as Provided in
Article 21:
(a) Uses requiring a Uae ~ermit 1n dis
tricts combined wi~h "R" District.
(b ) Restr1c~ed M-~lt1ple Fa:nily Dwellings.
Sec. 21A.ll Lot Area Req~irements:
(a) 6,000 square re.et with one single
family dwelling un~t 9er lot; or
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(b) 6,000 square re~t with 2,000 square feet for each structure that pro
vides one .. dYe~Ung.~itt.t ~;:>?a 1-,~
feet for each 1welling unit added to each initial structure {See al so
Sec. 22.06.)
Sec. 21A.l2 Lot Width: 60 feet.
Sec. 2lA.l3 Ma.x1mu111 Building Cov.~rage: 40 per cent t')f
lot area.
Sec. 2lA.l4 Brorit;Yard: 20 feet (See also Sec . 22.o·r.)
Sec. 21A. l 5 Side Yards: Side Ya·C'ds shall total not less thin 2o per cent of the lot width{ and no
o1de yard may be less than s1J1: (6J feet nx
cept t nat property used for a church or r(! l1g1ous 1nst1 tut1o·!'l must have a side yard
adjacent to an 1nter1or property line or
not less than 35 feet . Three (3) feet
sha11 be added to each require~ side yard
t or each story above the first story of
any building. The s1de yard on the street
side of each corner lot shall be not less than sixteen (16) feet. (See also Sec. 22.07
For "Bft incl. Distri cts see Sec. 19.02 (c).)
Sec. 21A.16 Rear.Yard: 20 feet (See also Sec. 22.07.)
Sec. 2~.a .17 Automo?>Ue Parking: One space ror each dwelling unit. ~arking in conjunction w1th
R0St~icted Multiple Pamily Dwellings must be
provid~d behind the front yard line, if en
closed or covered, the interior of such enclosed or covered area may not be visible
from the street and access must be so arranged
t hat. vehicles leavi ng the property are not re
quired to back onto the pu~l1c street.
Sec. 21.A..18 Building Hei~ht Limit: Two and one-half (2i) itor1e~ or 3 reet."-
The above and foregoing ordinance was duly and regularly
introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of the City or Palo
Alto on Monday, the 10th day of August, 1953, and was t here
after, on Monday, the 24th day of August, 1953, duly and regular
ly passed by the fol~ow1ng vote:
AYES: Byxbee, Cashel, Corcoran, Cummings, Drysdale, Ranley, F.uston,
Y.arshall, Mitchell, Porter, Ro~gers, Ruppenthal, Si1:1Pson,
Wickett.
NOES : None.
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