San Mateo County
Pacifica ADU rules
Pacifica has an official local rule record in this scrape. Provider research is grouped at the San Mateo County level.
Local rule facts
Min/max ADU size
Min: 150 sf Max attached: One or less bedroom: 850 SF or 50% of the primary dwelling, whichever is greater. 2 or more bedrooms: 1,000SF or 50% of the primary dwelling, whichever is greater Max detached: 1,200 SF Max JADU: 500 SF Max attached or detached conversion: None
Height
Detached: Primary dwelling height or 25 feet, whichever is less. *In front of primary dwelling or within primary dwelling setbacks: 16 feet JADU and Attached: same as primary residence *Height limit cannot be less than 16 feet
Setbacks
Attached: Front – 15 feet; except above the garage – 20 feet. Side and rear – 4 feet Detached: Side and rear – 4 feet. Front – 15 feet or same as primary residence JADU: None, if contained within existing single-family residence, expansions for ingress and egress only:...
Parking
JADUs: No parking required ADUs: One spot may be required (tandem allowed). No parking required if: ½ mile walking distance from public transit, in a historic district, or one block from a car-share vehicle on-street parking permits are required but not offered to ADU...
Owner occupancy
JADU: owner occupancy required ADU: none
Process
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