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Attachment C - Zoning Consistency

Palo Alto City Council
May 11, 2026

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Attachment C - Zoning Consistency
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May 11, 2026
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ATTACHMENT C

ZONING COMPARISON TABLE
3781 El Camino Real, 24PLN-00161
Table 1: COMPARISON WITH CHAPTER 18.14 (HOUSING INCENTIVES) EL CAMINO REAL FOCUS AREA FOR CN DISTRICT (18.16) PARCELS
Mixed-use and Residential Development Standards
Regulation Required Proposed
Minimum Site Area, width and
depth
None No change
Minimum Front Yard
(El Camino Real)
0-10 feet to create an 8-12 foot
effective sidewalk width (1), (2), (8)
12 feet
Rear Yard None Not Applicable
Interior Side Yard None 10 feet
Street Side Yard (Curtner Avenue) 20 feet (2)
5* ft (ECR Focus Area Allowance)
15 feet
Min. yard for lot lines abutting or
opposite residential districts or
residential PC districts
10 feet (2) Not Applicable
Build-to-lines 50% of frontage built to setback on
El Camino Real
33% of side street built to setback
on Curtner Avenue(7)
90% of frontage built to setbacks
Max. Site Coverage 50%
80%* (ECR Focus Area Allowance)
83%
Max. Building Height 25 ft and 2 stories
85* ft (ECR Focus Area Allowance)
82 ft
Max. Floor Area Ratio (FAR) 0.5:1

4.0* (ECR Focus Area Allowance)

3.18:1 (88,112 sf of 27,665 sf lot
size)
Daylight Plane for lot lines abutting
one or more residential zone
districts
None (6) Complies (Abutting CN)
Minimum Usable Open Space 100 sf per unit (7,900 sf) (ECR Focus Area Allowance)
25,756 sf
Max. Residential Density 122 DU/AC with 24.5% bonus
(Cal. Gov. Code 65589.5(h)(11)(C))
152 du/acre
(1) No parking or loading space, whether required or optional, shall be located in the first 10 feet adjoining the street property line of any required yard.
(2) Any minimum front, street side, or interior yard shall be planted and maintained as a landscaped screen excluding areas required for access to the site. A solid wall or fence between 5 and 8 feet in height shall be constructed along any common interior lot line.. (6) The initial height and slope shall be identical to those of the most restrictive residential zone abutting the site line in question. (7) 25 foot driveway access permitted regardless of frontage, build-to requirement does not apply to CC district. (8) A 12 foot sidewalk width is required along El Camino Real frontage 9 9
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Table 2: COMPARISON WITH CHAPTER 18.14 (HOUSING INCENTIVES) EL CAMINO REAL FOCUS AREA FOR RM-30 DISTRICT (18.13)
Regulation Required Proposed
Minimum/Maximum Site Area,
Width and Depth
8,500 sf area, 70 foot width, 100
foot depth
No Change
Minimum Front Yard
(Curtner Avenue)
(2) 20 feet 15 feet
Rear Yard 10 feet 10 feet
Interior Side Yard 6 feet 8-9 feet
Street Side Yard 16 feet Not Applicable
Setback from major roadways
[18.13.040(b)(1)(A)]
25 feet Not Applicable
Max. Building Height 35 feet
85* ft (ECR Focus Area Allowance)
82 feet
Side Yard Daylight Plane None Not Applicable
Rear Yard Daylight Plane None Not Applicable
Max. Site Coverage 40%
80% (ECR Focus Area Allowance)
83%
Max. Residential Density 122 DU/AC with 24.5% bonus
(Cal. Gov. Code 65589.5(h)(11)(C))
152 du/acre
Max. Total Floor Area Ratio 0.6:1

4.0* (ECR Focus Area Allowance)

3.26:1 (115,100 sf of 35,360 sf lot
size)
Minimum Site Open Space 30% 17%
Minimum Usable Open Space 150 sf per unit (15,600 sf)
100 sf per unit (10,400 sf) (ECR Focus
Area Allowance)
25,756 sf
Minimum Common Open Space 75 sf per unit (7,800 sf) 4,285 sf Minimum Private Open Space 50 sf per unit (5,200 sf) 7,152 sf Table 5: CONFORMANCE WITH CHAPTER 18.52 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) for Multiple Family Residential*
Type Required Proposed
Vehicle Parking 1 per unit (183 units) = 183 spaces
(ECR Focus Area Allowance)
215 spaces (36 tandem)
Bicycle Parking 1 per unit long term (183)
1 per 10 units short term (18)
144 long term
4 short term
Loading Space 1 required for more than 50 units 0 provided

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