Planning Tools and Information

• Title 18, Zoning, is found in the Corte Madera Municipal Code.
• Ordinance 910, adopted in 2009, amended a number of sections of the zoning code.

Application Review Process

• Planning & Building Process Overview
• Planning Application Review Process

Residential Development Standards

• Development Standards in residential zoning districts (setbacks, lot coverage, floor area ratio, height, etc)
• Calculating Floor Area Ratio
• Sample Project Data Sheet

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)

• Ordinance 993 effective June 19, 2020
• adumarin.org - a website about building ADUs, in partnership with 10 local cities and towns in Marin. 
• ADU project webpage - past ADU ordinance updates
• Housing and Community Development (HCD) Technical Advisory on ADUs
• Application Checklists:  
  • New attached/detached >800sf - use this form if the ADU is larger than 800sf.
  • In an existing structure or a new detached ≤ 800sf - use this form is the ADU is within an existing structure or is detached and less than or equal to 800sf
  • Junior ADU - use this form for a Junior ADU

• Information about the allowed hours for construction activities.

Development Fees

• Fee Schedule for all departments

Other Information

• Information about political and social issue signage
• Information about residential emergency generators
• Overview of the regulations for keeping of bees & chickens