20.30.280
Rear setback - Exception - New construction of or additions to single-family residences.
San Jose Municipal Code · San José Municipal Code § 20.30.280
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In the R-1 residence districts, new construction of a one-family dwelling or an addition, added to an existing one-family dwelling, that is a single story or an open or enclosed patio, where the maximum height of said new construction or addition with a sloped roof as measured halfway up any slope of the roof does not exceed twelve feet, and no portion of said addition exceeds a maximum height of sixteen feet above grade, shall have a minimum rear setback of fifteen feet, provided that such addition shall not occupy more than fifty percent of the area between the minimum required rear setback as designated in Section 20.30.200 and said fifteen-foot rear setback. (Ords. 26248, 26455, 29821, 30336.)