Side setback - Exception, R-M and R-MH residence districts.
San José Municipal Code § 20.30.260
in effectNotwithstanding the provisions of Section 20.30.200 , in the R-M and R-MH residence districts, if a building situated or proposed to be situated within a lot has more than two and one-half stories, the side setback established by the provisions of Section 20.30.200 for such lot, if it is an interior lot, shall be increased one foot for each additional story above the second story. If, however, such lot shall have been of record since prior to July 1, 1929, and has a width of less than fifty feet, the side setback established by the provisions of Section 20.30.200 shall be reduced, in such instances, to ten percent of the width of such lot, but to not less than four feet. (Ord. 26248.)
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