Ventura
Zoning districts
72 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
6C-1 Zone
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
C-1A Zone (Automotive and Accessories)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 42
C-2 zone
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 49
Harbor Commercial
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 20 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 1
Professional Office Zone
- Min lot
- 6,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Permitted uses
- 18
Victoria Shopfront Overlay
Overlay
22CB Overlay Zone (underlying R-P-D)
- Max height
- 30 ft
Coastal Protection Overlay Zone
Coastal Zone Overlay
Civic Building (CV) Overlay Zone
Downtown Parking (DP) Overlay Zone
Emergency Shelter (ES) Overlay Zone
Eastside Workplace (EW) Overlay Zone
Floodplain (FP) Overlay Zone
Historic District (HD) Overlay Zone
Hillside (HS) Overlay Zone
Intersection Height Overlay
- Max height
- 55 ft
Moon Drive Overlay
Mobile Home Parks – Seniors (MHP-S) Overlay Zone
Neighborhood Center Overlay
Oil Drilling (OD) Overlay Zone
Open Space Overlay
Residential Overlay One
- Max height
- 35 ft
Residential Overlay Two
- Max height
- 45 ft
Shopfront Overlay
Sensitive Habitat (SH) Overlay Zone
Terminated Vista Overlay
Westside Workplace (WW) Overlay Zone
Other
2Residential
9Low-Moderate Density/Rowhouse Overlay Zone
- Max height
- 28 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 20 du/ac
Mobile Home Park Zone
- Min lot
- 3,010 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 8 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 7
R-1
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
Residential Single-Family Beach Zone
- Min lot
- 3,200 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
R-2
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 13
R-2-B
- Min lot
- 3,200 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
R-3
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Permitted uses
- 15
Urban General – Shopfront Overlay
Mixed use
28Harbor Mixed-Use Zone
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Max density
- 30 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 37
Main Street – A
Main Street – B
Main Street – C
Main Street – D
Main Street – E
Three-Story Multifamily Residential/Mixed-Use Overlay Zone
- Max height
- 6 ft
- Max density
- 30 du/ac
Four-Story Multifamily Residential/Mixed-Use Overlay Zone
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Max density
- 54 du/ac
Five-Story Multifamily Residential/Mixed-Use Overlay Zone
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Max density
- 65 du/ac
Six-Story Multifamily Residential/Mixed-Use Overlay Zone
- Max height
- 70 ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
- Max density
- 80 du/ac
MXD
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 45
Parkway Overlay
T4.1
T4.2
T4.3
T4.4
General Urban Zone 5 (T4.5)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 51
General Urban Zone 8 (T4.8)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 15
General Urban Zone 9 (T4.9)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 31
T5 Zone
T5.1
Urban Center Zone (T5.2)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 22
Urban Center Zone 3 (T5.3) Town Center
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 33
T6.1
Thompson Boulevard – A
Thompson Boulevard – B
Thompson Boulevard – C
Thompson Boulevard – D
Industrial
2Agricultural
1General provisions
155 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
All activities for which a state license under the MAUCRSA are required are expressly prohibited, except for the following activities, which are permitted if the business has applied for and been granted a permit pursuant to Chapter 6.420.
Major design review shall be required for development that adds five or more residential units, new nonresidential structures greater than or equal to 2,000 square feet of gross area, or additions to existing nonresidential structures greater than or equal to a 25 percent increase in the square footage or lot coverage of an existing nonresidential structure.
Courtesy Notice. The additional requirement of a courtesy notice requires postal cards or letters mailed within the first 30 days of formal application submittal to the owners of all property and tenants within 300 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property involved in the application.
A development that falls into any of the following categories: developments approved by the city between the sea and the first public road paralleling the sea or within 300 feet of the inland extent of any beach or of the mean high tide line of the sea where there is no beach, as indicated on the official zoning map; developments located on tidelands, submerged lands, public trust lands, within 100 feet of any wetland, estuary, stream, or within 300 feet of the top of the seaward face of any coastal bluff; or any major public works project or major energy facility under the California Coastal Act.
Seasonal events... may be carried out in any zoning district, other than a residential zoning district; provided, that... may not exceed one occurrence per site per calendar year... may not last longer than eight weeks...
Temporary gatherings of individuals... may be conducted at any one site but only for a maximum of one instance of no more than seven consecutive days in any 30-day period and a maximum of six times per calendar year.
Swap meets that do not occur more frequently than the time limitations of this section may be conducted only in commercial zones, the M-1 zone, and the M-2 zone;
Noncharity Auction: Temporary. Sales of goods or merchandise by auction less than three times per calendar year, and excluding the sale of food products or animals;
Promotional activities may be conducted only on private property in commercial zones or the M-1 or M-2 zones, but only for a maximum of one instance of no more than seven consecutive days in any 30-day period and a maximum of six such instances per calendar year.
Home occupations may be conducted in any zone with residential dwelling units... No more than 500 gross square feet... maximum of one employee...
R-P-D Residential Planned Development Zone
C-T-O Commercial Tourist-Oriented Zone
C-P-D Commercial Planned Development Zone
M-P-D Manufacturing Planned Development Zone
A Agricultural Zone
H Hospital Zone
P Parks
R-1-1AC subzone
R-1-20 subzone
R-1-18 subzone
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.