Sacramento
Zoning districts
39 districts, grouped by category.
Other
9ARP-F zone
Employment Center Zone EC-30
Employment Center Zone EC-40
Employment Center Zone EC-45
Employment Center Zone EC-50
Employment Center Zone EC-65
Employment Center Zone EC-80
M-T zone
- Max height
- 70 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 45
Transportation Corridor (TC) Zone
Commercial
6C-1 zone
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 30 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 12
C-2 zone
- Max height
- 65 ft
- Permitted uses
- 44
C-3 zone (Central Business District)
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 450 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 40
C-4 zone
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Max density
- 60 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 52
HC Zone
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 19
SC Zone
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 30 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 32
Mixed use
6EC Zone
MRD
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Office Business Zone
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 36 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 36
OB-2 Zone
- Max height
- 120 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 60 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 35
OB-3 zone
- Max height
- 360 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 100 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 36
RMX zone
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 60 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 27
Industrial
3Residential
13R-1 Zone
- Min lot
- 5,200 sq ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
R-1A zone
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
R-1B Zone
- Min lot
- 3,200 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
R-2 zone
- Min lot
- 5,200 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
R-2A zone
- Min lot
- 2,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 17 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
R-2B Zone
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
R-3 Zone
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
R-3A zone
- Min lot
- 1,600 sq ft
- Front setback
- 3 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
R-4 Zone
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 3 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
R-4A zone
- Min lot
- 3,200 sq ft
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 110 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 31
R-5 zone
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
RE zone
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
RO Zone
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 36 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 17
Special
1General provisions
43 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Fractional requirements: residential units round up if >=0.5; parking spaces round down; bicycle parking round up. Unlisted uses not allowed unless zoning administrator finds equivalent. Most restrictive applies in conflicts. Distance from light rail measured along public ways for Division II, straight line otherwise.
A zone—Permitted uses. ... Height max 50 ft. Density max 1 du/lot. Min lot size 5 acres. Setbacks: front variable, interior side 10, street side 12.5, rear 15. Levee setback 20/50 ft.
The purpose of the F zone is to conditionally permit specified uses along the Sacramento and American Rivers and their tributaries, and other areas subject to inundation.
A minimum 20-foot setback from the landside toe of any flood control levee is required for development less than five acres in size. A minimum 50-foot setback is required from the landside toe of any flood control levee for development five acres or greater in size.
Minimum lot area 0.5 acre; max lot coverage 20%; min lot width 52 ft; min lot depth 100 ft; site plan and design review required.
Minimum lot area 1 acre; max lot coverage 15%; min lot width 52 ft; min lot depth 100 ft; site plan and design review required.
Minimum lot area 2 acres; max lot coverage 10%; min lot width 52 ft; min lot depth 100 ft; site plan and design review required.
Minimum lot area 4 acres; max lot coverage 5%; min lot width 52 ft; min lot depth 100 ft; site plan and design review required.
Maximum height 70 feet. Front setback 25 feet, street side setback 25 feet. All uses shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building or within an area enclosed by a solid fence or wall at least six feet in height.
The maximum height is 70 feet. Minimum front-yard setback 25 feet. Minimum street side-yard setback 25 feet. Screening: all uses enclosed by solid fence/wall at least 6 feet.
H zone provides for medical-type uses; permitted uses listed; height 120 ft; setbacks front 10 ft, side 5 ft, rear 15 ft; levee setback 20/50 ft.
Site design and development standards shall be established with each PUD. These standards shall include setbacks, height, parking, landscaping, signage, exterior building materials, lighting, and mechanical/utility/communications equipment.
no tentative map, parcel map, or permit shall be approved or issued unless an application for site plan and design review of the proposed project is approved
The floor area of one detached accessory dwelling unit may not exceed 1,200 square feet. The minimum distance between the primary dwelling and a detached accessory dwelling unit is 4 feet.
A minimum stacking distance of 180 feet shall be provided to each pick-up window or automated machine. Operation of the drive-through restaurant service facility is restricted to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. when the site is contiguous to residentially zoned or used property.
A minimum 10-foot wide landscape setback shall be provided along all street frontages and freeway rights-of-way. Open or outdoor storage areas are permitted only if screened by a minimum six-foot high solid masonry wall.
A minimum 10-foot wide landscape setback shall be provided along all street frontages and freeway rights-of-way. All outdoor storage areas shall be screened by a minimum six-foot high solid fence or masonry wall.
A conditional use permit is required for alcoholic beverage sales for off-premises consumption, bars, and nightclubs, except as provided in subsection C.
A minimum stacking distance of 100 feet shall be provided to each pick-up window or automated machine. Operation of the accessory drive-through service facility is restricted to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. if the site is contiguous to residentially zoned or used property.
Every room used for sleeping purposes shall have not less than 100 square feet of floor area. Where more than one person occupies a room used for sleeping, the required floor area shall be increased at the rate of 50 square feet for each occupant in excess of one.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.
- Chapter 17.100 TITLE, PURPOSE, AND AUTHORITY6.6K charsRead →
- Chapter 17.104 HOW TO USE THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE13.8K charsRead →
- Chapter 17.108 DEFINITIONS110.6K charsRead →
- Chapter 17.112 ENFORCEMENT3.2K charsRead →
- Chapter 17.200 AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE29K charsRead →
- Chapter 17.204 SINGLE-UNIT AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS53K charsRead →
- Chapter 17.208 MULTI-UNIT DWELLINGS88.7K charsRead →
- Chapter 17.212 RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE23.9K charsRead →
- Chapter 17.216 COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, AND MIXED USE159.7K charsRead →
- Chapter 17.220 INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING134.3K charsRead →
- Chapter 17.224 MISCELLANEOUS33.7K charsRead →
- Chapter 17.228 SPECIAL USE REGULATIONS118.1K charsRead →