San Jose
Zoning districts
38 districts, grouped by category.
Mixed use
8Affordable Housing Overlay
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 270 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 250 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
Main Street District
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 19
Main Street District
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 18
MUC
Mixed Use Neighborhood District (Alternate)
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 30 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 61
Japantown (Taylor Street only) Neighborhood Business District Overlay
Willow Glen Neighborhood Business District Overlay
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Max density
- 50 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 1
Transit Employment Residential Overlay
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 270 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 250 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 3
Industrial
6BP
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
CIC
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 46
HI
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 120 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 21
IP
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 40
LI
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 23
MP
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
Commercial
8CG Commercial District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Permitted uses
- 22
CN Commercial District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Permitted uses
- 57
CO
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 20
Commercial Pedestrian District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Permitted uses
- 53
Downtown Primary Commercial District
Downtown Zoning Districts
Neighborhood Business District Overlay
Transit Employment Center District
Other
6Residential
7Housing Element Residential Overlay
Mixed-Income Housing Overlay
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 270 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 250 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
R-1 Residence District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 55 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
- Min lot
- 5,445 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 15
R-M Residence District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
Mobilehome Park District
General provisions
161 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
A valid single-family house permit ... required ... if the single-family house is located within one hundred (100) feet of a riparian corridor ... and the site is equal to or greater than one-half acre in size.
A permit issued pursuant to this part shall be initially issued for a period of up to three years...
Exceptions permitting an incursion by buildings or structures of up to, but not more than, five feet into the rear setback area...
A Medical Cannabis Collective... shall keep... a true and correct copy of the Zoning Code Verification Certificate... on the premises.
all first-floor, ground floor windows for any commercial use shall consist of transparent glass.
No person shall suffer or allow any construction activity on a site located within 500 feet of a residential unit before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or at any time on weekends.
Any proposed development of real property that will create ... five thousand (5,000) square feet or more of impervious surface ... shall be designed ... in conformance with City Council Policy 6-29...
All development projects ... that result in a land disturbance of one (1) acre or more shall ... comply with the City of San José NPDES General Construction Activities Permit...
Above-ground storage tanks of two thousand gallons or less in zoning districts other than industrial zoning districts and an above-ground storage tank of twenty thousand gallons or less in an industrial zoning district.
A maximum of fifty (50) seats and 800 square feet may be allowed per establishment
If the use authorized by the conditional use permit is discontinued for a period of 12 months, the conditional use permit will expire...
If the use authorized by the Special Use Permit is discontinued for a period of twelve (12) months, the Special Use Permit will expire...
A planned development permit is not required for building additions, exterior alterations, and accessory structures on parcels eight thousand square feet or less which are used for single-family detached residential use...
No conditional use or planned development permit shall be issued for a relocated cardroom unless the lot or parcel is not located closer than one hundred fifty (150) feet from any lot or parcel in a residential district or R-MH Mobilehome Park District; closer than five hundred (500) feet from any school, college, university, or hospital; nor closer than five hundred (500) feet from another cardroom use.
No construction activity on a site located within five hundred (500) feet of a residential unit before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or at any time on weekends.
The project is within one-half (½) mile of an existing major transit stop.
The project site is not located within one hundred (100) feet of a City Landmark or City Landmark District.
The project is not located within three hundred (300) feet of a creek or edge of riparian vegetation.
The project must provide residential units at a net density of forty (40) dwelling units per acre or greater.
For one-family dwellings, the tree replacement ratio shall be at a minimum 1:1 for each tree that is removed. For multi-family dwellings, the tree replacement shall be at a minimum 4:1 for each tree that is removed.
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