Santa Paula
Zoning districts
41 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
11C-1
C-2
C-3
C-4
C-5
General Commercial
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 29 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 8
Highway Commercial
Mixed Use: Commercial/Light Industrial/Residential
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 21 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 7
C-N
- Max height
- 20 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
C-O
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Max density
- 29 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
Central Business District
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
Residential
10Housing Opportunities Overlay Zone
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 21 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 1
Hillside Residential Planned Development
Hillside Residential - Planned Development
- Max density
- 1 du/ac
Hillside Residential - Planned Development
- Max density
- 3 du/ac
Mobile Home Park Zone
- Min lot
- 3,500 sq ft
- Max density
- 10 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
R-1
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max density
- 7 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
R-2
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max density
- 15 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-3
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max density
- 21 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-4
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max density
- 29 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
Other
12Institutional/Civic
Airport-Influenced Overlay Zone
- Max height
- 35 ft
Airport Operational Zone
- Min lot
- 1,089,000 sq ft (25 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
Airport Safety Overlay Zone - Inner Safety Subzone
- Max height
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
Airport Safety Overlay Zone - Outer Safety Subzone
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Adams Canyon Specific Plan
Fagan Canyon Specific Plan
East Area 1 Specific Plan
East Area 2 Specific Plan
South Mountain Specific Plan
West Area 2 Specific Plan
Airpark Specific Plan
Industrial
3General provisions
131 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Space rent may not be increased in excess of 12% in any 12-month period. Annual adjustment based on 75% of CPI, not to exceed 7%.
Regulates location, design, construction, and barrier protection of swimming pools, spas, and bodies of water.
No person shall install, place, maintain, or operate any pay phone within the city without first obtaining a pay phone permit.
Any person ... who proposes to engage in surface mining operations must ... obtain a conditional use permit to mine in accordance with Chapter 16.218 and approval of a reclamation plan.
Regulations for operation of surface mines: access, performance standards, fencing/signage, removal of buildings/equipment.
Second dwelling units ('granny flats') constructed pursuant to Chapter 16.13, Division 4 (Second Dwelling Units) of this Title 16 are exempt from growth management limitations.
Nonresidential development projects serving 50 to 99 employees must provide a bulletin board, display case, or kiosk displaying transportation information located where the greatest number of employees are likely to see it. (16.108.030(A))
This chapter establishes regulations for legal nonconforming land uses, structures, and parcels.
C/LI zone: min lot 6,000 sf, side setback 5 ft, landscaping 20%.
I zone: min lot 1 acre, side setback 0 ft, landscaping 15%.
All use or development of any contracted land for agricultural use must comply with criteria including minimum acreage to remain in agricultural use.
The grantee of a Conditional Use Permit shall have one year from the effective date of the permit to establish a right to use the permit; otherwise, the Conditional Use Permit shall lapse and become void.
The grantee of a Variance shall have one year from the effective date of the approval to establish a right to use the approval; otherwise, the Variance shall lapse and become void.
A modification of automobile parking space requirements, whereby a reduction of not more than 10% of the required spaces is proposed.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all development requiring a building permit, including: (1) Any commercial or industrial development. (2) Multi-family residential projects. (3) Second units (a.k.a. granny flats). (4) Single-family homes that are reviewed concurrently with a tentative subdivision map. (5) Single-family homes including manufactured homes being moved onto an existing lot. (6) Carports. (7) Signs, pursuant to Chapter 16.48. (8) Fences or walls on commercially or industrially zoned property. (9) Development of any structures intended for educational (as allowed by state law), institutional, or similar purposes. (10) Habitable accessory structures.
ADU and JADU standards: height, setbacks, size, parking, landscaping, and other requirements.
Temporary Use Permit regulations for temporary uses citywide.
Not more than 25% of the existing square footage of a dwelling unit up to a maximum of 500 square feet may be used for the home occupation business.
The Initiative and this chapter apply to any application for a development which meets all of the following criteria: ... 81 or more contiguous acres.
The purpose of a SDP is to provide for the administrative review of detailed development plans for a proposed use.
Source documents
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- CHAPTER 150: BUILDING REGULATIONS36.1K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 151: FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION39.7K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 152: MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS33.1K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 154: SWIMMING POOLS15.4K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 156: ZONING104.1K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 157: PAY PHONE PERMITS27K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.01: ENACTMENT AND APPLICABILITY8K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.03: ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT4.3K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.05: DEFINITIONS82.3K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.07: ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES4.5K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.09: OPEN SPACE ZONES4.7K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.100: GENERAL PROVISIONS5.9K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.102: PERMIT AND RECLAMATION PLAN4.8K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.104: REGULATIONS FOR OPERATION OF SURFACE MINE3.3K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.106: GROWTH MANAGEMENT3.2K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.108: TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT14.3K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.110: NONCONFORMITIES17.9K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.11: AGRICULTURAL ZONE9.3K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.13: RESIDENTIAL ZONES111.5K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.15: COMMERCIAL ZONES29.3K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.200: ADMINISTRATION - GENERAL PROVISIONS5.7K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.202: APPLICATIONS, PROCESSING, FILING, AND FEES9.9K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.204: PUBLIC HEARINGS6.6K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.206 APPEALS AND REVOCATIONS7K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.208: DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS4.5K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.210: ZONE CHANGE5K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.212: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS5.2K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.214: AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE AND LAND CONSERVATION CONTRACTS19.6K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.216: SPECIFIC PLANS8.2K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.218: CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS9.5K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.21: INDUSTRIAL ZONES20K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.220: VARIANCES7.7K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.222: MINOR MODIFICATIONS8.3K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.224: ZONING CLEARANCE1.8K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.226: DESIGN REVIEW9.9K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.227: ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS22.3K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.228: TEMPORARY USE PERMIT12.5K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.234: DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS13.8K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.236: ANNEXATIONS11.3K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.237: 81 ACRE INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION7.8K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.238: SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT6.9K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.23: INSTITUTIONAL/CIVIC ZONE6.8K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.25: SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE2.3K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.27: AIRPORT ZONES15K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.29: RAILROAD OVERLAY ZONE2.5K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.31: PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE11K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.33: HISTORIC LANDMARK OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS6K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.34: HISTORICAL PROPERTY AGREEMENTS12K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.35: HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES OVERLAY ZONE16.6K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.40: GENERAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS15.3K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.42: PERFORMANCE STANDARDS7K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.44: FENCES, WALLS, AND HEDGES15.9K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.46: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING31.4K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.48: SIGN REGULATIONS100.6K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.50: ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES37K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.52: SWIMMING POOLS1.8K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.56: AMUSEMENT ARCADES2.8K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.58: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES5.7K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.60: CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES9.9K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.62: ASSEMBLY HALLS2K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.64: COMMUNITY CARE FACILITIES2K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.66: DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES2.7K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.68: NEWSRACKS31.1K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.70: RECYCLING FACILITIES11.9K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.72: SERVICE STATIONS15.6K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.74: VENDING MACHINES1.7K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.75: PROHIBITION ON INDUSTRIAL HEMP CULTIVATION3.2K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.76: YARD AND GARAGE SALES296 charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.77: ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS; STREAMLINED PERMITTING11.2K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.78: EMERGENCY SHELTERS4.5K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.79: REGULATION OF CANNABIS ACTVITIES20.6K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.80: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS110.7K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.85: CONDOMINIUMS AND CONVERSIONS36K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.96: GRADING PERMITS21K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.97: GRADING REGULATION21K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.98: HILLSIDE GRADING PRACTICES7.7K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 16.99: DRAINAGE, EROSION, AND DUST CONTROL20.8K charsRead →
- CHAPTER 160: DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES14.9K charsRead →
- Chapter 16.230: HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT10.8K charsRead →