Municipality · California

Vallejo

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Districts
216
Extracted rules
1,261
Standards
2
Chapters read

Zoning districts

55 districts, grouped by category.

Residential

27
BCResidential

Bungalow Court

Vallejo, CA
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
10 ft
R-1Residential

R-1

Vallejo, CA
Front setback
0 ft
Permitted uses
23
R-10Residential

Residential

Vallejo, CA
R-11Residential

Residential

Vallejo, CA
R-12Residential
Vallejo, CA
R-13Residential
Vallejo, CA
R-14Residential

Residential

Vallejo, CA
R-15Residential
Vallejo, CA
R-16Residential
Vallejo, CA
R-17Residential

Residential

Vallejo, CA
R-18Residential

Residential

Vallejo, CA
R-2Residential

R-2

Vallejo, CA
Min lot
5,000 sq ft
Permitted uses
21
R-3Residential

R-3

Vallejo, CA
Min lot
5,000 sq ft
Front setback
0 ft
Permitted uses
20
R-4Residential

R-4

Vallejo, CA
Min lot
5,000 sq ft
Permitted uses
18
R-5Residential
Vallejo, CA
R-6Residential

Multi-Family Residential

Vallejo, CA
R-7Residential

Multi-Family Residential

Vallejo, CA
R-8Residential

Residential

Vallejo, CA
R-9Residential
Vallejo, CA
RAResidential

Residential Agricultural

Vallejo, CA
RHDResidential

Residential High Density

Vallejo, CA
Min lot
5,000 sq ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
40 du/ac
Permitted uses
10
RLDResidential

Residential Low Density

Vallejo, CA
Min lot
5,000 sq ft
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
9 du/ac
Permitted uses
10
RMDResidential

Residential Medium Density

Vallejo, CA
Min lot
5,000 sq ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
25 du/ac
Permitted uses
10
RRResidential

Rural Residential

Vallejo, CA
Min lot
108,900 sq ft (2.5 ac)
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
30 ft
Max density
9 du/ac
Permitted uses
3
RSResidential
Vallejo, CA
SLSUResidential

Small Lot Single Unit

Vallejo, CA
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
10 ft
THResidential

Townhouse

Vallejo, CA
Max height
40 ft
Front setback
10 ft

General provisions

161 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

16.212.026 standards

A Hillside Development Permit shall be required for all development on any parcel where the average slope is fifteen percent or greater and shall be processed in the same manner as a minor use permit...

16.214.033 standards

A developer agreeing to construct at least twenty percent of a project's total housing units for lower-income households or ten percent of the total units for very low-income households shall be granted an increase of five to thirty-five percent over the maximum residential density otherwise permitted.

16.3024 standards

The seating area shall be defined by fixed barriers... The parking requirement for an accessory food service shall be based on the parking requirement for the primary permitted use of the property.

16.302 - Accessory Uses4 standards

The area utilized for on-site consumption of food and beverages... shall not occupy more than two hundred fifty square feet... The number of seats for patrons shall not exceed twenty.

16.302.033 standards

This subsection provides standards for a restaurant to provide commercial vehicle commissary facilities for one mobile food truck...

16.303.011 standards

Any application for an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) or Junior Accessory Unit (JADU) that meets the location and development standards... shall be processed ministerially...

16.303.024 standards

The JADU shall have an area of at least one hundred fifty feet and may not exceed five hundred square feet; ... No additional parking is required. The JADU or primary unit must be owner-occupied.

16.303.03 and Off-street Parking and Vehicular Access5 standards

An ADU constructed in an historic district shall comply with all applicable objective historic standards. The ADU shall be provided with one additional off-street parking space than required for a single-unit dwelling.

16.304.05 and 16.304.065 standards

Within a five hundred-foot radius of a school or park... Within one thousand feet of any other adult use... It shall be unlawful for any operator or employee of an adult use to allow such adult use to remain open for business... between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 10:00 a.m.

16.305.052 standards

Liquor stores, convenience stores, and mini-markets associated with fuel sales offering alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption shall require a major use permit... No liquor store... within one thousand feet of a property containing an existing or approved liquor store, convenience store or mini-market...

16.305.06 C

Whenever a deemed approved use discontinues active operation for a continuous period of twelve months, such deemed approved use shall not be resumed.

16.306.01

The keeping of animals is permitted when accessory to a residential use in any residential zoning district consistent with the requirements of Chapter 7.24 of the Vallejo Municipal Code and the provisions of this chapter.

16.306.029 standards

On any lot in a residential zoning district, or in conjunction with any residential use in any other district, a total of eight animals (domestic or exotic) may be kept on one lot, of which not more than four may be dogs, and four cats and not more than one may be a pot-bellied pig.

16.306.032 standards

There shall be no kennels within two hundred feet of a residential use or residentially zoning district. There shall be no veterinary facilities within two hundred feet of a residential use or residentially zoned district.

16.306.044 standards

In addition to the animals permitted in subsection (B), a maximum of three hives is permitted subject to the requirements of Chapter 7.38 of the Vallejo Municipal Code and the following standards: Hives shall not be located within ten feet of any rear or side property line or within forty feet of the front property line. Hives shall be located a minimum of twenty feet from habitable structures on adjacent properties.

16.307.0227 standards

The minimum parcel size for development of a service station is fifteen thousand square feet except for those operated as part of a planned complex. Each parcel shall have a minimum street frontage of one hundred feet on each abutting street. No building or structure shall be located within thirty feet of any public right-of-way or within twenty feet of any interior parcel line.

16.308.0210 standards

Showrooms shall be located no farther than fifteen feet from the property lines facing any boulevard and shall occupy at least sixty percent or one hundred feet, whichever is greater, of the site frontage along such boulevards. Transparent windows or doors shall be provided for at least seventy-five percent of the building wall area located between 2.5 and seven feet above the level of the sidewalk.

16.308.03 and preceding8 standards

An adequate on-site queuing area for service customers shall be provided. Vehicle-stacking equipment is permitted ...

16.30914 standards

Loading and unloading of vehicles is prohibited on Sundays and legal holidays. ... If within 100 feet of residential, prohibited 10pm-7am.

16.309.02, 16.309.03, 16.31026 standards

Access to individual service bays from the exterior of the building shall not face abutting residential zoned parcels. ...

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.