Morgan Hill
General provisions
70 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Land use regulation tables... P means permitted by right, C means conditional use permit, A means administrative use permit, - means not allowed.
A land use not listed in a land use regulation table is not permitted if the use is listed as a permitted use in one or more other zoning districts. For a proposed use unlisted in all tables, the director may determine equivalence if findings are met.
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of zoning districts as shown on the zoning map, the following rules apply: boundaries follow centerlines, lot lines, city limits, railroad lines, etc.
Requests for interpretation shall be in writing, accompanied by fee, director shall respond within 30 days. Official interpretations shall be in writing and kept in official record. Appeals to planning commission and city council.
This classification expressly excludes payday lending businesses or check cashing businesses... Heavy distribution is prohibited in all zones in the City of Morgan Hill.
MU-D | Downtown Mixed Use | Downtown Mixed Use
MU-N | Neighborhood Mixed Use |
MU-F | Mixed Use Flex | Mixed Use Flex
CN | Neighborhood Commercial | Commercial General Commercial
CG | General Commercial |
CO | Administrative Office |
CH | Highway Commercial |
CS | Service Commercial |
CI | Commercial Industrial | Industrial and Commercial/Industrial
IO | Office Industrial |
IC | Campus Industrial |
IL | Light Industrial |
IG | General Industrial |
OS | Open Space | Open Space
PF | Public Facilities | Public Facilities
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.
- Chapter 18.08 - INTERPRETATION OF THE ZONING CODE10K charsRead →
- Chapter 18.114 - ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS6.6K charsRead →
- Chapter 18.124 - LAND USE DEFINITIONS41.5K charsRead →
- Chapter 18.14 - ZONING DISTRICTS AND MAP5.3K charsRead →
- Chapter 18.16 - RESIDENTIAL DETACHED ZONING DISTRICTS11.5K charsRead →
- Chapter 18.18 - RESIDENTIAL ATTACHED ZONING DISTRICTS10.1K charsRead →
- Chapter 18.22 - MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICTS12.6K charsRead →
- Chapter 18.24 - Commercial Zoning Districts11K charsRead →
- Chapter 18.26 - INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS13.1K charsRead →
- Chapter 18.28 - OPEN SPACE, PUBLIC, AND RECREATION ZONING DISTRICTS11.8K charsRead →
- Chapter 6.36 - ANIMALS AND LAND USE31.1K charsRead →