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Part 1 — CONTENT AND PURPOSE9142. - Districts established.

9142.1. - Base districts.

Agoura Hills Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Agoura Hills

A.

Residential, very low density (RV)

B.

Residential, low density (RL)

C.

Residential, single-family (RS)

D.

Residential, medium density (RM)

E.

Residential, high density (RH)

F.

Commercial shopping center (CS)

G.

Commercial retail/service (CRS)

H.

Commercial recreation (CR)

I.

Business park-office retail (BP-OR)

J.

Business park-manufacturing (BP-M)

K.

Commercial shopping center-mixed use (CS-MU)

L.

Commercial neighborhood (CN)

(Ord. No. 11-388, § 2, 12-14-11)

9142.2. - Special districts.

A.

Local park (P)

B.

School (SH)

C.

Utility (U)

D.

Open water (OW)

E.

Study (S)

F.

Planned development (PD)

G.

Open space-deed restricted (OS-DR)

H.

Open space-restricted (OS-R)

(Ord. No. 193, § 1, 9-25-91; Ord. No. 11-388, § 2, 12-14-11)

9142.3. - Combining overlay districts.

A.

Drainageway, floodplain, watercourse (-D)

B.

Geologic hazard (-GH)

C.

[Reserved.]

D.

Freeway corridor (-FC)

E.

Old Agoura design (-OA)

F.

Indian Hills (-IH)

G.

Cluster development (-CD)

H.

Equestrian Overlay District (-EQ)

(Ord. No. 193, § 2, 9-25-91; Ord. No. 09-358, § 1, 1-18-09)

Chapter 2 - RESIDENTIAL LAND USE DISTRICTS

Part

  1. Purpose, §§ 9201—9210

  2. Reserved, 9211—9220

  3. RV Residential-Very Low Density District, §§ 9221—9230

  4. RL Residential-Low Density District, §§ 9231—9240

  5. RS Residential Single-Family District, §§ 9241—9250

  6. RM Residential-Medium Density District, §§ 9251—9260

  7. Reserved, §§ 9261—9270

  8. RH Residential-High Density District, §§ 9271—9280

  9. Special Residential Use Standards, §§ 9281—9287.2

  10. Special Accessory Use Development Standards, §§ 9288—9288.7

  11. Senate Bill 9 Housing Development Standards, §§ 9293—9293.13

PART 1. - PURPOSE

    • Purpose.

The residential land use districts are included in zoning regulations to achieve the following purposes:

A.

To reserve appropriately located areas for family living at a range of population densities consistent with the general plan and sound standards of public health and safety;

B.

To ensure adequate light, air, privacy, and open space for each dwelling;

C.

To provide space for semipublic facilities needed to complement developed residential areas and for institutions that require a residential environment;

D.

To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid the overloading of utilities by preventing the construction of buildings of excessive size in relation to the land around them;

E.

To preserve the high quality of the city's existing residential areas;

F.

To maintain the rural character of the community;

G.

To protect and enhance the natural and important features of the community;

H.

To provide necessary space for off-street parking of automobiles and other vehicles and when appropriate for off-street loading of trucks;

I.

To adequately buffer residential properties from the hazards, noise, and congestion created by commercial and business park development;

J.

To protect residential properties from noise, illumination, unsightliness, odors, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare, and other objectionable influences;

K.

To facilitate the provision of utility services and other public facilities commensurate with anticipated population densities and service requirements;

L.

To ensure that structures and uses are compatible within each category for the purpose of the living environment;

M.

To permit the necessary accessory structures and uses associated with such living areas;

N.

To encourage superior site planning and environmental design.

9202—9210. - Reserved. PART 2. - RESERVED[[4]]

Footnotes:

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 11-388, § 4, adopted Dec. 14, 2011, repealed Pt. 2 in its entirety. Former Pt. 2, §§ 9211—9214.1, pertained to RR residential-rural district and derived from Ord. No. 132, § 1, adopted Aug.

26, 1987; Ord. No. 196, § 2, adopted July 24, 1991; Ord. No. 199, § 1, adopted Feb. 12, 1992; Ord. No. 205, § 1, adopted Mar. 25, 1992; Ord. No. 240, § 3, adopted Sept. 8, 1993; Ord. No. 03-320, §§ 2—4, adopted May 28, 2003; Ord. No. 04-326, § 3, adopted Oct. 27, 2004; Ord. No. 07-343, § 3, adopted Feb. 28, 2007; Ord. No. 09-358, § 3, adopted Jan. 18, 2009.

9211—9220. - Reserved.

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