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Chapter XXX — DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS›Article I — ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS
Alameda Municipal Code § 30-3.1 Designation of Districts
Alameda Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Alameda
Cite as: Alameda Municipal Code § 30-3.1 · Text as of 2026-10-04
30-3.1 - Designation of Districts.¶
The several classes of general districts hereby provided, and into which the City may be divided, are designated as follows:
| Map Symbol | District Designation |
|---|---|
| R-1 | R-1 Residential District |
| R-2 | R-2 Residential District |
| R-3 | R-3 Residential District |
| R-4 | R-4 Residential District |
| R-5 | R-5 Residential District |
| R-6 | R-6 Residential District |
| A-P | Administrative-Professional District |
| C-1 | Neighborhood Business District |
| C-2 | Central Business District |
| C-C | Community Commercial District |
| C-M | Commercial-Manufacturing District |
| M-1 | Intermediate Industrial (Manufacturing) District |
| M-2 | General Industrial (Manufacturing) District |
| M-X | Mixed Use Planned Development District |
| O | Open Space District |
| E | Estuary District |
| NP-G | North Park Street Gateway |
| NP-W | North Park Street Workplace |
| NP-MU | North Park Street Mixed Use |
| NP-MM | North Park Street Maritime Manufacturing |
| NP-R | North Park Street Residential |
| AP-WTC | Alameda Point Waterfront Town Center |
| AP-MS | Alameda Point Main Street Neighborhood |
| AP-E1 | Alameda Point Enterprise District — 1 |
| AP-E2 | Alameda Point Enterprise District — 2 |
| AP-E3 | Alameda Point Enterprise District — 3 |
| AP-E4 | Alameda Point Enterprise District — 4 |
| AP-AR | Alameda Point Adaptive Reuse |
| AP-OS | Alameda Point Open Space |
| AP-NR/G | Alameda Point Nature Reserve/ |
(Ord. No. 535 N.S. § 11-114; Ord. No. 1277 N.S.; Ord. No. 2363 N.S.; Ord. No. 2920 N.S. § 2)
(Ord. No. 3072 N.S., § 2, 5-7-2013; Ord. No. 3088 N.S., 2-18-2014; Ord. No. 3168 N.S., § 2, 11-15-2016; Ord. No. 3333 N.S., § 3, 12-6-2022)
30-3.2 - Combining Districts.¶
In addition to the foregoing classes of districts, certain combining districts may be established and are designated as follows:
| Map Symbol | District Designation |
|---|---|
| PD | Special Planned Development District |
| A | Special Agricultural District |
| B | Special Building Site District |
| H | Special Height Limit District |
| G | Special Government District |
| Y | Special Yard District |
| T | Theatre Overlying Combining |
| MF | Multi-family District |
| CMU | Community Mixed Use Combining District |
(Ord. No. 535 N.S., § 11-115; Ord. No. 1277 N.S.; Ord. No. 2937 N.S. § 2)
(Ord. No. 3054 N.S., § 2, 7-17-2012; Ord. No. 3333 N.S., § 3, 12-6-2022)
30-3.3 - Establishment of Districts.¶
a. The boundaries of districts shall be shown upon the zoning maps of the City. The maps, and all amendments, changes, and extensions thereof, and all legends, symbols, notations, references, and other matter shown thereon shall be parts of this article and shall constitute the various subsections of paragraph b. hereof.
b. The zoning map(s) of the City of Alameda shall be that certain map(s) entitled "Zoning Map of the City of Alameda" adopted by the City Council and kept, maintained, and updated by the City Clerk.
c. The boundaries of such districts as are shown upon the zoning map(s), or amendments thereto, are hereby adopted and the specific regulations applicable therein, as set forth herein are hereby established and declared to be in effect upon all lands included within the boundaries of each and every district as shown upon the zoning map(s).
d. No land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, moved, occupied or used in any district, as shown upon the zoning map(s) except in accordance with the regulations established by this article.
e. All lands now or hereafter included within the incorporated territory of the City which are not included within any district on the zoning map(s) shall constitute R-1 Districts.
(Ord. No. 535 N.S. § 11-116; Ord. No. 1277 N.S.; Ord. No. 3333 N.S., § 3, 12-6-2022)
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