Bakersfield Municipal Code Title 17 Zoning
Bakersfield Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Bakersfield
Sections in this part
- Chapter 17.02 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.04 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 17.06 — ZONES ESTABLISHED—ZONING MAP BOUNDARIES
- Chapter 17.08 — GENERAL REGULATIONS INCLUDING SITE PLAN REVIEW
- Chapter 17.10 — RESIDENTIAL ZONES
- Chapter 17.12 — MIXED-USE ZONES
- Chapter 17.14 — MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL OBJECTIVE SITE DESIGN STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.35 — RE (RECREATION) ZONE
- Chapter 17.37 — OS (OPEN SPACE) ZONE
- Chapter 17.38 — HOSPITAL (HOSP) ZONING
- Chapter 17.42 — FP-P FLOODPLAIN PRIMARY ZONE
- Chapter 17.44 — FP-S FLOODPLAIN SECONDARY ZONE
- Chapter 17.45 — AA (AIRPORT APPROACH) ZONE
- Chapter 17.46 — DRILLING ISLAND (DI) DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.47 — (PE) PETROLEUM EXTRACTION COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.48 — TT TRAVEL TRAILER PARK ZONE
- Chapter 17.50 — MH MOBILE HOME ZONE
- Chapter 17.52 — PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ZONE
- Chapter 17.54 — PCD PLANNED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE
- Chapter 17.55 — SPECIFIC PLAN LINES FOR STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
- Chapter 17.56 — FALLOUT SHELTERS
- Chapter 17.57 — METAL STORAGE CONTAINERS
- Chapter 17.58 — PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.59 — WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES NOT IN THE PUBLIC
- Chapter 17.60 — SIGNS
- Chapter 17.61 — LANDSCAPE STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.62 — SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION
- Chapter 17.63 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
- Chapter 17.64 — MODIFICATIONS, CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS, AMENDMENTS AND
- Chapter 17.65 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT (ADU) AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY
- Chapter 17.66 — HD (HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT) COMBINING ZONE
- Chapter 17.68 — NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES AND LOTS
- Chapter 17.69 — ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES
- Chapter 17.70 — CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
- Chapter 17.71 — OUTDOOR LIGHTING
- Chapter 17.72 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 17.73 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
- Chapter 17.74 — SHORT-TERM RENTALS
Cite as: Bakersfield Municipal Code Title 17 · Text as of 2026-10-02
17.02 General Provisions¶
17.04 Definitions¶
17.06 Zones Established—Zoning Map Boundaries¶
17.08 General Regulations Including Site Plan Review¶
17.10 Residential Zones¶
17.12 Mixed-Use Zones¶
17.14 Multi-Unit Residential Objective Site Design Standards¶
17.20 C-O Professional and Administrative Office Zone¶
17.22 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial Zone¶
17.24 C-2 Regional Commercial Zone¶
17.25 C-B Central Business Zone¶
17.26 C-C Commercial Center Zone¶
17.28 M-1 Light Manufacturing Zone¶
17.30 M-2 General Manufacturing Zone¶
17.31 M-3 (Heavy Industrial) Zone¶
17.32 A Agriculture Zone¶
17.35 RE (Recreation) Zone¶
17.37 OS (Open Space) Zone¶
17.38 Hospital (HOSP) Zoning¶
17.42 FP-P Floodplain Primary Zone¶
17.44 FP-S Floodplain Secondary Zone¶
17.45 AA (Airport Approach) Zone¶
17.46 Drilling Island (DI) District¶
17.47 (PE) Petroleum Extraction Combining District
17.48 TT Travel Trailer Park Zone¶
17.50 MH Mobile Home Zone¶
17.52 PUD Planned Unit Development Zone¶
17.54 PCD Planned Commercial Development Zone¶
17.55 Specific Plan Lines for Streets and Highways¶
17.56 Fallout Shelters¶
17.57 Metal Storage Containers¶
17.58 Parking and Loading Standards¶
17.59 Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Not in the Public Right-of-Way¶
17.60 Signs¶
17.61 Landscape Standards¶
17.62 Surface Mining and Reclamation¶
17.63 Home Occupations¶
17.64 Modifications, Conditional Use Permits, Amendments and Appeals¶
17.65 Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) And Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU)¶
17.66 HD (Hillside Development) Combining Zone¶
17.68 Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots¶
17.69 Adult Entertainment Businesses¶
17.70 Certificate of Occupancy¶
17.71 Outdoor Lighting¶
17.72 Enforcement¶
17.73 Reasonable Accommodation¶
17.74 Short-Term Rentals¶
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