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Title 9 — Planning and ZoningDivision I — Introductory Provisions

Chapter 9.10 — ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED

Cathedral City Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Cathedral City

§ 9.10.010. Established.

  • A. In order to classify, regulate, restrict and segregate the uses of land and buildings, to regulate and restrict the height and bulk of buildings, to regulate the area of yards and other open spaces about buildings, and to regulate the density of population, twenty-two classes of zoning districts are established by this title to be known as follows:
RE Residential Estate
R1 Single-Family Residential
R2 Multiple-Family Residential
RM Multiple-Family Residential
R3 Multiple-Family Residential
R4 Multiple-Family Residential
RR Resort Residential
DRN Downtown Residential Neighborhood
PPO Planned Professional Offce
PLC Planned Limited Commercial
PCC Planned Community Commercial
MXC Mixed Use Commercial
CTR Commercial Tourist and Recreation
CBP-2 Commercial Business Park
NBP Neighborhood Business Park (Transition)
I-1 Light Industrial
OS Open Space
OS-R Open Space Residential
S Specifc Plan Overlay
H Hillside Review Overlay
LH Limited Height Overlay
P/IH Public/Institutional Housing Overlay
  • B. The permitted uses in each district are exclusive to that district unless explicitly allowed in another zoning district or as may be determined by the planning commission pursuant to authority granted by this title. If the use is not specifically listed as a permitted or conditional use, the use is prohibited.

(Ord. 80 Art. IV, 1984; Ord. 263 § 4, 1989; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)

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Contents — Cathedral City Zoning Code
Cathedral City Zoning Code
  1. Title 9 — Planning and Zoning
    Overview
    1. Division I — Introductory Provisions
      Overview
      1. Chapter 9.02 — APPLICABILITY AND PURPOSE
      2. Chapter 9.04 — CONFLICTS AND CLARIFICATIONS
      3. Chapter 9.05 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
      4. Chapter 9.06 — USE DETERMINATION
      5. Chapter 9.08 — DEFINITIONS
      6. Chapter 9.09 — PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS
      7. Chapter 9.10 — ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
      8. Chapter 9.12 — RE RESIDENTIAL ESTATE DISTRICT
      9. Chapter 9.14 — R1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
      10. Chapter 9.16 — R2 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
      11. Chapter 9.18 — RM MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
      12. Chapter 9.20 — R3 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
      13. Chapter 9.22 — R4 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
      14. Chapter 9.24 — RR RESORT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
      15. Chapter 9.25 — DRN DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT
      16. Chapter 9.26 — PPO PLANNED PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT
      17. Chapter 9.28 — PLC PLANNED LIMITED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
      18. Chapter 9.30 — PCC PLANNED COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
      19. Chapter 9.31 — MXC MIXED USE COMMERCIAL
      20. Chapter 9.36 — CBP-2 COMMERCIAL BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT
      21. Chapter 9.38 — NBP NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS PARK (TRANSITION) DIS…
      22. Chapter 9.40 — I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
      23. Chapter 9.42 — OS OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
      24. Chapter 9.44 — OS-R OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
      25. Chapter 9.48 — DENSITY BONUS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
      26. Chapter 9.50 — S SPECIFIC PLAN OVERLAY ZONE
      27. Chapter 9.52 — H HILLSIDE PROTECTION REGULATIONS
      28. Chapter 9.54 — LH LIMITED HEIGHT OVERLAY ZONE
      29. Chapter 9.56 — P/IH PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL HOUSING OVERLAY DISTR…
    2. Division III — General Provisions

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