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Chapter 20.01 — TITLE, AUTHORITY, CONTINUITY

Cerritos Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Cerritos

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20.01.010 Title.

20.01.020 Authority.

20.01.030 Continuity.

20.01.010 Title.

Titles 20 through 29 of the Cerritos Municipal Code may be referred to as the city development code. (Ord. 346 § 1 (part), 1972)

20.01.020 Authority.

The city of Cerritos is a charter city and authorized to adopt this city development code to guide and control development of all real property within its boundaries. Those sections of the city development code which relate to the community redevelopment, control of subdivisions and adoption of a general plan are adopted pursuant to the authorization of the laws of this state. (Ord. 346 § 1 (part), 1972)

20.01.030 Continuity.

This city development code continues, amends, and adds to previous ordinances and municipal code provisions including the zone ordinance, subdivision ordinance, redevelopment plan, building code, grading ordinance, electrical code, mechanical code, plumbing code, fire prevention code, provisions relating to streets and sidewalks, water and sewers, public utilities and other provisions relating to the arrangement, use, construction, development, maintenance, and operation of land and improvements within the city. (Ord. 346 § 1 (part), 1972)

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Contents — Cerritos Zoning Code
Cerritos Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 18.76 — REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
  2. Chapter 18.80 — AMENDED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
  3. Chapter 18.84 — LOS COYOTES REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
  4. Chapter 20.01 — TITLE, AUTHORITY, CONTINUITY
  5. Chapter 20.10 — SCOPE AND PURPOSE
  6. Chapter 20.20 — CITY DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
  7. Chapter 20.30 — DEFINITIONS
  8. Chapter 20.93 — HEARINGS
  9. Chapter 20.95 — APPEALS
  10. Chapter 22.01 — DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN GENERAL
  11. Chapter 22.10 — AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANS
  12. Chapter 22.11 — DEVELOPMENT AREA ONE
  13. Chapter 22.12 — DEVELOPMENT AREA TWO
  14. Chapter 22.13 — DEVELOPMENT AREA THREE
  15. Chapter 22.14 — DEVELOPMENT AREA FOUR
  16. Chapter 22.15 — DEVELOPMENT AREA FIVE
  17. Chapter 22.16 — DEVELOPMENT AREA SIX
  18. Chapter 22.17 — ADP-7 AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN
  19. Chapter 22.18 — ADP-8 AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN
  20. Chapter 22.19 — ADP-9 AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN
  21. Chapter 22.20 — LAND USE ZONES
  22. Chapter 22.21 — A—AGRICULTURAL ZONE
  23. Chapter 22.22
  24. Chapter 22.23
  25. Chapter 22.24
  26. Chapter 22.25 — CN—NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE
  27. Chapter 22.26 — CC—COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONE
  28. Chapter 22.27 — CR—REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ZONE
  29. Chapter 22.28 — M—INDUSTRIAL ZONE
  30. Chapter 22.29 — INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL ZONE
  31. Chapter 22.30 — OS—OPEN SPACE ZONE
  32. Chapter 22.31
  33. Chapter 22.32
  34. Chapter 22.33
  35. Chapter 22.34 — ADP-10 AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN TEN
  36. Chapter 22.35 — ADP-11 AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN ELEVEN
  37. Chapter 22.36 — ADP-12 AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN TWELVE
  38. Chapter 22.37
  39. Chapter 22.39 — ADP-15 AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN FIFTEEN
  40. Chapter 22.40 — SPECIFIC USES
  41. Chapter 22.42 — WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  42. Chapter 22.45 — SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS REGULATIONS
  43. Chapter 22.46 — BODY ART BUSINESS REGULATIONS
  44. Chapter 22.48 — SIGNS
  45. Chapter 22.50
  46. Chapter 22.51 — ADP-16 AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN SIXTEEN
  47. Chapter 22.52
  48. Chapter 22.53 — ADP-18 AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN EIGHTEEN
  49. Chapter 22.54 — ADP-19 AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN NINETEEN
  50. Chapter 22.55 — ADP-20 AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN TWENTY
  51. Chapter 22.56
  52. Chapter 22.60
  53. Chapter 22.61
  54. Chapter 22.70 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  55. Chapter 22.72 — WATER CONSERVATION IN LANDSCAPING
  56. Chapter 22.74 — OFF-STREET PARKING
  57. Chapter 22.76 — TRIP REDUCTION AND TRAVEL DEMAND REQUIREMENTS
  58. Chapter 22.80 — ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
  59. Chapter 22.90 — AMENDMENTS
  60. Chapter 22.94 — ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM
  61. Chapter 23.01 — PRECISE PLANS
  62. Chapter 23.05 — PUBLIC PROJECT REFERRAL
  63. Chapter 23.10 — CONDITIONAL USES
  64. Chapter 23.15 — COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL TENANT OCCUPANCY PER…
  65. Chapter 23.20 — VARIANCES
  66. Chapter 23.30 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
  67. Chapter 23.50 — NONCONFORMITIES
  68. Chapter 23.90 — PRECISE PLANS—APPROVAL
  69. Chapter 23.95 — COVENANT OF EASEMENT

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