Municipal code
Costa Mesa Zoning Code
The enacted municipal code of Costa Mesa, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Edition
- 2026-06
- Last ingested
- 2026-07-06
- Contents
- 1 titles · 70 chapters
- Jurisdiction
- Costa Mesa
Contents
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▸ Title 13 — Planning, Zoning and Development
Overview-
▸ Chapter I — IN GENERAL
- Chapter II — ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
- Chapter III — PLANNING APPLICATIONS
- Chapter IV — CITYWIDE LAND USE MATRIX
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▸ Chapter V — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Overview- Article 1 — Residential Districts
- Article 2 — Residential Common Interest Developments
- Article 2.5 — Residential Small lot Subdivisions
- Article 3 — Commercial Districts
- Article 4 — Establishments Where Food or Beverages are Served
- Article 4.5 — Development Standards for Churches and Other Places of Religious Assembly
- Article 5 — Industrial Districts
- Article 5.5 — Non-Residential Common Interest Developments
- Article 6 — Planned Development
- Article 7 — Institutional and Recreational, Institutional and Recreational School Districts, a…
- Article 8 — Floor Area Ratios
- Article 9 — General Site Improvement Standards
- Article 10 — Floodway and Floodplain Districts
- Article 11 — Mixed-Use Overlay District
- Article 12 — Residential Incentive Overlay District
- Article 1 — Residential Districts
- Article 2 — Non-Residential Districts
- Article 3 — Development Standards
- Chapter VII — LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
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▸ Chapter IX — SPECIAL LAND USE REGULATIONS
Overview- Article 1 — Sexually-Oriented Businesses
- Article 2 — Antennas
- Article 3 — Concurrent Sale of Alcoholic Beverages and Motor Vehicle Fuel
- Article 4 — Density Bonuses and other Incentives
- Article 5 — Electronic Game Machines
- Article 6 — Home Occupations
- Article 7 — Mini-Warehouses
- Article 8 — Motels
- Article 9 — Off-Site Hazardous Waste Facilities
- Article 10 — Temporary Trailers
- Article 11 — Transitional Areas
- Article 12 — Transportation Demand Management
- Article 13 — Water Quality
- Article 14 — Historic Preservation
- Article 15 — Reasonable Accommodations
- Article 16 — Liquor Stores, Convenience Stores, and Mini-Markets
- Article 17 — Orange County Fair and Event Center
- Article 18 — Emergency Shelters
- Article 19 — Smoking and Vaping Uses
- Article 20 — Marijuana and/or Medical Marijuana uses and Activities
- Article 21 — Location of Cannabis Distributing, Manufacturing, Research and Development, Testi…
- Article 22 — An Ordinance to give the People of Costa Mesa Control of Their Future
- Article 23 — Needle and Syringe Exchange Programs
- Chapter X — NONCONFORMING USES, DEVELOPMENTS AND LOTS
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▸ Chapter XII — SPECIAL FEE ASSESSMENTS
- Chapter XIII — NOISE CONTROL
- Chapter XIV — OIL DRILLING
- Chapter XV — GROUP HOMES
- Chapter XVII — AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE
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