Title 13 — Planning, Zoning and Development Costa Mesa Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Costa Mesa In this part Article 1 — Title and Authority Article 2 — Definitions Article 3 — Review Authorities Article 4 — Enforcement Chapter II — ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED Chapter III — PLANNING APPLICATIONS Chapter IV — CITYWIDE LAND USE MATRIX 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… 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 Article 1 — Purpose and Scope Article 2 — General Provisions Article 3 — Sign Regulations Article 4 — Special Procedures Article 5 — Nonconforming Signs Article 6 — Portable Signs Within the Public Right-of-Way Article 7 — Administration and Enforcement 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… 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 Article 1 — Tentative Maps Article 2 — Vesting Tentative Maps Article 3 — Final Maps Article 4 — Parcel Maps Article 5 — Park and Recreation Dedications Article 6 — Lot Line Adjustments Article 1 — Major Thoroughfare and Bridge Fee Article 3 — Transportation System Management Article 4 — Park and Recreation Impact Fees Chapter XIII — NOISE CONTROL Chapter XIV — OIL DRILLING Chapter XV — GROUP HOMES Chapter XVII — AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE