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Title 17

Chapter 17.34 — WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING STANDARDS

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

  • § 17.34.010. Purpose. § 17.34.020. Applicability. § 17.34.030. Definitions. § 17.34.040. Landscape and irrigation plans.

  • § 17.34.050. Landscape location requirements.

  • § 17.34.060. Landscape standards. § 17.34.070. Irrigation standards. § 17.34.080. Documentation for compliance.

  • § 17.34.090. Alternate provisions. § 17.34.100. Maintenance of landscape areas.

Chapter 17.36 PARKING AND LOADING

  • § 17.36.010. Purpose. § 17.36.020. Applicability. § 17.36.040. General parking regulations.

  • § 17.36.050. Number of parking spaces required.

  • § 17.36.060. Disabled parking requirements.

  • § 17.36.070. Bicycle and motorcycle parking.

  • § 17.36.080. Reduction of parking requirements.

  • § 17.36.090. Parking design and development standards.

  • § 17.36.100. Driveways and site access. § 17.36.110. Loading space requirements.

  • § 17.36.120. Designation of off-site parking and loading spaces.

  • § 17.36.130. Commercial vehicles on private property.

Chapter 17.38 SIGNS

  • § 17.38.010. Purpose. § 17.38.020. Applicability. § 17.38.030. Sign permit and master sign plan requirements.

  • § 17.38.035. Exemptions from sign permit requirements.

  • § 17.38.040. Prohibited signs.

  • § 17.38.050. General requirements for all signs.

  • § 17.38.060. Zoning district sign standards.

  • § 17.38.070. Standards for specific sign types.

  • § 17.38.080. Nonconforming signs.

  • § 17.38.090. Public nuisance, abatement, and violation.

  • § 17.38.100. Appeal.

  • § 17.38.110. Judicial review.

Chapter 17.39 OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS

  • § 17.39.010. Purpose of chapter. § 17.39.020. Applicability. § 17.39.030. Multifamily objective residential design standards.

  • § 17.39.040. Multifamily plex objective residential design standards.

  • § 17.39.050. Single-family objective residential design standards.

ARTICLE 4 STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES

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City of Cotati, CA

COTATI CODE

Chapter 17.40 § 17.42.030. Alcoholic beverage sales.
ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESS § 17.42.040. Animal keeping.
REGULATIONS § 17.42.045. Auto and vehicle sales.
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§		 17.40.010.
17.40.020.
17.40.030.
17.40.040.		 Intent and purpose of
chapter.
Definitions.
Prohibited areas and
minimum proximity
requirements.
Adult-oriented business
permit required.		 § 17.42.050.
§ 17.42.060.
§ 17.42.065.
§ 17.42.070.
§ 17.42.071.		 Bed and breakfast inns
(B&Bs).
Child day care facilities.
Condominium, stock
cooperative, and other
common interest projects.
Drive-through facilities.
Formula-based fast food
restaurant.
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§		 17.40.050.
17.40.060.
17.40.070.
17.40.080.
17.40.090.
17.40.100.
17.40.110.		 Application requirements.
Investigation and action on
application.
Appeal.
Judicial review of decision to
grant, deny, or revoke.
Permit expiration.
Findings.
Registration of new
employees.		 § 17.42.072.
§ 17.42.080.
§ 17.42.090.
§ 17.42.100.
§ 17.42.110.
§ 17.42.125.
§ 17.42.130.
§ 17.42.140.		 Emergency shelters.
Home occupations.
Live/work units.
Mixed use projects.
Mobilehomes and
mobilehome parks.
Cottage housing projects.
Outdoor displays and sales.
Outdoor storage.
§ 17.40.120. Adult-oriented business § 17.42.150. Recycling facilities.
development standards. § 17.42.160. Residential accessory uses
§ 17.40.130. Display of permit. and structures.
§ 17.40.140. Persons under eighteen § 17.42.165. Retail use maximum floor
prohibited. area.
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§		 17.40.150.
17.40.160.
17.40.170.
17.40.180.
17.40.190.
17.40.200.		 Transfer of adult-oriented
business regulatory permits.
Permit revocation.
Violations.
Applicability to other
regulations.
Conduct constituting a
public nuisance.
Inspections.		 § 17.42.170.
§ 17.42.180.
§ 17.42.190.
§ 17.42.200.
§ 17.42.210.		 Accessory dwelling units/
junior accessory dwelling
units.
Service stations (nonfossil
fuel sales).
Windmills for electricity
generation.
Commercial cannabis uses
and requirements.
Personal and medical
cannabis cultivation.
Chapter 17.42
STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND		 § 17.42.220. Community gardens.
USES § 17.42.230. Market gardens.
§ 17.42.240. Urban agriculture
§ 17.42.010. Purpose and applicability. standards.
§ 17.42.015. Accessory retail and service
uses – Reserved.
§ 17.42.020. Agricultural accessory
structures.

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City of Cotati, CA

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▸ Contents — Cotati Zoning Code
Cotati Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Title 17
    Overview
    1. Chapter 17.28 — SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONE AND OVERLAY ZONE STANDARDS
    2. Chapter 17.31 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
    3. Chapter 17.30 — STANDARDS FOR ALL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USES
    4. Chapter 17.34 — WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
    5. Chapter 17.44 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
    6. Chapter 17.10
    7. Chapter 17.12 — INTERPRETATION OF THE LAND USE CODE
    8. Chapter 17.14 — CITY APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT AND NEW LAND USES
    9. Chapter 17.20 — ZONING MAP
    10. Chapter 17.22 — ALLOWABLE LAND USES
    11. Chapter 17.24 — ZONING DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    12. Chapter 17.26 — STREET AND STREETSCAPE STANDARDS
    13. Chapter 17.28 — SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONE AND OVERLAY ZONE STANDARDS
    14. Chapter 17.30
    15. Chapter 17.31 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
    16. Chapter 17.32 — DENSITY BONUSES
    17. Chapter 17.34 — WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
    18. Chapter 17.36 — PARKING AND LOADING
    19. Chapter 17.38 — SIGNS
    20. Chapter 17.39 — OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS[4 ]
    21. Chapter 17.40 — ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESS REGULATIONS
    22. Chapter 17.42 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES
    23. Chapter 17.44 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
    24. Chapter 17.46 — CONVERSION OF MOBILEHOME PARK TO OTHER USES
    25. Chapter 17.50
    26. Chapter 17.51 — RESOURCE CONSERVATION
    27. Chapter 17.52 — GROWTH MANAGEMENT
    28. Chapter 17.53 — HILLSIDE AND RIDGELINE DEVELOPMENT
    29. Chapter 17.54 — TREE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION
    30. Chapter 17.56 — WETLAND PROTECTION AND RESTORATION
    31. Chapter 17.60
    32. Chapter 17.62 — PERMIT REVIEW AND DECISIONS
    33. Chapter 17.64 — PERMIT IMPLEMENTATION, TIME LIMITS, AND EXTENS…
    34. Chapter 17.66 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
    35. Chapter 17.68 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISA…
    36. Chapter 17.70
    37. Chapter 17.71 — TENTATIVE MAP FILING AND PROCESSING
    38. Chapter 17.72 — PARCEL MAPS AND FINAL MAPS
    39. Chapter 17.74 — ADDITIONAL SUBDIVISION PROCEDURES
    40. Chapter 17.76 — DEDICATIONS AND EXACTIONS
    41. Chapter 17.78 — SUBDIVISION DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS
    42. Chapter 17.79 — MOBILEHOME PARK SUBDIVISIONS
    43. Chapter 17.80 — ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
    44. Chapter 17.82 — NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND PARCELS
    45. Chapter 17.84 — APPEALS
    46. Chapter 17.88 — PUBLIC HEARINGS
    47. Chapter 17.89 — ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
    48. Chapter 17.90 — DEFINITIONS

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