Chapter 8.12

Dublin Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Dublin

ZONING DISTRICTS AND PERMITTED USES OF LAND

8.12.010 Purpose.

The purpose of this Chapter is to establish zoning districts, adopt an official Zoning Map, show equivalent zoning districts between the new Zoning Ordinance and the former Zoning Ordinance, determine permitted land uses and conditionally permitted land uses, and establish decision maker authority for such conditionally permitted land uses.

Intent. The intent of this Chapter is to ensure the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare; and to classify and regulate the use of land, buildings and structures within the City of Dublin that will consistently implement the General Plan and specific plans.

8.12.020 Zoning Districts Established.

The City of Dublin shall be divided into zoning districts which consistently implement the General Plan and specific plans. The following zoning districts (which may be commonly referred to as “Zones”) are established, and shall be shown on the official Zoning Map, Section 8.12.030.

A

Agricultural Zoning District

R-1 Single Family Residential Zoning District
R-2 Two Family Residential Zoning District
R-M Multi-Family Residential Zoning District
PD Planned Development Zoning District
C-O Commercial Ofce Zoning District
C-N Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District
C-1 Retail Commercial Zoning District
C-2 General Commercial Zoning District
M-P Industrial Park Zoning District
M-1 Light Industrial Zoning District
M-2 Heavy Industrial Zoning District

8.12.030 Zoning Map Adopted.

A. The boundaries of the zoning districts established by Section 8.12.020 shall be shown upon the map designated as the “City of Dublin Zoning Map” (hereafter referred to as the “Zoning Map”, on file with the City Clerk, and available at the Department of Community Development.

B. The Zoning Map, together with all legends, symbols, notations, references, zoning district boundaries, map symbols, and other information on the map has been adopted by the City Council in compliance with Government Code Sections 65800 et seq., and is hereby incorporated into this Ordinance by reference as though it were fully set forth here.

C. The Zoning Map shall implement the adopted General Plan and specific plans.

  • D. Amendments to the Zoning Map shall follow the process established in Chapter 8.120, Zoning Ordinance Amendment.

8.12.040 Zoning District Conversion Table.

The following zoning district conversion table shows the equivalent zones of the new Zoning Ordinance and of the former Zoning Ordinance:

New Zoning Ordinance

Former Zoning Ordinance

A Agricultural District A Agricultural District
R-1 Single Family Residential District R-1 Single Family Residence District
R-2 Two Family Residential District R-2 Two Family Residence District
R-M Multi-Family Residential District R-3 Four Family Dwelling District
R-M Multi-Family Residential District R-4 Multiple Residence District
PD Planned Development District PD Planned Development District
C-O Commercial Ofce District C-O Administrative Ofce District
C-N Neighborhood Commercial District C-N Neighborhood Business District
C-1 Retail Commercial District C-1 Retail Business District
C-2 General Commercial District C-2 General Commercial District
M-P Industrial Park District M-P Industrial Park District
M-1 Light Industrial District M-1 Light Industrial District
M-2 Heavy Industrial District M-2 Heavy Industrial District

8.12.050 Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Land Uses.

The following “Land Use Matrix” lists the permitted and conditionally permitted Use Types, as defined in Chapter 8.08, Definitions, in each Zoning District, and the decision-making authority. Uses in the Downtown Dublin Zoning District are set forth in Chapter 8.30 (Downtown Dublin Zoning District) of the Zoning Ordinance. Uses in the Dublin Crossing Zoning District are set forth in Chapter 8.31 (Dublin Crossing Zoning District) of the Zoning Ordinance.

AGRICULTURAL USE TYPES

AGRICULTURAL USE
TYPE		 A R-1 R-2 R-M C-O C-N C-1 C-2 M-P M-1 M-2
Animal Keeping -
Agricultural		 C/ZA - - - - - - - - - -
Animal Keeping -
Commercial		 C/ZA - - - - - - - - - -
Agricultural Processing C/ZA - - - - - - - - - -
Bird Keeping -
Commercial		 C/ZA - - - - - - - - - -
Crop Production C/ZA - - - - - - - - - -
Horse Stable/Riding
Academy		 C/ZA - - - - - - - - - -
Horsekeeping C/ZA - - - - - - - - - -
Marijuana - Medical
Cultivation		 - - - - - - - - - - -
Marijuana - Nonmedical
Cultivation (up to 6
plants)3		 P P P P - - P P P P P

RESIDENTIAL USE TYPES

RESIDENTIAL USE
TYPE		 A R-1 R-2 R-M C-
O		 C-
N		 C-1 C-2 M-P M-1 M-2
Accessory Dwelling
Unit		 P P P P - - P - - - -
Agricultural
Employee Housing		 P5
C/ZA5		 P6 - - - - - - - - -
Animal Keeping -
Residential		 P P P P - - - - - - -
Boarding House - C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA - - - - - - -
RESIDENTIAL USE
TYPE		 A R-1 R-2 R-M C-
O		 C-
N		 C-1 C-2 M-P M-1 M-2
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Caretaker
Residence		 C/ZA - - - - - C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC
Community Care
Facility		 P P P P - - C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC -
Cottage Food
Operations
(see Chapter
8.65)		 ZC/MUP ZC/MUP ZC/MUP ZC/MUP - - - - - - -
Duplex - - P P - - - - - - -
Emergency Shelter - - - - - - - - - P -
Family Day Care
Home/Large (up to
14 children)		 P P P P - - - - - - -
Family Day Care
Home/Small (up to 8
children)		 P P P P - - - - - - -
Garage/Yard Sale P P P P - - - - - - -
Home Occupation P P P P - - - - - - -
Junior Accessory
Dwelling Unit		 P P P P - - - - - - -
Low-Barrier
Navigation Center7		 - - - - - - - - - - -
Microenterprise
Home Kitchen
Operation		 P P P P - - - - - - -
Mobile Home P P P - - - - - - - -
Mobile
Home/Manufactured
Home Park		 - C/PC C/PC - - - - - - - -
RESIDENTIAL USE
TYPE		 A R-1 R-2 R-M C-
O		 C-
N		 C-1 C-2 M-P M-1 M-2
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Multi-Family
Residence		 - - P P - - - - - - -
Parking Lot -
Residential		 - C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA - - - - - - -
Residential Use
Secondary to
Commercial Use		 - C/PC - - - - C/PC - - - -
Residential
Conversion of
Garage to Living
Space		 - P - - - - - - - - -
SB 9 Unit
Developments		 - ZC - - - - - - - - -
Single-Family
Residence		 P P P P - - - - - - -
Single Room
Occupancy Units		 - - - - - - - P - - -
Supportive Housing P P P P - - C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC -
Temporary Mobile
Home/Manufactured
Home		 TUP TUP TUP - - - - - - - -
Tract and Sales
Ofce/Model Home
Complex		 - TUP TUP TUP - - - - - - -
Transitional Housing P P P P - - C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC -

CIVIC USE TYPES

CIVIC USE
TYPE		 A R-1 R-2 R-M C-O C-N C-1 C-2 M-P M-1 M-2
Community
Clubhouse		 - C/PC C/PC C/PC - - C/PC - - - -
CIVIC USE
TYPE		 A R-1 R-2 R-M C-O C-N C-1 C-2 M-P M-1 M-2
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Community
Facility		 C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC
Hospital/Medical
Center		 - - - C/PC - - C/PC C/PC - - -
Industrial
Transfer/Storage/
Treatment
Facility		 - - - - - - - - - C/PC C/PC
Newspaper
Recycling Bin		 TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP - - -
Small Scale
Transfer and
Storage Facility		 - - - - - - - - - C/PC C/PC

COMMERCIAL USE TYPES

COMMERCIAL USE
TYPE		 A R-1 R-2 R-M C-O C-N C-1 C-2 M-P M-1 M-2
Adult Business
Establishment		 - - - - - - C/PC C/PC - - -
Ambulance Service - C/PC - - - - - P - P -
Animal Sales and Services C/ZA - - - - - C/PC C/PC - C/PC C/PC
Arcade - - - - - - C/PC - - - -
Arts and Crafts Fair TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP -
Auction Yard - - - - - - - C/PC C/PC C/PC -
Auditorium - - - - - - C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA -
Automobile/Vehicle
Brokerage		 - - - - P P P P - -
ZC/MUP1		 -
COMMERCIAL USE
TYPE		 A R-1 R-2 R-M C-O C-N C-1 C-2 M-P M-1 M-2
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Automobile/Vehicle Rental
(see Chapter
8.34)		 - - - - - - - P - C/PC
ZC/MUP1		 -
Automobile/Vehicle
Repairs and Service
(see Chapter
8.34)		 - - - - - - - P - C/PC
ZC/MUP1		 -
Automobile/Vehicle Sales
and Service
(see Chapter
8.34)		 - - - - - - - C/PC - C/PC
ZC/MUP1		 -
Automobile/Vehicle
Storage Lot		 - - - - - - - TUP - C/PC -
Banks and Financial
Services		 - - - - P P P P - - -
Bed and Breakfast Inn C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC - - C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC
Billiard/Pool Hall - - - - - - C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA -
Building Materials Sales - - - - - - P P - - -
Car Wash/Detailing - - - - - - - C/ZA - - -
Card Room - - - - - - C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA -
Carnival - - - - - - TUP TUP - - -
Cemeteries,
Columbariums and
Mortuaries		 C/PC - - - - - C/PC C/PC - C/PC -
Christmas Tree Sales Lot - - - - TUP TUP TUP TUP - - -
Comedy Club - - - - C/ZA C/ZA P P C/ZA C/ZA -
Commercial Kitchen - - - - - - - - P P -
Copying and Blueprinting - - - - P P P P - - -
COMMERCIAL USE
TYPE		 A R-1 R-2 R-M C-O C-N C-1 C-2 M-P M-1 M-2
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Dance Floor - - - - - - C/PC C/PC - C/PC -
Day Care Center (15+
persons)
(see Chapter
8.82)		 - ZC/MUP ZC/MUP ZC/MUP ZC/MUP ZC/MUP ZC/MUP ZC/MUP ZC/MUP ZC/MUP ZC/MUP
Drive-in/Drive-through
Business		 - - - - - C/PC C/PC C/PC - - -
Eating and Drinking
Establishment		 - - - - C/ZA C/ZA P P C/ZA C/ZA -
Eating and Drinking
Establishment – Specialty		 - - - - C/ZA P P P C/ZA C/ZA -
Eating and Drinking
Establishment – Take Out		 - - - - C/ZA P P P C/ZA C/ZA -
Farmer’s Market - - - - TUP TUP TUP TUP - - -
Festival/Street Fair TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP - - -
Fireworks Sales - - - - - - TUP TUP - - -
Fortunetelling - - - - - - C/PC C/PC - - -
Health Services/Clinics - - - - P P P P P - -
Hotel/Motel - - - - - - C/PC C/PC - - -
Housemover’s Storage Lot - - - - - - - - - - C/PC
Impound Yard - - - - - - - - - C/PC C/PC
Laboratory - - - - P - - P P P P
Massage Establishment2 - - - - - P P P - - -
Marijuana - Commercial
Medical Business		 - - - - - - - - - - -
COMMERCIAL USE
TYPE		 A R-1 R-2 R-M C-O C-N C-1 C-2 M-P M-1 M-2
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Marijuana - Commercial
Nonmedical Business		 - - - - - - - - - - -
Marijuana - Medical
Dispensary		 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mini-Storage - - - - - - - P - P -
Nightclub - - - - C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA -
Ofce - Contractor’s - - - - - - - P P P P
Ofce -
Professional/Administrative		 - - - - P P P P P P -
Ofce Trailer - Commercial - - - - TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP
Outdoor Live
Entertainment8		 - - - - - - - - - - -
Outdoor Mobile Vendor - - - - C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA
Outdoor Sale by Est. Dub.
Bus.		 - - - - TUP TUP TUP TUP - - -
Outdoor Seating -
Permanent		 - - - - P P P P P P -
Parking Lot/Garage-
Commercial		 - - - - C/PC C/PC P P C/PC P P
Personal Services - - - - - P P P - - -
Plant Nursery C/PC C/PC - - - - C/PC C/PC - - -
Pumpkin Sales Lot - - - - TUP TUP TUP TUP - - -
Recording Studio - - - - - - - - P P -
COMMERCIAL USE
TYPE		 A R-1 R-2 R-M C-O C-N C-1 C-2 M-P M-1 M-2
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Recreational
Facility/Indoor (see
Chapter
8.70)		 - - - - - - ZC/MUP ZC/MUP ZC/MUP ZC/MUP ZC/MUP
Recreational
Facility/Outdoor		 C/PC - - - - - C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC
Repair Shop - - - - - P P P - - -
Reproductive Health
Services		 - - - - P P P P P P P
Retail - General - - - - - - P P - - -
Retail - Neighborhood - - - - - P P P - - -
Retail - Outdoor Storage - - - - - - C/PC C/PC - - -
Retail - Service - - - - - - - P - - -
School - Commercial - - - - - - P P P/MUP4 P/MUP4 P/MUP4
Service Station - - - - - C/PC C/PC C/PC - C/PC C/PC
Shopping Center - - - - - - C/PC C/PC - - -
Superstore - - - - - - - - - - -
Temporary Construction
Trailer		 TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP
Temporary Outdoor Sale
Not Related to On-Site
Established Business
(Sidewalk Sale)		 - - - - C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA C/ZA
Theater (other than Adult
Business Establishment)		 - - - - - P P P C/ZA C/ZA -
Tobacco Retailer - - - - - - ZC ZC - - -
COMMERCIAL USE
TYPE		 A R-1 R-2 R-M C-O C-N C-1 C-2 M-P M-1 M-2
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Vehicle Storage Yd-
Commercial		 - - - - - - - - - C/ZA C/ZA

INDUSTRIAL USE TYPES

INDUSTRIAL USE TYPE A R-1 R-2 R-
M		 C-
O		 C-
N		 C-1 C-2 M-P M-1 M-2
Equipment and materials
Storage Yard		 - - - - - - - C/PC - C/PC -
Industrial - Heavy - - - - - - - - - - P
Industrial - Light - - - - - - - - P P P
Printing and Publishing - - - - - - - - P P -
Recycling Facility -
Commercial		 - - - - - - C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC C/PC
Research and
Development Laboratory		 - - - - - - - - P P P
Salvage and Wrecking
Yard		 - - - - - - - - - C/PC C/PC
Storage Container - - - - - - - - TUP TUP TUP
Storage of Petroleum
Products for On-Site Use		 - - - - - - - P P P P
Trucking Terminal - - - - - - - - - P P
Warehousing and
Distribution		 - - - - - - - P P P P
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KEY/DECISIONMAKER AUTHORITY
Permitted P

KEY/DECISIONMAKER AUTHORITY

KEY/DECISIONMAKER AUTHORITY KEY/DECISIONMAKER AUTHORITY
Not Permitted -
Zoning Clearance ZC
Minor Use Permit MUP
Conditional Use Permit/Zoning
Administrator		 C/ZA
Conditional Use Permit/Planning
Commission		 C/PC
Temporary Use Permit TUP

1Permitted with a zoning clearance/minor use permit in the Scarlett Court Overlay Zoning District.

2Additionally, a Massage Establishment may also be established in a Planned Development (PD) Zoning District if not specifically prohibited by the PD regulations and if the project site has an underlying Commercial Land Use designation. Any PD regulations which require a Conditional Use Permit for Massage Establishments shall be superseded by this Chapter and any Massage Establishment in a PD Zoning District, unless specifically prohibited, shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 4.20.

3Nonmedical marijuana cultivation must comply with all regulations contained in Chapter 5.58.

4Permitted in M-P, M-1, and M-2 zoning districts when use type is conducted entirely within a building and permitted with approval of an MUP when use type is not entirely conducted within a building.

5Housing consisting of up to 36 beds in a group quarters or 12 units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household is permitted as an agricultural land use. A conditional use permit by the Zoning Administrator is required for housing consisting of more than 36 beds in a group quarters or more than 12 units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household.

6Permitted for six or fewer agricultural employees in a single-family residence.

7Permitted in the Downtown Dublin Zoning Districts, and in the Planned Development (PD) Zoning District, if the approved PD allows mixed-use or is a commercial PD permitting multifamily uses.

8Permitted with a Zoning Clearance or Minor Use Permit in the Downtown Dublin Zoning Districts only.

Rev. Ord. 11-25 (December 2025); Ord. 5-25 (July 2025); Ord. 1-25 (February 2025); Ord. 3-22 (April 2022); Ord. 7-21 (August 2021); Ord. 17-20 (November 2020); Ord. 5-20 (June 2020); Ord. 1-19 (January 2019); Ord. 9-16 (October 2016); Ord. 1-16 (January 2016); Ord. 4-15 (July 2015); Ord. 25-14 (December 2014); Ord. 7-13 (November 2013); Ord. 6-13 (November 2013); Ord. 20-12 (December 2012); Ord. 8-11 (June 2011); Ord. 4-11 (April 2011); Ord. 1-11 (February 2011); Ord. 27-10 (December 2010); Ord. 5-10 (April 2010); Ord. 3-10 (February 2010); Ord. 15-09 (November 2009); Ord. 20-06 (November 2006); Ord. 16-04 (April 2004); Ord. 9-03 (July 2003); Ord. 16-02 (October 2002)

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