Title 22

Chapter 22.18 — I INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

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

  • § 22.18.010. General provisions and exceptions.

  • § 22.18.020. Purpose.

  • § 22.18.030. LI Light Industrial District—Permitted uses.

  • § 22.18.040. HI Heavy Industrial District—Permitted uses.

  • § 22.18.060. Conditional uses.

  • § 22.18.065. Industrial performance standards.

    • I Industrial Districts—Required conditions.

  • § 22.18.070.

    • LI Light Industrial District—Required conditions.

  • § 22.18.080.

    • Site area.

  • § 22.18.100. § 22.18.110.

    • Front yard.

    • Side yards.

  • § 22.18.120.

  • § 22.18.130. Rear yards.

  • § 22.18.135. Floor area ratio. § 22.18.140. Height of structures.

  • § 22.18.160. Off-street parking and loading facilities.

Chapter 22.19 CIVIC DISTRICT

  • § 22.19.010. Purpose. § 22.19.020. Permitted uses.

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§ 22.19.030. Conditionally permitted § 22.22.060. Minimum yard
uses. requirements.
§ 22.19.040. Prohibited uses. § 22.22.065. Floor area ratio.
§ 22.19.050. Development standards for § 22.22.070. Height of structures.
the Civic District. § 22.22.080. Off-street parking and
§ 22.19.060. Design standards and loading facilities.
guidelines for the Civic
District. Chapter 22.23
DOWNTOWN SHORELINE DISTRICT
Chapter 22.20
GF GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES § 22.23.010. Purpose.
DISTRICTS § 22.23.020. Permitted uses.
§ 22.20.010. General provisions and § 22.23.030. Conditionally permitted
uses.
§
§		 22.20.020.
22.20.030.		 exceptions.
Purposes.
Permitted uses.		 § 22.23.040.
§ 22.23.050.		 Prohibited uses.
Development standards for
the downtown shoreline
§ 22.20.040. Conditional use. district.
§ 22.20.050. Minimum site area. § 22.23.060. Design standards and
§ 22.20.060. Minima yard requirements. guidelines for the downtown
§ 22.20.065. Floor area ratio. shoreline district.
§ 22.20.070. Height of structures.
§ 22.20.080. Off-street parking and Chapter 22.24
loading facilities. ECD ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
Chapter 22.21
PLANNED UNIT DISTRICT		 § 22.24.010. General provisions and
exceptions.
§ 22.21.010. Applicability. § 22.24.020. Purposes.
§ 22.21.020. Establishment and purpose. § 22.24.030. Permitted uses.
§ 22.21.030. Use regulations. § 22.24.040. Conditional uses.
§
§		 22.21.040.
22.21.050.		 Development standards.
Process to modify approved
final development plans.		 § 22.24.050.
§ 22.24.060.		 Environmental impact
reports.
Other regulations.
Chapter 22.22
RI RECREATIONAL FACILITIES		 Chapter 22.25
MOBILE HOME (MH) OVERLAY ZONE
DISTRICTS
§ 22.25.010. General provisions and
§ 22.22.010. General provisions and exceptions.
exceptions. § 22.25.020. Purposes.
§ 22.22.020. Purposes. § 22.25.030. Permitted/conditionally
§ 22.22.030. Permitted uses. permitted uses.
§ 22.22.040. Conditional uses.
§ 22.22.050. Minimum site area.

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Chapter 22.26 § 22.29.050.
Standards for specific land
M MIXED USE DISTRICTS uses in Alhambra Valley
Districts.
§ 22.26.010. General provisions and § 22.29.060.
Alhambra Valley
exceptions. Districts—General
§ 22.26.020. Purposes. development standards.
§ 22.26.030. Permitted and conditional § 22.29.070.
Alhambra Valley
uses. Districts—Street and
§ 22.26.040. Other regulations. subdivision standards.
§ 22.29.080.
Alhambra Valley
Chapter 22.27
DOWNTOWN HISTORIC OVERLAY		 Districts—Hillside
development.
DISTRICT § 22.29.090.
Alhambra Valley
Districts—Creek protection
§ 22.27.010. Purpose. and enhancement.
§ 22.27.020. Uses, density and § 22.29.100.
Alhambra Valley
development standards. Districts—Design review.
§ 22.27.030. Context. § 22.29.110.
Alhambra Valley
§
§		 22.27.040.
22.27.050.		 Administration.
Design standards and
guidelines.		 § 22.29.120. Districts—General
provisions and fences.

Alhambra Valley
Districts—Residential and
Chapter 22.28 agricultural compatibility.
OS OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS
Chapter 22.30
§ 22.28.010. General provisions and
exceptions.		 ALHAMBRA AVENUE OVERLAY
DISTRICT (AAO)
§
§
§
§		 22.28.020.
22.28.030.
22.28.040.
22.28.050.		 Purpose.
Permitted uses.
Conditional uses.
Division of land.		 § 22.30.010.
§ 22.30.020.
§ 22.30.030.
Purpose.

Uses and density.

Development processed as a
use by right.
§ 22.28.060. Other regulations. § 22.30.040.
Objective development
§ 22.28.070. No reduction, exchange, etc. standards.
of open space easement
without vote of people or
four-fifths vote of Council.		 § 22.30.050.
§ 22.30.060.
Height of structures.

Off-street parking and
loading.
Chapter 22.29
ALHAMBRA VALLEY DISTRICTS		 § 22.30.070.
§ 22.30.080.
Ancillary uses.

General requirements and
exceptions.
§ 22.29.010. Purposes. § 22.30.090.
Application.
§ 22.29.020. Applicability. § 22.30.100.
Review Authority.
§ 22.29.030. Establishment and purpose
of Alhambra Valley		 § 22.30.110.
Relationship with
Subdivision Regulations.
Districts. § 22.30.120.
Conflicts Between
§ 22.29.040. Use regulations. Regulations.

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§ 22.30.130.
Appeal.		 § 22.33.020. Maximum allowable density
calculations.
Chapter 22.31 § 22.33.030. Density
COMMUNITY SERVICES OVERLAY calculations—Exemptions,
(CSO) DISTRICT exclusions, conditions.
§ 22.33.040. Development standards.
§ 22.31.010.
Purpose.		 § 22.33.050. Maximum floor area ratio
§ 22.31.020.
Application.		 for existing hillside lots.
§ 22.31.030.
Uses and density.		 § 22.33.060. Definitions.
§ 22.31.040.
Development processed as a
use by right. Chapter 22.34
§ 22.31.050.
Objective development		 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND
standards. EXCEPTIONS
§ 22.31.060.
Height of structures.
§ 22.31.070.
Off-street parking and		 § 22.34.010. Purpose.
loading. § 22.34.020. Environmental impact.
§ 22.31.080.
Ancillary uses.		 § 22.34.030. Design
§ 22.31.090.
General requirements and		 review—Applicability.
exceptions. § 22.34.040. Design review—Plan
§
§
§
§
§		 22.31.100.
22.31.110.
22.31.120.
22.31.130.
22.31.140.
Application.

Review Authority.

Relationship with
Subdivision Regulations.

Conflicts Between
Regulations.

Appeal.		 § 22.34.045.
§ 22.34.050.
§ 22.34.060.
§ 22.34.070.		 submittal—Action by
Planning Director.
Criteria and standards.
Design review—Appeal to
Board of Adjustments.
Design review—Appeal to
Planning Commission.
Design review—Appeal to
Chapter 22.32
AGRICULTURAL LAND		 § 22.34.080. City Council.
Signs.
CONSERVATION § 22.34.090. Fences, walls, and hedges.
§ 22.34.100. Addition of permitted uses.
§ 22.32.010.
Purpose.		 § 22.34.110. Conformity with district
§ 22.32.020.
Establishment.		 regulations.
§ 22.32.030.
Standards.		 § 22.34.130. Yard spaces.
§ 22.32.040.
Contracts.		 § 22.34.140. (Reserved)
§ 22.32.050.
Zoning.		 § 22.34.150. Yard

  • Chapter 22.32

  • AGRICULTURAL LAND CONSERVATION

  • § 22.32.010. Purpose. § 22.32.020. Establishment. § 22.32.030. Standards. § 22.32.040. Contracts. § 22.32.050. Zoning.

    • Yard requirements—Measurement.

  • § 22.32.060. Application.

  • § 22.34.160.

  • Yard requirements—Exceptions.

Chapter 22.33 HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

  • § 22.34.170. Height limitations—Measurement and exceptions.

  • § 22.34.180. Installation and maintenance of landscaped areas.

  • § 22.33.010. Hillside development regulations—Purpose.

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§ 22.34.190. Dog fanciers' conditional use § 22.36.170. Existing uses.
permit. § 22.36.180. Reduction of facilities.
§ 22.34.200. Quarries and crushing § 22.36.190. Facilities to serve one use.
plants. § 22.36.200. Safety features.
§ 22.34.210. Conditional zoning. § 22.36.210. Deferral of required
§ 22.34.220. Limits on large-scale retail parking.
stores. § 22.36.215. Parking not required.
§ 22.34.230. Homeless shelters. § 22.36.220. Parking—Mobile storage
§ 22.34.240. Reasonable accommodation. containers.
§ 22.36.230. Shared parking regulations.

Chapter 22.35 WATER CONSERVATION IN LANDSCAPE

WATER CONSERVATION IN
LANDSCAPE		 Chapter 22.37
RECYCLING FACILITIES		 Chapter 22.37
RECYCLING FACILITIES
OFF-STREET Chapter 22.36
PARKING AND LOADING
FACILITIES		 § 22.37.010.
§ 22.37.020.		 General provisions and
exceptions.
Purpose.
§ 22.36.010.
§ 22.36.020.
§ 22.36.030.
§ 22.36.040.
§ 22.36.050.
§ 22.36.060.		 Purpose.
Off-street parking facilities
required.
Parking—Residential uses.
Parking—Office uses.
Parking—Commercial uses.
Parking—Industrial uses.		 § 22.37.030.
§ 22.37.040.
§ 22.37.050.
§ 22.37.060.
§ 22.37.070.		 Definitions.
Permits—Required.
Approval of administrative
permit.
Appeal of decision on
administrative permit.
Appeal of Planning
Commission decision.
§ 22.36.070. Parking—Miscellaneous § 22.37.080. Criteria and standards.
§ 22.36.080. uses.
Parking—Design criteria.		 § 22.37.090. Adhering to criteria and
standards and denial of
§ 22.36.082. Parking—Where permitted permit.
on residential property. § 22.37.100. Site clean-up required.
§ 22.36.084.
§ 22.36.086.
§ 22.36.090.		 Parking—72-hour time
limit.
Amortization of legal
nonconforming uses.
Regulation of driveways.		 § 22.37.110.
§ 22.37.120.
§ 22.37.130.
§ 22.37.140.		 Non-conforming uses.
Annual report.
Fees.
Business license required.
§ 22.36.100.
§ 22.36.110.		 Off-street loading facilities
required.
Loading—Residential uses.		 Chapter 22.38
NONCONFORMING USES,
STRUCTURES AND LOTS
§ 22.36.120. Loading—Office.
§ 22.36.130. Loading—Commercial and § 22.38.010. Purpose—Nonconforming
industrial uses. use and structure defined.
§ 22.36.140. Loading—Miscellaneous § 22.38.020. Use and structure deemed
uses. nonconforming when.
§ 22.36.150. Loading—Standards. § 22.38.030. Alterations and additions to
§ 22.36.160. Loading—Location. nonconforming uses.

  • § 22.38.010. Purpose—Nonconforming use and structure defined.

  • § 22.38.020. Use and structure deemed nonconforming when.

  • § 22.38.030. Alterations and additions to nonconforming uses.

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§ 22.38.040. Alterations and additions to § 22.39.110. Additional conditions of
nonconforming structures. approval for facilities in the
§ 22.38.050. Change of use. public right-of-way.
§ 22.38.060. Abandonment of § 22.39.120. Findings.
nonconforming use. § 22.39.130. Exceptions.
§ 22.38.070. Institution of new § 22.39.140. Wireless
nonconforming uses. telecommunications facilities
§ 22.38.080. Restoration of a damaged covered under section
structure. 6409(a) of the middle-class
§ 22.38.090. Elimination of
nonconforming uses.		 tax relief and job creation
act of 2012.
§ 22.38.100.
§ 22.38.110.		 Elimination of
nonconforming structures.
Time when use of structure
becomes nonconforming.		 § 22.39.150. Wireless
telecommunications
collocation facilities covered
under California
Government Code Section
§ 22.38.120. Keeping of animals. 65850.6.
§ 22.38.130. Use of non-conforming lots. § 22.39.160. Business license.
§ 22.38.140. Enlargement of non-
conforming lots.		 § 22.39.170.
§ 22.39.180.		 Emergency deployment.
Operation and maintenance
standards.
WIRELESS Chapter 22.39
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FACILITIES		 § 22.39.190. No dangerous conditions or
obstructions allowed.
§ 22.39.200. Permit expiration.
§ 22.39.010.
§ 22.39.020.
§ 22.39.030.
§ 22.39.040.
§ 22.39.050.
§ 22.39.060.
§ 22.39.070.		 Purpose.
Definitions.
Applicability.
Wireless
telecommunications facility
permit required.
Application for permit.
Notice of hearing.
Design and development		 § 22.39.210.
§ 22.39.220.
§ 22.39.230.
§ 22.39.240.
§ 22.39.250.
§ 22.39.260.		 Cessation of use or
abandonment.
Revocation.
Removal and restoration,
permit expiration,
revocation or abandonment.
Effect on other ordinances.
Effect of state or federal law.
Appeals.
standards for all facilities.
§ 22.39.080. Additional design and
development standards for		 Chapter 22.40
CONDITIONAL USES—USE PERMITS
facilities outside the public
right-of-way.		 § 22.40.010. Purposes.
§ 22.39.090. Additional design and
development standards for		 § 22.40.020. Powers of Board of
Adjustments.
facilities in the public right- § 22.40.030. Application and fee.
of-way. § 22.40.040. Public hearing—Notice.
§ 22.39.100. Conditions of approval for § 22.40.050. Public hearing—Procedure.
all facilities. § 22.40.060. Investigation and report.
§ 22.40.070. Action by Board of
Adjustments.

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  • § 22.40.080. Appeal to Board of Appeals. § 22.40.090. Action of the Board of Appeals.

  • § 22.40.100. Appeal to City Council. § 22.40.110. Action of City Council. § 22.40.120. Lapse of use permit. § 22.40.130. Pre-existing conditional uses.

  • § 22.40.140. Revocation. § 22.40.150. New application.

§ 22.40.160. Use permit to run with the land.

Chapter 22.41 TEMPORARY USE PERMITS

  • § 22.41.010. Purpose. § 22.41.030. Uses permitted with a temporary use permit.

  • § 22.41.050. Type of temporary use permits: major and minor.

  • § 22.41.060. Minor use permit.

  • § 22.41.070. Application.

  • § 22.41.080. Approval.

  • § 22.42.020. General provisions.

    • PUD District.

  • § 22.42.030.

  • § 22.42.040. PUD Plan. § 22.42.050. Required contents of PUD Plan.

  • § 22.42.060. Effect of approval, and administration of approved plans.

  • § 22.42.080. PUD plan application and approval procedures.

  • § 22.42.090. Council action required for applications integral to PUD Plan.

  • § 22.42.100. Design review approval and issuance of building permits.

  • § 22.42.110. Amendments to an approved PUD Plan.

  • § 22.42.120. Revocation of an approved PUD District and Plan.

  • § 22.42.130. Map of approved PUDs.

Chapter 22.43 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS

  • § 22.41.090. Findings.

  • § 22.41.100. Expiration of temporary use permit.

  • § 22.41.110. Appeals.

Chapter 22.41A PERSONAL CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS PROHIBITIONS AND REGULATIONS

  • § 22.41A.010. Purpose.

  • § 22.41A.020. Definitions.

§ 22.41A.030. Indoor personal cultivation standards. § 22.41A.040. Violation and penalty.

Chapter 22.42 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS (PUDS)

  • § 22.42.010. Purpose.

  • § 22.43.010. Intent.

  • § 22.43.020. Where permitted.

  • § 22.43.030. Quantity of units.

  • § 22.43.040. Unit size.

  • § 22.43.050. Setbacks.

  • § 22.43.055. Sight distance.

  • § 22.43.060. Building separation. § 22.43.070. Height.

  • § 22.43.080. Parking.

  • § 22.43.090. Design standards.

  • § 22.43.100. Ingress and egress. § 22.43.110. Privacy.

  • § 22.43.120. General requirements. § 22.43.130. Exceptions.

  • § 22.43.140. ADU bonus program. § 22.43.150. Application requirements. § 22.43.160. Review and approval authority.

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§ 22.43.170. Amnesty for unpermitted § 22.46.050. Public hearing—Notice.
ADUs and JADUs. § 22.46.060. Public hearing—Procedure.
§ 22.43.180. Successor provisions. § 22.46.070. Investigation and report.
§ 22.46.080. Action of City Planning
Chapter 22.44 Commission.
VARIANCES § 22.46.090. Action of City Council.
§
§
§
§
§		 22.44.010.
22.44.020.
22.44.030.
22.44.040.
22.44.050.		 Purposes.
Powers of Board of
Adjustments.
Application and fee.
Public hearing—Notice.
Public hearing—Procedure.		 § 22.46.100.
§ 22.46.110.
§ 22.46.120.
§ 22.46.130.
§ 22.46.140.		 Change zoning map.
New application.
Annexed territory.
Appeal.
Construction upon the
granting of a change in
district boundaries.
§ 22.44.060. Investigation and report.
§ 22.44.070. Action of Board of Chapter 22.47
Adjustments. HISTORIC RESOURCE PROVISIONS
§ 22.44.080. Appeal to Board of Appeals.
§ 22.44.090. Action of the Board of § 22.47.010. Title.
Appeals. § 22.47.020. Purpose.
§ 22.44.100. Appeal to City Council. § 22.47.030. Definitions.
§ 22.44.110. Action of City Council. § 22.47.040. Martinez Planning
§ 22.44.120. Lapse of variance. Commission—Historic
§ 22.44.130. Revocation. functions.
§ 22.44.140. New application. § 22.47.050. Cultural resource
designation and procedures.
Chapter 22.45 § 22.47.060. Permits.
EXCEPTIONS § 22.47.070. Appeals.
§ 22.47.080. Severability.
§ 22.45.010. Purpose.
§ 22.45.020. Applicability. Chapter 22.49
§ 22.45.030. Application and fee. CHILD CARE FACILITIES
§ 22.45.040. Findings.
§ 22.45.050. Appeals. § 22.49.010. Purpose.
§ 22.45.060. Lapse of exception. § 22.49.020. Definitions.
§ 22.45.070. Revocation. § 22.49.030. Permitted use.
§ 22.45.080. New application. § 22.49.040. Child care requirement.
§ 22.49.050. Facility repaired.
Chapter 22.46 § 22.49.060. Standards and formula for
AMENDMENTS facilities.
§ 22.49.070. Formula for fee in lieu of
§ 22.46.010. Purposes. facility.
§ 22.46.020. Conformity with general § 22.49.080. Amount of fee in lieu of
plan. facilities.
§ 22.46.030. Initiation. § 22.49.090. Integration with other
§ 22.46.040. Application and fee. facilities.

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§ 22.49.100. Deed notification and restrictive covenants.

Chapter 22.50 BUILDING LINE SETBACKS