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Division 9 — SPECIAL DESIGN PERMIT

Mountain View Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Mountain View

SEC. 36.50. - Special design permit. SEC. 36.50.05. - Purpose.

A special design permit provides development review for properties within the special design (SD) combining district. It allows flexibility in development and design standards to address the unique environmental or property factors affecting sites located near major transportation routes, or other environmental hazards. The special design permit process mandates that environmental factors or property configuration or location constraints specifically identified at the time of SD zoning be addressed in any project design.

(Ord. No. 18.13, § 1, 12/10/13.)

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Mountain View Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 36 — ZONING[1]
  2. Division 8 — MOBILE HOMES AND MANUFACTURED HOMES
  3. Division 14 — TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT
  4. Division 15 — ROWHOUSE DEVELOPMENT
  5. Division 4 — COMMERCIAL-NEIGHBORHOOD (CN) ZONING DISTRICT STAN…
  6. Division 6 — COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL-ARTERIAL (CRA) ZONING DIST…
  7. Division 3 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES
  8. Division 5 — OVERLAY ZONES
  9. Division 3 — ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS
  10. Division 4 — CEMETERIES, COLUMBARIUMS, MORTUARIES
  11. Division 5 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR OFF-STREET LOADING AND …
  12. Division 1 — GENERAL
  13. Division 3 — TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
  14. ▸ Division 9 — SPECIAL DESIGN PERMIT
    Overview
    1. § 36.50
  15. Division 10 — PLANNED COMMUNITY PERMITS
  16. Division 13 — ZONING AMENDMENTS
  17. Division 14 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  18. Division 15 — DESIGNATION AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES
  19. Division 17 — TIME LIMITS, EXTENSIONS AND REVOCATIONS
  20. Division 2 — DEFINITIONS

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