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Chapter XIX — ZONING›Division 19.14 — SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONING DISTRICTS

Sec. 8-4 Medical - Clinics, offices, and laboratories UP UP —

Novato Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Novato

Medical - Hospitals — UP —

                  Offices                    P      —      —

            Personal services               UP        UP     —

       Public utility or safety facilities           UP         P      —

Residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFE) — — —

                 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS USES

                 Heliports            —        UP     —        19.34.074

            Parking facilities           —        UP     —

              Vehicle storage           —      —      —

Wireless communications facilities: New towers or monopoles or new building-mounted facilities

Wireless communications facilities: New facilities co-located on existing towers, monopoles or P(2) P(2) — 19.38 buildings with existing permitted antennas

KEY TO ZONING DISTRICT SYMBOLS

MU Mixed Use

CF Community Facilities and Parkland

PL Parkland

Notes:

(1)

See Article 6 for land use definitions. See Section 19.02.020.F regarding uses not listed.

(2)

Zoning Clearance required (Section 19.42.020). Design Review may also be required; see 19.42.030.

(3)

See Section 19.42.050 for Use Permit processing requirements.

(4)

Use Permit for the sale of alcohol not required for restaurants with incidental on-site alcohol sales.

(5)

Check cashing services may be offered as an accessory use to a grocery store subject to the requirements of

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  1. Chapter I — GENERAL
  2. Chapter II — ADMINISTRATION
  3. Chapter III — ANIMAL CONTROL
  4. Chapter IV — BUILDING AND HOUSING
  5. Chapter V — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  6. Chapter VI — EXCAVATIONS AND FILLS
  7. Chapter VII — HEALTH
  8. Chapter VIII — LICENSING IN GENERAL
  9. Chapter IX — LAND SUBDIVISION
  10. Chapter X — PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
  11. Chapter XI — PERSONNEL
  12. Chapter XII — PLANNING
  13. Chapter XIII — PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT AGR…
  14. Chapter XIV — POLICE REGULATIONS
  15. Chapter XV — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
  16. Chapter XVI — TAXATION
  17. Chapter XVII — TREES AND SHRUBS
  18. Chapter XVIII — TRAFFIC
  19. ▸Chapter XIX — ZONING
    Overview
    1. Article 1 — PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY OF ZONING ORDINANCE
    2. Division 19.04 — ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS, ADOPTION O…
    3. Division 19.06 — DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS
    4. Division 19.08 — AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ZONING DISTRICTS
    5. Division 19.10 — RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
    6. Division 19.12 — COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
    7. ▸Division 19.14 — SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONING DISTRICTS
    8. Division 19.16 — OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
    9. Division 19.20 — GENERAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT AND USE STANDARDS
    10. Division 19.21 — ART PROGRAM
    11. Division 19.22 — GENERAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
    12. Division 19.23 — ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
    13. Division 19.24 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
    14. Division 19.25 — DENSITY BONUS
    15. Division 19.26 — HILLSIDE AND RIDGELINE PROTECTION
    16. Division 19.27 — RESIDENTIAL OBJECTIVE ARCHITECTURE STANDARDS
    17. Division 19.28 — LANDSCAPING
    18. Division 19.30 — PARKING AND LOADING
    19. Division 19.31 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
    20. Division 19.32 — SIGNS
    21. Division 19.34 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES
    22. Division 19.35 — WATERWAY AND RIPARIAN PROTECTION
    23. Division 19.36 — WETLAND PROTECTION AND RESTORATION
    24. Division 19.38 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
    25. Division 19.39 — WOODLAND AND TREE PRESERVATION
    26. Division 19.40 — PERMIT APPLICATION FILING AND PROCESSING
    27. Division 19.42 — PERMIT APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL
    28. Division 19.44 — PERMIT IMPLEMENTATION, TIME LIMITS, AND EXTEN…
    29. Division 19.48 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
    30. Division 19.50 — ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
    31. Division 19.52 — NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND PARCELS
    32. Division 19.54 — APPEALS
    33. Division 19.56 — GENERAL PLAN, ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP…
    34. Division 19.58 — PUBLIC HEARINGS
    35. Division 19.59 — ZONING ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT
    36. Division 19.60 — DEFINITIONS/GLOSSARY
  20. Chapter XX — RENT CONTROL—MOBILEHOMES
  21. Chapter XXI — NOVATO POLITICAL FAIRNESS CAMPAIGN ACT

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