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