§ 19.04 — Novato Zoning Code | GoCodebook Library

19.04.010 - Purpose of Division. ¶

This Division establishes the zoning districts applied to property within the City, determines how the zoning districts are applied on the Zoning Map, and establishes general permit requirements for development and new land uses.

(Ord. No. 1576, § 2 (Exh. A, amd.), 10-23-2012)

19.04.020 - Zoning Districts Established. ¶

The City of Novato shall be divided into zoning districts which implement the Novato General Plan. The zoning districts shown in Table 2-1 are hereby established, and shall be shown on the official Zoning Map.

(Ord. No. 1576, § 2 (Exh. A, amd.), 10-23-2012)

19.04.030 - Zoning Map Adopted. ¶

The Council hereby adopts the City of Novato Zoning Map (hereafter referred to as the "Zoning Map"), which is on file with the Department. The Zoning Map is hereby incorporated into this Zoning Ordinance by reference as though it were fully included here. The boundaries of the zoning districts established by Section 19.04.020 (Zoning Districts Established) shall be shown upon the Zoning Map.

TABLE 2-1

ZONING DISTRICTS

Zoning District Symbol	Zoning District Name	General Plan Land Use Classifcation Implemented by Zoning District
Agricultural and Resource Districts
A	Agricultural	Agricultural
OS	Open Space	Open Space
ROS	Restricted Open Space	Open Space
C	Conservation	Conservation
Residential Districts
RR	Rural Residential	Rural Residential
RVL	Very Low Density Residential	Very Low Density Residential
R1	Low Density Residential	Low Density Residential
R4	Medium Density Detached Residential	Medium Density Detached Residential
R5	Medium Density Residential	Medium Density Residential
R10	Medium Density Multi-Family Residential	Medium Density Multi-Family Residential
R20	High Density Multi-Family Residential	High Density Multi-Family
Commercial and Industrial Districts

BPO	Business and Professional Ofce	Business and Professional Ofce
CN	Neighborhood Commercial	Neighborhood Commercial
CG	General Commercial	General Commercial
CDR	Downtown Core Retail	Downtown Core
CDB	Downtown Core Business	Downtown Core
CI	Commercial/Industrial	Commercial/Industrial
LIO	Light Industrial/Ofce	Light Industrial/Ofce
Special Purpose Districts
MU	Mixed Use	Mixed Use
PD	Planned District	All
CF	Community Facilities	Community Facilities, Public Utilities, and Civic Uses
PL	Parkland	Parkland
REI	Research/Education-Institutional	Research/Education-Institutional
Overlay Districts
B	Baylands	All
D	Downtown Novato Specifc Plan	All
F	Flood Hazard	All
H	Historic	All
AHO	Afordable Housing Opportunity	All

(Ord. No. 1576, § 2 (Exh. A, amd.), 10-23-2012; Ord. No. 1587, § 2(Exh. B) 12-3-2013)

DIVISION 19.06 - DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS