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Chapter 17.35 — CC COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONES REGULATIONS

Oakland Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-29 · Oakland

17.35.010 - Title, intent, and description.

A.

Intent. The provisions of this Chapter shall be known as the CC Community Commercial Zones Regulations. The intent of the Community Commercial (CC) Zones is to create, maintain and enhance areas suitable for a wide variety of commercial and institutional operations along the City's major corridors and in shopping districts or centers. These regulations shall apply to the CC Zones.

B.

Description of Zones. This Chapter establishes land use regulations for the following three (3) zones:

CC-1 Community Commercial - 1 Zone. The CC-1 Zone is intended to create, maintain, and enhance shopping centers and malls with a wide range of consumer businesses.

CC-2 Community Commercial - 2 Zone. The CC-2 Zone is intended to create, maintain, and enhance areas with a wide range of commercial businesses with direct frontage and access along the City's corridors and commercial areas.

CC-3 Community Commercial - 3 Zone. The CC-3 Zone is intended to create, maintain, and enhance areas with a wide range of commercial and service activities.

(Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13090, § 4(Exh. A), 10-4-2011; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)

17.35.020 - Required design review process.

Except for projects that are exempt from design review as set forth in Section 17.136.025, no Building Facility, Designated Historic Property, Potentially Designated Historic Property, Telecommunications Facility, Sign, or other associated structure shall be constructed, established, or altered in exterior appearance, unless plans for the proposal have been approved pursuant to the design review procedure in Chapter 17.136, and when applicable, the Telecommunications regulations in Chapter 17.128, or the Sign regulations in Chapter 17.104.

(Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)

17.35.030 - Permitted and conditionally permitted activities.

Table 17.35.01 lists the permitted, conditionally permitted, and prohibited activities in the CC Zones. The descriptions of these activities are contained in Chapter 17.10. Section 17.10.040 contains permitted accessory activities.

"P" designates permitted activities in the corresponding zone.

"C" designates activities that are permitted only upon the granting of a Conditional Use permit (CUP) in the corresponding zone (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).

"L" designates activities subject to certain limitations or notes listed at the bottom of the table.

"—" designates activities that are prohibited except as accessory activities according to the regulations contained in Section 17.010.040.

Table 17.35.01: Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Activities

Zones Additional

Activities Regulations CC-1 CC-2 CC-3

Residential Activities

 Permanent P(L2)(L3) P(L2)(L3) C(L3)

 Residential Care P(L1)(L2)(L3) P(L1)(L2)(L3) C(L1)(L3) 17.103.010

 Supportive Housing P(L2)(L3) P(L2)(L3) C(L3)

 Transitional Housing P(L2)(L3) P(L2)(L3) C(L3)

17.103.010 Emergency Shelter P(L1)(L2)(L3)(L4) P(L2)(L2)(L3)(L4) P(L1)(L3)

17.103.015

 Semi-Transient P(L2)(L3) P(L2)(L3) —

 Bed and Breakfast C C C(L3) 17.10.125

Civic Activities

 Essential Service P P P

 Limited Child-Care Activities P P C

 Community Assembly C C C

 Recreational Assembly P P P

 Community Education P P P

 Nonassembly Cultural P P P

 Administrative P P P

 Health Care P P P

 Special Health Care C(L5) C(L5) C(L5) 17.103.020

 Utility and Vehicular C C C

 Extensive Impact C C C

Commercial Activities

 General Food Sales P P P

 Full-service restaurants P P P

 Limited Service Restaurant and Cafe P P P

17.103.030 and

 Fast-Food Restaurant C C C 8.09

 Convenience Market C C C 17.103.030

17.103.030 and

 Alcoholic Beverage Sales C C C 17.114.030

 Mechanical or Electronic Games P P P

 Medical Service P P P

 General Retail Sales P P P

 Large-Scale Combined Retail and Grocery — — — Sales

 Consumer Service P(L6) P(L6) P(L6)

 Consultative and Financial Service P P P

 Check Cashier and Check Cashing C(L7) C(L7) C(L7) 17.103.040

 Consumer Cleaning and Repair Service P P P

 Consumer Dry Cleaning Plant C C C

 Artisan Production P P P

 Group Assembly P(L8)(L14) P(L8)(L14) P(L8)(L14)

 Personal Instruction and Improvement Services P P P

 Administrative P P P(L15)

 Business, Communication, and Media Services P P P

Broadcasting and Recording Services P P P

 Research Service P P P

 General Wholesale Sales — — P

 Transient Habitation — — —

 Building Material Sales — — P(L11)

 Automobile and Other Light Vehicle Sales and C P(L9)(L11) P Rental

 Automobile and Other Light Vehicle Gas P(L11) C P(L11) Station and Servicing

 Automobile and Other Light Vehicle Repair and C(L10) C(L10) P Cleaning

 Taxi and Light Fleet-Based Services — — C

 Automotive Fee Parking C C C 17.103.055

 Animal Boarding C C C

Animal Care P P P

 Undertaking Service — — —

Industrial Activities

 Custom Manufacturing C C P

 Light Manufacturing — C P(L11)

 General Manufacturing — — —

 Heavy/High Impact — — —

 Research and Development — — —

 Construction Operations — — —

Warehousing, Storage, and Distribution

  A. General Warehousing, Storage and — — P(L11) Distribution

  B. General Outdoor Storage — — —

  C. Self- or Mini-Storage — — —

  D. Container Storage — — —

  E. Salvage/Junk Yards — — —

 Regional Freight Transportation — — —

 Trucking and Truck-Related — — —

Recycling and Waste-Related

  A. Satellite Recycling Collection Centers — — —

  B. Primary Recycling Collection Centers — — —

 Hazardous Materials Production, Storage, and — — — Waste Management-Related

Agriculture and Extractive Activities

 Limited Agriculture P(L12) P(L12) P(L12)

 Extensive Agriculture C(L13) C(L13) C(L13)

 Plant Nursery C C C

 Mining and Quarrying — — —

Accessory off-street parking serving prohibited activities

Activities that are listed as prohibited, but are permitted or conditionally permitted on nearby C C C 17.102.110 lots in an adjacent zone

Limitations on Table 17.35.01:

L1. See Section 17.103.010 for other regulations regarding Residential Care Residential Activities, and Sections 17.103.010 and 17.103.015 for other regulations regarding Emergency Shelter Residential

Activities.

L2. Except as indicated in Subsection a. below, these activities are only permitted upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure) when located on the ground floor of a building and within thirty (30) feet of the principal street frontage.

a. Buildings not located within thirty (30) feet of the principal street frontage and incidental pedestrian entrances that lead to one of these activities elsewhere in a building are exempted from this Conditional Use Permit requirement.

L3. See Section 17.35.040 for limitations on the construction of new Residential Facilities.

L4. Emergency Shelters are permitted by-right on properties owned by churches, temples, synagogues, and other similar places of worship approved for Community Assembly Civic Activities; and within those portions of San Pablo Avenue and Webster Street corridors described in Section 17.103.015(A)(2)(3) respectively and subject to the development standards in Section 17.103.015(B); permitted upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit elsewhere in the zone subject to the standards in Section 17.103.010.

L5. No new or expanded Special Health Care Civic Activity shall be located closer than two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet from any other such activity, or five hundred (500) feet from any K-12 school or Licensed Emergency Shelters. See Section 17.103.020 for further regulations regarding Special Health Care Civic Activities.

L6. See Section 17.102.170 for special regulations relating to massage services and Section 17.102.450 for special regulations relating to laundromats.

L7. No new or expanded Check Cashier and Check Cashing Commercial Activity shall be located closer than one thousand (1,000) feet from any other such activity or five hundred (500) feet from any Community Education, Community Assembly, or Recreational Assembly Civic Activity; State or Federally chartered bank, sayings association, credit union, or industrial loan company; or certain Alcoholic Beverage Sales Commercial Activities. See Section 17.103.040 for further regulations regarding Check Cashier and Check Cashing Commercial Activities.

L8. No new or expanded Adult Entertainment Activity shall be located closer than one thousand (1,000) feet to the boundary of any Residential Zone or three hundred (300) feet from any other Adult Entertainment Activity. See Section 17.102.160 for further regulations regarding Adult Entertainment Activities.

L9. Automobile and Other Light Vehicle Sales and Rental is only permitted upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure) when located on West Grand Avenue between San Pablo Avenue and Linden Street, and Telegraph Avenue between 28th Street and 1-580.

L10. This Conditional Use Permit may only be granted upon determination that the proposal conforms to the general use permit criteria set forth in the Conditional Use Permit procedure in Chapter 17.134 and to the following additional use permit criteria:

1. That all repair and servicing is performed in an enclosed building;

2. That a minimum six (6) foot tall masonry or decorative screening wall is provided at all parcels lines adjacent to an RH, RD or RM Zone;

3. That a landscape buffering is at all parcels lines adjacent to an RH, RD or RM Zone; and

4. That no auto repair activities shall be conducted before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on any day of the week.

L11. This activity is only permitted upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure) when located on a lot that is six hundred (600) feet of a Residential Zone.

L12. Limited Agriculture is permitted if the activity occupies less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of land area and any sales area is less than one thousand (1,000) square feet; conditionally permitted if the activity is larger in either land or sales area (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).

L13. Extensive Agriculture is only permitted upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure). In addition to the criteria contained in Section 17.134.050, this activity must meet the following use permit criteria:

1. The proposal will not adversely affect the livability or appropriate development of abutting properties and the surrounding neighborhood in terms of noise, water and pesticide runoff, farming equipment operation, hours of operation, odor, security, and vehicular traffic.

L14. The total floor area devoted to these activities on any single lot shall only exceed seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).

L15. These activities are only permitted upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure) when located on the ground floor of a street fronting building. Incidental pedestrian entrances that lead to one of these activities elsewhere in the building are exempted from this Conditional Use Permit requirement.

(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13393, § 2(Exh. A), 10-4-2016; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2- 16-2016; Ord. No. 13270, § 3(Exh. A), 11-18-2014; Ord. No. 13251, § 5(Exh. A), 7-29-2014; Ord. No. 13248, § 3(Exh. A), 7-15-2014; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)

17.35.040 - Permitted and conditionally permitted facilities.

Table 17.35.02 lists the permitted, conditionally permitted, and prohibited facilities in the CC Zones. The descriptions of these facilities are contained in Chapter 17.10.

"P" designates permitted facilities in the corresponding zone.

"C" designates facilities that are permitted only upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in the corresponding zone (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).

"L" designates facilities subject to certain limitations listed at the bottom of the Table.

"—" designates facilities that are prohibited.

Table 17.35.02: Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Facilities

Zones Additional

Facilities CC-1 CC-2 CC-3 Regulations

Residential Facilities

 One-Family Dwelling —(L1) —(L1) —(L1)(L7) 17.103.080

 Two- to Four-Family Dwelling P(L3)(L8) P(L3)(L8) —(L1)(L7) 17.103.080

 Multifamily Dwelling P(L3)(L8) P(L3)(L8) —(L1)(L7) 17.103.080

 Rooming House P(L3) P(L3) —(L7)

17.103.080 Vehicular —P —P —(L7)

17.108.085

Nonresidential Facilities

 Enclosed Nonresidential P(L6) P(L6) P(L6)

 Open Nonresidential P(L6) P(L6) P(L6)

 Sidewalk Cafe P P P 17.103.090

 Drive-In C C C

 Drive-Through C(L4) C(L4) C(L4)

Telecommunications Facilities

 Micro Telecommunications P(L5) P(L5) P(L5) 17.128

 Mini Telecommunications P(L5) P(L5) P(L5) 17.128

 Macro Telecommunications C C C 17.128

 Monopole Telecommunications C C C 17.128

 Tower Telecommunications — — — 17.128

Sign Facilities

 Residential Signs P P P 17.104

 Special Signs P P P 17.104

 Development Signs P P P 17.104

 Realty Signs P P P 17.104

 Civic Signs P P P 17.104

 Business Signs P P P 17.104

 Advertising Signs — — — 17.104

Limitations on Table 17.35.02:

L1. See Chapter 17.114, Nonconforming Uses, for additions and alterations to legal nonconforming Residential Facilities, provided, however, that Accessory Dwelling Units are permitted in the CC-1 and CC-2

Zones when there is an existing applicable Residential Facility on a lot, subject to the provisions of Section 17.103.080 and Chapter 17.88.

L2. Construction of new ground floor Residential Facilities is only permitted if part of a development that has a majority of the ground floor area devoted to Commercial Activities.

L3. Except as indicated in Subsection a. below, construction of new ground floor Residential Facilities within thirty (30) feet of the principal street frontage is only permitted upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure):

a. Buildings not located within thirty (30) feet of the principal street frontage and incidental pedestrian entrances that lead to one of these activities elsewhere in a building are exempted from this requirement.

L4. No new or expanded Fast-Food Restaurants with Drive-Through Nonresidential Facilities shall be located closer than five hundred (500) feet of an elementary school, park, or playground. See Sections 17.103.030 and 17.103.100 for further regulations regarding Drive-Through Nonresidential Facilities.

L5. See Section 17.128.025 for restrictions on Telecommunication Facilities near Residential Zones, HBX Zones, or D-CE-3 or D-CE-4 Zones.

L6. For the CC Zones in the West Oakland District (defined for the purposes of this Chapter as all areas between Interstate 980 to the east, Interstate 880 to the south and west, and Interstate 580 to the north), Open Nonresidential Facilities accommodating activities other than Civic Activities, Limited Agriculture, seasonal sales, or special events are only permitted upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit (see Chapter 17.134 for the CUP procedure).

L7. All new Residential Facilities are prohibited in the CC-3 Zone, except for those facilities approved in conjunction with a permitted or conditionally permitted Emergency Shelter Activity, as indicated in Table 17.35.01.

L8. See Section 17.103.080 and Chapter 17.88 for regulations regarding permitted Accessory Dwelling Units.

(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13677, § 4(Exh. A), 1-18-2022; Ord. No. 13666, § 3(Exh. A), 11- 16-2021; Ord. No. 13435, § 4(Exh. A), 5-2-2017; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13270, § 3(Exh. A), 11-18-2014; Ord. No. 13251, § 5(Exh. A), 7-29-2014; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 13168, § 5(Exh. A-2), 6-18-2013; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)

17.35.050 - Property development standards.

A.

Zone Specific Standards. Table 17.35.03 below prescribes development standards specific to individual zones. The number designations in the "Additional Regulations" column refer to the regulations listed at the end of the Table. "N/A" designates a standard is not applicable to the specified zone.

Table 17.35.03: Property Development Standards

Zones Additional Development Standards CC-1 CC-2 CC-3 Regulations

Minimum Lot Dimensions

 Lot Width mean 25 ft. 25 ft. 25 ft. 1

 Frontage 25 ft. 25 ft. 25 ft. 1

 Lot area 4,000 sf. 4,000 sf. 4,000 sf. 1

Minimum/Maximum Setbacks

 Minimum front 0 ft. 0 ft. 0 ft. 2, 14

 Maximum front N/A 10 ft. N/A 3, 14

 Minimum interior side 0 ft. 0 ft. 0 ft. 4, 5, 14

 Minimum street side 0 ft. 0 ft. 0 ft. 6, 14

 Rear (Residential Facilities) 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 7, 8, 14

 Rear (Nonresidential Facilities) 0/10 ft. 0/10 ft. 0/10 ft. 8

Design Regulations

 Minimum facade transparency of ground floor 50% 55% N/A 9 Nonresidential Facilities

 Minimum height of ground floor Nonresidential 15 ft. 15 ft. 15 ft. 10 Facilities

 Parking and driveway location requirements No Yes No 11

 Ground floor active space requirement No Yes No 12

Height, Floor Area Ratio, Density, and Open See Table 17.35.04 Space Regulations

See Chapter 17.116 for automobile parking and Chapter

Minimum Required Parking 13 17.117 for bicycle parking requirements

Courtyard Regulations See Section 17.108.120

Additional Regulations for Table 17.35.03:

1. See Sections 17.106.010 and 17.106.020 for exceptions to lot area, lot width mean, and street frontage regulations.

2. If fifty percent (50%) or more of the frontage on one side of the street between two intersecting streets is in any Residential Zone and all or part of the remaining frontage is in any commercial or industrial zone, the required front setback of the commercially or industrially zoned lots is one-half (½) of the minimum front setback required in the Residential Zone. If fifty percent (50%) or more of the total frontage is in more than one Residential Zone, then the minimum front setback on the commercially or industrially zoned lots is one- half (½) of that required in the Residential Zone with the lesser front setback (see Illustration for Table 17.35.03 [Additional Regulation 2], below).

Illustration for Table 17.35.03 [Additional Regulation 2] *for illustration purposes only

3. The following notes apply to the maximum front yard requirement:

a. The requirements only apply to the construction of new principal buildings; and if multiple new principal buildings are to be constructed on a lot, the requirements only apply to the building(s) that can be reasonably sited along the street frontage(s).

b. The requirements do not apply to lots containing the following principal activities: Recreational Assembly, Community Education, Utility and Vehicular, or Extensive Impact Civic Activities or Automobile and Other Light Vehicle Gas Station and Servicing Commercial Activities as principal activities.

c. Maximum yards apply to seventy-five percent (75%) of the street frontage on the principal street and fifty percent (50%) on other streets, if any. All percentages, however, may be reduced to fifty percent (50%) upon the granting of Regular Design Review (see Chapter 17.136 for the design review procedure). In addition to the criteria contained in Section 17.136.050, a proposal to reduce to fifty percent (50%) the amount of street frontage that maximum yards would apply to must also meet each of the following criteria:

i. The additional yard area abutting the principal street is designed to accommodate publicly accessible plazas, sidewalk cafes, or restaurants;

ii. The proposal will not impair a generally continuous wall of building facades;

iii. The proposal will not weaken the concentration and continuity of retail facilities at ground-level, and will not impair the retention or creation of an important shopping frontage; and

iv. The proposal will not interfere with the movement of people along an important pedestrian street.

4. Wherever an interior side lot line abuts an interior side lot line of any lot located in an RH or RD Zone, a side setback of six (6) feet is required. In the case where an interior side lot line abuts an interior side lot line in an RM Zone, the setback of the abutting portion of its side lot line is five (5) feet. In the case where an interior side lot line abuts an interior side lot line of any lot located in an RU-1 or RU-2 Zone, a side setback

of four (4) feet is required (see Illustration for Table 17.35.03 [Additional Regulation 4], below). Also, see Section 17.108.130 for allowed projections into setbacks.

Illustration for Table 17.35.03 [Additional Regulation 4] *for illustration purposes only

5. See Section 17.108.080 for the required interior side and rear yard setbacks on a lot containing two (2) or more living units and opposite a legally required living room window.

6. When the rear yard of a reversed corner lot abuts a key lot that is in an RH, RD, or RM Zone, the required street side yard setback in the rear ten (10) feet of the reversed corner lot is one-half (½) of the minimum front yard required on the key lot, but shall not be required to exceed four (4) feet in width if it would reduce to less than twenty-five (25) feet the buildable width of any corner lot (see Illustration for Table 17.33.03 [Additional Regulation 6], below). Also, see Section 17.108.130 for allowed projections into the setbacks.

Illustration for Table 17.35.03 [Additional Regulation 6] *for illustration purposes only

7. Wherever a rear lot line abuts an alley, one-half (½) of the right-of-way width of the alley may be counted toward the required minimum rear setback; provided, however, that the portion of the minimum rear setback actually on the lot itself shall not be so reduced to less than ten (10) feet. Also, see Section 17.108.130 for allowed projections into setbacks.

8. When a rear lot line is adjacent to an RH, RD, or RM Zone, the required rear setback for both Residential and Nonresidential Facilities is ten (10) feet. When a rear lot line is not adjacent to an RH, RD, or RM Zone, the required rear setback is ten (10) feet for Residential Facilities and there is no required setback for Nonresidential Facilities.

9. This percentage of transparency is only required for principal buildings that include ground floor Nonresidential Facilities, and only applies to facades facing the principal street. The regulations only apply to facades located within twenty (20) feet of a street frontage. The area of required transparency is between two (2) feet and nine (9) feet in height of the ground floor and must be comprised of clear, non-reflective windows that allow views out of indoor activity space or lobbies (see Illustration for Table 17.35.03 [Additional Regulation 9], below). Areas required for garage doors shall not be included in the calculation of facade area (see Additional Regulation 12 for limitations on the location of parking access). Glass block does not qualify as a transparent window. Exceptions to this regulation may be allowed by the Planning Director for unique facilities such as convention centers, gymnasiums, parks, gas stations, theaters and other similar facilities.

Illustration for Table 17.35.03 [Additional Regulation 9] *for illustration purposes only

10. This height is only required for new principal buildings with ground floor Nonresidential Facilities located within twenty (20) feet of the principal street frontage; and is measured from the sidewalk grade to the second story floor.

11. For the construction of new principal buildings in the CC-2 Zone, access to parking and loading facilities through driveways, garage doors, or other means shall not be from the principal street when alternative access is feasible from another location such as a secondary frontage or an alley. Where this is not feasible, every reasonable effort shall be made to share means of vehicular access with abutting properties. Open parking areas shall not be located between the sidewalk and a principal building.

12. For the construction of new principal buildings in the CC-2 Zone, ground level parking spaces, locker areas, mechanical rooms, and other non-active spaces shall not be located within thirty (30) feet of the principal street frontage, except for incidental entrances to such activities elsewhere in the building. Exceptions to this regulation may be permitted by the Planning Director for non-active spaces that cannot be feasibly placed in other locations of the building. Driveways, garage entrances, or other access to parking and loading facilities may be located on the ground floor of this area as regulated by Additional Regulation 11, above.

13. See Section 17.103.080 for additional parking regulations that apply to Accessory Dwelling Units.

14. Vehicular Residential Facilities shall be located a minimum of thirty (30) feet from the street or be located behind a building. See Section 17.103.085 for setback and separation requirements for Vehicular Residential Facilities.

B.

Height, Floor Area Ratio (FAR), Density, and Open Space. Table 17.35.04 below prescribes height, FAR, density, and open space standards associated with the Height Areas described in the Zoning Maps. The number designations in the "Additional Regulations" column refer to regulations below the table. "N/A" designates a regulation is not applicable to the specified Height Area.

Table 17.35.04 Height, Floor Area Ratio (FAR), Density, and Open Space Regulations

Height Area Additional

Regulation 35 45 55 65 95 125 175 Regulations

125 175

Maximum Height 35 ft. 45 ft. 55 ft. 65 ft. 95 ft. 1, 2 ft. ft.

Height Minimum

 Permitted height minimum N/A N/A 35 ft. 35 ft. 45 ft. 55 ft. 55 ft. 3

 Conditionally permitted height minimum N/A N/A 25 ft. 25 ft. 35 ft. 45 ft. 45 ft. 3

Maximum Residential Density (square feet of lot area required per dwelling unit)

 Regular Dwelling Units 550 450 350 350 200 200 200 4, 5

 Rooming Units 275 225 175 175 100 100 100 4, 5

 Efficiency Dwelling Units 275 225 175 175 100 100 100 4, 5

Maximum Nonresidential FAR 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 4.5 5.0 5.0 4, 5

Maximum number of stories (not 3 4 5 6 8 12 17 including underground construction)

Minimum Usable Open Space

 Group usable open space per Regular 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 6 Dwelling Unit

 Group usable open space per Regular Dwelling Unit when private open space 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 6 substituted

 Group usable open space per Rooming 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 6 Unit

 Group usable open space per Rooming Unit when private open space is 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 substituted

 Group usable open space per Efficiency 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 6 Dwelling Unit

 Group usable open space per Efficiency Dwelling Unit when private open space is 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 substituted

Additional Regulations for Table 17.35.04:

1. The maximum height within ten (10) feet of the front property line is either the height limit on the subject lot shown in the above table or the height maximum for the height area of the parcel directly across the principal street, whatever is less (see Illustration for Table 17.35.04 [Additional Regulation 1], below).

Illustration for Table 17.35.04 [Additional Regulation 1] *for illustration purposes only

2. Buildings in the CC Zones shall have a thirty (30) foot maximum height at the setback line associated with any rear or interior side lot line that abut a lot in an RH, RD, or RM Zone; if the principal building on the abutting lot has a height of thirty (30) feet or less, this maximum height shall increase one foot for every foot of distance away from this setback line. If the principal building on the abutting lot has a height of greater than thirty (30) feet, the maximum height shall increase two (2) feet for every foot away from the applicable setback line (see Illustration for Table 17.35.04 [Additional Regulation 2], below). Also, see Section 17.108.030 for allowed projections above height limits and Section 17.108.020 for increased height limits in certain situations.

Illustration for Table 17.35.04 [Additional Regulation 2] *for illustration purposes only

3. This minimum height requirement only applies to the new construction of a principal building that is located on parcels adjacent to a street right-of-way that is one hundred (100) feet wide or more. Buildings in the CC-1 Zone and buildings constructed to accommodate Essential Service, Utility and Vehicular, or Extensive Impact Civic Activities or Automobile and Automobile and Other Light Vehicle Sales and Rental, Automobile and Other Light Vehicle Gas Station and Servicing or Automobile and Other Light Vehicle Repair and Cleaning Commercial Activities may be exempted from the height minimum regulation by the

Planning Director. The allowed projections into the height limits contained in Section 17.108.030 are not counted towards the height minimum.

4. See Chapter 17.107 for affordable and senior housing incentives. See Section 17.103.080 and Chapter 17.88 for regulations regarding permitted Accessory Dwelling Units. Also applicable are the provisions of Section 17.102.270 with respect to additional kitchens for a dwelling unit, and the provisions of Section 17.102.300 with respect to dwelling units with five (5) or more bedrooms.

5. As specified in Section 17.106.030, the total lot area shall be used as the basis for computing both the maximum nonresidential FAR and the maximum residential density for mixed use projects.

6. Usable open space is only required on lots with two (2) or more dwelling units, excluding any permitted Accessory Dwelling Units. Each one (1) square foot of private usable open space equals two (2) square feet towards the total usable open space requirement, except that actual group space shall be provided in the minimum amount specified in the table per dwelling unit, excluding any permitted Accessory Dwelling Units. All usable open space shall meet the standards contained in Chapter 17.126.

(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13677, § 4(Exh. A), 1-18-2022; Ord. No. 13666, § 3(Exh. A), 11- 16-2021; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13270, § 3(Exh. A), 11-18-2014; Ord. No. 13251, § 5(Exh. A), 7-29-2014; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 13090, § 4(Exh. A), 10-4-2011; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)

17.35.060 - Special regulations for Planned Unit Developments.

A.

Planned Unit Developments. Large integrated developments shall be subject to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) regulations in Chapter 17.142 if they exceed the sizes specified therein. In developments which are approved pursuant to said regulations, certain uses may be permitted in addition to those otherwise allowed in the CC Zones, and certain of the other regulations applying in said zone may be waived or modified. The normally required design review process may also be waived for developments at the time of initial granting of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) permit. Unless otherwise specified in the PUD permit, any future changes within the Planned Unit Development shall be subject to applicable design review regulations.

(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13677, § 4(Exh. A), 1-18-2022Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16- 2016; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 13677, § 4(Exh. A), adopted Jan. 18, 2022, amended the title of § 17.35.060 to read as herein set out. The former § 17.35.060 title pertained to special regulations for Mini-Lot and Planned Unit Developments.

17.35.070 - Other zoning provisions.

A.

Home Occupations. Home occupations shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the home occupation regulations in Chapter 17.112. See Section 17.112.060 for home occupation regulations

specific to the West Oakland Specific Plan Area.

B.

Nonconforming Uses. Nonconforming uses and changes therein shall be subject to the nonconforming use regulations in Chapter 17.114.

C.

General Provisions. The general exceptions and other regulations set forth in Chapters 17.102, 17.104, 17.106, and 17.108 shall apply in the CC Zones.

D.

Recycling Space Allocation Requirements. The regulations set forth in Chapter 17.118 shall apply in the CN Zones.

E.

Landscaping and Screening Standards. The landscaping and screening regulations set forth in Chapter 17.124 shall apply in the CC Zones.

F.

Buffering. All uses shall be subject to the applicable requirements of the buffering regulations in Chapter 17.110 with respect to screening or location of parking, loading, storage areas, control of artificial illumination, and other matters specified therein.

(Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13251, § 5(Exh. A), 7-29-2014; Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011)

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  1. Article I — POWERS AND FORM OF GOVERNMENT
  2. Article II — THE COUNCIL
  3. Article III — THE MAYOR
  4. Article IV — CITY OFFICERS
  5. Article V — THE CITY MANAGER
  6. Article VI — ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
  7. Article VII — PORT OF OAKLAND
  8. Article VIII — FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
  9. Article IX — PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
  10. Article X — FRANCHISES, LICENSES, PERMITS, LEASES AND SALES
  11. Article XI — ELECTIONS
  12. Article XII — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  13. Article XIV — RESERVED
  14. Article XV — RESERVED
  15. Article XVI — THE CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE OF 2018
  16. Article XX — OAKLAND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
  17. Article XXI — MISCELLANEOUS
  18. Article XXVI — Added By: Stats. 1951; POLICE AND FIRE RETIREME…
  19. Article XXVII — Added By: Stats. 1955 OFF-STREET VEHICULAR PAR…
  20. Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  21. Article I — Bidding Contracting and Purchasing
  22. Article II — City Policy Regarding Banks and Firms Which Do Bu…
  23. Chapter 2.05 — OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA COLLECTION ACQUISI…
  24. Chapter 2.06 — PROMPT PAYMENT
  25. Chapter 2.07 — GRANT AWARD APPROVAL
  26. Chapter 2.08 — CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND PROCEDURES
  27. Chapter 2.10 — FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL
  28. Chapter 2.12 — DEBARMENT PROGRAM
  29. Chapter 2.16 — MAP OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS
  30. Article I — In General
  31. Article II — Public Access to Meetings
  32. Article III — Public Information
  33. Article IV — Policy Implementation
  34. Chapter 2.22 — CITY PROHIBITED FROM DOING BUSINESS WITH FEDERA…
  35. Chapter 2.23 — SANCTUARY CITY CONTRACTING AND INVESTMENT ORDIN…
  36. Chapter 2.24 — PUBLIC ETHICS COMMISSION
  37. Chapter 2.25 — CITY OF OAKLAND GOVERNMENT ETHICS ACT
  38. Chapter 2.26 — TICKET DISTRIBUTION POLICY
  39. Chapter 2.28 — LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE
  40. Chapter 2.29 — CITY AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES
  41. Chapter 2.30 — EQUAL ACCESS TO SERVICES
  42. Chapter 2.32 — EQUAL BENEFITS ORDINANCE
  43. Chapter 2.34 — IDENTIFICATION CARDS
  44. Chapter 2.36 — WORKER RETENTION AT LARGE-SCALE HOSPITALITY BUS…
  45. Chapter 2.38 — OAKLAND WHISTLEBLOWER ORDINANCE
  46. Chapter 2.40 — PROHIBITION ON NEPOTISM IN CITY EMPLOYMENT
  47. Chapter 2.41 — ACQUISITION AND LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY BY CITY
  48. Article I — General Provisions
  49. Article II — Sale of City-Owned Real Property, Generally
  50. Article III — Lease of City-Owned Real Property, Generally
  51. Article IV — Sale or Lease of City-Owned Real Property for Dev…
  52. Article V — Special Licenses and Leases
  53. Chapter 2.43 — GRANT OF PUBLIC UTILITY FRANCHISES
  54. Chapter 2.44 — DEPARTMENT OF WORKPLACE AND EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
  55. Chapter 2.45 — OAKLAND POLICE COMMISSION
  56. Chapter 2.46 — COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW AGENCY
  57. Chapter 2.47 — PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
  58. Chapter 2.48 — WILDFIRE PREVENTION COMMISSION
  59. Title 3 — MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
  60. Article I — General Provisions
  61. Article II — Elections for Elective Office
  62. Chapter 3.12 — THE CITY OF OAKLAND CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT
  63. Article I — Findings and Purpose
  64. Article II — Definitions
  65. Article III — Contribution Limitations
  66. Article IV — Political Communications
  67. Article VI — Electronic Filing and Recordkeeping Requirements
  68. Article VII — Violations Related to Enforcement
  69. Article VIII — Agency Responsibility and Authority
  70. Article VIII — Enforcement
  71. Article IX — Miscellaneous Provisions
  72. Chapter 3.13 — LIMITED PUBLIC FINANCING ACT OF 2024
  73. Article III — Election Campaign Fund
  74. Article IV — Eligibility for Public Financing
  75. Article V — Disbursement of Public Financing
  76. Chapter 3.14 — OAKLAND FALSE ENDORSEMENT IN CAMPAIGN LITERATURE
  77. Article III — Prohibition on False Endorsements
  78. Article IV — Enforcement
  79. Article V — Miscellaneous
  80. Article I — Findings and Purpose.
  81. Article III — Agency Duties
  82. Article IV — Democracy Dollars
  83. Article V — Limits and Restrictions
  84. Article VI — Enforcement
  85. Article VII — Miscellaneous
  86. Chapter 3.16 — CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE
  87. Chapter 3.20 — THE CITY OF OAKLAND LOBBYIST REGISTRATION ACT
  88. Article II — Definitions and Interpretation of This Act
  89. Article III — Registration of Lobbyists
  90. Article IV — Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
  91. Article V — Prohibitions
  92. Article VI — Enforcement and Penalties
  93. Title 4 — REVENUE AND FINANCE
  94. Article I — General Provisions and Definitions
  95. Article II — Issuance of Bonds
  96. Article III — Miscellaneous Provisions
  97. Chapter 4.52 — SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTION TAX
  98. Chapter 4.54 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE BOND LAW
  99. Article III — Miscellaneous Bond Provisions
  100. Article IV — Anti-Displacement and Affordable Housing Bond Law…
  101. Chapter 4.56 — VACANT PROPERTY TAX
  102. Chapter 4.58 — OAKLAND ZOO ANIMAL CARE, EDUCATION AND IMPROVEM…
  103. Title 5 — BUSINESS TAXES, PERMITS AND REGULATIONS
  104. Article II — UDCB Permit Requirement and Process
  105. Article III — Standards and Requirements
  106. Article IV — Code Enforcement
  107. Article V — Noticing Procedure for Removal
  108. Chapter 5.20 — CLOSE-OUT SALES
  109. Chapter 5.22 — DANCE HALLS
  110. Chapter 5.24 — FILMING PERMITS
  111. Chapter 5.26 — FIREARMS DEALERS
  112. Chapter 5.28 — FLYING FIELDS, HELIPORTS AND HELISTOPS
  113. Chapter 5.30 — FOR-HIRE VEHICLES
  114. Chapter 5.32 — FRANCHISES
  115. Chapter 5.33 — HOME MORTGAGE LENDING
  116. Chapter 5.34 — HOTEL RATES AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
  117. Chapter 5.36 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT AND MASSAGE THERAPISTS
  118. Chapter 5.38 — MATTRESSES
  119. Chapter 5.40 — MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC GAMES
  120. Chapter 5.42 — MINIATURE GOLF COURSES
  121. Chapter 5.43 — OAKLAND ARTISAN MARKETPLACE
  122. Chapter 5.44 — OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT CENTERS
  123. Chapter 5.46 — PAWNBROKERS, SECONDHAND DEALERS, SCRAP DEALERS …
  124. Chapter 5.48 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
  125. Chapter 5.50 — POOL ROOMS AND BOWLING ALLEYS
  126. Chapter 5.51 — FOOD VENDING PROGRAM
  127. Article II — Standards and Requirements
  128. Article III — Enforcement, Revocation and Abatement
  129. Chapter 5.52 — PRIVATE PATROL SERVICES AND PRIVATE WATCHMAN
  130. Chapter 5.54 — RENDERING
  131. Chapter 5.56 — RIDING ACADEMIES
  132. Chapter 5.58 — SCHOOL STORES
  133. Chapter 5.60 — SKATING RINKS
  134. Chapter 5.62 — STREET CARS
  135. Chapter 5.64 — TAXICABS
  136. Chapter 5.66 — THEATERS
  137. Chapter 5.68 — TRAMPOLINE CENTERS
  138. Chapter 5.70 — MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS
  139. Chapter 5.72 — RECREATIONAL VEHICLE ON UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY PI…
  140. Chapter 5.80 — MEDICAL AND ADULT-USE CANNABIS DISPENSARY PERMITS
  141. Chapter 5.81 — MEDICAL AND ADULT-USE CANNABIS CULTIVATION, MAN…
  142. Chapter 5.90 — SKATE PARK FACILITIES
  143. Chapter 5.91 — LICENSURE OF TOBACCO RETAILERS
  144. Chapter 5.92 — CITY MINIMUM WAGE, SICK LEAVE, AND OTHER EMPLOY…
  145. Chapter 5.93 — HOTEL MINIMUM WAGE AND WORKING CONDITIONS
  146. Chapter 5.95 — HOSPITALITY AND TRAVEL WORKER RIGHT TO RECALL
  147. Chapter 5.96 — GROCERY WORKER HAZARD PAY
  148. Chapter 5.97 — CAP ON THE COMMISSIONS, CHARGES, AND FEES OF FO…
  149. Title 6 — ANIMALS
  150. Title 8 — HEALTH AND SAFETY
  151. Article I — Purpose and Introductory Sections
  152. Article II — Graffiti Public Nuisance and Unlawful
  153. Article III — Graffiti Abatement
  154. Article IV — Municipal Code Liability, Remedies, and Penalties…
  155. Article V — Sale of Graffiti Implements to Minors
  156. Article VI — State Graffiti Laws
  157. Article VII — Graffiti Abatement Funding and Rewards
  158. Article VIII — Administrative Appeals
  159. Article IX — Miscellaneous
  160. Article I — Findings and Purposes
  161. Article III — Illegal Dumping and Littering as Unlawful and Pu…
  162. Article IV — Administrative, Civil, and Criminal Liabilities a…
  163. Article V — Special Liabilities and Responsibilities
  164. Article VI — Community Service
  165. Article VII — Reward Fund
  166. Article VIII — Administrative Appeals
  167. Article IX — Miscellaneous Sections
  168. Chapter 8.12 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
  169. Chapter 8.14 — MEAT
  170. Chapter 8.16 — MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
  171. Chapter 8.18 — NUISANCES
  172. Chapter 8.19 — WOOD-BURNING APPLIANCES
  173. Chapter 8.20 — PAY TELEPHONES
  174. Chapter 8.21 — AUTOMATED PURCHASING MACHINES
  175. Chapter 8.22 — RESIDENTIAL RENT ADJUSTMENTS AND EVICTIONS
  176. Article I — Residential Rent Adjustment Program
  177. Article II — Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance (Measure EE)
  178. Article III — Terminating Tenancy to Withdraw Residential Rent…
  179. Article IV — Rent Program Service Fee
  180. Article V — Tenant Protection Ordinance
  181. Article VI — TENANT MOVE OUT AGREEMENT ORDINANCE
  182. Article VII — UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL TENANT RELOCATION ORDINANCE
  183. Article VIII — RELOCATION PAYMENTS FOR OWNER OR RELATIVE MOVE-…
  184. Article IX — Equitable Access to Low-Income ("EQUAL") Housing …
  185. Chapter 8.24 — PROPERTY BLIGHT
  186. Chapter 8.25 — RONALD V. DELLUMS AND SIMBARASHE SHERRY FAIR CH…
  187. Chapter 8.26 — SCRAP YARD ABATEMENT PROCEDURES
  188. Chapter 8.28 — SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING
  189. Chapter 8.30 — SMOKING
  190. Chapter 8.32 — TOBACCO PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS
  191. Chapter 8.36 — SWIMMING POOLS
  192. Chapter 8.38 — SANITATION
  193. Chapter 8.40 — MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS
  194. Chapter 8.42 — CERTIFIED UNIFIED PROGRAM AGENCY (CUPA)
  195. Chapter 8.44 — SECURITY FOR EVENTS AT THE OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUN…
  196. Chapter 8.46 — MEDICAL CANNABIS
  197. Chapter 8.48 — VEHICLE-BASED SOLICITATION RESTRICTIONS
  198. Chapter 8.50 — EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGANIZATION AND DISASTER CO…
  199. Chapter 8.52 — ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
  200. Chapter 8.54 — FORECLOSED AND DEFAULTED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY R…
  201. Article I — Intent
  202. Article III — Registration
  203. Article IV — Inspection, Maintenance, and Security Requirements
  204. Article V — Enforcement
  205. Article VI — Appeal
  206. Chapter 8.56 — EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES FEES PROGRAM
  207. Article I — Title and Purpose
  208. Article III — Scope and Exclusions
  209. Article IV — Registration, Inspection, and Abatement
  210. Chapter 8.60 — PROHIBITION ON THE STORING AND HANDLING OF COAL…
  211. Article II — Miscellaneous
  212. Chapter 8.62 — REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AN…
  213. Chapter 8.64 — PROHIBITION ON COMBUSTION ENGINE-POWERED LEAF B…
  214. Chapter 8.66 — COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER CHOICE ORDINANCE
  215. Chapter 8.68 — REQUIREMENT OF PROOF OF A COVID-19 VACCINATION …
  216. Chapter 8.70 — NUISANCE VESSELS ON OAKLAND WATERS
  217. Chapter 8.72 — ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
  218. Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
  219. Article I — Dangerous Weapons
  220. Article II — Firearms and Weapons Violence Prevention
  221. Article III — Prohibition on the Sale of Saturday Night Specia…
  222. Article V — Prohibition on the Sale of Compact Handguns
  223. Article VI — Tools of Violence and Vandalism at Demonstrations
  224. Article VII — Privately Manufactured Firearms, Unfinished Fram…
  225. Chapter 9.37 — UNSECURED FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION IN UNATTENDED…
  226. Chapter 9.38 — POSSESSION OF LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES
  227. Chapter 9.39 — SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS IN A RESIDENCE
  228. Chapter 9.40 — DISCRIMINATION BASED ON AIDS
  229. Chapter 9.44 — DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION
  230. Chapter 9.45 — DISCRIMINATION BASED ON DIVERSE FAMILY AND RELA…
  231. Chapter 9.48 — HOUSING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF CHILDREN
  232. Chapter 9.52 — SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS
  233. Chapter 9.56 — NUISANCE VEHICLES
  234. Article II — Procedures After Impoundment
  235. Article III — Miscellaneous
  236. Chapter 9.58 — LOITERING FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN ILLEGA…
  237. Chapter 9.60 — SLAVERY ERA DISCLOSURE
  238. Chapter 9.64 — REGULATIONS ON CITY'S ACQUISITION AND USE OF SU…
  239. Chapter 9.65 — REGULATIONS ON CITY'S ACQUISITION AND USE OF MI…
  240. Chapter 9.72 — CITY PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT A…
  241. Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
  242. Article I — Traffic Administration
  243. Article II — Enforcement and Obedience to Traffic Regulations
  244. Article III — Penalties
  245. Chapter 10.12 — TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
  246. Chapter 10.16 — MISCELLANEOUS TRAFFIC CONTROL REGULATIONS
  247. Chapter 10.17 — MOTORIZED SCOOTERS AND POCKET BIKES
  248. Chapter 10.18 — DOCKLESS VEHICLE SHARE PROGRAM
  249. Chapter 10.20 — SPEED LIMITS
  250. Chapter 10.24 — PEDESTRIANS
  251. Chapter 10.28 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING GENERALLY
  252. Chapter 10.32 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING IN SPECIFIC STR…
  253. Chapter 10.36 — PARKING METER ZONES
  254. Chapter 10.40 — STOPPING FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING ONLY
  255. Chapter 10.44 — RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM
  256. Chapter 10.45 — INTERIM MIXED USE PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM FOR T…
  257. Chapter 10.48 — PARKING FINES
  258. Chapter 10.52 — COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGH…
  259. Chapter 10.53 — EXTRALEGAL LOAD TRANSPORTATION PERMITS
  260. Chapter 10.56 — AIRPORT GROUND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
  261. Chapter 10.57 — OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 200-YARD MARINE …
  262. Chapter 10.60 — VISION OBSCUREMENT AT INTERSECTIONS
  263. Chapter 10.64 — ABANDONED, WRECKED, DISMANTLED OR INOPERATIVE …
  264. Chapter 10.68 — EMPLOYER-BASED TRIP REDUCTION PROGRAM
  265. Chapter 10.70 — SOUTHEAST OAKLAND AREA TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE
  266. Article II — Payment of Fees
  267. Article III — Credits and Reimbursements
  268. Article IV — Fee Protests, Appeals, and Adjustments
  269. Chapter 10.71 — FREE-FLOATING ZONE PERMIT PROGRAM FOR CAR SHAR…
  270. Chapter 10.72 — DEDICATED SPACE PERMIT PROGRAM FOR CAR SHARING…
  271. Chapter 10.74 — SIDESHOWS
  272. Title 12 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
  273. Article I — Assemblies
  274. Article II — Parades
  275. Chapter 12.50 — NEWSRACKS—CITY-WIDE CONTROLS
  276. Chapter 12.52 — SIDEWALK BENCHES
  277. Chapter 12.56 — SOUND AMPLIFICATION EQUIPMENT
  278. Chapter 12.60 — BICYCLES
  279. Chapter 12.61 — VULNERABLE ROAD AND SIDEWALK USER PROTECTION
  280. Article I — Generally
  281. Article II — Park Permits
  282. Title 13 — PUBLIC SERVICES
  283. Article I — Title, Purpose and General Provisions
  284. Article II — Discharge Regulations and Requirements
  285. Article III — Inspection and Enforcement
  286. Article IV — Coordination with Other Programs
  287. Article V — Appeals and Fees
  288. Title 14 — SIGNS
  289. Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
  290. Article I — General Administrative Amendments
  291. Part 1 — Administrative Amendments to the California Administr…
  292. Part 2 — Administrative Amendments to the California Building …
  293. Part 2.5 — Administrative Amendments to the California Residen…
  294. Part 3 — Administrative Amendments to the California Electrica…
  295. Article 110-35 — SAFETY
  296. Part 4 — Administrative Amendments to the California Mechanica…
  297. Part 5 — Administrative Amendments to the California Plumbing …
  298. Part 7 — Administrative Amendments to the California Wildland …
  299. Part 8 — Administrative Amendments to the California Historica…
  300. Part 10 — Administrative Amendments to the California Existing…
  301. Part 12 — Administrative Amendments to the California Referenc…
  302. Part 1 — Reserved
  303. Part 2 — California Building Code Non-Administrative Technical…
  304. Chapter 16B — PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ACCESS BRIDGES
  305. Chapter 18B — GRADING, EXCAVATIONS, AND FILLS
  306. Part 2.5 — California Residential Code Non-Administrative (Tec…
  307. Part 3 — California Electrical Code Non-Administrative (Techni…
  308. Part 4 — California Mechanical Code Non-Administrative (Techni…
  309. Part 5 — California Plumbing Code Non-Administrative (Technica…
  310. Part D — Disposal of Rainwater Drainage
  311. Part 7 — California Wildland-Urban Interface Code Non-Administ…
  312. Part 8 — California Historical Building Code Non-Administrativ…
  313. Part 10 — California Existing Building Code Non-Administrative…
  314. Part 12 — California Referenced Standards Code Non-Administrat…
  315. Chapter 15.06 — OAKLAND AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY AN…
  316. Part 6 — Administrative Amendments to the California Energy Code
  317. Part 11 — Administrative Amendments to the California Green Bu…
  318. Article III — Non-Administrative (Technical) Amendments
  319. Chapter 15.08 — OAKLAND BUILDING MAINTENANCE CODE
  320. Article I — Scope
  321. Article II — Enforcement
  322. Article III — Fees and Inspections
  323. Article IV — Definitions
  324. Article V — Habitable Space
  325. Article VI — Structural
  326. Article VII — Mechanical and Electrical
  327. Article VIII — Exiting
  328. Article IX — Fire Protection
  329. Article X — Substandard and Public Nuisance Buildings
  330. Article XI — Declaration of Public Nuisance—Substandard
  331. Article XII — Administrative Hearing
  332. Article XIII — Lead Hazard Control and Abatement
  333. Article XIV — Delay of Enforcement for Accessory Dwelling Units
  334. Article XV — Delay of Enforcement for Joint Live Work Quarters
  335. Chapter 15.10 — PUBLIC NOTICE OF CITY OF OAKLAND'S INTENT TO C…
  336. Chapter 15.12 — OAKLAND FIRE CODE
  337. Part 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  338. Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
  339. Chapter 3 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
  340. Chapter 5 — FIRE SERVICE FEATURES
  341. Chapter 6 — BUILDING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
  342. Chapter 9 — FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
  343. Chapter 10 — MEANS OF EGRESS
  344. Chapter 11 — CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS
  345. Chapter 12 — ENERGY SYSTEMS
  346. Chapter 28 — LUMBERYARDS AND AGRO-INDUSTRIAL, SOLID BIOMASS AN…
  347. Chapter 33 — FIRE SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION
  348. Chapter 49 — REQUIREMENTS FOR WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE AREAS
  349. Chapter 50 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - GENERAL PROVISIONS
  350. Chapter 53 — COMPRESSED GASES
  351. Chapter 56 — EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS
  352. Chapter 57 — FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS
  353. Chapter 58 — FLAMMABLE GASES AND FLAMMABLE CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
  354. Chapter 60 — HIGHLY TOXIC AND TOXIC MATERIALS
  355. Chapter 80 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
  356. Chapter 15.16 — FIRE-DAMAGED AREA PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT R…
  357. Chapter 15.18 — FIRE SUPPRESSION, PREVENTION, AND PREPAREDNESS…
  358. Chapter 15.20 — GEOLOGIC REPORTS
  359. Chapter 15.24 — EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGED STRUCTURES
  360. Chapter 15.26 — MANDATORY SEISMIC SCREENING OF MULTIPLE STORY …
  361. Article II — Administrative
  362. Article III — Technical
  363. Chapter 15.27 — MANDATORY SEISMIC EVALUATION AND RETROFIT OF C…
  364. Article I — SCOPE
  365. Article II — COMPLIANCE
  366. Article III — ADMINISTRATIVE
  367. Article IV — TECHNICAL
  368. Chapter 15.28 — UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS
  369. Chapter 15.30 — VOLUNTARY SEISMIC STRENGTHENING FOR RESIDENTIA…
  370. Article III — Non-Administrative
  371. Article IV — Financial Incentives
  372. Chapter 15.32 — DANGEROUS BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
  373. Article I — Title
  374. Article II — Administrative
  375. Article III — Solar Energy System Requirements
  376. Chapter 15.34 — CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS COLLECTION,…
  377. Chapter 15.35 — GREEN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY BUILDING …
  378. Article I — Green Building Practices
  379. Article II — Civic Bay-Friendly Landscaping Requirements for A…
  380. Chapter 15.36 — DEMOLITION PERMITS
  381. Chapter 15.37 — ALL-ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION IN NEWLY CONSTRUCTED…
  382. Chapter 15.40 — BUILDING NUMBERS
  383. Chapter 15.44 — MOVING BUILDINGS
  384. Chapter 15.48 — SETBACK LINES
  385. Chapter 15.52 — VIEWS
  386. Chapter 15.56 — HOUSEBOATS
  387. Chapter 15.60 — CODE COMPLIANCE RELOCATION PROGRAM
  388. Chapter 15.62 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND
  389. Chapter 15.63 — OAKLAND RESIDENT/WORKER PREFERENCES AND REQUIR…
  390. Article I — Preferences in Multifamily Affordable Housing Proj…
  391. Article II — Requirements for First-Time Homebuyer Program
  392. Chapter 15.64 — BEDROOM WINDOW SECURITY BAR AND SMOKE DETECTOR…
  393. Chapter 15.68 — JOBS/HOUSING IMPACT FEE
  394. Chapter 15.72 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPACT FEES
  395. Article II — Fee Requirements and Procedures
  396. Article III — On-Site and Off-Site Affordable Housing Options
  397. Article IV — Miscellaneous
  398. Chapter 15.74 — TRANSPORTATION AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IMPACT…
  399. Article III — Impact Fee Funds
  400. Article IV — Developer Constructed Facilities
  401. Article V — Miscellaneous
  402. Chapter 15.78 — PUBLIC ART REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT
  403. Title 16 — SUBDIVISIONS
  404. Title 17 — PLANNING
  405. Title 18 — SUSTAINABILITY
  406. Article I — Intent
  407. Article III — Green Building Compliance Standards
  408. Article IV — Entitlement Phase
  409. Article V — Construction Phase
  410. Chapter 18.04 — PROHIBITION OF THE CITY'S USE AND PURCHASE OF …
  411. Chapter 17.01 — GENERAL PROVISIONS OF PLANNING CODE AND GENERA…
  412. Chapter 17.03 — CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
  413. Chapter 17.05 — LANDMARKS PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD
  414. Chapter 17.07 — TITLE, PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE ZONING REGULAT…
  415. Chapter 17.09 — DEFINITIONS
  416. Chapter 17.10 — USE CLASSIFICATIONS
  417. Article I — General Classification Rules
  418. Part 1 — Residential Activity Types
  419. Part 2 — Civic Activity Types
  420. Part 3 — Commercial Activity Types
  421. Part 4 — Industrial Activity Types
  422. Part 5 — Agricultural and Extractive Activity Types
  423. Part 1 — Residential Facility Types
  424. Part 2 — Nonresidential Facility Types
  425. Part 3 — Sign Types
  426. Part 4 — Telecommunications Facility Types
  427. Chapter 17.11 — OS OPEN SPACE ZONING REGULATIONS
  428. Chapter 17.13 — RH HILLSIDE RESIDENTIAL ZONES REGULATIONS
  429. Chapter 17.15 — RD DETACHED UNIT RESIDENTIAL ZONE REGULATIONS
  430. Chapter 17.17 — RM MIXED HOUSING TYPE RESIDENTIAL ZONES REGULA…
  431. Chapter 17.19 — RU URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONES REGULATIONS
  432. Chapter 17.33 — CN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER COMMERCIAL ZONES REGULA…
  433. Chapter 17.35 — CC COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONES REGULATIONS
  434. Chapter 17.37 — CR REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ZONE REGULATIONS
  435. Chapter 17.65 — HBX HOUSING AND BUSINESS MIX COMMERCIAL ZONES …
  436. Chapter 17.72 — M-40 INDUSTRIAL ZONES REGULATIONS
  437. Chapter 17.73 — CIX, IG AND IO INDUSTRIAL ZONES REGULATIONS
  438. Chapter 17.74 — S-1 MEDICAL CENTER COMMERCIAL ZONE REGULATIONS
  439. Chapter 17.78 — S-3 RESEARCH CENTER COMMERCIAL ZONE REGULATIONS
  440. Chapter 17.80 — S-4 DESIGN REVIEW COMBINING ZONE REGULATIONS
  441. Chapter 17.84 — S-7 PRESERVATION COMBINING ZONE REGULATIONS
  442. Chapter 17.88 — S-9 FIRE SAFETY PROTECTION COMBINING ZONE REGU…
  443. Chapter 17.90 — S-10 SCENIC ROUTE COMBINING ZONE REGULATIONS
  444. Chapter 17.92 — S-11 SITE DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN REVIEW COMBIN…
  445. Chapter 17.94 — S-12 RESIDENTIAL PARKING COMBINING ZONE REGULA…
  446. Chapter 17.95 — S-13 AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMBINING ZONE REGULAT…
  447. Chapter 17.107 — Density Bonus and Incentive Procedure and Sta…
  448. Chapter 17.96 — S-14 HOUSING SITES COMBINING ZONE REGULATIONS
  449. Chapter 17.97 — S-15 TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL Z…
  450. Chapter 17.98 — S-16 INTERSTATE CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL ZONES REGU…
  451. Chapter 17.99 — S-17 DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL OPEN SPACE COMBINING…
  452. Article I — Title, Intent and Applicability of the D-DT Zones
  453. Article II — Special Permit Requirements
  454. Article III — Use Requirements
  455. Article IV — Development and Design Standards
  456. Article V — D-DT Combining Zones
  457. Chapter 17.102 — REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN ACTIVITIES …
  458. Article I — Residential Activities
  459. Article II — Civic Activities
  460. Article III — Commercial Activities
  461. Article IV — Industrial Activities
  462. Article V — Agricultural and Extractive Activities
  463. Article VI — Residential Facilities
  464. Article VIII — Nonresidential Facilities
  465. Article IX — Sign Facilities
  466. Article X — Telecommunications Facilities
  467. Chapter 17.104 — GENERAL LIMITATIONS ON SIGNS
  468. Chapter 17.106 — GENERAL LOT, DENSITY, AND AREA REGULATIONS
  469. Chapter 17.107 — DENSITY BONUS AND INCENTIVE PROCEDURE
  470. Chapter 17.108 — GENERAL HEIGHT, YARD, AND COURT REGULATIONS
  471. Chapter 17.110 — BUFFERING REGULATIONS
  472. Chapter 17.112 — HOME OCCUPATION REGULATIONS
  473. Chapter 17.114 — NONCONFORMING USES
  474. Article II — Nonconforming Activities
  475. Article III — Nonconforming Facilities
  476. Chapter 17.116 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
  477. Article II — Off-Street Parking Requirements
  478. Article III — Exemptions and Reductions in Required Parking
  479. Article IV — Off-Street Loading Requirements
  480. Article V — Standards for Required Parking and Loading Facilit…
  481. Chapter 17.117 — BICYCLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS
  482. Article II — Standards for Required Bicycle Parking
  483. Article III — Minimum Number of Required Bicycle Parking Spaces
  484. Chapter 17.118 — RECYCLING SPACE ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS
  485. Chapter 17.120 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
  486. Chapter 17.122 — REPLACEMENT HOUSING UNIT REGULATIONS
  487. Chapter 17.124 — LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING STANDARDS
  488. Chapter 17.126 — USABLE OPEN SPACE STANDARDS
  489. Chapter 17.128 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS
  490. Chapter 17.130 — ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES GENERALLY
  491. Chapter 17.131 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS POLICY AND PROCEDURES
  492. Chapter 17.132 — ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL PROCEDURE
  493. Chapter 17.134 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCEDURE
  494. Chapter 17.135 — SPECIAL USE PERMIT REVIEW PROCEDURE FOR THE O…
  495. Chapter 17.136 — DESIGN REVIEW PROCEDURE
  496. Chapter 17.138 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROCEDURE
  497. Chapter 17.140 — PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE
  498. Chapter 17.142 — PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
  499. Article I — Title, Purposes and Applicability
  500. Article II — Planned Unit Developments
  501. Chapter 17.144 — REZONING AND LAW CHANGE PROCEDURE
  502. Chapter 17.148 — VARIANCE AND EXCEPTION PROCEDURE
  503. Chapter 17.150 — FEE SCHEDULE
  504. Chapter 17.152 — ENFORCEMENT
  505. Chapter 17.153 — DEMOLITION, CONVERSION AND REHABILITATION REG…
  506. Chapter 17.154 — ZONING MAPS
  507. Chapter 17.155 — SPECIAL REGULATIONS APPLYING TO MINING AND QU…
  508. Chapter 17.156 — DEEMED APPROVED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALE REGUL…
  509. Article I — Title and Scope
  510. Article II — Definitions
  511. Article III — Deemed Approved Performance Standards
  512. Article IV — Deemed Approved Status Procedure
  513. Article V — Enforcement Procedure
  514. Chapter 17.157 — DEEMED APPROVED HOTEL AND ROOMING HOUSE REGUL…
  515. Chapter 17.158 — ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW REGULATIONS
  516. Part 1 — General Provisions
  517. Part 2 — California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") Procedu…

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