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Chapter 17.01 — GENERAL PROVISIONS OF PLANNING CODE AND GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY

§ 17.80

Oakland Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Oakland

17.80.010 - Title, purpose, and applicability.

The provisions of this Chapter shall be known as the S-4 Design Review Combining Zone Regulations. The Design Review Combining (S-4) Zone is intended to create, preserve, and enhance the visual harmony and attractiveness of areas which require special treatment and the consideration of relationships between facilities, and is typically appropriate to areas of special community, historical, or visual significance. These regulations shall apply in the S-4 Zone, and are supplementary to the regulations applying in the zones with which the S-4 Zone is combined.

(Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; prior planning code § 6250)

17.80.020 - Zones with which the S-4 Zone may be combined.

The S-4 Zone may be combined with any other zone.

(Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; prior planning code § 6251)

17.80.030 - 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. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13028, § 2(Exh. A), 7-20-2010; Ord. No. 12999, § 4(Exh. A), 3-16-2010; Ord. 12776 § 3, Exh. A (part), 2006: Ord. 12501 § 58, 2003: prior planning code § 6252)

Chapter 17.84 - S-7 PRESERVATION COMBINING ZONE REGULATIONS

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    Overview
    1. § 17.03
    2. § 17.05
    3. § 17.07
    4. § 17.09
    5. § 17.10
    6. § 17.11
    7. § 17.13
    8. § 17.17
    9. § 17.19
    10. § 17.33
    11. § 17.35
    12. § 17.65
    13. § 17.103
    14. § 17.72
    15. § 17.73
    16. § 17.74
    17. § 17.78
    18. § 17.80
    19. § 17.84
    20. § 17.88
    21. § 17.90
    22. § 17.92
    23. § 17.94
    24. § 17.95
    25. § 17.96
    26. § 17.97
    27. § 17.98
    28. § 17.99
    29. § 17.102
    30. § 17.104
    31. § 17.106
    32. § 17.107
    33. § 17.108
    34. § 17.110
    35. § 17.112
    36. § 17.114
    37. § 17.116
    38. Article I — General Provisions

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