Title 10 — Planning and ZoningDivision 2 — ZONING DISTRICTS, ALLOWABLE LAND USES AND ZONE SPECIFIC STANDARDS

Article 2 — Zoning Map and Zoning Districts

Ojai Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Ojai

§ 10-2.201. Purpose of article.

This article establishes the zoning districts applied to property within the City consistent with the General Plan, and determines how the zoning districts are shown on the Zoning Map. (§ 3, Ord. 771, eff. February 13, 2004)

§ 10-2.202. Zoning Map.

The Council hereby adopts the City of Ojai Revised Zoning Map (the "Zoning Map"), which is on file with the Department. The Zoning Map is hereby incorporated into these Zoning Regulations by reference as though it were fully included here.

  • (a) Zoning districts established. The City of Ojai is divided into zoning districts which consistently implement the General Plan. The zoning districts shown in Table 2-1 are hereby established, and are shown on the Zoning

Map.

  • (b) Interpretation of Zoning Map boundaries . Any uncertainty about the location of a zoning boundary shown on the Zoning Map shall be resolved as follows:

    • (1) Where a boundary follows a public street or alley, the centerline of the street shall be the boundary. Where a boundary follows a parcel line, the parcel line shall be the boundary;

    • (2) Where a district boundary divides a parcel, the location of the boundary, unless indicated by dimension, shall be determined by referencing the adopted Zoning Map and/or legal description of the approved Zoning Map amendment case for the exact dimensions; and

    • (3) In case of an uncertainty, the Director shall determine the precise location of the zoning district boundary.

  • (c) Zoning of new annexations. All property in the City, or hereafter annexed, not previously classified by the City is designated in the "A" Zoning District.

Table 2-1
ZONING DISTRICTS
Zoning District
Symbol
Zoning District Name General Plan Land Use Designation
Implemented by Zoning District
Residential Districts
R-O-4 Single-Family Residential, Very Low
Density
Very Low Density Residential
R-O-2 Single-Family Residential, Moderate Very
Low Density
Very Low Density Residential
R-O-1 Single-Family Residential, Low Density Low Density Residential
R-O-1/2 Single-Family Residential, Low Density Low Density Residential
R-O Single-Family Residential, Medium Low
Density
Medium Density Residential
R-1 Single-Family Residential, Medium Density Medium Density Residential
R-2 Multi-Family Residential, Medium Density Medium High Density Residential
R-3 Multi-Family Residential, High Density High Density Residential
R-S Residential, Special High Density Residential
Commercial and Manufacturing Districts
C-1 General Commercial General Commercial
B-P Business/Professional Commercial General Commercial
VMU Village Mixed Use Village Mixed-Use
M-1 Industrial Light Manufacturing Commercial Manufacturing
MPD Manufacturing Planned Development Manufacturing Planned Development
Special Purpose Districts
A Agricultural Agricultural
I-R-1 Institutional, Recreational Institutional, Recreational
I-R-2 Institutional, Recreational Institutional, Recreational
I-R-3 Institutional, Recreational Institutional, Recreational
OS Open Space Open Space/Resource
P-L Public Public/Quasi-Public
SP Specifc Plan All
Overlay Districts
T-C-O Thoroughfare Corridor Overlay All
SPL Special Housing Overlay All

(§ 3, Ord. 771, eff. February 13, 2004, as amended by § 1, Ord. 787, eff. February 10, 2006, and § 2, Ord. 827, eff. June 28, 2013)