Earlier editions: 2026-07
Ojai Municipal Code Title 10 Planning and Zoning
Ojai Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Ojai
Sections in this part
- Chapter 1 — PLANNING COMMISSION
- Article 1 — Administrative Provisions
- Article 2 — Zoning Map and Zoning Districts
- Article 3 — Development and Land Use Approval Requirements
- Article 4 — Residential Zoning Districts
- Article 5 — Commercial and Manufacturing Zoning Districts
- Article 6 — Special Purpose Zoning Districts
- Article 7 — Overlay Zoning Districts
- Article 8 — Property Development Standards
- Article 9 — Affordable Housing Requirements and Incentives
- Article 10 — Creekside Development Standards
- Article 11 — Hillside Development Standards
- Article 12 — Landscaping Standards
- Article 13 — Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Parcels
- Article 14 — Parking and Loading Standards
- Article 15 — Recycling Facilities
- Article 16 — Sign Standards
- Article 16.5 — Exterior Lighting Standards
- Article 17 — Standards for Specific Land Uses
- Article 18 — Application Filing and Processing
- Article 19 — Zoning Clearances
- Article 20 — Design Review Permits
- Article 21 — Home Occupation Permits
- Article 22 — Temporary Use Permits
- Article 23 — Planned Development Permits
- Article 24 — Conditional Use Permits
- Article 25 — Minor Variances
- Article 26 — Variances
- Article 27 — Amendments
- Article 28 — Development Agreements
- Article 29 — Public Hearings
- Article 30 — Appeals
- Article 31 — Changes to an Approved Project
- Article 32 — Time Limits and Extensions
- Article 33 — Interpretations
- Article 34 — Revocations and Modifications
- Article 35 — Enforcement
- Article 36 — Definitions/Glossary
- Chapter 3 — SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (RPD) ZONE
- Article 1 — Legislative Findings
- Article 2 — Definitions
- Article 3 — General Provisions
- Article 1 — Historical Background
- Article 2 — Plan's Objectives and Purposes
- Article 3 — Findings
- Article 4 — Applicability
- Article 5 — Definitions
- Article 6 — Maximum Number of Residential Allotments for the Construction Year
- Article 7 — Residential Development Allotment Applications
- Article 8 — Director Evaluation
- Article 9 — Appeals to the City Council
- Article 10 — Review of Progress
- Article 11 — Suspension of Allotments—Constitutionality
- Article 12 — Annexations
- Article 13 — Expiration
- Article 1 — Statement of Policy
- Article 2 — Definitions
- Article 3 — Development Criteria
- Article 4 — Public Notice
- Article 5 — Findings of Fact
- Article 6 — Transient Occupancy Tax
- Article 1 — General Provisions
- Article 2 — Definitions
- Article 3 — Findings of Overcrowding
- Article 4 — Prerequisites for Development Approval
- Article 5 — Use of Fees and Land
- Article 1 — General Provisions
- Article 2 — Definitions
- Article 3 — Impact Fee Procedures
- Article 1 — Applicability
- Article 2 — Imposition, Calculation, Collection and Use of Specific Plan Fees
- Article 3 — Annual Review and Amendments
- Article 1 — Applicability
- Article 2 — Number of Allotments for the Construction Year and Reservation of…
- Article 3 — Development Allotment Applications
- Article 4 — Planning Director Evaluation
- Article 5 — Appeals to the City Council
- Article 6 — Exceptions
- Article 7 — Review of Progress
- Article 8 — Suspension/Increase of Allocations
- Article 9 — Annexations
- Chapter 13 — IN LIEU PARKING FACILITIES FEE
- Chapter 14 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
Cite as: Ojai Municipal Code Title 10 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Chapter 2 — ZONING REGULATIONS¶
Editor's note: Sections 10-2.101 through 10-2.2921, added by Ord. No. 231, amended by Ord. Nos. 271, 283, 288, 326, 327, 339, 343, 344, 351, 355, 362, 363, 385, 388, 396, 404, 453, 465, 471, 473, 480, 483, 485, 487, 490, 499, 508, 512, 525, 537, and 539, amended in their entirety by Ord. No. 584, effective June 26, 1980. Sections 10-2.101 through 10-2.2111, codified from Ord. No. 584, amended by Ord. Nos. 593, 612, 614, 618, 624, 625, 628, 631, 639, 640, 641, 681, 683, 685, 691, 694, 700, 708, 710, 714, 721, 733, 758, and 766, amended in their entirety by Ord. No. 771, effective February 13, 2004.
Division 1 — PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF ZONING REGULATIONS¶
Division 2 — ZONING DISTRICTS, ALLOWABLE LAND USES AND ZONE SPECIFIC STANDARDS¶
Division 3 — DEVELOPMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL STANDARDS¶
Division 4 — LAND USE PERMITS AND ADMINISTRATION¶
Division 5 — ZONING REGULATIONS DEFINITIONS¶
Chapter 5 — CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS¶
Division 1 — CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS¶
Chapter 6 — RESIDENTIAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN¶
Editor's note—Chapter 6, Growth Management Plan, consisting of Sections 10-6.01 through 10-6.802 added by Ord. No. 571, amended by Ord. Nos. 573 and 708, amended in their entirety by Ord. No. 769, effective January 9, 2004. Sections 10-6.803 through 10-6.808 added by Ord. No. 769 and amended by Ord. No. 828.
Division 1 — RESIDENTIAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN¶
Chapter 8 — SCHOOL FACILITIES FEES AND DEDICATIONS¶
Editor's note—Chapter 7, added by Ord. No. 634, effective November 21, 1985 was renumbered to be Chapter 8 by codifier as Chapter 7 was in use.
Division 1 — SCHOOL FACILITIES FEES AND DEDICATIONS¶
Chapter 9 — IMPACT FEES¶
Division 1 — IMPACT FEES¶
Chapter 10 — SPECIFIC PLAN FEES¶
Division 1 — SPECIFIC PLAN FEES¶
Chapter 11 — COMMERCIAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN¶
Division 1 — COMMERCIAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN¶
Chapter 12 — RESIDENTIAL DENSITY BONUS¶
Editor's note—Chapter 12 entitled "Residential Density Bonus," consisting of Section 10-12.01 as added by Ordinance No. 688, effective November 7, 1991, repealed by Ordinance No. 771, effective February 13, 2004.
Chapter 15 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS¶
Editor's note—Chapter 15, Development Agreements, consisting of Sections 10-15.01 through 10-15.14, as added by Ordinance No. 740, effective September 24, 1999, repealed by Ordinance No. 771, effective February 13, 2004.
Chapter 16 — REPORT OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING RECORDS¶
Editor's note—Ord. No. 838, § 8, effective April 11, 2014, repealed Chapter 16, Sections 10-16.01—10-16.08, which pertained to the report of residential building records and derived from Ord. 826, § 13, eff. June 28, 2013; Ord. No. 832, eff. December 13, 2013; and Ord. No. 836, eff. February 28, 2014.
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