Title 9 — PLANNING AND ZONING›Chapter 4 — ZONING
Article 2 — Definitions
Pacifica Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-30 · Pacifica
Sec. 9-4.201. - Scope.¶
Sec. 9-4.202. - Advertising structure.¶
Sec. 9-4.202.1. - Access.¶
Sec. 9-4.202.2. - Access, lateral.¶
Sec. 9-4.202.3. - Access, vertical.¶
Sec. 9-4.202.5. - Accessory use.¶
Sec. 9-4.202.6. - Adult business.¶
Sec. 9-4.203. - Aerial.¶
Sec. 9-4.204. - Agriculture.¶
Sec. 9-4.205. - Alley.¶
Sec. 9-4.205.1. - Alternative financial services.¶
Sec. 9-4.206. - Apartment.¶
Sec. 9-4.207. - Apartment house.¶
Sec. 9-4.208. - Automobile court or motel.¶
Sec. 9-4.208.1. - Bank.¶
Sec. 9-4.209. - Basement.¶
Sec. 9-4.209.1. - Bay windows.¶
Sec. 9-4.210. - Block.¶
Sec. 9-4.211. - Boardinghouse.¶
Sec. 9-4.212. - Building.¶
Sec. 9-4.213. - Building, accessory.¶
Sec. 9-4.214. - Building, conforming.¶
Sec. 9-4.215. - Building coverage.¶
Sec. 9-4.216. - Building, main.¶
Sec. 9-4.217. - Building, nonconforming.¶
Sec. 9-4.218. - Building site.¶
Sec. 9-4.219. - Business, retail.¶
Sec. 9-4.220. - Business, wholesale.¶
Sec. 9-4.220.1. - Camper.¶
Sec. 9-4.221. - Carport.¶
Sec. 9-4.222. - Car wash, automatic.¶
Sec. 9-4.223. - Car wash, self-service.¶
Sec. 9-4.224. - Car wash, self-service portable.¶
Sec. 9-4.226. - Club.¶
Sec. 9-4.226.1. - Coastal Appeals Zone.¶
Sec. 9-4.226.2. - Coastal development permit.¶
Sec. 9-4.226.3. - Coastal scenic view corridor.¶
Sec. 9-4.226.4. - Coastal Zone.¶
Sec. 9-4.227. - Combining district.¶
Sec. 9-4.228. - Commission.¶
Sec. 9-4.229. - Communications equipment building.¶
Sec. 9-4.229.1. - Community care facilities.¶
Sec. 9-4.230. - Condominium.¶
Sec. 9-4.231. - Crop and tree farming.¶
Sec. 9-4.231.05. - Development.¶
Sec. 9-4.231.1. - Dimensional standards.¶
Sec. 9-4.232. - District.¶
Sec. 9-4.233. - Dwelling.¶
Sec. 9-4.234. - Dwelling group.¶
Sec. 9-4.235. - Dwelling, multiple.¶
Sec. 9-4.236. - Dwelling, one-family.¶
Sec. 9-4.237. - Dwelling, single-family.¶
Sec. 9-4.238. - Dwelling unit.¶
Sec. 9-4.239. - Family.¶
Sec. 9-4.239.1 - Family daycare homes.¶
Sec. 9-4.239.2 - Financial institution.¶
Sec. 9-4.239.3 - Floor area.¶
Sec. 9-4.239.4. - Floor area, gross leasable.¶
Sec. 9-4.240. - Guest house.¶
Sec. 9-4.241. - Garage.¶
Sec. 9-4.242. - Garage, public.¶
Sec. 9-4.242.1. - Greenhouse/solarium.¶
Sec. 9-4.242.2. - Health/fitness club.¶
Sec. 9-4.243. - Height of buildings.¶
Sec. 9-4.244. - Home occupation.¶
Sec. 9-4.245. - Hotel.¶
Sec. 9-4.245.1. - House car.¶
Sec. 9-4.246. - Household appliance.¶
Sec. 9-4.247. - Household furniture and goods.¶
Sec. 9-4.248. - Junk yard.¶
Sec. 9-4.249. - Kennel.¶
Sec. 9-4.250. - Kitchen.¶
Sec. 9-4.251. - Landscaping.¶
Sec. 9-4.252. - Loading space.¶
Sec. 9-4.252.1. - Local Coastal Implementation Plan (LCIP).¶
Sec. 9-4.252.2. - Local Coastal Land Use Plan (LCLUP).¶
Sec. 9-4.252.3. - Local Coastal Program (LCP).¶
Sec. 9-4.253. - Lot.¶
Sec. 9-4.254. - Lot line, front.¶
Sec. 9-4.255. - Lot line, rear.¶
Sec. 9-4.256. - Lot line, side.¶
Sec. 9-4.257. - Lot width.¶
Sec. 9-4.257.1. - Lot depth.¶
Sec. 9-4.257.2. - Mixed use residential.¶
Sec. 9-4.258. - Mobile home park.¶
Sec. 9-4.258.1. - Motor vehicle.¶
Sec. 9-4.259. - Nonconforming.¶
Sec. 9-4.260. - Open ground area.¶
Sec. 9-4.260.1. - Open space, required.¶
Sec. 9-4.260.2. - Open space, usable.¶
Sec. 9-4.260.3. - Organized off-road vehicle park.¶
Sec. 9-4.260.4. - Outdoor common area.¶
Sec. 9-4.261. - Parking space.¶
Sec. 9-4.262. - Paved area.¶
Sec. 9-4.263. - Personal appliance.¶
Sec. 9-4.263.1. - Primary frontage street.¶
Sec. 9-4.264. - Professional office.¶
Sec. 9-4.265. - Recreational facilities.¶
Sec. 9-4.265.1 - Restaurant.¶
Sec. 9-4.265.2 - Restaurant, fast food.¶
Sec. 9-4.265.3 - Restaurant, retail.¶
Sec. 9-4.266. - Rooming house.¶
Sec. 9-4.267. - School.¶
Sec. 9-4.267.1. - Sensitive habitat.¶
Sec. 9-4.268. - Service station.¶
Sec. 9-4.268.1. - Service station, full-service.¶
Sec. 9-4.268.2. - Service station, self-service.¶
Sec. 9-4.269. - Setback, front.¶
Sec. 9-4.270. - Setback, rear.¶
Sec. 9-4.271. - Setback, side.¶
Sec. 9-4.271.1. - Shore line structure.¶
Sec. 9-4.271.2. - Single housekeeping unit.¶
Sec. 9-4.272. - Small animal hospital or veterinary clinic.¶
Sec. 9-4.273. - Small livestock.¶
Sec. 9-4.273.1. - Special care facility.¶
Sec. 9-4.273.2. - Stepback.¶
Sec. 9-4.273.3. - Stoop.¶
Sec. 9-4.274. - Story.¶
Sec. 9-4.275. - Street.¶
Sec. 9-4.276. - Street line.¶
Sec. 9-4.277. - Structural alteration.¶
Sec. 9-4.278. - Structure.¶
Sec. 9-4.278.1. - Townhouse.¶
Sec. 9-4.278.2. - Trailer.¶
Sec. 9-4.278.3. - Trailer coach.¶
Sec. 9-4.279. - Trailer court.¶
Sec. 9-4.280. - Usable open space.¶
Sec. 9-4.281. - Use.¶
Sec. 9-4.282. - Use, accessory.¶
Sec. 9-4.282.1. - Vehicle.¶
Sec. 9-4.282.2. - Visitor-serving commercial use.¶
Sec. 9-4.283. - Yard.¶
Sec. 9-4.284. - Yard, front.¶
Sec. 9-4.285. - Yard, rear.¶
Sec. 9-4.286. - Yard, side.¶
Sec. 9-4.287. - Zoning plot.¶
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