Earlier editions: 2026-07
Palmdale Municipal Code Title 17 Zoning
Palmdale Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Palmdale
Sections in this part
- Chapter 17.10 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.11 — SCOPE
- Chapter 17.12 — INTERPRETATIONS
- Chapter 17.13 — DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
- Chapter 17.14 — DESIGNATION OF ZONES AND DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.15 — MAPS
- Chapter 17.16 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 17.17 — RULES OF MEASUREMENT
- Chapter 17.20 — GENERAL REVIEW PROCEDURES
- Chapter 17.21 — SITE PLAN REVIEW
- Chapter 17.22 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
- Chapter 17.23 — VARIANCES AND MINOR EXCEPTIONS
- Chapter 17.24 — ZONING/LAND USE ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 17.25 — AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 17.26 — ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS
- Chapter 17.27 — COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLANS
- Chapter 17.28 — NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES AND PARCELS
- Chapter 17.30 — GENERAL PURPOSE AND INTENT
- Chapter 17.31 — RURAL SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES
- Chapter 17.32 — SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES
- Chapter 17.33 — RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ZONES
- Chapter 17.34 — MOBILE HOME (MH)
- Chapter 17.35 — LAND USE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.36 — DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.37 — SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 17.38 — SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS FOR MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 17.39 — STANDARDS FOR TWO-UNIT DEVELOPMENTS AND URBAN LOT SPLITS IN…
- Chapter 17.40 — GENERAL PURPOSE AND INTENT
- Chapter 17.41 — NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (NC)
- Chapter 17.42 — REGIONAL COMMERCIAL (RC)
- Chapter 17.43 — VISITOR COMMERCIAL (VC)
- Chapter 17.44 — MEDICAL FLEX (MEDFX)
- Chapter 17.45 — EDUCATIONAL FLEX (EDFX)
- Chapter 17.46 — OFFICE FLEX (OFX)
- Chapter 17.47 — LAND USE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.48 — DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.49 — SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.50 — GENERAL PURPOSE AND INTENT
- Chapter 17.51 — MIXED-USE 1 (MU 1)
- Chapter 17.52 — MIXED-USE 2 (MU 2)
- Chapter 17.53 — MIXED-USE 3 (MU 3)
- Chapter 17.54 — LAND USE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.55 — DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.56 — SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.60 — GENERAL PURPOSE AND INTENT
- Chapter 17.61 — LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI)
- Chapter 17.62 — HEAVY INDUSTRIAL (HI)
- Chapter 17.63 — AEROSPACE INDUSTRIAL (AI)
- Chapter 17.64 — MINERAL RESOURCE EXTRACTION (MRE)
- Chapter 17.65 — LAND USE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.66 — DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.67 — SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.70 — GENERAL PURPOSE AND INTENT
- Chapter 17.71 — PUBLIC FACILITIES ZONES
- Chapter 17.72 — OPEN SPACE (OS)
- Chapter 17.73 — UTILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY (U-ROW)
- Chapter 17.74 — SPECIFIC PLAN (SP)
- Chapter 17.75 — LAND USE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.76 — DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.77 — SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.80 — PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
- Chapter 17.81 — PARCEL REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 17.82 — SETBACKS AND LOCATION OF BUILDINGS
- Chapter 17.83 — TRANSITION BETWEEN LAND USES AND ZONES
- Chapter 17.84 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.85 — UTILITIES AND SERVICES
- Chapter 17.86 — LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, WALLS, AND FENCES
- Chapter 17.87 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
- Chapter 17.88 — SIGNS
- Chapter 17.89 — ANIMAL KEEPING
- Chapter 17.90 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.91 — RESIDENTIAL USES
- Chapter 17.92 — COMMERCIAL USES
- Chapter 17.93 — INDUSTRIAL USES
- Chapter 17.94 — PUBLIC AND CIVIC FACILITIES
- Chapter 17.95 — COMMUNICATIONS AND UTILITIES
- Chapter 17.96 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FACILITIES
- Chapter 17.97 — RECYCLING FACILITIES
- Chapter 17.98 — OTHER USES
- Chapter 17.99 — RENEWABLE ENERGY
- Chapter 17.100 — HILLSIDE MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 17.101 — TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 17.102 — SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION
Cite as: Palmdale Municipal Code Title 17 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Prior legislation: Ords. U-1060, 1060, 1063 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 95-1), 1074 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 95-2), 1075 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 95-3), 1077 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 95-5), 1082 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 96-2), 1085 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 96-1), 1089 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 95-6), 1092 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 96-3), 1109 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 97-4), 1111 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 97-2), 1112 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 97-5), 1113 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 97-1), 1114 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 97-3), U-1116, 1116 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 97-6), 1132 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 98-1), 1140 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 99-1), 1172 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 00-01), 1174 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 00-03), 1176 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 00-05), 1190 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 01-01), 1207 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 02-06), 1209 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 02-01), 1213 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 03-02), U-1213, 1217 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 03-04), 1218 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 03-01), 1219 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 03-06), 1221 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 02-03), 1223, 1226 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 03-03), 1243 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 04-02), 1262 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 04-01), 1268 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 05-02), U-1279, 1298 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 06-02), Zoning Ordinance Amendment 07-01, 1370 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 09-04), 1386 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 09-02), 1388 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 08-02), 1389 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 08-01), 1404 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 10-01), 1412 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 11-01), 1413 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 10-03), 1415 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 11-02), 1423 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 11-03), 1427 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 12-001), 1430 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 11-05), 1435 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 12-002), Zoning Ordinance Amendment 13-001, 1443 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 13-002), 1446 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 13-003), Zoning Ordinance Amendment 13-04, Zoning Ordinance Amendment 14-01, Zoning Ordinance Amendment 14-02, Zoning Ordinance Amendment 14-03, Zoning Ordinance Amendment 15-01, Zoning Ordinance Amendment 16-01, Zoning Ordinance Amendment 17-001, 1450, 1451, 1453, 1459, 1460, 1472, 1486, 1495, 1501, 1502 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 17-002), Zoning Ordinance Amendment 17-003, 1507 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 17-004), 1509 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 18-002), 1510 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 18-003), 1512 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 18-001), 1521 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 19-001), 1523 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 19-002), 1526 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 19-003), 1529 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 19-004), 1530 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 19-005), 1533 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 19-006), U-1536, 1539 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 20-001), 1544 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 20-002), 1546 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 20-003), 1552 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 20-004), 1559 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 21-005), 1565 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 21-002), 1572 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 21-003), U-1575, 1586 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 21-008), 1594 (Zoning Ordinance Amendment 21-006).
ATTACHMENTS
Multi-Family and Mixed Use Design Standards[Figure]
Division 1 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS¶
Division 2 — REVIEW PROCEDURES¶
Division 3 — RESIDENTIAL ZONES¶
Division 4 — COMMERCIAL/OFFICE ZONES¶
Division 5 — MIXED-USE ZONES¶
Division 6 — INDUSTRIAL ZONES¶
Division 7 — SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONES¶
Division 8 — GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS¶
Division 9 — SPECIAL REGULATIONS¶
Division 10 — ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT¶
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