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Chapter 25 — AMENDMENTS

25.010 Amendment.

Petaluma Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · Petaluma

This Ordinance may be amended by changing the boundaries of any district or by changing any other provision thereof whenever the public necessity and convenience and general welfare require such amendment. No amendment to provisions of this ordinance that regulate matters listed in Government Code section 65850, as from time to time amended, shall be made unless the Planning Commission and City Council find the amendment to be in conformity with the General Plan. The City Council, in its sole discretion, may direct that amendments to provisions of this Ordinance that regulate matters other than those listed in Government Code section 65850, as from time to time amended, be submitted to the Planning Commission for a finding of conformity with the General Plan.

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▸Contents — Petaluma Zoning Code
Petaluma Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 1 — PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY OF ZONING ORDINANCE
  2. Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 3 — DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS
  4. Chapter 4 — ZONE DISTRICTS AND ALLOWABLE LAND USES
  5. Chapter 5 — OVERLAY ZONES
  6. Chapter 6 — FLOODWAY AND FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICTS
  7. Chapter 7 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES
  8. Chapter 8 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT
  9. Chapter 9
  10. Chapter 10 — ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS
  11. Chapter 11 — PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES, OFF-STREET
  12. Chapter 12 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS MODIFICATIONS
  13. Chapter 13
  14. Chapter 14 — LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
  15. Chapter 15
  16. Chapter 16
  17. Chapter 17 — TREE PRESERVATION
  18. Chapter 18 — PUBLIC ART
  19. Chapter 19 — PLANNED UNIT DISTRICT AND PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTR…
  20. Chapter 20 — SIGNS AND SIGN STRUCTURES
  21. Chapter 21 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
  22. Chapter 22 — NONCONFORMING USES
  23. Chapter 23
  24. Chapter 24
  25. ▸Chapter 25 — AMENDMENTS
    Overview
    1. 25.010 Amendment.
    2. 25.020 Application for Amendment.
    3. 25.030 Accompanying Maps and Data.
    4. 25.040 Investigation and Report.
    5. 25.050 Public Hearings of the Planning Commission.
    6. 25.060 Submission of Recommended Amendment to City Council.
    7. 25.065 Public Hearings of the City Council.
    8. 25.070 Findings by City Council.
    9. 25.080 Changes by City Council.
    10. 25.090 Effect of Denial of Application.
  26. Chapter 26 — ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES, ENACTMENT
  27. Chapter 27 — RESIDENTIAL DENSITY BONUS
  28. Chapter 28 — GLOSSARY

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