Petaluma Municipal Code Ch. 2 Zoning Map and Zones

Sections:

2.010 Purpose.

2.020 Zoning Map and Zones.

This Chapter establishes the zones applied to property within the City and adopts the City's Zoning Map.

The Council hereby adopts the City of Petaluma Zoning Map (hereafter referred to as the "Zoning Map"), which is

on Fle with the Department. The Zoning Map is hereby incorporated into this Zoning Ordinance by reference as

though it were fully included here.

A. Zones established. The City of Petaluma shall be divided into zones that implement the Petaluma General Plan.

The zones shown in Table 2-1 (Zones) are hereby established, and shall be shown on the Zoning Map as the map is

adopted by the Council, or as amended by the Council from time-to-time.

B. Interpretation of zone boundaries. If there is uncertainty about the location of any zone boundary shown on the

oGcial Zoning Map, the location of the boundary shall be determined by the Director as follows.

1. Where a zone boundary approximately follows a lot line, alley, or street line, the lot line, street or alley

centerline shall be construed as the zone boundary, as applicable;

2. If a zone boundary divides a parcel and the boundary line location is not speciFed by distances printed

on the Zoning Map, the location of the boundary will be determined by using the scale appearing on the

Zoning Map; and

3. Where a public street or alley is oGcially vacated or abandoned, the property that was formerly in the

street or alley will be included within the zone of the adjoining property on either side of the vacated or

abandoned street or alley.

Table 2-1 - Zones

Zone General Plan Designation
Name of Zone
Symbol Implemented by Zone

Natural, Rural, and Low Density Zones

OSP Open Space and Parks Open Space and Parks

AG Agriculture Agriculture

RR Rural Residential Rural Residential

R1 Residential 1 Very Low Density Residential

Residential Zones

R2 Residential 2 Low Density Residential

R3 Residential 3 Diverse Low Density Residential

R4 Residential 4 Medium Density Residential

R5 Residential 5 High Density Residential

MH Mobile Home Mobile Home

Mixed Use Zones and Commercial Districts

C1 Commercial 1 Neighborhood Commercial

C2 Commercial 2 Community Commercial

MU1A Mixed Use 1A Mixed Use

MU1B Mixed Use 1B Mixed Use

MU1C Mixed Use 1C Mixed Use

MU2 Mixed Use 2 Mixed Use

Business, Industrial and Other Special Districts

BP Business Park District Business Park

I Industrial District Industrial

CF Civic Facility District Public/Semi-Public

Table 2-1 - Zones

Zone General Plan Designation
Name of Zone
Symbol Implemented by Zone

Education

PUD Planned Unit District

PCD Planned Community District

Overlay Zones

-FP Floodplain Floodplain

-H Historic All

-T Theater District

-DHEO Downtown Housing and Economic Mixed Use

Opportunity Overlay

(Ord. 2900 § 5 (Exh. A), 2025.)

The Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance is current through Ordinance 2907, passed September 8,

Disclaimer: The city clerk’s oGce has the oGcial version of the Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance. Users

should contact the city clerk’s oGce for ordinances passed subsequent to the ordinance cited above.

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