Earlier editions: 2026-09
Pismo Beach Municipal Code Title 17 Zoning Ordinance (1983 Code)\
Pismo Beach Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Pismo Beach
Sections in this part
- Chapter 17.003 — GENERAL
- Chapter 17.006 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 17.009 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.012 — AGRICULTURAL--EXCLUSIVE (A-E) ZONE
- Chapter 17.015 — UNCLASSIFIED (U) ZONE
- Chapter 17.018 — SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) ZONE
- Chapter 17.021 — TWO AND THREE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-2) ZONE
- Chapter 17.024 — MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-3) ZONE
- Chapter 17.027 — HOTEL-MOTEL AND VISITOR SERVING (R-4) ZONE
- Chapter 17.030 — RESORT-RESIDENTIAL (R-R) ZONE
- Chapter 17.033 — PLANNED RESIDENTIAL (P-R) ZONE
- Chapter 17.036 — COMMERCIAL RECREATION (C-R) ZONE
- Chapter 17.039 — MOBILE HOME (M-H) ZONE
- Chapter 17.042 — RETAIL COMMERCIAL (C-1) ZONE
- Chapter 17.045 — GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-2) ZONE
- Chapter 17.048 — COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING (C-M) ZONE
- Chapter 17.051 — OPEN SPACE--NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION (OS-1) ZONE
- Chapter 17.054 — OPEN SPACE--RECREATIONAL USE (OS-R) ZONE
- Chapter 17.057 — GOVERNMENT (G) ZONE
- Chapter 17.060 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF OVERLAY ZONES
- Chapter 17.063 — ARCHAEOLOGY--HISTORIC SITES (A) OVERLAY LONE
- Chapter 17.066 — COASTAL ACCESS (AC) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.068 — AMUSEMENT HALL/RETAIL COMMERCIAL (AH/C-1) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.069 — ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW (AR) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.072 — COASTAL APPEAL (CA) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.075 — FLOODPLAIN (F) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.078 — HAZARDS AND PROTECTION (H) OVERLAY ZONE (DRAINAGE, RUNOFF, EROSION,…
- Chapter 17.081 — HEIGHT LIMITATIONS (HL) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.084 — NOISE PROBLEMS (N) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.087 — OPEN SPACE (OS-2) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.090 — PUBLIC OR VISITOR PARKING (P) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.091 — RESIDENTIAL VERY HIGH DENSITY (RVHD) OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.093 — TRANSFER DENSITY (TD) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.096 — VIEW CONSIDERATIONS (V) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.099 — VISITOR SERVICES (VS) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.100 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
- Chapter 17.102 — GENERAL PROVISIONS: BUILDING HEIGHTS, YARD, AREA, COVERAGE AND…
- Chapter 17.105 — GENERAL PROVISIONS: CONDITIONS, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, EXEMPTIONS AND FEES
- Chapter 17.106 — STANDARDS FOR PLACING MOBILE HOMES ON SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS
- Chapter 17.108 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 17.111 — SIGN REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.113 — SHORT-TERM RENTALS
- Chapter 17.115 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
- Chapter 17.117 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 17.118 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
- Chapter 17.119 — TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN LOT SPLITS
- Chapter 17.121 — APPLICATIONS, PERMITS, PROCEDURES AND APPEALS
- Chapter 17.124 — COASTAL PERMITTING PROCEDURES
- Chapter 17.127 — AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 17.130 — INTERPRETATION
- Chapter 17.133 — ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE AND PENALTIES
- Chapter 17.136 — ZONING MAP
- Chapter 17.01 — PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF ZONING CODE
- Chapter 17.02 — INTERPRETATION OF CODE PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.03 — LAND USE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 17.04 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
- Chapter 17.06 — ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS, ADOPTION OF ZONING MAP
- Chapter 17.08 — RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.09 — SHORT-TERM RENTALS
- Chapter 17.10 — RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.12 — COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.14 — COMMERCIAL DESIGN STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.16 — SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.18 — OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.20 — HEIGHT MEASUREMENT AND EXCEPTIONS
- Chapter 17.22 — SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AND EXCEPTIONS
- Chapter 17.24 — GENERAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT AND USE STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.26 — INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES
- Chapter 17.28 — HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 17.30 — LANDSCAPING
- Chapter 17.32 — OCEAN FRONTING DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 17.34 — PARKING AND LOADING
- Chapter 17.36 — SIGNS
- Chapter 17.38 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES
- Chapter 17.40 — APPLICATIONS--FILING AND PROCESSING
- Chapter 17.42 — PERMIT APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL
- Chapter 17.44 — PERMIT IMPLEMENTATION, TIME LIMITS, EXTENSIONS
- Chapter 17.46 — SPECIFIC PLANS
- Chapter 17.48 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 17.50 — ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
- Chapter 17.52 — NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES AND PARCELS
- Chapter 17.54 — APPEALS
- Chapter 17.56 — GENERAL PLAN, ZONING CODE/MAP, AND LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 17.58 — PUBLIC HEARINGS
- Chapter 17.60 — ENFORCEMENT OF ZONING CODE PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.62 — DEFINITIONS
Cite as: Pismo Beach Municipal Code Title 17 · Text as of 2026-10-03
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* Effective date: December 1983.
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