Part 2 — SUMMARY OF ZONING DISTRICTS
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Sec. 200. Zoning Districts .............................................................................................................2-2 200.A. Zoning Districts Established. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 200.B. Residential Neighborhood Districts (RND). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 200.C. Neighborhood Edge Districts (NED) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 200.D. Urban Neighborhood Districts (UND) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 200.E. Activity Center Districts (ACD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 200.F. Transit Oriented Districts (TOD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 200.G. Workplace Districts (WD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14 200.H. Special Campus Districts (SCD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 200.I. Parkland Districts (PLD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
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Zoning Districts Established
Sec. 200. Zoning Districts
200.a. Zoning Districts Established
In order to carry out the purposes and intent of this Zoning and Development Code, the following 32 zoning districts are established. These zoning districts do not include Specific Plans, historic designations, or overlay districts.
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS (RND)
RND1 Residential Neighborhood District 1 RND2 Residential Neighborhood District 2 RND3 Residential Neighborhood District 3 RND4 Residential Neighborhood District 4 RND5 Residential Neighborhood District 5 NEIGHBORHOOD EDGE DISTRICTS (NED) NED1 Neighborhood Edge District 1 NED2 Neighborhood Edge District 2 NED3 Neighborhood Edge District 3 NED4 Neighborhood Edge District 4 NED5 Neighborhood Edge District 5 URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS (UND)
UND1 Urban Neighborhood District 1 UND2 Urban Neighborhood District 2 UND3 Urban Neighborhood District 3 ACTIVITY CENTER DISTRICTS (ACD) ACD1 Activity Center District 1 ACD2 Activity Center District 2 ACD3 Activity Center District 3
TRANSIT ORIENTED DISTRICTS (TOD)
TOD1 Transit Oriented District 1 TOD2 Transit Oriented District 2 TOD3 Transit Oriented District 3 TOD4 Transit Oriented District 4 TOD5 Transit Oriented District 5 TOD6 Transit Oriented District 6
WORKPLACE DISTRICTS (WD)
WD1 Workplace District 1 WD2 Workplace District 2 WD3 Workplace District 3 WD4 Workplace District 4 WD5 Workplace District 5
SPECIAL CAMPUS DISTRICTS (SCD)
SCD1 Special Campus District 1 SCD2 Special Campus District 2 SCD3 Special Campus District 3 PARKLAND DISTRICTS (PLD) PLD1 Parkland District 1 PLD2 Parkland District 2
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Residential Neighborhood Districts (RND)
200.B. Residential Neighborhood Districts (RND)
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1. General Intent
a. A walkable neighborhood environment intended to accommodate a variety of lower-intensity housing options—up to 2.5 stories tall—including single-unit homes, cottage courts, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and other small multifamily development.
b. Residential Neighborhood Districts (RND) implement the Residential Neighborhood Place Type established in the
General Plan.
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Residential Neighborhood Districts (RND)
2. Districts
There are 5 Residential Neighborhood Districts (RNDs). The first bracket set [ ] of each RND zoning district is summarized below. Part 6. Site rules also apply to all RND zoning districts.
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Zoning First Bracket Set Zoning District
District [ Form Module - Frontage Module - Use Module ] Description
Residential House Neighborhood Residential Sites with house-scale
Neighborhood Medium1 Yard 1 1 buildings up to 2.5 stories tall,
District 1 frontyards, residential primary
uses, limited nonresidential
(RND1) (HM1) (N1) (R1)
primary uses, and limited
Sec. 320.C Sec. 420.A Sec. 520.C nonresidential accessory uses.
Residential House Neighborhood Residential Sites with narrow house-scale
Neighborhood Narrow 1 Yard 2 1 buildings up to 2.5 stories tall,
District 2 shallow frontyards, residential
primary uses, limited
(RND2) (HN1) (N2) (R1)
nonresidential primary uses,
and limited nonresidential
Sec. 320.A Sec. 420.B Sec. 520.C accessory uses.
Residential Low-Rise Neighborhood Residential Sites with low-rise buildings
Neighborhood Medium 1 Yard 1 1 up to 2.5 stories tall,
District 3 frontyards, residential primary
uses, limited nonresidential
(RND3) (LM1) (N1) (R1)
primary uses, and limited
Sec. 330.A Sec. 420.A Sec. 520.C nonresidential accessory uses.
Residential House Neighborhood Residential Sites with wide house-scale
Neighborhood Broad 1 Yard 1 1 buildings up to 2.5 stories tall,
District 4 frontyards, residential primary
uses, limited nonresidential
(RND4) (HB1) (N1) (R1)
primary uses, and limited
Sec. 320.D Sec. 420.A Sec. 520.C nonresidential accessory uses.
Residential House Neighborhood Residential Sites with house-scale
Neighborhood Medium1 Yard 1 Mixed 1 buildings up to 2.5 stories tall,
District 5 frontyards, and residential and
limited nonresidential primary
(RND5) (HM1) (N1) (RX1)
uses.
Sec. 320.C Sec. 420.A Sec. 520.C
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Neighborhood Edge Districts (NED)
200.C. Neighborhood Edge Districts (NED)
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1. General Intent
a. Medium scale development intended to accommodate a variety of housing options—up to 3 stories tall— including a mixture of townhouses, live-work units and small scale multifamily with flexible ground stories for a variety of smaller scale commercial uses. Neighborhood Edge Districts (NED) typically transition to Residential Neighborhood Districts (RND) from zoning districts with more intense development.
b. Neighborhood Edge Districts (NED) implement the Neighborhood Edge Place Type established in the
General Plan.
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Neighborhood Edge Districts (NED)
2. Districts
There are 5 Neighborhood Edge Districts (NED). The first bracket set [ ] of each NED zoning district is summarized below. Part 6. Site rules also apply to all NED zoning districts.
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Zoning First Bracket Set Zoning District
District [ Form Module - Frontage Module - Use Module ] Description
Neighborhood Low-Rise General Commercial Sites with low-rise buildings
Edge Medium 2 1 Mixed 1 up to 3 stories tall, located
District 1 close to the street with
somewhat active ground
(NED1) (LM2) (G1) (CX1)
stories, and residential and
minimal commercial primary
Sec. 330.B Sec. 440.A Sec. 520.C uses.
Neighborhood Low-Rise General Commercial Sites with low-rise buildings
Edge Medium 2 1 Mixed 2 up to 3 stories tall, located
District 2 close to the street with
somewhat active ground
(NED2) (LM2) (G1) (CX2)
stories, and residential and
small commercial primary
Sec. 330.B Sec. 440.A Sec. 520.C
uses.
Neighborhood Low-Rise Multi-Unit Residential Sites with low-rise buildings
Edge Medium 2 1 1 up to 3 stories tall, located
District 3 close to the street with
residential ground stories,
(NED3) (LM2) (MU1) (R1)
residential primary uses,
limited nonresidential
primary uses, and limited
Sec. 330.B Sec. 430.A Sec. 520.C
nonresidential accessory uses.
Neighborhood Low-Rise General Commercial Sites with low-rise buildings
Edge Medium 2 1 Mixed 3 up to 3 stories tall, located
District 4 close to the street with
somewhat active ground
(NED4) (LM2) (G1) (CX3)
stories, and residential and
moderate commercial primary
Sec. 330.B Sec. 440.A Sec. 520.C uses.
Neighborhood House Neighborhood Residential Sites with narrow house-scale
Edge Narrow 2 Yard 2 1 buildings up to 3 stories tall,
District 5 shallow frontyards, residential
primary uses, limited
(NED5) (HN2) (N2) (R1)
nonresidential primary uses,
and limited nonresidential
Sec. 320.B Sec. 420.B Sec. 520.C accessory uses.
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Urban Neighborhood Districts (UND)
200.D. Urban Neighborhood Districts (UND)
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1. General Intent
a. Moderately scaled development primarily intended to accommodate a variety of medium intensity multiunit housing options—up to 4 stories tall—in addition to office, commercial, and limited industrial uses that are compatible with adjacent development. While buildings may contain exclusively residential or nonresidential uses, the vertical mixing of uses is encouraged.
b. Urban Neighborhood Districts (UND) implement the Urban Neighborhood Place Type established in the
General Plan.
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Urban Neighborhood Districts (UND)
2. Districts
There are 3 Urban Neighborhood Districts (UND). The first bracket set [ ] of each UND zoning district is summarized below. Part 6. Site rules also apply to all UND zoning districts.
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Zoning First Bracket Set Zoning District
District [ Form Module - Frontage Module - Use Module ] Description
Urban Low-Rise General Commercial Sites with low-rise buildings
Neighborhood Medium 3 1 Mixed 1 up to 4 stories tall, located
District 1 close to the street with
somewhat active ground
(UND1) (LM3) (G1) (CX1)
stories, and residential and
minimal commercial primary
Sec. 330.C Sec. 440.A Sec. 520.C uses.
Urban Low-Rise Multi-Unit Residential Sites with low-rise buildings
Neighborhood Medium 3 1 1 up to 4 stories tall, located
District 2 close to the street with
residential ground stories,
(UND2) (LM3) (MU1) (R1)
residential primary uses,
limited nonresidential
primary uses, and limited
Sec. 330.C Sec. 430.A Sec. 520.C nonresidential accessory uses.
Urban Low-Rise General Industrial Sites with low-rise buildings
Neighborhood Medium 3 1 Mixed 1 up to 4 stories tall, located
District 3 close to the street with
somewhat active ground
(UND3) (LM3) (G1) (IX1)
stories, and residential and
Sec. 330.C Sec. 440.A Sec. 520.C small industrial primary uses.
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Activity Center Districts (ACD)
200.E. Activity Center Districts (ACD)
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1. General Intent
a. Medium to large scale development within neighborhood centers and regional destinations catalyzed by a variety of residential, retail, service and commercial building forms and uses—up to 6 stories tall—in a pedestrian-friendly environment. While buildings may contain exclusively residential or nonresidential uses, the vertical mixing of uses is strongly encouraged. Activity Center Districts (ACD) typically transition to districts with less intense development.
b. Activity Center Districts (ACD) implement the Activity Center Place Type established in the
General Plan.
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Activity Center Districts (ACD)
2. Districts
There are 3 Activity Center Districts (ACD). The first bracket set [ ] of each ACD zoning district is summarized below. Part 6. Site rules also apply to all ACD zoning districts.
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Zoning First Bracket Set Zoning District
District [ Form Module - Frontage Module - Use Module ] Description
Activity Mid-Rise General Commercial Sites with mid-rise buildings
Center Medium 1 1 Mixed 4 up to 6 stories tall, located
District 1 close to the street with
somewhat active ground
(ACD1) (MM1) (G1) (CX4)
stories, and residential and
Sec. 340.A Sec. 440.A Sec. 520.C large commercial primary
uses.
Activity Mid-Rise Shopfront Commercial Sites with wide mid-rise
Center Broad 1 1 Mixed 4 buildings up to 6 stories tall,
District 2 located close to the street
with active ground stories,
(ACD2) (MB1) (SH1) (CX4)
and residential and large
Sec. 340.C Sec. 450.A Sec. 520.C commercial primary uses.
Activity Mid-Rise Shopfront Commercial Sites with wide mid-rise
Center Broad 1 1 Mixed 5 buildings up to 6 stories tall,
District 3 located close to the street
with active ground stories,
(ACD3) (MB1) (SH1) (CX5)
and residential and very large
Sec. 340.C Sec. 450.A Sec. 520.C commercial primary uses.
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Transit Oriented Districts (TOD)
200.F. Transit Oriented Districts (TOD)
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1. General Intent
a. Transit Oriented Districts (TOD) are the most active and walkable zoning districts in the city and feature development types of medium to large scale development—up to 6 stories tall. While buildings may contain exclusively residential uses, these districts encourage buildings with a mix of uses—horizontally and vertically—with retail, commercial and civic activity on the ground story and housing or workplace uses above.
b. Transit Oriented Districts (TOD) implement the Transit Oriented District Place Type established in the
General Plan.
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Transit Oriented Districts (TOD)
2. Districts
There are 6 Transit Oriented Districts (TOD). The first bracket set [ ] of each TOD zoning district is summarized below. Part 6. Site rules also apply to all TOD zoning districts.
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Zoning First Bracket Set Zoning District
District [ Form Module - Frontage Module - Use Module ] Description
Transit Oriented Mid-Rise General Commercial Sites with mid-rise buildings
District 1 Medium 1 1 Mixed 1 up to 6 stories tall, located
close to the street with
(TOD1) (MM1) (G1) (CX1)
somewhat active ground
stories, and residential and
minimal commercial primary
Sec. 340.A Sec. 440.A Sec. 520.C uses.
Transit Oriented Low-Rise General Commercial Sites with low-rise buildings
District 2 Medium 3 1 Mixed 4 up to 4 stories tall, located
close to the street with
(TOD2) (LM3) (G1) (CX4)
somewhat active ground
stories, and residential and
large commercial primary
Sec. 330.C Sec. 440.A Sec. 520.C uses.
Transit Oriented Low-Rise Multi-Unit Residential Sites with low-rise buildings
District 3 Medium 3 1 1 up to 4 stories tall, located
close to the street with
(TOD3) (LM3) (MU1) (R1)
residential ground stories,
residential primary uses,
limited nonresidential
primary uses, and limited
Sec. 330.C Sec. 430.A Sec. 520.C nonresidential accessory uses.
Transit Oriented Mid-Rise General Commercial Sites with mid-rise buildings
District 4 Medium 1 1 Mixed 4 up to 6 stories tall, located
close to the street with
(TOD4) (MM1) (G1) (CX4)
somewhat active ground
stories, and residential and
large commercial primary
Sec. 340.A Sec. 440.A Sec. 520.C uses.
Transit Oriented Mid-Rise Shopfront Commercial Sites with mid-rise buildings
District 5 Medium 1 1 Mixed 4 up to 6 stories tall, located
close to the street with active
(TOD5) (MM1) (SH1) (CX4)
ground stories, and residential
and large commercial primary
Sec. 340.A Sec. 450.A Sec. 520.C uses.
Transit Oriented Low-Rise General Commercial Sites with low-rise buildings
District 6 Medium 3 1 Mixed 1 up to 4 stories tall, located
close to the street with
(TOD6) (LM3) (G1) (CX1)
somewhat active ground
stories, and residential and
minimal commercial primary
Sec. 330.C Sec. 440.A Sec. 520.C uses.
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Workplace Districts (WD)
200.G. Workplace Districts (WD)
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1. General Intent
a. Medium scale development primarily intented to accommodate a variety of low-impact industrial and clean manufacturing activities that are pedestrian-oriented with distinctive building types—up to 6 stories tall—and a safe relationship to the public street and open space network. The majority of industrial activity in Workplace Districts (WD) are intended to be conducted indoors with limited accessory outdoor storage. Workplace Districts (WD) also allow residential and limited commercial uses where screened for safety.
b. Workplace Districts (WD) implement the Workplace District and Workplace District Edge Place Types established in the
General Plan.
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Workplace Districts (WD)
2. Districts
There are 5 Workplace Districts (WD). The first bracket set [ ] of each WD zoning district is summarized below. Part 6. Site rules also apply to all WD zoning districts.
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Zoning First Bracket Set Zoning District
District [ Form Module - Frontage Module - Use Module ] Description
Workplace Low-Rise General Industrial Sites with low-rise buildings
District 1 Medium 4 1 Mixed 1 up to 4 stories tall, located
close to the street with
(WD1) (LM4) (G1) (IX1)
somewhat active ground
stories, and residential and
Sec. 330.D Sec. 440.A Sec. 520.C small industrial primary uses.
Workplace Low-Rise General Industrial Sites with low-rise buildings
District 2 Medium 4 2 3 up to 4 stories tall, screened
from the street with less active
(WD2) (LM4) (G2) (I3)
ground stories, and large
industrial primary uses.
Sec. 330.D Sec. 440.B Sec. 520.C
Workplace Low-Rise General Industrial Sites with low-rise buildings
District 3 Medium 4 2 2 up to 4 stories tall, screened
from the street with less active
(WD3) (LM4) (G2) (I2)
ground stories, and medium
industrial primary uses.
Sec. 330.D Sec. 440.B Sec. 520.C
Workplace Low-Rise General Industrial Sites with low-rise buildings
District 4 Medium 4 2 1 up to 4 stories tall, screened
from the street with less active
(WD4) (LM4) (G2) (I1)
ground stories, and moderate
industrial primary uses.
Sec. 330.D Sec. 440.B Sec. 520.C
Workplace Mid-Rise General Industrial Sites with mid-rise buildings
District 5 Medium 2 1 Mixed 1 up to 6 stories tall, located
close to the street with
(WD5) (MM2) (G1) (IX1)
somewhat active ground
stories, and residential and
Sec. 340.B Sec. 440.A Sec. 520.C small industrial primary uses.
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Special Campus Districts (SCD)
200.H. Special Campus Districts (SCD)
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1. General Intent
a. Areas with unique forms intended to accommodate public, civic and institutional uses and buildings—up to 8 stories tall—that serve the city and region but do not readily assimilate into other zoning districts. Most Special Campus Districts (SCD) apply to the Pomona Civic Center and land associated with Cal Poly Pomona and Fairplex.
b. Special Campus Districts (SCD) implement the Special Campus Place Type established in the
General Plan.
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Special Campus Districts (SCD)
2. Districts
There are 2 Special Campus Districts (SCD). The first bracket set [ ] of each SCD zoning district is summarized below. Part 6. Site rules also apply to all SCD zoning districts.
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Zoning First Bracket Set Zoning District
District [ Form Module - Frontage Module - Use Module ] Description
Special Special Civic Public Intended for sites related to
Campus 2 2 1 Cal Poly Pomona. Allows for
District 1 buildings up to 8 stories tall.
(SCD1) (S2) (CV2) (P1)
Sec. 350.B Sec. 460.B Sec. 520.C
Special Special Civic Public Intended for sites related to
Campus 1 1 1 the Pomona Civic Center.
District 2 Allows for buildings up to 4
stories tall.
(SCD2) (S1) (CV1) (P1)
Sec. 350.A Sec. 460.A Sec. 520.C
Special Special Civic Public Intended for sites related
Campus 4 3 2 to Fairplex. Building heights
District 3 regulated by the Fairplex
Overlay District.
(SCD3) (S4) (CV3) (P2)
Sec. 350.D Sec. 460.C Sec. 520.C
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Parkland Districts (PLD)
200.I. Parkland Districts (PLD)
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1. General Intent
a. Areas intended to create, preserve and enhance parkland to meet the active and recreational needs of residents and visitors. Allows for small buildings up to 2.5 stories tall.
b. Parkland Districts (PLD) implement the Open Space Place Type established in the
General Plan .
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Parkland Districts (PLD)
2. Districts
There are 2 Parkland Districts (PLD). The first bracket set [ ] of each PLD zoning district is summarized below. Part 6. Site rules also apply to all PLD zoning districts.
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Zoning First Bracket Set Zoning District
District [ Form Module - Frontage Module - Use Module ] Description
Parkland Special Park Open Space Intended for publicly-owned
District 1 3 1 1 parkland with small buildings
up to 2.5 stories tall.
(PLD1) (S3) (PK1) (OS1)
Sec. 350.C Sec. 460.D Sec. 520.C
Parkland Special Park Open Space Intended for privately-owned
District 2 3 1 2 parkland with small buildings
up to 2.5 stories tall.
(PLD2) (S3) (PK1) (OS2)
Sec. 350.C Sec. 460.D Sec. 520.C
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