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Article 101 — ZONING DISTRICTS, ZONING MAP, AND BOUNDARIES

101.01: DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED:

Porterville Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Porterville

The city shall be classified into districts or zones, the designation and regulation of which are set forth in this chapter and as follows:

A. Base Zoning Districts: Base zoning districts into which the city is divided are established as follows:

Short Name/Map Symbol Full Name

Short Name/Map Symbol Full Name

Agriculture/rural/conservation districts: AC Agricultural/conservation RR Rural residential Residential districts: RS-1 Very low density residential RS-2 Low density residential RM-1 Low-medium density residential RM-2 Medium density residential RM-3 High density residential Downtown districts: DR-N Downtown retail - north of Olive Avenue DR-S Downtown retail - south of Olive Avenue DR-D Downtown retail - D Street Corridor D-MX Downtown mixed use D-GC Downtown general commercial D-PO Downtown professional office D-PS Downtown public and semipublic DRM-2 Downtown medium density residential DRM-3 Downtown high density residential Commercial districts: CN Neighborhood commercial CR Retail centers CG General and service commercial CMX Commercial mixed use Employment districts: PO Professional office IP Industrial park IG General industrial IA Airport industrial Public and open space districts: PS Public and semipublic PK Parks and public recreation facilities REC Commercial recreation Other base districts: RN Residential neighborhood PD Planned development

B. Overlay Zoning Districts: Overlay zoning districts, one or more of which may be combined with a base district, are established as follows:

Short Name/Map Symbol Full Name

Overlay zoning districts: AE Airport environs HZ Hillside development zone S Single story

C. References To Classes Of Base Districts: Throughout this chapter, the following references apply:

  1. "R district" or "residential district" means one or more of the following districts: RS-1 very low density residential, RS-2 low density

residential, RM-1 low-medium density residential, RM-2 medium density residential, and RM-3 high density.

  1. "D district" or "downtown district" means one or more of the following districts: DR-N downtown retail - north of Olive Avenue, DR- S downtown retail - south of Olive Avenue, DR-D downtown retail - D Street Corridor, D-MX downtown mixed use, D-PO downtown professional office, D-GC downtown general commercial, D-PS downtown public and semipublic, DRM-2 downtown medium density residential, and DRM-3 downtown high density residential.

    1. "C district" or "commercial district" means one or more of the following districts: CN neighborhood commercial, CR retail centers,

CG general and service commercial, and CMX commercial mixed use.

  1. "E district" or "employment district" means one or more of the following districts: PO professional office, IP industrial park, IG

general industrial, and IA airport industrial. (Ord. 1801, 12-3-2013)

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