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Title 17 — ZONING›Article I — General Provisions
Portola Municipal Code § 17.10.010 Zoning districts established
Portola Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Portola
Cite as: Portola Municipal Code § 17.10.010 · Text as of 2026-10-04
17.10.010 - Zoning districts established.¶
A. The following primary zone districts are established and shall be shown on the zoning map as established by Section 17.10.020:
| Map symbol | |
|---|---|
| Rural Residential | RR |
| Low Density Residential | LDR |
| Medium Density Residential | MDR |
| High Density Residential | HDR |
| Core Commercial | CC |
| Commercial Mixed Use | CMU |
| Service Commercial | SC |
| Business Professional/ |
BP/LI |
| Utilities | U |
| Public/ |
P/QP |
| Parks | PR |
| Open Space/ |
OSC |
B. In addition to the primary zone districts established pursuant to subsection A above, the following overlay and special purpose zones are established:
| Wild and Scenic River | WSR |
|---|---|
| Floodplain | FP |
| Landfill | LF |
| Old Town | OT |
| Downtown Core | DC |
(Ord. 289 § 2 (Exh. A (part)), 2002)
17.10.020 - Zoning map adopted.¶
A. The boundaries of the zoning districts established by Section 17.10.010 shall be shown upon the map designated as the "City of Portola Zoning Map" (referred to herein as the "Zoning Map"), which shall be placed on file with the city clerk and available for public review.
B. The zoning map has been adopted by the council in compliance with applicable law, and is hereby incorporated into this title by reference as though it were fully set forth herein.
C. The following conversion matrix shows the equivalent zones used on the updated zoning map:
ZONING DISTRICT CONVERSION MATRIX
| PROPOSED | PROPOSED | EXISTING | EXISTING |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Zones | Residential Zones | Residential Zones | Residential Zones |
| RR | Rural Residential | RR | Rural Residential |
| SR | Suburban Residential | ||
| ER | Estate Residential | ||
| LDR | Low Density Residential | LDR | Low Density Residential |
| MDR | Medium Density | MDR | Medium Density |
| Residential | Residential | ||
| HDR | High Density | HDR | High Density |
| Residential | Residential | ||
| Commercial Zones | Commercial Zones | Commercial Zones | Commercial Zones |
| CC | Core Commercial | C1 | Neighborhood Retail |
| C2 | General Commercial | ||
| CMU | Commercial Mixed Use | C1 | Neighborhood Retail |
| C2 | General Commercial | ||
| SC | Service Commercial | C1 | Neighborhood Retail |
| C2 | General Commercial | ||
| Industrial/ |
Industrial/ |
Industrial/ |
Industrial/ |
| BP/LI | Business Professional/ | M1 | Light Industrial |
| Light Industrial | |||
| Civic and Resource Protection Zones | Civic and Resource Protection Zones | Civic and Resource Protection Zones | Civic and Resource Protection Zones |
| U | Utilities | U | Utility Zone |
| P/QP | Public/ |
P-C | Public and Civic |
| PR | Parks | N/A | |
| OSC | Open Space/ |
OS | Open Space |
| Overlay and Special Purpose Zones | Overlay and Special Purpose Zones | Overlay and Special Purpose Zones | Overlay and Special Purpose Zones |
| FP | Floodplain | FH | Flood Hazards |
| OT | Old Town | New | |
| DC | Downtown Core | New | |
| OSC | Open Space/ |
SC | Scenic |
| OSC | Open Space/ |
RR | River Recreation |
| LF | Landfill Zone | LZ | Landfill Zone |
| None | None | IZ | Interim Zone |
| PP | Precise Plan | PPD | Precise Plan District |
(Ord. 289 § 2 (Exh. A (part)), 2002)
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