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Title 17 — ZONING›Chapter 17.01 — USER'S GUIDE TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE
Rohnert Park Municipal Code Art. II What is the Zoning Ordinance?
Rohnert Park Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Rohnert Park
Cite as: Rohnert Park Municipal Code Article II · Text as of 2026-10-04
The Zoning Ordinance is the document that establishes the various zoning districts, identifies those uses that may be allowed in each district, and provides the regulations and standards that pertain to the development and operation of those uses. In the city of Rohnert Park, the Zoning Ordinance is found in Title 17 of this code. In Rohnert Park there are twenty zoning districts, categorized as follows (with the densities allowed in each residential district indicated in parentheses):
A. Residential.
R-R: Rural Residential District (up to two units per acre)
R-E: Estate Residential District (up to two units per acre)
R-L: Residential-Low Density District (four and one-tenths—six units per acre)
R-M: Residential-Medium Density District (six and one-tenths—twelve units per acre)
R-H: Residential-High Density District (twelve and one-tenths—twenty-four units per acre)
DTR-H: Downtown Residential-High Density (twelve and one-tenths—thirty units per acre)
B. Commercial.
C-O: Professional/Administrative Office District
C-N: Neighborhood Commercial District
C-R: Regional Commercial District
C. Industrial.
I-L: Limited Industrial District
D. Mixed Use.
M-U: Mixed Use District
DTM-U: Downtown Mixed Use District
E. Public/Institutional.
P-I: Public/Institutional Zoning District
F. Open Space and Recreational.
OS-EC: Open Space for Environmental Conservation District
G. Other.
P-D: Planned Development District
SP: Specific Plan District
H. Overlays.
MHP: Mobile Home Park Overlay District
O: Office Overlay District
C: Commercial Overlay District
DDAZ: Downtown District Amenity Zone District
(Ord. 695 § 3, 2003)
(Ord. No. 991, § 4(Exh. A, § 4), 1-27-2026)
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