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Chapter 1 — General Provisions

1.2. AUTHORITY

Sacramento County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Sacramento County

This Code is enacted pursuant to the authority established in the Constitution of the State of California, including Cal. Const. Article XI §7, and all other powers authorized by state statutes and common law, including those for the regulation of land uses, land use planning and development, subdivision, environmental protection, police powers, and the power to abate nuisances.

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▸ Contents — Sacramento County Zoning Code
Sacramento County Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Chapter 1 — General Provisions
    Overview
    1. 1.1. TITLE AND EFFECTIVE DATE
    2. 1.2. AUTHORITY
    3. 1.3. PURPOSE OF THIS CODE
    4. 1.4. APPLICABILITY AND JURISDICTION
    5. 1.5. DELEGATION OF ASSIGNED AUTHORITY
    6. 1.6. OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
    7. 1.7. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS AND PLANS
    8. 1.8. SEVERABILITY
    9. 1.9. NONCONFORMANCE
  2. Chapter 2 — Zoning Districts
  3. Chapter 3 — Use Regulations
  4. Chapter 4 — Special and Combining Zoning Districts Sacramento …
  5. Chapter 5 — Development Standards
  6. Chapter 6 — Administration
  7. Chapter 7 — Definitions and Acronyms
  8. Title IV — Interim Zones
  9. Title IX — Floodplain Management Ordinance

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