Chapter 7 — Definitions and Acronyms
7.4. ACRONYMS
Sacramento County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Sacramento County
General Abbreviations
ABC - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
ADA - American with Disabilities Act [AMENDED 12-01-2017]
ADU - Accessory Dwelling Unit [ADDED 05-11-2018]
ALUCP - Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
AWEA - American Wind Energy Association
BOD - Biological Oxygen Demand
BRT - Bus Rapid Transit
Cal OSHA - California Office of Safety Hazard Administration
CCTV - Closed Circuit Television
CEQA - California Environmental Quality Act
EIR - Environmental Impact Report
EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
NOD - Notice of Determination
NOE - Notice of Exemption
NOI - Notice of Intent
NOP - Notice of Preparation
CDFA - California Department Food and Agriculture
CLUP - Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan
CPAC - Community Planning Advisory Council
CPTED - Crime Prevention through Environmental Design
CZP - Comprehensive Zoning Plan
EMD - Environmental Management Department
FAR - Floor Area Ratio
D - Duplex
DRA - Design Review Administrator
DRAC - Design Review Advisory Committee
HIP - Housing Incentive Program
HUD - United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
IESNA - Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
JADU - Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit [ADDED 01-15-2021]
LED - Lighting Emitting Diode
MLLW - Mean Lower Low Water
MMRP - Mitigation and Monitoring Report Program
NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge System
NRTL - National Recognized Testing Laboratory
PRC - Project Review Committee
PUPF - Public Utilities and Public Facilities
SB 9 - Senate Bill 9; Housing and Opportunity and More Efficiency (HOME) Act of 2021 (CA GOV §65852.21 and §66411.7) [ADDED 06-11-2026]
SB 1123 - Starter Home Revitalization Act of 2021 (CA GOV §65852.28, §65913.4.5, and §66499.41). [ADDED 06-11-2026]
SCC - Sacramento County Code
SF - Single Family
SMAQMD - Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
SRO - Single Room Occupancy
SWCC - Small Wind Certification Council
TOT - Transient Occupancy Tax
UBC - Uniform Building Code
ULI - Urban Land Institute
ZAZ - Zoning Administration Action
Allowed Uses Abbreviations
P - Permitted Primary Use
C - Conditional Use Permit
UPM - Minor Use Permit
UPZ - Conditional Use Permit approved by Zoning Administrator
UPP - Conditional Use Permit approved by Planning Commission
UPB - Conditional Use Permit approved by Board of Supervisors
A - Accessory Use
T - Temporary Use
TUZ - Temporary Use approval by Zoning Administrator
California Government Codes
CA BPC - California Business and Professions Code
CA CIV - California Civil Code
CA EDC - California Education Code
CA GOV - California Government Code
CA FAC - California Food and Agriculture Code
CA HSC - California Health and Safety Code
CA PEN - California Penal Code
CA PRC - California Public Resources Code
CA PUC - California Public Utilities Code
CA SHC - California Streets and Highways Code
CA VEH - California Vehicle Code
CA WIC - Welfare and Institutions Code
Zones
AG - Agriculture
AG-160 - Agriculture 160 acres
AG-80 - Agriculture 80 acres
AG-40 - Agriculture 40 acres
AG-20 - Agriculture 20 acres
UR - Urban Reserve
IR - Interim Agriculture Reserve [AMENDED 01-12-2019]
AR - Agriculture Residential
AR-10 - Agriculture Residential 10 acres
AR-5 - Agriculture Residential 5 acres
AR-2 - Agriculture Residential 2 acres
AR-1 - Agriculture Residential 1 acre
RD - Residential
RD-1 - Residential 1
RD-2 - Residential 2
RD-3 - Residential 3
RD-4 - Residential 4
RD-5 - Residential 5
RD-7 - Residential 7
RD-10 - Residential 10
RD-15 - Multifamily Residential: 15 dwellings
RD-20 - Multifamily Residential: 20 dwellings RD-25 - Multifamily Residential: 25 dwellings RD-30 - Multifamily Residential: 30 dwellings RD-40 - Multifamily Residential: 40 dwellings
RM-2 - Mobile Home Subdivision
Commercial
BP - Business Professional Office
LC - Light Commercial
GC - General Commercial
Industrial
MP - Industrial Office Park
M-1 - Light Industrial
M-2 - Heavy Industrial
Mixed Use
NMC - Neighborhood Mixed-use Center
CMC - Community-Regional Mixed-use Center
CMZ - Corridor Mixed Use
Recreation
RR - Recreation Reserve
O - Recreation
C-O - Commercial-Recreation
Combining Zones
F - Flood Combining Zoning Districts
FP - Food Processing Combining Zoning Districts
MHP - Mobile Home Park Combining Zoning Districts
NS - Natural Streams Combining Zoning Districts
NPA - Neighborhood Preservation Area
PC - Parkway Corridor Combining Zoning District
SM - Surface Mining Combining Zoning District
DW - Delta Waterways Zoning District
SPA - Special Planning Area Zoning District
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