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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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