Municipal code
Sacramento Zoning Code
The enacted municipal code of Sacramento, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Edition
- 2026-06
- Last ingested
- 2026-07-06
- Contents
- 79 titles · 135 chapters
- Jurisdiction
- Sacramento
Contents
- Chapter 17.100 — TITLE, PURPOSE, AND AUTHORITY
- Chapter 17.104 — HOW TO USE THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE
- Chapter 17.108 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 17.112 — ENFORCEMENT
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▸ Chapter 17.200 — AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE
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▸ Chapter 17.204 — SINGLE-UNIT AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS
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▸ Chapter 17.208 — MULTI-UNIT DWELLINGS
Overview- Article I — R-2A Zone-Multi-Unit Dwelling Zone
- Article II — R-2B Zone-Multi-Unit Dwelling Zone
- Article III — R-3 Zone-Multi-Unit Dwelling Zone
- Article IV — R-3A Zone-Multi-Unit Dwelling Zone
- Article V — R-4 Zone-Multi-Unit Dwelling Zone
- Article VI — R-4A Zone-Multi-Unit Dwelling Zone
- Article VII — R-5 Zone-High-Rise Residential Zone
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▸ Chapter 17.212 — RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE
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▸ Chapter 17.216 — COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, AND MIXED USE
Overview- Article I — OB Zone-Office Business Low-Rise Mixed-Use Zone
- Article II — OB-2 Zone-Office Business Mid-Rise Mixed-Use Zone
- Article III — OB-3 Zone-Office Business High-Rise Mixed-Use Zone
- Article IV — EC Zone-Employment Center Zone
- Article V — SC Zone-Shopping Center Zone
- Article VI — C-1 Zone-Limited Commercial Zone
- Article VII — C-2 Zone-General Commercial Zone
- Article VIII — C-3 Zone-Central Business District Zone
- Article IX — C-4 Zone-Heavy Commercial Zone
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▸ Chapter 17.220 — INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING
Overview- Article I — M-1 Zone-Light Industrial Zone
- Article II — M-1(S) Zone-Light Industrial Zone
- Article III — M-2 Zone-Heavy Industrial Zone
- Article IV — M-2(S) Zone-Heavy Industrial Zone
- Article V — MIP Zone-Manufacturing-Industrial Park Zone
- Article VI — MRD Zone-Manufacturing, Research and Development Zone
- Article VII — M-T Zone-M-T Industrial and Transit-Area Zone
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▸ Chapter 17.228 — SPECIAL USE REGULATIONS
Overview- Article I — General
- Article II — Home Occupations
- Article III — Antennas and Telecommunications Facilities
- Article IV — Recycling Facilities
- Article V — High Voltage Transmission Facilities
- Article VI — Temporary Residential Shelters
- Article VII — Reserved
- Article VIII — Urban Agriculture
- Article IX — Cannabis
- Chapter 17.232 — NONCONFORMING USES
- Chapter 17.300 — OVERLAY ZONES GENERALLY
- Chapter 17.312 — EXECUTIVE AIRPORT OVERLAY ZONE (EA-1 THROUGH EA-4)
- Chapter 17.332 — PARKWAY CORRIDOR (PC) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.336 — SOLID WASTE RESTRICTED (SWR) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.340 — TO ZONE-TRANSIT OVERLAY
- Chapter 17.400 — SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICTS GENERALLY
- Chapter 17.404 — BROADWAY-STOCKTON SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.408 — FOLSOM BOULEVARD WEST SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.409 — FOLSOM BOULEVARD EAST SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.412 — MCCLELLAN HEIGHTS AND PARKER HOMES SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.416 — NORTHGATE SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.420 — ALHAMBRA CORRIDOR SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.424 — DEL PASO BOULEVARD/ARDEN WAY SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.428 — DEL PASO NUEVO SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.432 — SACRAMENTO ARMY DEPOT SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.436 — RIVER DISTRICT SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.440 — RAILYARDS SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.442 — ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS CENTER SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.444 — CENTRAL CITY SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.448 — FREEPORT SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.452 — PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.500 — DESIGN STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISIONS
- Chapter 17.504 — IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBDIVISIONS
- Chapter 17.512 — PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
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▸ Chapter 17.516 — BRIDGES AND MAJOR THOROUGHFARES
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▸ Chapter 17.604 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Overview- Article I — General Provisions
- Article II — Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources
- Article III — Historic District Plans
- Article IV — Development Project Review
- Article V — Dangerous and Immediately Dangerous Buildings, Structures, or Resources
- Article VI — Proposed Demolition or Relocation of Building or Structure Fifty Years Old or Older
- Article VII — Preservation Incentives
- Article VIII — Minimum Maintenance Requirements
- Article IX — Enforcement and Penalties
- Chapter 17.608 — PARKING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.612 — LANDSCAPING AND PAVING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.616 — RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS
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▸ Chapter 17.620 — WALL, FENCE AND GATE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.624 — RESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND USE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.700 — TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
- Chapter 17.704 — DENSITY BONUSES
- Chapter 17.706 — GREEN BUILDING BONUSES FOR NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
- Chapter 17.712 — MIXED INCOME HOUSING
- Chapter 17.716 — RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
- Chapter 17.718 — COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUM PROGRAM
- Chapter 17.720 — SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION
- Chapter 17.722 — URBAN AGRICULTURE INCENTIVE ZONE
- Chapter 17.800 — APPLICATIONS AND FEES
- Chapter 17.804 — REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING AMENDMENTS ACT O…
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▸ Chapter 17.808 — PERMITS AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGE REQUESTS
- Chapter 17.810 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT FINDINGS
- Chapter 17.812 — REVIEW PROCEDURES
- Chapter 17.816 — MAPS GENERALLY
- Chapter 17.820 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
- Chapter 17.824 — MERGER OF PARCELS
- Chapter 17.828 — TENTATIVE MAPS
- Chapter 17.832 — FINAL AND PARCEL MAPS
- Chapter 17.836 — MASTER PARCEL MAPS
- Chapter 17.840 — VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS
- Chapter 17.842 — TENTATIVE MAP DESIGN DEVIATION
- Chapter 17.844 — POST-TENTATIVE MAP DESIGN DEVIATION
- Chapter 17.848 — SURVEYS AND MONUMENTS
- Chapter 17.852 — IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND PERMITS
- Chapter 17.856 — REVERSION TO ACREAGE
- Chapter 17.860 — MINISTERIAL APPROVAL FOR INFILL HOUSING PROJECTS
- Chapter 17.864 — MINISTERIAL APPROVAL OF TWO DWELLING UNITS ON A LOT AND URBAN LOT SPLITS.
- Chapter 17.868 — Ministerial Approval of Development Projects of 10 or Fewer Dwelling Units on…
- Chapter 17.876 — LOW BARRIER NAVIGATION CENTERS
- Chapter 17.880 — SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
- Chapter 17.900 — GENERAL PLAN ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT
- Chapter 17.904 — SPECIFIC PLANS
- Chapter 17.908 — TRANSIT VILLAGE PLANS
- Chapter 17.912 — GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY REVIEWS
- Chapter 17.916 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS