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Chapter 17.224 — MISCELLANEOUS

Article II — SPX Zone-Sports Complex Zone

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

17.224.200 SPX zone-Purpose.

The purpose of the SPX zone is to ensure the proper development and use of land and improvements to achieve a sports complex that, at a minimum, accommodates the design requirements of professional and amateur sports; and accommodates events, exhibitions, and performances that provide for the education, information, recreation, culture,

or entertainment of Sacramento area residents and visitors, in accordance with the specific land use policies of the city general plan, community plans, and the planned unit development (PUD) guidelines. A conditional use permit is required for each use in this zone. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

17.224.210 SPX zone-Permitted uses.

A. Conditional uses. The following uses in the SPX zone require approval of a conditional use permit, subject to the conditions specified:

the conditions specified:
Use Limitations Approval Required by:
Planning and Design
Commission (PDC);
Zoning Administrator
(ZA); or City Council
(CC)
1. Residential Uses
Temporary residential shelter PDC
2. Commercial and Institutional
Uses
Amusement center, indoor PDC
Amusement center, outdoor PDC
Assembly-cultural, religious,
social
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.128 ZA
Athletic club; fitness studio PDC
Childcare center Permitted if accessory to assembly-cultural, religious, social; ZA
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.113
Commercial services PDC
Community market Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.124 ZA
Golf course; driving range PDC
Office PDC
Outdoor market In granting a conditional use permit, the zoning administrator may
consider the traffic, safety of vehicular and non-vehicular access,
adequacy of bicycle parking, noise, hours of operation, and any
applicable development standards related to the proposed outdoor
market
ZA
Restaurant PDC
Retail store PDC
Sports complex PDC
3. Industrial and Agricultural
Uses
Community garden, private Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq. ZA
Heliport; helistop Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.114 PDC
High voltage transmission
facility
Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.500 et seq. CC
Market garden Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq. ZA
Produce stand PDC
Well-gas, oil PDC

B. Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted in the SPX zone when accessory to a conditional use, subject to the limitations specified:

to the limitations specified:
Use Limitations
Accessory antenna
Accessory drive-through facility Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.110
Common area
Home occupation Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.200 et seq.
Private garden Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq.
Recycling facility, convenience Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.400 et seq.
Urban beekeeping Subject to section 9.44.330
Watchperson's quarters The structure shall be limited to 1,000 square feet

C. Additional uses. Other uses compatible with on-site and adjacent existing or designated land uses, may be conditionally permitted if they are specified by the PUD.

D. Prohibited uses. All uses not listed as conditional or accessory uses are prohibited in the SPX zone. (Ord. 20250007 § 20; Ord. 2020-0021 § 41; Ord. 2019-0027 § 19; Ord. 2016-0001 § 30; Ord. 2015-0005 § 39; Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

17.224.220 SPX zone-Development standards.

A. The SPX zone classification shall be used in conjunction with a PUD designation established as provided in chapter 17.452.

B. Site design and development standards shall be established with each PUD. These standards shall include setbacks, height, parking, landscaping, signage, exterior building materials, lighting, and mechanical/utility/communications equipment. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

17.224.230 SPX zone-Site plan and design review.

A. General.

  1. For development projects not located in a historic district and not involving a landmark, no tentative map, parcel map, or permit shall be approved or issued unless an application for site plan and design review of the proposed project is approved in accordance with chapter 17.808 or the project is exempt under section 17.808.160.

  2. As used in this subsection A, "permit" means a building permit, a demolition permit, a sign permit, a grading permit, a paving permit, an encroachment permit, and a certificate of occupancy.

  • B. Historic districts and landmarks.
  1. For development projects located in a historic district or involving a landmark, no person shall commence construction or otherwise undertake a development project, and no tentative map, parcel map, or permit shall be

approved or issued unless an application for site plan and design review of the proposed project is approved in accordance with chapter 17.808 or the project is exempt under section 17.808.160.

  1. As used in this subsection B, "permit" means a building permit, a demolition permit, a sewer or water connection or disconnection, a sign permit, a grading permit, a paving permit, an encroachment permit, and a certificate of occupancy. (Ord. 2017-0061 § 63; Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

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Sacramento Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 17.100 — TITLE, PURPOSE, AND AUTHORITY
  2. Chapter 17.104 — HOW TO USE THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE
  3. Chapter 17.108 — DEFINITIONS
  4. Chapter 17.112 — ENFORCEMENT
  5. Chapter 17.200 — AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE
  6. Chapter 17.204 — SINGLE-UNIT AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS
  7. Chapter 17.208 — MULTI-UNIT DWELLINGS
  8. Chapter 17.212 — RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE
  9. Chapter 17.216 — COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, AND MIXED USE
  10. Chapter 17.220 — INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING
  11. Chapter 17.224 — MISCELLANEOUS
  12. Chapter 17.228 — SPECIAL USE REGULATIONS
  13. Chapter 17.232 — NONCONFORMING USES
  14. Chapter 17.300 — OVERLAY ZONES GENERALLY
  15. Chapter 17.312 — EXECUTIVE AIRPORT OVERLAY ZONE (EA-1 THROUGH …
  16. Chapter 17.332 — PARKWAY CORRIDOR (PC) OVERLAY ZONE
  17. Chapter 17.336 — SOLID WASTE RESTRICTED (SWR) OVERLAY ZONE
  18. Chapter 17.340 — TO ZONE-TRANSIT OVERLAY
  19. Chapter 17.400 — SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICTS GENERALLY
  20. Chapter 17.404 — BROADWAY-STOCKTON SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
  21. Chapter 17.408 — FOLSOM BOULEVARD WEST SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
  22. Chapter 17.409 — FOLSOM BOULEVARD EAST SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
  23. Chapter 17.412 — MCCLELLAN HEIGHTS AND PARKER HOMES SPECIAL PL…
  24. Chapter 17.416 — NORTHGATE SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
  25. Chapter 17.420 — ALHAMBRA CORRIDOR SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
  26. Chapter 17.424 — DEL PASO BOULEVARD/ARDEN WAY SPECIAL PLANNING…
  27. Chapter 17.428 — DEL PASO NUEVO SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
  28. Chapter 17.432 — SACRAMENTO ARMY DEPOT SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
  29. Chapter 17.436 — RIVER DISTRICT SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
  30. Chapter 17.440 — RAILYARDS SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
  31. Chapter 17.442 — ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS CENTER SPECIAL PLANN…
  32. Chapter 17.444 — CENTRAL CITY SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
  33. Chapter 17.448 — FREEPORT SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT
  34. Chapter 17.452 — PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
  35. Chapter 17.500 — DESIGN STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISIONS
  36. Chapter 17.504 — IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBDIVISIONS
  37. Chapter 17.512 — PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
  38. Chapter 17.516 — BRIDGES AND MAJOR THOROUGHFARES
  39. Chapter 17.604 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
  40. Chapter 17.608 — PARKING REGULATIONS
  41. Chapter 17.612 — LANDSCAPING AND PAVING REGULATIONS
  42. Chapter 17.616 — RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS
  43. Chapter 17.620 — WALL, FENCE AND GATE REGULATIONS
  44. Chapter 17.624 — RESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND USE REGUL…
  45. Chapter 17.700 — TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
  46. Chapter 17.704 — DENSITY BONUSES
  47. Chapter 17.706 — GREEN BUILDING BONUSES FOR NONRESIDENTIAL BUI…
  48. Chapter 17.712 — MIXED INCOME HOUSING
  49. Chapter 17.716 — RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION AND NEW CO…
  50. Chapter 17.718 — COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUM PROGRAM
  51. Chapter 17.720 — SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION
  52. Chapter 17.722 — URBAN AGRICULTURE INCENTIVE ZONE
  53. Chapter 17.800 — APPLICATIONS AND FEES
  54. Chapter 17.804 — REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION UNDER T…
  55. Chapter 17.808 — PERMITS AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGE REQUESTS
  56. Chapter 17.810 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT FINDINGS
  57. Chapter 17.812 — REVIEW PROCEDURES
  58. Chapter 17.816 — MAPS GENERALLY
  59. Chapter 17.820 — LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
  60. Chapter 17.824 — MERGER OF PARCELS
  61. Chapter 17.828 — TENTATIVE MAPS
  62. Chapter 17.832 — FINAL AND PARCEL MAPS
  63. Chapter 17.836 — MASTER PARCEL MAPS
  64. Chapter 17.840 — VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS
  65. Chapter 17.842 — TENTATIVE MAP DESIGN DEVIATION
  66. Chapter 17.844 — POST-TENTATIVE MAP DESIGN DEVIATION
  67. Chapter 17.848 — SURVEYS AND MONUMENTS
  68. Chapter 17.852 — IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND PERMITS
  69. Chapter 17.856 — REVERSION TO ACREAGE
  70. Chapter 17.860 — MINISTERIAL APPROVAL FOR INFILL HOUSING PROJE…
  71. Chapter 17.864 — MINISTERIAL APPROVAL OF TWO DWELLING UNITS ON…
  72. Chapter 17.868 — Ministerial Approval of Development Projects …
  73. Chapter 17.876 — LOW BARRIER NAVIGATION CENTERS
  74. Chapter 17.880 — SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
  75. Chapter 17.900 — GENERAL PLAN ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT
  76. Chapter 17.904 — SPECIFIC PLANS
  77. Chapter 17.908 — TRANSIT VILLAGE PLANS
  78. Chapter 17.912 — GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY REVIEWS
  79. Chapter 17.916 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS

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