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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Sacramento Municipal Code Title 17 Planning and Development Code

Sacramento Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Sacramento

Cite as: Sacramento Municipal Code Title 17 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Chapters:

Division I General Provisions

  • 17.100 Title, Purpose, and Authority

  • 17.104 How to Use the Planning and Development Code

  • 17.108 Definitions

  • 17.112 Enforcement

Division II Zoning Districts and Land Use Regulations

  • 17.200 Agriculture and Open Space

  • 17.204 Single-Unit and Duplex Dwellings

  • 17.208 Multi-Unit Dwellings

  • 17.212 Residential Mixed Use

  • 17.216 Commercial, Office, and Mixed Use

  • 17.220 Industrial and Manufacturing

  • 17.224 Miscellaneous

  • 17.228 Special Use Regulations

  • 17.232 Nonconforming Uses

Division III Overlay Zones

  • 17.300 Overlay Zones Generally

  • 17.312 Executive Airport Overlay Zone (EA-1 Through EA-4)

  • 17.332 Parkway Corridor (PC) Overlay Zone

  • 17.336 Solid Waste Restricted (SWR) Overlay Zone

  • 17.340 TO Zone-Transit Overlay

Division IV Special Planning Districts and Planned Unit Developments

  • 17.400 Special Planning Districts Generally

  • 17.404 Broadway-Stockton Special Planning District

  • 17.408 Folsom Boulevard West Special Planning District

  • 17.409 Folsom Boulevard East Special Planning District

  • 17.412 McClellan Heights and Parker Homes Special Planning District

  • 17.416 Northgate Special Planning District

  • 17.420 Alhambra Corridor Special Planning District

  • 17.424 Del Paso Boulevard/Arden Way Special Planning District

  • 17.428 Del Paso Nuevo Special Planning District

  • 17.432 Sacramento Army Depot Special Planning District

  • 17.436 River District Special Planning District

  • 17.440 Railyards Special Planning District

  • 17.442 Entertainment and Sports Center Special Planning District

  • 17.444 Central City Special Planning District

  • 17.448 Freeport Special Planning District

  • 17.452 Planned Unit Development Regulations

Division V Infrastructure Design and Improvement Standards

  • 17.500 Design Standards for Subdivisions

  • 17.502 Street Dedication and Improvement Requirements for Building Permits

  • 17.504 Improvement Requirements for Subdivisions

  • 17.508 Driveways

  • 17.512 Parks and Recreation Facilities

  • 17.516 Bridges and Major Thoroughfares

Division VI Architectural Design and Site Development Standards, Design Review Districts, Historic Preservation, and Registered House Plans

  • 17.600 Architectural Design and Site Development Standards, Design Review Districts, and Registered House Plans

  • 17.604 Historic Preservation

  • 17.608 Parking Regulations

  • 17.612 Landscaping and Paving Regulations

  • 17.616 Recycling and Solid Waste Disposal Regulations

  • 17.620 Wall, Fence and Gate Regulations

  • 17.624 Residential Accessory Structure and Use Regulations

Division VII City-Wide Programs

  • 17.700 Transportation Systems Management Program

  • 17.704 Density Bonuses

  • 17.706 Green Building Bonuses for Nonresidential Buildings

  • 17.712 Mixed Income Housing

  • 17.716 Residential Condominium Conversion and New Construction Program

  • 17.718 Commercial Condominium Program

  • 17.720 Surface Mining and Reclamation

  • 17.722 Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone

Division VIII Administrative Matters

17.800 Applications and Fees

17.804 Requests for Reasonable Accommodation Under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of…

  • 17.808 Permits and Legislative Change Requests

  • 17.810 Floodplain Management Findings

  • 17.812 Review Procedures

  • 17.816 Maps Generally

  • 17.820 Lot Line Adjustments

  • 17.824 Merger of Parcels

  • 17.828 Tentative Maps

  • 17.832 Final and Parcel Maps

  • 17.836 Master Parcel Maps

  • 17.840 Vesting Tentative Maps

  • 17.842 Tentative Map Design Deviation

  • 17.844 Post-Tentative Map Design Deviation

  • 17.848 Surveys and Monuments

  • 17.852 Improvement Plans and Permits

  • 17.856 Reversion to Acreage

  • 17.860 Ministerial Approval for Infill Housing Projects

  • 17.864 Ministerial Approval for Two Dwelling Units on a Lot and Urban Lot Splits

  • 17.868 Ministerial Approval of Development Projects of 10 or Fewer Dwelling Units on Urban Lots

  • 17.876 Low Barrier Navigation Centers

  • 17.880 Supportive Housing

Division IX Administration of General Plan and Planning and Development Code

  • 17.900 General Plan Adoption and Amendment

  • 17.904 Specific Plans

  • 17.908 Transit Village Plans

  • 17.912 General Plan Consistency Reviews

  • 17.916 Planning and Development Code Amendments

Division I — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Division II — ZONING DISTRICTS AND LAND USE REGULATIONS

Chapter 17.200 — AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE

Sections:

  • Article I . A Zone-Agricultural Zone

  • Article II . A-OS Zone-Agricultural-Open Space Zone

  • Article III . F Zone-Flood Zone

  • Article IV . ARP-F Zone-American River Parkway-Floodplain Zone

Exceptions & meaning →

Chapter 17.204 — SINGLE-UNIT AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS

Sections:

  • Article I . RE Zone-Rural Estates Zone

  • Article II . R-1 Zone-Single-Unit Dwelling Zone

  • Article III . R-1A Zone-Single-Unit or Duplex Dwelling Zone

  • Article IV . R-1B Zone-Single-Unit or Duplex Dwelling Zone

  • Article V . R-2 Zone-Duplex Dwelling Zone

Exceptions & meaning →

Chapter 17.208 — MULTI-UNIT DWELLINGS

Sections:

  • 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

Exceptions & meaning →

Chapter 17.212 — RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE

Article I . RMX Zone-Residential Mixed Use Zone

Article II . RO Zone-Residential Office Zone

Exceptions & meaning →

Chapter 17.216 — COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, AND MIXED USE

Sections:

  • 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

Sections:

  • 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

Exceptions & meaning →

Chapter 17.224 — MISCELLANEOUS

Sections:

  • Article I . H Zone-Hospital Zone

  • Article II . SPX Zone-Sports Complex Zone

  • Article III . TC Zone-Transportation Corridor Zone

  • Article IV . HC Zone-Highway Commercial Zone

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Chapter 17.228 — SPECIAL USE REGULATIONS

Sections:

  • 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

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Division III — OVERLAY ZONES

Division IV — SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICTS AND PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS

Division V — INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS

Division VI — ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, DESIGN REVIEW…

Chapter 17.600 — ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, DESIGN REVIEW…

Sections:

  • Article I . Architectural Design and Site Development Standards

  • Article II . Design Review Districts

  • Article III . Registered House Plans

Exceptions & meaning →

Chapter 17.604 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Sections:

  • 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

Exceptions & meaning →

Chapter 17.620 — WALL, FENCE AND GATE REGULATIONS

Sections:

  • Article I . Wall and Fence Regulations

  • Article II . Gated Developments

  • Article III . Sound Walls Along Arterial Streets

Exceptions & meaning →

Division VII — CITY-WIDE PROGRAMS

Division VIII — ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Chapter 17.808 — PERMITS AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGE REQUESTS

Article I . Site Plan and Design Review

Article II . Conditional Use Permit, Variance, Legislative Change Request, Administrative Permit, and Emergency Building Permit

  • Article III . Authority to Approve

  • Article IV . Permit Attributes

  • Article V . Responsibility for Actions Related to the Subdivision Map Act

Exceptions & meaning →

Division IX — ADMINISTRATION OF GENERAL PLAN AND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE

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