Earlier editions: 2026-09
Sacramento Municipal Code Title 17 Planning and Development Code
Sacramento Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Sacramento
Sections in this part
- Chapter 17.100 — TITLE, PURPOSE, AND AUTHORITY
- Chapter 17.104 — HOW TO USE THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE
- Division IX — General Plan and Development Code Administration
- Chapter 17.108 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 17.112 — ENFORCEMENT
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Article I — RMX Zone-Residential Mixed Use Zone
- Article II — RO Zone-Residential Office Zone
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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 17.502 — STREET DEDICATION AND IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING PERMITS
- Chapter 17.504 — IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBDIVISIONS
- Chapter 17.508 — DRIVEWAYS
- Chapter 17.512 — PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
- Chapter 17.516 — BRIDGES AND MAJOR THOROUGHFARES
- Article I — Architectural Design and Site Development Standards
- Article II — Design Review Districts
- Article III — Registered House Plans
- 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…
- 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
- Article I — Wall and Fence Regulations
- Article II — Gated Developments
- Article III — Sound Walls Along Arterial Streets
- 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…
- Article I — Site Plan and Design Review
- Article II — Conditional Use Permit, Variance, Legislative Change Request,…
- Article III — Authority to Approve
- Article IV — Permit Attributes
- Article V — Responsibility for Actions Related to the Subdivision Map Act
- 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…
- 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
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
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
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
Chapter 17.212 — RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE¶
Article I . RMX Zone-Residential Mixed Use Zone
Article II . RO Zone-Residential Office Zone
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Division IX — ADMINISTRATION OF GENERAL PLAN AND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE¶
Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.
Ask AI about this code