Salinas Municipal Code Ch. 37 Zoning (CA)

Article I. General Provisions. Division 1. General Provisions.

37-10.010	Title.	621
37-10.020	Purpose.	621
37-10.030	Components.	622
37-10.040	Where filed.	622
37-10.050	General applicability.	622
37-10.060	Applicability to private property.	622
37-10.070	Applicability to city and redevelopment agency owned property.	622
37-10.080	Applicability to school district, county, special district, state, and federally owned property.	622
37-10.090	Applicability of zoning regulations during an emergency.	622
37-10.100	Applicability and effect of prior permits.	622.1
37-10.110	Existing private agreements.	623
37-10.120	Conflict with other regulations.	623
37-10.130	Effect on developed land.	623
37-10.140	Applicability of land use and development regulations.	623
37-10.150	General authority.	623
37-10.160	City planner authority.	624
37-10.170	Planning commission authority.	624
37-10.180	City council authority.	624
37-10.190	Interpretation of regulations as minimum requirements.	624.1
37-10.200	Interpretation of language.	624.1
37-10.210	Interpretation of standards and regulations.	624.2
37-10.220	Rounding of fractional numbers.	625
37-10.230	Severability.	624.3
Division 2. Definitions.	Division 2. Definitions.	Division 2. Definitions.
37-10.240	General.	625
37-10.250	"A" definitions.	625
37-10.260	"B" definitions.	629
37-10.270	"C" definitions.	631
37-10.280	"D" definitions.	634
37-10.290	"E" definitions.	639
37-10.300	"F" definitions.	640
37-10.310	"G" definitions.	642
37-10.320	"H" definitions.	642
37-10.330 .	"I" definitions.	643
37-10.340 .	"J" definitions.	644
37-10.350 .	"K" definitions.	644
37-10.360 .	"L" definitions.	645
37-10.370 .	"M" definitions.	648.1
37-10.380 .	"N" definitions.	649
37-10.390 .	"O" definitions.	649
37-10.400 .	"P" definitions.	650
37-10.410 .	"Q" definitions.	652
37-10.420 .	"R" definitions.	653
37-10.430 .	"S" definitions.	655
37-10.440 .	"T" definitions.	657
37-10.450 .	"U" definitions.	659
37-10.460 .	"V" definitions.	659
37-10.470 .	"W" definitions.	661
37-10.480 .	"X" definitions.	662
37-10.490 .	"Y" definitions.	662
37-10.500 .	"Z" definitions.	662-1
Article II. Establishment of Zoning Districts and Designations.
Division 1. General Provisions.	Division 1. General Provisions.	Division 1. General Provisions.
37-20.010 .	Districts established.	663
37-20.020 .	Use classifications, development regulations, and design standards.	665
37-20.030 .	Official zoning map.	665
Article III. Base District Regulations.	Article III. Base District Regulations.	Article III. Base District Regulations.
Division 1. Agricultural (A) District.	Division 1. Agricultural (A) District.	Division 1. Agricultural (A) District.
37-30.010 .	Purpose.	666
37-30.020 .	Use classifications.	666
37-30.030 .	Development regulations.	668
Division 2. Residential (R) Districts.	Division 2. Residential (R) Districts.	Division 2. Residential (R) Districts.
37-30.040 .	Residential low density (R-L) district.	669
37-30.050 .	Purpose.	669
37-30.060 .	Use classifications.	669
37-30.070 .	Development regulations.	671
37-30.080 .	Design standards.	674
37-30.090 .	Residential medium density (R-M) districts.	678
37-30.100 .	Purpose.	678
37-30.110 .	Use classifications.	679
37-30.120 .	Development regulations.	681
37-30.130 .	Design standards.	683
37-30.140 .	Residential high density (R-H) districts.	684
37-30.150 .	Purpose.	684
37-30.160 .	Use classifications.	684
37-30.170 .	Development regulations.	686
37-30.180 .	Design standards.	688
Division 3. Commercial (C) Districts.	Division 3. Commercial (C) Districts.	Division 3. Commercial (C) Districts.
37-30.190 .	Purpose.	696
37-30.200 .	Use classifications.	697
37-30.210 .	Development regulations.	701
37-30.220 .	Design standards.	704
Division 4. Mixed Use (MU) Districts.	Division 4. Mixed Use (MU) Districts.	Division 4. Mixed Use (MU) Districts.
37-30.230 .	Purpose.	716
37-30.240 .	Use classifications.	717
37-30.250 .	Development regulations.	721
37-30.260 .	Mixed use building incentives.	724
37-30.270 .	Modification of use regulations.	724
37-30.280 .	Design standards.	725
37-30.290 .	Exemptions from development regulations and design standards.	740
Division 5. Industrial (I) Districts.	Division 5. Industrial (I) Districts.	Division 5. Industrial (I) Districts.
37-30.300 .	Purpose.	741
37-30.310 .	Use classifications.	741
37-30.320 .	Development regulations.	745
37-30.330 .	Design standards.	747
Division 6. Parks (P) and Open Space (OS) Districts.
37-30.340 .	Purpose.	756
37-30.350 .	Use classifications.	757
37-30.360 .	Development regulations.	758
37-30.370 .	Design standards.	759
Division 7. Public/Semipublic (PS) District.
37-30.380 .	Purpose.	759
37-30.390 .	Use classifications.	760
37-30.400 .	Development regulations and design standards.	762
Division 8. New Urbanism (NU) Districts.
37-30.410 .	Purpose.	763
37-30.420 .	Applicability.	764
37-30.430 .	Use classifications.	764
37-30.440 .	Use districts or classifications not otherwise specified.	770
37-30.450 .	Development regulations.	770
37-30.460 .	Minimum residential density and dwelling unit mix.	771
37-30.470 .	Design standards.	771
37-30.480 .	Village center (VC) district design standards.	771
37-30.490 .	Village and neighborhood center mixed use, commercial, and flex use building design standards.	776
37-30.500 .	Neighborhood general 2/high density residential (NG-2) district design standards.	785
37-30.510 .	Neighborhood general 1/medium density residential (NG-1) district design standards.	786
37-30.520 .	Neighborhood edge/low density residential (NE) district design standards.	786
37-30.530 .	General neighborhood design standards.	787
37-30.540 .	Streets and streetscape design standards.	800
Article IV. Overlay District Regulations.
Division 1. Flood (F) Overlay District.	Division 1. Flood (F) Overlay District.	Division 1. Flood (F) Overlay District.
37-40.010 .	Purpose.	806
37-40.020 .	Applicability.	806
37-40.030 .	Use classifications, development regulations, and design standards.	806
37-40.040 .	Warning and disclaimer of liability.	808
37-40.050 .	Conflict between regulations.	808
37-40.060 .	Adoption, amendment, or repeal.	808
Division 2. Specific Plan (SP) Overlay District.
37-40.070 .	Purpose.	808
37-40.080 .	Applicability.	808
37-40.090 .	Use classifications, development regulations, and design standards.	808
37-40.100 .	Specific plan required.	810
37-40.110 .	Future growth area.	810
37-40.120 .	Conflict between regulations.	810
37-40.130 .	Adoption, amendment, or repeal.	810
Division 3. Gateway (G) Overlay District.
37-40.140 .	Purpose.	810
37-40.150 .	Applicability.	810
37-40.160 .	Use classifications.	812
37-40.170 .	Development regulations and design standards.	813
37-40.180 .	Conflict between regulations.	815
37-40.190 .	Adoption, amendment, or repeal.	815
Division 4. Focused Growth (FG) Overlay District.
37-40.200 .	Purpose.	815
37-40.210 .	Applicability.	815
37-40.220 .	Use classifications.	817
37-40.230 .	Development regulations.	820
37-40.235 .	Additional use classifications and development regulations for focused growth area 2.	820.1
37-40.240 .	Additional use classifications and development regulations for focused growth area 4.	820.1
37-40.250 .	Design standards.	820.2
37-40.260 .	Area design concepts.	820.2
37-40.270 .	Conflict between regulations.	821
37-40.280 .	Adoption, amendment, or repeal.	821
Division 5. Central City (CC) Overlay District.
37-40.290 .	Purpose.	827
37-40.300 .	Applicability.	827
37-40.310 .	Use classifications.	829
37-40.320 .	Development regulations.	830
37-40.330 .	Design standards for the downtown core (DC) area.	835
37-40.340 .	Conflict between regulations.	840-13
37-40.350 .	Adoption, amendment, or repeal.	840-13
Division 6. East Romie Lane Corridor (ERL) Overlay District.
37-40.360 .	Purpose.	840-13
37-40.370 .	Applicability.	840-13
37-40.380 .	Use classifications, development regulations, and design standards.	840-15
37-40.390 .	Conflict between regulations.	840-15
37-40.400 .	Adoption, amendment, or repeal.	840-15
Division 7. Airport (AR) Overlay District.
37-40.410 .	Purpose.	840-15
37-40.420 .	Applicability.	840-15
37-40.430 .	Review for airport compatibility.	840-17
37-40.440 .	Use classifications, development regulations, and design standards.	840-17
37-40.450 .	Avigation easements.	840-18
37-40.460 .	Conflict between regulations.	840-18
37-40.470 .	Adoption, amendment, or repeal.	840-18
Article V. Supplemental Regulations Applying to All Districts.
Division 1. Special Regulations Applying to All Districts.
37-50.010 .	Accessory uses and structures.	840-18
37-50.015 .	Adaptive reuse project.	840.23
37-50.020 .	Adult entertainment facilities.	840.24.1
37-50.030 .	Alcohol license review.	840-26
37-50.040 .	Building projections into yards.	840-30
37-50.050 .	Condominium conversions.	840-30
37-50.060 .	Density bonus.	840-30a
37-50.070 .	Development on existing lots.	840-45
37-50.075 .	Employee housing.	840-46
37-50.080 .	Exceptions to height limits.	840.46.3
37-50.085	Extended stay for hotel/motel uses.	840.46.3
37-50.090 .	Fences, walls, and hedges.	840.46.6
37-50.095 .	Food trucks.	840-52
37-50.100 .	Home occupations.	840-54.1
37-50.110 .	Infill residential development in the R-L district.	840-54.3
37-50.120 .	Large family day care homes.	840-57

37-50.130 .	Live-work units.	840-58
37-50.140 .	Mobilehome parks.	840-62
37-50.150 .	Mural exhibits.	840-62
37-50.160 .	Nonconforming uses and structures.	840-63
37-50.170 .	Outdoor storage and display.	840-66
37-50.180 .	Performance standards.	840-67
37-50.190 .	Recreational vehicles, prohibited vehicles, and equipment parking and storage.	840-72
37-50.200 .	Recycling and solid waste disposal regulations.	840-74
37-50.210 .	Recycling facilities.	840-76
37-50.220 .	Right to farm.	840-80
37-50.230 .	Salvage and wrecking operations.	840.81
37-50.235 .	School district or community college district housing.	840-82
37-50.240 .	Screening of mechanical equipment.	840.83
37-50.250 .	Reserved.	840.84
37-50.260 .	Service stations, vehicle repair, and vehicle washing.	840.84
37-50.270 .	Single room occupancy (SRO) housing.	840-85
37-50.280 .	Speculative buildings.	840-87
37-50.290 .	Telecommunication facilities.	840-87
37-50.300 .	Temporary use of land.	840-90
37-50.305 .	Emergency shelters.	840.92
37-50.310 .	Transfer of development rights.	840-92-2
37-50.320 .	Warehousing limited.	840-92-2
37-50.330 .	Vehicle trip reduction.	840-92-2
Division 2. Parking, Loading, and Outdoor Lighting.
37-50.340 .	Purpose.	840.95
37-50.350 .	Basic requirements for off-street parking and loading.	840.95
37-50.360 .	Off-street parking and loading spaces regulations.	840.97
37-50.370 .	Reduction of required number of parking and loading spaces.	840-104
37-50.380 .	Parking in-lieu payments.	840-107
37-50.390 .	Accessible parking spaces.	840-108
37-50.400 .	Bicycle parking.	840-108
37-50.410 .	Application of parking space dimensional requirements.	840-109
37-50.420 .	Parking configuration and aisle dimensions.	840-110
37-50.430 .	Specific parking area design.	840.111
37-50.440 .	Parking access from street.	840.111
37-50.450 .	Driveways.	840.111
37-50.460 .	Driveway and corner visibility.	840.114
37-50.470 .	Parking lot landscaping.	840.114
37-50.480 .	Outdoor lighting.	840-114
37-50.490 .	Additional design standards for parking lots, parking structures, and driveways.	840-115
37-50.500 .	Location and design of off-street loading spaces.	840-115
37-50.510 .	Parking area plan required.	840-116
37-50.520 .	Parking design standards.	840-116
Division 3. Signs.	Division 3. Signs.	Division 3. Signs.
37-50.530 .	Purpose.	840-120
37-50.540 .	Definitions.	840-120
37-50.550 .	Applicability.	840-123
37-50.560 .	General provisions.	840-123
37-50.570 .	Sign permits and master sign plan required.	840-124
37-50.580 .	Exempt signs.	840-126
37-50.590 .	Prohibited signs.	840-128
37-50.600 .	Prohibited locations.	840-128
37-50.610 .	Measurement of sign area and height.	840-129
37-50.620 .	On-site sign regulations.	840-133
37-50.630 .	Off-site sign regulations.	840-143
37-50.640 .	Sign design standards.	840-143
37-50.650 .	Nonconforming signs.	840-146
37-50.660 .	Nonconforming sign abatement.	840-146
37-50.670 .	Removal of nonconforming signs.	840-148
Division 4. Landscaping and Irrigation.	Division 4. Landscaping and Irrigation.	Division 4. Landscaping and Irrigation.
37-50.680 .	Purpose.	840-148
37-50.690 .	General requirements.	840-149
37-50.700 .	Landscaping design standards.	840-152
37-50.710 .	Landscape architectural features.	840-155
Article VI. Administration.	Article VI. Administration.	Article VI. Administration.
Division 1. General Provisions.	Division 1. General Provisions.	Division 1. General Provisions.
37-60.010 .	Procedures.	840-155
37-60.020 .	Type of review procedures.	840-156
37-60.030 .	Review bodies and responsibilities.	840-159
37-60.040 .	Majority vote of commission.	840-160
37-60.050 .	Environmental review.	840-160
37-60.060 .	Record of proceedings.	840-160
Division 2. Application Procedures.	Division 2. Application Procedures.	Division 2. Application Procedures.
37-60.070 .	Applications required.	840-160
37-60.080 .	Who may initiate an application.	840-160-1
37-60.090 .	Acceptance of applications by the city planner.	840-160-1
37-60.100 .	Official filing date.	840-160-1
37-60.110 .	Multiple applications.	840-160-2
37-60.120 .	Content of applications.	840-160-2
37-60.130 .	Withdrawal of an application.	840-160-2
Division 3. Preliminary Project Review.	Division 3. Preliminary Project Review.	Division 3. Preliminary Project Review.
37-60.140 .	Purpose.	840-160-2
37-60.150 .	Application.	840-160-2
37-60.160 .	Review meeting.	840-161
Division 4. Administrative Permits.	Division 4. Administrative Permits.	Division 4. Administrative Permits.
37-60.170 .	Purpose.	840-162-1
37-60.180 .	Application.	840-162-1
37-60.190 .	City planner duties.	840-162-1
37-60.200 .	Expiration—Transferability—Rescission—Revocation.	840-162-1
37-60.210 .	Effective date—Appeals.	840-162
Division 5. Site Plan Review.	Division 5. Site Plan Review.	Division 5. Site Plan Review.

37-10.010	Title.	621
37-60.220 .	Purpose.	840-162
37-60.230 .	Applicability.	840-162
37-60.240 .	Site improvements required for site plan review.	840-162
37-60.250 .	Exceptions to site plan review.	840-162
37-60.260 .	Application.	840-164
37-60.270 .	City planner duties.	840-164
37-60.280 .	Expiration—Transferability—Rescission—Revocation.	840-164
37-60.290 .	Phasing of improvements.	840-164
37-60.300 .	Modified plans.	840-165
37-60.310 .	Effective date—Appeals.	840-165
Division 6. Lot Line Adjustments.	Division 6. Lot Line Adjustments.	Division 6. Lot Line Adjustments.
37-60.320 .	Purpose.	840-165
37-60.330 .	Application.	840-165
37-60.340 .	City planner duties.	840-165
37-60.350 .	Required findings.	840-165
37-60.360 .	Certificate of compliance.	840-167
Division 7. Public Hearing Notice.	Division 7. Public Hearing Notice.	Division 7. Public Hearing Notice.
37-60.370 .	Purpose.	840-167
37-60.380 .	Public notice requirements.	840-167
37-60.390 .	Setting of hearing.	840-167
37-60.400 .	Notification procedures.	840-167
37-60.410 .	Request for notification.	840-168
37-60.420 .	Additional notification.	840-168
37-60.430 .	Failure to receive notice.	840-168
37-60.440 .	Hearing continuations.	840-168
Division 8. Conditional Use Permits.	Division 8. Conditional Use Permits.	Division 8. Conditional Use Permits.
37-60.450 .	Purpose.	840-169
37-60.460 .	Application.	840-169
37-60.470 .	Authority.	840-169
37-60.480 .	City planner duties.	840-169
37-60.490 .	Minor conditional use permits.	840.171
37-60.500 .	Administrative conditional use permits.	840.172
37-60.505 .	Non-administrative conditional use permits.	840.173
37-60.510 .	Planning commission duties.	840.173
37-60.520 .	Required findings.	840-173
37-60.530 .	Effective date—Appeals.	840.174
37-60.540 .	Expiration—Transferability—Recordation—Rescission—Revocation.	840.174
37-60.550 .	Modified plans.	840.174
37-60.560 .	Other required licensing or permits.	840-174
Division 9. Variances.	Division 9. Variances.	Division 9. Variances.
37-60.570 .	Purpose.	840-174.1
37-60.580 .	Application.	840-174.1
37-60.590 .	Authority.	840-174.1
37-60.600 .	City planner duties.	840-174
37-60.605 .	Administrative variances.	840-176
37-60.607 .	Non-administrative variances.	840-176
37-60.610 .	Planning commission duties.	840-176
37-60.620 .	Required findings.	840-177
37-60.630 .	Effective date—Appeals.	840-177
37-60.640 .	Expiration—Transferability—Recordation—Rescission—Revocation.	840-177
37-60.650 .	Modified plans.	840-178
37-60.660 .	Other required licensing or permits.	840-178
Division 10. Annexations.	Division 10. Annexations.	Division 10. Annexations.
37-60.670 .	Purpose.	840-178
37-60.680 .	Application.	840-178
37-60.690 .	Pre-zoning.	840-178
37-60.700 .	City planner duties.	840-178
37-60.710 .	Planning commission duties.	840-180
37-60.720 .	City council duties.	840-180
37-60.730 .	Required finding.	840-181
37-60.740 .	Monterey county local agency formation commission (LAFCO).	840-181
37-60.750 .	Taxation authorization.	840-181
Division 11. Development Agreements.	Division 11. Development Agreements.	Division 11. Development Agreements.
37-60.760 .	Purpose.	840-181
37-60.770 .	Application.	840-181
37-60.780 .	City planner duties.	840-183
37-60.790 .	Planning commission duties.	840-183
37-60.800 .	City council duties.	840-183
37-60.810 .	Required finding.	840-184
37-60.820 .	Amendment and cancellation by mutual consent.	840-184
37-60.830 .	Recordation.	840-184
37-60.840 .	Annual review.	840-184
37-60.850 .	Modification or termination by city.	840-184
37-60.860 .	Modification or suspension to comply with state or federal laws or regulations.	840-185
37-60.870 .	Other required licensing or permits.	840-185
Division 12 . General Plan Amendments.	Division 12 . General Plan Amendments.	Division 12 . General Plan Amendments.
37-60.880 .	Purpose.	840-185
37-60.890 .	Application.	840-185
37-60.900 .	Frequency of general plan amendments.	840-185
37-60.910 .	City planner duties.	840-185
37-60.920 .	Planning commission duties.	840-187
37-60.930 .	City council duties.	840-187
37-60.940 .	Required findings.	840-187
37-60.950 .	Modifications.	840-188
Division 13 . Planned Unit Development Permits.
37-60.960 .	Purpose.	840-188
37-60.970 .	Relationship to other permits and subdivisions.	840-188
37-60.980 .	Development regulations.	840-188
37-60.990 .	Application.	840-190
37-60.1000 .	City planner duties.	840-190
37-60.1010 .	Planning commission duties.	840-190
37-60.1020 .	City council duties.	840-190
37-60.1030 .	Required findings.	840-191
37-60.1040 .	Effective date—Appeals.	840-191
37-60.1050 .	Expiration—Transferability—Recordation—Rescission—Revocation.	840-191
37-60.1060 .	Modified plans.	840-192
Division 14 . Rezones/Pre-zones/Zoning Code Amendments.
37-60.1070 .	Purpose.	840-192
37-60.1080 .	Application.	840-192
37-60.1090 .	City planner duties.	840-192
37-60.1100 .	Planning commission duties.	840-192
37-60.1110 .	City council duties.	840-194
37-60.1120 .	Required findings.	840-194
37-60.1130 .	Modifications.	840-194
37-60.1140 .	Pre-zoning required.	840-195
Division 15 . Specific Plans.	Division 15 . Specific Plans.	Division 15 . Specific Plans.
37-60.1150 .	Purpose.	840-195
37-60.1160 .	Applicability.	840-195
37-60.1170 .	Application.	840-195
37-60.1180 .	General consistency requirements.	840-195
37-60.1190 .	Content of specific plan.	840-197
37-60.1200 .	City planner duties.	840-197
37-60.1210 .	Planning commission duties.	840-197
37-60.1220 .	City council duties.	840-198
37-60.1230 .	Required findings.	840-198
37-60.1240 .	Amendments to an adopted specific plan.	840-199
Division 16 . Modification of Approved Plans.
37-60.1250 .	Minor modification.	840-199
37-60.1260 .	Major modification.	840-199
Division 17 . Appeals.	Division 17 . Appeals.	Division 17 . Appeals.
37-60.1270 .	Purpose.	840-199
37-60.1280 .	Initiation of appeal.	840-201
37-60.1290 .	Time limits.	840-201
37-60.1300 .	Appellate authority.	840-201
37-60.1310 .	Effective date.	840-202
Division 18 . Enforcement and Penalties.
37-60.1320 .	Compliance required.	840-202
37-60.1330 .	Revocation of permits.	840-202
37-60.1340 .	Rescission of permits.	840-203
37-60.1350 .	Termination of nonconforming uses and structures.	840-203
37-60.1360 .	Enforcement by city attorney.	840-203
37-60.1370 .	Violations unlawful.	840-204
37-60.1380 .	Penalties assigned.	840-204
37-60.1390 .	Recovery of costs.	840-204
37-60.1400 .	Indemnification and hold harmless.	840-204

* Prior ordinance history: Ord. Nos. 2200 (NCS), 2217 (NCS), 2245 (NCS), 2264 (NCS), 2294 (NCS), 2301 (NCS), 2304 (NCS), 2306 (NCS), 2311 (NCS), 2313 (NCS), 2317 (NCS), 2323 (NCS), 2341 (NCS), 2396 (NCS), 2405 (NCS), 2416 (NCS) and 2419 (NCS).

Salinas Municipal Code Ch. 37 Zoning

Article I — General Provisions.¶

Article II — Establishment of Zoning Districts and Designations.¶

Article III — Base District Regulations.¶

Article IV — Overlay District Regulations.¶

Article V — Supplemental Regulations Applying to All Districts.¶

Article VI — Administration.¶