Earlier editions: 2026-09
Santa Clara County Municipal Code Appendix I Zoning
Santa Clara County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Santa Clara County
Sections in this part
- Chapter 1.10 — TITLE AND PURPOSE
- Chapter 1.20 — APPLICATION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
- Chapter 1.30 — DEFINITIONS: GENERAL TERMS
- Chapter 2.10 — DEFINITIONS: USE CLASSIFICATIONS
- Chapter 2.20 — RURAL BASE DISTRICTS
- Chapter 2.30 — URBAN RESIDENTIAL BASE DISTRICTS
- Chapter 2.40 — COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BASE DISTRICTS
- Chapter 2.50 — SPECIAL PURPOSE BASE DISTRICTS
- Chapter 3.10 — LOT SIZE AND SETBACKS COMBINING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 3.20 — "-d" DESIGN REVIEW COMBINING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 3.30 — "-sr" SCENIC ROADS COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 3.40 — "-n" NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION COMBINING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 3.50 — "-h" HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMBINING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 3.60 — "-bw" BAY WETLANDS COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 3.70 — "-mh" MONTEREY HIGHWAY USE PERMIT AREA COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 3.75 — "-os" HOUSING OPPORTUNITY SITES COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 3.80 — "-ps" PUBLIC SERVICES AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 3.90 — "-sm" SAN MARTIN USE PERMIT AREAS COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 3.95 — "-cv" COYOTE VALLEY CLIMATE RESILIENCE COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 4.10 — SUPPLEMENTAL USE REGULATIONS
- Chapter 4.20 — SUPPLEMENTAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Chapter 4.30 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
- Chapter 4.40 — SIGNS
- Chapter 4.50 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
- Article 5 — PROCEDURES AND ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 6.10 — RESERVED
Cite as: Santa Clara County Municipal Code Appendix I · Text as of 2026-10-04
APPENDIX I - ZONING [1]
Footnotes:
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Editor's note— Printed in this appendix is Ord. No. 1200-307, as adopted by the County on January 28, 2003, and effective on March 1, 2003. Amendments are indicated by parenthetical history notes following amended provisions. The absence of a history note indicates that the provision remains unchanged from the original. Obvious misspellings and punctuation errors have been corrected without notation. For stylistic purposes, headings and catchlines have been made uniform and the same system of capitalization, citation to state statutes, and expression of numbers in text as appears in the Code of Ordinances has been used. Additions made for clarity are indicated by brackets.
Cross reference— Land use and zoning requirements for massage establishments, § B22-3; special flood hazard areas, § C12-800 et seq.
Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS¶
Article 2 — BASE DISTRICTS¶
Article 3 — COMBINING DISTRICTS¶
Article 4 — SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS¶
Article 6 — DEFINITIONS¶
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