Chapter 20-20 — ZONING MAP (§ 20-20.010 – § 20-20.020)

This chapter establishes the zoning districts applied to property within the City and adopts the City's Zoning Map.

(Ord. 3677 § 1, 2004)

The Council hereby adopts the City of Santa Rosa Zoning Map (hereafter referred to as the "Zoning Map"), which is on file with the Department. The Zoning Map is hereby incorporated into this Zoning Code by reference as though it were fully included here.

A.

Zoning districts established. The City of Santa Rosa shall be divided into zoning districts that implement the Santa Rosa General Plan. The zoning districts shown in Table 2-1 are hereby established, and shall be shown on the Zoning Map.

B.

Interpretation of zoning district boundaries. If there is uncertainty about the location of any zoning district boundary shown on the official Zoning Map, the location of the boundary shall be determined by the Director as follows.

1.

Where district boundaries approximately follow lot, alley, or street lines, the lot lines and street and alley centerlines shall be construed as the district boundaries;

2.

If a district boundary divides a parcel and the boundary line location is not specified by distances printed on the zoning map, the location of the boundary will be determined by using the scale appearing on the zoning map or the legal description in the City ordinance that adopted the Zoning District boundary; and

3.

Where a public street or alley is vacated or abandoned by an official action of the City Council, the property that was formerly in the street or alley will be included within the zoning district of the adjoining property on either side of the vacated or abandoned street or alley. If the adjoining properties are in different zoning districts, the boundary lines shall be the centerline of the former street or alley, and the extension of the side lot lines of the adjacent parcels.

C.

Housing Projects. There is no requirement to rezone a site for consistency with the General Plan if a proposed housing project is consistent with objective General Plan standards and criteria. The housing project is required to comply with the objective standards and criteria of the zoning district which implements the subject General Plan land use, as shown in Table 2-1, Zoning Districts.

(Ord. 3677 § 1, 2004; Ord. 3950 § 2, 2010; Ord. 3997 § 3, 2012; Ord. 2020-001 § 2; Ord. 2020-014 § 3; Ord. 2025-014, 11/18/2025)