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Title 17 — Zoning Ordinance Code

Seaside Municipal Code Ch. 17.06 Zoning Map

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

Cite as: Seaside Municipal Code Chapter 17.06 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 17.06.010. Purpose.

This chapter establishes the zones applied to property within the City and adopts the City’s Zoning Map.

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§ 17.06.020. Zoning Map and Zones.

The Council hereby adopts the City of Seaside 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 Ordinance by reference as though it were fully included here.

A. Zones established. The City of Seaside shall be divided into zones that implement the Seaside General Plan. The zones shown in Table 1-1 are hereby established, and shall be shown on the Zoning Map.

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

  1. Where a district boundary approximately follows a lot line, alley, or street line, the lot line, street or alley centerline shall be construed as the district boundary, as applicable;

  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; and

  3. Where a public street or alley is officially vacated or abandoned, the property that was formerly in the street or alley will be included within the zone of the adjoining property on either side of the vacated or abandoned street or alley.

TABLE 1-1 – ZONES

Zone Symbol Name of Zone General Plan Designation Implemented by Zone
Residential Zones Residential Zones Residential Zones
RS-8 Single-Family Residential RLS – Low Density Single-Family Residential
RS-12 Single-Family Residential RMS – Medium Density Single-Family Residential
RM Medium Density Residential RM – Medium Density Residential
RH High Density Residential RH – High Density Residential
Commercial Zones Commercial Zones Commercial Zones
CMX Commercial Mixed Use MX – Mixed Use
CC Community Commercial CC – Community Commercial
CRG Regional Commercial RGC – Regional Commercial
CA Automotive Regional Commercial RGC – Regional Commercial
CH Heavy Commercial HC – Heavy Commercial
V-FO Fort Ord Visitor-Serving Commercial RC – Recreational Commercial
Special Purpose Zones Special Purpose Zones Special Purpose Zones
OSR Open Space – Recreation POS – Park and Open Space RC – Recreational Commercial
OSC Open Space – Conservation HM – Habitat Management
PI Public/Institutional PI – Public/Institutional
M Military M – Military
Overlay Zones Overlay Zones Overlay Zones
ORD Ordnance Remediation District Overlay All
H1 Highway 1 Design Overlay All
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