Chapter 17.10 — ZONING DISTRICTS
Sebastopol Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-07 · Sebastopol
17.10.010 Zoning districts. ¶
Each of the zoning districts into which the City of Sebastopol is divided are hereby established as follows:
| Zoning District | SMC |
|---|---|
| Chapter | |
| R1 - Single Family Residential | 17.20 |
| R2 - Single Family Residential | 17.20 |
| R3 - Single-Family Residential | 17.20 |
| R4 - - Single-Family Residential | 17.20 |
| R5 - Single Family and Multifamily Residential | 17.20 |
| R6 – Single Family and Multifamily Residential | 17.20 |
| R7 - Multifamily Residential | 17.20 |
| RMH - Mobile Home Park | 17.20 |
| CO - Office Commercial | 17.25 |
| CG - General Commercial | 17.25 |
| CD - Central Core | 17.25 |
| M - Industrial | 17.25 |
| OLM - Office/Light Industrial | 17.25 |
| CM –Commercial Industrial | 17.25 |
| CF - Community Facilities | 17.30 |
| OS – Open Space | 17.32 |
| PC - Planned Community | 17.40 |
| W – Primary Wetland | 17.44 |
| Combining Districts | |
| ESOS – Environmental and Scenic Open Space | 17.46 |
| WF – Wetlands Fringe | 17.46 |
| WS – Secondary Wetlands | 17.46 |
| REC – Recovery | 17.48 |
17.10.020 Zoning Map. ¶
A. The Zoning Map shall apply to all property within the City of Sebastopol, except streets, alleys and paths. Said property is hereby divided into and included within zone districts as hereinafter set forth.
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B. The designations, locations and boundaries of the districts established are delineated upon the Zoning Map. The map and all notations and information thereon are hereby made a part of this code by reference.
17.10.030 Interpretation. ¶
A. Whenever the location of a boundary or other feature appearing in the Zoning Map is indicated in a legal description or other written statement incorporated herein, said location shall be interpreted precisely as described in such statement.
B. Whenever no applicable written statement exists, and the location of a boundary or other feature included in the Zoning Map approximates an edge or centerline, as the case may be, of a street, alley, path, or body of water which was in existence when said boundary or other feature was established, the location of the boundary or other feature shall be interpreted to follow such edge or centerline.
C. Whenever the situations described in subsections A and B of this section are not applicable, the location of a boundary or other feature included in the Zoning Map shall be determined through use of the scale on the map. Should any further uncertainty exist, said location shall be interpreted by the Planning Commission.
D. If a lot is divided by a zone boundary, the Planning Commission shall determine the precise boundaries.
E. Whenever this title requires consideration of distances, parking spaces, unit density, or other aspects of development or the physical environment expressed in numerical quantities which are fractions of whole numbers, such numbers shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number when the fraction is one-half or more, and rounded down to the next lowest whole number when the fraction is less than one-half, except as otherwise provided by this title.
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- Chapter 17.04 — ZONING CODE
- Chapter 17.08 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 17.10 — ZONING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.20 — RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.25 — COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.30 — COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.32 — OS - OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.40 — PC - PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.44 — WETLANDS DISTRICTS (W, WS COMBINING, WF COMBIN…
- Chapter 17.46 — ESOS - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCENIC OPEN SPACE COM…
- Chapter 17.48 — RECOVERY (REC) COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.100 — GENERAL HEIGHT, YARD ENCROACHMENT, CREEK SETB…
- Chapter 17.110 — OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.120 — SIGN REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.130 — GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICAT…
- Chapter 17.140 — WIND TURBINE TOWERS
- Chapter 17.150 — CULTURAL HERITAGE
- Chapter 17.160 — NONCONFORMING USES
- Chapter 17.200 — RESIDENTIAL DENSITY ALLOWANCES
- Chapter 17.210 — MANUFACTURED HOMES
- Chapter 17.220 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 17.225 — TEMPORARY CARE UNIT
- Chapter 17.230 — SMALL LOT SUBDIVISIONS
- Chapter 17.240 — CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION
- Chapter 17.250 — INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 17.255 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS
- Chapter 17.260 — HOME-BASED BUSINESSES
- Chapter 17.280 — PARK AND RECREATION LAND DEDICATION AND FEES
- Chapter 17.290 — PROHIBITION ON RENTAL HOUSING PRICE GOUGING A…
- Chapter 17.295 — DISASTER RECOVERY HOUSING PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.300 — OUTDOOR USES
- Chapter 17.310 — PUBLIC ART - REQUIRING PUBLIC ART AS PART OF …
- Chapter 17.320 — TRANSITIONAL SITES
- Chapter 17.330 — OUTDOOR MUSIC AND NOISE IN THE DOWNTOWN
- Chapter 17.340 — FORMULA BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.345 — SERVICE STATIONS AND CAR WASHES
- Chapter 17.350 — ALCOHOL USE PERMIT CRITERIA
- Chapter 17.355 — MOBILE FOOD TRUCK REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.360 — COMPREHENSIVE CANNABIS REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.400 — PROCEDURES AND ADMINISTRATION - GENERAL PROVI…
- Chapter 17.405 — ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT
- Chapter 17.410 — ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE
- Chapter 17.415 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCEDURE
- Chapter 17.420 — VARIANCE PROCEDURE
- Chapter 17.425 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION UNDER THE FAIR HOUSI…
- Chapter 17.430 — TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
- Chapter 17.435 — DOWNTOWN NOISE PERMITS
- Chapter 17.440 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 17.445 — GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENT PROCEDURE
- Chapter 17.450 — DESIGN REVIEW PROCEDURE
- Chapter 17.455 — APPEAL PROCEDURE
- Chapter 17.460 — PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURE
- Chapter 17.470 — ENFORCEMENT/PENALTIES
- Chapter 17.500 — CITY GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM