§ 36.200 — South Pasadena Zoning Code

36.200.010 Purpose of Division. ¶

This Division establishes the zoning districts applied to property within the City, and adopts the City’s Zoning Map.

(Ord. No. 2108 § 1.)

36.200.020 Zoning Map and Zoning Districts. ¶

The official City of South Pasadena Zoning Map has been adopted by the Council and is on file in the Department.

A. Zoning districts established. The City of South Pasadena shall be divided into zoning districts which implement the 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 Zoning Map, the precise location of the boundary shall be determined by the Director.

Where district boundaries approximately follow lot, alley, or street lines, the lot lines and/or street and alley centerlines shall be construed as the district boundaries as appropriate;
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 zoning district of the adjoining property on either side of the centerline of the vacated or abandoned street or alley.

The Director may refer any question of interpretation of the Zoning Map to the Commission for a determination, at a public hearing. C. Annexations. Areas annexed to the City shall be zoned according to the pre-annexation zoning classification until City zoning is applied to the site in compliance with Division 36.620 (Amendments).

TABLE 2-1. ZONING DISTRICTS

TABLE 2-1. ZONING DISTRICTS
Zoning District Symbol			Zoning District Name					General Plan Land Use Classification Implemented by Zoning District
Residential		Districts

RE			Residential Estate					VeryLow IntensityNeighborhood
RS			Residential Single Family					Low IntensityNeighborhood
RM			Residential Medium				Density	Medium IntensityNeighborhood
RH			Residential High			Density		High IntensityNeighborhood
Commercial			Districts
CG			Commercial General					Mixed	Use Core;Fair Oaks Corridor
CO			Commercial Office					Mixed	Use Core
BP			Business Park					Mixed	Use Core
Special Purpose				Districts
CF			CommunityFacilities					Civic
OS			Open Space					Parks and Open Spaces;Preserves
DTSP			Downtown Specific Plan					Mixed	Use Core;Fair Oaks Corridor

HFSP			HolyFamilySpecific Plan					Civic
Overlay	Districts

AM			Altos de Monterey					VeryLow		Density Neighborhood
CDC			Camino del Cielo Overlay					VeryLow		Density Neighborhood
MU			Mixed		Use Overlay			Mixed	Use Core

(Ord. No. 2108 § 1; Ord. No. 2379 § 5 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. No. 2386 § 5 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. No. 2399 § 4, 2025.)

Division 36.210. Development and Land Use Approval Requirements

Sections:

36.210.010 Purpose.

36.210.020 General Requirements for Development and New Land Uses.

36.210.030 Allowable Land Uses and Permit Requirements.

36.210.040 Exemptions from Zoning Approval Requirements.