Title 21 — Zoning

Chapter 21.16 — DISTRICTS GENERALLY

Stanislaus County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · Stanislaus County

§ 21.16.010. Designated.

The several districts are as follows:

  • A. General agricultural district or A-2 district;

  • B. Rural residential district or R-A district;

  • C. Single-family residential district or R-1 district;

  • D. Medium density residential district or R-2 district;

  • E. Multiple-family residential district or R-3 district;

  • F. Planned development district or P-D district;

  • G. Planned industrial district or PI district;

  • H. Historic site district or HS district;

  • I. Highway frontage district or H-1 district;

  • J. Neighborhood commercial district or C-1 district;

  • K. General commercial district or C-2 district;

  • L. Industrial district or M district;

  • M. Limited industrial district or LM district;

  • N. Urban service district or US district;

  • O. Specific plan district or S-P district.

  • P. Salida community plan district or SCP district.

(Prior code §9-104; Ord. CS 344 §9, 1989; Ord. CS 381 §1, 1990; Ord. CS 1005, 2007)

§ 21.16.020. Established.

The districts indicated in Section 21.16.010 are established and the designations, locations and boundaries thereof are set forth and indicated in Sections 21.16.060 and 21.16.070 . The maps constituting Sections 21.16.060 and 21.16.070 , and all notations, references and data thereon, are made a part of this title.

(Prior code §9-105)

§ 21.16.030. Boundary determination.

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any of the aforementioned districts as described aforesaid or as shown on the sectional district maps, the planning commission, upon written application or upon its own motion, shall determine the boundaries of the districts. (Prior code §9-106)

§ 21.16.040. Conformance required.

  • A. In districts indicated in sectional district maps adopted as part of this title, no building shall be erected and no existing building shall be moved, altered, added to or enlarged, nor shall any land or building be used, or designed to be used for any purpose or in any manner, nor shall any yard or other open space surrounding any building be encroached upon or reduced, except as permitted by and in conformity to the regulations specified in this title for the district in which the building or yard or other open space is located. No building shall be erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered to exceed the height limit designed for the district in which the building is located. No yard or open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this title shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building or any other lot.

  • B. No land use prohibited under local, state, or federal law shall be allowed in any zoning district within the unincorporated area of the county.

  • (Prior code §9-107; Ord. CS 1181 §2, 2016)

§ 21.16.050. Setback conformance.

No building shall hereafter be erected, nor shall any use of land be conducted except the use of land for agricultural purposes so that the same will be closer to the right-of-way line of any street than the setback from any official plan line or any building line which has been established for such street by the circulation element, or section thereof of the general plan of the county. (Prior code §9-108)

§ 21.16.060. Sectional district maps—Adopted and on file.

Sectional district maps heretofore and hereafter adopted are made a part of this title by reference and shall be filed and kept on file in the offices of the county clerk and the planning commission. (Prior code §9-109)

§ 21.16.070. Section district maps—Designation.

Sectional district maps adopted hereafter shall be designed by the number 9-110 followed by a decimal point and numeral or numerals. (Prior code §9-110)