Title 19

Article 2 — DEFINITIONS

Sunnyvale Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · Sunnyvale

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Chapter 19.16 PRECISE ZONING PLANS—ZONING DISTRICTS—ZONING MAPS

  • § 19.16.010. Precise zoning plans—Adoption.

  • § 19.16.020. Zoning districts—Creation. § 19.16.025. Split-zone parcels and applicable zoning regulations.

  • § 19.16.030. Zoning districts—Boundaries.

  • § 19.16.040. Zoning districts—Compliance with regulations.

  • § 19.16.050. Zoning districts map. § 19.16.060. Precise zoning map—Sunnyvale planning area.

  • Chapter 19.18

  • RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS

  • § 19.18.010. Purpose. § 19.18.020. Residential zoning districts. § 19.18.025. Density bonus. § 19.18.030. Permitted, conditionally permitted and prohibited uses in residential zoning districts.

  • § 19.18.040. Use permit required for multiple ownership.

  • § 19.18.050. Automobile/vehicle service and repair in residential zoning districts.

Chapter 19.20 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS

  • § 19.20.040. Uses requiring use permit; all commercial zoning districts.

  • § 19.20.050. Payday lending establishments.

Chapter 19.22 INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS

  • § 19.22.010. Purpose. § 19.22.020. Industrial zoning districts. § 19.22.030. Permitted, conditionally permitted and prohibited uses in industrial zones.

  • § 19.22.040. Use permit required for multiple ownership in all industrial zoning districts.

  • § 19.22.050. Emergency containers (ARKs).

  • § 19.22.060. Hazardous materials storage facilities.

  • § 19.22.070. Hazardous waste management facilities.

  • Chapter 19.24

  • OFFICE AND PUBLIC FACILITIES ZONING DISTRICTS

  • § 19.24.010. Purpose. § 19.24.020. Office and public facilities zoning districts.

  • § 19.24.030. Permitted, conditionally permitted and prohibited uses in office, public facilities and civic center zones.

  • § 19.24.040. Uses requiring use permits; office zoning district.

  • § 19.20.010. Purpose. § 19.20.020. Commercial zoning districts. § 19.20.030. Permitted, conditionally permitted and prohibited uses in commercial zones.

Chapter 19.26 COMBINING DISTRICTS

  • § 19.26.010. Combining districts—General purpose.

  • § 19.26.020. Planned development (PD) combining district created—Purpose.

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§ 19.26.030.
PD combining		 § 19.27.050. Village Center Master Plan
district—Permit required. district.
§ 19.26.040.
Office (O) combining district
created—Purpose. Chapter 19.28
§ 19.26.050.
O combining		 DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN
district—Permit required. DISTRICT
§ 19.26.060.
Heritage housing (HH)
combining district § 19.28.010. Downtown Specific Plan
created—Purpose. District established.
§ 19.26.080.
HH combining		 § 19.28.020. Purpose and findings.
district—Demolition and § 19.28.030. Compliance with the
replacement construction. Downtown Specific Plan.
§ 19.26.090.
Industrial to residential		 § 19.28.040. Downtown Specific Plan
(ITR) district regulations generally.
created—Purpose. § 19.28.050. Downtown Specific Plan
§ 19.26.100.
ITR combining		 blocks.
district—Boundaries. § 19.28.060. Single-family uses and
§ 19.26.110.
ITR combining		 structures.
district—Damage or § 19.28.070. Permitted, conditionally
destruction. permitted and prohibited
§ 19.26.120.
ITR combining		 uses in mixed use,
district—Residential uses. commercial and office DSP
§ 19.26.130.
ITR combining		 blocks.
district—Industrial, § 19.28.080. Permitted, conditionally
commercial and office uses. permitted and prohibited
§ 19.26.200.
Residential single-story (S)		 uses in residential DSP
combining district blocks.
created—Purpose. § 19.28.090. Block development criteria.
§ 19.26.210.
Places of assembly (POA)		 § 19.28.100. Parking requirements.
combining district (POA) § 19.28.110. Subdivisions.
created—Purpose.
§ 19.26.220.
Mixed use (MU) combining		 Chapter 19.29
district. MOFFETT PARK SPECIFIC PLAN
§ 19.26.230.
Live/work units.		 DISTRICT
Chapter 19.27 § 19.29.010. Moffett Park Specific Plan
SITE AND PROJECT-BASED SPECIFIC district established.
PLAN DISTRICTS § 19.29.020. Purpose.
§ 19.29.030. Applicability.
§ 19.27.010.
§ 19.27.020.
Site or project-based specific
plan districts.

Regulations generally.		 § 19.29.040.
§ 19.29.050.		 Definitions.
Zoning and combining
zoning districts.
§ 19.27.030.
Lakeside specific plan
district.		 § 19.29.060. Permitted development
types and uses.
§ 19.27.040.
Peery Park specific plan
district.		 § 19.29.070. Office and residential
intensity and density.

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§ 19.29.080. Neighborhood-serving uses. § 19.32.060. Limitations on paved
§ 19.29.090. Innovation and creation surfaces in R-0 and R-1
space. zoning districts—Required
§ 19.29.100. Development reserve, front yard.
transfer of development § 19.32.070. Floor area ratio (FAR).
rights, access, permit § 19.32.080. Interpretation and
duration. application of floor area
§ 19.29.110. Moffett Park Specific Plan ratio in M-S (industrial and
site development standards. service) and M-3 (general
§ 19.29.120. Transportation demand industrial) districts.
management and parking § 19.32.090. FAR in ITR (industrial to
requirements. residential) district.
§ 19.29.130. Landscaping and open space § 19.32.100. FAR in downtown specific
requirements. plan.
§ 19.32.110. City council action where
Chapter 19.30 FAR exceeds delineated
LOT AREA AND LOT WIDTH threshold in M-S and M-3
districts.
§ 19.30.010. Conformance required.
§ 19.30.020. Required lot area and width. Chapter 19.34
§ 19.30.030. Average lot FRONT, SIDE AND REAR YARDS
area—Reduction.
§ 19.30.040. Dwelling units allowed in
multiple-family zoning		 § 19.34.010.
§ 19.34.020.		 Purpose.
Conformance required.
districts. § 19.34.030. Required yards.
§ 19.30.050. Multiple buildings on § 19.34.040. Front yard—Average and
lot—When permitted. reduction.
§ 19.30.060. Minimum floor elevations. § 19.34.045. Front yard setback
requirements for residential
Chapter 19.32
BUILDING HEIGHTS, LOT		 developments in specified
zoning districts.
COVERAGES AND FLOOR AREA § 19.34.050. Front setback requirements
RATIOS for multistory residential
developments.
§ 19.32.010. Conformance required. § 19.34.060. Vision triangles.
§ 19.32.020. Building height, lot coverage § 19.34.070. Front, side and rear
and floor area ratio. yards—Increase in
§ 19.32.030. Buildings
heights—Increased—When.		 industrial zoning
districts—When required.
§
§		 19.32.040.
19.32.050.		 Building heights—Distance
from property line.
Public parking zoning
districts—Regulations not
applicable.		 § 19.34.080.
§ 19.34.090.		 Side
yards—Increase—Multi-
story.
Side yards—R-1.5 zoning
district.
§ 19.34.100. Side
yards—Modifications—When
allowed.

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  • § 19.34.110. Side and rear § 19.36.070. Residential density yards—Increase in requirements for mixed-use commercial zoning development in ECR-MU districts—When required. zoning districts. § 19.36.080. Minimum lot size

  • Chapter 19.35 requirements for residential

  • LAWRENCE STATION AREA PLAN mixed-use development. DISTRICT § 19.36.090. Minimum ground floor commercial area in mixed-

  • § 19.35.010. Lawrence Station Area use development. Specific Plan district § 19.36.100. Development requirements. established. § 19.36.110. Ground floor active use

  • § 19.35.020. Incorporation of Lawrence requirements for mixed-use Station Area Plan, purpose, developments. and findings. § 19.36.120. Parking standards for uses

  • § 19.35.030. LSAP regulations generally. in ECR-C and ECR-MU § 19.35.040. LSAP district zoning zoning districts. designations. § 19.36.130. Landscape and open space

  • § 19.35.050. Permitted, conditionally standards in ECR-C and permitted, and prohibited ECR-MU zoning districts. uses. § 19.36.140. Deviations.

  • § 19.35.010. Lawrence Station Area Specific Plan district established.

  • § 19.35.020. Incorporation of Lawrence Station Area Plan, purpose, and findings.

  • § 19.35.030. LSAP regulations generally. § 19.35.040. LSAP district zoning designations.

  • § 19.35.050. Permitted, conditionally permitted, and prohibited uses.

  • § 19.35.060. LSAP density, floor area ratio (FAR), height, and lot coverage requirements.

  • § 19.35.070. LSAP setback and parcel size requirements.

  • § 19.35.080. Parking standards. § 19.35.090. Landscape and open space standards.

  • § 19.35.100. Conflicts.

Article 4 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Chapter 19.37 LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION AND USEABLE OPEN SPACE

  • § 19.37.010. Purpose. § 19.37.020. Applicability. § 19.37.030. Definitions. § 19.37.040. Minimum landscaped area and usable open space.

  • § 19.37.050. Water efficiency design requirements.

  • § 19.37.060. General planting, soil management and water feature design requirements.

  • § 19.37.070. (Reserved) § 19.37.080. (Reserved) § 19.37.090. (Reserved) § 19.37.100. Usable open space design requirements.

Chapter 19.36 EL CAMINO REAL SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICT

§ 19.36.010. El Camino Real Specific
Plan district established.
§ 19.36.020. Incorporation of ECRSP,
purpose, and findings.
§ 19.36.030. Applicability.
§ 19.36.040. Definitions.
§ 19.36.050. Zoning districts.
§ 19.36.060. Permitted development
types and uses.

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  • § 19.37.110. Irrigation system design Chapter 19.40 requirements. ACCESSORY STRUCTURES

  • § 19.37.120. Landscaping and irrigation approval. § 19.40.010. Purpose.

  • § 19.37.130. Landscaping irrigation audit § 19.40.020. General requirements. and maintenance. § 19.40.030. Permit requirements for accessory structures.

  • Chapter 19.38 § 19.40.040. Minimum setback

  • REQUIRED FACILITIES requirements for accessory structures.

  • § 19.38.010. Facilities required. § 19.38.020. Screening of equipment. § 19.38.030. Facilities for recyclable materials, organic materials, and solid waste.

  • § 19.38.040. Individual lockable storage space for multiple-family residential.

  • § 19.38.045. Community room or club house requirement for multiple-family residential.

  • § 19.38.050. Prewiring for residential units.

  • § 19.38.060. Elevators. § 19.38.075. Stormwater runoff pollution prevention requirements.

  • § 19.38.080. Sidewalks—Industrial districts.

  • § 19.38.090. Underground utilities. § 19.38.095. General requirements. § 19.38.100. Allocation of costs for undergrounding.