Article II — Zoning Districts and Allowable Land Uses
Truckee Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · Truckee
Chapter 18.06 - Establishment of Zoning Districts, Adoption of Zoning Map ............................ II-3 18.06.010 - Purpose of Chapter .................................................................................................. II-3 18.06.020 - Zoning Districts Established .................................................................................... II-3 18.06.030 - Zoning Maps Adopted ............................................................................................. II-3 18.06.040 - Zoning District Regulations ..................................................................................... II-6 Chapter 18.08 – Residential Zoning Districts ................................................................................. II-9 18.08.010 - Purpose of Chapter .................................................................................................. II-9 18.08.020 - Purposes of Residential Zoning Districts ................................................................. II-9 18.08.030 - Residential Zoning District Land Uses and Permit Requirements ........................ II-11 18.08.040 - Residential Zoning District General Development Standards ............................... II-18 18.08.050 - Minimum and Maximum Density.......................................................................... II-21 18.08.060 - Residential Zoning District Performance Standards .............................................. II-24 18.08.070 - Maximum Gross Floor Area for Single-Family Residential Uses ......................... II-24 Chapter 18.12 - Commercial and Manufacturing Zoning Districts ........................................... II-25
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18.12.010 - Purpose of Chapter ................................................................................................ II-25 18.12.020 - Purposes of Commercial and Manufacturing Districts .......................................... II-25 18.12.030 - Commercial and Manufacturing District Land Uses and Permit ........................... II-26 18.12.040 - Commercial and Manufacturing District General Development Standards .......... II-40 18.12.050 - Downtown Commercial District Development Standards ..................................... II-42 18.12.060 - Commercial and Manufacturing Zoning District Performance Standards............. II-43 18.12.070 - Retail Trade Uses ................................................................................................... II-43 Chapter 18.14 – Mixed Use Zoning Districts ................................................................................ II-45 18.14.010 - Purpose of Chapter ................................................................................................ II-45 18.14.020 - Purposes of Mixed Use Districts ........................................................................... II-45 18.14.030 – Mixed Use District Land Uses and Permit Requirements ..................................... II-46 18.14.040 – Mixed Use District General Development Standards ........................................... II-54 18.14.050 - Mixed Use Component .......................................................................................... II-55 18.14.060 – Mixed Use Zoning District Design Standards ...................................................... II-56 18.14.070 – Mixed Use Zoning District Performance Standards ............................................. II-56 18.14.080 - Retail Trade Uses ................................................................................................... II-57 Chapter 18.16 - Special Purpose Zoning Districts ........................................................................ II-59 18.16.010 - Purpose of Chapter ................................................................................................ II-59 18.16.020 - Purposes of Special Purpose Zoning Districts ....................................................... II-59 18.16.030 - Special Purpose District Land Uses and Permit Requirements ............................. II-60 18.16.040 - Special Purpose District General Development Standards .................................... II-66 18.16.050 - RC (Resource Conservation) District Development Standards ............................. II-68 18.16.060 - PC (Planned Community) District Development Standards .................................. II-68 18.16.070 - REC (Recreation) District Development Standards .............................................. II-68 18.16.080 - DMP (Downtown Master Plan) District Development Standards ......................... II-68 18.16.090 - Special Purpose District Performance Standards ................................................... II-68 Chapter 18.20 - Overlay Zoning Districts ..................................................................................... II-69 18.20.010 - Purpose of Chapter ................................................................................................ II-69 18.20.020 - Applicability .......................................................................................................... II-69 18.20.030 - Airport Operations (-AO) Overlay District ........................................................... II-69 18.20.040 - Historic Preservation (-HP) Overlay District ......................................................... II-70 18.20.050 - River Protection (-RP) Overlay District ................................................................ II-73 18.20.060 - Snow Avalanche (-SA) Overlay District ............................................................... II-74 18.20.070 – Commercial Core (-CC) Overlay District ............................................................. II-76 Chapter 18.24 - Design Guidelines ................................................................................................. II-79 18.24.010 - Purpose of Chapter ................................................................................................ II-79 18.24.020 - Applicability .......................................................................................................... II-79 18.24.030 - Organization .......................................................................................................... II-80 18.24.040 - General Design Guidelines .................................................................................... II-80 18.24.050 - Building Characteristic Design Guidelines ............................................................ II-86 18.24.060 - Site Design Guidelines .......................................................................................... II-97 18.24.070 - Sustainability Design Guidelines ......................................................................... II-101 18.24.080 - Landscaping and Hardscape Design Guidelines .................................................. II-102 18.24.090 - Services and Utility Placement Design Guidelines ............................................. II-103
....................................... II-97 18.24.070 - Sustainability Design Guidelines ......................................................................... II-101 18.24.080 - Landscaping and Hardscape Design Guidelines .................................................. II-102 18.24.090 - Services and Utility Placement Design Guidelines ............................................. II-103
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18.24.100 - Fence and Wall Design Guidelines ...................................................................... II-105 18.24.110 - Design Guidelines for Specific Land Uses .......................................................... II-106 Chapter 18.25 – Objective Design Standards ............................................................................. II-125 18.25.010 - Purpose of Chapter .............................................................................................. II-125 18.25.020 - Applicability ........................................................................................................ II-125 18.25.030 - Review Process .................................................................................................... II-127 18.25.040 - Definitions ........................................................................................................... II-128 18.25.050 – Multifamily Site Design ...................................................................................... II-129 18.25.060 - Multifamily Massing and Articulation ................................................................ II-139 18.25.070 - Building Entries and Stairwells ........................................................................... II-145 18.25.080 - Multifamily Colors and Materials........................................................................ II-148 18.25.090 - Multifamily Architectural Elements .................................................................... II-153 18.25.100 - Multifamily Utilities and Service Areas .............................................................. II-156 18.25.105 – Design Standards for Projects in the Historic Preservation (-HP) Overlay District ..... .............................................................................................................................. II 157 18.25.110 - New Single-Family Subdivision .......................................................................... II-163 18.25.120 - Residential Mixed-Use Development .................................................................. II-168 Chapter 18.26 - Historic Preservation Design Guidelines ......................................................... II-171 18.26.010 - Purpose of Chapter .............................................................................................. II-171 18.26.020 - Applicability ........................................................................................................ II-171