Skip to content

Part II — DISTRICTS AND DEVELOPMENT TYPES›Chapter 16.203 — MIXED-USE DISTRICTS

Chapter 16.208 — PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC DISTRICT

Vallejo Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · Vallejo

16.208.01 - Purpose and applicability.

The purposes of the Public and Semi-Public "PS" Zoning District are to:

A.

Provide land for development of public, cultural and institutional uses that provide services to the community;

B.

Create and establish lower use regulations developments and for a public and semi-public facilities public utilities, and other community facilities; and

C.

Ensure design compatibility between public uses and adjacent residential neighborhoods.

The specific purpose of the PS Zoning District is as follows:

PS Public and Semi-Public District: The PS Zoning District is intended to regulate areas that provide governmental and quasi-governmental services and supportive services.

16.208.02 - Development regulations.

Table 16.208-A: Development Standards - Public And Semi-Public District, prescribes the development standards for the PS Zoning District. Additional regulations are denoted in a right-hand column. Chapter numbers in this column refer to other chapters of the Zoning Code. The numbers in each illustration below refer to corresponding regulations in the "#" column in the associated table.

TABLE 16.208-A: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC DISTRICT

FIG # DISTRICT PS ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL
REGULATIONS
LOT SIZE; BUILDING FORM AND LOCATION
Minimum Lot 10,000 sq. ft.
Size
Minimum Lot n/a
Width (ft.)
① Maximum Height 45; 35 within 50 ft. of an R District See Section
16.501.05,Height
(ft.) Exceptions
Minimum Setbacks (ft.)
② Front 10; when adjacent to an R district, See Section
16.501.07,Projections
the front setback is the same as that Into Required Yards
of the R district
③ Side 10 - street side; 5 interior side, plus
2 ft. per story for buildings over two
stories adjacent to an R District
④ Rear 10; 15 adjacent to an R District
Maximum Floor
Area Ratio (FAR)
1.0
LANDSCAPING
Minimum % of
site
30 (A)
Street Trees 1 per 30 ft. of frontage See
Chapter 16.504,Landscaping
Parking Lot
Landscaping
See
Chapter 16.504,Landscaping

16.208.03 - Additional regulations.

A.

Landscaping. A minimum of thirty percent of the site must be landscaping. The minimum required landscaped area may be reduced to twenty percent of site area when the site includes an area with minimum dimensions of thirty feet by thirty feet planted with at least one large-canopy tree. At least fifty percent of the ground area within this space must be planted with ground cover plants and the remainder may be hard-surfaced for use by pedestrians.

B.

Truck Docks, Loading and Service Areas. Truck docks, loading areas, and service areas must be located at the rear or interior sides of buildings and screened and not visible from public streets or residential properties.

Chapter 16.209 - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.

Ask AI about this code
▸Contents — Vallejo Zoning Code

GoCodebook provides public access, search, citation, multilingual explanation, and practical interpretation of legally adopted building regulations. It is not a substitute for the official ICC or California code publications.