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West Sacramento Municipal Code § 17.03.010 Zones Established

West Sacramento Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · West Sacramento

Cite as: West Sacramento Municipal Code § 17.03.010 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 17.03.010. Zones Established.

The City shall be classified into zones, the designation and regulation of which are set forth in this Code and as follows.

A. Base Zones. The City is divided into base zones which are established as shown in Table 17.03.010, Base Zones, Specific Plan Zones, and Overlay Zones.

B. Specific Plan Zones. Specific plan zones are established as shown in Table 17.03.010, Base Zones, Specific Plan Zones, and Overlay Zones.

C. Overlay Zones. Overlay zones, one or more of which may be combined with a base zone, are established as shown in Table 17.03.010, Base Zones, Specific Plan Zones, and Overlay Zones.

TABLE 17.03.010: BASE ZONES, SPECIFIC PLAN ZONES, AND OVERLAY ZONES

Zone Symbol Zone Name General Plan Land Use Designation Implemented by Zone
BASE ZONES BASE ZONES BASE ZONES
Agricultural Zone Agricultural Zone Agricultural Zone
AG Agricultural Agricultural
Residential Zones Residential Zones Residential Zones
RE Residential Rural Estates Rural Estates
RRA Residential-Rural Agricultural Rural Residential
R-1 Residential One Family Low-Density Residential
R-2 Residential-Medium Density Medium-Density Residential
R-2.5 Residential-Medium High Density Medium High-Density Residential
R-3 Residential-Multifamily High Density Residential
Commercial and Mixed Use Zones Commercial and Mixed Use Zones Commercial and Mixed Use Zones
CBD Central Business District Central Business District
C Commercial Commercial
CH Commercial-Highway Highway Service Commercial
MU-NC Mixed Use Neighborhood Commercial Neighborhood Commercial Mixed Use
MU-C Mixed Use Corridor Corridor Mixed Use
WF Waterfront Riverfront Mixed Use
Employment Zones Employment Zones Employment Zones
M-L Limited Industrial Mixed Commercial/Industrial
M-1 Light Industrial Light Industrial
M-2 Heavy Industrial Heavy Industrial
M-3 Water-Related Industrial Water-Related Industrial
BP Business Park Business Park
Public and Semi-Public Zones Public and Semi-Public Zones Public and Semi-Public Zones
PQP Public/Quasi Public Public/Quasi-Public
RP Recreation and Parks Recreation and Parks
POS Public Open Space Open Space
SPECIFIC PLAN ZONES SPECIFIC PLAN ZONES SPECIFIC PLAN ZONES
N/A Bridge District Specific Plan N/A
N/A Washington Specific Plan N/A
N/A Liberty Specific Plan N/A
OVERLAY ZONES OVERLAY ZONES OVERLAY ZONES
GG Grand Gateway Overlay N/A
SFP Southport Framework Plan Overlay N/A
PD Planned Development Overlay N/A
SC Streetcar Overlay N/A

(Ord. 19-1 § 3)

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§ 17.03.020. Official Zoning Map and Zone Boundaries.

The boundaries of the zones established by this Code are not included in this Code but are shown on the Official Zoning Map maintained by the City Clerk. The Official Zoning Map, together with all legends, symbols, notations, references, zone boundaries, map symbols, and other information on the maps, have been adopted by the Council and are hereby incorporated into this Code by reference, together with any amendments previously or hereafter adopted, as though they were fully included here.

(Ord. 19-1 § 3)

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