Atascadero City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 1
ENACTMENT, ADMINISTRATION, AND AMENDMENT
Sections
- § 9-1.101 Title and purpose.
- § 9-1.102 Official zoning maps.
- § 9-1.103 Open space zoning.
- § 9-1.104 Applicability of the zoning regulations.
- § 9-1.105 Compliance with uses set forth in zoning districts required.
- § 9-1.106 Compliance with standards required.
- § 9-1.107 Fees required.
- § 9-1.108 Administration of the zoning regulations.
- § 9-1.109 Rules of interpretation.
- § 9-1.110 Public hearings.
- § 9-1.111 Appeal.
- § 9-1.112 Administrative use permit.
- § 9-1.113 Variance.
- § 9-1.115 Text amendment.
- § 9-1.116 Zoning map amendment.
- § 9-1.117 Prezoning.
CHAPTER 2
APPLICATIONS: CONTENT, PROCESSING AND TIME LIMITS
Sections
- § 9-2.101 Applications and procedures.
- § 9-2.102 Determination of completeness.
- § 9-2.103 Waivers of content.
- § 9-2.104 Review by other agencies.
- § 9-2.105 Consolidated processing.
- § 9-2.106 Business license clearance.
- § 9-2.107 Design Review Committee.
- § 9-2.108 Plot plan.
- § 9-2.109 Precise plan.
- § 9-2.110 Conditional use permit.
- § 9-2.111 Approved plans.
- § 9-2.112 Permit time limits.
- § 9-2.113 Substantial site work defined.
- § 9-2.114 Project completion.
- § 9-2.115 Occupancy or use of partially completed projects.
- § 9-2.116 Occupancy with incomplete site improvements.
- § 9-2.117 Extension of entitlement.
- § 9-2.118 Lapse of entitlement.
- § 9-2.119 Applications deemed approved.
- § 9-2.120 Applications deemed withdrawn.
- § 9-2.121 Guarantees of performance.
- § 9-2.122 Housing Accountability Act streamlined review.
CHAPTER 3
ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- Article 1 General Provisions
- Article 2 Agriculture and Residential Zoning Districts
- § 9-3.210 Intent.
- § 9-3.220 Purposes of the agriculture and residential zoning districts.
- § 9-3.230 Agriculture and residential district allowable land uses.
- § 9-3.240 Lot sizes.
- § 9-3.241 Minimum lot size-A Zone.
- § 9-3.242 Minimum lot size-RS Zone.
- § 9-3.243 Minimum lot size-RSF Zone.
- § 9-3.244 Minimum lot size-LSF Zone.
- § 9-3.245 Minimum lot size-RMF Zone.
- § 9-3.250 Density.
- § 9-3.251 Density-Agriculture and single-family residential zones.
- § 9-3.252 Density-RMF Zone.
- § 9-3.260 Property development standards.
- § 9-3.262 Property development standards-RMF.
- Article 3 Nonresidential Zoning Districts
- § 9-3.310 Intent.
- § 9-3.320 Purposes of the nonresidential zoning districts.
- § 9-3.330 Nonresidential district allowable land uses.
- § 9-3.331 Mixed-use residential density.
- § 9-3.340 Property development standards.
- § 9-3.341 CN Zone.
- § 9-3.342 CP Zone.
- § 9-3.343 CR Zone.
- § 9-3.344 CS Zone.
- § 9-3.345 CT Zone.
- § 9-3.346 CPK Zone.
- § 9-3.347 DC/DO Zone.
- § 9-3.348 IP Zone.
- § 9-3.349 I Zone.
- Article 4 Public Zoning Districts
- Article 5 Land Use Definitions
- Article 23 ES (Emergency Shelter) Overlay Zone
- Article 24 FH (Flood Hazard) Overlay Zone
- Article 25 GH (Geologic Hazard) Overlay Zone
- Article 26 HS (Historical Site) Overlay Zone
- Article 27 SR (Sensitive Resource) Overlay Zone
- Article 28 PD (Planned Development) Overlay Zone
- § 9-3.641 Purpose.
- § 9-3.642 Applicability of planned development standards.
- § 9-3.643 Minimum development standards and processing requirements.
- § 9-3.644 Required findings.
- § 9-3.645 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 1 (PD1).
- § 9-3.646 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 2: (PD2).
- § 9-3.647 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 3: (PD3).
- § 9-3.648 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 4: (PD4).
- § 9-3.649 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 5: (PD5).
- § 9-3.650 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 6: (PD6).
- § 9-3.651 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 7: (PD7).
- § 9-3.652 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 8: (PD8).
- § 9-3.653 Establishment of Commercial Park Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 9: (PD9).
- § 9-3.654 Establishment of Residential Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 9: (PD9) North of Union Pacific Railroad.
- § 9-3.655 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 10: (PD10).
- § 9-3.656 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 11: (PD11).
- § 9-3.657 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 12 (PD12).
- § 9-3.658 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 14: (PD14).
- § 9-3.660 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 15: (PD15).
- § 9-3.661 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 16: (PD16).
- § 9-3.662 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 17: (PD17).
- § 9-3.663 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 18: (PD18).
- § 9-3.664 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 19: (PD19).
- § 9-3.665 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 20: (PD20).
- § 9-3.666 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 21: (PD21).
- § 9-3.667 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 22: (PD22).
- § 9-3.668 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 23: (PD23).
- § 9-3.669 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 24: (PD24).
- § 9-3.670 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 25: (PD25).
- § 9-3.671 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 26: (PD26).
- § 9-3.672 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 27: (PD27).
- § 9-3.673 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 28: (PD28).
- § 9-3.674 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 29: (PD29).
- § 9-3.675 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 30: (PD30).
- § 9-3.676 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 31: (PD31).
- § 9-3.677 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 32: (PD32).
- § 9-3.678 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 33: (PD33).
- § 9-3.679 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 34: (PD34).
- § 9-3.680 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 35: (PD35).
- § 9-3.681 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 36: (PD36).
- § 9-3.682 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay No. 37: (PD37).
- § 9-3.683 Establishment of Planned Development Overlay Zone No. 38: (PD38).
- § 9-3.690 Establishment of Specific Plan Zone No. 1: (SP-1).
- § 9-3.691 Establishment of Specific Plan Zone No. 2: (SP-2).
- Article 30 Density Bonus
CHAPTER 4
GENERAL SITE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- § 9-4.101 Purpose.
- § 9-4.102 Applicability of the standards.
- § 9-4.103 Setbacks.
- § 9-4.104 Exceptions to setback standards.
- § 9-4.105 Use of setbacks.
- § 9-4.106 Street setbacks.
- § 9-4.107 Side setbacks.
- § 9-4.108 Rear setbacks.
- § 9-4.109 Interior setbacks and open areas.
- § 9-4.110 Projections into required setbacks.
- § 9-4.111 Heights.
- § 9-4.112 Measurement of height.
- § 9-4.113 Height limitations.
- § 9-4.114 Parking and loading.
- § 9-4.115 Off-street parking required.
- § 9-4.116 Location of parking on a site.
- § 9-4.117 Parking design standards.
- § 9-4.118 Required number of parking spaces.
- § 9-4.119 Parking lot construction standards.
- § 9-4.120 Off-site parking.
- § 9-4.121 Off-street loading requirements.
- § 9-4.122 Drive-in and drive-through facilities.
- § 9-4.123 Driveway standards for single-family residential uses.
- § 9-4.124 Landscaping, screening and fencing.
- § 9-4.125 Landscape standards.
- § 9-4.126 Standards for landscaping materials.
- § 9-4.127 Landscaping plans.
- § 9-4.128 Fencing and screening.
- § 9-4.129 Solid waste, recycling, and organics collection and disposal.
- § 9-4.130 Multifamily and mixed-use building design standards.
- § 9-4.137 Exterior lighting.
- § 9-4.138 Grading.
- § 9-4.139 Grading plan required.
- § 9-4.140 Grading permit required.
- § 9-4.141 Grading permit-Application content.
- § 9-4.142 Grading permit review and approval.
- § 9-4.143 Grading standards.
- § 9-4.144 Sedimentation and erosion control.
- § 9-4.145 Nuisance and hazard abatement.
- § 9-4.146 Drainage.
- § 9-4.147 Drainage plan required.
- § 9-4.148 Drainage plan preparation and content.
- § 9-4.149 Drainage plan review and approval
- § 9-4.150 Plan check, inspection and completion.
- § 9-4.151 Drainage standards.
- § 9-4.152 Hillside Development
- § 9-4.153 Applicability.
- § 9-4.154 Definitions.
- § 9-4.156 Process.
- § 9-4.157 Hillside Development Standards.
- § 9-4.158 Street and frontage improvements.
- § 9-4.159 Curbs, gutters and sidewalks.
- § 9-4.160 Streets.
- § 9-4.161 Lot line adjustment review for flag lots.
- § 9-4.162 Archeological resources.
- § 9-4.163 Historic resources ordinance purpose.
- § 9-4.164 Historic resources ordinance applicability.
- § 9-4.165 Historic resources definitions.
- § 9-4.166 Historic resources list.
- § 9-4.167 Historic resources alterations.
- § 9-4.168 Historic resources relocation and demolition.
- § 9-4.169 Historic resources - Application and process.
- § 9-4.170 Watercourse- and wetland-adjacent development - Purpose.
- § 9-4.171 Applicability.
- § 9-4.172 Definitions.
- § 9-4.173 Measurement of watercourse- and wetland-adjacent areas.
- § 9-4.174 Process and application submittal.
- § 9-4.175 Permitted improvements.
CHAPTER 6
SPECIAL USES
Sections
- § 9-6.101 Accessory uses.
- § 9-6.102 Establishment of an accessory use.
- § 9-6.103 Accessory storage.
- § 9-6.104 Caretaker residence.
- § 9-6.105 Home occupations.
- § 9-6.106 Residential accessory uses.
- § 9-6.107 Residential uses in the Agriculture Zone.
- § 9-6.108 Agricultural uses: Specialized.
- § 9-6.109 Agricultural accessory buildings.
- § 9-6.110 Animal hospitals.
- § 9-6.111 Kennels.
- § 9-6.112 Farm animal raising.
- § 9-6.113 Interim agricultural uses. (Reserved)
- § 9-6.115 Livestock specialties.
- § 9-6.116 Horticultural specialties.
- § 9-6.117 Agricultural produce stands.
- § 9-6.118 Cultural, education and recreation uses.
- § 9-6.121 Churches and related activities.
- § 9-6.123 Outdoor recreation services.
- § 9-6.124 Rural sports and group facilities.
- § 9-6.125 Schools, preschools, and child day care facilities.
- § 9-6.126 Industrial uses.
- § 9-6.128 Food and kindred products.
- § 9-6.129 Fuel dealers.
- § 9-6.130 Collection stations.
- § 9-6.131 Storage, recycling and dismantling of vehicles and materials.
- § 9-6.132 Recycling centers.
- § 9-6.133 Medical and social care facilities.
- § 9-6.134 Skilled nursing and personal care.
- § 9-6.135 Residential care facilities.
- § 9-6.137 Outdoor commercial uses.
- § 9-6.139 Sales lots and swap meets.
- § 9-6.140 Storage yards.
- § 9-6.141 Residential uses.
- § 9-6.142 Manufactured homes.
- § 9-6.143 Mobilehome parks.
- § 9-6.147 Resource extraction.
- § 9-6.148 Resource extraction wells.
- § 9-6.149 Drilling permit requirements.
- § 9-6.150 Development standards for resource extraction wells.
- § 9-6.151 Surface mining and reclamation.
- § 9-6.152 Surface mining practices.
- § 9-6.153 Permit requirements for surface mining.
- § 9-6.154 Reclamation plan.
- § 9-6.155 Guarantee of reclamation required.
- § 9-6.156 Public records.
- § 9-6.157 Periodic review.
- § 9-6.158 Nuisance abatement.
- § 9-6.159 Underground mining.
- § 9-6.160 Permit requirement.
- § 9-6.161 Surface operations.
- § 9-6.162 Retail trade.
- § 9-6.163 Auto and vehicle dealerships.
- § 9-6.164 Automobile service stations.
- § 9-6.165 Building materials sale.
- § 9-6.167 Towing services.
- § 9-6.168 Automobile repair or services.
- § 9-6.172 Temporary uses.
- § 9-6.174 Seasonal or temporary sales.
- § 9-6.175 Temporary off-site construction yards.
- § 9-6.176 Temporary dwellings or offices.
- § 9-6.177 Temporary events.
- § 9-6.180 Recreational vehicle (RV) parks.
- § 9-6.183 Vehicle storage.
- § 9-6.184 Single room occupancy units (SRO).
- § 9-6.185 Hotels and motels.
- § 9-6.186 Extended-occupancy hotels/motels.
CHAPTER 7
NONCONFORMING USES
Sections
- § 9-7.101 Purpose.
- § 9-7.102 Nonconforming use defined.
- § 9-7.103 Right to continue a nonconforming use.
- § 9-7.104 Issued building permit.
- § 9-7.105 Nonconformity due to lack of entitlement.
- § 9-7.106 Nonconforming uses of land.
- § 9-7.107 Nonconforming use of a conforming building.
- § 9-7.108 Nonconforming structures.
- § 9-7.110 Destroyed structures and signs.
- § 9-7.111 Nonconforming parking.
- § 9-7.112 Substitution of use.
- § 9-7.113 Nonconforming lot defined.
- § 9-7.114 Use of nonconforming lots.
- § 9-7.115 Reduction in size of nonconforming lots.
- § 9-7.116 Procedures for lot line adjustments.
CHAPTER 11
NATIVE TREE REGULATIONS
Sections
- § 9-11.101 Purpose and intent.
- § 9-11.102 Applicability.
- § 9-11.103 Adoption of standards and guidelines.
- § 9-11.104 Definitions.
- § 9-11.105 Tree removal.
- § 9-11.106 Tree protection plans.
- § 9-11.107 Tree replacement and regeneration.
- § 9-11.108 Tree abatement: nuisances, pests and disease.
- § 9-11.109 Tree management plans.
- § 9-11.110 Procedures for public projects.
- § 9-11.111 Heritage trees.
- § 9-11.112 Street trees.
- § 9-11.113 Repeat applications.
- § 9-11.114 Enforcement.
CHAPTER 12
CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT AND CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS
Sections
- ARTICLE 1 General Provisions
- ARTICLE 2 Review Procedures
- § 9-12.103 Applicability.
- § 9-12.104 Required approvals.
- § 9-12.105 Special application requirements for condominium projects and condominium conversions.
- § 9-12.106 Application requirements for residential condominium conversions.
- § 9-12.107 Special noticing requirements for residential condominium conversions.
- ARTICLE 3 Property Requirements
- ARTICLE 4 Tenant and Buyer Protections for Residential Condominium Conversions
CHAPTER 14
NOISE
Sections
- § 9-14.01 Purpose and intent.
- § 9-14.02 Definitions.
- § 9-14.03 Noise source exemptions.
- § 9-14.04 Noise measurement criteria.
- § 9-14.05 Exterior noise level standards.
- § 9-14.06 Interior noise level standards.
- § 9-14.07 Air conditioning and refrigeration.
- § 9-14.08 Waste and garbage collection equipment.
- § 9-14.09 Electrical substations.
- § 9-14.10 Nuisance by neighborhood petition.
- § 9-14.11 Exceptions.
- § 9-14.12 Violation: Enforcement.
- § 9-14.13 Amplified sound.
- § 9-14.14 Cost recovery for responses to disturbances.
CHAPTER 15
SIGNS
Sections
- § 9-15.001 Title.
- § 9-15.002 Intent.
- § 9-15.003 Applicability.
- § 9-15.004 Exempt signs.
- § 9-15.005 Sign permits required.
- § 9-15.006 Prohibited signs.
- § 9-15.007 Allowed signs by zone.
- § 9-15.008 Types of signs and standards.
- § 9-15.009 Freeway facing signs.
- § 9-15.010 Sign materials, design and calculations.
- § 9-15.011 Design exceptions.
- § 9-15.012 Sign maintenance and abandoned signs.
- § 9-15.013 Legal nonconforming signs.
- § 9-15.014 Code enforcement.
- § 9-15.015 Signs on City property.
- § 9-15.016 Substitution clause.
- § 9-15.017 Severability clause.
- § 9-15.018 Appeals.
- § 9-15.019 Definitions.
CHAPTER 17
CANNABIS ACTIVITIES AND REGULATIONS
Sections
- § 9-17.001 Title.
- § 9-17.002 Purpose and intent.
- § 9-17.003 Definitions.
- § 9-17.004 Personal cannabis cultivation.
- § 9-17.005 Commercial cannabis activities.
- § 9-17.006 Commercial cannabis activities development standards.
- § 9-17.007 Commercial cannabis application and procedures.
- § 9-17.008 Commercial cannabis application approval or denial of entitlement.
- § 9-17.009 Commercial cannabis operational requirements.
- § 9-17.010 Suspension and revocation of entitlement.
- § 9-17.011 Enforcement.
- § 9-17.012 Limitation on liability.