Carmel By The Sea City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
Division I
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- Chapter 17.02 TITLE, COMPONENTS AND PURPOSES [1]
- § 17.02.010 Preamble.
- § 17.02.020 Title and Authority.
- § 17.02.030 Purpose.
- § 17.02.040 Organization.
- § 17.02.050 General Rules of Applicability.
- § 17.02.060 Consistency with the General Plan and the Coastal Land Use Plan.
- § 17.02.070 Unlawful Acts.
- § 17.02.080 Violations of This Title.
- § 17.02.090 Relationship to Other Regulations and Requirements.
- § 17.02.100 Buildings Under Construction.
- § 17.02.110 Severability.
- § 17.02.120 Fees.
- § 17.02.130 Amendments Affecting Pending Applications.
- Chapter 17.04 ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED [1]
- Chapter 17.06 GENERAL RULES [1]
Division II
BASE ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- Chapter 17.08 RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.10 R-1 DISTRICT DESIGN REGULATIONS [1]
- § 17.10.010 Purpose and Design Objectives.
- § 17.10.020 Dimensional Standards – Lots, Parcels and Building Sites.
- § 17.10.030 Site Development and Building Standards.
- § 17.10.040 Lot Mergers.
- § 17.10.050 Floodplain Development.
- § 17.10.060 Residential Design Guidelines.
- § 17.10.070 Review of Plans.
- § 17.10.080 Additional Use Regulations.
- Chapter 17.12 R-4 DISTRICT DESIGN REGULATIONS [1]
- Chapter 17.14 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS [1]
- § 17.14.010 Purpose.
- § 17.14.020 Districts Identified.
- § 17.14.030 Land Use Regulations.
- § 17.14.040 Additional Use Regulations.
- § 17.14.050 Regulations Applied in All Commercial Districts.
- § 17.14.060 Central Commercial (CC) District Regulations Applicable.
- § 17.14.070 Enclosed Structures Required for All Uses – Exceptions.
- § 17.14.080 Site Area for Multiple Dwellings.
- § 17.14.090 Findings – Applicability of Provisions.
- § 17.14.100 Design Review and the Basic Review Standard.
- § 17.14.110 Standard of Review and Design Guidelines.
- § 17.14.120 Maximum Building Site Area.
- § 17.14.130 Building Coverage.
- § 17.14.140 Floor Area Ratio.
- § 17.14.150 Building Height.
- § 17.14.160 Setbacks in the RC and R-4 Districts.
- § 17.14.170 Open Space Courtyards and Intra-Block Walkways.
- § 17.14.180 Landscaping.
- § 17.14.190 Public Improvements.
- § 17.14.200 Parking Requirements.
- § 17.14.210 Parking Design.
- § 17.14.220 Special Design Topics.
- § 17.14.230 Affordable Housing.
- § 17.14.240 Medical Marijuana.
- Chapter 17.18 PUBLIC AND QUASI-PUBLIC DISTRICTS [1]
- Article I Park and Recreation Districts – P-1 and P-2
- Article II Cultural and Community Districts – A-1, A-2 and A-3
- § 17.18.050 Purpose.
- § 17.18.060 Districts Identified.
- § 17.18.070 Land Use Regulations.
- § 17.18.080 Additional Use Regulations.
- § 17.18.090 Regulations Applicable to the A-3 District.
- § 17.18.100 A-1 District Development Regulations.
- § 17.18.110 Reversion to R-1.
- § 17.18.120 A-3 District Development Regulations.
- § 17.18.130 Design Review.
Division III
OVERLAY AND COMMUNITY PLAN DISTRICTS
Sections
- Chapter 17.20 OVERLAY DISTRICTS [1]
- Article I General Provisions
- Article II AS Archaeological Significance Overlay District
- Article III Park Overlay District
- Article IV Beach and Riparian Overlay District
- § 17.20.120 Purpose.
- § 17.20.130 Applicability.
- § 17.20.140 Boundaries of the Beach and Riparian Overlay District.
- § 17.20.150 Coastal Development Permit Required.
- § 17.20.160 Permit Standards.
- § 17.20.170 Application Content – Additional Requirements.
- § 17.20.180 Public Access.
- § 17.20.190 Shoreline Protection.
- § 17.20.200 Regulations Incorporated from Other Titles.
- Article V Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area Overlay District
- Article VI Annexed County Lots Overlay District
- Article VII Downtown Conservation District
- Chapter 17.22 COMMUNITY PLAN DISTRICTS AND SPECIFIC PLANS [1]
Division IV
PROVISIONS APPLYING IN ALL OR SEVERAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- Chapter 17.28 GENERAL SITE REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES
- Chapter 17.30 DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS [1]
- Chapter 17.32 HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- § 17.32.010 Purpose.
- § 17.32.020 Historic Resources Board.
- § 17.32.030 Duties and Powers of the Historic Resources Board.
- § 17.32.040 Eligibility Criteria for the Carmel Inventory.
- § 17.32.050 Alteration of Property.
- § 17.32.060 Determining Eligibility for the Carmel Inventory.
- § 17.32.070 Maintaining the Inventory.
- § 17.32.080 Qualifications of Professional Consultants.
- § 17.32.090 Carmel Register of Historic Resources.
- § 17.32.100 Benefits Available to Historic Resources on the Register.
- § 17.32.110 California Historical Building Code (SHBC).
- § 17.32.120 Alteration of Historic Resources.
- § 17.32.130 Design Study, Building Permit or Other Application for Alteration of Property.
- § 17.32.140 Determination of Consistency with the Secretary's Standards.
- § 17.32.150 Historic Evaluation Process for Minor Alterations.
- § 17.32.160 Historic Evaluation Process for Major Alterations.
- § 17.32.170 Projects That Adversely Impact Historic Resources.
- § 17.32.180 Appeals.
- § 17.32.190 Enforcement and Penalties.
- § 17.32.200 Public Safety Exceptions.
- § 17.32.210 Maintenance and Upkeep.
- § 17.32.220 Telecommunications Facilities.
- § 17.32.230 Definitions.
- Chapter 17.34 LANDSCAPING
- § 17.34.010 Purpose.
- § 17.34.020 Applicability.
- § 17.34.030 Relation to Chapter 17.48 CMC, Trees and Shrubs.
- § 17.34.040 Plan Requirements.
- § 17.34.050 Relation to Landscape Design Guidelines.
- § 17.34.060 General Landscaping Standards.
- § 17.34.070 Landscaping Standards for Residential Districts.
- § 17.34.080 Landscaping Standards for Commercial Districts.
- § 17.34.090 Landscaping Standards for Overlay Districts.
- Chapter 17.36 NONCONFORMING USES AND BUILDINGS [1]
- Chapter 17.38 OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS [1]
- Chapter 17.40 SIGNS [1]
- Chapter 17.42 STORMWATER QUALITY AND UTILITY
- Chapter 17.43 WATER QUALITY PROTECTION ORDINANCE
- § 17.43.010 Purpose and Intent.
- § 17.43.020 Applicability.
- § 17.43.030 Application Submittal Requirements.
- § 17.43.040 BMP Maintenance and Conditions of Transfer.
- § 17.43.050 Water Quality Checklist.
- § 17.43.060 Development Standards.
- § 17.43.070 Development-Specific Design Standards.
- § 17.43.080 Single-Family Residential.
- Chapter 17.44 SUBDIVISIONS AND LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS [1]
- Chapter 17.46 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND WIRELESS FACILITIES
- § 17.46.010 Purpose and Findings.
- § 17.46.020 Definitions.
- § 17.46.030 Applicability.
- § 17.46.040 General Development Standards.
- § 17.46.050 Wireless Application Types and Submittal Requirements.
- § 17.46.060 Application Review Procedures.
- § 17.46.070 Public Notices, Public Hearings, Decision Notices and Appeals.
- § 17.46.080 Findings Required.
- § 17.46.090 Standard Conditions of Approval.
- § 17.46.100 Violations.
- Chapter 17.48 TREES AND SHRUBS [1]
- § 17.48.010 Purpose.
- § 17.48.020 Statement of Intent.
- § 17.48.030 Exemptions.
- § 17.48.040 Emergencies.
- § 17.48.050 Required Permits.
- § 17.48.060 Permit Applications.
- § 17.48.070 Findings Required for Significant Trees.
- § 17.48.080 Tree Removal and Replacement.
- § 17.48.090 Prohibitions.
- § 17.48.100 Planting Trees.
- § 17.48.110 Protection of Trees During Construction.
- § 17.48.120 Tree Maintenance and Trimming.
- § 17.48.130 Diseased Trees and Nuisances.
- § 17.48.140 Administration.
- § 17.48.150 Enforcement.
- Chapter 17.50 WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM [1]
Division V
PROCESSES AND AUTHORITIES
Sections
- Chapter 17.52 PERMIT PROCEDURES [1]
- § 17.52.005 Purpose.
- § 17.52.010 Designation of Planning Agency.
- § 17.52.020 Development Applications.
- § 17.52.030 Duties and Powers of the Director.
- § 17.52.040 Director Approved Temporary Uses.
- § 17.52.050 Duties and Powers of the Design Review Board.
- § 17.52.060 Duties and Powers of the Planning Commission.
- § 17.52.070 Variances.
- § 17.52.080 Use Permits.
- § 17.52.090 Coastal Development Permit Required.
- § 17.52.100 Development Excluded from Coastal Permit Requirements.
- § 17.52.110 Notice of Public Hearing.
- § 17.52.120 Public Hearing Waivers for Appealable Coastal Permits.
- § 17.52.130 Public Notice of Nonappealable Development.
- § 17.52.140 Final City Action on Coastal Development Permits.
- § 17.52.150 Director Procedures.
- § 17.52.160 Planning Commission Procedures.
- § 17.52.170 Time Limits on Approvals and Denials.
- § 17.52.180 Emergency Coastal Permits.
- § 17.52.190 Procedures for Recordation of Legal Documents.
- Chapter 17.53 CANNABIS
- § 17.53.010 Definitions.
- § 17.53.020 Purpose and intent.
- § 17.53.030 Prohibition on commercial cannabis activities and deliveries.
- § 17.53.040 Prohibition on medicinal cannabis cooperatives, collectives, dispensaries, operators, establishments or providers.
- § 17.53.050 Residential cannabis cultivation.
- § 17.53.060 Smoking of cannabis.
- § 17.53.070 Public nuisance.
- § 17.53.080 Violation – Separate offense.
- § 17.53.090 Civil injunction.
- Chapter 17.54 APPEALS [1]
- § 17.54.010 Conclusive Decision – Appeal Period.
- § 17.54.020 Projects Appealable to the Coastal Commission.
- § 17.54.030 Grounds for Appeal on a Coastal Development Permit.
- § 17.54.040 Filing Appeals.
- § 17.54.050 Exhaustion of Local Administrative Remedies.
- § 17.54.060 Effect of Appeal to the Coastal Commission.
- § 17.54.070 Coastal Commission Notification of Final Action.
- § 17.54.080 Appeals.
- § 17.54.090 Notice of Hearing.
- § 17.54.100 Effect of Failure to Perfect Appeal.
- Chapter 17.56 RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL USES
- § 17.56.010 Purpose.
- § 17.56.020 Numerical and Size Limitations Established.
- § 17.56.030 Procedure for Establishing a Restricted Commercial Use.
- § 17.56.040 Temporary Cessation of Restricted Commercial Uses.
- § 17.56.050 Exercise and Abandonment of Restricted Commercial Uses.
- § 17.56.060 Abandonment and Reestablishment of Motel Units.
- Chapter 17.58 DESIGN REVIEW [1]
- Chapter 17.60 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW [1]
- § 17.60.010 Purpose.
- § 17.60.020 Incorporation of State CEQA Guidelines.
- § 17.60.030 Coordination Responsibility.
- § 17.60.040 Decision-Making Body Designated.
- § 17.60.050 Environmental Determination.
- § 17.60.060 Initial Study.
- § 17.60.070 Negative Declaration.
- § 17.60.080 Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
- § 17.60.090 Mitigation Monitoring or Reporting.
- § 17.60.100 Fees Established.
- Chapter 17.62 RECLASSIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS [1]
- Chapter 17.64 FINDINGS REQUIRED FOR PERMITS AND APPROVALS [1]
- § 17.64.010 General Findings Required for All Use Permits.
- § 17.64.020 General Findings Required for Commercial Use Permits.
- § 17.64.030 Purpose of Special Findings.
- § 17.64.040 Above-Ground Parking Structures Located Within 100 Feet of an R-1 Zone.
- § 17.64.050 Adverse Impacts to Historic Resources.
- § 17.64.060 Ancillary or Accessory Uses.
- § 17.64.070 Demolition and Conversion of Residential Structures.
- § 17.64.080 Design Study Approval.
- § 17.64.090 Family Day Care, Large Family.
- § 17.64.100 Increase in Commercial Floor Area, Commercial Spaces or Business.
- § 17.64.110 Merchandise Marts.
- § 17.64.120 Motels – Existing Motel Uses and the Reconstruction of Motel Buildings in Commercial and R-4 Districts.
- § 17.64.130 Nonconforming Structure – Reconstruction of a Structure More Than 75 Percent Destroyed.
- § 17.64.140 R-1 District – R-1 Motels. [1]
- § 17.64.150 R-1 District – Remodeling, Reconstruction or Alteration of R-1 Motels.
- § 17.64.160 R-1-PO District – Construction on Large or Irregularly Shaped Lots.
- § 17.64.170 R-1-PO District – Increased Height or Stories.
- § 17.64.180 R-1-PO District – Modification of Setbacks.
- § 17.64.190 Residential Construction at Densities Between 33 and 44 Units Per Acre.
- § 17.64.200 Retail Space of Less Than 200 Square Feet or Greater Than 5,000 Square Feet.
- § 17.64.210 Variance.
- § 17.64.220 Affordable Housing – Residential Construction at Densities Between 45 and 88 Units Per Acre.
- § 17.64.230 Single-Family Dwellings in the SC and RC Districts (Required Findings for Approval).
- Chapter 17.66 ENFORCEMENT [1]
Division VI
CLASSIFICATIONS, TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Sections
- Chapter 17.68 USE CLASSIFICATIONS
- § 17.68.010 Purpose.
- § 17.68.020 Uses Not Classified.
- § 17.68.030 Residential Use Classifications.
- § 17.68.040 Public, Semipublic, and Service Use Classifications.
- § 17.68.050 Commercial Use Classifications.
- § 17.68.060 Industrial Use Classifications.
- § 17.68.070 Transportation, Communication, and Utilities Use Classifications.
- § 17.68.080 Agricultural Use Classifications.
- § 17.68.090 Other Use Classifications.
- Chapter 17.70 LIST OF TERMS AND DEFINITIONS