Carson City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
1 Introduction
Sections
- Division 1. Title, Authority and Purpose
- Division 2. Format
- Division 3. Zoning Classifications
- Division 4. Zoning Boundaries
2 Residential
Zones
Sections
- Division 1. Uses Permitted
- Division 2. Accessory Uses
- Division 3. Conditional Use Criteria
- Division 4. Density
- Division 5. Site Requirements
- Division 6. Site Development Standards
- 9126.12 Height of Buildings and Structures.
- 9126.21 Ground Coverage.
- 9126.22 Future Rights-of-Way.
- 9126.221 Parking Setback.
- 9126.23 Front Yard.
- 9126.24 Side Yards.
- 9126.25 Rear Yard.
- 9126.26 Passageway.
- 9126.27 Space Between Buildings.
- 9126.28 Usable Open Space.
- 9126.29 Encroachments.
- 9126.3 Fences, Walls and Hedges.
- 9126.4 Trash Areas.
- 9126.41 Trash and Recycling Areas.
- 9126.5 Repealed.
- 9126.6 Parking, Loading and Driveways.
- 9126.7 Signs.
- 9126.8 Utilities.
- 9126.9 Site Planning and Design.
- 9126.91 Site Planning and Design – Residential Projects That Include Affordable and/or Senior Citizen Households.
- Division 7. Environmental Effects
- Division 8. Special Requirements for Certain Uses
- 9128.11 Intent and Purpose.
- 9128.12 Existing Residential Condominiums.
- 9128.13 Application for Conditional Use Permit.
- 9128.14 Development Policy.
- 9128.15 Development Standards.
- 9128.16 Development Criteria.
- 9128.17 Declaration of Covenants – Conditions and Restrictions.
- 9128.2 Mobile Home Parks.
- 9128.21 Relocation Impact Report (RIR).
- 9128.31 Regulation.
- 9128.32 Application.
- 9128.33 Specifications.
- 9128.34 Agreement and Deposit.
- 9128.35 Time Limit.
- 9128.4 Home Occupations.
- 9128.51 Multiple-Family Dwelling.
- 9128.52 Existing Multiple-Family Dwellings.
- 9128.53 Application for Conditional Use Permit.
- 9128.54 Development Standards.
- 9128.55 Development Criteria.
- 9128.6 Reserved.
- 9128.7 Single-Room Occupancy Housing.
- 9128.81 Purpose.
- 9128.82 Ministerial Review – Standard for Denial – Courtesy Notice.
- 9128.83 Requirements.
- 9128.84 Development Standards.
- 9128.85 Total Number of Units.
- 9128.86 Design Standards.
- 9128.87 Rental Term – Separate Conveyance.
- 9128.88 Deed Restriction.
3 Commercial
Zones
Sections
- Division 1. Uses Permitted
- Division 2. Accessory Uses
- Division 3. Conditional Use Criteria
- Division 5. Site Requirements
- Division 6. Site Development Standards
- 9136.11 Buildings Required.
- 9136.12 Height of Buildings and Structures.
- 9136.13 Uses Permitted in Residential Structures.
- 9136.22 Future Rights-of-Way.
- 9136.23 Front Yard.
- 9136.24 Side Yards.
- 9136.25 Rear Yard.
- 9136.27 Space Between Buildings.
- 9136.29 Encroachments.
- 9136.3 Fences, Walls and Hedges.
- 9136.4 Trash and Recycling Areas.
- 9136.6 Parking, Loading, Truck Maneuvering and Driveways.
- 9136.7 Signs.
- 9136.8 Utilities.
- 9136.9 Site Planning and Design.
- Division 7. Environmental Effects
- Division 8. Special Requirements For Certain Uses
- 9138.10 Reserved.
- 9138.11 General Provisions.
- 9138.12 Convenience Store.
- 9138.13 Reserved.
- 9138.14 Automobile/Vehicles Services.
- 9138.15 Commercial, Automotive (CA) Development Standards.
- 9138.16 Communications Facilities.
- 9138.17 Mixed-Use – Carson Street (MU-CS).
- 9138.18 Mixed-Use – Sepulveda Boulevard (MU-SB).
- 9138.19 Discount Stores.
- 9138.2 Vehicle Service and Repair.
- 9138.21 Vehicle Auctions.
- 9138.22 Church Uses within the CR (Commercial, Regional) Zone.
- 9138.3 Golf Facilities.
- 9138.4 Arcade Facilities.
- 9138.5 Alcoholic Beverage Sales and Services.
- 9138.6 Small Collection Recycling Facility.
- 9138.7 Mixed-Use or Residential Development in a Mixed-Use Residential (MUR) Overlay District.
- 9138.71 Outdoor Advertising Signs in an Electronic Marquee Signage (EMS) Overlay District.
- 9138.72 Sex Offender Residency Restrictions.
- 9138.8 Sidewalk, Parking Lot and Tent Sales and Special Events.
- 9138.9 Adult Business.
- 9138.91 Massage Service.
- 9138.92 Tattoo Service.
4 Industrial
Zones
Sections
- Division 1. Uses Permitted
- Division 2. Accessory Uses
- Division 3. Conditional Use Criteria
- Division 5. Site Requirements
- Division 6. Site Development Standards
- 9146.12 Height of Buildings and Structure.
- 9146.22 Future Rights-of-Way.
- 9146.23 Front Yard.
- 9146.24 Side Yards.
- 9146.25 Rear Yard.
- 9146.27 Space between Buildings.
- 9146.29 Encroachments.
- 9146.3 Fences, Walls and Hedges.
- 9146.4 Trash Areas.
- 9146.6 Parking, Loading, Truck Maneuvering and Driveways.
- 9146.7 Signs*.
- 9146.8 Utilities.
- 9146.9 Site Planning and Design.
- Division 7. Environmental Effects
- Division 8. Special Requirements For Certain Uses
- 9148.1 Vehicle Dismantling Yards, Junk and Salvage Yards, Vehicle Impounding Yards.
- 9148.2 Reserved.
- 9148.3 Reserved.
- 9148.4 Large Collection Recycling Facility.
- 9148.5 Processing Facility for Recyclables.
- 9148.6 Cargo Container Storage Facilities.
- 9148.7 Sidewalk, Parking Lot and Tent Sales.
- 9148.8 Truck-Related Uses Located Less than One Hundred (100) Feet from a Residential Zone.
- 9148.9 Truck Terminal and Truck Yard Facilities.
- 9148.10 Emergency shelters.
5 Open
Space Zone and Special Uses
Sections
- Division 1. Uses Permitted
- Division 2. Accessory Uses
- Division 3. Conditional Use Criteria
- Division 5. Site Requirements*
- Division 6. Site Development Standards*
- 9156.11 Buildings and Structures Permitted.
- 9156.12 Height of Buildings and Structures.
- 9156.21 Ground Coverage.
- 9156.22 Future Rights-of-Way.
- 9156.23 Front Yard and Side Yard Abutting a Street.
- 9156.24 Yard Abutting Property in Another Zone.
- 9156.29 Encroachments.
- 9156.4 Reserved.
- 9156.5 Other Site Development Standards (Parking, Trash and Recycling Areas, Walls, Etc.)
- 9156.7 Signs.
- 9156.8 Utilities.
- 9156.9 Site Planning and Design.
- Division 7. Environmental Effects
- Division 9. Special Use Zones
6 General
Development Standards
Sections
- Division 1. Street Dedication and Improvement
- 9161.1 Purpose, Definitions and Applicability.
- 9161.2 Exceptions.
- 9161.3 Dedications.
- 9161.4 Improvement Requirements for Buildings and Structures.
- 9161.5 Agreement to Improve.
- 9161.6 Construction Standards.
- 9161.7 Improvement Security and In-Lieu Fees.
- 9161.8 Relief from Compliance.
- 9161.9 Appeals.
- 9161.10 Parkway Trees.
- Division 2. Vehicular Parking, Loading and Maneuvering Areas
- 9162 Development Policy.
- 9162.0 Paving and Drainage of Vehicular Areas.
- 9162.1 General Requirements.
- 9162.21 Parking Spaces Required.
- 9162.22 Parking Spaces Required for Uses Not Specified.
- 9162.23 Computation of Required Parking Spaces.
- 9162.24 Automobile Parking Spaces Required for Mixed Uses.
- 9162.25 Change in Intensity.
- 9162.26 Change in Use.
- 9162.27 Conversion of Parking Spaces Serving a Dwelling.
- 9162.28 Reserved.
- 9162.3 Location of Parking.
- 9162.41 Automobile Parking Stall Size.
- 9162.42 Parking for the Disabled and Associated Signing and Ramping.
- 9162.43 Compact Automobile Parking Spaces.
- 9162.51 Standards for Automobile Parking Lot Design.
- 9162.52 Landscaping Requirements.
- 9162.53 Lighting.
- 9162.55 Perimeter Guards.
- 9162.56 Marking of Automobile Parking Areas.
- 9162.61 Truck Maneuvering and Loading Facility Standards.
- 9162.62 Design Standards for Truck Loading Facilities, Maneuvering Areas, and Parking and Stacking Spaces.
- 9162.63 Truck Loading Facilities and Maneuvering Areas Required.
- 9162.64 Truck Vehicle Space Specifications.
- 9162.65 Requirements Relating to Vehicular Parking and Truck Loading, Maneuvering, Parking and Stacking Space for Industrial Uses.
- 9162.66 Marking of Truck Loading and Parking and Stacking Spaces.
- 9162.7 On-Site Automobile and Truck Maneuvering Standards.
- 9162.8 Driveway Widths, Driveway Approaches and Traffic Sight Distance.
- Division 3. Walls
- Division 4. Trash and Recycling Areas*
- Division 5. Transportation Demand and Trip Reduction Measures
- Division 6. Project Grading
- Division 7. Signs
- Division 8. Water Efficient Landscaping
7 Procedures
Sections
- Division 1. Procedures in General
- Division 2. Procedures by Type
- 9172.11 Text Change.
- 9172.12 Urgency Measures.
- 9172.13 Zone Change.
- 9172.14 Prezoning.
- 9172.15 Adoption or Amendment of Standards.
- 9172.21 Conditional Use Permit.
- 9172.22 Variance.
- 9172.23 Site Plan and Design Review.
- 9172.24 Interpretation Procedure.
- 9172.25 Extension of Nonconforming Privilege.
- 9172.26 Relocation Review.
- 9172.27 Request for Reasonable Accommodations.
- 9172.28 Revocation.
- Division 3. Elements of Procedure
- 9173.1 Applications.
- 9173.21 Setting of Hearing.
- 9173.22 Notification of Hearing (California Government Code Sections 65854 through 65854.5).
- 9173.23 Conduct of Hearing.
- 9173.31 Findings and Decision.
- 9173.32 Notification of Decision.
- 9173.33 Effective Date.
- 9173.4 Appeals.
- 9173.5 Statute of Limitations.
- 9173.8 Reserved.
- 9173.9 Fees.
8 Implementing
Provisions
Sections
- Division 1. Applicability of Regulations
- Division 2. Nonconformities
- 9182.01 Applicability.
- 9182.02 Changes and Alterations.
- 9182.03 Facilities Under Construction.
- 9182.04 Repair of Accidental Damage.
- 9182.05 Extension of Nonconforming Privilege.
- 9182.06 Off-Site Relocation.
- 9182.07 No Reversion to Nonconformance.
- 9182.08 Continuation of Nonconformities with a Nonconforming Use.
- 9182.09 Conversion of Residential Structures to Commercial Uses.
- 9182.1 Site Nonconformity.
- 9182.21 Nonconforming Use Eligible for Conditional Use Permit or Other Approval.
- 9182.22 Termination of Existing Nonconforming Use.
- 9182.23 Discontinued Use.
- 9182.24 Continuation of Residential Use within a Mixed-Use (MU) District.
- 9182.25 Continuation of Churches, Temples or Other Places of Religious Worship Located within the CR (Commercial, Regional) Zone or MU-CS (Mixed-Use – Carson Street) Zone.
- 9182.26 Continuation of Vehicle Repair and Service.
- 9182.27 Continuation of Existing, Lawfully Established Truck Terminals.
- 9182.28 Payday Loans.
- 9182.29 Continuation of Legal Nonconforming Walls Located within an Industrial Zone.
- 9182.3 Repealed.
- 9182.31 Nonconforming Residential Density for Sex Offenders.
- 9182.41 Nonconformity Requiring Capital Expenditure to Conform.
- 9182.42 Nonconformity Involving Only Noncapital Expenditure or Loss to Conform.
- 9182.43 Nonconformity for Discount Stores.
- 9182.44 Nonconformity for Convenience Stores.
- 9182.45 Nonconformity for Automobile Service Stations.
- 9182.46 Nonconformity for Use or Storage of Regulated Substances.
- Division 3. Relationship of Zoning Regulations to Other Laws and Regulations
- Division 4. Interpretation of Provisions
- Division 5. Violations and Penalties
- Division 6. Assignment of Authority, Powers and Duties
9 Definitions
Sections
- 9190 Definitions.
- 9191.002 Abut or Abutting.
- 9191.006 Access.
- 9191.010 Accessory.
- 9191.011 Accessory Dwelling Unit.
- 9191.012 Accessory Dwelling Unit, Junior.
- 9191.014 Action.
- 9191.016 Adult Business.
- 9191.018 Alley.
- 9191.022 Alley, Public.
- 9191.026 Alter or Alteration.
- 9191.026.5 Alternative Transportation.
- 9191.027 Amusement Machine.
- 9191.028 Arcade.
- 9191.030 Authorized Agent or Representative of Owner.
- 9191.034 Basement.
- 9191.038 Boarding House.
- 9191.040 Bona Fide Restaurant.
- 9191.042 Borrow Pit.
- 9191.046 Building.
- 9191.054 Building Code.
- 9191.058 Building Height.
- 9191.062 Building, Main.
- 9191.066 Building Official.
- 9191.066.5 Buspool.
- 9191.067 Cargo Container Storage Facilities – Terms Defined.
- 9191.070 Carport.
- 9191.072 Carpool.
- 9191.073 Carson Civic Center.
- 9191.074 Cellar.
- 9191.078 Cemetery.
- 9191.082 Centerline.
- 9191.084 Check Cashing or Check Cashing Business.
- 9191.086 Child or Children.
- 9191.090 Child Day Care.
- 9191.094 Church.
- 9191.098 Clinic, Dental or Medical.
- 9191.102 Club, Private.
- 9191.106 Commission.
- 9191.110 Common Area.
- 9191.114 Community Care Facility.
- 9191.118 Community Care Facility, Residential.
- 9191.122 Community Care Facility, Small-Family Home.
- 9191.126 Community Day Care Facility.
- 9191.130 Compatible Use.
- 9191.134 Conditional Use Permit.
- 9191.138 Condominium Common Area.
- 9191.142 Condominium Documents.
- 9191.146 Condominium Owner.
- 9191.150 Condominium Plan.
- 9191.154 Condominium Project.
- 9191.158 Condominium Project Elements.
- 9191.162 Condominium, Residential.
- 9191.166 Condominium Unit.
- 9191.168 Cooperative, Residential Stock.
- 9191.170 Council.
- 9191.174 Curb Return.
- 9191.176 Deferred Deposit or Deferred Deposit Originator.
- 9191.178 Department Store.
- 9191.180 Developer.
- 9191.182 Development.
- 9191.184 Development Plan.
- 9191.185 Development Project.
- 9191.186 Director.
- 9191.190 Director of Public Works.
- 9191.194 Display.
- 9191.198 Driveway.
- 9191.200 Driving Skill Course.
- 9191.202 Dwelling.
- 9191.206 Dwelling, Multiple.
- 9191.208 Repealed.
- 9191.210 Dwelling, Single-Family.
- 9191.214 Dwelling Unit.
- 9191.218 Easement.
- 9191.219 Efficiency Unit.
- 9191.222 Electric Distribution Substation.
- 9191.224 Emergency Shelter.
- 9191.226 Exception.
- 9191.230 Expansion.
- 9191.234 Family.
- 9191.238 Finished Grade.
- 9191.242 Finished Grade, Average.
- 9191.246 Floor Area, Gross.
- 9191.250 Floor Area, Net.
- 9191.252 Floor Area Ratio (FAR).
- 9191.254 Freeway.
- 9191.258 Frontage.
- 9191.262 Future Right-of-Way Area.
- 9191.266 Future Right-of-Way Line.
- 9191.270 Garage.
- 9191.271 Garage, Subterranean.
- 9191.272 Garage, Partial Subterranean.
- 9191.274 General Plan.
- 9191.278 Group Quarters.
- 9191.280 Gymnasium.
- 9191.282 Hedge.
- 9191.286 Heliport.
- 9191.290 Helistop.
- 9191.294 Hospital.
- 9191.298 Hotel, Residential.
- 9191.302 Hotel, Transient.
- 9191.303 Indoor Team Training Facility.
- 9191.304 Intensification.
- 9191.307 Intermodal Container Transfer Facility.
- 9191.310 Junk and Salvage.
- 9191.314 Junk and Salvage Yard.
- 9191.318 Kennel.
- 9191.322 Kitchen.
- 9191.326 Laboratory.
- 9191.330 Landscaping.
- 9191.334 Livestock.
- 9191.338 Loading Area.
- 9191.342 Long-Term Health Care Facility.
- 9191.346 Lot.
- 9191.350 Lot Area.
- 9191.354 Lot Area, Net.
- 9191.358 Lot, Corner.
- 9191.362 Lot Depth.
- 9191.364 Lot Frontage.
- 9191.366 Lot, Interior.
- 9191.370 Lot Line.
- 9191.374 Lot Line, Front.
- 9191.376 Lot Line, Interior.
- 9191.378 Lot Line, Rear.
- 9191.382 Lot Line, Side.
- 9191.386 Lot, Through.
- 9191.390 Lot Width.
- 9191.391 Manufactured Home.
- 9191.391.5 Medical Marijuana Dispensary.
- 9191.392 Mini-Mart, Indoor.
- 9191.393 Mixed-Use.
- 9191.394 Mobile Home.
- 9191.398 Mobile Home Park.
- 9191.400 Mobile Home Site.
- 9191.402 Motel.
- 9191.406 Motor Vehicles.
- 9191.410 Nonconformity.
- 9191.411 Nude or Semi-Nude.
- 9191.414 Occupancy.
- 9191.416 Off-Sale Business.
- 9191.418 Open Space.
- 9191.421 Open Space, Private.
- 9191.422 Open Space, Usable.
- 9191.424 Organic Refuse Landfill Site.
- 9191.426 Outdoor Festival.
- 9191.430 Park or Playground, Public.
- 9191.434 Parking Area.
- 9191.438 Parking Building or Structure.
- 9191.439 Parking Area, Employee.
- 9191.442 Parking Lot.
- 9191.443 Parking – Preferential.
- 9191.446 Parking Space.
- 9191.450 Parkway.
- 9191.454 Passageway.
- 9191.456 Payday Loan.
- 9191.458 Person.
- 9191.460 Physical Training School.
- 9191.462 Planned Development.
- 9191.466 Planning Division.
- 9191.470 Plot Plan.
- 9191.474 Premises.
- 9191.478 Project Area.
- 9191.482 Project Grading.
- 9191.486 Property Line.
- 9191.490 Public Use.
- 9191.492 Public Works Director.
- 9191.494 Quasi-Public Use.
- 9191.506 Recreational Vehicle.
- 9191.508 Recycling Facilities – Terms Defined.*
- 9191.510 Residence or Residential.
- 9191.514 Retail.
- 9191.518 Retirement Home.
- 9191.522 Rooming House.
- 9191.526 Rooming Unit.
- 9191.530 Scenic Highway.
- 9191.534 School, Private.
- 9191.538 School, Public.
- 9191.542 School, Trade.
- 9191.544 Second Primary Unit.
- 9191.546 Secondhand Store.
- 9191.550 Service Yard, Public Utility or Public Service.
- 9191.554 Setback.
- 9191.556 Sidewalk.
- 9191.558 Sign.
- 9191.566 Sign, Business.
- 9191.567 Sign, Electronic Message Center.
- 9191.568 Sign Face.
- 9191.570 Sign Face Area.
- 9191.574 Sign, Flashing or Scintillating.
- 9191.578 Sign, Free-Standing.
- 9191.582 Sign, Illuminated.
- 9191.584 Sign, Off-Site.
- 9191.585 Sign, On-Site.
- 9191.585.1 Sign, Open House.1
- 9191.586 Sign, Outdoor Advertising.
- 9191.587 Sign, Temporary.
- 9191.590 Sign, Real Estate Advertising.
- 9191.594 Sign, Revolving.
- 9191.598 Sign Structure.
- 9191.602 Sign, Subdivision Directional.
- 9191.606 Sign, Wall.
- 9191.608 Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) Housing.
- 9191.610 Site.
- 9191.614 Site Plan.
- 9191.618 Special Use Permit.
- 9191.620 Specified Anatomical Areas.
- 9191.621 Specified Sexual Activities.
- 9191.622 Stable.
- 9191.626 Storage.
- 9191.630 Storage, Outdoor.
- 9191.634 Story.
- 9191.638 Street.
- 9191.642 Street, Arterial.
- 9191.646 Street, Collector.
- 9191.650 Street, Private.
- 9191.654 Street, Public.
- 9191.658 Structure.
- 9191.662 Structure Height.
- 9191.666 Structure, Unoccupiable.
- 9191.668 Supermarket.
- 9191.669 Supportive Housing.
- 9191.670 Swap Meet (Including Flea Markets).
- 9191.674 Tandem.
- 9191.678 Tradefair.
- 9191.679 Trailer.
- 9191.680 Trailer Park.
- 9191.682 Transfer Station for Refuse.
- 9191.686 Transportation Demand Management (TDM).
- 9191.690 Transient.
- 9191.692 Transitional Housing.
- 9191.694 Transmission Line, Major.
- 9191.696 Trip Reduction.
- 9191.698 Truck Terminal.
- 9191.699 Truck Yard.
- 9191.700 Two (2) Unit Development.
- 9191.702 Use.
- 9191.704 Use, Minor.
- 9191.710 Use, Primary.
- 9191.714 Use, Principal.
- 9191.716 Vanpool.
- 9191.718 Variance.
- 9191.720 Vehicle.
- 9191.722 Vehicle Dismantling Yard.
- 9191.726 Vehicle Impounding Yard.
- 9191.730 Veterinary Clinic.
- 9191.734 Walkway.
- 9191.738 Walkway, Public.
- 9191.742 Wall, Solid.
- 9191.746 Warehouse.
- 9191.750 Waste Disposal Facility.
- 9191.754 Wholesale.
- 9191.758 Yard.
- 9191.762 Yard, Front.
- 9191.766 Yard, Rear.
- 9191.770 Yard, Required.
- 9191.774 Yard Sale.
- 9191.778 Yard, Side.
- 9191.782 Zone.
- 9191.786 Zoning Map.