Costa Mesa City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER I
IN GENERAL
Sections
- Article 1 Title and Authority
- Article 2 Definitions
- Article 3 Review Authorities
- Article 4 Enforcement
CHAPTER V
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- Article 1 Residential Districts
- § 13-31 Purpose.
- § 13-32 Development standards.
- § 13-32.1 General group home standards.
- § 13-32.2 Referral facility.
- § 13-33 Accessory buildings and structures.
- § 13-34 Bluff-top development.
- § 13-35 Accessory dwelling units.
- § 13-36 (Reserved)
- § 13-37 Large family day care homes.
- § 13-38 Additional property development standards for the multiple-family residential districts.
- § 13-38.1 Affordable housing requirements for new residential developments.
- Article 2 Residential Common Interest Developments
- Article 2.5 Residential Small lot Subdivisions
- Article 3 Commercial Districts
- Article 4 Establishments Where Food or Beverages are Served
- Article 4.5 Development Standards for Churches and Other Places of Religious Assembly
- Article 5 Industrial Districts
- Article 5.5 Non-Residential Common Interest Developments
- Article 6 Planned Development
- § 13-55 Purpose.
- § 13-56 Master plan required.
- § 13-57 Site design concept.
- § 13-58 Development standards.
- § 13-59 Maximum density criteria.
- § 13-60 Required open space criteria for planned development residential.
- § 13-61 Perimeter open space criteria.
- § 13-62 Additional development standards.
- § 13-63 Phased planned developments.
- Article 7 Institutional and Recreational, Institutional and Recreational School Districts, and Institutional and Recreational Multi-Use
- Article 8 Floor Area Ratios
- Article 9 General Site Improvement Standards
- Article 10 Floodway and Floodplain Districts
- § 13-77 Purpose.
- § 13-78 Definitions.
- § 13-79 Application.
- § 13-80 Uses permitted in the floodway areas.
- § 13-81 Uses permitted in the designated floodway fringe and special flood hazard areas indicated on the flood insurance rate map.
- § 13-82 Procedures and development standards for floodway areas.
- § 13-83 Exceptions to designate flood hazard area.
- Article 11 Mixed-Use Overlay District
- § 13-83.50 Purpose.
- § 13-83.51 Definitions.
- § 13-83.52 Mixed-use development types.
- § 13-83.53 Application review procedures in mixed-use overlay district.
- § 13-83.54 Mixed-use development standards.
- § 13-83.55 Mixed-use compatibility standards.
- § 13-83.56 Phased mixed-use developments.
- § 13-83.57 Harbor Mixed-Use Overlay.
- Article 12 Residential Incentive Overlay District
CHAPTER VI
OFF-STREET PARKING STANDARDS
Sections
- Article 1 Residential Districts
- Article 2 Non-Residential Districts
- Article 3 Development Standards
- § 13-92 Purpose.
- § 13-93 General standards.
- § 13-94 Small car parking.
- § 13-95 Accessible parking for handicapped persons.
- § 13-96 Parking spaces permanently available for automobile parking.
- § 13-98 Declaration of land use restriction.
- § 13-99 Vehicle standing, loading and unloading.
- § 13-100 Transportation demand management requirements.
CHAPTER VII
LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
Sections
CHAPTER VIII
SIGNS
Sections
- Article 1 Purpose and Scope
- Article 2 General Provisions
- Article 3 Sign Regulations
- § 13-113 General requirements.
- § 13-114 Permits required.
- § 13-115 Signs regulations and design standards.
- § 13-116 Signs adjacent to residential zones.
- § 13-117 Maintenance of permanent signs.
- § 13-118 Street banners.
- § 13-118.1 Temporary signs on public property.
- § 13-118.2 Banners on public baseball and softball fields.
- § 13-119 Billboards.
- Article 4 Special Procedures
- Article 5 Nonconforming Signs
- Article 6 Portable Signs Within the Public Right-of-Way
- Article 7 Administration and Enforcement
CHAPTER IX
SPECIAL LAND USE REGULATIONS
Sections
- Article 1 Sexually-Oriented Businesses
- Article 2 Antennas
- Article 3 Concurrent Sale of Alcoholic Beverages and Motor Vehicle Fuel
- Article 4 Density Bonuses and other Incentives
- Article 5 Electronic Game Machines
- Article 6 Home Occupations
- Article 7 Mini-Warehouses
- Article 8 Motels
- § 13-172 Purpose and intent.
- § 13-173 Definitions.
- § 13-174 Operational and development standards.
- § 13-175 Application to existing businesses.
- § 13-175.1 Application to existing tenants.
- § 13-175.2 Procedure for compliance.
- § 13-175.3 Conditional use permit for long-term occupancies.
- § 13-175.4 Termination of tenancy.
- Article 9 Off-Site Hazardous Waste Facilities
- Article 10 Temporary Trailers
- Article 11 Transitional Areas
- Article 12 Transportation Demand Management
- Article 13 Water Quality
- Article 14 Historic Preservation
- § 13-200.6 Purpose.
- § 13-200.7 Applicability of other regulations.
- § 13-200.8 Definitions.
- § 13-200.9 Historic preservation procedures.
- § 13-200.10 Maintenance, restoration, rehabilitation, relocation, alteration, development and demolition of cultural resources through the certificate of appropriateness process.
- § 13-200.11 Preservation incentives.
- § 13-200.12 Enforcement and penalties.
- Article 15 Reasonable Accommodations
- Article 16 Liquor Stores, Convenience Stores, and Mini-Markets
- Article 17 Orange County Fair and Event Center
- Article 18 Emergency Shelters
- Article 19 Smoking and Vaping Uses
- Article 20 Marijuana and/or Medical Marijuana uses and Activities
- Article 21 Location of Cannabis Distributing, Manufacturing, Research and Development, Testing Laboratories, Retail Storefront and Retail Nonstorefront Uses
- § 13-200.90 Purpose.
- § 13-200.91 Applicability.
- § 13-200.92 Cannabis distributing facilities, manufacturing sites, research and development laboratories, and testing laboratories.
- § 13-200.93 Cannabis retail storefront and non-storefront uses.
- § 13-200.94 Declaration of public nuisance.
- § 13-200.95 Violations.
- Article 22 An Ordinance to give the People of Costa Mesa Control of Their Future
- § 13-200.100 Code amendment.
- § 13-200.101 Purpose.
- § 13-200.102 Definitions.
- § 13-200.103 Effective date-Applicability.
- § 13-200.104 Vote of the Costa Mesa electorate on a major change in an allowable land use.
- § 13-200.105 Application for major change in allowable land use-City review.
- § 13-200.106 Exceptions.
- § 13-200.107 Relationship to Municipal Code.
- § 13-200.108 Amendments.
- § 13-200.109 Judicial enforcement.
- § 13-200.110 Construction.
- § 13-200.111 Consistency with other ballot measures.
- Article 23 Needle and Syringe Exchange Programs
CHAPTER XI
SUBDIVISIONS
Sections
- Article 1 Tentative Maps
- § 13-208 Purpose.
- § 13-209 General.
- § 13-210 Consistency.
- § 13-211 Planning commission duties.
- § 13-212 Requirements and setbacks for tentative maps.
- § 13-213 Preparation, filing.
- § 13-214 Information to accompany tentative map.
- § 13-215 Review period; action by planning commission.
- § 13-216 Duration of approval, extension, appeal and abandonment.
- § 13-217 Filing prerequisite to sale, lease, financing, issuance of building permits, or commencement of construction.
- Article 2 Vesting Tentative Maps
- § 13-218 Purpose.
- § 13-219 General.
- § 13-220 Consistency.
- § 13-221 Application.
- § 13-222 Conditions precedent to approval.
- § 13-223 Expiration.
- § 13-224 Vesting rights.
- § 13-225 Applications inconsistent with established policies.
- § 13-226 Subsequent permits, licenses and other entitlements or use.
- § 13-227 Amendments.
- Article 3 Final Maps
- § 13-228 Purpose.
- § 13-229 Preparation, form and contents.
- § 13-230 Dedication and improvements.
- § 13-231 Fees.
- § 13-232 Soil tests.
- § 13-233 Corrective action on poor soil.
- § 13-234 Check and transmittal of final map.
- § 13-235 Violations.
- § 13-236 Filing prerequisite to sale, lease, financing, issuance of building permits, or commencement of construction.
- Article 4 Parcel Maps
- § 13-237 Purpose.
- § 13-238 General.
- § 13-239 Contents of tentative map.
- § 13-240 Action by planning commission.
- § 13-241 Dedication and improvements.
- § 13-242 Duration of approval.
- § 13-243 Final parcel map and improvement agreements.
- § 13-244 Recording final parcel map.
- § 13-245 Filing prerequisite to sale, lease, financing, issuance of building permits, or commencement of construction.
- § 13-246 Legal description of lots.
- § 13-248 Violations.
- § 13-249 Waiver provisions.
- Article 5 Park and Recreation Dedications
- § 13-250 Purpose.
- § 13-251 Requirement.
- § 13-252 Application.
- § 13-253 Relation of land required to population density.
- § 13-254 Population density.
- § 13-255 Amount of land to be dedicated.
- § 13-256 Amount of fee in lieu of land dedication.
- § 13-257 Combination of land and fee.
- § 13-258 Action of city.
- § 13-259 Procedures, credits.
- § 13-260 Statement of city responsibility.
- § 13-261 Park and recreation fee in lieu of land dedication notice.
- Article 6 Lot Line Adjustments
CHAPTER XII
SPECIAL FEE ASSESSMENTS
Sections
- Article 1 Major Thoroughfare and Bridge Fee
- Article 2 Fire Protection System
- Article 3 Transportation System Management
- Article 4 Park and Recreation Impact Fees
- § 13-276.1 Purpose.
- § 13-276.2 Requirement.
- § 13-276.3 Relation of land required to population density.
- § 13-276.4 Population density.
- § 13-276.5 Park fee formula for apartments.
- § 13-276.6 Amount of park fee for "apartments" and accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
- § 13-276.7 Procedure, credit.
CHAPTER XIII
NOISE CONTROL
Sections
- § 13-277 Purpose.
- § 13-278 Definitions.
- § 13-279 Exceptions for construction.
- § 13-280 Exterior noise standards.
- § 13-281 Interior noise standards.
- § 13-282 Noise near schools, hospitals, churches.
- § 13-283 Loud, unnecessary noise.
- § 13-284 Noise level measurement.
- § 13-285 Variance procedure.
- § 13-286 Violations.
- § 13-287 Nuisance declared.
CHAPTER XIV
OIL DRILLING
Sections
- § 13-288 Purpose of chapter.
- § 13-289 Where permitted.
- § 13-290 Drilling from outside city limits.
- § 13-291 Permit required for maintenance of existing wells and production equipment.
- § 13-292 Permit and inspection fees.
- § 13-293 Adoption of standard conditions.
- § 13-294 Existing wooden derricks.
- § 13-295 Use of earthen sumps prohibited.
- § 13-296 Abandonment of wells.
- § 13-297 Refineries, tank farms and commercial absorption plants prohibited.
- § 13-298 Enforcement.
- § 13-299 Penalties.
- § 13-300 Validity.
- § 13-301 Repeal of conflicting ordinance.
- § 13-302 Core holes and test holes prohibited.
CHAPTER XVI
GROUP HOMES IN THE R2-MD, R2-HD AND R3 RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND THE PDR-LD, PDR-MD, PDR-HD, PDR-NCM, PDC, AND PDI PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONES
Sections
- § 13-320 Purpose.
- § 13-321 Definitions.
- § 13-322 Group homes in the R2-MD, R2-HD and R3 residential zones and the PDR-LD, PDR-MD, PDR-HD, PDR-NCM, PDC, and PDI (planned development zones) zones with six or fewer occupants.
- § 13-323 Conditional use permit required for group homes, residential care facilities and drug and alcohol treatment facilities in the R2-MD, R2-HD and R3 residential zones and the PDR-LD, PDR-MD, PDR-HD, PDR-NCM, PDC, and PDI (planned development zones) with seven or more occupants.
- § 13-324 Compliance.
- § 13-325 Severability.
CHAPTER XVII
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE
Sections
- § 13-326 Purpose.
- § 13-327 Applicability.
- § 13-328 Exemptions.
- § 13-329 Fairview Developmental Center Specific Plan.
- § 13-330 Definitions.
- § 13-331 Affordable housing requirements.
- § 13-332 Alternative compliance procedures.
- § 13-333 Affordable housing agreement and affordable housing plan.
- § 13-334 Affordable housing trust fund.
- § 13-335 Density bonus.
- § 13-336 Parking requirements.
- § 13-337 Concurrent processing.
- § 13-338 Compliance monitoring.
- § 13-339 Administrative procedures.
- § 13-340 Enforcement.