El Cerrito City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
PART I
- General Provisions
Sections
- Chapter 19.01 - TITLE, COMPONENTS AND PURPOSES
- Chapter 19.02 - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LANGUAGE AND INTERPRETATION
- Chapter 19.03 - RULES OF MEASUREMENT
- 19.03.010 - Purpose.
- 19.03.020 - General provisions.
- 19.03.030 - Fractions.
- 19.03.040 - Measuring distances.
- 19.03.050 - Measuring height.
- 19.03.060 - Measuring lot width and depth.
- 19.03.070 - Determining lot slope.
- 19.03.080 - Measuring tree diameter.
- 19.03.090 - Determining floor area.
- 19.03.100 - Determining floor area ratio.
- 19.03.110 - Determining lot coverage.
- 19.03.120 - Measuring garage width.
- 19.03.130 - Measuring signs.
PART III
Special District Regulations
Sections
- Chapter 19.12 - CREEK PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT (-CP)
- 19.12.010 - Purpose.
- 19.12.020 - Applicability and maps.
- 19.12.030 - Creek determinations.
- 19.12.040 - Streambed alteration.
- 19.12.050 - Development standards and permitted uses.
- 19.12.060 - Creek setbacks and limits on uses and structures.
- 19.12.070 - Culverts, walls, and other structures within creeks.
- 19.12.080 - Grading or alterations to riparian vegetation.
- Chapter 19.13 - HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT (-HZ)
- Chapter 19.14 - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (-PD)
- Chapter 19.15 - SAN PABLO AVENUE SPECIAL PLAN DISTRICT (SPASPD)
PART IV
- Regulations Applying In Some or All Districts
Sections
- Chapter 19.20 - STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES
- 19.20.010 - Purpose and other applicable standards.
- 19.20.020 - Adult businesses.
- 19.20.021 - Findings and intent.
- 19.20.022 - Purpose.
- 19.20.023 - Definitions.
- 19.20.024 - Zoning clearance application.
- 19.20.025 - Approval or denial of zoning clearance.
- 19.20.026 - Location criteria.
- 19.20.027 - Appeals.
- 19.20.030 - Automated teller machines (ATMs).
- 19.20.040 - Automobile/vehicle sales and services.
- 19.20.050 - Bed and breakfasts.
- 19.20.060 - Day care centers.
- 19.20.070 - Drive-in and drive-through facilities.
- 19.20.080 - Gas stations and convenience markets.
- 19.20.090 - Hazardous waste facilities.
- 19.20.100 - Home occupations.
- 19.20.110 - Large family day care.
- 19.20.120 - Liquor stores.
- 19.20.130 - Live/work units.
- 19.20.140 - Manufactured housing.
- 19.20.150 - Outdoor dining uses in the public right-of-way.
- 19.20.160 - Outdoor retail sales.
- 19.20.170 - Recycling facilities.
- 19.20.180 - Residential care facilities.
- 19.20.190 - Accessory dwelling units.
- 19.20.195 - Junior accessory dwelling units.
- 19.20.200 - Tattoo establishments.
- 19.20.210 - Reserved.
- Chapter 19.21 - GENERAL SITE STANDARDS
- 19.21.010 - Purpose.
- 19.21.030 - Development on lots divided by district boundaries.
- 19.21.040 - Mechanical equipment screening.
- 19.21.050 - Performance standards.
- 19.21.060 - Recycling and solid waste facilities in new development.
- 19.21.070 - Artificial bodies of water—Swimming pools, hot tubs, and ponds.
- 19.21.080 - Underground utilities.
- Chapter 19.22 - AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS
- 19.22.010 - Purpose.
- 19.22.020 - General affordable housing provisions.
- 19.22.030 - State affordable housing density bonus.
- 19.22.040 - State childcare facility density bonus.
- 19.22.050 - Affordable housing concessions and incentives.
- 19.22.060 - Administration of affordable housing.
- 19.22.070 - Density bonuses for housing developments accompanied by land donation.
- Chapter 19.23 - INCENTIVES PROGRAM
- Chapter 19.24 - OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
- 19.24.010 - Purpose.
- 19.24.020 - Applicability.
- 19.24.030 - Review procedure.
- 19.24.040 - Required off-street parking spaces.
- 19.24.050 - Parking reductions.
- 19.24.060 - General parking design standards.
- 19.24.070 - Driveways.
- 19.24.080 - Required off-street loading.
- 19.24.090 - Required bicycle parking.
- 19.24.100 - Bicycle parking standards.
- Chapter 19.25 - LANDSCAPING AND BUFFER YARDS
- 19.25.010 - Purpose.
- 19.25.020 - Applicability.
- 19.25.030 - Landscape and irrigation plans.
- 19.25.040 - Areas to be landscaped.
- 19.25.050 - General landscaping standards.
- 19.25.060 - Parking lot landscaping standards.
- 19.25.070 - Required street trees.
- 19.25.080 - Landscape installation and maintenance.
- 19.25.090 - Buffer yards.
- Chapter 19.26 - SIGN REGULATIONS
- 19.26.010 - Purpose.
- 19.26.020 - Applicability.
- 19.26.030 - Exempt signs.
- 19.26.040 - Prohibited signs.
- 19.26.050 - Signs—Commercial, mixed-use, and other non-residential zones.
- 19.26.060 - Signs—Residential zones.
- 19.26.070 - Temporary signs.
- 19.26.080 - General provisions for all sign types.
- 19.26.090 - Procedures for sign approval.
- 19.26.100 - Master sign programs.
- 19.26.110 - Maintenance, abandonment and removal.
- Chapter 19.27 - NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS
- 19.27.010 - Purpose.
- 19.27.020 - General rules.
- 19.27.030 - Change from nonconforming to conforming building, use or structure.
- 19.27.040 - Continuation and maintenance of nonconforming buildings and structures.
- 19.27.050 - Additions and structural alterations to nonconforming structures occupied by conforming uses.
- 19.27.060 - Changes, substitutions or expansions of nonconforming uses.
- 19.27.070 - Reestablishment of abandoned nonconforming uses.
- 19.27.080 - Restoration of damaged nonconforming uses and structures.
- 19.27.090 - Nonconforming lots.
- Chapter 19.28 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
- Chapter 19.30 - INCLUSIONARY ZONING
PART V
- Administration
Sections
- Chapter 19.31 - PLANNING AGENCY
- Chapter 19.32 - COMMON PROCEDURES
- 19.32.010 - Purpose.
- 19.32.020 - Application forms and fees.
- 19.32.030 - Optional pre-application review.
- 19.32.040 - Review of applications.
- 19.32.050 - Public notification.
- 19.32.060 - Conduct of public hearings.
- 19.32.070 - Ex parte communications.
- 19.32.080 - Scope of approvals.
- 19.32.090 - Effective dates.
- 19.32.100 - Expiration and extension.
- 19.32.110 - Amendment of approvals.
- 19.32.120 - Revocation of permits.
- Chapter 19.33 - ZONING CLEARANCE REVIEW
- Chapter 19.34 - USE PERMITS
- Chapter 19.35 - TEMPORARY USES
- Chapter 19.36 - VARIANCES
- Chapter 19.37 - WAIVERS AND EXCEPTIONS
- Chapter 19.38 - DESIGN REVIEW
- 19.38.010 - Purpose.
- 19.38.020 - Applicability and authority.
- 19.38.030 - Preliminary conceptual design review.
- 19.38.040 - Scope of final design review.
- 19.38.050 - Review procedures and responsibilities.
- 19.38.060 - Final design review findings and criteria.
- 19.38.070 - Appeals—Expiration and extensions—Amendments and enforcement.
- Chapter 19.39 - APPEALS
- Chapter 19.40 - AMENDMENTS TO ZONING MAP AND TEXT
- Chapter 19.41 - DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 19.42 - ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
- Chapter 19.43 - ENFORCEMENT*
- Chapter 19.44 - CONDOMINIUMS
- Chapter 19.45 - CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS
PART VI
General Terms
Sections
- Chapter 19.46 - USE CLASSIFICATIONS
- 19.46.010 - Purpose.
- 19.46.020 - Classification of uses.
- 19.46.030 - Residential use classifications.
- 19.46.040 - Public, semipublic, and service use classifications.
- 19.46.050 - Commercial use classifications.
- 19.46.060 - Industrial use classifications.
- 19.46.070 - Transportation, communication, and utilities use classifications.
- 19.46.080 - Agriculture use classifications.
- Chapter 19.47 - TERMS AND DEFINITIONS