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Gilroy City Zoning Code

ARTICLE III

DESIGNATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS

§ 30.3.10 Designation of zoning districts.

The classes of zoning districts into which the city may be divided are hereby established and designated as follows:
A1
Agriculture District
RR
Rural Residential District
R1
Single-Family Residential District
R2
Two (2) Family Residential District
R3
Medium Density Residential District
R4
High Density Residential District
RH
Residential Hillside District
ND
Neighborhood District
PO
Professional Office District
C1
Neighborhood Commercial District
C3
Shopping Center Commercial District
HC
Highway Commercial District
DHD
Downtown Historic District
DED
Downtown Expansion District
CCA
Civic/Cultural Arts District
TD
Transitional District
CD
Cannery District
GD
Gateway District
CI
Campus Industrial District
CM
Commercial Industrial District
M1
Limited Industrial District
M2
General Industrial District
OS
Open Space District
PF
Park/Public Facilities District
HP
Hecker Pass Special Use District
GL
Glen Loma Ranch
(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013)

§ 30.3.20 Designation of combining districts.

In addition to the foregoing zoning district, certain combining districts are established which, when combined with one (1) of the foregoing zoning districts, modify the basic development requirements in such district. The combining districts are as follows:
PUD
Planned Unit Development Combining District
HS
Historic Site Combining District
HN
Historic Neighborhood Combining District
MA
Murray-Las Animas Avenue Overlay Combining District
(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013)

§ 30.3.30 Establishment of districts.

The classes of zoning districts and combining districts as designated in this chapter and the regulations pertaining thereto are hereby applied to the land areas of the city as delineated on the zoning map of the City of Gilroy and the lands so designated shall be subject to the regulations of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013)

§ 30.3.40 Zoning map.

The official zoning map of the city, which delineates the above-described zoning and combining districts, is declared a part of this chapter and shall constitute the official description of the location of each district in the city.
(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013)

§ 30.3.50 Determination of zone boundaries.

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any of the zoning districts as shown on the zoning map, the following rules of interpretation shall apply:
(a) 
Lands not included within the boundaries of any district shall be designated A1 districts.
(b) 
Residential lands hereafter annexed to the city shall be designated A1 (agriculture) districts and all other lands shall be designated OS (open space) districts, unless otherwise classified through prezoning at the time of annexation.
(c) 
Where boundary lines are indicated as following streets and alleys, they shall be construed as following the center lines thereof.
(d) 
Where district boundaries are indicated by approximately following lot lines, such lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
(e) 
Where a district boundary divides a lot, the location of such boundary shall be determined by use of the scale appearing on the zoning map, unless the boundary is indicated by dimensions.
(f) 
A symbol indicating the classification of the property on the zoning map shall in such instance apply to the whole of the area within the district boundaries.
(g) 
Where a public street, alley or parcel of public land is officially vacated or abandoned, the regulations applicable to abutting property shall apply equally to such vacated or abandoned street or alley, unless specifically zoned otherwise.
(h) 
In case of further uncertainty, the planning commission shall determine the specific location of such boundaries.
(Ord. No. 2013-08, § 2 (Exh. A), 8-5-2013)