Marina City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 1
General Provisions
Sections
- 17.02 General Provisions
- 17.02.010 Plan adopted.
- 17.02.020 Title for citation.
- 17.02.030 Purpose.
- 17.02.040 Nature of zoning plan.
- 17.02.050 Establishment and designation of districts.
- 17.02.060 Combining regulations.
- 17.02.070 District boundaries.
- 17.02.080 Effect of establishment of districts.
- 17.02.100 Suspension of time limits.
- 17.04 Definitions
- 17.04.010 Definitions generally.
- 17.04.011 Access.
- 17.04.012 Access, lateral beach.
- 17.04.013 Access, vertical beach.
- 17.04.015 Accessory dwelling unit.
- 17.04.016 Accessory structure.
- 17.04.017 Accessory unit.
- 17.04.020 Agriculture.
- 17.04.030 Airport.
- 17.04.040 Alley.
- 17.04.045 Amusement center or arcade.
- 17.04.050 Apartments.
- 17.04.060 Apartment building.
- 17.04.070 Auto court.
- 17.04.080 Block.
- 17.04.090 Building.
- 17.04.100 Building, accessory.
- 17.04.110 Building, main.
- 17.04.120 Building site.
- 17.04.130 Bungalow courts or grouped dwellings.
- 17.04.131 Business service establishment.
- 17.04.132 CEQA.
- 17.04.140 Campgrounds.
- 17.04.150 Carport.
- 17.04.160 Cattle feed yard.
- 17.04.170 Club.
- 17.04.171 Coastal appeal zone.
- 17.04.172 Coastal development permit.
- 17.04.173 Coastal scenic view corridor.
- 17.04.174 Coastal Zone.
- 17.04.176 Commercial recreation facility—indoor.
- 17.04.180 Condominium conversion.
- 17.04.190 Condominium/planned development project.
- 17.04.200 Contractor’s yard.
- 17.04.210 Courts.
- 17.04.210.5 Marijuana cultivation.
- 17.04.210.7 Commercial cannabis activity.
- 17.04.211 Day care center, adult or child.
- 17.04.212 Child care home, large family.
- 17.04.213 Child care home, small family.
- 17.04.220 Density.
- 17.04.221 Development.
- 17.04.222 Disturbed area.
- 17.04.230 Domestic animal.
- 17.04.240 Drive-in business.
- 17.04.250 Drive-in restaurants.
- 17.04.260 Duplex.
- 17.04.265 Dwelling, efficiency or studio.
- 17.04.270 Dwelling group.
- 17.04.280 Dwelling, multiple.
- 17.04.290 Dwelling, one-family.
- 17.04.291.5 Efficiency kitchen.
- 17.04.291.6 Efficiency unit.
- 17.04.292 Emergency shelter.
- 17.04.296 Employee Housing.
- 17.04.300 Family.
- 17.04.301 Feasible.
- 17.04.302 Fitness and health establishment.
- 17.04.303 Foster home or foster care home.
- 17.04.305 Garden structures.
- 17.04.310 Garage, private.
- 17.04.320 Garage, public.
- 17.04.330 Garage, storage.
- 17.04.340 Golf course, practice fairway.
- 17.04.350 Golf course, regulation.
- 17.04.360 Golf course, short.
- 17.04.370 Golf course, three-par.
- 17.04.390 Guest room.
- 17.04.391 Habitat, primary.
- 17.04.392 Habitat, secondary.
- 17.04.400 Height of building.
- 17.04.410 Hog ranch, commercial.
- 17.04.421 Home occupation.
- 17.04.430 Hotel.
- 17.04.431 Hotel, residential.
- 17.04.440 Hotel, resort.
- 17.04.440.1 Housing development project.
- 17.04.441 Junior accessory dwelling unit.
- 17.04.442 Junkyard.
- 17.04.443 Live-work unit.
- 17.04.447 Living area.
- 17.04.451 Local coastal implementation plan (LCIP).
- 17.04.452 Local coastal land use plan (LCLUP).
- 17.04.453 Local coastal program (LCP).
- 17.04.455 Lot, corner.
- 17.04.460 Lot, reverse frontage.
- 17.04.462 Marijuana dispensary.
- 17.04.463 Medical marijuana dispensary.
- 17.04.465 Membership organization facilities.
- 17.04.470 Mobile home.
- 17.04.480 Mobile home park.
- 17.04.490 Nonconforming building.
- 17.04.500 Nonconforming use.
- 17.04.510 One ownership.
- 17.04.515 Open space, common.
- 17.04.516 Open space, private.
- 17.04.520 Parking space.
- 17.04.530 Poultry farms.
- 17.04.531 Rare and endangered species.
- 17.04.540 Refreshment stand.
- 17.04.542 Residential care home or residential care facility.
- 17.04.550 Restaurant.
- 17.04.560 Rest home.
- 17.04.570 Rooming or boarding house.
- 17.04.580 Sign.
- 17.04.590 Sign, appurtenant.
- 17.04.600 Sign, directional and informational.
- 17.04.610 Sign, outdoor advertising.
- 17.04.612 Single-room occupancy (SRO) units.
- 17.04.615 Site coverage.
- 17.04.620 Street line.
- 17.04.630 Small livestock farming.
- 17.04.640 Story.
- 17.04.650 Street, public.
- 17.04.660 Structural alterations.
- 17.04.670 Structural walls.
- 17.04.680 Structure.
- 17.04.690 Structure, outdoor advertising.
- 17.04.695 Structure, portable personal recreation.
- 17.04.696 Structure, nonportable personal recreation.
- 17.04.697 Studio—Art, dance, martial arts, music, etc.
- 17.04.698 Supportive housing.
- 17.04.699 Target population.
- 17.04.700 Trailer.
- 17.04.710 Trailer camp.
- 17.04.711 Transitional housing.
- 17.04.720 Use.
- 17.04.730 Use, accessory.
- 17.04.745 Vacation club.
- 17.04.750 Wild animal.
- 17.04.760 Yard.
- 17.04.770 Yard, front.
- 17.04.780 Yard, rear.
- 17.04.790 Yard, side.
ARTICLE 2
Zoning Districts, Uses and Development Standards
Sections
- 17.06 R-1 or Single-Family Residential District
- 17.06.010 Generally.
- 17.06.015 Design standards.
- 17.06.020 R-1—Permitted uses.
- 17.06.030 R-1—Conditional uses.
- 17.06.040 Accessory buildings, structures and uses.
- 17.06.045 Public utility buildings and uses.
- 17.06.050 Building height.
- 17.06.060 Site area.
- 17.06.070 Site width.
- 17.06.080 Site depth.
- 17.06.090 Site coverage.
- 17.06.100 Front yard.
- 17.06.110 Side yard.
- 17.06.120 Rear yard.
- 17.06.130 Parking.
- 17.08 R-2 or Duplex Residential District
- 17.08.010 Generally.
- 17.08.015 Design standards.
- 17.08.020 R-2—Permitted uses.
- 17.08.030 R-2—Conditional uses.
- 17.08.040 Accessory buildings, structures and uses.
- 17.08.050 Building height.
- 17.08.060 Site area.
- 17.08.070 Site width.
- 17.08.080 Site depth.
- 17.08.090 Site coverage.
- 17.08.100 Front yard.
- 17.08.110 Side yard.
- 17.08.120 Rear yard.
- 17.08.130 Parking.
- 17.10 R-3 or Limited Multiple-Family Residential District
- 17.10.010 Generally.
- 17.10.015 Design standards.
- 17.10.020 R-3—Permitted uses.
- 17.10.030 R-3—Conditional uses.
- 17.10.040 Accessory buildings, structures and uses.
- 17.10.050 Building height.
- 17.10.060 Site area.
- 17.10.070 Site width.
- 17.10.080 Site depth.
- 17.10.090 Lot coverage.
- 17.10.100 Front yard.
- 17.10.110 Side yard.
- 17.10.120 Rear yard.
- 17.10.130 Special yards.
- 17.10.140 Parking.
- 17.12 R-4 or Multiple-Family Residential District
- 17.12.010 Generally.
- 17.12.015 Design standards.
- 17.12.020 R-4—Permitted uses.
- 17.12.030 R-4—Conditional uses.
- 17.12.040 Open space, common and private.
- 17.12.050 Accessory buildings, structures and uses.
- 17.12.060 Building height.
- 17.12.070 Minimum building site area.
- 17.12.075 Residential density limitations.
- 17.12.080 Site width.
- 17.12.090 Site depth.
- 17.12.100 Site coverage.
- 17.12.110 Front yard.
- 17.12.120 Side yard.
- 17.12.130 Rear yard.
- 17.12.140 Special yards.
- 17.12.150 Parking.
- 17.12.160 Inclusionary housing requirement.
- 17.12.170 Density bonuses.
- 17.12.180 Special regulations.
- 17.12.190 Alternative regulations for small lot single-family dwellings.
- 17.14 ST or Special Treatment District
- 17.14.010 Generally.
- 17.14.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.14.030 Conditional uses.
- 17.14.040 Accessory buildings and uses.
- 17.14.050 Building height.
- 17.14.060 Site area.
- 17.14.070 Site width.
- 17.14.080 Site depth.
- 17.14.090 Site coverage.
- 17.14.100 Front yards.
- 17.14.110 Side yards.
- 17.14.120 Rear yards.
- 17.14.130 Parking.
- 17.16 C-R or Commercial/Multiple-Family Residential District
- 17.16.010 Generally.
- 17.16.015 Design standards.
- 17.16.020 C-R—Permitted uses.
- 17.16.030 C-R—Conditional uses.
- 17.16.035 Limitation on allowable uses.
- 17.16.040 Accessory uses and buildings.
- 17.16.050 Minimum building site area.
- 17.16.060 Residential density limitations.
- 17.16.070 Building height.
- 17.16.080 Site width.
- 17.16.090 Open space.
- 17.16.100 Front yard.
- 17.16.110 Side yard.
- 17.16.120 Rear yard.
- 17.16.130 Special yards.
- 17.16.140 Floor area ratio.
- 17.16.150 Inclusionary housing requirement.
- 17.16.160 Density bonuses.
- 17.16.170 Development standards—Mixed use developments.
- 17.16.180 Parking.
- 17.16.190 Increased floor area ratio for housing developments of three to ten units.
- 17.18 C-1 or Retail Business District
- 17.18.010 Generally.
- 17.18.015 Design standards.
- 17.18.020 C-1—Permitted uses.
- 17.18.030 C-1—Conditional uses.
- 17.18.040 Building height.
- 17.18.050 Minimum building site area.
- 17.18.060 Site width.
- 17.18.070 Front yard.
- 17.18.080 Side yard.
- 17.18.090 Rear yard.
- 17.18.100 Floor area ratio.
- 17.18.110 Inclusionary housing requirement.
- 17.18.120 Development standards—Mixed use developments.
- 17.18.130 Parking.
- 17.18.140 Increased floor area for housing developments of three to ten units.
- 17.20 C-2 or General Commercial District
- 17.22 PC or Planned Commercial District
- 17.22.010 Generally.
- 17.22.020 Planning commission approval.
- 17.22.030 PC—Permitted uses.
- 17.22.050 Conditional uses.
- 17.22.060 Height.
- 17.22.070 Site coverage.
- 17.22.080 Parking.
- 17.22.090 Landscaping.
- 17.22.100 Zoning permit—Application—Fee.
- 17.22.110 Zoning permit—Planning commission action.
- 17.22.120 Zoning permit—Appeal.
- 17.22.130 Zoning permit—Revocation.
- 17.22.140 Zoning permit—Effect.
- 17.22.150 Increased floor area for housing developments of three to ten units.
- 17.24 BP or Business Park District
- 17.26 P or Business Park and Planned Industrial Small Lot Combining District
- 17.26.010 Establishment of P or business park and planned industrial small lot combining district.
- 17.26.020 Building site area and general development plan.
- 17.26.030 Lot coverage.
- 17.26.040 Architectural design.
- 17.26.050 Front yard.
- 17.26.060 Interior side yard.
- 17.26.070 Exterior side yard.
- 17.26.080 Rear yard.
- 17.26.090 District boundary buffer.
- 17.26.100 Outside storage areas.
- 17.26.110 Off-street truck maneuvering.
- 17.28 M or Industrial District
- 17.28.010 Generally.
- 17.28.020 Permitted uses.
- 17.28.030 Conditional uses.
- 17.28.040 Performance standards.
- 17.28.050 Accessory buildings and uses.
- 17.28.060 Height limit.
- 17.28.070 Building site area.
- 17.28.080 Building site width.
- 17.28.090 Front yard.
- 17.28.100 Side yard.
- 17.28.110 Rear yard.
- 17.28.120 Parking.
- 17.28.130 Special regulations and yards.
- 17.28.140 Landscaping.
- 17.28.150 Outside storage areas.
- 17.30 Airport District
- 17.32 O or Open Space District
- 17.34 C-D or Coastal Conservation and Development District
- 17.36 PF or Public Facility District
ARTICLE 3
Overlay Zones and Specific Plans, Uses and Development Standards
Sections
- 17.37 Downtown Specific Plan Zoning Designations
- 17.38 MHR or Marina Heights Residential District
- 17.38.010 Generally.
- 17.38.020 MHR—Permitted uses.
- 17.38.021 MHR conditional uses.
- 17.38.030 Site area.
- 17.38.040 Site width, site depth and setbacks.
- 17.38.050 Site coverage.
- 17.38.060 Building height.
- 17.38.070 Parking.
- 17.38.080 Open space.
- 17.38.090 Townhomes/condominiums.
- 17.38.100 Site and architectural review.
- 17.40 Coastal Zoning
- 17.40.010 Introduction.
- 17.40.020 Beach access.
- 17.40.030 Vertical accessways.
- 17.40.040 Vernal pond accessways.
- 17.40.050 Lateral access.
- 17.40.060 Standards for coastal protection structures.
- 17.40.070 Habitat protection.
- 17.40.080 Housing.
- 17.40.090 Administrative procedures for coastal permits.
- 17.40.100 Minimum habitat mitigation/restoration plan requirements.
- 17.40.110 Definitions.
- 17.40.120 General coastal zoning regulations.
- 17.40.130 O or open space district.
- 17.40.140 PF or public facilities district.
- 17.40.150 R-1 or single-family residential district.
- 17.40.160 C-D or coastal conservation and development district.
- 17.40.170 K or agricultural residential district.
- 17.40.180 PC or planned commercial district.
- 17.40.190 SU or Coastal Zone secondary use combining district.
- 17.40.200 C-P or coastal development permit combining district.
- 17.40.210 Parking requirements.
- 17.40.220 Variances.
- 17.40.230 Use permits.
- 17.40.240 Site and architectural design review.
- 17.40.250 Nonconforming uses.
- 17.40.260 Surface mining and reclamation standards.
- 17.40.270 Appeals.
- 17.40.280 Amendments.
- 17.40.290 Signs.
- 17.40.300 Enforcement, legal procedures, penalties.
- 17.40.310 Repealing.
- 17.40.320 Validity.
- 17.40.330 Reference.
- 17.40.340 Enactment.
ARTICLE 4
Regulations and Standards Applicable to All Zones
Sections
- 17.42 General Zoning Regulations
- 17.42.010 Compliance with chapter.
- 17.42.020 Use regulations.
- 17.42.030 Private stables.
- 17.42.040 Accessory dwelling units.
- 17.42.050 Mobile home parks.
- 17.42.055 Height.
- 17.42.060 Fences.
- 17.42.070 Yards.
- 17.42.080 Timeshare projects.
- 17.42.090 Satellite dish and local television broadcast antennas.
- 17.42.100 Vacation clubs as a visitor-serving use in the Coastal Zone.
- 17.42.110 Home occupations.
- 17.42.120 Alternative development regulations for planned development in the C-R, C-1 and C-2 districts.
- 17.42.130 Criteria and standards for residential hotel conversions.
- 17.42.135 Large and small family child care homes.
- 17.42.140 Single-room occupancy (SRO) housing.
- 17.42.150 Live-work units.
- 17.42.160 Domestic chickens.
- 17.42.170 Short-term rentals.
- 17.44 Parking Requirements
- 17.45 Reasonable Accommodation for Persons With Disabilities
- 17.45.010 Purpose and applicability.
- 17.45.020 Application submittal.
- 17.45.030 Review authority.
- 17.45.040 Reasonable accommodation findings.
- 17.45.050 Decision.
- 17.45.060 Appeals.
- 17.45.070 Waiver of time periods.
- 17.45.080 Notice to the public of availability of accommodation process.
- 17.45.090 Expiration, time extension, violation, discontinuance, and revocation.
- 17.45.110 Amendments.
- 17.46 Signs
- 17.46.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.46.020 Application.
- 17.46.030 Responsibility.
- 17.46.040 Definitions.
- 17.46.050 Sign permit required.
- 17.46.060 Building permit required.
- 17.46.070 Prohibited signs.
- 17.46.080 Exempt signs.
- 17.46.090 Nonconforming signs.
- 17.46.100 Allowed sign types.
- 17.46.110 Enforcement.
- 17.46.120 Remedies.
- 17.46.130 Abandoned signs and abatement thereof.
- 17.46.140 Abatement of signs presenting health or safety hazards.
- 17.46.150 General provisions.
- 17.46.160 Illumination of signs.
- 17.46.170 Sign regulations for commercial and industrial districts.
- 17.46.180 Sign regulations for residential districts.
- 17.46.190 Sign regulations for the O district.
- 17.46.200 Regulations for temporary signs.
- 17.46.210 Severability.
ARTICLE 5
Regulations for Specific Land Uses
Sections
- 17.47 Commercial Cannabis Uses
- 17.48 Affordable Housing
- 17.48.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.48.020 Definitions.
- 17.48.030 Inclusionary housing.
- 17.48.040 Adoption of state density bonus law by reference.
- 17.48.060 Affordable housing standards.
- 17.48.070 Affordable housing plan.
- 17.48.080 Affordable housing agreement.
- 17.48.090 Affordable housing trust fund.
- 17.48.100 Administration fees.
- 17.48.110 Enforcement and monitoring.
- 17.48.120 Waivers of inclusionary housing requirement.
- 17.48.130 Affordable housing overlay.
- 17.49 Low-Barrier Navigation Center
- 17.50 Criteria and Standards for Low Income Senior Citizens’ Apartment Projects
- 17.50.010 Purpose.
- 17.50.020 Conditional use permit required.
- 17.50.030 Occupancy.
- 17.50.040 Low income, affordability and residency.
- 17.50.050 Required finding of accessibility to services.
- 17.50.060 Site development standards.
- 17.50.070 Minimum lot area.
- 17.50.080 Minimum building site area per dwelling unit and minimum number of units.
- 17.50.090 Building height.
- 17.50.100 Maximum lot coverage.
- 17.50.110 Minimum floor area.
- 17.50.120 Setbacks and special yards.
- 17.50.130 Special regulations.
- 17.50.140 Open space.
- 17.50.150 Indoor recreational-leisure space.
- 17.50.160 Parking.
- 17.52 Adult Businesses and Massage Therapists
- 17.54 Surface Mining and Reclamation Standards
- 17.54.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.54.020 Definitions.
- 17.54.030 Scope.
- 17.54.040 Permit, reclamation plan and reporting requirements.
- 17.54.050 Review procedure.
- 17.54.060 Performance bond.
- 17.54.070 Public record.
- 17.54.080 Amendments.
- 17.54.090 Variance.
- 17.54.100 Appeal.
- 17.54.110 Enforcement.
- 17.54.120 Separability.
ARTICLE 6
Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
Sections
- 17.55 Staff Approvals and Procedures
- 17.56 Site and Architectural Design Review
- 17.58 Use Permits
- 17.59 Community Development Director’s Discretion
- 17.60 Variances
- 17.62 Tree Removal, Preservation and Protection
- 17.64 Nonconforming Uses
- 17.64.010 General guidelines.
- 17.64.020 Continuance of nonconformity.
- 17.64.030 Uses requiring a use permit.
- 17.64.040 Damaged buildings.
- 17.64.050 Abandonment.
- 17.64.060 Nonconforming buildings.
- 17.64.070 Start of construction before effective date.
- 17.64.080 Changing of districts.
- 17.64.090 Nonconforming parcels.
- 17.66 Development Standards for Condominium/Planned Development Projects and Condominium Conversions
- 17.66.010 Purpose.
- 17.66.020 Driveways and walkways.
- 17.66.030 Parking.
- 17.66.040 Public safety.
- 17.66.050 Landscaping/landscape irrigation.
- 17.66.060 Open space.
- 17.66.070 Private storage space.
- 17.66.080 Rubbish collection.
- 17.66.090 Laundry facilities.
- 17.66.100 Building code requirements.
- 17.66.110 Property owners association or association of separate interest.
- 17.66.120 Density standard.
- 17.66.130 Minimum unit size.
- 17.66.140 Setbacks.
- 17.66.150 Condominium conversions.
- 17.68 Temporary Use Permit
- 17.69 Permit Expiration
- 17.70 Appeals
- 17.72 Amendments
- 17.74 Enforcement—Penalties