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Mountain View City Zoning Code

Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections

ARTICLE I

- SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE

Sections

  • DIVISION 1. - TITLE
  • DIVISION 2. - PURPOSE OF ZONING ORDINANCE

ARTICLE II

ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS AND ZONING MAPS

Sections

  • DIVISION 1. - ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
  • DIVISION 2. - ZONING MAP ADOPTED

ARTICLE III

GENERAL REGULATIONS, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, EXCEPTIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

Sections

  • DIVISION 1. - GENERAL
  • DIVISION 2. - ALLOWABLE LAND USES AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
  • DIVISION 3. - NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
  • DIVISION 4. - GENERAL SETBACKS
  • DIVISION 5. - INTERPRETATIONS, EXCEPTIONS AND CALCULATIONS
  • DIVISION 6. - REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
  • DIVISION 7. - MOVING BUILDINGS

ARTICLE V

- COMMERCIAL ZONES

Sections

  • DIVISION 1. - PURPOSE
  • DIVISION 2. - LAND USES
  • DIVISION 3. - COMMERCIAL ZONE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 4. - COMMERCIAL-NEIGHBORHOOD (CN) ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 5. - COMMERCIAL-OFFICE (CO) ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 6. - COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL-ARTERIAL (CRA) ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 7. - COMMERCIAL-SERVICES (CS) ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS

ARTICLE VI

INDUSTRIAL ZONES

Sections

  • DIVISION 1. - PURPOSE
  • DIVISION 2. - LAND USES
  • DIVISION 3. - STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES

ARTICLE VII

PLANNED COMMUNITY P DISTRICTS

Sections

ARTICLE VIII

OTHER ZONES AND OVERLAY DISTRICTS

Sections

  • DIVISION 1. - AGRICULTURE (A) ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 2. - PUBLIC FACILITY (PF) ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 3. - FLOOD PLAIN (F) ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 4. - INTERIM (U) ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 5. - OVERLAY ZONES

ARTICLE IX

STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES

Sections

  • DIVISION 1. - GENERAL
  • DIVISION 2. - ACCESSORY RETAIL USES
  • DIVISION 3. - ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS
  • DIVISION 4. - CEMETERIES, COLUMBARIUMS, MORTUARIES
  • DIVISION 5. - CHILD DAY-CARE FACILITIES
  • DIVISION 6. - DISH ANTENNAS GREATER THAN ONE (1) METER
  • DIVISION 7. - DRIVE-IN AND DRIVE-THROUGH SALES AND SERVICES
  • DIVISION 8. - EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND HIGHLY SENSITIVE USES
  • DIVISION 9. - EFFICIENCY STUDIOS
  • DIVISION 12. - OUTDOOR MERCHANDISE DISPLAY AND ACTIVITIES
  • DIVISION 13. - RECYCLING FACILITIES
  • DIVISION 14. - SERVICE STATIONS—RETAIL SALES
  • DIVISION 15. - SIGNIFICANT TOBACCO RETAILERS
  • DIVISION 16. - VEHICLE SALES AND REPAIR OPERATIONS
  • DIVISION 17. - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR TOBACCO SALES
  • DIVISION 18. - ANIMAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
  • DIVISION 19. - WAREHOUSE RETAIL STORES
  • DIVISION 20. - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ALCOHOL SALES
  • DIVISION 21. - CANNABIS
  • DIVISION 22. - SAFE PARKING
  • DIVISION 23. - GENERAL PLAN MIXED-USE VILLAGE CENTER DEVELOPMENTS.
  • DIVISION 24. - HYDROGEN FUELING STATIONS

ARTICLE X

- PARKING AND LOADING

Sections

  • DIVISION 1. - PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
  • DIVISION 2. - GENERAL PARKING REGULATIONS
  • DIVISION 3. - NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
  • DIVISION 4. - REDUCTION OF OFF-STREET PARKING
  • DIVISION 5. - DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR OFF-STREET LOADING AND PARKING
  • DIVISION 6. - BICYCLE PARKING STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 7. - NONCONFORMING PARKING AREAS

ARTICLE XI

LANDSCAPING

Sections

  • DIVISION 1. - PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
  • DIVISION 2. - GENERAL LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS
  • DIVISION 3. - WATER CONSERVATION IN LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS
  • DIVISION 4. - LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION PLANS

ARTICLE XII

SIGNS

Sections

  • DIVISION 1. - PURPOSE, APPLICABILITY AND REQUIREMENTS
  • DIVISION 2. - EXEMPT SIGNS
  • DIVISION 3. - PROHIBITED SIGNS
  • DIVISION 4. - GENERAL SIGN REGULATIONS
  • DIVISION 5. - SIGNS ALLOWED IN MULTIPLE ZONING DISTRICTS
  • DIVISION 6. - SIGNS ALLOWED BY ZONING DISTRICT
  • DIVISION 7. - SIGN REGULATIONS FOR THE DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN

ARTICLE XIII

TENANT RELOCATION ASSISTANCE6

Sections

ARTICLE XIV

AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM7

Sections

  • DIVISION 1. - GENERAL
  • DIVISION 2. - RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT: BELOW-MARKET-RATE HOUSING PROGRAM
  • DIVISION 3. - COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT: HOUSING IMPACT FEE PROGRAM

ARTICLE XVI

- ZONING ORDINANCE ADMINISTRATION

Sections

  • DIVISION 1. - AUTHORITY FOR LAND USE AND ZONING DECISIONS
  • DIVISION 2. - DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS
  • DIVISION 3. - TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
  • DIVISION 4. - VARIANCES
  • DIVISION 5. - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
  • DIVISION 6. - CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
  • DIVISION 7. - MOBILE HOME PARK PERMIT
  • DIVISION 8. - DENSITY BONUS
  • DIVISION 9. - SPECIAL DESIGN PERMIT
  • DIVISION 10. - PLANNED COMMUNITY PERMITS
  • DIVISION 11. - PRECISE PLANS
  • DIVISION 12. - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS
  • DIVISION 13. - ZONING AMENDMENTS
  • DIVISION 14. - DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  • DIVISION 15. - DESIGNATION AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES
  • DIVISION 16. - APPLICATIONS, HEARINGS AND APPEALS
  • DIVISION 17. - TIME LIMITS, EXTENSIONS AND REVOCATIONS
  • DIVISION 18. - URGENCY INTERIM ORDINANCES
  • DIVISION 19. - PROCEDURES FOR INTERPRETATION
  • DIVISION 20. - ENFORCEMENT OF PROVISIONS

ARTICLE XVII

DEFINITIONS

Sections

  • DIVISION 1. - PURPOSE
  • DIVISION 2. - DEFINITIONS