Pacifica City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 2
- Definitions
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.201.- Scope.
- Sec. 9-4.202.- Advertising structure.
- Sec. 9-4.202.1.- Access.
- Sec. 9-4.202.2.- Access, lateral.
- Sec. 9-4.202.3.- Access, vertical.
- Sec. 9-4.202.5.- Accessory use.
- Sec. 9-4.202.6.- Adult business.
- Sec. 9-4.203.- Aerial.
- Sec. 9-4.204.- Agriculture.
- Sec. 9-4.205.- Alley.
- Sec. 9-4.205.1.- Alternative financial services.
- Sec. 9-4.206.- Apartment.
- Sec. 9-4.207.- Apartment house.
- Sec. 9-4.208.- Automobile court or motel.
- Sec. 9-4.208.1.- Bank.
- Sec. 9-4.209.- Basement.
- Sec. 9-4.209.1.- Bay windows.
- Sec. 9-4.210.- Block.
- Sec. 9-4.211.- Boardinghouse.
- Sec. 9-4.212.- Building.
- Sec. 9-4.213.- Building, accessory.
- Sec. 9-4.214.- Building, conforming.
- Sec. 9-4.215.- Building coverage.
- Sec. 9-4.216.- Building, main.
- Sec. 9-4.217.- Building, nonconforming.
- Sec. 9-4.218.- Building site.
- Sec. 9-4.219.- Business, retail.
- Sec. 9-4.220.- Business, wholesale.
- Sec. 9-4.220.1.- Camper.
- Sec. 9-4.221.- Carport.
- Sec. 9-4.222.- Car wash, automatic.
- Sec. 9-4.223.- Car wash, self-service.
- Sec. 9-4.224.- Car wash, self-service portable.
- Sec. 9-4.225.- (Repealed)
- Sec. 9-4.226.- Club.
- Sec. 9-4.226.1.- Coastal Appeals Zone.
- Sec. 9-4.226.2.- Coastal development permit.
- Sec. 9-4.226.3.- Coastal scenic view corridor.
- Sec. 9-4.226.4.- Coastal Zone.
- Sec. 9-4.227.- Combining district.
- Sec. 9-4.228.- Commission.
- Sec. 9-4.229.- Communications equipment building.
- Sec. 9-4.229.1.- Community care facilities.
- Sec. 9-4.230.- Condominium.
- Sec. 9-4.231.- Crop and tree farming.
- Sec. 9-4.231.05.- Development.
- Sec. 9-4.231.1.- Dimensional standards.
- Sec. 9-4.232.- District.
- Sec. 9-4.233.- Dwelling.
- Sec. 9-4.234.- Dwelling group.
- Sec. 9-4.235.- Dwelling, multiple.
- Sec. 9-4.236.- Dwelling, one-family.
- Sec. 9-4.237.- Dwelling, single-family.
- Sec. 9-4.238.- Dwelling unit.
- Sec. 9-4.239.- Family.
- Sec. 9-4.239.1 - Family daycare homes.
- Sec. 9-4.239.2 - Financial institution.
- Sec. 9-4.239.3 - Floor area.
- Sec. 9-4.239.4.- Floor area, gross leasable.
- Sec. 9-4.240.- Guest house.
- Sec. 9-4.241.- Garage.
- Sec. 9-4.242.- Garage, public.
- Sec. 9-4.242.1.- Greenhouse/solarium.
- Sec. 9-4.242.2.- Health/fitness club.
- Sec. 9-4.243.- Height of buildings.
- Sec. 9-4.244.- Home occupation.
- Sec. 9-4.245.- Hotel.
- Sec. 9-4.245.1.- House car.
- Sec. 9-4.246.- Household appliance.
- Sec. 9-4.247.- Household furniture and goods.
- Sec. 9-4.248.- Junk yard.
- Sec. 9-4.249.- Kennel.
- Sec. 9-4.250.- Kitchen.
- Sec. 9-4.251.- Landscaping.
- Sec. 9-4.252.- Loading space.
- Sec. 9-4.252.1.- Local Coastal Implementation Plan (LCIP).
- Sec. 9-4.252.2.- Local Coastal Land Use Plan (LCLUP).
- Sec. 9-4.252.3.- Local Coastal Program (LCP).
- Sec. 9-4.253.- Lot.
- Sec. 9-4.254.- Lot line, front.
- Sec. 9-4.255.- Lot line, rear.
- Sec. 9-4.256.- Lot line, side.
- Sec. 9-4.257.- Lot width.
- Sec. 9-4.257.1.- Lot depth.
- Sec. 9-4.257.2.- Mixed use residential.
- Sec. 9-4.258.- Mobile home park.
- Sec. 9-4.258.1.- Motor vehicle.
- Sec. 9-4.259.- Nonconforming.
- Sec. 9-4.260.- Open ground area.
- Sec. 9-4.260.1.- Open space, required.
- Sec. 9-4.260.2.- Open space, usable.
- Sec. 9-4.260.3.- Organized off-road vehicle park.
- Sec. 9-4.260.4.- Outdoor common area.
- Sec. 9-4.261.- Parking space.
- Sec. 9-4.262.- Paved area.
- Sec. 9-4.263.- Personal appliance.
- Sec. 9-4.263.1.- Primary frontage street.
- Sec. 9-4.264.- Professional office.
- Sec. 9-4.265.- Recreational facilities.
- Sec. 9-4.265.1 - Restaurant.
- Sec. 9-4.265.2 - Restaurant, fast food.
- Sec. 9-4.265.3 - Restaurant, retail.
- Sec. 9-4.266.- Rooming house.
- Sec. 9-4.267.- School.
- Sec. 9-4.267.1.- Sensitive habitat.
- Sec. 9-4.268.- Service station.
- Sec. 9-4.268.1.- Service station, full-service.
- Sec. 9-4.268.2.- Service station, self-service.
- Sec. 9-4.269.- Setback, front.
- Sec. 9-4.270.- Setback, rear.
- Sec. 9-4.271.- Setback, side.
- Sec. 9-4.271.1.- Shore line structure.
- Sec. 9-4.271.2.- Single housekeeping unit.
- Sec. 9-4.272.- Small animal hospital or veterinary clinic.
- Sec. 9-4.273.- Small livestock.
- Sec. 9-4.273.1.- Special care facility.
- Sec. 9-4.273.2.- Stepback.
- Sec. 9-4.273.3.- Stoop.
- Sec. 9-4.274.- Story.
- Sec. 9-4.275.- Street.
- Sec. 9-4.276.- Street line.
- Sec. 9-4.277.- Structural alteration.
- Sec. 9-4.278.- Structure.
- Sec. 9-4.278.1.- Townhouse.
- Sec. 9-4.278.2.- Trailer.
- Sec. 9-4.278.3.- Trailer coach.
- Sec. 9-4.279.- Trailer court.
- Sec. 9-4.280.- Usable open space.
- Sec. 9-4.281.- Use.
- Sec. 9-4.282.- Use, accessory.
- Sec. 9-4.282.1.- Vehicle.
- Sec. 9-4.282.2.- Visitor-serving commercial use.
- Sec. 9-4.283.- Yard.
- Sec. 9-4.284.- Yard, front.
- Sec. 9-4.285.- Yard, rear.
- Sec. 9-4.286.- Yard, side.
- Sec. 9-4.287.- Zoning plot.
ARTICLE 22
- Planned Development District P-D
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.2201.- Scope (P-D).
- Sec. 9-4.2202. - Purpose (P-D).
- Sec. 9-4.2203. - Uses permitted (P-D).
- Sec. 9-4.2204. - Development standards (P-D).
- Sec. 9-4.2205. - Development plans: Applications: Fees (P-D).
- Sec. 9-4.2206. - Development plans: Hearings: Approval (P-D).
- Sec. 9-4.2207. - Development plans: Denial: Approval with conditions (P-D).
- Sec. 9-4.2208. - Specific plans: Submission (P-D).
- Sec. 9-4.2209. - Specific plans: Findings (P-D).
- Sec. 9-4.2210. - Specific plans: Hearing: Commission action (P-D).
- Sec. 9-4.2211. - Modification of regulations (P-D).
- Sec. 9-4.2212. - Grading and excavation permits (P-D).
- Sec. 9-4.2213. - Specific plan amendments.
ARTICLE 22
5. - Hillside Preservation District HPD
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.2250 - Intent: Designation on Zoning Section Maps (HPD).
- Sec. 9-4.2251. - Hearings and notices (HPD).
- Sec. 9-4.2252. - Purpose (HPD).
- Sec. 9-4.2253. - Hillside Preservation Review Board (HPR Board).
- Sec. 9-4.2254. - Scope (HPD).
- Sec. 9-4.2255. - Uses permitted (HPD).
- Sec. 9-4.2256. - Developments procedures and standards (HPD).
- Sec. 9-4.2257. - Land coverage control (HPD).
- Sec. 9-4.2258. - Minimum street standards (HPD).
- Sec. 9-4.2259. - Parking requirements (HPD).
ARTICLE 23
- General Provision and Exceptions
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.2301.- Scope.
- Sec. 9-4.2302. - Temporary commercial promotional events and temporary amusements.
- Sec. 9-4.2303. - Public utility facilities.
- Sec. 9-4.2304. - Public utility distribution and transmission lines.
- Sec. 9-4.2305. - Temporary uses.
- Sec. 9-4.2306. - Special use permit procedures.
- Sec. 9-4.2307. - Animal hospitals and clinics.
- Sec. 9-4.2308. - Commercial and industrial uses outside structures.
- Sec. 9-4.2309. - Child care facilities.
- Sec. 9-4.2310. - Boarding home facilities for elderly and mentally ill persons.
- Sec. 9-4.2311. - Barbed wire fences.
- Sec. 9-4.2312. - Rounding of numbers in calculating density.
- Sec. 9-4.2313. - Minimum dwelling unit sizes.
- Sec. 9-4.2314. - Adult businesses.
- Sec. 9-4.2315. - Community care facilities.
- Sec. 9-4.2316. - Firearms sales.
- Sec. 9-4.2317. - Alternative financial services.
ARTICLE 27
- Projections into Yards
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.2701.- Scope.
- Sec. 9-4.2702. - Cornices, eaves, canopies, and similar architectural features.
- Sec. 9-4.2703. - Porches, landings, and outside stairways.
- Sec. 9-4.2704. - Accessory buildings.
- Sec. 9-4.2705. - Yard and inner court requirements.
- Sec. 9-4.2706. - Replacement of yard requirements by building lines.
- Sec. 9-4.2707. - Encroachment of yards on official plan lines.
- Sec. 9-4.2708. - Encroachment of swimming pools and decks or other structures.
- Sec. 9-4.2709. - Reduction of front yard setbacks.
- Sec. 9-4.2710. - Outdoor cultivation of cannabis in residential areas.
ARTICLE 28
- Off-Street Parking and Loading*
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.2801.- Purpose.
- Sec. 9-4.2802. - Definitions.
- Sec. 9-4.2803. - Scope.
- Sec. 9-4.2804. - Facilities for existing buildings.
- Sec. 9-4.2805. - Facilities for reconstructed or repaired buildings.
- Sec. 9-4.2806. - Computation of fractional spaces.
- Sec. 9-4.2807. - Use of parking and garage facilities.
- Sec. 9-4.2808. - Parking in required yards.
- Sec. 9-4.2809. - Parking vehicles and construction equipment.
- Sec. 9-4.2810. - Parking in conjunction with vehicle repairs.
- Sec. 9-4.2811. - Joint parking facilities.
- Sec. 9-4.2812. - Location of parking facilities.
- Sec. 9-4.2813. - Access to parking facilities.
- Sec. 9-4.2814. - Surfacing of parking areas.
- Sec. 9-4.2815. - Screening of parking areas.
- Sec. 9-4.2816. - Lighting of parking areas.
- Sec. 9-4.2817. - Design standards for parking areas.
- Sec. 9-4.2818. - Number of parking spaces required.
- Sec. 9-4.2819. - Required loading spaces.
- Sec. 9-4.2820. - Beach access parking.
- Sec. 9-4.2821. - Parking for disabled persons.
- Sec. 9-4.2822. - Bicycle parking.
- Sec. 9-4.2823. - Motorcycle parking.
- Sec. 9-4.2824. - Exceptions.
ARTICLE 29
- Signs*
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.2901.- Purpose.
- Sec. 9-4.2902. - Definitions.
- Sec. 9-4.2903. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 9-4.2904. - Exempted signs.
- Sec. 9-4.2905. - Sign permits required.
- Sec. 9-4.2906. - Standards and requirements.
- Sec. 9-4.2907. - Master sign programs.
- Sec. 9-4.2908. - Area of signs.
- Sec. 9-4.2909. - Sign copy.
- Sec. 9-4.2910. - Design criteria.
- Sec. 9-4.2911. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 9-4.2912. - Enforcement.
- Sec. 9-4.2913. - Exceptions.
- Sec. 9-4.2914. - Hearings: Notices.
- Sec. 9-4.2915. - Appeals.
ARTICLE 31
- Home Occupation Permits*
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.3101.- Definitions.
- Sec. 9-4.3102. - Home occupation permits.
- Sec. 9-4.3103. - Permit applications: Form and content.
- Sec. 9-4.3104. - Permits not transferable.
- Sec. 9-4.3105. - Notices and appeals.
- Sec. 9-4.3106. - Suspension, revocation, and appeals.
- Sec. 9-4.3107. - Inspection fees.
- Sec. 9-4.3108. - Business licenses required.
- Sec. 9-4.3109. - Business license exceptions.
- Sec. 9-4.3110. - Exceptions.
- Sec. 9-4.3111. - Signs.
ARTICLE 32
- Site Development Permits
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.3201.- Required.
- Sec. 9-4.3202. - Applications: Fees: Accompanying data.
- Sec. 9-4.3203. - Hearings: Notices.
- Sec. 9-4.3204. - Issuance: Conditions.
- Sec. 9-4.3205. - Time limits.
- Sec. 9-4.3206. - Renewal.
- Sec. 9-4.3207. - Revocation: Hearings: Notices.
- Sec. 9-4.3208. - Appeals: Council action.
- Sec. 9-4.3209. - Conformance.
ARTICLE 33
- Use Permits
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.3301.- Applications: Accompanying data: Fees.
- Sec. 9-4.3302. - Applications: Hearings: Notices.
- Sec. 9-4.3303. - Granting: Findings: Conditions.
- Sec. 9-4.3304. - Appeals: Council action.
- Sec. 9-4.3305. - Issuance.
- Sec. 9-4.3306. - Prerequisite to issuance of building permits.
- Sec. 9-4.3307. - Time limits.
- Sec. 9-4.3308. - Renewal.
- Sec. 9-4.3309. - Revocation: Hearings: Notices.
ARTICLE 34
- Variances
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.3401.- Authorized: Limitations.
- Sec. 9-4.3402. - Applications: Accompanying data: Fees.
- Sec. 9-4.3403. - Applications: Hearings: Notices.
- Sec. 9-4.3404. - Granting or denial: Findings: Conditions.
- Sec. 9-4.3405. - Appeals: Council action.
- Sec. 9-4.3406. - Time limits.
- Sec. 9-4.3407. - Renewal.
- Sec. 9-4.3408. - Revocation: Hearings: Notices.
ARTICLE 35
- Amendments
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.3501.- Scope.
- Sec. 9-4.3502. - Initiation.
- Sec. 9-4.3503. - Hearings by the Planning Commission: Text amendments: Notices.
- Sec. 9-4.3504. - Hearings by the Planning Commission: District boundary changes: Notices.
- Sec. 9-4.3505. - Planning Commission action: Resolutions.
- Sec. 9-4.3506. - Hearings by the Council: Notices.
- Sec. 9-4.3507. - Council action.
- Sec. 9-4.3508. - Prezoning.
- Sec. 9-4.3509. - Interim ordinances for nonprezoned annexations.
ARTICLE 41
- Density Bonus Program*
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.4100.- Intent.
- Sec. 9-4.4101. - Definitions.
- Sec. 9-4.4102. - Amount of density bonus.
- Sec. 9-4.4103. - Development standards.
- Sec. 9-4.4104. - Incentives.
- Sec. 9-4.4105. - Income, rent, and cost structure.
- Sec. 9-4.4106. - Guarantees of continued availability of affordable density bonus housing.
ARTICLE 42
- Transfer of Residential Development Rights
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.4200.- Purpose and findings.
- Sec. 9-4.4201. - Definitions.
- Sec. 9-4.4202. - Transfer of development rights permitted.
- Sec. 9-4.4203. - Sending areas.
- Sec. 9-4.4204. - Receiving areas.
- Sec. 9-4.4205. - Transfer of development rights within one parcel or site.
- Sec. 9-4.4206. - Transfer units.
- Sec. 9-4.4207. - Procedures and requirements for approval of transfer of development rights.
- Sec. 9-4.4208. - Exemption from fees and other requirements.
ARTICLE 43
- Coastal Zone Combining District
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.4300.- Purpose.
- Sec. 9-4.4301. - Applicability.
- Sec. 9-4.4302. - Definitions.
- Sec. 9-4.4303. - Coastal development permit requirement.
- Sec. 9-4.4304. - Coastal development permit procedures and findings.
- Sec. 9-4.4305. - Coastal development permit appeal.
- Sec. 9-4.4306. - Administrative coastal development permit.
- Sec. 9-4.4307. - Emergency coastal development permit.
- Sec. 9-4.4308. - Permanent environmental protection.
ARTICLE 44
- Coastal Development Regulations
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.4400.- Purpose.
- Sec. 9-9.4401. - Applicability.
- Sec. 9-4.4402. - Definitions.
- Sec. 9-4.4403. - Habitat preservation.
- Sec. 9-4.4404. - Geotechnical suitability.
- Sec. 9-4.4405. - Grading and drainage.
- Sec. 9-4.4406. - Shoreline protection.
- Sec. 9-4.4407. - Public shoreline access.
- Sec. 9-4.4408. - Coastal view corridors.
- Sec. 9-4.4409. - Growth management procedures.
- Sec. 9-4.4410. - Neighborhood commercial district supplementary regulations.
ARTICLE 45
- Special Area Combining Districts
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.4500.- Purpose.
- Sec. 9-4.4501. - Applicability.
- Sec. 9-4.4502. - Procedures.
- Sec. 9-4.4503. - Definitions.
- Sec. 9-4.4504. - General regulations.
- Sec. 9-4.4505. - SA-1, Mori Point District: Purpose and applicability.
- Sec. 9-4.4506. - SA-1, Mori Point District: Uses.
- Sec. 9-4.4507. - SA-1, Mori Point District: Development regulations.
- Sec. 9-4.4508. - Reserved.
- Sec. 9-4.4509. - Reserved.
- Sec. 9-4.4510. - Reserved.
- Sec. 9-4.4511. - SA-3, Headlands District: Purpose and applicability.
- Sec. 9-4.4512. - SA-3, Headlands District: Uses.
- Sec. 9-4.4513. - SA-3, Headlands District: Development regulations.
- Sec. 9-4.4514. - SA-4, Pacifica State Beach District: Purpose and applicability.
- Sec. 9-4.4515. - SA-4, Pacifica State Beach District: Uses.
- Sec. 9-4.4516. - SA-4, Pacifica State Beach District: Development regulations.
- Sec. 9-4.4517. - SA-5, Shelter Cove District: Purpose and applicability.
- Sec. 9-4.4518. - SA-5, Shelter Cove District: Uses.
- Sec. 9-4.4519. - SA-5, Shelter Cove District: Development regulations.
- Sec. 9-4.4520. - SA-6, Pedro Point Upper Slopes District: Purpose and applicability.
- Sec. 9-4.4521. - SA-6, Pedro Point Upper Slopes District: Uses.
- Sec. 9-4.4522. - SA-6, Pedro Point Upper Slopes District: Development regulations.
ARTICLE 47
- City of Pacifica Below Market Rate Inclusionary Program.
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.4700.- Intent.
- Sec. 9-4.4701. - Definitions.
- Sec. 9-4.4702. - Below market rate housing requirements—General.
- Sec. 9-4.4703. - For-sale BMR units.
- Sec. 9-4.4704. - Rental BMR units.
- Sec. 9-4.4705. - BMR unit size and design.
- Sec. 9-4.4706. - Alternatives.
- Sec. 9-4.4707. - Incentives for on-site units.
- Sec. 9-4.4708. - Eligibility requirements.
- Sec. 9-4.4709. - Compliance.
- Sec. 9-4.4710. - Adjustments, waivers.
- Sec. 9-4.4711. - Hillside preservation and B-Lot size overlay districts.
- Sec. 9-4.4712. - Enforcement.
ARTICLE 48
- Cannabis Regulations
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.4800.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 9-4.4801. - Definitions.
- Sec. 9-4.4802. - Residential cultivation of cannabis.
- Sec. 9-4.4803. - Cannabis operations—General provisions.
- Sec. 9-4.4804. - Cannabis activity permit—General provisions.
- Sec. 9-4.4805. - Review, issuance and/or denial of cannabis activity permit applications.
- Sec. 9-4.4806. - Suspension and revocation by Planning Commission.
- Sec. 9-4.4807. - Public nuisance.
- Sec. 9-4.4808. - Severability.
ARTICLE 49
- Short-Term Rentals4
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.4900.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 9-4.4901. - Definitions.
- Sec. 9-4.4902. - Permits required for short-term rentals—Permit cap.
- Sec. 9-4.4903. - Standards applicable to short-term rental sites.
- Sec. 9-4.4904. - Short-term rental permit required.
- Sec. 9-4.4905. - Operation requirements.
- Sec. 9-4.4906. - Record keeping.
- Sec. 9-4.4907. - Permit term and renewal.
- Sec. 9-4.4908. - Permit suspension and revocation.
- Sec. 9-4.4909. - Violations and enforcement.
- Sec. 9-4.4910. - Administrative regulations.
- Sec. 9-4.4911. - Advertising platform responsibilities.
- Sec. 9-4.4912. - Application of ordinance to issued short-term rental permits.
ARTICLE 50
- Development Agreements
Sections
- 9-4.5001.- Short title.
- 9-4.5002. - Authority.
- 9-4.5003. - Purposes.
- 9-4.5004. - Application.
- 9-4.5005. - Initial review.
- 9-4.5006. - Procedure.
- 9-4.5007. - Factors for consideration.
- 9-4.5008. - California Environmental Quality Act.
- 9-4.5009. - Periodic reviews.
- 9-4.5010. - Termination.
- 9-4.5011. - Adherence to development agreement, and amendment or cancellation by mutual consent.
- 9-4.5012. - Recording.
ARTICLE 52
- Outdoor Commercial Permit
Sections
- Sec. 9-4.5200.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 9-4.5201. - Definitions.
- Sec. 9-4.5202 - Outdoor commercial permit.
- Sec. 9-4.5203 - Permit application, term, and renewal.
- Sec. 9-4.5204 - Eligibility.
- Sec. 9-4.5205 - Permit approval.
- Sec. 9-4.5206 - General provisions applicable to all permittees.
- Sec. 9-4.5207 - Provisions applicable to designated outdoor commercial areas in the public right-of-way.
- Sec. 9-4.5208 - Provisions applicable to designated outdoor commercial areas on private property.
- Sec. 9-4.5209. - Compliance with other regulations.
- Sec. 9-4.5210 - Legalization of outdoor commercial.
- Sec. 9-4.5211 - Permit amendment, suspension, revocation.
- Sec. 9-4.5212 - Interruption.
- Sec. 9-4.5213 - No vested rights.
- Sec. 9-4.5214. - Enforcement.
ARTICLE 53
- Emergency Shelters