Salinas City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- General Provisions.
Sections
- Division 1. - General Provisions.
- Sec. 37-10.010. - Title.
- Sec. 37-10.020. - Purpose.
- Sec. 37-10.030. - Components.
- Sec. 37-10.040. - Where filed.
- Sec. 37-10.050. - General applicability.
- Sec. 37-10.060. - Applicability to private property.
- Sec. 37-10.070. - Applicability to city and redevelopment agency owned property.
- Sec. 37-10.080. - Applicability to school district, county, special district, state, and federally owned property.
- Sec. 37-10.090. - Applicability of zoning regulations during an emergency.
- Sec. 37-10.100. - Applicability and effect of prior permits.
- Sec. 37-10.110. - Existing private agreements.
- Sec. 37-10.120. - Conflict with other regulations.
- Sec. 37-10.130. - Effect on developed land.
- Sec. 37-10.140. - Applicability of land use and development regulations.
- Sec. 37-10.150. - General authority.
- Sec. 37-10.160. - City planner authority.
- Sec. 37-10.170. - Planning commission authority.
- Sec. 37-10.180. - City council authority.
- Sec. 37-10.190. - Interpretation of regulations as minimum requirements.
- Sec. 37-10.200. - Interpretation of language.
- Sec. 37-10.210. - Interpretation of standards and regulations.
- Sec. 37-10.220. - Rounding of fractional numbers.
- Sec. 37-10.230. - Severability.
- Division 2. - Definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.240. - General.
- Sec. 37-10.250. - "A" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.260. - "B" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.270. - "C" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.280. - "D" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.290. - "E" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.300. - "F" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.310. - "G" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.320. - "H" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.330. - "I" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.340. - "J" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.350. - "K" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.360. - "L" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.370. - "M" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.380. - "N" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.390. - "O" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.400. - "P" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.410. - "Q" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.420. - "R" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.430. - "S" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.440. - "T" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.450. - "U" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.460. - "V" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.470. - "W" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.480. - "X" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.490. - "Y" definitions.
- Sec. 37-10.500. - "Z" definitions.
ARTICLE III
Base District Regulations.
Sections
- Division 1. - Agricultural (A) District.
- Division 2. - Residential (R) Districts.
- Sec. 37-30.050. - Purpose.
- Sec. 37-30.060. - Use classifications.
- Sec. 37-30.070. - Development regulations.
- Sec. 37-30.080. - Design standards.
- Sec. 37-30.100. - Purpose.
- Sec. 37-30.110. - Use classifications.
- Sec. 37-30.120. - Development regulations.
- Sec. 37-30.130. - Design standards.
- Sec. 37-30.150. - Purpose.
- Sec. 37-30.160. - Use classifications.
- Sec. 37-30.170. - Development regulations.
- Sec. 37-30.180. - Design standards.
- Division 3. - Commercial (C) Districts.
- Division 4. - Mixed Use (MU) Districts.
- Sec. 37-30.230. - Purpose.
- Sec. 37-30.240. - Use classifications.
- Sec. 37-30.250. - Development regulations.
- Sec. 37-30.260. - Mixed use building incentives.
- Sec. 37-30.270. - Modification of use regulations.
- Sec. 37-30.280. - Design standards.
- Sec. 37-30.290. - Exemptions from development regulations and design standards.
- Division 5. - Industrial (I) Districts.
- Division 6. - Parks (P) and Open Space (OS) Districts.
- Division 7. - Public/Semipublic (PS) District.
- Division 8. - New Urbanism (NU) Districts Regulations.
- Sec. 37-30.410. - Purpose.
- Sec. 37-30.420. - Applicability.
- Sec. 37-30.430. - Use classifications.
- Sec. 37-30.440. - Use districts or classifications not otherwise specified.
- Sec. 37-30.450. - Development regulations.
- Sec. 37-30.460. - Minimum residential density and dwelling unit mix.
- Sec. 37-30.470. - Design standards.
- Sec. 37-30.480. - Village center (VC) district design standards.
- Sec. 37-30.490. - Village and neighborhood center mixed use, commercial, and flex use building design standards.
- Sec. 37-30.500. - Neighborhood general 2/high density residential (NG-2) district design standards.
- Sec. 37-30.510. - Neighborhood general 1/medium density residential (NG-1) district design standards.
- Sec. 37-30.520. - Neighborhood edge/low density residential (NE) district design standards.
- Sec. 37-30.530. - General neighborhood design standards.
- Sec. 37-30.540. - Streets and streetscape design standards.
ARTICLE IV
Overlay District Regulations.
Sections
- Division 1. - Flood (F) Overlay District.
- Division 2. - Specific Plan (SP) Overlay District.
- Sec. 37-40.070. - Purpose.
- Sec. 37-40.080. - Applicability.
- Sec. 37-40.090. - Use classifications, development regulations, and design standards.
- Sec. 37-40.100. - Specific plan required.
- Sec. 37-40.110. - Future growth area.
- Sec. 37-40.120. - Conflict between regulations.
- Sec. 37-40.130. - Adoption, amendment, or repeal.
- Division 3. - Gateway (G) Overlay District.
- Division 4. - Focused Growth (FG) Overlay District.
- Sec. 37-40.200. - Purpose.
- Sec. 37-40.210. - Applicability.
- Sec. 37-40.220. - Use classifications.
- Sec. 37-40.230. - Development regulations.
- Sec. 37-40.235. - Additional use classifications and development regulations for focused growth area 2.
- Sec. 37-40.240. - Additional use classifications and development regulations for focused growth area 4.
- Sec. 37-40.250. - Design standards.
- Sec. 37-40.260. - Area design concepts.
- Sec. 37-40.270. - Conflict between regulations.
- Sec. 37-40.280. - Adoption, amendment, or repeal.
- Division 5. - Central City (CC) Overlay District.
- Sec. 37-40.290. - Purpose.
- Sec. 37-40.300. - Applicability.
- Sec. 37-40.310. - Use classifications.
- Sec. 37-40.320. - Development regulations.
- Sec. 37-40.330. - Design standards for the downtown core (DC) area.
- Sec. 37-40.340. - Conflict between regulations.
- Sec. 37-40.350. - Adoption, amendment, or repeal.
- Division 6. - East Romie Lane Corridor (ERL) Overlay District.
- Division 7. - Airport (AR) Overlay District.[1]
- Sec. 37-40.410. - Purpose.
- Sec. 37-40.420. - Applicability.
- Sec. 37-40.430. - Review for airport compatibility.
- Sec. 37-40.440. - Use classifications, development regulations, and design standards.
- Sec. 37-40.450. - Avigation easements.
- Sec. 37-40.460. - Conflict between regulations.
- Sec. 37-40.470. - Adoption, amendment, or repeal.
ARTICLE V
- Supplemental Regulations Applying to All Districts.
Sections
- Division 1. - Special Regulations Applying to All Districts.
- Sec. 37-50.010. - Accessory uses and structures.
- Sec. 37-50.015 - Adaptive reuse project.
- Sec. 37-50.020. - Adult entertainment facilities.
- Sec. 37-50.030. - Alcohol license review.
- Sec. 37-50.040. - Building projections into yards.
- Sec. 37-50.050. - Condominium conversions.
- Sec. 37-50.060. - Density bonus.
- Sec. 37-50.070. - Development on existing lots.
- Sec. 37-50.075. - Employee housing.
- Sec. 37-50.080. - Exceptions to height limits.
- Sec. 37-50.085. - Extended stay for hotel/motel uses.
- Sec. 37-50.090. - Fences, walls, and hedges.
- Sec. 37-50.095. - Food trucks.
- Sec. 37-50.100. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 37-50.110. - Infill residential development in the R-L district.
- Sec. 37-50.120. - Large family day care homes.
- Sec. 37-50.130. - Live-work units.
- Sec. 37-50.140. - Mobilehome parks.
- Sec. 37-50.150. - Mural exhibits.
- Sec. 37-50.160. - Nonconforming uses and structures.
- Sec. 37-50.170. - Outdoor storage and display.
- Sec. 37-50.180. - Performance standards.
- Sec. 37-50.190. - Recreational vehicles, prohibited vehicles, and equipment parking and storage.
- Sec. 37-50.200. - Recycling and solid waste disposal regulations.
- Sec. 37-50.210. - Recycling facilities.
- Sec. 37-50.220. - Right to farm.
- Sec. 37-50.230. - Salvage and wrecking operations.
- Sec. 37-50.235. - School district or community college district housing.
- Sec. 37-50.240. - Screening of mechanical equipment.
- Sec. 37-50.250. - Accessory dwelling units.
- Sec. 37-50.260. - Service stations, vehicle repair, and vehicle washing.
- Sec. 37-50.270. - Single room occupancy (SRO) housing.
- Sec. 37-50.280. - Speculative buildings.
- Sec. 37-50.290. - Telecommunication facilities.
- Sec. 37-50.300. - Temporary use of land.
- Sec. 37-50.305. - Emergency shelters.
- Sec. 37-50.310. - Transfer of development rights.
- Sec. 37-50.320. - Warehousing limited.
- Sec. 37-50.330. - Vehicle trip reduction.
- Division 2. - Parking, Loading, and Outdoor Lighting.
- Sec. 37-50.340. - Purpose.
- Sec. 37-50.350. - Basic requirements for off-street parking and loading.
- Sec. 37-50.360. - Off-street parking and loading spaces regulations.
- Sec. 37-50.370. - Reduction of required number of parking and loading spaces.
- Sec. 37-50.380. - Parking in-lieu payments.
- Sec. 37-50.390. - Accessible parking spaces.
- Sec. 37-50.400. - Bicycle parking.
- Sec. 37-50.410. - Application of parking space dimensional requirements.
- Sec. 37-50.420. - Parking configuration and aisle dimensions.
- Sec. 37-50.430. - Specific parking area design.
- Sec. 37-50.440. - Parking access from street.
- Sec. 37-50.450. - Driveways.
- Sec. 37-50.460. - Driveway and corner visibility.
- Sec. 37-50.470. - Parking lot landscaping.
- Sec. 37-50.480. - Outdoor lighting.
- Sec. 37-50.490. - Additional design standards for parking lots, parking structures, and driveways.
- Sec. 37-50.500. - Location and design of off-street loading spaces.
- Sec. 37-50.510. - Parking area plan required.
- Sec. 37-50.520. - Parking design standards.
- Division 3. - Signs.
- Sec. 37-50.530. - Purpose.
- Sec. 37-50.540. - Definitions.
- Sec. 37-50.550. - Applicability.
- Sec. 37-50.560. - General provisions.
- Sec. 37-50.570. - Sign permits and master sign plan required.
- Sec. 37-50.580. - Exempt signs.
- Sec. 37-50.590. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 37-50.600. - Prohibited locations.
- Sec. 37-50.610. - Measurement of sign area and height.
- Sec. 37-50.620. - On-site sign regulations.
- Sec. 37-50.630. - Off-site sign regulations.
- Sec. 37-50.640. - Sign design standards.
- Sec. 37-50.650. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 37-50.660. - Nonconforming sign abatement.
- Sec. 37-50.670. - Removal of nonconforming signs.
- Division 4. - Landscaping and Irrigation.
ARTICLE VI
- Administration.
Sections
- Division 1. - General Provisions.
- Division 2. - Application Procedures.
- Sec. 37-60.070.- Applications required.
- Sec. 37-60.080. - Who may initiate an application.
- Sec. 37-60.090. - Acceptance of applications by the city planner.
- Sec. 37-60.100. - Official filing date.
- Sec. 37-60.110. - Multiple applications.
- Sec. 37-60.120. - Content of applications.
- Sec. 37-60.130. - Withdrawal of an application.
- Division 3. - Preliminary Project Review.
- Division 4. - Administrative Permits.
- Division 5. - Site Plan Review.
- Sec. 37-60.220.- Purpose.
- Sec. 37-60.230. - Applicability.
- Sec. 37-60.240. - Site improvements required for site plan review.
- Sec. 37-60.250. - Exceptions to site plan review.
- Sec. 37-60.260. - Application.
- Sec. 37-60.270. - City planner duties.
- Sec. 37-60.280. - Expiration—Transferability—Rescission—Revocation.
- Sec. 37-60.290. - Phasing of improvements.
- Sec. 37-60.300. - Modified plans.
- Sec. 37-60.310. - Effective date—Appeals.
- Division 6. - Lot Line Adjustments.
- Division 7. - Public Hearing Notice.
- Sec. 37-60.370.- Purpose.
- Sec. 37-60.380. - Public notice requirements.
- Sec. 37-60.390. - Setting of hearing.
- Sec. 37-60.400. - Notification procedures.
- Sec. 37-60.410. - Request for notification.
- Sec. 37-60.420. - Additional notification.
- Sec. 37-60.430. - Failure to receive notice.
- Sec. 37-60.440. - Hearing continuations.
- Division 8. - Conditional Use Permits.
- Sec. 37-60.450.- Purpose.
- Sec. 37-60.460. - Application.
- Sec. 37-60.470. - Authority.
- Sec. 37-60.480. - City planner duties.
- Sec. 37-60.490. - Minor conditional use permits.
- Sec. 37-60.500. - Administrative conditional use permits.
- Sec. 37-60.505. - Non-administrative conditional use permits.
- Sec. 37-60.510. - Planning commission duties.
- Sec. 37-60.520. - Required findings.
- Sec. 37-60.530. - Effective date—Appeals.
- Sec. 37-60.540. - Expiration—Transferability—Recordation—Rescission—Revocation.
- Sec. 37-60.550. - Modified plans.
- Sec. 37-60.560. - Other required licensing or permits.
- Division 9. - Variances.
- Sec. 37-60.570.- Purpose.
- Sec. 37-60.580. - Application.
- Sec. 37-60.590. - Authority.
- Sec. 37-60.600. - City planner duties.
- Sec. 37-60.605. - Administrative variances.
- Sec. 37-60.607. - Non-administrative variances.
- Sec. 37-60.610. - Planning commission duties.
- Sec. 37-60.620. - Required findings.
- Sec. 37-60.630. - Effective date—Appeals.
- Sec. 37-60.640. - Expiration—Transferability—Recordation—Rescission—Revocation.
- Sec. 37-60.650. - Modified plans.
- Sec. 37-60.660. - Other required licensing or permits.
- Division 10. - Annexations.
- Sec. 37-60.670.- Purpose.
- Sec. 37-60.680. - Application.
- Sec. 37-60.690. - Pre-zoning.
- Sec. 37-60.700. - City planner duties.
- Sec. 37-60.710. - Planning commission duties.
- Sec. 37-60.720. - City council duties.
- Sec. 37-60.730. - Required finding.
- Sec. 37-60.740. - Monterey County local agency formation commission (LAFCO).
- Sec. 37-60.750. - Taxation authorization.
- Division 11. - Development Agreements.
- Sec. 37-60.760.- Purpose.
- Sec. 37-60.770. - Application.
- Sec. 37-60.780. - City planner duties.
- Sec. 37-60.790. - Planning commission duties.
- Sec. 37-60.800. - City council duties.
- Sec. 37-60.810. - Required finding.
- Sec. 37-60.820. - Amendment and cancellation by mutual consent.
- Sec. 37-60.830. - Recordation.
- Sec. 37-60.840. - Annual review.
- Sec. 37-60.850. - Modification or termination by city.
- Sec. 37-60.860. - Modification or suspension to comply with state or federal laws or regulations.
- Sec. 37-60.870. - Other required licensing or permits.
- Division 12. - General Plan Amendments.
- Division 13. - Planned Unit Development Permits.
- Sec. 37-60.960.- Purpose.
- Sec. 37-60.970. - Relationship to other permits and subdivisions.
- Sec. 37-60.980. - Development regulations.
- Sec. 37-60.990. - Application.
- Sec. 37-60.1000. - City planner duties.
- Sec. 37-60.1010. - Planning commission duties.
- Sec. 37-60.1020. - City council duties.
- Sec. 37-60.1030. - Required findings.
- Sec. 37-60.1040. - Effective date—Appeals.
- Sec. 37-60.1050. - Expiration—Transferability—Recordation—Rescission—Revocation.
- Sec. 37-60.1060. - Modified plans.
- Division 14. - Rezones/Pre-zones/Zoning Code Amendments.
- Division 15. - Specific Plans.
- Sec. 37-60.1150.- Purpose.
- Sec. 37-60.1160. - Applicability.
- Sec. 37-60.1170. - Application.
- Sec. 37-60.1180. - General consistency requirements.
- Sec. 37-60.1190. - Content of specific plan.
- Sec. 37-60.1200. - City planner duties.
- Sec. 37-60.1210. - Planning commission duties.
- Sec. 37-60.1220. - City council duties.
- Sec. 37-60.1230. - Required findings.
- Sec. 37-60.1240. - Amendments to an adopted specific plan.
- Division 16. - Modification of Approved Plans.
- Division 17. - Appeals.
- Division 18. - Enforcement and Penalties.
- Sec. 37-60.1320.- Compliance required.
- Sec. 37-60.1330. - Revocation of permits.
- Sec. 37-60.1340. - Rescission of permits.
- Sec. 37-60.1350. - Termination of nonconforming uses and structures.
- Sec. 37-60.1360. - Enforcement by city attorney.
- Sec. 37-60.1370. - Violations unlawful.
- Sec. 37-60.1380. - Penalties assigned.
- Sec. 37-60.1390. - Recovery of costs.
- Sec. 37-60.1400. - Indemnification and hold harmless.