San Ramon City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
Division D1
Zoning Ordinance Applicability
Sections
- Chapter I - Purpose and Applicability of Zoning Ordinance
- Chapter II - Zoning Map
Division D2
Allowable Land Uses and Zoning Standards
Sections
- Chapter I - Development and Land Use Approval Requirements
- Chapter II – Residential Zones
- Chapter III – Mixed Use Zones
- Chapter IV – Commercial, Office and Industrial Zones
- Chapter V – Special Purpose Zone
- Chapter VI – Overlay Zones
Division D3
Site Planning and Project Design Standards
Sections
- Chapter I - General Property Development Standards
- D3-1 - Purpose
- D3-2 - Applicability
- D3-3 - Development on Substandard Parcel
- D3-4 - Fences, Walls, and Screening
- D3-5- Hazardous Materials Storage
- D3-6 - Height Limits and Exceptions
- D3-7 - Outdoor Lighting
- D3-8 - Performance Standards
- D3-9 - Relocated Structures
- D3-10 - Setback Requirements and Exceptions
- D3-11 - Solid Waste/Recyclable Materials Storage
- D3-12 - Underground Utilities
- D3-13 - Utility and Public Service Requirements
- Chapter II - Landscape Design Standards
- D3-14 - Purpose of Chapter
- D3-15 - Reserved
- D3-16- Definitions
- D3-17 - Applicability
- D3-18 - Landscape Plan Approval Required
- D3-19 - Landscape Location Requirements
- D3-20 - Landscape Area Requirements
- D3-21 - Landscape Standards
- D3-22 - Landscape Requirements
- D3-23 - Maintenance of Landscape Areas
- D3-24 - Landscaping Education
- Chapter III - Parking and Loading
- D3-25 - Intent and Purpose of Chapter
- D3-26- Applicability and Basic Requirements
- D3-27 - General Parking Regulations
- D3-28 - Number of Parking Spaces Required
- D3-29 - Disabled Parking Requirements
- D3-30 - Reduction of Parking Requirements
- D3-31 - Parking Design and Development Standards
- D3-32 - Parking Area Screening
- D3-33 - Parking Area Lighting Requirements
- D3-34 - Parking Lot Landscaping Standards
- D3-35 - Garage and Carport Design and Location Requirements
- D3-36 - Additional Standards for Parking Lots and Structures
- D3-37 - Driveways and Site Access
- D3-38 - Bicycle and Motorcycle Parking Requirements
- D3-39 - Loading Space Requirements
- D3-40 - Designation of Off-Site Parking and Loading Spaces
- D3-41 - Vehicles on Private Property
- Chapter IV – Signs
- D3-42 - Purpose of Chapter
- D3-43 - Criteria and Guidelines
- D3-44 - Definitions
- A-frame sign.
- Abandoned sign.
- Advertising/promotional signs.
- Advertising/promotional window signs.
- Animated sign.
- Architectural Review Board.
- Awning.
- Awning sign.
- Back lit awning.
- Banner sign.
- Billboard.
- Blade sign.
- Broker’s open house sign.
- Building.
- Building Frontage.
- Canopy (structure).
- Canopy (free-standing).
- Canopy sign.
- Changeable sign.
- City.
- Clearance (of a sign).
- Commercial/retail center.
- Commercial/retail area.
- Construction sign.
- Copy.
- Directional/information sign.
- Directory sign.
- Double-faced sign.
- Electric awning sign.
- Facade.
- Flashing sign.
- Free-standing sign.
- Garage Sale signs.
- Gasoline price signs.
- Government sign.
- Height (of a sign).
- Illegal sign.
- Illuminated sign.
- Incidental sign.
- Lot.
- Maintenance.
- Mansard.
- Maximum allowable sign face area.
- Monument sign.
- Multiple-faced sign.
- Nonconforming sign.
- Occupancy.
- Off-site sign.
- Off-site directional sign.
- On-site sign.
- Outdoor advertising display.
- Painted wall sign.
- Parapet.
- Pennant.
- Penthouse sign.
- Political sign.
- Portable sign.
- Projecting sign.
- Public bus shelter sign
- Public information sign.
- Real estate sign.
- Roofline.
- Roof sign.
- Rotating sign.
- Sign.
- Sign, area of.
- Sign Permit.
- Special events sign.
- Subdivision identification sign.
- Temporary sign
- Theatre marquee.
- Theatre marquee sign.
- Traffic safety visibility area.
- V-sign.
- Wall sign.
- Window display.
- Window sign.
- D3-45 - Exempt Signs - Signs Not Requiring a Sign Permit
- D3-46 - On and Off-Site Sign Regulations and Guidelines
- D3-47 - Specific Sign Regulations
- D3-48 - Miscellaneous Signs
- D3-49 - Illumination of Signs
- D3-50 - Prohibited Locations, Sign Types, and Messages
- D3-51 - Maintenance, Abandonment, and Removal
- D3-52 - Master Sign Program Required
- D3-53 - Off-Site Directional Signs
- D3-54 - Approvals Required
- D3-55 - Required Findings
- D3-56 - Sign Permit Required
- D3-57 - Owner’s Consent Required
- D3-58 - Sign Permit Applications
- D3-59 - Building Permit Required
- D3-60 - Required Inventory of Illegal or Abandoned Signs
- D3-61 – Reserved
- D3-62– Reserved
- D3-63 – Reserved
- Chapter V – Portable Outdoor Storage Units
Division D4
Standards for Specific Land Uses
Sections
- Chapter I - Adult Business Regulations
- D4-1 - Purpose
- D4-2 - Definitions
- D4-3 - Permitted Areas and Minimum Proximity Requirements
- D4-4 - Use Permit Required
- D4-5- Application Requirements
- D4-6 - Investigation and Action on Application
- D4-7 - Appeal
- D4-8 - Judicial Review of Decision to Grant, Deny, or Revoke
- D4-9 - Permit Expiration
- D4-10- Findings
- D4-11 - Registration of New Employees
- D4-12 - Adult-Oriented Business Development Standards
- D4-13 - Display of Permit
- D4-14- Persons Under 18 Prohibited
- D4-15 - Transfer of Adult-Oriented Business Regulatory Permits
- D4-16 - Permit Revocation
- D4-17 - Violations
- D4-18- Applicability to Other Regulations
- D4-19- Conduct Constituting a Public Nuisance
- D4-20 - Inspections
- Chapter II - Alternative Energy Structures
- Chapter III - Standards for Specific Land Uses
- D4-24 - Purpose
- D4-25 - Applicability
- D4-26 - Accessory Structures
- D4-27 - Bed and Breakfast Inns and Short-Term Rentals
- D4-28 - Card Rooms
- D4-29 - Reserved
- D4-30 - Reserved
- D4-31 - Employee Eating Areas
- D4-32 - Heliports
- D4-33 - Home Occupations
- D4-34 - Live Entertainment
- D4-35 - Outdoor Display, Storage, and Vending
- D4-36 - Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
- D4-37 - Recycling Facilities
- D4-38 – Reserved
- D4-39 - Accessory Dwelling Units
- D4-40 - Service Stations and Car Washes
- Chapter IV - Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- Chapter V – Homeless Shelters
- Chapter VI – Reasonable Accommodation For The Disabled
- Chapter VII – Raising of Chickens
- Chapter VIII – Density Bonus
- Chapter IX – Beekeeping Apiary
Division D5
Resource Management
Sections
- Chapter I - Hillside, Creek, and Ridgeline Areas
- Chapter II - Tree Preservation and Protection
Division D6
Planning Permit Procedures
Sections
- Chapter I - Permit Application Filing and Processing
- Chapter II – Permit Review and Decisions
- Chapter III – Permit Implementation, Time Limits, and Extensions
- Chapter IV – Development Agreements
- D6-39 - Purpose
- D6-40 - Application Requirements
- D6-41 - Pre-Application Process
- D6-42 - Department Review and Recommendation
- D6-43 - Public Hearing Required
- D6-44 - Commission Action
- D6-45 - Council Action
- D6-46 - Annual Review
- D6-47 - Application of Existing Rules, Regulations, and Policies
- D6-48- Modification and Termination
- D6-49 - Zoning Administrator Responsibilities
Division D7
Zoning Ordinance Administration
Sections
- Chapter I - Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Parcels
- Chapter II - Appeals and Calls for Review
- Chapter III - Amendments
- Chapter IV - Public Hearings
- Chapter V - Enforcement
Division D8
Glossary
Sections
- Chapter I - Definitions
- D8-1- Purpose
- D8-2 - Definitions of Specialized Terms and Phrases
- Definitions, "A."
- Abut
- Accessory Retail or Services
- Access Drive
- Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU).
- Accessory Structure.
- Accessory Use
- Adult Day Care.
- Adult Oriented Business.
- Adult Arcade
- Adult Bookstore
- Adult Cabaret.
- Adult Dance Studio
- Adult Hotel/Motel
- Adult Modeling Studio
- Adult-Oriented Business
- Adult Theater
- Adult-Oriented Business Operator.
- Applicant
- Bar
- Distinguished or characterized by an emphasis upon
- Entertainer
- Establishment of an Adult-Oriented Business
- Figure Model
- Live Art Class
- Nudity or a state of nudity
- Operate an Adult-Oriented Business
- Permittee
- Person
- Semi-nude
- Sexual Encounter Center
- Sexually Oriented Material
- Sexually Oriented Merchandise
- Specified Anatomical Areas
- Specified Sexual Activities
- Affordable Rent
- Affordable Sales Price
- Agent
- Agricultural Product Processing.
- Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing, beer
- Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing, Brewery
- Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing, Brew Pub
- Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing, distilled spirts
- Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing, Distillery
- Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing, Micro-Brewery
- Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing, wine
- Alley
- Allowed (Allowed Use)
- Altered
- Animal - Domestic
- Animal – Wild or Exotic
- Animal Husbandry
- Animal Husbandry, Grazing Only
- Animal Services, Boarding/Training
- Animal Services, Grooming
- Animal Services, Veterinary Clinic/Animal Hospital
- Antique or Collectible Store.
- Antenna
- Apartment
- Applicant
- Approval
- Arborist
- Architectural Feature
- Artisan/Craft Product Manufacturing
- Artisan Shop
- Assessed Value
- Attic
- Auto and Vehicle Sales/Rental.
- Auto Parts Sales
- Auto Repair.
- Automated Teller Machine (ATM).
- Definitions, "B."
- Definitions, "C."
- Cabinet Shop.
- California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
- California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
- Caretaker Quarters
- Catering Service
- Change of Use
- Chickens, raising of
- Child Day Care Center.
- City
- City Council
- Club.
- Clustering
- Cogeneration Facilities
- Co-Location
- Commercial Recreation Facility - Indoor
- Commercial Recreation Facility - Outdoor
- Communications Facility
- Community Center
- Community Garden
- Condominium
- Conference/Convention Facility.
- Congregate Care.
- Construction Contractor
- Construction and Heavy Equipment Sales and Rental
- Convenience Store
- Conveyance, or Convey
- Cottage Food Operation
- Council.
- County
- Crop Production, Horticulture, Orchard, Vineyard.
- Definitions, "D."
- Definitions, "E."
- Definitions, "F."
- Farm Animal Keeping
- Farm Supply and Feed Store.
- Farmers Market
- Feasible
- Fence
- Fire District
- Fitness/Health Facility
- Floor Area, Gross.
- Floor Area, Net (Non-Residential).
- Floor Area, Net (Residential).
- Floor Area Ratio (FAR).
- Food and Beverage, Chain Grocery.
- Food and Beverage Sales.
- Fuel Dealer
- Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliance Store.
- Definitions, "G."
- Definitions, "H."
- Definitions, "I."
- Definitions, "J."
- Definitions, "K."
- Definitions, "L."
- Laboratory - Non-Medical.
- Land Use
- Landing
- Landmark
- Landscape and Tree Preservation.
- Drought resistant cool season grass
- Functional need (for turf).
- High water use plantings.
- Hydrozone
- Irrigation circuit.
- Low water use plants
- Microclimate
- Non mechanically compacted soil.
- Organic amendment
- Overspray
- Plant factor
- Porous mulch
- Rain shut off device
- Runoff
- Water feature
- Water saving techniques (to mitigate runoff from slopes)
- Landscape Area.
- Landscape Area – Hardscape
- Landscape Area – Softscape
- Large Family Day Care Home.
- Laundry, Dry Cleaning Plant.
- Library, Museum, Gallery
- Live/Work Unit
- Lodging.
- Lot or Parcel.
- Lot Area.
- Lot Coverage
- Lot Depth
- Lot Frontage
- Lot Line or Property Line
- Lot Width.
- Definitions, "M."
- Maintenance.
- Maintenance and Service Facility
- Maintenance and Repair Service
- Map Act
- Media Production
- Median Income
- Medical Services - Clinic, Laboratory, Urgent Care
- Medical Services - Doctor Office
- Medical Services - Extended Care
- Medical Services - Hospital.
- Meeting Facility, Public or Private.
- Minor Exception
- Minor Use Permit
- Mixed-Use Project.
- Mobile Home
- Mobile Home, Boat, or RV Sales
- Mobile Home Park
- Mortuary, Funeral Home
- Motel.
- Multi-Family Housing
- Definitions, "N."
- Definitions, "O."
- Definitions, "P."
- Parcel
- Park and Recreation Facility
- Parking Facility - Public or Commercial
- Paved Area.
- Permit
- Playground.
- Pedestrian Orientation.
- Pedestrian Oriented Use
- Permit.
- Person
- Personal Services
- Personal Services - Restricted.
- Pharmacy, Medical Supplies
- Planning Commission
- Planning Permit
- Plant Nursery
- Porch
- Portable Outdoor Storage Unit
- Primary Structure
- Primary Use
- Printing and Publishing
- Private Residential Recreation Facility
- Produce Stand
- Property Line.
- Proposed Project
- Protected Zone of a Tree
- Public Right-of-Way (ROW)
- Public Safety Facility
- Definitions, "Q."
- Definitions, "R."
- Recreation Area.
- Recreational Vehicle (RV).
- Recreational Vehicle Park
- Recycled Water
- Recycling Facility.
- Related Equipment
- Repair Service - Equipment, Large Appliances, etc
- Repair and Maintenance.
- Research and Development, General
- Research and Development, Limited.
- Residential Care
- Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE)
- Residential Component of Mixed Use Project.
- Resource Management
- Review Authority
- Retail, general.
- Rooming or Boarding House
- Rowhouse
- Definitions, "S."
- School
- Second Hand Store
- Second Unit.
- Senior Housing
- Separately Accessible Storage Unit
- Service Station.
- Setback.
- Sign
- Single Family Dwelling
- Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) Unit
- Site
- Small Family Day Care Home.
- Solid Waste Transfer Station
- Social Service Organization
- Specific Plan
- Sport Court.
- Sports and Entertainment Assembly
- Sports and Active Recreation Facility
- Storage - Accessory
- Storage - Outdoor
- Storage - Personal Storage Facility
- Storage - Vehicle.
- Storage - Warehouse, Indoor Storage.
- Story
- Street
- Structure
- Structure Ridgeline
- Studio - Art, Dance, Martial Arts, Music, etc.
- Studio Unit
- Subdivision.
- Supportive Housing.
- Surface Mining
- Definitions, "T."
- Definitions, "U."
- Definitions, "V."
- Definitions, "W."
- Definitions, "X."
- Definitions, "Y."
- Definitions, "Z."
- Definitions, "A."