Sebastopol City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
17.04 Zoning
Code
Sections
17.08 Definitions
Sections
- 17.08.010 Purpose – Applicability.
- 17.08.020 General rules for construction of language.
- 17.08.030 Definitions “A.”
- 17.08.040 Definitions “B.”
- 17.08.050 Definitions “C.”
- 17.08.060 Definitions “D.”
- 17.08.070 Definitions “E.”
- 17.08.080 Definitions “F.”
- 17.08.090 Definitions “G.”
- 17.08.100 Definitions “H.”
- 17.08.110 Definitions “I.”
- 17.08.111 Definitions “J.”
- 17.08.112 Definitions “K.”
- 17.08.113 Definitions “L.”
- 17.08.114 Definitions “M.”
- 17.08.115 Definitions “N.”
- 17.08.116 Definitions “O.”
- 17.08.117 Definitions “P.”
- 17.08.118 Definitions “Q.”
- 17.08.119 Definitions “R.”
- 17.08.120 Definitions “S.”
- 17.08.121 Definitions “T.”
- 17.08.122 Definitions “U.”
- 17.08.123 Definitions “V.”
- 17.08.124 Definitions “W.”
- 17.08.125 Definitions “Y.”
17.44 Wetlands
Districts W, WS Combining, WF Combining
Sections
- 17.44.010 Purpose, intent and applicability.
- 17.44.020 Districts with which the WS and WF Districts may be combined.
- 17.44.030 Uses permitted.
- 17.44.040 Development criteria.
- 17.44.050 Vernal pool/rare plant and native vegetation survey.
- 17.44.060 Variances/exceptions.
- 17.44.070 Exempt projects.
- 17.44.080 Administrative review of projects.
- 17.44.090 Modification of analysis requirements.
17.46 ESOS
Environmental and Scenic Open Space Combining District
Sections
- 17.46.010 Purpose – Applicability.
- 17.46.020 Districts with which the ESOS District may be combined.
- 17.46.030 Uses permitted.
- 17.46.040 Conditionally permitted uses.
- 17.46.050 Objectives and criteria.
- 17.46.060 Review of conditional use permit.
- 17.46.070 Exempt projects.
- 17.46.080 Administrative review of projects.
- 17.46.090 Modification of analysis requirements.
17.100 General
Height, Yard Encroachment, Creek Setback, Community Garden, Recycling and Waste Collection, and Other Regulations Applying in All or Several Districts
Sections
- 17.100.010 Purpose – Applicability.
- 17.100.020 General provisions relating to height.
- 17.100.030 Lot area and width exceptions for existing lots.
- 17.100.040 Building additions extending into required side or rear yard.
- 17.100.050 Recycling and waste collection areas.
- 17.100.060 Creek setback.
- 17.100.070 General provisions relating to uses.
- 17.100.080 General provisions relating to encroachments into yards.
- 17.100.090 Provisions relating to community gardens.
17.110 Off-Street
Parking Regulations
Sections
- 17.110.010 General requirements of parking spaces.
- 17.110.020 Off-street parking required.
- 17.110.030 Schedule of off-street parking space requirements.
- 17.110.040 Electric vehicles.
- 17.110.050 Rideshare spaces.
- 17.110.060 Off-street loading spaces (commercial and industrial uses).
- 17.110.070 Bicycle parking requirements.
17.120 Sign
Regulations
Sections
- 17.120.010 Purpose, intent, and applicability.
- 17.120.020 Permits, fees, and exceptions.
- 17.120.030 Exempted signs.
- 17.120.040 Prohibited signs.
- 17.120.050 General sign standards and regulations.
- 17.120.060 Permitted signs.
- 17.120.070 Miscellaneous sign categories.
- 17.120.080 Nonconforming signs.
- 17.120.090 Abandoned signs.
- 17.120.100 Construction specifications, safety, and maintenance.
- 17.120.110 Violations.
- 17.120.120 Appeals and enforcement – Removal and disposition of signs.
17.130 Telecommunications
Facilities and Minor Antennas
Sections
- 17.130.010 Purpose – Applicability.
- 17.130.015 Additional definitions.
- 17.130.020 General provisions.
- 17.130.025 Wireless telecommunications facility permit required.
- 17.130.030 Minor antennas – Basic requirements.
- 17.130.040 Minor antennas – Satellite dishes.
- 17.130.050 Minor antennas – Panel antennas.
- 17.130.060 Other minor antennas.
- 17.130.070 Telecommunications facilities – Minimum application requirements.
- 17.130.080 Telecommunications facilities – Public notice.
- 17.130.090 Telecommunications facilities – Standard agreements required.
- 17.130.100 Telecommunications facilities – Basic design and development standards for all facilities.
- 17.130.110 Telecommunications facilities – Structural requirements.
- 17.130.120 Telecommunications facilities – Critical disaster response facilities.
- 17.130.130 Telecommunications facilities – Location.
- 17.130.140 Telecommunications facilities – Height determination.
- 17.130.150 Telecommunications facilities – Collocated and multiple-user facilities.
- 17.130.155 Telecommunications facilities – Additional location and configuration preferences.
- 17.130.160 Telecommunications facilities – Lighting.
- 17.130.170 Telecommunications facilities – Roads and parking.
- 17.130.180 Telecommunications facilities – Vegetation protection and facility screening.
- 17.130.190 Telecommunications facilities – Fire prevention.
- 17.130.200 Telecommunications facilities – Environmental resource protection.
- 17.130.210 Telecommunications – Noise and traffic.
- 17.130.220 Telecommunications facilities – Visual compatibility.
- 17.130.230 Telecommunications facilities – NIER exposure.
- 17.130.240 Telecommunications facilities – Additional design and development standards for facilities in the public right-of-way.
- 17.130.250 Telecommunications facilities – Provisions for minor facilities.
- 17.130.260 Conditions of approval for all commercial telecommunications facilities.
- 17.130.270 Additional conditions of approval for facilities located in the public right-of-way.
- 17.130.280 Findings.
- 17.130.290 Exceptions.
- 17.130.295 Wireless telecommunications facilities covered under Section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012.*
- 17.130.300 Wireless telecommunications collocation facilities covered under California Government Code Section 65850.6.
- 17.130.305 Business license.
- 17.130.310 Operation and maintenance standards.
- 17.130.320 No dangerous conditions or obstructions allowed.
- 17.130.330 Life of permits.
- 17.130.340 Cessation of use or abandonment.
- 17.130.350 Revocation.
- 17.130.360 Removal and restoration, permit expiration, revocation or abandonment.
- 17.130.370 Effect on other ordinances.
- 17.130.380 Effect of State or Federal law.
- 17.130.390 Appeals.
17.150 Cultural
Heritage
Sections
- 17.150.010 Purpose.
- 17.150.020 Additional definitions.
- 17.150.030 Powers.
- 17.150.040 Landmark designation criteria.
- 17.150.050 Site of historic interest designation criteria.
- 17.150.060 Review of demolition applications and significant alterations of historic resources.
- 17.150.070 Removal of landmark or site of historic interest designation.
- 17.150.080 Procedure.
- 17.150.090 Appeals.
- 17.150.100 Unsafe or dangerous conditions.
- 17.150.110 Ordinary maintenance.
- 17.150.120 Waiver.
- 17.150.130 Preservation incentives.
- 17.150.140 Violation.
17.230 Small
Lot Subdivisions
Sections
- 17.230.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.230.020 Lot configurations and sizes required.
- 17.230.030 Minimum yard setback requirement.
- 17.230.040 Private open space requirement.
- 17.230.050 Maximum building height.
- 17.230.060 Maximum lot coverage.
- 17.230.070 Parking requirement.
- 17.230.080 Relationship to other development standards.
- 17.230.090 Findings for approval of small lot subdivisions.
17.240 Condominium
Conversion
Sections
- 17.240.010 Title.
- 17.240.020 Applicability.
- 17.240.030 Purpose.
- 17.240.040 Additional definitions.
- 17.240.050 Fees and deposits.
- 17.240.060 Applications.
- 17.240.070 Findings.
- 17.240.080 Conditions of approval.
- 17.240.090 Noticing requirements.
- 17.240.100 Tenants’ rights.
- 17.240.110 Inclusionary housing requirements.
- 17.240.120 Authority.
- 17.240.130 Revocation.
17.250 Inclusionary
Housing Requirements
Sections
- 17.250.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.250.020 Additional definitions.
- 17.250.030 Applicability.
- 17.250.040 Satisfaction of inclusionary requirement.
- 17.250.050 Inclusionary requirements.
- 17.250.060 Pricing requirements for inclusionary units.
- 17.250.070 Eligibility requirements.
- 17.250.080 In-lieu fees.
- 17.250.090 Deed restrictions.
- 17.250.100 Monitoring of inclusionary units.
- 17.250.110 Alternatives to on-site development for rental inclusionary units.
- 17.250.120 Inclusionary housing submittal requirements.
- 17.250.130 Provision and management of inclusionary units.
- 17.250.140 Modification of requirements, hardship.
- 17.250.145 Modification of requirements, innovation.
- 17.250.150 Appeals and enforcement.
17.280 Park
and Recreation Land Dedication and Fees
Sections
- 17.280.010 Authority, purpose, and definitions.
- 17.280.020 Requirements.
- 17.280.030 Park and recreational acreage standard.
- 17.280.040 Calculating park and recreational acreage requirement for land dedication.
- 17.280.050 Formula for fees in lieu of land dedication.
- 17.280.060 Criteria for requiring both dedication and fee.
- 17.280.070 Credit for privately owned facilities.
- 17.280.080 Procedure.
- 17.280.090 Exemptions.
- 17.280.100 Developer-provided park and recreation improvements.
- 17.280.110 Access.
17.350 Alcohol
Use Permit Criteria
Sections
- 17.350.010 Findings and purpose.
- 17.350.020 Conditional use permit required.
- 17.350.030 On-sale liquor establishments defined.
- 17.350.040 Off-sale liquor establishments defined.
- 17.350.050 Minimum conditions for off-sale liquor establishments.
- 17.350.060 Existing establishments selling alcoholic beverages (on-sale and/or off-sale).
- 17.350.070 Administrative determination of certain conditional use permit applications.
- 17.350.080 Exemptions.
- 17.350.090 Revocation of CUP.
17.360 Comprehensive
Cannabis Regulations
Sections
- 17.360.010 Purpose.
- 17.360.020 Application of regulations.
- 17.360.030 Additional definitions.
- 17.360.040 Limitations on use.
- 17.360.050 Personal cannabis cultivation.
- 17.360.060 Cannabis businesses.
- 17.360.070 General operating requirements.
- 17.360.075 General operating requirements — Additional criteria for manufacturing with co-located retail delivery (office only).
- 17.360.080 Cannabis commercial cultivation.
- 17.360.090 Cannabis manufacturing – Includes regulations regarding processing, packaging and labeling.
- 17.360.100 Cannabis retail.
- 17.360.110 Cannabis special events.
- 17.360.120 Special findings.
- 17.360.130 Grounds for permit revocation or modification.
- 17.360.140 Planning Commission interpretation.
- 17.360.150 Rescission of urgency ordinance.
- 17.360.160 Severability.
17.400 Procedures and Administration
General Provisions
Sections
- 17.400.010 Purpose and intent.
- 17.400.020 Powers of the Planning Director.
- 17.400.030 Application filing and review.
- 17.400.040 Application decision procedures.
- 17.400.050 Public notice, public comment, and public hearing requirements.
- 17.400.060 Zoning consistency.
- 17.400.070 Appeals.
- 17.400.080 Effective date.
- 17.400.090 Term, adherence to approved plans and conditions, and revocation of permits.
- 17.400.100 Time extension.
17.435 Downtown
Noise Permits
Sections
- 17.435.010 Purpose – Applicability.
- 17.435.020 Application timing and content, review, monitoring, and enforcement costs.
- 17.435.030 Term.
- 17.435.040 Conditions.
- 17.435.050 Findings.
- 17.435.060 Complaints.
- 17.435.070 Decision-making authority and public notice, public comment, and public hearing requirements.
17.440 Development
Agreements
Sections
- 17.440.010 Purpose – Applicability.
- 17.440.020 Forms and information.
- 17.440.030 Qualification as an applicant.
- 17.440.040 Form of agreement.
- 17.440.050 Agreement contents.
- 17.440.060 Duty to give notice.
- 17.440.070 Determination by Planning Commission.
- 17.440.080 City Council hearing.
- 17.440.090 Approval of development agreement.
- 17.440.100 Initiation of amendment or cancellation.
- 17.440.110 Recordation of development agreement.
- 17.440.120 Time for and initiation of review.
- 17.440.130 Notice of periodic review.
- 17.440.140 Public hearing by Planning Commission.
- 17.440.150 Findings upon public hearing.
- 17.440.160 Public hearing by City Council.
- 17.440.170 Proceedings for modification or termination.
- 17.440.180 Hearing on modification or termination.