In order to classify, regulate, restrict, and segregate the uses of land and buildings, to regulate and restrict the height and bulk of buildings, to regulate the area of yards and other open spaces about buildings, and to regulate the density of population, the following zones are hereby established:

(a)

Residential Estate Zone: RE;

(b)

Low Density Residential Zone: LDR;

(c)

Medium Density Cluster Zone: MDC;

(d)

Medium Density Residential Zone: MDR;

(e)

High Density Residential Zone: HDR;

(f)

Medical Office Zone: MO;

(g)

Professional Office and Medical Zone: POM;

(h)

Planned Unit Development Zone: PUD;

(i)

Residential Mobile Home Zone: RMH;

(j)

Community Shopping Center Zone: CS;

(k)

Neighborhood Shopping Zone: NS;

(l)

Central Business District Zone: CBD;

(m)

General Highway Commercial Zone: GHC;

(n)

Light Industrial Zone: M-1;

(o)

Heavy Industrial Zone: M-2;

(p)

Highway Service Zone: HS;

(q)

Agricultural Zone: A;

(r)

Airport Overlay Zone: AO;

(s)

Northeast Industrial Specific Plan Zone: NEI;

(t)

Cordes Ranch Specific Plan Zone: CRSP;

(u)

Tracy Hills Specific Plan Zone: THSP

(v)

Ellis Specific Plan Zone: ESP; and

(w)

Tracy Village Specific Plan Zone: TVSP.

(x)

Avenues Specific Plan Zone: ASP.

(Prior code § 10-2.401)

(Ord. No. 1174, § 3, 8-7-2012; Ord. No. 1187, § 1, 9-17-2013; Ord. No. 1212, § 2, 4-19-2016; Ord. No. 1252, § 2, 4-3-2018; Ord. No. 1256, § 2, 6-5-2018; Ord. No. 1262, § 2, 9-18-2018)

"More restrictive uses", as used in this chapter, shall mean the following:

(a)

Those uses first permitted in the RE Zone are the most restrictive.

(b)

Those uses first permitted in the M-2 Zone are the least restrictive.

(c)

All other uses are less restrictive than the uses first permitted in the RE Zone in the following sequence: LDR, MDC, MDR, HDR, RMH, CS, NS, CBD, HS, GHC, M-1, and M-2.

(Prior code § 10-2.402)

The location and boundaries of the various zones are as shown on the "Official Zoning Map of the City of Tracy", on file in the office of the Community Development Director. Said map and all notations, references, and other information shown thereon are hereby made a part of this chapter.

(Prior code § 10-2.403)

The zoning map, for convenience, may be divided into parts, and each such part, for the purposes of more readily identifying areas within such zoning map, may be subdivided into units, and each such part and unit may be separately employed for the purposes of amending the zoning map or for any official reference to the zoning map.

(Prior code § 10-2.404)

Changes in the boundaries of the zones shall be made by ordinance adopting an amended zoning map, or part of such map, or unit of a part of such zoning map, which amended maps, or part of units of parts, when so adopted, shall be published in the manner prescribed by law and become a part of this chapter.

(Prior code § 10-2.405)

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundary of any zone, the following rules shall apply:

(a)

Wherever the zone boundary is indicated as being approximately upon the center line of a street, alley, or block, or along a property line, then, unless otherwise definitely indicated on the map, the center line of such street, alley, block, or property line shall be construed to be the boundary of such zone.

(b)

Wherever such boundary line of such zone is indicated as being approximately at the line of any river, irrigation canal, or other waterway, or railroad right-of-way, public land, or any section line, then in such case the center of such stream, canal, waterway, or railroad right-of-way, or the boundary line of such public land or section line, shall be deemed to be the boundary of such zone.

(c)

Where the application of the rules set forth in this section does not clarify the zone boundary location, the Community Development Director or Commission shall interpret the map.

(Prior code § 10-2.406)

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no building shall be erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered, nor shall any building or land be used for any purpose, except as specifically provided in this chapter and allowed in the same zone in which such building or land is located.

(Prior code § 10-2.407)