Costa Mesa, California
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1st Nov 2016
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Planning and Zoning for Costa Mesa, CA
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The Zoning Map for the City of Costa Mesa in CA divides the city’s real estate into zones differentiated according to land use and building regulations.
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What is the Land Use Allocation in Costa Mesa, CA?
The following table illustrates how land is allocated for various uses within Costa Mesa, CA as defined by city ordinances.
| Permitted Use Type | Permitted Use Sub Type | Percentage | Area(sq. m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical | 98.03% | 11520.00 | |
| Utility structures | 27.32% | 3210.71 | |
| Communication towers | 98.03% | 11520.00 | |
| Agriculture | 98.03% | 11520.00 | |
| Agricultural and hunting | 98.03% | 11520.00 | |
| Retail | 51.59% | 6063.00 | |
| Eating and drinking establishments | 30.85% | 3625.79 | |
| Restricted retail | 26.05% | 3061.05 | |
| Professional services | 30.98% | 3640.10 | |
| General retail | 52.43% | 6161.51 | |
| Personal services | 51.59% | 6063.00 | |
| Community | 40.57% | 4767.56 | |
| Medical | 69.47% | 8164.07 | |
| Public, quasi-public, and government | 97.99% | 11515.60 | |
| Schools and universities | 97.99% | 11515.60 | |
| Transportation facilities and infrastructure | 40.57% | 4767.56 | |
| Parking | 49.32% | 5796.17 | |
| Parking garage or lot | 49.32% | 5796.17 | |
| Industrial | 14.85% | 1744.97 | |
| Contractors office | 21.76% | 2557.31 | |
| Hazardous materials handling or processing | 46.94% | 5515.88 | |
| Mills, plants, and other processing facilities | 52.31% | 6147.20 | |
| Storage and warehouses | 47.82% | 5619.31 | |
| Manufacturing | 29.97% | 3522.37 | |
| General industrial | 14.85% | 1744.97 | |
| Residential | 56.66% | 6658.59 | |
| Dwellings (unspecified) | 47.57% | 5590.37 | |
| Communal housing | 86.39% | 10152.38 | |
| Mobile and floating homes | 28.70% | 3372.50 | |
| Accessory dwelling unit | 56.66% | 6658.59 | |
| Multi family dwelling | 28.70% | 3372.50 | |
| Single family dwelling | 56.66% | 6658.59 | |
| Other | 17.04% | 2002.56 | |
| Accessory | 98.03% | 11520.00 | |
| Temporary uses | 98.03% | 11520.00 | |
| Multiple | 70.07% | 8233.91 | |
| Uncategorized | 17.04% | 2002.56 | |
| Lodging | 17.20% | 2021.63 | |
| Hotel/motel | 17.20% | 2021.63 | |
| Commercial | 27.32% | 3210.71 | |
| Professional office | 30.98% | 3640.10 | |
| General commercial | 27.32% | 3210.71 | |
| Entertainment | 52.43% | 6161.51 | |
| Non-retail sales | 30.85% | 3625.79 | |
| Automobile related uses | 51.43% | 6043.78 | |
| Research and laboratory facilities | 27.32% | 3210.71 |