The city is divided into the zones, as shown in the chart below, for the purposes of classifying, regulating, restricting and separating the use of land, buildings and structures; regulating and limiting the type, height and bulk of buildings and structures; and regulating areas of yards and other open areas abutting and between buildings and structures.
Zone Designation | Zone Symbol | Corresponding General Plan Land Use Designation |
Zone Designation | Zone Symbol | Corresponding General Plan Land Use Designation |
Low-density single-family residential | R-1-7,500 | Single-family residential |
Single-family residential | R-1 | Single-family residential |
Garden multi-family residential | R-G | Garden multi-family residential |
Multi-family residential | R-3 | Multi-family residential |
Neighborhood commercial | C-1 | Neighborhood commercial |
General commercial | C-2 | General commercial |
Freeway commercial | F-C | General commercial |
Industrial commercial | I-C | Commercial/industrial |
Industrial | I | General industrial |
Mixed use 1 | MU-1 | Mixed use |
Mixed use 2 | MU-2 | Mixed use |
Open space | OS | Parks |
Specific plan | SP - # | All |
Downtown overlay | (DO) | All |
Sierra vista overlay | (SV) | General commercial |
Historic overlay | (H) | All |
Planned development overlay | (PD) | All |
Housing element re-use site overlay | (HEO) | All |
(Ord. 1346, passed 5-2-12; Am. Ord. 1506, passed 8-2-23)