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Chapter 8.30

Dublin Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Dublin

8.30.010 Purpose.

The purpose of this Chapter is to establish a zoning district to implement the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan and to ensure that all development in the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan area is reviewed for substantial compliance with the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan. Ord. 1-11 (February 2011)

8.30.020 Downtown Dublin Specific Plan.

The Downtown Dublin Specific Plan, adopted by the City Council on February 1, 2011, by Resolution 9-11, and as may be amended thereafter, shall be used to guide the review of site development review applications in the Downtown Dublin Zoning District. The Downtown Dublin Specific Plan contains all information regarding permitted, conditionally permitted, and prohibited uses, development standards, and design guidelines to direct the development and use of properties within the specific plan area, with the exception of the tobacco retail use types. Tobacco retailers are to be regulated in the same way as in the C-1 and C-2 Zoning Districts. All new development in the Downtown Dublin Zoning District shall be reviewed for consistency with the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan. Rev. Ord. 20-12 (December 2012); Ord. 1-11 (February 2011)

8.30.030 Applicability.

A. Zoning District. The Downtown Dublin Zoning District applies to all properties within the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan area boundary as shown on the Dublin Zoning Map.

B. Relation to Previous PD, Planned Development Zoning. All properties within the Downtown Dublin Zoning District that were previously subject to the uses, standards and other regulations set forth in a Planned Development Zoning District, existing as of the adoption date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, may continue to remain in accordance with Chapter 8.140 (Non-Conforming Structures and Uses). Ord. 1-11 (February 2011)

8.30.040 Site Development Review.

Site development review is required for all development in the Downtown Dublin Zoning District. The applicant shall submit a complete site development review application pursuant to Chapter 8.104 (Site Development Review) and Chapter 8.124 (Applications, Fees and Deposits), accompanied by a fee and such materials as required by the Director of Community Development. Ord. 1-11 (February 2011)

8.30.050 Permitted Uses.

Permitted, conditionally permitted, and prohibited uses are as specified per district in the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan in Section 3.4. For any uses not listed in the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan, their permissibility shall be determined by the Community Development Director. Ord. 1- 11 (February 2011)

8.30.060 Development Standards.

The development standards for the Downtown Dublin Zoning District are as contained in Sections 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 of the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan. Ord. 1-11 (February 2011)

8.30.070 Relation to Zoning Ordinance.

Except as provided in Sections 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 of the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan, all development in the Downtown Dublin Zoning District shall be subject to the zoning regulations of the closest comparable zoning district, as determined by the Director of Community Development, and the regulations of the zoning ordinance. In the event of conflict between other zoning provisions and the specific plan, the specific plan provisions shall control. Ord. 1-11 (February 2011)

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Contents — Dublin Zoning Code
Dublin Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 8.04 — TITLE, PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY
  2. Chapter 8.08
  3. Chapter 8.08 — DEFINITIONS
  4. Chapter 8.100
  5. Chapter 8.100 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
  6. Chapter 8.102
  7. Chapter 8.102 — MINOR USE PERMIT
  8. Chapter 8.104
  9. Chapter 8.104 — SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
  10. Chapter 8.108
  11. Chapter 8.108 — TEMPORARY USE PERMIT
  12. Chapter 8.112
  13. Chapter 8.112 — VARIANCE
  14. Chapter 8.116
  15. Chapter 8.116 — ZONING CLEARANCE
  16. Chapter 8.12
  17. Chapter 8.12
  18. Chapter 8.120
  19. Chapter 8.120 — ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
  20. Chapter 8.124
  21. Chapter 8.124
  22. Chapter 8.128
  23. Chapter 8.128
  24. Chapter 8.132
  25. Chapter 8.132 — NOTICE AND HEARINGS
  26. Chapter 8.136
  27. Chapter 8.136 — APPEALS
  28. Chapter 8.140
  29. Chapter 8.140
  30. Chapter 8.144
  31. Chapter 8.144 — ENFORCEMENT
  32. Chapter 8.16
  33. Chapter 8.16
  34. Chapter 8.20
  35. Chapter 8.20 — RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
  36. Chapter 8.24
  37. Chapter 8.24 — COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
  38. Chapter 8.28
  39. Chapter 8.28 — INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
  40. Chapter 8.30
  41. Chapter 8.30
  42. Chapter 8.31
  43. Chapter 8.31 — DUBLIN CROSSING ZONING DISTRICT
  44. Chapter 8.32
  45. Chapter 8.32
  46. Chapter 8.33
  47. Chapter 8.33 — COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
  48. Chapter 8.34
  49. Chapter 8.34 — SCARLETT COURT OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
  50. Chapter 8.35
  51. Chapter 8.35
  52. Chapter 8.36
  53. Chapter 8.36 — DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
  54. Chapter 8.38
  55. Chapter 8.38
  56. Chapter 8.40
  57. Chapter 8.40 — ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES REGULATIONS
  58. Chapter 8.41
  59. Chapter 8.41 — OUTDOOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
  60. Chapter 8.42
  61. Chapter 8.42 — SUPERSTORES
  62. Chapter 8.43
  63. Chapter 8.43 — TOBACCO RETAILERS
  64. Chapter 8.44
  65. Chapter 8.44 — ADULT BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS
  66. Chapter 8.45
  67. Chapter 8.45 — EMERGENCY SHELTERS
  68. Chapter 8.46
  69. Chapter 8.46 — SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY UNITS
  70. Chapter 8.47
  71. Chapter 8.47 — SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
  72. Chapter 8.48
  73. Chapter 8.48 — ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES REGULATIONS
  74. Chapter 8.49
  75. Chapter 8.49 — LOW-BARRIER NAVIGATION CENTERS
  76. Chapter 8.50
  77. Chapter 8.50
  78. Chapter 8.52
  79. Chapter 8.52 — DENSITY BONUS REGULATIONS
  80. Chapter 8.54
  81. Chapter 8.54
  82. Chapter 8.56
  83. Chapter 8.56 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS REGULATIONS
  84. Chapter 8.58
  85. Chapter 8.58 — PUBLIC ART PROGRAM CONTRIBUTION
  86. Chapter 8.60
  87. Chapter 8.60
  88. Chapter 8.62
  89. Chapter 8.62 — HISTORIC OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT SITE DEVELOPME…
  90. Chapter 8.64
  91. Chapter 8.65
  92. Chapter 8.65 — COTTAGE FOOD OPERATIONS
  93. Chapter 8.68
  94. Chapter 8.68 — INCLUSIONARY ZONING REGULATIONS
  95. Chapter 8.70
  96. Chapter 8.70 — RECREATIONAL FACILITIES (INDOOR)
  97. Chapter 8.72
  98. Chapter 8.72 — LANDSCAPING AND FENCING REGULATIONS
  99. Chapter 8.76
  100. Chapter 8.76 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS
  101. Chapter 8.78 — GARAGE CONVERSIONS
  102. Chapter 8.80
  103. Chapter 8.80 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT REGULATIONS
  104. Chapter 8.81
  105. Chapter 8.81
  106. Chapter 8.82
  107. Chapter 8.82
  108. Chapter 8.84
  109. Chapter 8.88
  110. Chapter 8.88 — WATER-EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS
  111. Chapter 8.92
  112. Chapter 8.92 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
  113. Chapter 8.96
  114. Chapter 8.96 — PERMIT PROCEDURES

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