Palo Alto Municipal Code Title 18 Zoning\

* For state law providing for the adoption and administration of zoning laws, ordinances, rules and regulations by cities - See Gov. C.A. §§ 65800 - 65909.5.

Chapters:

• 18.01 Adoption, Purposes, and Enforcement

• 18.04 Definitions

• 18.08 Designation and Establishment of Districts

• 18.09 Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units

• 18.10 Low Density Residential (R-E, R-2 and RMD) Districts

• 18.12 R-1 Single-Family Residence District

• 18.13 Multiple Family Residential (RM-20, RM-30 and RM-40) Districts

• 18.14 Housing Incentives

• 18.15 Density Bonus

• 18.16 Neighborhood, Community, and Service Commercial (CN, CC and CS) Districts

• 18.18 Downtown Commercial (CD) District

• 18.20 Office, Research and Manufacturing (MOR, ROLM, RP and GM) Districts

• 18.24 Contextual Design Criteria and Objective Design Standards

• 18.28 Special Purpose Districts

· PF Public Facilities District Regulations

· OS Open Space District Regulations

· AC Agricultural Conservation District Regulations

18.30(A) Retail Shopping (R) Combining District Regulations

18.30(B) Pedestrian Shopping (P) Combining District Regulations

18.30(C) Ground Floor (GF) Combining District Regulations

18.30(D) Hotel (H) Combining District Regulations

18.30(E) Landscape (L) Combining District Regulations

18.30(F) Automobile Dealership (AD) Combining District Regulations

18.30(G) Site and Design (D) Review Combining District Regulations

18.30(H) Floodplain (F) District Regulations

18.30(I) Nonconforming Use Amortization (N) Combining District Regulations

18.30(J) (Reserved)

18.30(K) Workforce Housing (WH) Combining District Regulations

• 18.31 CEQA Review

• 18.34 Pedestrian and Transit Oriented Development (PTOD) Combining District Regulations

• 18.36 Hospital (HD) District

• 18.38 PC Planned Community District Regulations

• 18.40 General Standards and Exceptions

• 18.42 Standards for Special Uses

• 18.44 Green Development Regulations

• 18.46 Requests for Reasonable Accommodation for Accessibility

• 18.52 Parking and Loading Requirements

• 18.54 Parking Facility Design Standards

• 18.60 Alternative Development Standards for Stanford Lands

• 18.62 Special Regulations for Hazardous Waste Facilities

• 18.66 Creation of Easements Through the Execution and Recordation of Covenants

• 18.70 Nonconforming Uses and Noncomplying Facilities

• 18.76 Permits and Approvals

• 18.77 Processing of Permits and Approvals

• 18.78 Appeals

• 18.79 Development Project Preliminary Review Procedures

• 18.80 Amendments to Zoning Map and Zoning Regulations