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Chapter 17.10 — ZONING DISTRICTS

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

17.10.010 Zoning districts.

Each of the zoning districts into which the City of Sebastopol is divided are hereby established as follows:

Zoning District SMC
Chapter
R1 - Single Family Residential 17.20
R2 - Single Family Residential 17.20
R3 - Single-Family Residential 17.20
R4 - - Single-Family Residential 17.20
R5 - Single Family and Multifamily Residential 17.20
R6 – Single Family and Multifamily Residential 17.20
R7 - Multifamily Residential 17.20
RMH - Mobile Home Park 17.20
CO - Office Commercial 17.25
CG - General Commercial 17.25
CD - Central Core 17.25
M - Industrial 17.25
OLM - Office/Light Industrial 17.25
CM –Commercial Industrial 17.25
CF - Community Facilities 17.30
OS – Open Space 17.32
PC - Planned Community 17.40
W – Primary Wetland 17.44
Combining Districts
ESOS – Environmental and Scenic Open Space 17.46
WF – Wetlands Fringe 17.46
WS – Secondary Wetlands 17.46
REC – Recovery 17.48

17.10.020 Zoning Map.

A. The Zoning Map shall apply to all property within the City of Sebastopol, except streets, alleys and paths. Said property is hereby divided into and included within zone districts as hereinafter set forth.

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B. The designations, locations and boundaries of the districts established are delineated upon the Zoning Map. The map and all notations and information thereon are hereby made a part of this code by reference.

17.10.030 Interpretation.

A. Whenever the location of a boundary or other feature appearing in the Zoning Map is indicated in a legal description or other written statement incorporated herein, said location shall be interpreted precisely as described in such statement.

B. Whenever no applicable written statement exists, and the location of a boundary or other feature included in the Zoning Map approximates an edge or centerline, as the case may be, of a street, alley, path, or body of water which was in existence when said boundary or other feature was established, the location of the boundary or other feature shall be interpreted to follow such edge or centerline.

C. Whenever the situations described in subsections A and B of this section are not applicable, the location of a boundary or other feature included in the Zoning Map shall be determined through use of the scale on the map. Should any further uncertainty exist, said location shall be interpreted by the Planning Commission.

D. If a lot is divided by a zone boundary, the Planning Commission shall determine the precise boundaries.

E. Whenever this title requires consideration of distances, parking spaces, unit density, or other aspects of development or the physical environment expressed in numerical quantities which are fractions of whole numbers, such numbers shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number when the fraction is one-half or more, and rounded down to the next lowest whole number when the fraction is less than one-half, except as otherwise provided by this title.

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Contents — Sebastopol Zoning Code
Sebastopol Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 17.04 — ZONING CODE
  2. Chapter 17.08 — DEFINITIONS
  3. Chapter 17.10 — ZONING DISTRICTS
  4. Chapter 17.20 — RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
  5. Chapter 17.25 — COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
  6. Chapter 17.30 — COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT
  7. Chapter 17.32 — OS - OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
  8. Chapter 17.40 — PC - PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT
  9. Chapter 17.44 — WETLANDS DISTRICTS (W, WS COMBINING, WF COMBIN…
  10. Chapter 17.46 — ESOS - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCENIC OPEN SPACE COM…
  11. Chapter 17.48 — RECOVERY (REC) COMBINING DISTRICT
  12. Chapter 17.100 — GENERAL HEIGHT, YARD ENCROACHMENT, CREEK SETB…
  13. Chapter 17.110 — OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS
  14. Chapter 17.120 — SIGN REGULATIONS
  15. Chapter 17.130 — GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICAT…
  16. Chapter 17.140 — WIND TURBINE TOWERS
  17. Chapter 17.150 — CULTURAL HERITAGE
  18. Chapter 17.160 — NONCONFORMING USES
  19. Chapter 17.200 — RESIDENTIAL DENSITY ALLOWANCES
  20. Chapter 17.210 — MANUFACTURED HOMES
  21. Chapter 17.220 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
  22. Chapter 17.225 — TEMPORARY CARE UNIT
  23. Chapter 17.230 — SMALL LOT SUBDIVISIONS
  24. Chapter 17.240 — CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION
  25. Chapter 17.250 — INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
  26. Chapter 17.255 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS
  27. Chapter 17.260 — HOME-BASED BUSINESSES
  28. Chapter 17.280 — PARK AND RECREATION LAND DEDICATION AND FEES
  29. Chapter 17.290 — PROHIBITION ON RENTAL HOUSING PRICE GOUGING A…
  30. Chapter 17.295 — DISASTER RECOVERY HOUSING PROVISIONS
  31. Chapter 17.300 — OUTDOOR USES
  32. Chapter 17.310 — PUBLIC ART - REQUIRING PUBLIC ART AS PART OF …
  33. Chapter 17.320 — TRANSITIONAL SITES
  34. Chapter 17.330 — OUTDOOR MUSIC AND NOISE IN THE DOWNTOWN
  35. Chapter 17.340 — FORMULA BUSINESS REGULATIONS
  36. Chapter 17.345 — SERVICE STATIONS AND CAR WASHES
  37. Chapter 17.350 — ALCOHOL USE PERMIT CRITERIA
  38. Chapter 17.355 — MOBILE FOOD TRUCK REGULATIONS
  39. Chapter 17.360 — COMPREHENSIVE CANNABIS REGULATIONS
  40. Chapter 17.400 — PROCEDURES AND ADMINISTRATION - GENERAL PROVI…
  41. Chapter 17.405 — ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT
  42. Chapter 17.410 — ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE
  43. Chapter 17.415 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCEDURE
  44. Chapter 17.420 — VARIANCE PROCEDURE
  45. Chapter 17.425 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION UNDER THE FAIR HOUSI…
  46. Chapter 17.430 — TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
  47. Chapter 17.435 — DOWNTOWN NOISE PERMITS
  48. Chapter 17.440 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  49. Chapter 17.445 — GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENT PROCEDURE
  50. Chapter 17.450 — DESIGN REVIEW PROCEDURE
  51. Chapter 17.455 — APPEAL PROCEDURE
  52. Chapter 17.460 — PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURE
  53. Chapter 17.470 — ENFORCEMENT/PENALTIES
  54. Chapter 17.500 — CITY GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

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