San Jose CA ordinances
937 published ordinances from the San Jose Municipal Code, in publication order. Independent public-information project — not the official City of San Jose website.
- 20.10.010 — Title.
- 20.10.020 — Purpose.
- 20.10.030 — Compliance required.
- 20.10.040 — Interpretation.
- 20.10.050 — Injunctive relief.
- 20.10.060 — Zoning districts established.
- 20.10.070 — Planned development district.
- 20.10.080 — City divided into zones.
- 20.10.090 — District boundaries.
- 20.10.100 — Fees.
- 20.20.010 — Open space and agricultural zoning districts.
- 20.20.100 — Allowed uses and permit requirements.
- 20.20.200 — Development standards.
- 20.20.210 — Minimum lot area - Exceptions.
- 20.20.220 — Maximum height - Exceptions.
- 20.20.230 — Setback - Exception.
- 20.20.300 — Performance standards.
- 20.30.010 — Residential zoning districts.
- 20.30.100 — Allowed uses and permit requirements.
- 20.30.110 — Incidental uses.
- 20.30.120 — Guesthouses.
- 20.30.125 — Residential uses - Prohibition on provision of services to nonresidents.
- 20.30.130 — Wireless communications antennae on residentially zoned parcels with a non-residential use.
- 20.30.140 — Wireless communications antennae on residentially zoned property with a residential use.
- 20.30.200 — Development standards.
- 20.30.210 — Setback determination.
- 20.30.220 — Setback - Abutting alley.
- 20.30.230 — Lot area - Exceptions.
- 20.30.240 — Front setback - Block average exception.
- 20.30.250 — Side setback - Exception, R-1 and R-2 residence districts.
- 20.30.260 — Side setback - Exception, R-M and R-MH residence districts.
- 20.30.265 — Rear setback - Exception lots of record since July 1, 1929.
- 20.30.270 — Corner lot - Rear setback - Exception for attached garage.
- 20.30.280 — Rear setback - Exception - New construction of or additions to single-family residences.
- 20.30.290 — Mobilehome parks converted to residential ownership.
- 20.30.300 — Maximum height - Exception for chimneys or architectural embellishments.
- 20.30.310 — Minor one-story addition - Exception for same side setback as existing structure.
- 20.30.400 — Setback areas - Setback area to be kept open, unobstructed, and unoccupied.
- 20.30.410 — Stairs and porches.
- 20.30.420 — Rear setbacks - Projections into.
- 20.30.430 — Front setback - Parking and storage.
- 20.30.440 — Front Setback - Limitation on Amount of Paved Surface.
- 20.30.495 — Tiny home on wheels (THOW).
- 20.30.500 — Development standards.
- 20.30.510 — Rear yard coverage.
- 20.30.520 — Separation of accessory building.
- 20.30.530 — Height exceptions - Accessory buildings and structures.
- 20.30.600 — Fence regulations.
- 20.30.610 — Measurement of height.
- 20.30.620 — Maximum height - Exception.
- 20.30.630 — Posts and gates.
- 20.30.640 — Prohibited fences.
- 20.30.650 — Swimming and wading pool fencing requirements.
- 20.30.700 — Performance standards.
- 20.30.800 — Purpose and applicability.
- 20.30.810 — Urban lot split standards.
- 20.30.820 — Dwelling unit standards.
- 20.30.830 — Additional requirements.
- 20.30.840 — Waiver.
- 20.30.850 — Purpose and applicability.
- 20.30.852 — Dwelling unit standards.
- 20.30.855 — Properties within R-2 two-family zoning district with structures built prior to 1950 and not listed on the historic resources inventory.
- 20.30.860 — Purpose and applicability.
- 20.30.863 — Two-unit development standards.
- 20.30.865 — Historical resources.
- 20.30.866 — Designated city landmarks and city historic districts.
- 20.40.010 — Commercial zoning districts.
- 20.40.100 — Allowed uses and permit requirements.
- 20.40.110 — Incidental uses, office.
- 20.40.115 — Incidental use, residential.
- 20.40.120 — Animal uses.
- 20.40.200 — Development standards.
- 20.40.210 — Setback - Abutting alley.
- 20.40.220 — Maximum individual tenant square footage - CP district.
- 20.40.230 — Maximum height - Exception, number of stories - Exception.
- 20.40.240 — Lot area - Exception.
- 20.40.250 — Front setback - Exception, streets with residence districts.
- 20.40.260 — Front setback - Exception, CP district.
- 20.40.270 — Side setback - Exceptions, interior lot.
- 20.40.290 — Rear setback - Exception, property abutting a commercial or less restrictive district.
- 20.40.400 — Setback areas - Open, unobstructed, and unoccupied.
- 20.40.500 — Late night use and activity.
- 20.40.510 — Permanent structure required.
- 20.40.520 — Outdoor uses within 150 feet of residentially zoned property.
- 20.40.525 — Residential uses - Prohibition on provision of services to nonresidents.
- 20.40.530 — Lighting.
- 20.40.540 — Lighting adjacent to residential properties.
- 20.40.560 — Screening adjacent to residentially zoned properties.
- 20.40.600 — Performance standards.
- 20.50.010 — Industrial zoning districts.
- 20.50.100 — Allowed uses and permit requirements.
- 20.50.110 — Commercial support.
- 20.50.113 — Public eating establishments, LI light industrial and HI heavy industrial districts.
- 20.50.120 — Incidental retail sales, LI light industrial and HI heavy industrial districts.
- 20.50.125 — Incidental office use, LI light industrial and HI heavy industrial districts.
- 20.50.130 — Warehouse retail.
- 20.50.140 — Warehouse indoor retail sale of passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks not exceeding twenty-five feet in length, and motorcycles.
- 20.50.200 — Development standards.
- 20.50.210 — Outdoor uses - IP district.
- 20.50.220 — Late night use and activity.
- 20.50.226 — Residential uses - Prohibition on provision of services to nonresidents.
- 20.50.230 — Front setback - Exception LI and HI districts.
- 20.50.240 — Side and rear setback - Exception, LI and HI districts.
- 20.50.250 — Lighting.
- 20.50.260 — Landscaping.
- 20.50.270 — Setback areas - Open, unobstructed, and unoccupied.
- 20.50.300 — Performance standards.
- 20.55.010 — Urban village and mixed use zoning districts.
- 20.55.020 — Urban villages as a major strategy for growth.
- 20.55.030 — Application of citywide design standards and guidelines.
- 20.55.040 — Applying floor area ratio vs. dwelling units per acre.
- 20.55.100 — Development standards.
- 20.55.101 — Exceptions to setback regulations.
- 20.55.102 — Common and private open space requirements for residential or mixed use developments.
- 20.55.103 — Lighting.
- 20.55.104 — MUN mixed use neighborhood development standards.
- 20.55.200 — Allowed uses and permit requirements.
- 20.55.201 — General use regulations.
- 20.55.202 — Performance standards.
- 20.55.203 — Urban village and mixed use zoning district use regulations.
- 20.60.010 — General provisions.
- 20.60.020 — PD district effectuated.
- 20.60.030 — Uses.
- 20.60.040 — Development regulations.
- 20.60.050 — Interim uses.
- 20.60.060 — Change from adult to family mobilehome park.
- 20.60.070 — Residential care and residential service facilities.
- 20.60.080 — Setbacks for mechanical equipment.
- 20.65.010 — Overlay districts.
- 20.65.020 — Definitions.
- 20.65.030 — Regulatory Agreement for overlay districts.
- 20.65.040 — Purpose.
- 20.65.050 — Applicability and overlay location.
- 20.65.060 — Overlay regulations and development standards.
- 20.65.070 — Purpose.
- 20.65.080 — Applicability and overlay location.
- 20.65.090 — AHO affordable housing development requirements.
- 20.65.100 — Overlay regulations and development standards.
- 20.65.110 — Application requirements and timing.
- 20.65.120 — Purpose.
- 20.65.130 — Applicability and overlay location.
- 20.65.140 — MIHO affordable housing development requirements.
- 20.65.150 — Overlay regulations and development standards.
- 20.65.160 — Compliance with inclusionary housing requirement.
- 20.65.170 — Application requirements and timing.
- 20.65.180 — Purpose.
- 20.65.190 — Applicability and overlay location.
- 20.65.200 — HERO affordable housing development requirements.
- 20.65.210 — Overlay regulations and development standards.
- 20.65.220 — Compliance with inclusionary housing requirement.
- 20.65.230 — Application requirements and timing.
- 20.65.240 — Purpose.
- 20.65.250 — Applicability and overlay location.
- 20.65.260 — Overlay regulations and development standards [- Willow Glen Neighborhood Business District].
- 20.65.270 — Overlay regulations and development standards [- Japantown (Taylor Street only) Neighborhood Business District].
- 20.65.280 — Overlay regulations and development standards [- North 13th Street Neighborhood Business District].
- 20.70.010 — Applicability.
- 20.70.020 — Downtown zoning districts and overlays.
- 20.70.100 — Allowed uses and permit requirements.
- 20.70.110 — Development within or adjacent to historic landmarks or districts.
- 20.70.120 — Live/work units.
- 20.70.130 — Incidental use, residential.
- 20.70.200 — Height, DC districts.
- 20.70.210 — Setback requirements, DC districts.
- 20.70.220 — Development regulations - DC-NT1 district.
- 20.70.400 — General.
- 20.70.410 — Definitions.
- 20.70.415 — Exemption for additions to historic buildings.
- 20.70.420 — Professional offices.
- 20.70.430 — Retail and commercial uses.
- 20.70.435 — Loading spaces for residential uses.
- 20.70.440 — Hotel and other uses.
- 20.70.450 — Reduction of requirement.
- 20.70.460 — Standards.
- 20.70.470 — Recycling.
- 20.70.480 — Garbage enclosure.
- 20.70.485 — Number of bicycle parking spaces.
- 20.70.500 — Design guidelines.
- 20.70.510 — Late night uses and activity.
- 20.70.520 — Definitions of the ground floor active use area overlay (AUA).
- 20.70.600 — General.
- 20.70.700 — Downtown West Planned Development Zoning District.
- 20.75.010 — Pedestrian oriented zoning districts.
- 20.75.020 — MS main street districts.
- 20.75.100 — Development standards.
- 20.75.105 — Lot size.
- 20.75.110 — Building placement.
- 20.75.115 — Building placement exceptions.
- 20.75.120 — Setback regulations.
- 20.75.130 — Building frontage requirements.
- 20.75.140 — Commercial building design.
- 20.75.160 — Building height and story regulations.
- 20.75.180 — Residential recreation space requirements.
- 20.75.200 — Allowed uses and permit requirements.
- 20.75.210 — Mixed use development in the MS-C district.
- 20.75.220 — Residential accessory uses.
- 20.75.230 — Incidental use, residential.
- 20.75.300 — Late-night use and activity.
- 20.75.310 — Permanent structure required.
- 20.75.320 — Outdoor uses within one hundred fifty feet of residentially zoned property.
- 20.75.330 — Drive-through uses.
- 20.75.340 — Residential uses - Prohibition on provision of services to nonresidents.
- 20.75.350 — Lighting.
- 20.75.360 — Lighting adjacent to residential properties.
- 20.75.370 — Screening adjacent to residentially zoned properties.
- 20.75.400 — Performance standards.
- 20.80.010 — Businesses involving nude activity.
- 20.80.020 — Anti-skid row regulations.
- 20.80.030 — Prohibition of certain uses within two hundred feet of residentially zoned property or within five hundred feet of schools.
- 20.80.040 — Amortization - Annexed property.
- 20.80.050 — Extension of time for termination of nonconforming use.
- 20.80.070 — Bail bond regulations.
- 20.80.075 — Siting criteria for bail bond establishments.
- 20.80.080 — Late night use and activity.
- 20.80.110 — Bed and breakfast inns - Criteria for approval.
- 20.80.150 — Definitions.
- 20.80.160 — General.
- 20.80.170 — Performance criteria.
- 20.80.175 — General.
- 20.80.176 — Streamlined approval.
- 20.80.177 — Tree removal.
- 20.80.178 — Junior accessory dwelling units - Single family dwelling lot.
- 20.80.179 — Amnesty program.
- 20.80.181 — Purpose and applicability.
- 20.80.183 — Permit required.
- 20.80.185 — ADU condominium requirements.
- 20.80.200 — Buildings under five hundred square feet.
- 20.80.250 — Terms.
- 20.80.255 — Small certified farmers' markets - Development permit exemption.
- 20.80.260 — General certified farmers' markets - Permit required.
- 20.80.265 — Residential zoning districts - Location requirements.
- 20.80.270 — Operational Requirements - General.
- 20.80.275 — Small certified farmers' markets - Operational requirements.
- 20.80.280 — Locational limitations.
- 20.80.290 — Co-living community criteria for approval.
- 20.80.300 — Conversion of dwellings, permit required.
- 20.80.410 — Demolition permit defined.
- 20.80.420 — Demolition defined.
- 20.80.430 — Removal permit defined.
- 20.80.440 — Development permit required.
- 20.80.450 — Exemption from development permit requirement.
- 20.80.460 — Evaluation criteria for issuance of permit.
- 20.80.475 — Drinking establishments interior to a full-service hotel or motel.
- 20.80.476 — Administrative permit required.
- 20.80.477 — Findings.
- 20.80.478 — Taproom or tasting room in downtown zoning districts.
- 20.80.479 — Taproom or tasting room in commercial, urban village, and mixed use zoning districts.
- 20.80.480 — Taproom or tasting room in industrial zoning districts.
- 20.80.500 — Emergency residential shelter.
- 20.80.600 — Special use permit required.
- 20.80.650 — Intent, historic landmark structure re-use.
- 20.80.660 — Applicability and permit process.
- 20.80.670 — Additional findings, historic landmark structure re-use.
- 20.80.680 — Special use permit required.
- 20.80.700 — General.
- 20.80.710 — Performance criteria.
- 20.80.720 — Prohibited uses.
- 20.80.740 — Live/work units.
- 20.80.750 — Purpose.
- 20.80.755 — Definitions.
- 20.80.760 — Compliance required.
- 20.80.763 — Restrictions and Conditions.
- 20.80.765 — Personal use cultivation.
- 20.80.770 — Setback Standards.
- 20.80.775 — Measurement.
- 20.80.780 — Prohibition of cultivation, processing, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of nonmedical marijuana.
- 20.80.790 — Sunset clause.
- 20.80.796 — Purpose.
- 20.80.797 — Definitions.
- 20.80.797.5 — Youth center.
- 20.80.798 — Compliance required.
- 20.80.798.5 — Personal use cultivation.
- 20.80.799 — Restrictions and conditions.
- 20.80.800 — Purpose.
- 20.80.810 — Administrative permit required.
- 20.80.820 — Exception - Administrative permit.
- 20.80.830 — Restriction on type of vending.
- 20.80.840 — Fixed-base host required.
- 20.80.850 — Minimum standards for vending facilities.
- 20.80.860 — Displays of wares.
- 20.80.870 — Signage standards.
- 20.80.880 — Findings.
- 20.80.890 — Conditions of issuance.
- 20.80.891 — Purpose.
- 20.80.892 — Administrative permit required.
- 20.80.893 — Exception - Administrative permit.
- 20.80.895 — Conditions of issuance.
- 20.80.900 — Off-sale of alcoholic beverages.
- 20.80.1000 — Permit required.
- 20.80.1010 — Amortization.
- 20.80.1050 — Certificate required.
- 20.80.1055 — Restrictions and conditions.
- 20.80.1060 — Maximum number.
- 20.80.1100 — Permits required.
- 20.80.1110 — Permits for multiple reverse vending machines or multiple small collection facilities on multiple sites.
- 20.80.1115 — Maximum number of administrative permits for unattended collection containers.
- 20.80.1120 — Approval of administrative permit.
- 20.80.1130 — Criteria and standards.
- 20.80.1140 — Adhering to criteria.
- 20.80.1150 — Site clean-up required.
- 20.80.1155 — Relocated cardroom criteria for approval.
- 20.80.1175 — Retail art studio.
- 20.80.1200 — Seasonal sales.
- 20.80.1210 — Regulation of use.
- 20.80.1300 — Single room occupancy (SRO) facilities criteria for approval.
- 20.80.1400 — Outdoor private property special event.
- 20.80.1410 — Director.
- 20.80.1420 — Permit required.
- 20.80.1440 — Residential zoning districts.
- 20.80.1450 — Event permits for outdoor private property special events.
- 20.80.1490 — Regulations.
- 20.80.1500 — Event permit application.
- 20.80.1510 — Event permit application procedure.
- 20.80.1520 — Conditions for issuance of permits for outdoor private property special events.
- 20.80.1530 — Conduct of outdoor private property special event.
- 20.80.1540 — Responsibility for compliance.
- 20.80.1550 — Revocation.
- 20.80.1560 — Notice of decision.
- 20.80.1570 — Event permit revocation hearing.
- 20.80.1580 — Immediate revocation - Conditions.
- 20.80.1600 — Definitions.
- 20.80.1610 — Permit required.
- 20.80.1620 — Findings.
- 20.80.1630 — Conduct of use.
- 20.80.1640 — Incidental shelter exception to conditional use permit or special use permit.
- 20.80.1650 — Temporary shelter exception to permit requirement.
- 20.80.1660 — Definitions.
- 20.80.1665 — Permit required.
- 20.80.1670 — Findings.
- 20.80.1675 — Conduct of use.
- 20.80.1680 — Safe parking exception to permit requirement.
- 20.80.1685 — Incidental safe parking - City property.
- 20.80.1690 — Incidental safe parking generally.
- 20.80.1700 — Use of temporary trailer.
- 20.80.1710 — Definitions.
- 20.80.1720 — Zoning districts and permit required.
- 20.80.1730 — Temporary use trailer - Permit required.
- 20.80.1740 — Temporary use trailer - Conditions of issuance.
- 20.80.1750 — Temporary antenna trailer - Permit required.
- 20.80.1760 — Temporary antenna trailer - Conditions of issuance.
- 20.80.1800 — Permit required.
- 20.80.1810 — Minimum development criteria - All utility structures.
- 20.80.1820 — Minimum development criteria - Utility structures located on property used or zoned for single-family use.
- 20.80.1830 — Minimum development criteria - Utility structures that contain power generating equipment.
- 20.80.1840 — Conditions - Utility structures.
- 20.80.1900 — Maximum height exception - Wireless and building mounted wireless communication antenna.
- 20.80.1910 — Maximum height exception - Building mounted wireless communication antenna.
- 20.80.1915 — Modification of existing wireless towers and base stations.
- 20.80.2000 — Intent.
- 20.80.2010 — Permit required.
- 20.80.2020 — Administrative permit for stand-by/backup equipment.
- 20.80.2030 — Criteria and standards.
- 20.80.2200 — Permit required.
- 20.80.2210 — Permit application.
- 20.80.2220 — Findings.
- 20.80.2230 — Permit term.
- 20.80.2240 — Permit conditions.
- 20.80.2250 — Effective date of Part 22.
- 20.85.010 — Specific height restrictions.
- 20.85.020 — Geographic area specific height restrictions.
- 20.85.030 — Specific use height restrictions.
- 20.85.040 — Rooftop height exceptions.
- 20.90.010 — Purpose.
- 20.90.020 — Applicability.
- 20.90.025 — Adoption by reference.
- 20.90.030 — No reduction in off-street parking spaces.
- 20.90.040 — Spaces for one use only.
- 20.90.050 — Definitions.
- 20.90.060 — Parking spaces.
- 20.90.064 — Parking and vehicle storage requirements.
- 20.90.066 — Showers and changing rooms.
- 20.90.100 — Off-street vehicle parking space design standards.
- 20.90.110 — Maintenance.
- 20.90.120 — Setbacks.
- 20.90.130 — Driveways.
- 20.90.140 — Surfacing of uncovered off-street parking spaces.
- 20.90.150 — Vehicle parking facilities in residence districts - Restrictions.
- 20.90.190 — Bicycle parking space design standards.
- 20.90.195 — Bicycle parking space location.
- 20.90.230 — Off-street parking assessment district.
- 20.90.240 — Reduction in required short-term bicycle parking spaces.
- 20.90.250 — Reduction in required long-term bicycle parking spaces for multi-family residential uses.
- 20.90.300 — Purpose.
- 20.90.305 — Definition.
- 20.90.350 — Two-wheeled motorized vehicle parking spaces.
- 20.90.360 — Location.
- 20.90.370 — Two-wheeled motorized vehicle parking design standards.
- 20.90.400 — Definition.
- 20.90.410 — Required off-street loading spaces.
- 20.90.420 — Size of off-street loading spaces.
- 20.90.430 — Driveways for ingress, egress and maneuvering areas (off-street loading spaces).
- 20.90.440 — Location in relation to residence districts.
- 20.90.800 — Parking minimums.
- 20.90.900 — Applicability.
- 20.90.905 — Requirement for transportation demand management plan.
- 20.90.910 — Standards.
- 20.90.912 — TDM plan modifications.
- 20.90.915 — Administration.
- 20.90.920 — Compliance and enforcement.
- 20.90.925 — User-defined TDM strategy.
- 20.95.010 — Purpose.
- 20.95.020 — Applicability.
- 20.95.110 — Conformance.
- 20.95.120 — Maintenance.
- 20.95.210 — Permit required.
- 20.95.220 — Special use permit for off-site storm water runoff treatment.
- 20.95.230 — Criteria and standards.
- 20.100.010 — Overview.
- 20.100.100 — Purpose.
- 20.100.110 — Application.
- 20.100.120 — Application received.
- 20.100.130 — Concurrent filing.
- 20.100.140 — Concurrent review.
- 20.100.150 — Determination of incompleteness.
- 20.100.160 — Appeal of determination of incompleteness.
- 20.100.170 — Amendment or withdrawal of applications.
- 20.100.180 — Environmental review.
- 20.100.190 — Notice of public hearing.
- 20.100.200 — Request for notice.
- 20.100.210 — Decision.
- 20.100.220 — Appeal - Hearing body.
- 20.100.230 — Appeal - Eligibility.
- 20.100.240 — Appeal - Appeal period.
- 20.100.250 — Appeal - Withdrawal.
- 20.100.260 — Appeal - Suspension of initial decision.
- 20.100.270 — Appeal - Planning commission procedures.
- 20.100.280 — Appeal - City council procedures.
- 20.100.290 — Acceptance.
- 20.100.300 — Recordation.
- 20.100.310 — Compliance required.
- 20.100.320 — Notice of noncompliance.
- 20.100.330 — Order to show cause.
- 20.100.340 — Hearing on an order to show cause.
- 20.100.350 — Revocation, suspension, or modification.
- 20.100.360 — Effect of revocation.
- 20.100.370 — Effect of revocation or nonrenewal - Conditional use permit.
- 20.100.380 — Privately initiated revocation of permit or approval.
- 20.100.390 — Inactive applications.
- 20.100.400 — Term.
- 20.100.410 — Conditions.
- 20.100.420 — Failure to install public improvements.
- 20.100.430 — Construction clean up.
- 20.100.435 — Window glazing.
- 20.100.440 — Maintenance of landscape.
- 20.100.450 — Hours of construction within 500 feet of a residential unit.
- 20.100.460 — On-site recycling.
- 20.100.465 — Storm water management - All projects.
- 20.100.470 — Storm water management - Projects disturbing less than one acre.
- 20.100.480 — Storm water management - Projects disturbing one acre or more.
- 20.100.490 — Amendments.
- 20.100.500 — Adjustments.
- 20.100.600 — Purpose.
- 20.100.610 — Site development permit required.
- 20.100.620 — Action by director.
- 20.100.630 — Findings.
- 20.100.640 — Amendment findings.
- 20.100.650 — Building relocations.
- 20.100.660 — Appeal.
- 20.100.700 — Applicability.
- 20.100.710 — Action by director.
- 20.100.720 — Findings.
- 20.100.730 — Term.
- 20.100.740 — Renewal.
- 20.100.750 — Renewal findings.
- 20.100.760 — Amendment findings.
- 20.100.770 — Appeal.
- 20.100.800 — Applicability.
- 20.100.810 — Action by director.
- 20.100.820 — Findings.
- 20.100.830 — Term.
- 20.100.840 — Renewal.
- 20.100.850 — Renewal findings.
- 20.100.860 — Amendment findings.
- 20.100.870 — Appeal.
- 20.100.900 — Applicability.
- 20.100.910 — Planned development permit required.
- 20.100.920 — No right to issuance.
- 20.100.930 — Action by director.
- 20.100.940 — Findings.
- 20.100.950 — Amendment findings.
- 20.100.960 — Public open space - City council approval.
- 20.100.970 — Conditions in planned development permits involving building relocations.
- 20.100.980 — Appeal.
- 20.100.1000 — Purpose.
- 20.100.1005 — Applicability.
- 20.100.1010 — Single-family house defined.
- 20.100.1020 — Floor area ratio defined.
- 20.100.1030 — Single-family house permit required.
- 20.100.1040 — Additional development requiring a single-family house permit.
- 20.100.1050 — Houses greater than thirty feet high and/or two stories tall.
- 20.100.1060 — Administrative procedures.
- 20.100.1070 — Director public hearing procedures.
- 20.100.1080 — Appeal of director approval.
- 20.100.1090 — Findings.
- 20.100.1100 — Exception - Previously approved special use permit.
- 20.100.1110 — Exception - Approved final maps.
- 20.100.1200 — Applicability.
- 20.100.1210 — Application - Utility structure.
- 20.100.1220 — Approval.
- 20.100.1230 — Notification of denial.
- 20.100.1240 — Display of permit.
- 20.100.1250 — Term.
- 20.100.1260 — Nontransferability.
- 20.100.1300 — General.
- 20.100.1310 — Action by director.
- 20.100.1320 — Findings.
- 20.100.1330 — Conditions.
- 20.100.1400 — Sidewalk Seating and Parklets.
- 20.100.1500 — Applicability.
- 20.100.1510 — Purpose.
- 20.100.1520 — Application.
- 20.100.1525 — Zoning code verification certificate.
- 20.100.1530 — Availability of certificate - Medical cannabis collective, medical cannabis collective cultivation site only, medical cannabis collective dispensary site only, medical cannabis business, non-medical cannabis business, cannabis manufacturing (type 6) business, cannabis distribution business, or cannabis testing business.
- 20.100.1535 — Updated certificate - Medical cannabis collective, medical cannabis collective cultivation site only, medical cannabis collective dispensary site only, medical cannabis business, non-medical cannabis business, cannabis manufacturing (type 6) business, cannabis distribution business, or cannabis testing business.
- 20.100.1540 — Nontransferability - Medical cannabis collective, medical cannabis collective cultivation site only, medical cannabis collective dispensary site only, medical cannabis business, non-medical cannabis business, cannabis manufacturing (type 6) business, cannabis distribution business, or cannabis testing business.
- 20.110.010 — General provisions.
- 20.110.020 — Creation of easement.
- 20.110.030 — Purposes of easement.
- 20.110.040 — Common ownership.
- 20.110.050 — Contents of covenant.
- 20.110.060 — Acceptance by director.
- 20.110.070 — Recordation.
- 20.110.080 — When effective.
- 20.110.090 — Enforceability.
- 20.110.100 — Release of covenant.
- 20.110.110 — Petition for release.
- 20.110.120 — Fees.
- 20.110.130 — Hearing by planning commission.
- 20.110.140 — Appeal to city council.
- 20.110.150 — Findings.
- 20.110.160 — Release to be recorded.
- 20.110.200 — Applicability.
- 20.110.210 — Petitions for cancellation; fees.
- 20.110.220 — Grant of authority.
- 20.110.230 — Hearings.
- 20.120.010 — Ordinances initiated by council.
- 20.120.020 — Ordinances initiated by property owners.
- 20.120.030 — Ordinances initiated by the director.
- 20.120.040 — Hearing - Planning commission.
- 20.120.050 — Hearing - City council.
- 20.120.060 — Notice.
- 20.120.070 — Withdrawal of petition; inactive petition.
- 20.120.080 — Denial of petition.
- 20.120.100 — Ordinances conforming to the general plan.
- 20.120.110 — Conformance with the general plan.
- 20.120.200 — Urgency ordinance.
- 20.120.210 — Reconsideration of urgency ordinances.
- 20.120.300 — Prezoning of adjoining unincorporated territory.
- 20.120.310 — Zoning of agricultural property annexed to city.
- 20.120.320 — Emergency zoning of annexed territory.
- 20.120.400 — Zoning protests - Filing.
- 20.120.410 — Majority protest determination.
- 20.120.420 — Effect of majority protest.
- 20.120.500 — Planned development district.
- 20.120.510 — General development plan requirements.
- 20.120.520 — Planning commission recommendations.
- 20.120.530 — Council action.
- 20.150.010 — Purpose.
- 20.150.020 — General provisions.
- 20.150.030 — PD zoning exception.
- 20.150.040 — Legal nonconforming use subject to a previously issued conditional use permit.
- 20.150.050 — Nonconforming use - Expansion and enlargement.
- 20.150.060 — Nonconforming structure - Expansion and enlargement.
- 20.150.070 — Change of use.
- 20.150.080 — Addition of new uses.
- 20.150.090 — Nonconforming residential use regulations.
- 20.150.100 — Subdivision.
- 20.150.110 — Special use permits - Findings.
- 20.150.200 — Nonconforming uses - Adverse public impact.
- 20.150.210 — Adverse public impact.
- 20.150.220 — Order to show cause.
- 20.150.230 — Notice.
- 20.150.240 — Hearing on order to show cause.
- 20.150.250 — Findings for requirement of a conditional use permit.
- 20.150.260 — Findings for termination of use.
- 20.150.270 — Appeal of commission's decision.
- 20.150.300 — Amortization - Public payphones.
- 20.150.310 — Extension of time for termination of nonconforming use.
- 20.150.320 — Amortization - Temporary structures.
- 20.160.010 — Purpose.
- 20.160.020 — Application.
- 20.160.030 — Required information.
- 20.160.040 — Notice of request for accommodation.
- 20.160.050 — Grounds for accommodation.
- 20.160.060 — Notice of proposed decision.
- 20.160.070 — Director's hearing.
- 20.160.080 — Notice of director's decision.
- 20.160.090 — Appeal to planning commission.
- 20.170.010 — Purpose of chapter.
- 20.170.020 — Definitions.
- 20.170.030 — Association.
- 20.170.040 — Common area.
- 20.170.050 — Community apartment.
- 20.170.060 — Community apartment project.
- 20.170.080 — Condominium.
- 20.170.090 — Condominium project or residential condominium project.
- 20.170.100 — Conversion.
- 20.170.110 — Developer.
- 20.170.120 — Handicapped tenant.
- 20.170.130 — Low income.
- 20.170.140 — Organizational documents.
- 20.170.150 — Project.
- 20.170.160 — Recreational open space.
- 20.170.170 — Unit.
- 20.170.180 — Unjust eviction.
- 20.170.200 — Conditional use permit required.
- 20.170.210 — Special noticing and report requirements.
- 20.170.220 — Application for conditional use permit.
- 20.170.230 — Additional application requirements.
- 20.170.240 — Conditional use permit findings.
- 20.170.300 — Development standards.
- 20.170.310 — Property and structural pest control reports - Code compliance.
- 20.170.320 — Code compliance bond.
- 20.170.330 — Effectiveness of permit.
- 20.170.340 — Recreational open space.
- 20.170.400 — Notice of intention to convert.
- 20.170.410 — Notice of public report.
- 20.170.420 — Tenants' rights.
- 20.170.430 — Relocation and purchase assistance.
- 20.170.440 — Documents furnished to prospective purchasers.
- 20.170.450 — Capital contributions and warranties.
- 20.170.460 — Nondiscrimination.
- 20.170.500 — Exemption from provisions of this chapter.
- 20.175.010 — Purpose.
- 20.175.020 — Application.
- 20.175.030 — Definitions.
- 20.175.040 — Special use permit required.
- 20.175.042 — Minimum nonresidential condominium unit sizes.
- 20.175.045 — Minimum building size, non-residential condominium projects, New Edenvale.
- 20.175.048 — Minimum project floor area ratio, non-residential condominium projects, North San José.
- 20.175.050 — Findings.
- 20.175.060 — Conditions of approval.
- 20.180.010 — Purpose of chapter.
- 20.180.020 — Definitions.
- 20.180.030 — Association.
- 20.180.040 — Common area.
- 20.180.050 — Common interest development.
- 20.180.060 — Community mobilehome park.
- 20.180.070 — Condominium.
- 20.180.080 — Condominium mobilehome park.
- 20.180.090 — Conversion project.
- 20.180.100 — Developer.
- 20.180.110 — Designated resident organization.
- 20.180.120 — Handicapped mobilehome owner.
- 20.180.130 — Low income.
- 20.180.140 — Mobilehome.
- 20.180.150 — Mobilehome lot.
- 20.180.160 — Mobilehome owner.
- 20.180.170 — Mobilehome park.
- 20.180.180 — Mobilehome park conversion to ownership.
- 20.180.190 — Mobilehome park conversion of use.
- 20.180.200 — Mobilehome resident.
- 20.180.210 — Mobilehome tenant.
- 20.180.220 — Organizational documents.
- 20.180.230 — Recreational open space.
- 20.180.240 — Right of first refusal.
- 20.180.250 — Unjust eviction.
- 20.180.300 — Applicability of chapter.
- 20.180.310 — Permit required.
- 20.180.320 — Special exemption for certain ownership conversions.
- 20.180.330 — Special noticing and report requirements.
- 20.180.340 — Notice of intention to convert.
- 20.180.350 — Notice of public report.
- 20.180.360 — Rights of mobilehome owners and tenants.
- 20.180.370 — Rights of mobilehome residents.
- 20.180.380 — Right of negotiated purchase.
- 20.180.390 — Negotiation for purchase.
- 20.180.400 — Supplemental applications.
- 20.180.410 — Supplemental findings for conditional use permit.
- 20.180.420 — Supplemental findings for planned development permit.
- 20.180.430 — Relocation and purchase assistance.
- 20.180.440 — Development standards.
- 20.180.450 — Findings for noncompliance with development standards.
- 20.180.460 — Code compliance.
- 20.180.470 — Code compliance bond.
- 20.180.480 — Effectiveness of permit.
- 20.180.490 — Recreational open space.
- 20.180.500 — Documents furnished to prospective purchasers.
- 20.180.510 — Capital contributions and warranties.
- 20.180.520 — Exemption from permit requirement - Petition.
- 20.180.530 — Exemption from permit requirement - Approval.
- 20.180.600 — Supplemental application.
- 20.180.610 — Supplemental findings for conditional use permits.
- 20.180.620 — Supplemental findings for planned development permit.
- 20.180.630 — Relocation and purchase assistance.
- 20.190.010 — Purpose.
- 20.190.020 — Definitions.
- 20.190.030 — Density bonuses, incentives, and waivers or modifications of development standards.
- 20.190.050 — Additional development standards for restricted affordable units.
- 20.190.080 — Application requirements and timing.
- 20.190.090 — Application review and approval process.
- 20.190.100 — Regulatory agreement.
- 20.190.110 — Regulations.
- 20.195.100 — Purpose and applicability.
- 20.195.110 — Definitions.
- 20.195.200 — Applicability.
- 20.195.210 — Development standards.
- 20.195.220 — Application review and approval process.
- 20.195.230 — Regulations.
- 20.195.300 — Applicability.
- 20.195.310 — Standards.
- 20.195.320 — Application requirements.
- 20.195.330 — Approval process.
- 20.195.400 — Purpose.
- 20.195.410 — Agricultural Employee housing.
- 20.195.420 — State Supportive housing.
- 20.195.430 — Low barrier navigation center.
- 20.195.440 — Emergency residential shelters.
- 20.195.450 — Small lot subdivisions SB 684 and SB 1123.
- 20.197.010 — Purpose.
- 20.197.020 — Definitions.
- 20.197.030 — Purpose.
- 20.197.040 — Exclusion of industrial employment hubs.
- 20.197.050 — Mapping.
- 20.200.010 — General definitions.
- 20.200.020 — Accessory building.
- 20.200.030 — Accessory structure.
- 20.200.040 — Activity.
- 20.200.050 — Adult book/video store.
- 20.200.060 — Adult motion picture theater.
- 20.200.070 — Adult entertainment establishment.
- 20.200.080 — Alcoholic beverage.
- 20.200.090 — Alley.
- 20.200.100 — Arcade, amusement game.
- 20.200.110 — Amusement game device.
- 20.200.110.5 — Aquaculture/aquaponics.
- 20.200.111 — Area development policy.
- 20.200.112 — Art studio, instructional.
- 20.200.113 — Art studio, retail.
- 20.200.114 — Bail bond establishment.
- 20.200.115 — Banquet facility.
- 20.200.116 — Base load power plant.
- 20.200.120 — Basement.
- 20.200.130 — Bed and breakfast inn.
- 20.200.150 — Buildable area.
- 20.200.160 — Building.
- 20.200.162 — Building façade.
- 20.200.164 — Building frontage.
- 20.200.165 — Building, main.
- 20.200.166 — Build-to-line.
- 20.200.170 — Business support use.
- 20.200.176 — Car-share.
- 20.200.181 — Caterer.
- 20.200.185 — Certified farmers' market.
- 20.200.188 — Charge station.
- 20.200.190 — Child day care center.
- 20.200.195 — Co-generation facility.
- 20.200.197 — Co-living community.
- 20.200.200 — Collection facility.
- 20.200.205 — Commercial kitchen.
- 20.200.210 — Commercial vehicle storage.
- 20.200.220 — Common carrier depot.
- 20.200.230 — Common private open space.
- 20.200.240 — Commercial composting facility.
- 20.200.250 — Convalescent hospital.
- 20.200.260 — Corner triangle.
- 20.200.261 — Construction/corporation yard.
- 20.200.262 — Cottage food operation.
- 20.200.265 — Data center.
- 20.200.268 — Density.
- 20.200.270 — Development permit.
- 20.200.280 — Director.
- 20.200.290 — Downtown; downtown core area.
- 20.200.300 — Drinking establishment.
- 20.200.310 — Drive through uses.
- 20.200.320 — Dwelling, one-family.
- 20.200.324 — Dwelling, junior accessory dwelling unit or JADU.
- 20.200.325 — Dwelling, secondary, or accessory dwelling unit or ADU.
- 20.200.327 — Dwelling, tiny home on wheels or THOW.
- 20.200.330 — Dwelling, two-family.
- 20.200.340 — Dwelling, multiple.
- 20.200.342 — Edenvale development policy area.
- 20.200.350 — Efficiency living unit.
- 20.200.360 — Emergency residential shelter.
- 20.200.370 — Family.
- 20.200.380 — Family day care home.
- 20.200.390 — Fence.
- 20.200.395 — Financial services.
- 20.200.400 — Fixed-base host.
- 20.200.410 — Flag lot.
- 20.200.412 — Floor area.
- 20.200.413 — Floor area ratio.
- 20.200.415 — Food and goods distribution facility.
- 20.200.420 — Foundation system.
- 20.200.430 — Frontage.
- 20.200.435 — Fuel cell.
- 20.200.440 — Fuel service station.
- 20.200.445 — Group home.
- 20.200.450 — Guest.
- 20.200.460 — Guest room.
- 20.200.470 — Guesthouse.
- 20.200.480 — Guesthouse, large.
- 20.200.500 — Hazardous waste facility.
- 20.200.505 — Health club, gymnasium.
- 20.200.510 — Height.
- 20.200.515 — Historic landmark structure.
- 20.200.520 — Home occupation.
- 20.200.530 — Hospital.
- 20.200.540 — Hotel or motel.
- 20.200.542 — Hotel supportive housing.
- 20.200.545 — Hotel or motel, full service.
- 20.200.547 — Housing, affordable deed restricted.
- 20.200.549 — Housing, employee.
- 20.200.550 — Household appliance, small.
- 20.200.555 — Impervious surface.
- 20.200.560 — Indoors.
- 20.200.570 — Industrial services.
- 20.200.575 — Information center.
- 20.200.578 — International Business Park Area.
- 20.200.580 — Key lot.
- 20.200.590 — Kitchen.
- 20.200.600 — Laboratory.
- 20.200.605 — Large format commercial establishment.
- 20.200.610 — Legal nonconforming use.
- 20.200.620 — Legal nonconforming structure.
- 20.200.625 — Lighting display.
- 20.200.630 — Live/work uses.
- 20.200.640 — Living/habitable space.
- 20.200.650 — Living unit.
- 20.200.660 — Lot.
- 20.200.670 — Lot, corner.
- 20.200.675 — Lot coverage.
- 20.200.680 — Lot, interior.
- 20.200.690 — Lot, through.
- 20.200.700 — Lot line.
- 20.200.705 — Low Barrier Navigation Center.
- 20.200.710 — Manufacturing and assembly, light.
- 20.200.720 — Manufacturing and assembly, medium.
- 20.200.730 — Manufacturing and assembly, heavy.
- 20.200.740 — Massage parlor.
- 20.200.750 — Miniwarehouse/ministorage.
- 20.200.760 — Mixed use.
- 20.200.770 — Mobilehome.
- 20.200.780 — Mobilehome lot.
- 20.200.790 — Mobilehome park.
- 20.200.795 — Mortuary and funeral services.
- 20.200.796 — Mortuary, without funeral services.
- 20.200.798 — Neighborhood agriculture.
- 20.200.800 — Neighborhood business district.
- 20.200.810 — Nuisance.
- 20.200.811 — Nursery, plant.
- 20.200.813 — Office, general business.
- 20.200.815 — Office, medical.
- 20.200.818 — Office, research and development.
- 20.200.820 — Off-sale, alcoholic beverages.
- 20.200.825 — Off-site storm water runoff treatment facility.
- 20.200.830 — Off-street parking establishment.
- 20.200.835 — Outdoor art.
- 20.200.840 — Outdoors.
- 20.200.850 — Parcel.
- 20.200.860 — Parking facility.
- 20.200.870 — Passenger vehicle.
- 20.200.875 — Payday lending establishment.
- 20.200.877 — Permittee.
- 20.200.880 — Personal services.
- 20.200.890 — Poolroom/billiards establishment.
- 20.200.895 — Private electrical power generation facility.
- 20.200.897 — Private instruction.
- 20.200.898 — Private open space.
- 20.200.899 — Privately owned public open space (POPOS).
- 20.200.900 — Processing facility.
- 20.200.910 — Provider, utility.
- 20.200.940 — Public eating establishment.
- 20.200.942 — Public open space.
- 20.200.950 — Recreation, commercial/indoor.
- 20.200.960 — Recreation, commercial/outdoor.
- 20.200.970 — Recreational vehicle.
- 20.200.980 — Recyclable material.
- 20.200.990 — Recycling facility.
- 20.200.995 — Relocated cardroom.
- 20.200.1000 — Research and development.
- 20.200.1005 — Residential building frontage.
- 20.200.1010 — Residential care facility.
- 20.200.1020 — Residential district.
- 20.200.1030 — Residential service facility.
- 20.200.1040 — Residentially zoned property.
- 20.200.1045 — Retail bank.
- 20.200.1050 — Reverse vending machine.
- 20.200.1052 — Riparian.
- 20.200.1054 — Riparian corridor.
- 20.200.1060 — Satellite and broadcast reception facility.
- 20.200.1065 — School, post secondary.
- 20.200.1070 — School site.
- 20.200.1075 — School, trade and vocational.
- 20.200.1080 — Setback.
- 20.200.1090 — Setback area, front.
- 20.200.1100 — Setback area, rear.
- 20.200.1110 — Setback area, side.
- 20.200.1120 — Sidewalk café.
- 20.200.1125 — Signature project.
- 20.200.1130 — Single housekeeping unit.
- 20.200.1140 — Site.
- 20.200.1150 — Single room occupancy (SRO) living unit facility.
- 20.200.1160 — Single room occupancy (SRO) residential hotel.
- 20.200.1162 — Social service.
- 20.200.1163 — Social service agency.
- 20.200.1165 — Solar photovoltaic system.
- 20.200.1170 — Specified anatomical areas.
- 20.200.1180 — Specified sexual activities.
- 20.200.1190 — Stand-by or backup electrical power generation facility.
- 20.200.1200 — Stationary peaking power plant.
- 20.200.1210 — Story.
- 20.200.1220 — Story, half.
- 20.200.1225 — Streamlined review for infill housing development.
- 20.200.1230 — Street.
- 20.200.1240 — Structure.
- 20.200.1250 — Structure, utility.
- 20.200.1260 — Structural alteration.
- 20.200.1265 — Permanent supportive housing.
- 20.200.1270 — Swimming pool.
- 20.200.1273 — Taproom or tasting room.
- 20.200.1274 — Townhouse or rowhouse.
- 20.200.1275 — Temporary stand-by or backup electrical power generation facility.
- 20.200.1280 — Transfer facility.
- 20.200.1283 — Transitional housing.
- 20.200.1285 — Transportable peaking power plant.
- 20.200.1290 — Travel trailer.
- 20.200.1300 — Travel trailer park.
- 20.200.1303 — Unattended collection container.
- 20.200.1304 — Unbundled parking.
- 20.200.1306 — Urban village.
- 20.200.1307 — Useable common recreation space.
- 20.200.1310 — Utility facility.
- 20.200.1315 — Vehicle tow yard.
- 20.200.1320 — Vending facility.
- 20.200.1330 — Vending machine.
- 20.200.1340 — Vendor/vending.
- 20.200.1360 — Vehicle work station.
- 20.200.1365 — Warehouse retail.
- 20.200.1405 — Williamson Act contract.
- 20.200.1410 — Wireless communications antenna.
- 20.200.1420 — Wireless communications antenna, building mounted.
- 20.200.1430 — Wireless communications antenna, slimline monopole.
- 20.200.1440 — Yard.
- 20.200.1450 — Yard, front.
- 20.200.1460 — Yard, rear.
- 20.200.1470 — Yard, side.