M-T Zone-M-T Industrial and Transit-Area Zone

Sacramento City Code tit. 17, div. II, ch. 17.220, art. VII

in effect

Sacramento City Code § 17.220.700 M-T zone-Purpose.

17.220.700 M-T zone-Purpose. The purpose of the M-T zone is to allow commercial and industrial uses to continue to operate near light rail stations in areas that were historically zoned for commercial and industrial uses, while simultaneously encouraging the area to transition to a community that relies less on driving and more on walking, bicycling, and transit use. To this end, the M-T zone permits uses that increase transit ridership, such as high-density housing and job-intensive office and retail uses, and limits low-density auto-oriented uses. (Ord. 2020-0006 § 5)

Sacramento City Code § 17.220.710 M-T zone-Permitted uses.

17.220.710 M-T zone-Permitted uses. A. Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in the M-T zone, subject to the limitations specified: Use | Limitations 1. Residential Uses | Dormitory | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.111 Dwelling, multi-unit | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.117 Low barrier navigation center | Residential care facility | Residential hotel | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.112 Temporary residential shelter (100 or fewer individuals) | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.600 et seq. 2. Commercial and Institutional Uses | Adult entertainment business | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.102 Amusement center, indoor | Assembly-cultural, religious, social | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.128 Athletic club; fitness studio | Cannabis testing | Subject to special use regulations in article IX of chapter 17.228 Childcare center | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.113 College extension | Commercial service | Community clinic | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.118 . Community market | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.124 Hotel; motel | Permitted if the project does not involve the demolition or conversion of multi-unit dwellings that exist or are under construction Laundromat, self-service | Library; archive | Museum | Non-profit organization, food preparation for off-site consumption | Entire business, including storage and display, must be conducted within a building Non-profit organization, food storage and distribution | Entire business, including storage and display, must be conducted within a building Nonresidential care facility | Office | Restaurant | Retail store | This use is limited to 40,000 gross square feet; if use exceeds this limitation, a conditional use permit is required School-dance, music, art, martial arts | School, vocational | Theater | Transit vehicle-service, repair, storage | Veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital | Entire business to be conducted within a building, and no outdoor boarding of animals is allowed. Wholesale store | 3. Industrial and Agricultural Uses | Aquaculture | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq. Community garden, private | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq. Contractor storage yard | Laboratory, research | Manufacturing, service, and repair | Market garden | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq. Passenger terminal | Railroad ROW | May be used for railroad tracks or spur tracks; | Loading and unloading platforms or structures may be located on a railroad right-of-way only if: (i) the abutting property is located within a C-4 or M zone, and (ii) no residential zoning is within 300 feet of said facility on the same side of the right-of-way Solar energy system, commercial (city property) | Allowed in this zone and exempt from the provisions of this title Terminal yard, trucking | Tractor or heavy truck sales, storage, rental | Tractor or heavy truck service, repair | Warehouse; distribution center | B. Conditional uses. The following uses in the M-T zone require approval of a conditional use permit, subject to the conditions specified: Use | Limitations | Approval Required by: Planning and Design Commission (PDC); Zoning Administrator (ZA); or City Council (CC) 1. Residential Uses | | Mobilehome park | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.115 | PDC Temporary residential shelter (more than 100 individuals) | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.600 et seq. | ZA 2. Commercial and Institutional Uses | | Adult-related establishment | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.103 | PDC Alcoholic beverage sales, off-premises consumption | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.108 | PDC Bar; nightclub | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.108 | PDC Cannabis consumption lounge | Subject to special use regulations in article IX of chapter 17.228 | PDC Cannabis dispensary | Subject to special use regulations in article IX of chapter 17.228 | ZA/PDC College campus | | PDC Hotel; motel | Allowed with a conditional use permit if the project involves the demolition or conversion of multi-unit dwellings that exist or are under construction | PDC Kennel | | ZA Non-profit organization, meal service facility | | PDC Outdoor market | In granting a conditional use permit, the zoning administrator may consider the traffic, safety of vehicular and non-vehicular access, adequacy of bicycle parking, noise, hours of operation, and any applicable development standards related to the proposed outdoor market | ZA Retail store | Permitted with a conditional use permit if use exceeds 40,000 gross square feet; permitted by right if use does not exceed 40,000 gross square feet | PDC School, K-12 | | PDC 3. Industrial and Agricultural Uses | | Antenna; telecommunications facility | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.300 et seq. | PDC Cannabis production (excluding cannabis manufacturing using volatile solvents) | Subject to special use regulations in article IX of chapter 17.228 | ZA Heliport; helistop | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.114 | PDC Public utility yard | | PDC Recycling facility | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.400 et seq. | ZA/PDC C. Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted in the M-T zone when accessory to a permitted or conditional use, subject to the limitations specified: Use | Limitations Accessory antenna | Childcare, in-home (family day care home) | Common area | Dwelling unit, accessory | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.105 Dwelling unit, junior accessory | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.105 Family care facility | Family day care facility | Home occupation | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.200 et seq. Private garden | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq. Recycling facility, convenience | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.400 et seq. Tasting room, on-site | Limited to on-site consumption and off-site sales of malt beverages or wine produced on the premises Urban beekeeping | Subject to section 9.44.330 Watchperson's quarters | The structure is limited to 1,000 square feet D. Prohibited uses. All uses not listed as permitted, accessory, or conditional uses are prohibited in the M-T zone. (Ord. 2026-0011 § 13; Ord. 2026-0010 § 16; Ord. 2026-0001 § 22; Ord. 2025-0007 § 18; Ord. 2024-0054 § 35; Ord. 2024-0017 § 42; Ord. 2021-0024 § 16; Ord. 2021-0023 § 37; Ord. 2020-0025 § 19; Ord. 2020-0021 § 39; Ord. 2020-0006 § 5)

Sacramento City Code § 17.220.720 M-T zone-Height, density, lot coverage, and floor area ratios.

17.220.720 M-T zone-Height, density, lot coverage, and floor area ratios. A. Height. The maximum height is 70 feet. B. Density. The minimum and maximum densities are established in the general plan. C. Lot coverage. There is no lot coverage requirement. D. Floor area ratios. The minimum and maximum floor area ratios are established in the general plan. (Ord. 2020-0006 § 5)

Sacramento City Code § 17.220.730 M-T zone-Setbacks.

17.220.730 M-T zone-Setbacks. A. Front-yard setback. There is no minimum front-yard setback. B. Street side-yard setback. There is no minimum street side-yard setback. C. Interior side-yard setback. 1. Unless paragraph 2 of this subsection applies, there is no minimum interior side-yard setback. 2. If the interior side-yard lot line abuts the side of an R- or OB-zoned lot and is not separated by an alley, the minimum side-yard setback is 5 feet. D. Rear-yard setback. 1. Unless paragraph 2 of this subsection applies, no minimum rear-yard setback is required. 2. If the rear lot line abuts the side of an R- or OB-zoned lot and is not separated by an alley, the minimum rear-yard setback is 15 feet. E. Levee setback. A minimum 20-foot setback from the landside toe of any flood control levee is required for development less than 5 acres in size. A minimum 50-foot setback is required from the landside toe of any flood control levee for development 5 acres or greater in size. No primary or accessory structures may encroach into the levee setback. (Ord. 2020-0006 § 5)

Sacramento City Code § 17.220.740 M-T zone-Special development standards for new development.

17.220.740 M-T zone-Special development standards for new development. A. Pedestrian amenities. The following pedestrian amenities must be included in the site design of all new development: 1. Entries. The primary building entrance must be oriented to and visible from the street. Direct pedestrian connections must be provided from the street to the building entrance. Entries must incorporate overhangs, recessed openings, canopies, or other features to emphasize the entrance.17.220.740 2. Windows. New buildings must be designed with ground-floor street-facing facades that include transparent glass storefront windows or display windows that are equal to or greater in size than 50% of the product of the interior height of the ground floor and the width of the building's street frontage. 3. Pedestrian-oriented lighting must be provided along all street-facing facades and walkways with a minimum illumination of ¼ foot-candles from one-half hour before dusk to one-half hour after dawn. B. Open Space. New nonresidential development greater than 10,000 gross square feet must provide open space at a ratio of one square foot for every 100 square feet of gross floor area. Open space must be 1. In the form of courtyards or plazas improved with trees, shrubs, living ground cover, decorative paving, seating, waste bins, and pedestrian-oriented lighting; and 2. Located on the same development site as the building it serves. (Ord. 2020-0006 § 5)

Sacramento City Code § 17.220.750 M-T zone-Generally applicable development standards.

17.220.750 M-T zone-Generally applicable development standards. A. For architectural design guidelines and exceptions to the height and area standards, see chapter 17.600. B. For parking requirements, see chapter 17.608. C. For landscaping and paving requirements, see chapter 17.612. D. For recycling and solid waste disposal regulations, see chapter 17.616. E. For wall, fence, and gate regulations, see chapter 17.620. F. For residential accessory structure and use regulations, see chapter 17.624. G. For sign standards and regulations, see chapter 15.148. H. For historic preservation program generally, see chapter 17.604. For preservation design review of development projects, see section 17.808.100 et seq. (Ord. 2020-0006 § 5)

Sacramento City Code § 17.220.760 M-T zone-Site plan and design review.

17.220.760 M-T zone-Site plan and design review. A. General. 1. For development projects not located in a historic district and not involving a landmark, no tentative map, parcel map, or permit shall be approved or issued unless an application for site plan and design review of the proposed project is approved in accordance with chapter 17.808 or the project is exempt under section 17.808.160. 2. As used in this subsection A, "permit" means a building permit, a demolition permit, a sign permit, a grading permit, a paving permit, an encroachment permit, and a certificate of occupancy. B. Historic districts and landmarks. 1. For development projects located in a historic district or involving a landmark, no person shall commence construction or otherwise undertake a development project, and no tentative map, parcel map, or permit shall be approved or issued unless an application for site plan and design review of the proposed project is approved in accordance with chapter 17.808 or the project is exempt under section 17.808.160. 2. As used in this subsection B, "permit" means a building permit, a demolition permit, a sewer or water connection or disconnection, a sign permit, a grading permit, a paving permit, an encroachment permit, and a certificate of occupancy. (Ord. 2020-0006 § 5)

Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-35801Fetched: 10/24/2026