Zoning Report
Sacramento, CA Zoning
The provided research mixes Sacramento County and City of Sacramento sources. For Sacramento, CA, the city’s primary zoning law is Title 17 of the Sacramento City Code, while several county sources apply only to unincorporated Sacramento County and not properties inside city limits. Based on the city sources provided, Sacramento uses a district-based zoning code with base districts, overlay zones, special planning districts, and site plan/design review processes; however, the supplied dataset does not include enough city code detail to fully extract use tables or dimensional standards for the city as a whole.
Last researched May 2026
Zoning Districts in Sacramento, CA
Agriculture and Open Space
Base zoning chapter listed in Sacramento City Title 17 for agricultural and open space land.
Single-Unit and Duplex Dwelling Zones
Residential zoning chapter listed in Sacramento City Title 17 for lower-density housing types such as single-unit and duplex dwellings.
Allowed uses: single-unit dwellings, duplex dwellings
Multi-Unit Dwelling Zones
Residential zoning chapter listed in Sacramento City Title 17 for multi-unit housing.
Allowed uses: multi-unit dwellings
Residential Mixed Use
Mixed residential zoning chapter listed in Sacramento City Title 17.
Allowed uses: residential mixed-use development
Commercial, Office, and Mixed Use
A family of city zoning districts covering commercial, office, and mixed-use development.
Allowed uses: commercial uses, office uses, mixed-use development
OB Zone - Office Business Low-Rise Mixed-Use Zone
A city mixed-use office/business zone identified in the supplied city code materials.
Allowed uses: office uses, business uses, mixed-use development
OB-2 Zone - Office Business Mid-Rise Mixed-Use Zone
A city office/business mixed-use zone listed in Title 17.
Allowed uses: office uses, business uses, mixed-use development
Overlay Zones
Sacramento City Title 17 includes a separate division for overlay zones that can add additional rules on top of base zoning.
Special Planning Districts and Planned Unit Developments
Title 17 includes special planning districts and planned unit developments with area-specific rules.
Recent Zoning Changes
The strongest evidence of recent change in the supplied materials is from Sacramento County, not the City of Sacramento: the county is advancing a large 2023 Zoning Code Update and released 2026 interim state-law guidance. For the City of Sacramento, the supplied sources show current 2026 codification and active housing-related programs such as ADU resources, but they do not document a specific recently adopted citywide zoning ordinance in enough detail to summarize as current law.
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