This chapter establishes the zoning districts applied to property within the City and adopts the City's Zoning Map.
(Ord. 3677 § 1, 2004)
The Council hereby adopts the City of Santa Rosa Zoning Map (hereafter referred to as the "Zoning Map"), which is on file with the Department. The Zoning Map is hereby incorporated into this Zoning Code by reference as though it were fully included here.
A. 
Zoning districts established. The City of Santa Rosa shall be divided into zoning districts that implement the Santa Rosa General Plan. The zoning districts shown in Table 2-1 are hereby established, and shall be shown on the Zoning Map.
B. 
Interpretation of zoning district boundaries. If there is uncertainty about the location of any zoning district boundary shown on the official Zoning Map, the location of the boundary shall be determined by the Director as follows.
1. 
Where district boundaries approximately follow lot, alley, or street lines, the lot lines and street and alley centerlines shall be construed as the district boundaries;
2. 
If a district boundary divides a parcel and the boundary line location is not specified by distances printed on the zoning map, the location of the boundary will be determined by using the scale appearing on the zoning map or the legal description in the City ordinance that adopted the Zoning District boundary; and
3. 
Where a public street or alley is vacated or abandoned by an official action of the City Council, the property that was formerly in the street or alley will be included within the zoning district of the adjoining property on either side of the vacated or abandoned street or alley. If the adjoining properties are in different zoning districts, the boundary lines shall be the centerline of the former street or alley, and the extension of the side lot lines of the adjacent parcels.
C. 
Housing Projects. There is no requirement to rezone a site for consistency with the General Plan if a proposed housing project is consistent with objective General Plan standards and criteria. The housing project is required to comply with the objective standards and criteria of the zoning district which implements the subject General Plan land use, as shown in Table 2-1, Zoning Districts.
TABLE 2-1—ZONING DISTRICTS
Zoning District Symbol
Name of Zoning District
General Plan Land Use Classification Implemented by Zoning District
Residential Districts
RR
Rural Residential
Residential—Very Low Density
R-1
Single-Family Residential
Residential—Low Density/Open Space, Low Density, Medium Low Density
R-2
Medium Density Multi-Family Residential
Residential—Medium Density
R-3
Multi-Family Residential
Residential—Medium Density, Medium High Density
TV-R
Transit Village-Residential
Transit Village Medium
MH
Mobile Home Park
Residential—Mobile Home Parks
Commercial Districts
CO
Office Commercial
Office
CN
Neighborhood Commercial
Retail and Business Services, Neighborhood Shopping Center
CG
General Commercial
Retail and Business Services
CV
Motor Vehicle Sales
Retail and Business Services
CMU
Core Mixed Use
Core Mixed Use
SMU
Station Mixed Use
Station Mixed Use
MMU
Maker Mixed Use
Maker Mixed Use
NMU
Neighborhood Mixed Use
Neighborhood Mixed Use
CSC
Community Shopping Center
Retail and Business Services, Community Shopping Center
TV-M
Transit Village-Mixed
Transit Village Mixed Use
Industrial Districts
BP
Business Park
Business Park
IL
Light Industrial
Light Industry
IG
General Industrial
General Industry
Special Purpose Districts
OSC
Open Space—Conservation
Open Space, Parks and Recreation
OSR
Open Space—Recreation
Open Space, Parks and Recreation
PD
Planned Development
All
PI
Public/Institutional
Public/Institutional
Combining Districts
-G
Gateway
All
-H
Historic
All
-SR
Scenic Road
All
-DSA
Downtown Station Area
All
-SA
North Station Area
All
-SH
Senior Housing
All
(Ord. 3677 § 1, 2004; Ord. 3950 § 2, 2010; Ord. 3997 § 3, 2012; Ord. 2020-001 § 2; Ord. 2020-014 § 3; Ord. 2025-014, 11/18/2025)