Table 20.060.002: Conventional Zoning Districts
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Chapter
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Abbrev.
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Zoning District Name
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Zoning District Description
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Chapter 20.070, Residential Zoning Districts
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RL2.2, RL-8
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Low Density Residential
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The two RL districts provide for detached and attached single-family
residential development. They also support residential care facilities,
park and recreation facilities, civic and institutional uses. The
RL districts implement the General Plan’s San Mateo County Low
Density Residential and Low Density Residential land use designations.
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RM-22
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Medium Density Residential
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The RM-22 district provides for attached or detached single-family
housing, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, condominiums.
It also supports residential care facilities, service-enriched housing,
park and recreation facilities, civic and institutional uses. The
RM-22 district implements the General Plan’s Medium Density
Residential land use designation.
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RH-37.5, RH-50, RH-140
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High Density Residential
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The three RH districts provide areas for a mix of residential
development with a variety of multi-family housing choices, including
townhouses, condominiums, and apartment buildings. They also support
residential care facilities, group residential homes, service-enriched
housing, parks and recreation facilities, and civic and institutional
uses. The RH district implements the General Plan’s Medium High
Density Residential and High Density Residential land use designations.
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Chapter 20.080, Downtown Residential Districts
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DRL
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Downtown Residential – Low
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The DRL district provides for attached or detached single-family
housing, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, and condominiums,
care facilities, family day care, park and recreation facilities,
civic and institutional uses in the Downtown. The DRL district implements
the General Plan’s Medium Density Residential land use designation.
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DRM
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Downtown Residential – Medium
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The DRM district provides for attached or detached single-family
housing, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, condominiums
in the Downtown. The DRM district implements the General Plan’s
Medium High Density Residential land use designation.
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DRH
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Downtown Residential – High
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The DRH district provides for a mix of residential development
with a variety of multi-family housing choices, including townhouses,
condominiums, and apartment buildings in the Downtown. The DRH district
implements the General Plan’s High Density Residential land
use designation.
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Chapter 20.090, Downtown / Caltrain Station Area Zoning Districts
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DRC
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Downtown Residential Core
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The DRC district provides for a higher density mix of residential
housing types, compatible in scale with adjacent Downtown residential
districts. The DRC district implements the General Plan’s Downtown
Residential Core land use designation.
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LNC
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Linden Neighborhood Center
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The LNC district provides for mixed use and live-work development,
with retail, commercial, and service uses at the ground floor and
residential uses above. The LNC district implements the General Plan’s
Linden Neighborhood Center land use designation.
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GAC
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Grand Avenue Core
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The GAC district builds on the historic layout of the old Downtown
while providing additional capacity for residential and commercial
uses and a nearly continuous retail frontage with high density residential
above. The GAC district implements the General Plan’s Grand
Avenue Core Neighborhood Center land use designation.
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DTC
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Downtown Transit Core
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The DTC district provides sites for mixed-use development and
the highest residential densities in the city. It supports active
ground floor uses and high intensity development that generates pedestrian
traffic and increased transit ridership. The DTC district implements
the General Plan’s Downtown Transit Core land use designation.
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ETC
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East of 101 Transit Core
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The ETC is located just east of the Caltrain tracks and is intended
to provide a location for the highest intensity office, R&D or
residential uses. The ETC district implements the General Plan’s
East of 101 Transit Core land use designation.
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Chapter 20.100, Nonresidential Districts
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CC
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Community Commercial
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The CC district provides areas for locally oriented retail and
service uses, shopping centers, hotels, community-serving offices,
restaurants, retail, public, and similar and compatible uses. The
CC district implements the General Plan’s Community Commercial
designation.
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BPO
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Business and Professional Office
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The BPO district provides areas for development of administrative,
financial, business, professional, medical and public offices, and
research and development at locations close to transit stations, as
well as limited retail development. The BPO district implements the
General Plan’s Business and Professional Office designation.
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BTP-M
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Business Technology Park – Medium
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The BTP-M district provides area for campus-like environments
for corporate headquarters, research and development facilities, and
offices. Typical uses include incubator-research facilities, prototype
manufacturing, testing, repairing, packaging, publishing and printing
as well as offices and research and development facilities. Limited
warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, retail and service uses
are allowed. The BTP-M district implements the General Plan’s
Business Technology Park land use designation.
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BTP-H
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Business Technology Park – High
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The BTP-H district provides area for campus-like environments
for corporate headquarters, research and development facilities, and
offices. Typical uses include incubator-research facilities, prototype
manufacturing, testing, repairing, packaging, publishing and printing
as well as offices and research and development facilities. Warehousing,
distribution, manufacturing, retail, personal services, grocery and
hotel uses are also allowed. The BTP-H district implements the General
Plan’s Business Technology Park High land use designation.
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MIM
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Mixed Industrial Medium
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The MIM district supports a wide range of manufacturing, processing,
general service, warehousing, storage and distribution, and service
commercial uses. The MIM district implements the General Plan’s
Mixed Industrial land use designation.
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MIH
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Mixed Industrial High
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The MIH district supports a wide range of manufacturing, processing,
general service, warehousing, storage and distribution, and service
commercial uses. The MIH district implements the General Plan’s
Mixed Industrial High land use designation.
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Chapter 20.110, Civic Districts
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PQP
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Public
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The P district is reserved for government-owned facilities,
civic uses, and public utilities. It includes government offices,
the library, and the sewer treatment plant. The P district implements
the General Plan’s Public land use designation.
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S
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School
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The S district is reserved for school sites and facilities.
It implements the General Plan’s School land use designation.
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PR
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Parks and Recreation
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The PR district is reserved for parks and recreation facilities
including parks, public golf courses, and greenways. It implements
the General Plan’s Parks and Recreation land use designation.
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OS
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Open Space
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The OS district is reserved for the protection of environmentally
sensitive areas including site slopes greater than 30 percent, sensitive
habitats, wetlands, creeks, areas subject to flooding, and power transmission
line corridors. It implements the General Plan’s Open Space
land use designation.
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