(a) 
Base districts. There are hereby established the following Base Districts into which the City is divided and which are designated as follows:
(1) 
Residential/Agriculture District (RA);
(2) 
Hillside Residential District (HR);
(3) 
Single-Family-40,000 District (RSE-40,000);
(4) 
Single-Family-20,000 District (RSE-20,000);
(5) 
Single-Family-10,000 District (RS-10,000);
(6) 
Single-Family-7,000 District (RS-7,000);
(7) 
Single-Family-4,000 District (RS-4,000);
(8) 
Residential Garden-7,000 District (RG-7,000);
(9) 
Residential Garden-4,000 District (RG-4,000);
(10) 
Multiple-Family District (RM);
(11) 
Affordable Family/Senior Housing District (AF/SH);
(12) 
Mobilehome Park District (MHP);
(13) 
Neighborhood Commercial District (NC);
(14) 
General Commercial District (GC);
(15) 
Office Commercial District (OC);
(16) 
Town Center District (TC);
(17) 
Town Center Edge District (TCE);
(18) 
Commercial Manufacturing District (CM);
(19) 
Industrial Park District (IP);
(20) 
Agri-Business District (A);
(21) 
Public and Institutional District (P&I);
(22) 
General Open Space (GOS);
(23) 
Open Space Recreation District (OSR);
(24) 
Neighborhood Park District (NP);
(25) 
Community Park District (CP);
(26) 
Specialty Park District (SP);
(27) 
Regional Park District (RP);
(28) 
Natural Open Space District (NOS);
(29) 
Recreation Commercial District (RC);
(30) 
Farm Market District (FM);
(31) 
Solid Waste Facility District (SWF);
(32) 
Planned Community District (PC);
(33) 
Specific Plan/Precise Plan District (SP/PP); and
(34) 
Senior Mobilehome Park Overlay (MHP-SO).
(b) 
Environmental overlay districts. (“In addition to the Base Districts established by the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, there are hereby established the following Environmental Overlay Districts which may be instituted by the City in combination with underlying Base Districts:
(1) 
Floodplain Management District (FP);
(2) 
Cultural Resources/Historic Preservation District (HP);
(3) 
Noise Management District (N); and
(4) 
Ridgeline and Open Space Preservation District (RP).
(Ord. No. 869, § 2; Ord. No. 1049, § 6, 2017; Ord. No. 1082, § 7, 2021)
(a) 
Adoption. The boundaries of the districts designated and established by Section 9-3.101 Districts Established shall be shown on that certain map entitled “Official Zoning Map, City of San Juan Capistrano,” incorporated in this chapter and made a part of this chapter by reference as if fully set forth in this chapter, and on file in the office of the Planning Director. Reference to the Official Zoning Map is hereby made for particulars as to the precise location and boundaries of the areas of the City within each district established by said Section 9-3.101 Districts Established. The districts shown on the Official Zoning Map are hereby declared to be subject to the regulations pertaining to each such district as such regulations are set forth in Chapters 1 through 5 of this title.
(b) 
Identification. The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor, shall be attested by the City Clerk, and shall bear the seal of the City under the following words: “This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map referred to in Chapter 9-3 Article 1 of Ordinance No. 869 (Land Use Code) of the City of San Juan Capistrano.” The Official Zoning Map shall be dated November 15, 2002.
(c) 
Amendments—Notations. If changes are made in the district boundaries or other matters portrayed on the Official Zoning Map as set forth in Section 9-2.315 Change of Zone District, such changes shall be entered on the Official Zoning Map promptly after the amendment has been approved by the City Council. An entry listing the change shall be made on the Official Zoning Map, which entry shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk.
(d) 
Replacement. In the event the Official Zoning Map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost, or difficult to interpret because of the nature or number of changes and additions, the City Council, by resolution, may adopt a new Official Zoning Map which shall supersede the prior Official Zoning Map. The new Official Zoning Map may correct drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior Official Zoning Map, but no such correction shall have the effect of amending the original Official Zoning Map or any subsequent amendment thereto.
The new Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor, shall be attested by the City Clerk, and shall bear the seal of the City under the following words: “This is to certify that this Official Zoning Map supersedes and replaces the Official Zoning Map adopted November 15, 2002, as part of Ordinance No. 869 (Land Use Code) of the City of San Juan Capistrano.”
Unless the prior Official Zoning Map has been lost or has been totally destroyed, the prior map or any significant part thereof remaining shall be preserved, together with all available records pertaining to its adoption or amendments thereto.
(Ord. No. 869, § 2)
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of the Base Districts shown on the Official Zoning-Map, the following rules shall apply:
(a) 
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways, or alleys shall be construed to follow such center lines.
(b) 
Boundaries indicated as approximately following plotted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
(c) 
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the City limits shall be construed as following such City limits.
(d) 
Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.
(e) 
Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Official Zoning Map, or in other circumstances not referred to in this section, the Planning Director shall interpret the district boundaries. The Planning Director may refer the interpretation to the Planning Commission.
(Ord. No. 869, § 2)