Zoning Ordinance

Zoning Ordinance of the County of Fresno - Land Use and Planning

Last Date Amended: June 12, 2018

 Cover(PDF, 8KB)

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

800 - Effect(PDF, 79KB)

801 - Intent and Purpose(PDF, 74KB)

802 - Title(PDF, 73KB)

803 - Construction and Definitions(PDF, 157KB)

Chapter 2 - Establishment of Land Use Districts and Regulations Applicable Therein

810 - Designation of Land Use Districts(PDF, 80KB)

811 - Zone Map(PDF, 83KB)

812 - "RRE" Exclusive Railroad District(PDF, 82KB)

813 - "R-C" Resource Conservation District(PDF, 20KB)

814 - "TPZ" Timberland Preserve District(PDF, 32KB)

815 - "O" Open Conservation Land Use District(PDF, 87KB)

816 - "AE" Exclusive Agricultural District(PDF, 72KB)

817 - "AL" Limited Agricultural District(PDF, 46KB)

819 - "A-2" General Agricultural District(PDF, 98KB)

820 - "R-R" Rural Residential District(PDF, 45KB)

821 - "R-A" Single Family Residential Agricultural District (36,000)(PDF, 113KB)

822 - "R-1-A" & "R-1-AH" Single Family Residential Districts (20,000)(PDF, 115KB)

823 - "R-1-E" & "R-1-EH" Single Family Residential Estates Districts (37,500)(PDF, 86KB)

824 - "R-1-B" Single Family Residential District (12,500(PDF, 93KB))

825 - "R-1-C" Single Family Residential District (9,000)(PDF, 93KB)

826 - "R-1" Single Family Residential District (6,000)(PDF, 93KB)

827 - "R-2" & "R-2-A" Low Density Multiple Family Residential District (6,600)(PDF, 98KB)

828 - "R-3" & "R-3-A" Medium Density Multiple Family Residential District (7,500)(PDF, 95KB)

829 - "R-4" High Density Multiple Family Residential District (10,000)(PDF, 93KB)

830 - "T-P" Trailer Park Residential District(PDF, 93KB)

831 - "R-P" Residential and Professional Office District(PDF, 100KB)

832 - "C-P" Administrative and Professional Office District(PDF, 100KB)

833 - "C-1" Neighborhood Shopping Center District(PDF, 97KB)

834 - "C-2" Community Shopping Center District(PDF, 91KB)

835 - "C-3" Regional Shopping Center District(PDF, 94KB)

836 - "C-4" Central Trading District(PDF, 31KB)

837 - "C-5" (There is no "C-5" District in the unincorporated area)(PDF, 73KB)

838 - "C-6" General Commercial District(PDF, 101KB)

839 - "AC" Agricultural Commercial Center District(PDF, 94KB)

840 - "RCC" Rural Commercial Center District(PDF, 95KB)

840.A - "P-V" Planned Village District and 840.B - Friant Ranch Regulations(PDF, 257KB)

841 - "C-R" Commercial Recreation District(PDF, 79KB)

842 - "C-M" Commercial and Light Manufacturing District(PDF, 38KB)

843 - "M-1" Light Manufacturing District(PDF, 62KB)

844 - "M-2" General Industrial District(PDF, 83KB)

845 - "M-3" Heavy Industrial District(PDF, 89KB)

846 - "P" Off-Street Parking District(PDF, 84KB)

847 - "A-1" Agricultural District(PDF, 85KB)

848 - "R-E" Recreational District(PDF, 93KB)

849 - "RS" Rural Settlement District(PDF, 104KB)

850 - Overlay Districts(PDF, 411KB)

Chapter 3 - General Conditions

851 - Uses Permitted(PDF, 74KB)

852 - Uses Permitted Subject to Director Review and Approval(PDF, 75KB)

853 - Uses Permitted Subject to Conditional Use Permit(PDF, 81KB)

854 - Uses Expressly Prohibited(PDF, 73KB)

855 - Property Development Standards(PDF, 314KB)

856 - Regulations for Single Mobile Home Occupancy(PDF, 87KB)

857 - Regulations for Oil Drilling and Similar Uses in all Districts(PDF, 84KB)

858 - Regulations for the Development of Material Extraction Sites in all Districts(PDF, 135KB)

859 - Deletion(PDF, 74KB)

860 - Regulations for Interstate Freeway Interchange Commercial Develoopment(PDF, 90KB)

861 - New Construction and New Uses(PDF, 74KB)

862 - Existing Uses(PDF, 74KB)

863 - Certificates of Occupancy(PDF, 78KB)

864 - Permits(PDF, 88KB)

865 - Compliance(PDF, 74KB)

866 - Regulations for Apartment Conversion(PDF, 97KB)

867 - Regulations for Agricultural Commercial and Rural Commercial Centers(PDF, 20KB)

868 - Regulations for the Siting and Operation of Poultry Facilities(PDF, 115KB)

869 - Regulations for the Siting and Operation of Commercial Cattle Dairy/Feedlot Facilities(PDF, 159KB)

Chapter 4 - Procedures

870 - Procedures(PDF, 74KB)

872 - Uses Permitted Subject to Director Review and Approval(PDF, 35KB)

873 - Uses Permitted Subject to Conditional Use Permit(PDF, 27KB)

874 - Site Plan Review(PDF, 94KB)

875 - Electric Utilities and Services(PDF, 92KB)

876 - Nonconforming Lots, Buildings, and Uses(PDF, 92KB)

877 - Variances(PDF, 25KB)

878 - Zoning Division Amendment(PDF, 92KB)

879 - Filing Fees(PDF, 74KB)

880 - Form of Application(PDF, 74KB)

881 - Public Hearings(PDF, 75KB)

882 - Legal Procedure(PDF, 99KB)

883 - Penalties for Violation(PDF, 74KB)

884 - Validity(PDF, 82KB)

(Amended by Ord. T-005-258 Adopted 1-11-82; Ord. T-034-297 Adopted 9-20-88; Ord. T-036-278 Adopted 3-6-90; Ord. T-053-320 Adopted 6-7-94, Adopted by Ord. T-064-335 adopted on 12-19-00)