Zoning

PURPOSE 

The Zoning Ordinance (Alameda Municipal Code Chapter 30) is a set of regulations that promote and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare of Alameda by guiding, controlling, and regulating future growth and development that occurs in the city.   Zoning regulations apply to all new construction, building alterations, property line changes and most site construction work including some tree cutting and landscaping.

 

FIND YOUR PROPERTY'S ZONING

Find the zoning for your property through one of the following methods:

 

ZONING DISTRICTS IN ALAMEDA

 

Residential
R-1 - One-Family Residence District
R-2 - Two-Family Residence District
R-3 - Garden Residential District
R-4 - Neighborhood Residential District
R-5 - General Residential District
R-6 - Hotel Residential District

 

Commercial
A-P - Administrative-Professional District
C-1 - Neighborhood Business District
C-2 - Central Business District
C-C - Community-Commercial District
C-M - Commercial-Manufacturing District

 

Industrial
M-1 - Intermediate Manufacturing District
M-2 - General Industrial District

Other Category

M-X - Mixed Use Planned Development District
E - Estuary District
O - Open Space District

 

Combining Districts
PD - Special Planned Development District
A - Special Agricultural District
B - Special Building Site District
H - Special Height Limit District
G - Special Government District
T - Theatre Combining District

Y - Special Yard District

MF - Multifamily Residential Combining Zone

 

Alameda Point, including subdistricts:

  • AP-WTC, Waterfront Town Center
  • AP-MS, Main Street Neighborhood
  • AP-E1 through E4, Enterprise
  • AP-AR, Adaptive Reuse
  • AP-OS, Open Space
  • AP-NR/G, Nature Reserve/Government

 

North Park Street District, including subdistricts:

  • NP-G, North Park Street Gateway
  • NP-W, North Park Street Workplace
  • NP-MU, North Park Street Mixed Use
  • NP-M, North Park Street Maritime
  • NP-R, North Park Street Residential