Zoning Code

IMPORTANT: PLEASE REVIEW THE NEW GENERAL PLAN, APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN NOVEMBER, AS LAND USE REGULATIONS (LAND USE, DENSITY AND INTENSITY, DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES) PERMITTED HAVE CHANGED FROM WHAT THE ZONING CODE ALLOWS IN SOME AREAS OF NEWPORT BEACH.

Interim Development Review Process [PDF] - during Comprehensive Zoning Code Update 

Title 20: Zoning Code

Title Page - Chapter Listing [PDF]
Page Dividers [PDF]

Part I - General Provisions

20.00 General Provisions [PDF]
20.03 Definitions [PDF]
20.05 Use Classifications [PDF]

Part II - Base Zoning Requirements

20.10 Residential Districts [PDF]
20.15 Commercial Districts [PDF]
20.20 Industrial Districts [PDF]
20.25 GEIF District [PDF]
20.30 OS Districts [PDF]
20.35 Planned Community District [PDF] - (See Planned Community List)
20.40 Specific Plan District [PDF]
20.41 Specific Plan District #4: Newport Shores [PDF]
20.42 Specific Plan District #5: Mariner's Mile [PDF]
20.43 Specific Plan District #6: Cannery Village/McFadden Square [PDF]
20.44 Specific Plan District #7: Santa Ana Heights [PDF]
20.45 Specific Plan District #8: Central Balboa [PDF]
20.46 Specific Plan District #9: Old Newport Boulevard [PDF]
20.47 Specific Plan District #10: Corona del Mar (Reserved) [PDF]

Part III - Overlay Zoning Districts

20.50 B Overlay District [PDF]
20.51 Mobile Home Park (MHP) Overlay District [PDF]
20.52 Residential (R) Overlay District [PDF]
20.53 Interim Study (IS) Overlay District [PDF]
20.54 Parking Management (PM) Overlay District [PDF]
20.55 Site Plan Review (SPR) Overlay District [PDF]
20.56 Planned Residential Development (PRD) Overlay District [PDF]
20.57 Mariner's Mile (MM) Overlay District [PDF]

Part IV - General Development Regulations

20.60 Site Regulations [PDF]
20.61 Amateur Radio and Satellite Dish Antennas [PDF]
20.62 Nonconforming Structures and Uses [PDF]
20.63 Floor Area Ratios and Building Bulk [PDF]
20.64 Transportation Demand Management Ordinance [PDF]
20.65 Height Limits [PDF]
20.66 Off Street Parking and Loading Regulations [PDF]
20.67 Signs [PDF]

Part V - Special Use Regulations

20.80 Automobile Service Stations [PDF]
20.81 Oil Wells [PDF]
20.82 Eating and Drinking Establishments [PDF]
20.83 Residential Condominium Projects [PDF]
20.84 Time Share Developments [PDF]
20.85 Accessory Dwelling Units [PDF]
20.86 Low and Moderate Income Housing Within the Coastal Zone [PDF]
20.87 Massage Establishments [PDF]
20.88 Adult-Oriented Businesses [PDF]
20.89 Alcoholic Beverage Outlets [PDF]

Part VI - Administration

20.90 Zoning Administration [PDF]
20.91 Use Permits and Variances [PDF]
20.91A Use Permits in Residential Districts [PDF]
20.92 Site Plan Review [PDF]
20.93 Modification Permits [PDF]
20.94 Amendments [PDF]
20.95 Appeals [PDF]
20.96 Enforcement [PDF]
20.98 Reasonable Accommodation [PDF]

Part VII - Districting Maps

                - Zoning Map