Del Rey Oaks, California Zoning Map
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Where uses are permitted in Del Rey Oaks
Share of Del Rey Oaks's zoned land where each use is permitted.
- Single-family
- 94.85%
- Multi-family
- 71.88%
- Two-family
- 94.85%
- Retail
- 69.92%
- Eating & drinking
- 69.92%
- Office
- 69.92%
- Hotel / motel
- 69.92%
- Storage & warehouses
- 69.92%
- Short-term rental
- 24.93%
Del Rey Oaks, California Zoning Districts: What Do They Mean?
Zoning districts are areas regulated by specific laws that determine land use, building types, and development rules. Each district below shows its zone type and which uses it permits.
| Zone Code | Category | Area | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
C-1 Restricted Neighborhood Commercial | - | 30.8 ac | Standards & uses → |
C-1-D Retail Commercial Design Control | - | 4.9 ac | Standards & uses → |
C-1-V Restricted Neighborhood Commercial With Visitor Overlay | - | 375.1 ac | Standards & uses → |
C-1-V-CP Restricted Neighborhood Commercial With Visitor Overlay And City Parkland | - | 40.8 ac | Standards & uses → |
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What should developers know about Del Rey Oaks zoning?
Del Rey Oaks is a very small Monterey Peninsula city with just nine zoning districts, and its map tells a clear story: residential stability surrounded by a large, visitor-oriented commercial overlay. Single Family Residential (R-1) covers about 171 acres and anchors the established neighborhoods, while the most expansive district by area is Restricted Neighborhood Commercial with Visitor Overlay (C-1-V) at roughly 375 acres. That visitor overlay - which also appears combined with City Parkland (C-1-V-CP), the Frog Pond habitat area (C-1-V-FP), and the Monterey Schools Service Center (C-1-V-MS) - signals that much of the city's non-residential land is steered toward tourism and visitor-serving uses, fitting its location near the Monterey Bay corridor.
For developers, the practical universe is compact. Multifamily is confined to a single Multiple Family Garden Type Apartment district (D) of about 13 acres, so apartment-scale opportunity is genuinely scarce and location-specific. Conventional retail sits in Restricted Neighborhood Commercial (C-1, about 31 acres) and a small design-controlled Retail Commercial district (C-1-D). Public Open Space and Habitat (OS-H), near 22 acres and tied to the Frog Pond, reflects an environmental constraint that runs through the commercial overlay as well. The small district count means standards are simpler than in larger cities, but it also means flexibility is limited - most parcels fall into either single-family or visitor-overlay commercial, and the city has no building-control schedule recorded, so envelope and density rules must be confirmed directly with planning.
This is pre-development intelligence, not legal advice - verify with the local planning department before acquisition.
Del Rey Oaks zoning: frequently asked questions
What is the Visitor Overlay that covers so much of Del Rey Oaks?
The Restricted Neighborhood Commercial with Visitor Overlay (C-1-V) district, at about 375 acres, is the city's largest district and channels commercial land toward visitor-serving and tourism uses. It appears in several combined forms - with City Parkland (C-1-V-CP), the Frog Pond habitat (C-1-V-FP), and the Monterey Schools Service Center (C-1-V-MS) - so the specific combination on a parcel determines which additional public, parkland, or habitat constraints apply alongside the commercial use.
Where can multifamily housing be built in Del Rey Oaks?
Multifamily is essentially limited to the single Multiple Family Garden Type Apartment district (D), which covers only about 13 acres. With no other dedicated multifamily zone in the city, apartment-scale development is rare and tied to that small footprint, making it a key parcel to identify early if residential density is your goal.
What residential opportunity exists beyond the apartment district?
The Single Family Residential (R-1) district, at about 171 acres, is the city's largest residential category and defines the established neighborhoods. Beyond ground-up single-family homes, the most realistic ways to add housing on these lots are through California's statewide ADU allowances and SB-9 lot-split and two-unit provisions, which apply to eligible R-1 parcels.
How do habitat and open-space constraints affect projects?
The Public Open Space and Habitat district (OS-H), near 22 acres, protects sensitive land including the Frog Pond, and that habitat sensitivity also shows up as a combined overlay on commercial land (C-1-V-FP). Projects near these areas should anticipate environmental review and habitat-protection limits that can constrain footprint, grading, and use even where the base district appears commercial.
Are zoning standards simpler in a small city like Del Rey Oaks?
With only nine districts, the zoning framework is far simpler than in larger cities, and most land resolves to either single-family residential or the visitor-overlay commercial categories. However, the dataset records no formal building-control schedule for the city, so specific FAR, height, setback, and density standards are not derivable from the zoning map alone and must be confirmed directly with the planning department before designing a project.
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