Santa Clarita, California Zoning Map
Zoning, overlays and hazards on every parcel — and an answer to what the code actually lets you build. Compiled from current zoning data for all 24 districts.
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Zoning
- District code & full name
- Category & ordinance article
- Parcel boundary & APN
- All 24 districts mapped
Use classes, resolved
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Building controls
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- Floor area ratio (FAR)
- Front setback
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Where uses are permitted in Santa Clarita
Share of Santa Clarita's zoned land where each use is permitted.
- Single-family
- 80.70%
- Multi-family
- 12.39%
- ADU
- 80.70%
- Two-family
- 8.81%
- Retail
- 90.92%
- Eating & drinking
- 11.47%
- Office
- 11.47%
- Hotel / motel
- 10.40%
- Industrial
- 10.23%
- Storage & warehouses
- 90.92%
- Short-term rental
- 63.99%
Santa Clarita, 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 | Permitted Uses | Area | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BP Business Park | Commercial |
| 3,189 ac | Standards & uses → |
CC Community Commercial | Commercial |
| 679 ac | Standards & uses → |
CN Neighborhood Commercial | Commercial |
| 251.6 ac | Standards & uses → |
CP Corridor Plan | Planned | - | 337 ac | Standards & uses → |
Showing 4 of 24 districts
Start from what you're trying to build
Each one runs against the live Santa Clarita dataset and returns the districts, standards and approvals involved.
Where can I build multifamily in Santa Clarita?
2 of 24 districts permit multifamily - by right, conditionally, or by variance.
Run it →Are ADUs allowed in Santa Clarita?
Allowed statewide under California law, subject to local development standards.
Run it →What does BP actually permit?
The full standards for one district, read straight from the source.
Run it →What should developers know about Santa Clarita zoning?
Santa Clara has one of the cleaner and most legible zoning frameworks among Southern California cities of its size. Twenty-four districts map cleanly onto a spectrum from non-urban rural residential through graduated urban densities into commercial and industrial uses. Open Space (OS) is the largest single land category at 9,101 acres, reflecting Santa Clarita's geography within the Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountain foothills - a defining constraint on where development can actually occur. Within developable land, Urban Residential 2 (UR2 at 5 dwelling units per acre) dominates at 11,825 acres, making moderate-density single-family and small-lot residential the dominant built fabric.
The Business Park (BP) designation at 3,189 acres is the largest employment zone and reflects the city's strategy of accommodating logistics, distribution, and light industrial uses in planned business park settings. Specific Plan areas (SP at 3,889 acres) cover a wide range of master-planned communities and represent a major development mechanism in Santa Clarita - many of the city's newer residential communities are governed by specific plan documents that set their own design and use standards. The non-urban residential spectrum (NU1 through NU5, ranging from 0.05 to 1 dwelling unit per acre) covers roughly 5,351 acres in hillside and transition areas, where density constraints reflect slope and infrastructure limitations. Mixed Use zones (MX-C at 247 acres, MX-N at 331 acres) and a 337-acre Corridor Plan area signal the city's transit-oriented development agenda.
This is pre-development intelligence, not legal advice - verify with the local planning department before acquisition.
Santa Clarita zoning: frequently asked questions
What does the Business Park (BP) designation mean for industrial or logistics development?
BP covers approximately 3,189 acres and is the primary employment zone in Santa Clarita, designed for office, R&D, light manufacturing, and logistics uses in a planned park setting. Santa Clarita's location along Interstate 5 and SR-14 makes it a competitive logistics market, and BP-zoned land provides the bulk of that supply. Developers should verify whether individual BP parcels have specific plan overlays, as many are governed by master development agreements that add design and infrastructure standards.
How do Non-Urban Residential zones affect hillside development feasibility?
NU1 through NU5 zones allow very low densities (0.05 to 1 dwelling unit per acre) across roughly 5,351 acres of hillside and transition land. Grading constraints, wildfire risk, and infrastructure extension costs are the dominant feasibility variables in these zones - the zoning designation alone does not determine whether a parcel is buildable. Developers considering non-urban residential sites should conduct geotechnical and wildfire hazard assessments early in due diligence.
What are Specific Plan areas and how do they change the entitlement process?
Specific Plan (SP) designations cover approximately 3,889 acres and represent master-planned communities or mixed-use areas governed by detailed specific plan documents rather than the standard zoning code. Each specific plan sets its own land use mix, development standards, phasing requirements, and infrastructure obligations. Developers working within an SP-zoned area must obtain and review the relevant specific plan document, as the standard municipal code takes a back seat to the specific plan in those areas.
Where do mixed-use and multifamily development opportunities exist in Santa Clarita?
Mixed Use Corridor (MX-C at 247 acres) and Mixed Use Neighborhood (MX-N at 331 acres) zones accommodate residential above commercial ground floors in transit and neighborhood contexts. Urban Residential 3 (UR3 at 11 dwelling units per acre, 2,264 acres) and UR4 (18 dwelling units per acre, 507 acres) support more conventional multifamily development. The highest-density zone, UR5 (18-30 dwelling units per acre), covers 754 acres. State ADU and density bonus laws apply throughout the city on eligible parcels.
How does the Open Space designation constrain development geography?
OS at 9,101 acres is the single largest land category and effectively defines the outer edges of the developable envelope. OS-A (Open Space Agriculture at 1,217 acres), OS-BLM (Bureau of Land Management at 84 acres), and OS-NF (National Forest at 387 acres) add further conservation constraints. Together these open space categories mean that Santa Clarita's developable land is geographically concentrated in the valley floor and existing community areas - a fact that drives land values and makes infill and specific plan buildout the primary development pathways.
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Zoning data is pre-development intelligence, not legal advice. Verify with the Santa Clarita planning department before acquisition or design.