Palmdale Zoning Code
City Council Adopted Zoning Map and Ordinance
The Palmdale City Council recently adopted the updated Zoning Ordinance (Title 17) and Zoning Map. Both the Ordinance and accompanying map are consistent with the City of Palmdale’s newly adopted General Plan, Palmdale 2045. The City’s Zoning Code establishes development regulations within the boundaries of the City and the City’s sphere of influence. The Zoning Code is intended to support growth in an orderly manner and promote and protect public health, safety, peace, comfort, and general welfare of the community in conformance to the General Plan.
About the Zoning Code
The update of the Zoning Code is intended to support the city’s growth in an orderly manner and promote and protect public health, safety, peace, comfort, and the general welfare in conformance with the Palmdale 2045 General Plan. The following are objectives of the Code update:
Comprehensively update the Zoning Code to implement the land use patterns and development framework established in the Palmdale 2045 General Plan update.
Update the zoning map with zoning districts that implement and are consistent with the General Plan land use designations.
Update the development regulations, processes, and procedures in the Zoning Code to be consistent with State law.
Streamline the project approval processes to reduce the need for discretionary review.
Incorporate and build upon significant ongoing and recently completed work on Specific Plans and multi-family design regulations.
Create a highly illustrative Code that is easy to use and understand, is in line with best practices, and conveys the intent of the regulations.
Re-structure the Code to be logically organized and in line with best practices.