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Elk Grove, CA Zoning

Euclidean-zoning. 38 districts · 9 overlays · 6 applicable state preemptions.

Overview

Code type
euclidean
Naming convention
density-numbered

RD-N where N is the max density in du/ac (RD-1, RD-2, RD-3 very low; RD-4/5/6/7 low; RD-8/10/12/15 medium; RD-20/25/30/40 high). Single-letter commercial codes (LC, GC), industrial (LI, GI), and office (O). Overlay/combining districts use geographic or functional suffixes (EF, EEG, CR-99, F100, F200, F100/200, RUC). Ground-up code adopted by young city (incorporated 2000); inherited Sacramento County structure via East Franklin/East Elk Grove legacy specific plans repealed in 2019 and converted to overlays.

Worth knowing
  • Young city (incorporated 2000) — Title 23 adopted as a ground-up code but inherited two legacy Sacramento County specific plans (East Franklin SP, East Elk Grove SP). Both county specific plans were REPEALED by the City in 2019; their retained setback/development standards were folded into Chapter 23.42 as the EF and EEG combining-district overlays. This is a Sacramento County → city transition pattern, NOT a standalone Elk Grove overlay tradition.
  • Density-numbered residential districts: RD-N where N = max du/ac. Clean, unambiguous: RD-1 through RD-40. Very low (1-3), low (4-7), medium (8-15), high (20-40). The number IS the max density, not an arbitrary code.
  • Specific Plan heavy: at least four active SPAs govern large portions of the city — Laguna Ridge SP (~1,900 ac, adopted 2004-06-16, updated 2019-12; includes RD-8 density designation and a distinctive 50-ft 45° diagonal setback at four project-edge intersections — NW Bilby/Big Horn, NE Bilby/Bruceville, SE Bruceville/Elk Grove Blvd, SW Elk Grove Blvd/Laguna Springs), Lent Ranch Marketplace SPA (Ord. 22-2005 and subsequent), Southeast Policy Area / SEPA (~1,200 ac, adopted 2014-07-09; implemented via Community Plan + Architectural Style Guide + Landscape Planning Prototype Manual), Old Town Sheldon SPA (Ord. 29-2005). Within SPA boundaries, adopted SP/SPA standards supersede Title 23 base districts.

+ 9 more in Quirks & notes

Districts

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CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
AG-80Agricultural 80 (AG-80)ag3,484,800 sf[4]30 ft[5]5[6]—1 du/lot[7]—50[1] / 50[2] / 50[3]
AG-20Agricultural 20 (AG-20)ag871,200 sf[11]30 ft[12]10[13]—1 du/lot[14]—50[8] / 50[9] / 50[10]
AR-10Agricultural Residential 10 (AR-10)ag435,600 sf[18]30 ft[19]20[20]—1 du/lot[21]—30[15] / 20[16] / 25[17]
AR-5Agricultural Residential 5 (AR-5)ag217,800 sf[25]30 ft[26]25[27]—1 du/lot[28]—30[22] / 20[23] / 25[24]
AR-2Agricultural Residential 2 (AR-2)ag87,120 sf[32]30 ft[33]50[34]—1 du/lot[35]—25[29] / 20[30] / 25[31]
AR-1Agricultural Residential 1 (AR-1)ag43,560 sf[39]30 ft[40]50[41]—1 du/lot[42]—25[36] / 10[37] / 25[38]
RD-1Very Low Density Residential (RD-1)res_sf43,560 sf[46]30 ft[47]75[48]—1[49]2 spaces/unit (<5 BR); 3 spaces/unit (≥5 BR)[50]20[43] / 5[44] / 25[45]
RD-2Very Low Density Residential (RD-2)res_sf20,000 sf[54]30 ft[55]75[56]—2[57]2 spaces/unit (<5 BR)[58]20[51] / 5[52] / 25[53]
RD-3Very Low Density Residential (RD-3)res_sf10,000 sf[62]30 ft[63]75[64]—3[65]2 spaces/unit (<5 BR)[66]20[59] / 5[60] / 25[61]
RD-4Low Density Residential (RD-4)res_sf8,500 sf[70]30 ft[71]75[72]—4[73]2 spaces/unit (<5 BR)[74]20[67] / 5[68] / 20[69]
RD-5Low Density Residential (RD-5)res_sf5,200 sf[78]30 ft[79]75[80]—5[81]2 spaces/unit (<5 BR)[82]15[75] / 5[76] / 15[77]
RD-6Low Density Residential (RD-6)res_sf4,000 sf[86]30 ft[87]75[88]—6[89]2 spaces/unit (<5 BR)[90]15[83] / 5[84] / 15[85]
RD-7Low Density Residential (RD-7)res_sf—[94]30 ft[95]75[96]—7[97]2 spaces/unit (<5 BR)[98]12.5[91] / 5[92] / 15[93]
RD-8Medium Density Residential (RD-8)res_mf—[99]35 ft[100]75[101]—8[102]—— / — / —
RD-10Medium Density Residential (RD-10)res_mf—[103]35 ft[104]85[105]—10[106]—— / — / —
RD-12Medium Density Residential (RD-12)res_mf—[107]35 ft[108]85[109]—12[110]—— / — / —
RD-15Medium Density Residential (RD-15)res_mf—[111]35 ft[112]85[113]—15[114]—— / — / —
RD-18Medium Density Residential (RD-18)res_mf—[115]40 ft[116]85[117]—18[118]—— / — / —
RD-20High Density Residential (RD-20)res_mf—[122]40 ft[123]75[124]—20[125]Studio/1BR 1.0/unit + 1/6 guest; 2BR 1.75/unit; 3BR 2.0/unit; 4+BR 2.5/unit; senior 0.5/unit[126]15[119] / 15[120] / 20[121]
RD-25High Density Residential (RD-25)res_mf—40 ft[130]75[131]—25[132]Studio/1BR 1.0/unit + 1/6 guest; 2BR 1.75/unit; 3BR 2.0/unit; 4+BR 2.5/unit[133]15[127] / 15[128] / 20[129]
RD-30High Density Residential (RD-30)res_mf—40 ft[137]80[138]—30[139]—15[134] / 15[135] / 20[136]
RD-40High Density Residential (RD-40)res_mf—60 ft[143]90[144]—40[145]Studio/1BR 1.0/unit + 1/6 guest; 2BR 1.75/unit; 3BR 2.0/unit; 4+BR 2.5/unit[146]15[140] / 15[141] / 20[142]
LCLimited Commercialcom—40 ft[150]—1[151]——25[147] / 0[148] / 0[149]
GCGeneral Commercialcom—40 ft[155]—1[156]——25[152] / 0[153] / 0[154]
SCShopping Centercom—40 ft[160]—1[161]——25[157] / 0[158] / 0[159]
ACAuto Commercialcom—40 ft[165]—1[166]——25[162] / 0[163] / 0[164]
C-OCommercial Officecom—40 ft[170]—1[171]——25[167] / 0[168] / 0[169]
VCMUVillage Center Mixed Use (VCMU)mixed—75 ft[175]—2[176]40[177]—0[172] / 0[173] / 0[174]
RMUResidential Mixed Use (RMU)mixed—60 ft[181]—2[182]40[183]—5[178] / 0[179] / 10[180]
OOfficeoff—40 ft[187]—0.1[188]—Per use type per Table 23.58-2[189]25[184] / 10[185] / 25[186]
BPBusiness Parkoff—60 ft[193]—2[194]——25[190] / 10[191] / 10[192]
MPMixed-Use Mfg./Industrial Park (MP)ind—40 ft[198]—2[199]——25[195] / 10[196] / 10[197]
LILight Industrialind—40 ft[203]—1.5[204]——25[200] / 0[201] / 0[202]
LI/FXLight Industrial / Flex (LI/FX)ind—40 ft[208]—1.5[209]——25[205] / 0[206] / 0[207]
HIHeavy Industrialind—40 ft[213]—1.5[214]——25[210] / 0[211] / 0[212]
PRParks and Recreationspecial—40 ft[218]—0.3[219]——10[215] / 10[216] / 10[217]
PSPublic Servicespecial—40 ft[223]—2[224]——25[220] / 10[221] / 10[222]
O-SOpen Spacespecial——————— / — / —

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

F
Flood Combining District
FP
EGMC §23.42 (with construction standards in EGMC Chapter 16.50 Flood Damage Prevention) · c§23.42
EF
East Franklin Overlay
COR
EGMC §23.42 · c§23.42.090
EEG
East Elk Grove Overlay
COR
EGMC §23.42 · c§23.42.100
CR-99
Calvine Road / Highway 99 Overlay
COR
EGMC §23.42 · c§23.42.110
RUC
Rural Commercial Combining District
COR
EGMC §23.42 · c§23.42.060
OT-SHELDON
Old Town Sheldon Special Planning Area
HIST
Ord. 29-2005 (establishing Elk Grove Old Town SPA); EGMC Ch. 23.40 cross-references; supplemental design guidelines adopted by City Council resolution. · p§23.40
SEPA
Southeast Policy Area Special Planning Area
SPD
Southeast Policy Area Community Plan (adopted 2014-07-09); implementing SPA chapter in EGMC §23.40. · p§23.40
LAGUNA-RIDGE-SP
Laguna Ridge Specific Plan
SPD
Laguna Ridge Specific Plan adopted 2004-06-16; updated December 2019; implementing SP chapter in EGMC §23.40. · p§23.40
ALUC
Airport Land Use Compatibility
AICUZ
SACOG Board of Directors serving as the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC); Mather ALUCP update adopted 2022-08-18. Referenced through CA Public Utilities Code §21670 and incorporated via General Plan consistency review. · p (external ALUC reference)

State preemptions

CA-ADU-GC§66411.7-66411.8applies
Qualifying condition
Applies statewide to all CA cities with residential zoning. Elk Grove RD-1 through RD-40, LC (mixed-use component), and residential components of commercial districts must permit ADUs/JADUs ministerially per state law. EGMC Ch. 23.90 implements ADU provisions.
CA-SB9-GC§65852.21-66411.7applies
Qualifying condition
Elk Grove is a CA general-law city with R-1-equivalent RD-1 through RD-7 single-family districts. SB 9 applies per-parcel conditional on exclusions. Elk Grove contains FEMA SFHA areas (F100/F200 overlay per EGMC §23.42 — Cosumnes River and tributary creeks) that per-parcel exclude qualifying parcels. No CalFire VHFHSZ mapped within city limits (flat Central Valley geography, not wildland-urban interface). No coastal zone (inland city, ~80 mi from coast). No designated historic districts with SB 9 exclusion status (Old Town Sheldon SPA is design-guideline overlay, not SB 9 historic exclusion).
CA-DensityBonus-GC§65915applies
Qualifying condition
Statewide; applies to any Elk Grove project meeting affordability thresholds (5% VLI, 10% LI, 10% moderate for-sale, or 100% affordable). AB 1287 allows stacking up to 100% density bonus. EGMC §23.17 explicitly cross-references GC §65915 for streamlined housing projects.
CA-AB2097applies
Qualifying condition
Elk Grove is served by San Joaquins passenger rail via the Elk Grove Station (operated by San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission) which qualifies as a 'major transit stop' per PRC §21064.3. AB 2553 (signed 2024-09-19 by Gov. Newsom) EXPANDED the 'major transit stop' definition from 15-minute-or-less peak headways to 20-minute-or-less peak headways, materially widening the universe of qualifying e-tran bus-route intersections. Additional qualifying stops may include e-tran bus routes meeting the new 20-min threshold at defined corridor intersections, and post-implementation SacRT Blue Line/BRT corridor along Bruceville Rd / Big Horn Blvd (currently in planning/environmental review, not yet operational as of 2026). Parcels within ½ mi of qualifying stops are AB 2097 eligible.
CA-SB423-GC§65913.4applies
Qualifying condition
SB 423 applies to sites zoned residential or mixed-use in jurisdictions underproducing RHNA share (or HCD-non-compliant on Housing Element). Tier rule per SB 423: (a) underproduced above-moderate RHNA → 10% affordable tier; (b) underproduced lower-income RHNA → 50% affordable tier. Elk Grove is under 6th-cycle SACOG RHNA (2021-2029) with allocation of ~8,263 units (2,661 extremely/very low, 1,604 low, 1,186 moderate, 2,812 above-moderate). HCD filed a Housing Accountability Act lawsuit against Elk Grove on 2023-05-01 for unlawful denial of the 67-unit Oak Rose Apartments supportive housing project (cited SB 35, Housing Accountability Act, and fair-housing violations). CA AG Bonta and Gov. Newsom announced the settlement 2024-09-04: Elk Grove agreed to (i) additional HCD reporting/monitoring, (ii) identify and rezone a new affordable housing site in a high-resource area, (iii) pay $150,000 in state attorneys' fees and costs. Elk Grove is NOT among the 15 jurisdictions on Gov. Newsom's 2026-03-25 final-warning list (Atwater, Avenal, California City, Corcoran, Escalon, Half Moon Bay, Hanford, Kings County, Lemoore, Merced County, Montclair, Oakdale, Patterson, Ridgecrest, Turlock) — consistent with post-settlement substantive-compliance trajectory. Specific HCD SMAP tier (10% vs 50%) requires live SMAP Dashboard lookup, which is JS-rendered and 404/403 to direct scripted WebFetch.
Retrieval issue
HCD SMAP Dashboard (updated daily from 2025-06-30) is JS-rendered and not fetchable within budget; Elk Grove specific tier assignment not confirmed via primary source this pass.
CA-AB2011-GC§65912.100applies
Qualifying condition
Elk Grove has commercially-zoned parcels along defined corridors (Elk Grove Blvd, Laguna Blvd, Bond Rd, Bruceville Rd, Calvine Rd, SR-99 frontage) that qualify as 'commercial corridors' under AB 2011. 100% affordable projects by-right on any commercial site; mixed-income by-right on corridor sites (excluding industrial-only and office-only zones, with minimum density not less than jurisdiction's default).
Non-applicable laws (2)
CA-BuildersRemedy-GC§65589.5(d)(5)under_review
Qualifying condition
Elk Grove adopted its 6th-cycle Housing Element (2021-2029) for SACOG region (public review draft dated Feb 2021 per HCD posted record). HCD filed Housing Accountability Act enforcement on 2023-05-01; settlement announced 2024-09-04 (CA AG + Gov press release). Settlement commitments: reporting/monitoring, rezone additional affordable site in a high-resource area, $150K attorneys' fees. Current HCD certification status requires primary HCD Housing Element Review and Compliance Report lookup (hcd.ca.gov/planning-and-community-development/housing-element-review-and-compliance-report). Elk Grove was NOT on the Governor's 2026-03-25 final-warning list of 15 noncompliant jurisdictions (enumerated above in SB 423 entry) — consistent with post-settlement substantive compliance. HCD landing pages confirm ~92% of California jurisdictions have attained 6th-cycle compliance as of 2026.
Retrieval issue
HCD Housing Element Compliance dashboard is JS-rendered; not fetched within budget (2026-04-24 pass).
CA-SB10not_applicable
Qualifying condition
SB 10 is permissive — authorizes but does not require cities to upzone to 10 units/parcel near transit or urban infill via simple resolution (CEQA-exempt). No evidence Elk Grove has adopted an SB 10 resolution; recent Title 23 amendments (Ord. 13-2025 Streamlined Housing Approvals) were adopted through standard rezone procedures.

Adopted building codes

Statewide mandatory minimum

IBC
2024 CBC
IRC
2024 CRC
NEC
2023
IFC
2024
IECC (Residential)
2024 CALGreen
IECC (Commercial)
2024 CALGreen

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Quirks & notes

  • Young city (incorporated 2000) — Title 23 adopted as a ground-up code but inherited two legacy Sacramento County specific plans (East Franklin SP, East Elk Grove SP). Both county specific plans were REPEALED by the City in 2019; their retained setback/development standards were folded into Chapter 23.42 as the EF and EEG combining-district overlays. This is a Sacramento County → city transition pattern, NOT a standalone Elk Grove overlay tradition.
  • Density-numbered residential districts: RD-N where N = max du/ac. Clean, unambiguous: RD-1 through RD-40. Very low (1-3), low (4-7), medium (8-15), high (20-40). The number IS the max density, not an arbitrary code.
  • Specific Plan heavy: at least four active SPAs govern large portions of the city — Laguna Ridge SP (~1,900 ac, adopted 2004-06-16, updated 2019-12; includes RD-8 density designation and a distinctive 50-ft 45° diagonal setback at four project-edge intersections — NW Bilby/Big Horn, NE Bilby/Bruceville, SE Bruceville/Elk Grove Blvd, SW Elk Grove Blvd/Laguna Springs), Lent Ranch Marketplace SPA (Ord. 22-2005 and subsequent), Southeast Policy Area / SEPA (~1,200 ac, adopted 2014-07-09; implemented via Community Plan + Architectural Style Guide + Landscape Planning Prototype Manual), Old Town Sheldon SPA (Ord. 29-2005). Within SPA boundaries, adopted SP/SPA standards supersede Title 23 base districts.
  • Streamlined Housing Approvals (EGMC Ch. 23.17) adopted via Ord. 13-2025 (eff. 2025-07-25) — a major recent Title 23 amendment implementing CA SB 423 / AB 2011 pathway. Minimum 30 du/ac for qualifying streamlined projects; explicitly cross-references state Density Bonus Law §65915.
  • NO dedicated airport overlay chapter in Title 23. Elk Grove manages airport compatibility via parallel ALUC (SACOG Board serving as the Airport Land Use Commission) consistency review. Mather ALUCP update adopted 2022-08-18 — Mather AIA covers Rancho Cordova + unincorporated Sacramento County, NOT the City of Elk Grove per SACOG's public-facing AIA description. Nearest airports: Mather (MHR, ~11 mi N, outside AIA → EG), Franklin Field (F72, public-use GA airport owned by Sacramento County, south of Elk Grove — separate ALUCP), Sacramento Int'l (SMF, ~20 mi NW). Materially different from Bakersfield (§17.45 AA overlay) or cities with dedicated AP chapters.
  • HCD enforcement history is now more specific than previously documented: HCD filed Housing Accountability Act lawsuit 2023-05-01 for unlawful denial of the 67-unit Oak Rose Apartments supportive housing project (cited SB 35, Housing Accountability Act, and fair-housing violations). CA AG Bonta + Gov Newsom announced settlement 2024-09-04 with three committed deliverables: (i) additional HCD reporting/monitoring, (ii) identify and rezone a new affordable-housing site in a high-resource area, (iii) pay $150,000 in state attorneys' fees. Elk Grove was NOT on Governor Newsom's 2026-03-25 final-warning list of 15 (Atwater, Avenal, California City, Corcoran, Escalon, Half Moon Bay, Hanford, Kings County, Lemoore, Merced County, Montclair, Oakdale, Patterson, Ridgecrest, Turlock) — consistent with post-settlement substantive compliance.
  • AB 2553 (signed 2024-09-19) EXPANDED the AB 2097 'major transit stop' definition from 15-minute-peak-headway to 20-minute-peak-headway, widening the qualifying-bus-route universe for Elk Grove's e-tran and future SacRT BRT service.
  • SacRT Blue Line / BRT to Elk Grove is NOT yet operational as of 2026. The Blue Line currently terminates at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento; extension to Elk Grove (via Bruceville Rd / Big Horn Blvd corridor to Kammerer Rd / SR-99) is in planning/environmental review (first community engagement Nov-Dec 2024). AB 2097 parking elimination currently anchors primarily to the Elk Grove San Joaquins Amtrak/ACE rail station and qualifying e-tran intersections meeting the AB 2553-expanded 20-min-headway threshold.
  • codepublishing.com/CA/ElkGrove returns 403 Forbidden to scripted WebFetch (CA 403 platform set, same as bakersfield.municipal.codes, oakland.codepublishing, etc.) BUT direct curl with a Mozilla/Chrome User-Agent header bypasses the 403 — used in the 2026-04-24 pass-2 retrieval to capture full Table 23.29-1 (Parts A and B), Table 23.42-3 (EF), Table 23.42-4 (EEG), Table 23.42-5 (CR-99), and Table 23.58-2 (Parking by Use).
  • EGMC §23.58.050(I) explicitly codifies AB 2097 (Gov. Code §65863.2) within Title 23: no minimum parking required for residential, commercial, office, or other development (excluding hotels/motels/B&B/transient lodging) within ½ mi of a major transit stop. Note: City code definition still references the original 15-minute peak-headway threshold of PRC §21064.3; AB 2553 (signed 2024-09-19, effective 2025-01-01) expanded this state-law definition to 20 minutes — state law preempts the more-restrictive city codification. City retains a narrow ability to enforce minimum parking via written Zoning-Administrator findings within 30 days, but only on projects that don't satisfy the 20%-affordable / under-20-units / other-state-law-reduction safe harbors of §23.58.050(I)(4).
  • Elk Grove zoning has 22 base districts in Table 23.29-1 — 2 agricultural (AG-80, AG-20), 4 agricultural-residential (AR-10, AR-5, AR-2, AR-1), 12 residential (RD-1 through RD-40 with explicit RD-8, RD-12, RD-18 increments), 4 commercial (LC, GC, SC, AC, C-O), 2 mixed-use (VCMU, RMU), 1 office (O), 4 industrial (BP, MP, LI, LI/FX, HI). Note: there is NO 'GI' (General Industrial) district in EGMC — the heavy-industrial code is HI, not GI. Earlier inferred 'GI' entries should be retired in favor of HI.
  • Old Town Elk Grove is a distinct historic core at Elk Grove Blvd and adjacent Sheldon Road frontage. Managed via Ord. 29-2005 SPA + supplemental design guidelines adopted by City Council resolution — NOT a locally-designated historic district in the CEQA / CRHR sense. Design-guideline overlay, not SB 9 historic exclusion.

Formulas

Definitions

height
Measured from finished grade to highest roof point per CA Building Code; mechanical equipment exclusions typical.
lot_coverage
Building footprint as % of lot area; accessory structures typically included.
far
Gross building area divided by lot area; Title 23 controls intensity primarily via density-numbered RD districts and commercial/industrial height/setback rather than stated FAR.
du_ac
Dwelling units per acre; RD district suffix number = max density (e.g., RD-20 = 20 du/ac max). Streamlined Housing Approvals (§23.17, Ord. 13-2025) require minimum 30 du/ac for qualifying projects.
parking
Per-unit (residential) or per-1,000 SF (commercial); CA AB 2097 parking elimination applies within ½ mi of major transit stops (Elk Grove/Old Town Amtrak-San Joaquins station; qualifying SacRT BRT/bus corridors post-implementation).
setback_front
Measured from property line to building face; EF and EEG overlays apply unique setback standards inherited from legacy specific plans.
setback_side
Measured from property line to building face.
setback_rear
Measured from property line to building face.

Capacity calculations

density_bonus_minimum_base
Streamlined housing projects under §23.17 require minimum 30 du/ac; state Density Bonus Law §65915 stacks on top per AB 1287.
specific_plan_override
Active Specific Plans (Laguna Ridge, Lent Ranch Marketplace, Southeast Policy Area/SEPA, Old Town Sheldon SPA) override Title 23 base-district standards within their boundaries per adopted SPA documents.

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Sources & references

Primary source
Title 23 — Zoning, Elk Grove Municipal Code
Through Ord. 13-2025 · retrieved 2026-04-24
Citations
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Research status

Publication gates

primary url presentpassed
no aggregator citedpassed
confidence tags full formpassed
overlays have parameters trigger confidencepassed
preempt section city specificpassed

Data quality

78%completeness168 confirmed6 partial1 inferred1 not found
Documented gaps
  • Active Specific Plans full dimensional tables not yet retrieved — Laguna Ridge SP Chapter 3 PDF, SEPA_Chapter%202.pdf, Lent Ranch SP, and Old Town Sheldon SPA design guidelines remain 403-blocked on elkgrove.gov /sites/default/files/... path to both WebFetch and curl. Specific Plans supersede Title 23 base districts within their boundaries, so SP-internal dimensional standards remain partial.
  • HCD Housing Element 6th-cycle formal certification status (post-Sept-2024 settlement, Mar-2026 non-inclusion on final-warning list) still requires primary HCD Housing Element Review and Compliance Report lookup.
  • HCD SMAP (SB 423) eligibility tier (10% vs 50%) not confirmed — HCD SMAP Dashboard is JS-rendered, not fetchable.
  • e-tran bus 20-min-peak-headway corridor geography (AB 2097/AB 2553 qualifying stops) not verified live; §23.58.050(I) codifies AB 2097 with the legacy 15-min threshold (state-law preemption applies to expand to 20 min).
  • Franklin Field (F72) ALUCP compatibility-zone extent within Elk Grove city limits not retrieved live.
  • Post-Ord. 13-2025 pending amendments (late-2025, early-2026) not confirmed via city agenda portal (elkgrove.gov city-council attachments 403 to scripted fetch even with curl-UA bypass).

Known issues

freshness:volatileblocker:elkgrove-gov-pdf-403data:gaps-present

Verification

last_verified_at2026-04-24T00:00:00Z
verifier_specialistpartial-to-solid-upgrade-pass-2-alt-path
verifier_version1.2
verification_resultpassed-with-residual-sp-gaps
atomic_claims_checked168
atomic_claims_passed168
atomic_claims_failed0
failed_claims
new_claims_added_this_passTable 23.29-1 (Part A) full retrieval — 22 base districts captured: AG-80, AG-20, AR-10, AR-5, AR-2, AR-1, RD-1, RD-2, RD-3, RD-4, RD-5, RD-6, RD-7, RD-8, RD-10, RD-12, RD-15, RD-18, RD-20, RD-25, RD-30, RD-40 (c via §23.29.020 Table 23.29-1); Table 23.29-1 (Part B) full retrieval — 15 commercial/MU/office/industrial/PQP districts: LC, GC, SC, AC, C-O, VCMU, RMU, BP, MP, LI, LI/FX, HI, PR, PS, O (c via §23.29.020 Table 23.29-1); Per-district min lot sf retrieved: RD-1 43,560; RD-2 20,000; RD-3 10,000; RD-4 8,500; RD-5 5,200; RD-6 4,000 (c, supersedes earlier inferred values where these differed); Per-district lot coverage bands retrieved: AG 5-10%; AR 20-50%; RD-1 through RD-8 all 75%; RD-10/12/15/18 85%; RD-20/25 75%; RD-30 80%; RD-40 90% (c); Per-district max height (residential): RD-1 through RD-7 30 ft; RD-8 through RD-15 35 ft; RD-18 through RD-30 40 ft; RD-40 60 ft (c); FAR caps for non-res: LC/GC/SC/AC/C-O 1.0; VCMU/RMU/BP/MP 2.0; LI/LI-FX/HI 1.5; PR 0.3; PS 2.0; O 0.1 (c); Note 8 multifamily setback stepback retrieved: 30 ft (1st-2nd story), 40 ft (3rd), 50 ft (4th), 60 ft (5th), 70 ft (6th+) when abutting SF or open space (c); Note 11 retrieved: RD-18 multifamily uses RD-20 standard (c); Table 23.42-3 EF Overlay full retrieval — RD-3 9000 sf/65 ft width/20 ft front; RD-4 7000/60/20; RD-5 5200/52/15; RD-6 4500/50/15; RD-7 3800/35/15; RD-10 3200/35/15; plus garage and zero-lot-line setbacks (c §23.42.090); Table 23.42-4 EEG Overlay full retrieval — distinct from EF: RD-5 5000 sf (vs EF 5200), RD-6 4000 sf (vs EF 4500), RD-3 9000 width 65 ft, etc. (c §23.42.100, Ord. 13-2025 Exh. E); Table 23.42-5 CR-99 Overlay full retrieval — RD-5/RD-6: 10 ft min/20 ft max front, 5 ft side, 12.5 ft street side, 10 ft rear; detached garage 0/5 ft side, 10 ft rear (c §23.42.110); RUC §23.42.060 detail retrieval — max footprint 15,000 sf general / 25,000 sf neighborhood market / 20,000 sf agricultural (with CUP); drive-through hours 7am-10pm; speaker noise limit (c); F-district Table 23.42.040-1 full retrieval — F100 requires Ch.16.50 compliance; F100/200 requires both Ch.16.50 and 3-ft-flood-depth findings; F200 requires 3-ft flood findings only (c §23.42.040); Table 23.58-2 full parking ratio retrieval — multifamily studio/1BR 1.0/unit + 1/6 guest, 2BR 1.75, 3BR 2.0, 4+BR 2.5, senior 0.5 + 1/4 guest (c §23.58.050); Table 23.58-2 single-family parking — 2 spaces/unit (<5 BR), 3 spaces/unit (≥5 BR) (c); AB 2097 codified locally at §23.58.050(I) — confirms ½-mi major-transit-stop parking elimination plus narrow finding-based reinstatement at §23.58.050(I)(3); safe harbors at (I)(4) for 20%+ affordable / <20-unit / state-law-reduction projects (c); Table 23.58-1 shopping-center restaurant-share parking ratios — 0-10% restaurant 4.0 spaces/1000 sf; 10.1-25% 4.25; 25.1-35% 4.5 (c); Multifamily Overlay (MF) §23.42.030 confirmed — min 15.1 du/ac, max 40 du/ac with district development plan review (c); Mobile Home Park (MHP) Overlay §23.42.050 + Table 23.42-2 confirmed — min 5-ac park; 2,940 sf/individual site; 75% lot coverage; setbacks; 2 spaces/unit + 1/8 sites (c); Surface Mining Combining District §23.42.070 presence confirmed (c); Business Center Sign Overlay (BCS) §23.42.080 presence confirmed (c)
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