Ordinances & Regulations

Town Code of Ordinances

Download Sunnyvale’s Code of Ordinances at the Franklin Legal Publishing website.

Engineering & Construction Standards

Download various engineering standards and construction regulations in pdf format:

• Engineering Design Manual (PDF)
• Pavement Cuts and Repairs Standards (PDF)

Unified Development Ordinance & Future Land Use Plan

• Unified Development Ordinance (PDF)
• Unified Development Ordinance Amendment List (PDF)
• 2017 Sunnyvale Comprehensive Plan (Future Land Use Plan)

quick reference sheets

Use the links below to access quick reference sheets.  The sheets provide general development information.  More detailed information is found in the Town Unified Development Ordinance link above.

• Unified Development Ordinance Reference Quick Sheet
• Accessory Buildings
• Accessory Dwelling Unit
• Platting - Subdividing Your Property
• Signage
• Verify Your Allowed Uses - Land Use Chart
• Zone Change Requests
• Zoning - General Business (GB)
• Zoning - Floodplain (F)
• Zoning - Highway Commercial (HC)
• Zoning - Industrial (I)
• Zoning - Lakefront (L)
• Zoning - Local Retail (LR)
• Zoning - MultiFamily (MF)
• Zoning - Planned Development (PD)
• Zoning - Single Family -1 (SF-1)
• Zoning - Single Family -2 (SF-2)
• Zoning - Single Family -3 (SF-3)
• Zoning - Single Family -4 (SF-4)
• Zoning - Single Family -5 (SF-5)
• Zoning - Town Center (TC)

Dimensional Regulations (required setbacks, lot width, lot depth, etc.)

• Residential Dimensional Regulations
• Non-residential Dimensional Regulations

Specific regulations for existing residential planned developments (refer to the Town Zoning Map to verify the Planned Development District)

• Town Zoning Map
• Stone Canyon PD (PRO 413)
• Stoney Creek PD (PRO 463)
• The Homestead PD (PRO 464)