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Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Cathedral City, CA (2026)

2 verified zoning overlays & bonuses rules for Cathedral City, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Density Bonus Law

Cathedral City does not print its own density bonus formula. Chapter 9.48 incorporates the State's Density Bonus Law, currently Government Code Sections 65915 through 65918 as amended from time to time, and § 9.48.030 directs the City Council to adopt implementing procedures by resolution.

Cathedral City Density Bonus and Affordable Housing Program

Some Restrictions

Cathedral City Municipal Code §§ 9.48.010, 9.48.020, 9.48.030

§ 9.48.010. Purpose and intent. ... A. To incorporate the State Density Bonus requirements, as set forth in California Government Code Sections 65915 through 65918, as amended. B. Increase production of affordable housing, consistent with the city's goals, objectives, and policies. C. Implement the provisions of the city's general plan housing element policies and programs relating to the provi...

Downtown Design Guide

In Cathedral City, downtown projects answer to a separate set of downtown guidelines that the Municipal Code cites but does not print. Section 9.25.065 applies the downtown development guidelines to all residential development in the DRN zone, and § 9.31.060 requires MXC setbacks to meet the intent of the downtown design guidelines.

Cathedral City Downtown Design Guidelines: DRN and MXC Rules

Some Restrictions

Cathedral City Municipal Code §§ 9.25.065, 9.31.060

§ 9.25.065. Architectural standards for residential development. The standards in the downtown development guidelines shall be applied for all residential development in the DRN zone. ... § 9.31.060. Setbacks. ... A. Setbacks shall meet the intent of the downtown design guidelines. 1. Street/alley: No minimum. 2. Interior: none, or minimum eight feet but not to exceed fifteen feet. ... C. Speci...

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