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Title 9 — Zoning Ordinance

Avenal Municipal Code § 9.08.020 Residential land use table

Avenal Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Avenal

Cite as: Avenal Municipal Code § 9.08.020 · Text as of 2026-10-05

9.08.010 Land use restriction.

No structure, or any part thereof, shall be erected or enlarged, nor shall any site or structure be used, designated, or intended to be used for any purpose or in any manner other than is included among the uses listed in the land use tables in this chapter as permitted, administratively permitted, or conditionally permitted in the zoning district in which such structure, land, or site is located, except as otherwise authorized by this title.

Exceptions & meaning →

9.08.020 Residential land use table.

A. Table 9.08.020-1 identifies which land uses are permitted by right, require a use permit, or are not allowed in the R-E, R-1, R-2, and R-3 zones. B. A “P” means that the use is permitted by right in that zone. A “C” means the use requires a conditional use permit in that zone. An “A” means the use requires an administrative use permit in that zone. A “T” means the use requires a temporary use permit in that zone. A blank box means the use is not allowed in that zone. C. Establishment of a use, even if permitted by right, may require the issuance of a site plan review permit in accordance with Chapter 9.72, or other applicable entitlements in accordance with Chapter 9.70. D. Land uses are grouped generally by type of use and then listed alphabetically. The land use groups are Residential Uses, Accessory and Support Uses, and Other Uses. Use of the word “or” can mean either or both uses. E. Land uses with specific land use standards shall meet the requirements found in the identified section in the last column of the table. F. If two or more land uses are permitted in the same zone, those land uses may coexist on the same site.

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 12 2024 Table 9.08.020-1 Residential Zones Land Use Table

P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Residential Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section) R-E R-1 R-2 R-3

Residential Uses

1 Assisted living, skilled nursing, or hospice facility C C P P

2 Bed and breakfast inn C C C C 9.60.080 3 Boarding house or rooming house

P P

4 Emergency shelter C C P C

5 Employee housing, small; six or fewer employees P P P P

6 Employee housing, large; more than six employees C C C C

7 Hotel or motel

8 Manufactured home not within a mobile home park, more than 10 years old

9.60.150 9 Manufactured home not within a mobile home park, less than 10 years old P P C

9.60.150 10 Mobile home or Manufactured home park C C C

9.60.170 11 Multi-family dwelling, up to two units (duplex) C C P P

12 Multi-family dwelling, three or four units (triplex or fourplex) C C P P

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 13 2024 Table 9.08.020-1 Residential Zones Land Use Table

P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Residential Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section) R-E R-1 R-2 R-3 13 Multi-family dwelling, five or more units

P P

14 Recreational vehicle park C C

15 Residential care facility, up to six persons P P P P

16 Residential care facility, seven or more persons C C C C

17 Single-family dwelling, attached P P P

18 Single-family dwelling, detached P P C

19 Single-room occupancy (SRO)

P

20 Supportive housing P P P P

21 Transitional housing P P P P

Residential Accessory and Support Uses

30 Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) P P P P 9.60.030 31 Accessory dwelling unit, junior (Junior ADU) P P P P 9.60.040 32 Building ancillary to the main residential use P P P P

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 14 2024 Table 9.08.020-1 Residential Zones Land Use Table

P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Residential Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section) R-E R-1 R-2 R-3 33 Cottage food operation A A A A 9.60.100 34 Expansion of existing non-conforming residential use
C C C C

35 Guest house
P P P P

36 Home occupation A A A A 9.78 37 Keeping of household pets P P P P Chapter 1 of Title 6 9.60.060 38 Raising of fruit, vegetables, and horticultural specialties for personal use P P P P

39 Temporary caretaker’s dwelling T T T T

40 Temporary materials or equipment storage yard T T T T

41 Temporary residential sales office T T T T

42 Other accessory or ancillary use or structure that the Director determines is customarily associated with, and subordinate to, a primary permitted use. P P P P

Other Uses

50 Assembly facility (e.g. meeting facilities, churches, community centers) C C C

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Table 9 .08 .020 -1 ResidentialZones Land UseTable P =Useis PermittedbyRight C =UseRequires ConditionalUsePermit A =UseRequires AdministrativeUsePermit T UseRequires TemporaryUsePermit = Blank =Useis NotAllowed

Land Uses Land Uses Residential Zones Residential Zones Residential Zones Residential Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
Land Uses Land Uses R-E R-1 R-2 R-3 R-3
51 Cannabis Cultivation for Personal Use per Proposition 64 Guidelines(Indoor) P P P P 5.48
52 Cannabis Cultivation for Personal Use per Proposition 64 Guidelines (Outdoor) P P P P 5.48
53 Cannabis delivery (receiving) P P P P 5.48
54 Cannabis dispensary
55 Cannabis distribution
56 Cannabis laboratory testing
57 Cannabis manufacturing
58 Cannabis processing
59 Cannabis product labeling
60 Cannabis storing
61 Cannabis transporting
62 Community center or facility C C C C
63 Daycare, adult up to six persons P P P P 9.60.070
63 Daycare, adult seven or more persons A A A A 9.60.070

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Table 9 .08 .020 -1 ResidentialZones Land UseTable P =Useis PermittedbyRight C =UseRequires ConditionalUsePermit A =UseRequires AdministrativeUsePermit T UseRequires TemporaryUsePermit = Blank =Useis NotAllowed

Land Uses Land Uses Residential Zones Residential Zones Residential Zones Residential Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
Land Uses Land Uses R-E R-1 R-2 R-3 R-3
65 Daycare, small family P P P P 9.60.070
66 Daycare, large family P P P P 9.60.070
67 Daycare center C C C C
68 Electrical transmission and distribution substation, gas regulator station, communications equipment building, public service pumping station, or elevated pressure tank A A A A
69 Mobile vendor or food truck A A 9.60.180
70 Outdoor storage that is visible from a public right-of-way
71 Park or playground P P P P
72 School, private (kindergarten to 12th grade) C C C C
73 School, public (kindergarten to 12th grade) P P P P
74 School; charter, trade, vocational, art, business, or professional C C C C
75 Self-storage facility or mini-warehouse C 9.60.160
76 Storm drainage basin, with or without a park P P P P

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City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 17 2024 Table 9.08.020-1 Residential Zones Land Use Table

P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Residential Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section) R-E R-1 R-2 R-3 77 Land uses listed in the Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zone Use Table (Section 9.08.030) that are not listed in this Residential Zones Land Use Table

Exceptions & meaning →

9.08.030 Commercial, office, and industrial land use table.

A. Table 9.08.030-1 identifies which land uses are permitted by right, require a use permit, or are not allowed in the A-I, A-E, C-C, C-D, C-S, C-H, M-1, M-2, PF, and O zones.
B. A “P” means that the use is permitted by right in that zone. A “C” means the use requires a conditional use permit in that zone. An “A” means the use requires an administrative use permit in that zone. A “T” means the use requires a temporary use permit in that zone. A blank box means the use is not allowed in that zone. C. Establishment of a use, even if permitted by right, may require the issuance of a site plan review permit in accordance with Chapter 9.72 or other applicable entitlements in accordance with Chapter 9.70. D. Land uses are grouped generally by type of use and then listed alphabetically. The land use groups are Accessory and Support Uses; Eating and Drinking Establishment Uses; Education, Assembly Uses; Manufacturing and Processing Uses; Office and Medical Uses; Public and Quasi-Public Uses; Recreation Uses; Residential Uses; Retail Uses; Service Uses; Transportation and Storage Uses; and Other Uses. E. Land uses with specific land use standards shall meet the requirements found in the identified section in the last column of the table. F. If two or more land uses are permitted in the same zone, those land uses may coexist on the same site.

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 18 2024 Table 9.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zones Land Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF O

Accessory and Support Uses

A1 Automated teller machine (ATM)

P P P P P P P

A2 Caretaker residence or quarters
P P C P P P P P C

A3 Cottage food operation A A A A A A

Exceptions & meaning →

9.60.100 A4

Daycare primarily for children of employees on the same site as a permitted use P P P

C P C C P

A5 Drive-thru pick-up window meeting all standards of 9.60.110

P

P P P P

Exceptions & meaning →

9.60.110 A6

Drive-thru pick-up window not meeting all standards of 9.60.110

C

C C C C

Exceptions & meaning →

9.60.110 A7 Electric vehicle recharging

facility
P P P P P P P P P P

A8 Food service primarily for employees on the same site as a permitted use P P P P P P P P P P

A9 Home occupation A A A A A A

Exceptions & meaning →

9.78 A10 Keeping of household pets

P P P P P P

9.60.060

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 19 2024 Table 9.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zones Land Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF O A11 Mobile vendor or food truck A A A A A A A A A A

Exceptions & meaning →

9.60.190 A12 Outdoor advertising

9.56 A13

Outdoor storage in commercial and industrial zones
P P P

P P P P P

Exceptions & meaning →

9.60.200 A14 Temporary materials and/or

equipment storage yard P P T T T T T T P

A15 Temporary outdoor sales (including parking lot) T T T T T T T T T T

A16 Vending machines

P P P P P P P P 9.60.250

Eating and Drinking Establishment Uses

B1 Artisan food and beverage production and sales P P P P P P P P

B2 Bar, nightclub, or lounge

C C C C

B3 Brewpub

C P P P C C

B4 Microbrewery

P P P P P

B5 Restaurant, full service P P P P P P C C

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 20 2024 Table 9.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zones Land Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF O B6 Restaurant, limited service with drive-thru pickup window meeting all standards of 9.60.110

P P P P C C

Exceptions & meaning →

9.60.110 B7

Restaurant, limited service with drive-thru pickup window not meeting all standards of 9.60.110

C C C C C C

Exceptions & meaning →

9.60.080 B8

Restaurant, limited service without drive-thru pickup window P P P P P P C C

Education and Assembly Uses

C1 Assembly facility (e.g. meeting facilities, churches, community centers) P P P P P P C C

C2 Auditorium

P

P

P

C3 Card room

C

C C

C4 Club, lodge, or private meeting hall

P P P P

C5 Carnival or circus T T T T T T T T T T

C6 College or university, public or private

C

C C

P

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 21 2024 Table 9.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zones Land Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF O C7 Convention or conference center

P

P

P

C8 Funeral home or mortuary

C C C C C

C9 Library, museum, or cultural facility

P P

P

P

C10 Pool hall or billiard parlor

C C C

C11 School, private (kindergarten to 12th grade)

C

C12 School, public (kindergarten to 12th grade)

P

C13 School; charter, trade, vocational, art, business, or professional

C P C P C P

C14 Studio for martial arts, music, dance, yoga, exercise, gymnastics, or similar P

P P P P P C P

C15 Theater, live or movie

C P C P

P A

Manufacturing and Processing Uses

D1 Agricultural crop production P P

C C P C

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 22 2024 Table 9.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zones Land Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF O D2 Agricultural products packing, packaging, preparing, or processing P P

P P

D3 Animal raising P P

D4 Brewery, winery, or distillery C C

C

C C

D5 Hazardous waste facility

C

D6 Industrial or manufacturing facility, heavy

C

D7 Industrial or manufacturing facility, light C C

C

P P P

Exceptions & meaning →

9.30.020 D8 Meatpacking or

slaughterhouse

C

P

D9 Mining, quarry, or sand and gravel excavation

C

C

D10 Research and development facility P P

P

P P P

Office and Medical Uses

E1 Call center

P P P P P

E2 Communications broadcasting or media studio

P P P P P

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 23 2024 Table 9.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zones Land Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF O E3 Laboratory; general, medical, or dental

P P P P C

E4 Hospital, general, or psychiatric

P

P

E5 Office; medical, dental, or optometry

P P P P

E6 Office; professional or commercial

P P P P

E7 Pharmacy

P P P P

E8 Urgent care center or other walk-in clinic

P P P P

Public and Quasi-Public Uses

F1 Cemetery

P

P

F2 Community center or facility

P P P P

P

F3 Community garden P P C

C C

P P

F4 Electrical substation, gas regulator station, communications equipment building, public service pumping station, or elevated pressure tank P P A A A A A P P A

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 24 2024 Table 9.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zones Land Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF O F5 Fairgrounds

P

F6 Government office; local, state, or federal

C P P P

P

F7 Post office

P P P P

P

F8 Public corporation yard, utility yard, or vehicle and heavy equipment maintenance and storage yard

P P

F9 Public safety facility or station P P P P P P P P P P

F10 Social service office, assistance center, or guidance center

P P P P P P P

F11 Storm drainage basin, with or without a park P P P

P P P P P P

F12 Wireless communication facility (WCF) C C C C C C C C P C 9.68

Recreation Uses

G1 Athletic complex or ball field

P P

G2 Commercial recreation facility, indoor

C C P P C C

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 25 2024 Table 9.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zones Land Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF O G3 Commercial recreation facility, outdoor
C C

C C C C

G4 Golf course or country club C C

C C

G5 Health or fitness facility, large

P P P P

G6 Health or fitness facility, small

P P P P P P P

G7 Park or playground P P P P P P

P P

Residential Uses

H1 Assisted living, skilled nursing, or hospice facility

C

H2 Bed and breakfast inn C C

C

Exceptions & meaning →

9.60.080 H3 Boarding or rooming house

C C

C

H4 Emergency shelter P P P P P P P P P

H5 Employee housing, small; six or fewer employees P P

P

P

H6 Employee housing, large; more than six employees C C

H7 Hotel or motel

C C C C

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 26 2024 Table 9.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zones Land Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF O H8 Live/work facility
P P P P P P P C

H9 Manufactured home not within a mobile home park, more than 10 years old

Exceptions & meaning →

9.60.150 H10

Manufactured home not within a mobile home park, less than 10 years old C C

C

Exceptions & meaning →

9.60.150 H11 Mobile home or

9.60.170 H12 Multi-family dwelling, two

units per building (duplex) P P CP

P

H13 Multi-family dwelling, three or four units per building (triplex or fourplex)

CP CP

9.18 9.20 H14 Multi-family dwelling, five or more units per building

CP CP

9.18 9.20 H15 Recreational vehicle park C C

C C

H16 Residential care facility, up to six persons P P

P

H17 Residential care facility, seven or more persons C C

P

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 27 2024 Table 9.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zones Land Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF O H18 Residential dwelling located in same building with office or commercial use

P P P

H19 Single-family dwelling, attached P P

H20 Single-family dwelling, detached P P

H21 Single-room occupancy (SRO) P P C C C C

H22 Supportive housing P P C

H23 Transitional housing P P C

Retail Uses

I1 Adult entertainment establishment

A A A A

Exceptions & meaning →

9.62 I2

Auction or sales house

P P P C

I3 Auction or sales yard

C

C

C C

I4 Automobile and pick-up sales, new and used

C C C C

Exceptions & meaning →

9.60.070 I5

Automobile and pick-up sales, used only

C C C C

9.60.070

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Table 9 .08 .030 -1 Commercial Office and Industrial Zones LandUseTable , , P =Useis PermittedbyRight C =UseRequires ConditionalUsePermit A =UseRequires AdministrativeUsePermit T UseRequires TemporaryUsePermit = Blank =Useis NotAllowed

Land Uses Land Uses Agricultural Zones Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
Land Uses Land Uses A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF **O ** **O **
I6 Boat, recreational vehicle (RV), and truck sales C C C C
I7 Building materials and supply or home improvement store C C P P P P
I8 Convenience store, with or without fuel sales P P P P P P P P 9.60.090
I9 Farm or construction equipment sales or service P P P C P P
I10 Farmers market A A A A A A A A A A
I11 Feed and seed store P P P P P
I12 Food market P P P P P P
I13 Food produce stand A A A A A A A A A T
I14 Fuel sales, fleet or cardlock P P P P P P P 9.60.220
I15 Fuel sales, retail C C P C P C C C 9.60.220
I16 Garden shop C C C C P P P P
I17 Landscape nursery C C P C C C
I18 Liquor store C C C C C C C C 9.60.050

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City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 29 2024 Table 9.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zones Land Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF O I19 Manufactured home sales yard

C C

I20 News, magazines, or flower stand, outdoor

P P P P

I21 Pawnshop

P P

I22 Pet store

P P P P

I23 Retail sales store, less than 10,000 square feet

P P P P

I24 Retail sales store, more than 10,000 square feet

P P P P

I25 Retail sales solely via internet, direct mail, or telephone P P P P P P

I26 Secondhand or thrift store

P P P P

I27 Swap meet or flea market C C

C C C C C C

I28 Tobacco, smoke, or vape shop

C C C C C C

Service Uses

J1 Ambulance service

C C P C C C C

J2 Bank or credit union

P P P P

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 30 2024 Table 9.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zones Land Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF O J3 Barbershop, hair salon, nail care, massage therapy, or day spa

P P P P

J4 Car wash, automatic or full- service

C C P P

J5 Car wash, self-service

C P C P

J6 Carpet cleaning

P P P P P

J7 Construction materials recycling

C P

J8 Copy, printing, or mailing service

P P P P P P

J9 Crematorium

C C

J10 Dry cleaning or laundromat

P P P P P C

J11 Equipment rental yard C C

P

P P

J12 Exterminator or pest control service

P P P P

J13 Food catering C C P P P P P P

J14 Fortunetelling

P P P

J15 Fuel distributing

P

P P P P

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance

Table 9 .08 .030 -1 Commercial Office and Industrial Zones LandUseTable , , P =Useis PermittedbyRight C =UseRequires ConditionalUsePermit A =UseRequires AdministrativeUsePermit T UseRequires TemporaryUsePermit = Blank =Useis NotAllowed

Land Uses Land Uses Agricultural Zones Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
Land Uses Land Uses A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF **O ** **O **
J16 Kennel or animal boarding P P P C C C
J17 Linen, diaper, or uniform supply service P C P P
J18 Motor vehicle repair or service, major P C C P
J19 Motor vehicle repair or service, minor C P C P P
J20 Payday lenders or check cashing establishment C C C P
J21 Pet grooming P P P P P P
J22 Photography studio P P P P C C
J23 Recycling, small collection facility (CRV only) P P P P P P P 9.60.210
J24 Recycling, large collection facility C P P P 9.60.210
J25 Recycling, processing, or sorting facility C C
J26 Repair shop, large appliance or equipment P C P P
J27 Repair shop, small appliance or equipment C C P P P P
J28 Shooting range, indoor C C C C C C

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City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 32 2024 Table 9.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zones Land Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF O J29 Shooting range, outdoor

C

J30 Specialty construction or trade service

P

P P

J31 Tailoring or clothing alterations

P P P P

J32 Tattooing or body art

C P P C C C

J33 Veterinary clinic or office P P P P P P P P

J34 Veterinary hospital P P

C

P

Transportation and Storage Uses

K1 Airport or heliport C C

P

K2 Bus, transit, or train station P P P P P P P P P

K3 Cold storage or ice house P P

C

P P

K4 Food locker

P

P C P P

K5 Junkyard, wrecking yard, or salvage facility

C

K6 Mini-warehouse or self- storage facility

C C P P

9.60.160

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 33 2024 Table 9.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Zones Land Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed Land Uses Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF O K7 Parking facility, off-site

C C P P P

K8 Truck stop or travel center

C C C

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9.60.220 K9 Trucking or transportation

terminal

C

C C C

K10 Vehicle impound yard

C

C P

K11 Warehouse or distribution center

P P

Other Uses

L1 Cannabis Cultivation (Indoor)

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5.48 L2

5.48 L3

5.48 L4

5.48 L5

5.48 L6

5.48 L7

Cannabis processing

5.48

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance

Table 9 .08 .030 -1 Commercial Office and Industrial Zones LandUseTable , , P =Useis PermittedbyRight C =UseRequires ConditionalUsePermit A =UseRequires AdministrativeUsePermit T UseRequires TemporaryUsePermit = Blank =Useis NotAllowed

Land Uses Land Uses Agricultural Zones Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
Land Uses Land Uses A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF **O ** **O **
L8 Cannabis product labeling 5.48
L9 Cannabis retail 5.48
L10 Daycare, adult up to six persons P P P P P P
L11 Daycare, adult seven or more persons A A A A A A
L12 Daycare, small family P P P P P P
L13 Daycare, large family P P P P P P
L14 Daycare center C C C C C
L15 Other uses not listed that are determined by the Director to be similar in nature to a listed use that is permitted in the same zone P P P P P P P P P P
L16 Other uses not listed that are determined by the Director to be similar in nature to a listed use that requires an administrative use permit in the same zone A A A A A A A A A A

Zoning Ordinance 34 2024

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance

Table 9 .08 .030 -1 Commercial Office and Industrial Zones LandUseTable , , P =Useis PermittedbyRight C =UseRequires ConditionalUsePermit A =UseRequires AdministrativeUsePermit T UseRequires TemporaryUsePermit = Blank =Useis NotAllowed

Land Uses Land Uses Agricultural Zones Agricultural Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Industrial, Public, and Open Space Zones Specific Land Use Standards (See identified Section)
Land Uses Land Uses A-I A-E C-C C-D C-S C-H M-1 M-2 PF **O ** **O **
L17 Other uses not listed that are determined by the Director to be similar in nature to a listed use that requires a conditional use permit in the same zone C C C C C C C C C C

Zoning Ordinance 35 2024

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9.08.040 Addition of a use to land use tables.

Upon an application or on its own initiative and pursuant to Chapter 9.84, the City Council may add a use to the land use tables established in this chapter if the Council makes all the following findings: P. That the addition of the use to the land use table will be in accordance with the purposes of this title and of the zone district or districts in which the use will be permitted. Q. That the zone district or districts in which the use is to be permitted has similar basic characteristics as the present uses allowed in the district or districts. R. That the use will not generate a noticeably greater amount of odor, dirt, smoke, noise, vibration, illumination, glare, unsightliness, or any other objectionable influence or hazard than the amount normally created by any of the other uses permitted in the district or districts in which the use will be permitted. S. That the establishment of the use in the zone district or districts in which it will be permitted will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare.

City of Avenal Municipal Code Title 9 – Zoning Ordinance Zoning Ordinance 36 2024

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