Title 19 — Zoning›Division 5 — Commercial and Industrial Zones

Chapter 19.512 — Uses

Buena Park Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Buena Park

§ 19.512.010. Uses Permitted.

  • A. Land, buildings, and other facilities shall be designed, developed, and used only for those activities indicated for the various zones by Table 19.512.010, entitled Uses Permitted. The symbols shown in this table have the following meanings:

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**Symbol ** Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning
P Automatically permitted use.
I Incidental use—use permitted only if incidental to another primary use on the same site. If
incidental to a use authorized by conditional use permit, such incidental use is permitted only if
included within the terms of the conditional use permit.
C Conditional use—use eligible for consideration under the conditional use procedure (Section
19.128.020) and permitted only if a conditional use permit is approved, subject to the specifc
conditions of such permit.
Ci Incidental conditional use—use eligible for consideration under the conditional use procedure only
if incidental to another primary use of the site, whether such primary use is automatically permitted
or permitted by conditional use permit.
Pc Automatically permitted use, except such use is subject to a conditional use permit when located
within three hundred thirty feet of a residential zone.
Pc* Automatically permitted use, except such use is subject to a conditional use permit when located
within six hundred feet of a residential zone.
IC Incidental or conditional use—automatically permitted as an incidental use, when the primary use is
automatically permitted, or eligible for consideration as a primary use under the conditional use
procedure.
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Uses Commercial Zones Industrial Zones
CO CS CG CR CM MR ML MH
Residential Uses
Group Quarters:
• Convent, rectory, dormitory, fraternity or sorority
house, etc.		 Ci Ci Ci
Transient Quarters:(See Commercial Uses— Tourist
Services.)
Public Service Uses
Community Day Care:
• Child day care center. C P P C I I I I
• Adult day care center. P P P I I I I
Health Facilities:
• Long-term care (intermediate care or skilled nursing). C C C
• Hospital, alcoholic institution. C C C
• Medical or dental laboratory. I P P P P
• Medical or dental clinic. (17) P P P P P P
• Industrial clinic. P P P P
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Uses Commercial Zones Industrial Zones
CO CS CG CR CM MR ML MH
• Pharmacy. P P P P I I I I
• Optician. P P P P
Public Assembly:(See also Recreation.)
• Church. (1) C C C
• Emergency shelter, up to 30 occupants. (19) P P P P
• Emergency shelter, more than 30 occupants. (19) C C C C
• Club, lodge, meeting hall, community center (largest
meeting room limited to 150 seats or 1000 sq. ft.) (1)		 C P P
• Exhibit hall (no swap meets). C P P C
• Auditorium. (1) C C C
• Theater, indoor. C C C
• Theater, open air. C C
• Theater, drive-in. C
Education:
• Educational institution. C C P
• Library, reading room. P P P
• Museum. C P P P
• Tutoring. C C C C
• Business college, vocational school (no industrial
machinery or equipment), physical training school.		 C C C C C
• Trade school. C C C
Recreation:(See also Commercial Uses—Commercial
Recreation.)
• Public park, public playground, public recreational
area, public landscaped open space, public-owned
historical site or feature.		 P P P P P P P
• Recreation area (play area, swimming pool,
racquetball courts, etc.), as an accessory use (public or
private use, indoor or outdoor) to a permitted
commercial or industrial use.		 C C C C C C C C
• Private recreation facility. C C
• Community recreation center. P P
• Golf driving range. C
• Indoor screen golf driving range. P P
• Miniature golf. C
• Miniature golf, indoor only. P P
• Indoor simulated sports activities. P P
• Theme recreational park. C C
• Tennis courts or club, indoor only. P P
• With outdoor courts. C C
**Symbol ** Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning
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Uses Commercial Zones Industrial Zones
CO CS CG CR CM MR ML MH
• Racquetball, handball, pickleball, swimming, gym,
athletic club, indoor only.		 P P P
• With outdoor area. C C
Natural Resource Development:
• Exploration and development. C C C C C C C
Utilities and Communications:(13)
• Telephone central offce, relay station. C C C C C C C
• Flood control channel and facilities, utility corridor. P P P P P P P P
• Other public utility facilities or structures, including
electrical substations, and cellular telephone facilities.		 C C C C C C C C
• Radio, television, microwave transmitters. C C C C C C C C
• Aviation navigational aids. C C C C C C C C
Transportation:
• Parking lot. P P P P P P P P
• Parking structure. P P P P P P P P
• Passenger station. C C C C C
Other Public Services and Facilities:
• Non-City-owned public facilities. C C C C C C C C
Commercial Uses
• Any permitted commercial use with drive-in, drive-
through, or walk-up window service. (Special
requirements apply. See Section19.552.070.)		 C C C C(14) C C C C
• Any commercial use with adult entertainment. (Special
requirements apply. See Section19.552.090.)
Offces:(2)
• Bank, fnancial institution. P P P P P P P P
• Business, administrative, professional. P P P P P P I I
Studios, etc.:
• Martial arts, dance or drama studio, art or music
conservatory.		 P P P P
• Music studio, recording studio. C C C P C C C
• Radio, television studio. P P P C C C
• Art studio, art gallery, interior decorating, costume
design, arts and crafts, photography studio.		 P P P P
• Sale of art or publications related to permitted use. I I I I
Schools:(See Public Service Uses—Education.)
Personal Services:
• Barber shop, beauty salon. P P P P
• Shoe repair, tailor, dressmaker, laundromat (single
batch machines only), dry cleaning (coin-operated		 P P P
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Uses Commercial Zones Industrial Zones
CO CS CG CR CM MR ML MH
only).
• Shoe shine kiosk. P P
• Automated banking service kiosk. P P
• Retail dry cleaning. (3) P P P
• Health spa or salon. P P P
• Massage establishment. (20) C C
• Tanning salon. IC IC IC IC
• Fortunetelling (see Chapter5.32for defnition). P P
Tourist Services:(See also Public Service Uses—Public
Assembly, and also the Entertainment Corridor Specifc
Plan document.)
• Travel and ticket agency. P P P P
• Hotel, motel, motor hotel. (12) C
Commercial Recreation:(See also Public Service Use—
Recreation, and also the Entertainment Corridor Specifc
Plan document.)
• Entertainment (see Chapter5.24for defnition). C C C
• Skating rink. C C P
• Skateboard park. C P
• Dancehall or other establishment with public dancing. C C
• Game machine arcade. (4) C C P
• Batting cages. C C
• Batting cages, indoor only. P P
• Axe throwing. C P
• Billiard parlor, poolroom. C C C
• Bowling alley. C C P
• Virtual reality activities. P P
Retail Sales:(See also Food Sales and Service, Vehicle
Sales and Rentals, Vehicle-Related Sales with Related
Service and Repair, and Other Sales and Service.) (All
sales to be indoor only, unless indicated otherwise.)
• Furniture, carpets. P P P P
**Symbol ** Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning
• Household appliances, electrical appliances, radios,
television sets, computer equipment.		 P P P P
• Department store, variety store, dry goods and
notions.		 P P P
• Apparel—clothing, millinery, shoes, etc. P P P
• Jewelry, cameras and supplies, luggage, sporting
goods, toys.		 P P P
• Hobby shop. P P P
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Uses Commercial Zones Industrial Zones
CO CS CG CR CM MR ML MH
• Drugstore. P P P
• Tobacco shop. (21) I P P P
• Pet shop and supplies. P P P
• Key shop kiosk. P P
• Gifts, souvenirs. P P P
• Flower shop. P P P P
• Flower kiosk. P P
• Stationery and offce supply P P P P
• Books, newsstand. I P P P
• Video sales, rental. P P P
• Video kiosk. C P
• Outdoor fxed kiosk. (22) P
• Antiques. P P P P
• Thrift shop, secondhand goods, pawnshop. C
• Auction house. C
• Volume discount/warehouse store. C C C C C C
• Hardware, paint. P P P P
• Building materials, plumbing supplies. Pc Pc Pc Pc
• With outdoor display area. C C C C
• Garden and patio furniture and equipment. P P P P
• With outdoor display area. C C C C
• Plant nursery, with outdoor display. Pc Pc Pc Pc Pc
• Pottery, ceramics. P P P
• With outdoor display area. C C C
• Deep discount/product liquidation. P P
• With outdoor display area. C C
• Swapmeet—Indoor/Outdoor. (18) C
Food Sales and Service:
• Restaurant, with no entertainment, no liquor, no drive-
in, no drive-through, no walk-up service window.		 P P P P P P P P
• With entertainment. (See Chapter5.24for
defnition.)		 C C C C C C C C
• With on-sale liquor. (5) C C C C C C C C
• With drive-in, drive-through, or walk-up service
window. (See also Section19.552.070.)		 C C C C(14) C C C C
• Cocktail lounge, bar. Ci Ci Ci
• Liquor, off-sale. C C Ci
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Uses Commercial Zones Industrial Zones
CO CS CG CR CM MR ML MH
• Supermarket, grocery, fruits and vegetables, dairy
products, meat.		 C C C(16)
• Deli. Ci P P P P
• Confectionery, ice cream, bakery (baking for on-
premises sales only).		 P P P
• Banquet caterer/hall. C C C C
• Catering truck terminal (including commissary and
kitchens).		 C C
Vehicle Sales and Rentals:(See also Other Services—
Equipment Rental.)
• Automobile rental agency. C P P
• Vehicle sales, leasing and rental agency (offce use
only).		 P
• New and used sales/lease of autos, motorcycles, or
trucks not exceeding 3 tons gross vehicle weight
unladen, and trailers up to 2 ton carrying capacity.		 Pc Pc
• New and used sales/lease of trucks exceeding 3 tons
gross vehicle weight unladen, and trailers over 2 tons
carrying capacity.		 C Pc Pc
Vehicle-Related Sales with Related Service and Repair:
(Any installation shall be conducted within a building.)
• Retail sales of auto parts or accessories, not including
tires.		 Pc Pc Pc Pc
• Wholesale of auto parts or accessories, not including
tires.		 Pc Pc Pc
• Auto window tinting. C C Pc
• Machining or repair of auto parts or accessories, not
including tires.		 C C C C
• Tires, retail sales and/or installation for vehicles not
exceeding 3 tons gross vehicle weight unladen.		 C C Ci C
• Tires, retail sales and/or installation for vehicles
exceeding 3 tons gross vehicle weight unladen.		 C C C
**Symbol ** Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning
• Tires, wholesale and/or installation. Pc Pc
Other Sales and Service:
• Bicycle sales, rental, or repair. P P P P
• Boat accessories, sales with no installation. P P P P
• Boat sales, up to 28 ft. hull length. Pc Pc Pc
• Boat repair and/or service, up to 28 ft. hull length. (All
work shall be conducted within a building.)		 C C C C
Vehicle Repair, Service:(All work shall be conducted
within a building.)
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Uses Commercial Zones Industrial Zones
CO CS CG CR CM MR ML MH
• Light repair and/or service of vehicles not exceeding 3
tons gross vehicle weight unladen.
(Work shall not include engine valves repair or
replacement, engine overhaul or replacement,
transmission repair or replacement, radiator repair or
replacement, muffer repair or replacement, body and
fender work, detailing, painting or upholstery.)		 C C Ci(15) C Pc
• Heavy repair and/or service of vehicles not exceeding
3 tons gross vehicle weight unladen.		 C C Pc
• Repair and/or service of vehicles exceeding 3 tons
gross vehicle weight unladen or trailers over 2 ton
capacity.		 C C C
• Repair and/or service of motorcycles only in
conjunction with sales of new and used motorcycles.		 C C
Vehicle Service:
• Mechanical carwash. (6) C C C
• Automobile service station. (7) C C C C C
• Quick tune-up/oil change/lube shop. C C C C C C
Printing Services:
• Instant printing, copying, addressographing,
mimeographing, photostating, blueprinting.		 P P P P P P P
• Photoengraving, offset printing. Pc Pc Pc
• Printing. Pc Pc Pc
• Photo flm drop-off/pick-up kiosk. P P
• Retail photo flm and print processing. P P P
• Photo flm and print processing plant. Pc Pc Pc
• Custom furniture upholstery and reupholstery. P P P
• Picture framing and glazing. P P P P
• Watch repair, camera repair, radio, stereo, television,
personal computers, other small appliance repair.		 P P P P
• Locksmith. P P P P
• Repair of lawnmowers, larger electrical appliances,
precision instruments, nonpneumatic tools (all work to
be indoors).		 Pc Pc
• Repair of pneumatic tools. C C
• Rental of light equipment (up to single unit trucks). C Pc
• Rental of heavy equipment (semi-tractors, cranes,
etc.).		 C C C
• Small animal grooming (no boarding). P P P P
• Small animal hospital. C Pc Pc
• Veterinary clinic. C C I Pc Pc
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Uses Commercial Zones Industrial Zones
CO CS CG CR CM MR ML MH
• Kennel. C
• Taxidermy. P P
• Mortuary. C
Industrial Uses
Research, Development and Testing:
• Research and development institution or laboratory
(no manufacturing), testing laboratory.		 C C C C Pc Pc
Storage:
• Mini-storage space rental for public self-storage. Pc Pc
• Outdoor storage space rental for boats and vehicles C C C
• Off-site inventory storage for auto dealerships. C C C
• Above-grade fuel tank storage with 500 gallon and
greater capacity. (8)		 Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci CI
• Below-grade fuel tanks and abovegrade fuel tanks
with less than 500 gallon capacity. (8)		 P P P P P P P
• Transit or transportation equipment storage (no truck
or railroad freight yard).		 Pc Pc
• Freight yard or terminal truck, railroad. C
• Warehouse, distribution center, storage building. Pc Pc Pc
• Outdoor storage, other than a contractor's storage
facility. (9)		 I I I
• Cold storage. Pc Pc Pc
• Frozen food locker. I I Pc Pc
• Ice plant. C Pc
**Symbol ** Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning
• Lumberyard. C Pc Pc Pc
• Contractor's storage facility, with main building. C C
Wholesale:
• Wholesale business. Pc Pc Pc
• Wholesale with retail outlet. Pc C C
Industrial Processes:
• Cabinet shop, machine shop (no punch presses over
20- tons), sheet metal shop, tinsmith, welding shop.		 Pc Pc Pc
• Laundry, cleaning and dyeing plant, carpet cleaning
and dyeing, textile dyeing.		 C C
• Fabrication from fnished rubber, plastics. C Pc
• Fabrication from shell, cellophane, cork, fber, fur,
glass, fnished leather, gems, textiles, tobacco, wood.		 Pc Pc Pc
• Packaging or assembly of products from previously
manufactured components (no outdoor storage of bulk
materials, fnal product not over 50 pounds).		 Pc Pc Pc
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Uses Commercial Zones Industrial Zones
CO CS CG CR CM MR ML MH
• Manufacturing, compounding, assembly, packaging,
or treatment of merchandise made from the following
previously prepared materials:
canvas, cloth, textiles, yarn, cork, leather, plastics,
cellophane, synthetics, precious or semi-precious
metal (excluding metal stamping), stone (excluding
grinding, cutting or dressing, granite, etc), wood
(excluding prefabrication of building components,
cabinet shops, furniture manufacturing, lumberyard,
planing mill).		 P P P
• Assembly of electrical appliances, electronic
instruments or devices, precision instruments, radios,
computer components, phonographs, television sets
(may include manufacturing of small parts only).		 P P P
• Smelting of precious or semi-precious metal. C C
• Drop forge, foundry. C
• Paint mixing. C C
• Grinding, cutting or dressing of stone, marble or
granite, etc.		 C C
• Metal fabricating (no foundry), metal plating, metal
fnishing.		 Pc
• Metal engraving. Pc Pc
Manufacturing of:
• Acid. C
• Soap (cold mix only). C Pc
• Cosmetic goods, toiletries, or drugs. Pc Pc Pc
• Ceramics. C C C
• Ceramic products using only previously pulverized
clay and fred in kilns using only electricity or gas.		 C C Pc
• Aircraft (no foundry). Pc
• Boats, less than 28 ft. hull length. C C C
• Hull length greater than 28 ft. C C
• Furniture, garden patio furniture and equipment. C Pc
• Garments, gloves, shoes. Pc Pc
• Signs. Pc Pc
• Electrical appliances, instrumental or equipment. Pc Pc
• Jewelry, watches. P P P
Food Manufacturing or Processing:
• Manufacturing, processing, canning or packing of
meat, fsh, dog or cat food, lard, pickles, sauerkraut,
vinegar, coffee, dressing, or poultry.		 C
• Winery. C C
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Commercial Zones Industrial Zones
Uses CO CS CG CR CM MR ML MH
• Brewery. Pc
• Processing, canning or packing fruits or vegetables. C Pc
• Bakery. Pc Pc Pc
• Candy or nut packing (no roasting). Pc Pc Pc
• Candy manufacturing, nut processing. C C
• Dairy products manufacturing. C Pc
• Bottling. Pc Pc
Temporary Uses
• Temporary uses, as provided in Title 19, Division 10. T T T T T T T T
• On-site construction facilities. (10) P P P P P P P P
• On-site real estate sales offce. (11) P P P P P P P P

Notes:

  • 1 Bingo games shall be permitted as an accessory use only when authorized under Chapter 5.16 et seq., and only when fire and safety regulations are met and parking facilities are fully conforming to the requirements for public assembly use.

  • 2 In an integrated center within the CS zone, a conditional use permit is required to establish an administrative or professional business office use in excess of 5,000 square feet gross floor area or to establish any office use which will cause the center's gross floor area devoted to offices to exceed 20 percent.

  • 3 Special limitations apply for retail dry cleaning. See Section 19.552.020 .

  • 4 Special requirements apply for game machine arcades. See Section 19.552.040 .

  • 5 Special requirements apply for restaurants with on-sale liquor. See Section 19.552.030 .

  • 6 Special requirements apply for carwashes. See Section 19.552.060 .

  • 7 Special requirements apply for automobile service stations. See Section 19.552.050 .

  • 8 Above-grade fuel tanks subject to applicable setbacks and screening from public view. 9 Special requirements apply for outdoor storage. See Section 19.524.020 .

  • 10 Offices, storage, activities, and facilities directly pertaining to construction on the same site provided construction is not suspended for a permitted use for more than 30 consecutive days.

  • 11 Temporary real estate sales office, only for sales or leasing of new subdivision and for not more than 1 year.

  • 12 Special requirements apply for hotels, motels, and motor hotels. See Sections 19.104.080 and 19.552.110 .

  • 13 See Division 12 of Zoning Ordinance.

  • 14 In the CR zone, drive-in and drive-through service for any commercial use may be considered only within the Master Plan Area North, pursuant to the provisions and requirements of Chapter 19.556 . Within the Master Plan Area South, a walk-up window for a commercial use may be considered only within an approved Entertainment Promenade pursuant to the provisions and requirements of Chapter 19.556 .

  • 15 In the CR zone, use may be considered only within the Master Plan Area South. See Chapter 19.556 . 16 In the CR zone, use may be considered only within the Master Plan Area North. See Chapter 19.556 .

Notes:

  • 17 In the CR zone, use may be permitted within multi-tenant buildings only. 18 Special requirements apply for indoor swap meets. See Section 19.552.111 . 19 Special requirements apply for emergency shelters. See Section 19.552.112. 20. Special requirements apply to massage establishments. See Section 19.552.130 . 21. Special requirements apply to tobacco shop use See Section 5.60 of the BPMC. 22. Subject to the Interdepartmental Review process detailed under Section 19.28.100.

  • B. Those uses listed as accessory uses in the uses permitted table are subject to the definition of accessory use in Section 19.104.080 as well as the meanings of the indicated symbols in the table.

(Ord. 1340 § 4, 1996; Ord. 1344 § 4, 1997; Ord. 1348 § 11, 1997; Ord. 1382 § 10, 1998; Ord. 1405 § 6, 2000; Ord. 1437 § 3, 2002; Ord. 1478 § 4, 2005; Ord. 1498 § 3, 2007; Ord. 1564 § 3, 2013; Ord. 1602 § 5, 2016; Ord 1701 § 3, 2021; Ord. 1761, 10/28/2025)

§ 19.512.020. Parking Overlay Classification.

Property located in an area shown on the Zoning Map with the symbol "P" may be used for a parking lot or parking structure as a primary use in lieu of, but not in combination with, other uses authorized for the underlying zone. Such parking use shall serve activities located in the same or adjacent zones. Yard, setback, and landscape requirements of the underlying zone shall apply.

§ 19.512.030. NC, Neighborhood Commercial Overlay Classification for Properties Along…

Property located in the area identified on the Zoning Map with the symbol "NC Overlay Classification" with the underlying zoning district designation of CM (Commercial Manufacturing) or ML (Light Industrial) shall use the "NC Overlay Classification matrix" (Table 19.512.030) in determining permitted uses. Yard, setbacks, parking, landscape and other related special development requirements to the specific underlying zone shall apply. Certain retail related uses as identified in Table 19.512.030 may be accommodated within existing multi-tenant retail centers only. The following provisions shall specifically apply to the NC Commercial Overlay Classification:

  • A. Non-conforming Uses and Sites. Developed sites that are "Nonconforming" per the underlying ML and CM zoning standards shall comply with the provisions as stated in Chapter 19.204 . The NC Overlay Classification shall apply to existing Nonconforming structures only and may not be expanded or rebuilt. Improvements shall be limited to acceptable tenant improvements and property maintenance only.

  • B. Signs. All properties shall conform with the General Sign Provisions as contained within Chapter 19.904 and Sign Standards for Commercial and Industrial Zones as contained in Chapter 19.912 .

    1. Existing Multi-Tenant Retail Commercial Centers. All properties shall conform with any previously approved Sign Program for Integrated Developments in Commercial Zones as contained in Section 19.912.020 , or with Section 19.912.010 , "General Provisions".
USES PERMITTED—NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL OVERLAY CLASSIFICATION USES PERMITTED—NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL OVERLAY CLASSIFICATION
Uses NC
Residential Uses
Group Quarters:
• Convent, rectory, dormitory, fraternity or sorority house, etc. Ci
Transient Quarters:(See Commercial Uses—Tourist Services)
Permanent Supportive Housing DA (13)
Public Service Uses
Community Day Care:
• Child day care center. I
• Adult day care center. I
Health Facilities:
• Long-term care (intermediate care or skilled nursing). C
• Hospital, alcoholic institution.
• Medical or dental laboratory. P
• Medical or dental clinic. P
• Industrial clinic.
• Pharmacy. P
• Optician. P
Public Assembly:(See also Recreation)
• Church. (1) C
• Club, lodge. meeting hall, community center (largest meeting room limited to 150
seats or 1000 sq. ft. (1)		 C
Education:
• Library, reading room. P
• Museum. C
• Tutoring. C
• Business college, vocational school (no industrial machinery or equipment),
physical training school.		 C
• Trade school. C
Utilities and Communications:
• Telephone central offce relay station. C
• Flood control channel and facilities, utility corridor. P
• Other public utility facilities or structures, including electrical substations, and
cellular telephone facilities.		 C
• Radio, television, microwave transmitters. C
• Aviation navigational aids. C
Transportation:
• Parking lot. P
• Parking structure. P
• Passenger station.
Other Public Services and Facilities:
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Uses NC
• Non-City-owned public facilities. C
Commercial Uses
• Any permitted commercial use with drive-in, drive-through, or walk-up window
service. (Special requirements apply. See Section19.552.070.)		 C
Offces:(2)
• Bank, fnancial institution. P
• Business, administrative, professional. P
Studios, etc.:
• Martial Arts, dance or drama studio, art or music conservatory. (12) P
• Music studio, recording studio. (12) C
• Radio, television studio. C
• Art studio, art gallery, interior decorating, costume design, arts and crafts,
photography studio.		 P
• Sale of art or publications. I
Schools:(See Public Service Uses—Education.)
Personal Services:
• Barber shop, beauty salon. (12) P
• Shoe repair, tailor, dressmaker, laundromat (single batch machines only), dry
cleaning (coin-operated only). (12)		 P
• Retail dry cleaning. (3) (12) P
• Health spa or salon. (12) P
Tourist Services:(See also Public Service Uses—Public Assembly, and also the
Entertainment Corridor Specifc Plan document.)
• Travel and ticket agency. P
Retail Sales:
• Furniture, carpets. (12) P
• Household appliances, electrical appliances, radios, television sets, computer
equipment. (12)		 P
• Department store, variety store, dry goods and notions. (12) P
• Apparel—clothing, millinery, shoes (12). P
• Jewelry, cameras and supplies, luggage, sporting goods, toys. (12) P
• Hobby shop. (12) P
• Drugstore. (12) P
• Tobacco shop. (12) (14) P
• Pet shop and supplies. (12) P
• Gifts, souvenirs. (12) P
• Flower shop. (12) P
• Stationary and offce supply. (12) P
• Books, newsstand. (12) P
• Video sales, rental. (12) P
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Uses NC
• Antiques. (12) P
• Thrift shop, secondhand goods. C
• Volume discount/warehouse store. C
• Hardware, paint. P
• Building materials, plumbing supplies. Pc
• With outdoor display area. C
• Garden and patio furniture and equipment. Pc
• With outdoor display area. C
• Plant nursery, with outdoor display. Pc
• Pottery, ceramics. P
• With outdoor display area. Pc
Food Sales and Service:
• Restaurant, with no entertainment, no liquor, no drive-in, no drive-through, no
walk-up service window.		 P
• With entertainment (See Chapter5.24for defnition). C
• With on-sale liquor. (5) C
• With drive-in, drive-through, or walk-up service window. (See also Section
19.552.070.)		 C
• Supermarket, grocery, fruits and vegetables, dairy products, meat. (12). C
• Deli. (12) C
• Confectionery, ice cream, bakery(12) (baking for on-premises sales only). P
• Banquet caterer. C
Vehicle Sales and Rentals:(See also Other Services—Equipment Rental.)
• Automobile rental agency (Showroom req.). C
• New and used sales / lease of autos, motorcycles, or trucks not exceeding 3
tons gross vehicle weight unladen, and trailers up to 2 ton carrying capacity.		 C
• New and used sales / lease of trucks exceeding 3 tons gross vehicle weight
unladen, and trailers over 2 ton carrying capacity.		 C
Vehicle-related Sales with Related Service and Repair:
(Any installation shall be conducted within a building)
• Retail sales of auto parts or accessories, not including tires. Pc
• Wholesale of auto parts or accessories, not including tires. Pc
• Auto window tinting. Pc
• Machining or repair of auto parts or accessories, not including tires C
• Tires, retail sales and/or installation for vehicles not exceeding 3 tons gross
vehicle weight unladen.		 C
• Tires, retail sales and/or installation for vehicles exceeding 3 tons gross vehicle
weight unladen.		 C
• Tires, wholesale and/or installation. Pc
Other Sales and Service:
• Bicycle sales, rental, or repair. P
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Uses NC
• Boat accessories, sales with no installation. C
• Boat sales, up to 28 ft. hull length. Pc
• Boat repair and/or service, up to 28 ft. hull length. (All work shall be conducted
within a building.)		 C
Vehicle Repair, Service:(All work shall be conducted within a building)
• Light repair and/or service of vehicles not exceeding 3 tons gross vehicle weight
unladen. (Work shall not include engine valves repair or replacement, engine
overhaul or replacement, transmission repair or replacement, radiator repair or
replacement, muffer repair or replacement, body and fender work, detailing,
painting or upholstery)		 C
• Heavy repair and/or service of vehicles not exceeding 3 tons gross vehicle
weight unladen.		 C
• Repair and/or service of motorcycles only in conjunction with sales of new and
used motorcycles.		 C
Vehicle Service:
• Mechanical carwash. (6) C
• Automobile service station (7), tune-up shop, quick lube shop. C
Printing Services:
• Instant printing, copying, addressographing, mimeographing, photostating,
blueprinting.		 P
• Photoengraving, offset printing. Pc
• Printing. Pc
• Retail photo flm and print processing. P
• Photo flm and print processing plant. Pc
Other Services.:
• Custom furniture upholstery and reupholstery. (12) P
• Picture framing and glazing. (12) P
• Watch repair, camera repair, radio, stereo, television, personal computers, other
small appliance repair. (12).		 P
• Locksmith. (12) P
• Repair of lawnmowers, larger electrical appliances, precision instruments,
nonpneumatic tools, (all work to be indoors).		 C
• Repair of pneumatic tools. C
• Rental of light equipment (up to single unit trucks). C
• Rental of heavy equipment (semi-tractors, cranes, etc.).
• Small animal grooming (no boarding). P
• Small animal hospital, veterinary clinic. C
• Taxidermy. P
Research, Development and Testing:
• Research and development institution or laboratory (no manufacturing), testing
laboratory.		 C
Storage:
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Uses NC
• Mini-storage space rental for public self-storage. C
• Outdoor storage space rental for boats and vehicles. C
• Off-site inventory storage for auto dealerships. Pc
• Above-grade fuel tank storage with 500 gallon and greater capacity. (8) Ci
• Below-grade fuel tanks and above-grade fuel tanks with less than 500 gallon
capacity. (8)		 P
• Warehouse, distribution center, storage building. Pc
• Cold storage.
• Frozen food locker. I
• Contractor's storage facility, with main building. C
Wholesale:
• Wholesale business. C
• Wholesale with retail outlet. C
Industrial Processes:
• Packaging or assembly of products from previously manufactured components
(no outdoor storage of bulk materials, fnal product not over 50 pounds).		 Pc
• Assembly of electrical appliances, electronic instruments or devices, precision
instruments, radios, computer components, phonographs, television sets (may
include manufacturing of small parts only).		 C
• Metal engraving. Pc
Manufacturing of:
• Cosmetic goods, toiletries, or drugs. Pc
• Ceramic products using only previously pulverized clay and fred in kilns using
only electricity or gas.		 C
• Boats, less than 28 ft. hull length.
• Hull length greater than 28 ft.
• Furniture, garden patio furniture and equipment. C
• Garments, gloves, shoes. Pc
• Signs.
• Electrical appliances, instrumental or equipment. Pc
• Jewelry, watches. P
Food Manufacturing:
• Winery. C
• Processing, canning or packing fruits or vegetables. C
• Bakery. Pc
• Candy or nut packing, (no roasting). Pc
• Candy manufacturing, nut processing. C
• Dairy products manufacturing. C
• Bottling. Pc
Temporary Uses
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Uses NC
• Temporary uses, as provided in Title 19, Division 10. T
• On-site construction facilities. (10) P
• On-site real estate sales offce. (11) P

Notes:

  • 1 Bingo games shall be permitted as an accessory use only when authorized under Chapter 5.16 et seq., and only when fire and safety regulations are met and parking facilities are fully conforming to the requirements for public assembly use.

  • 2 In an integrated center within the CS zone, a conditional use permit is required to establish an administrative or professional business office use in excess of 5,000 square feet gross floor area or to establish any office use which will cause the center's gross floor area devoted to offices to exceed 20 percent.

  • 3 Special limitations apply for retail dry cleaning. See Section 19.552.020 .

  • 4 Special requirements apply for game machine arcades. See Section 19.552.040 .

  • 5 Special requirements apply for restaurants with on-sale liquor. See Section 19.552.030 .

  • 6 Special requirements apply for carwashes. See Section 19.552.060 .

  • 7 Special requirements apply for automobile service stations. See Section 19.552.050 .

  • 8 Above-grade fuel tanks subject to applicable setbacks and screening from public view.

  • 9 Special requirements apply for outdoor storage. See Section 19.524.020 .

  • 10 Offices, storage, activities, and facilities directly pertaining to construction on the same site provided construction is not suspended for a permitted use for more than 30 consecutive days.

  • 11 Temporary real estate sales office, only for sales or leasing of new subdivision and for not more than 1 year.

  • 12 Permitted within existing multi-tenant centers only. Subject to the Neighborhood Commercial Overlay Classification provisions as stated in Division 5 , Section 19.512.030 .

  • 13 Use eligible for consideration by entering into a Development Agreement pursuant to California Government Code Section 65865 et seq.

  • 14 Special requirements apply to tobacco retail establishments. See Chapter 5.60 .

  • (Ord. 1350 § 9.B, 1997; Ord. 1677 § 5, 2020; Ord. 1701 § 4, 2021)

§ 19.512.040. Mixed Use Overlay Classification.

§ 19.512.050. Interpretation of Uses Permitted.

Further definition and enumeration of uses permitted in the various zones may be determined by interpretation in accordance with Section 19.128.010 .