§ 17.14 — Calabasas Zoning Code

17.14.010 - Purpose. ¶

The purposes of the individual commercial zoning districts are as follows:

A.

CL (Commercial, Limited) District. The CL zoning district is applied to areas with access problems, or sensitive environmental features that cannot support the full range of business uses allowed in the CR, commercial, retail, district. Appropriate land uses in the CL zoning district include limited retail and commercial services, restaurants, plant nurseries, business and professional offices, and similar and related compatible uses. The CL zoning district is consistent with the business-limited intensity commercial land use district of the General Plan.

B.

CR (Commercial, Retail) District. The CR zoning district is intended for a broad range of general shopping and commercial service uses. These uses include general retail markets, commercial services, restaurants, automotive repair and service, hardware and home improvement, durable goods sales, commercial recreation, and similar and related compatible uses. The CR zoning district is consistent with the business-retail land use district of the General Plan.

C.

CO (Commercial, Office) District. The CO zoning district permits general business offices, medical, professional, real estate, financial, and other offices, and similar and related compatible uses. The CO zoning district is consistent with the businessprofessional office land use district of the General Plan.

D.

CMU (Commercial, Mixed Use) District. The CMU zoning district is intended to provide for mixed-use developments with innovative site design and pedestrian orientation. Appropriate land uses include a broad range of office, retail, commercial services, high-intensity residential uses, entertainment, and similar and related compatible uses. The CMU zoning district is consistent with the mixed use land use district of the General Plan.

E.

CB (Commercial, Business Park) District. The CB zoning district is applied to areas that will serve the office and light industrial needs of the community. Appropriate land uses include a broad range of office, light industrial uses, limited warehousing, and similar and related compatible uses. The CB zoning district is consistent with the business-business park land use district of the General Plan.

F.

CT (Commercial, Old Town) District. The CT district defines the limits of Old Town Calabasas. Within this area, a variety of office, retail, and other commercial uses are appropriate, to the extent that development is designed to preserve and enhance the area's historic character, and comply with the Old Town Calabasas Master Plan and Design Guidelines. The CT zoning district is consistent with the Old Town land use district of the General Plan.

(Ord. No. 2010-265, § 3, 1-27-2010)

17.14.020 - Commercial district general development standards. ¶

A.

General Site Planning and Development Standards. Subdivisions, new land uses and structures, and intensifications and alterations to existing uses or structures shall be designed and constructed in compliance with the following requirements.

Table 2-6 Commercial District General Development Standards
Development	Requirement by Zoning District
Feature	CL	CR	CO	CMU	CB	CT
Minimum Lot Size	Minimum lot area and	width required for new parcels.

Area	5,000 sq. ft.	No minimum	5,000 sq. ft.	No minimum	10,000 sq. ft.	No minimum
Width	50 feet		50 feet		100 feet
Residential Density (1)	None allowed		None Allowed	20 dwellings per acre minimum; 24 dwellings per are maximum (2)	None allowed	20 dwellings per acre
Floor Area Ratio	0.20 maximum	0.20 minimum, 0.40 maximum	0.20 minimum, 0.50 maximum	0.6 minimum 1.0 maximum	0.2 minimum, 0.6 maximum	0.2 minimum, 1.0 maximum
Site Coverage	72% of net site area, maximum	78% of net site area, maximum	76% of net site area, maximum	62% of net site area, maximum	72% of net site area, maximum	72% of net site area, maximum
Setbacks Required (3)
Front	20 ft. minimum	None required	20 ft. minimum	None required	30 feet minimum	None allowed
Sides (each)	20 ft. minimum adjacent to any residential zone on the same side of street. None required otherwise.	None required	20 ft. minimum adjacent to any residential zone on the same side of street. None required otherwise.	None required	20 feet minimum	Determined through project review process
Street Side	20 ft. minimum	10 ft. minimum	20 ft. minimum	10 feet minimum	30 feet minimum
Rear	20 ft. minimum adjacent to residential zone; n		one required otherwise.		30 feet minimum
Interior	As required by California Building Code.
Height Limits (4)	35 ft. maximum	35 ft. maximum; more height may be authorized by Development Plan.	35 ft. maximum
Landscaping	As required by Chapter 17.26 (Landscaping)
Parking and Loading	See Chapter 17.28 (Parking and Loading)
Sign Regulations	See Chapter 17.30 (Signs)

NOTES:

1. Maximum number of dwellings allowed on an existing lot.
1. New projects must include a minimum twenty (20) percent of the overall floor area for residential uses. Renovations or additions that retain the site in its current uses are not subject to this requirement.
1. See Section 17.20.180 for setback measurement, exceptions, and encroachments.
1. See Section 17.20.140 for measurement and exceptions.

B.

Floor Area Ratio (FAR). The minimum and maximum floor area for each parcel and the maximum density of residential development is determined by subsection (A) of this section.

1.

When calculating the maximum FAR allowed on a site in the CMU, CR and CT zoning districts, the maximum FAR shall include the maximum number of allowed dwelling units.

2.

The maximum FAR in the CMU zone shall be as established by a numerical suffix to the CMU zoning map symbol. The form of the suffix shall consist of a number specifying the maximum allowable floor area ratio. For example, "CMU-0.95" means that the subject site may be allowed a maximum FAR of 0.95.

In the CMU-1.0 zone, fifty (50) percent of the floor area shall be dedicated to residential uses.

(Ord. No. 2010-265, § 3, 1-27-2010; Ord. No. 2021-395, §§ 5J, 5K, 10-13-2021)

Chapter 17.16 - SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS