Carlsbad Municipal Code Ch. 21.39 L-C Limited Control Zone

§ 21.39.010. Intent and purpose.¶

The intent and purpose of the L-C zone is to provide an interim zone for areas where planning for future land uses has not been completed or plans of development have not been formalized. After proper planning or plan approval has been completed, property zone L-C may be rezoned in accord with this title.

(Ord. 9337 § 6, 1973; Ord. 9441 § 2, 1975)

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§ 21.39.020. Permitted uses.¶

A. In an L-C zone, notwithstanding any other provision of this title, only the uses listed in Table A, below, shall be permitted subject to the requirements and development standards specified in this chapter, and subject to the provisions of Chapter 21.44 of this title governing off-street parking requirements.

B. A use similar to those listed in Table A may be permitted if the City Planner determines such similar use falls within the intent and purposes of this zone, and is substantially similar to the specified permitted uses.

C. A use category may be general in nature, where more than one particular use fits into the general category (ex. in some commercial zones "office" is a general use category that applies to various office uses). However, if a particular use is permitted by conditional use permit in another zone, the use shall not be permitted in this limited control zone (even under a general use category) unless it is specifically listed in Table A of this chapter as permitted.

Table A Permitted Uses
In the table, below, subject to all applicable permitting and development requirements of the municipal code: "P" indicates use is permitted.
"CUP" indicates use is permitted with approval of a conditional use permit.
1 = Minor Conditional Use Permit (Process One), pursuant to Chapter 21.42 of this title.
2 = Conditional Use Permit (Process Two), pursuant to Chapter 21.42 of this title.
3 = Conditional Use Permit (Process Three), pursuant to Chapter 21.42 of this title.
"Acc" indicates use is permitted as an accessory use.

Use	P	Acc
Accessory uses and structures (see note 4 below)		X
Agriculture/aquaculture/flower stands (see note 3 below) (defined: Section 21.04.024 )		X
Animals and poultry—small (less than 25) (see note 1 below)	X
Cattle, sheep, goats, and swine production (see note 2 below)	X
Crop production	X
Dwelling, single-family (farm house)		X
Family day care home (large)(defined: Section 21.04.147 ) (subject to Chapter 21.83 )		X
Family day care home (small)(defined: Section 21.04.148 ) (subject to Chapter 21.83 )		X
Farmworker housing complex, small (subject to Section 21.10.125 ; defined: Section 21.04.148.4 )	X
Floriculture	X
Greenhouses, less than 2,000 square feet	X
Guest house		X
Horses, private use	X
Mobile home (see note 5 below)		X
Nursery crop production	X
Other uses or enterprises similar to the above customarily carried on in the field of agriculture	X
Produce/flower stands for display and sale of products produced on the same premises (see note 3 below)	X
Satellite television antennae (subject to Sections 21.53.130 through 21.53.150 )(defined: Section 21.04.302)		X
Signs (subject to Chapter 21.41 )		X
Tree farms	X
Truck farms	X
Wildlife refuge	X

Notes:

1.	Small animals and poultry: Provided that not more than twenty-five of any one or combination thereof shall be kept within seventy-five feet of any habitable structure, nor shall they be located within three hundred feet of habitable structure on an adjoining parcel zoned for residential uses, nor shall they be located within one hundred feet of a parcel zoned for residential uses when a habitable structure is not involved. In any event, the distance from the parcel zoned for residential uses shall be the greater of the distances so indicated.
2.	Cattle, sheep, goats, and swine production: Provided that the number of any one or combination of said animals shall not exceed one animal per half acre of lot area. Said animals shall not be located within seventy-five feet of any habitable structure, nor shall they be located within three hundred feet of a habitable structure on an adjoining parcel zoned for residential uses, nor shall they be located within one hundred feet of a parcel zoned for residential uses when a habitable structure is not involved. In any event, the distance from the parcel zoned for residential uses shall be the greater of the distances so indicated.
3.	Agriculture/aquaculture/flower stands. Provided that the floor area of the stand shall not exceed two hundred square feet, that the stand is located not nearer than twenty feet to any street or highway, and that the stand is only allowed accessory to an active agricultural or aquacultural use.
4.	Accessory uses/structures include, but are not limited to, private garages, children's playhouses, radio and television receiving antennas, windmills, silos, tank houses, shops, barns, offices, coops, lath houses, stables, pens, corrals, and other similar accessory uses and structures required for the conduct of the permitted uses.
5.	Mobile home: Certified under the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Section 5401 et seq.) on a foundation system pursuant to Section 18551 of the State Health and Safety Code.

(Ord. 9337 § 6, 1973; Ord. 9441 § 2, 1975; Ord. NS-791 § 28, 2006; Ord. CS-164 § 10, 2011; Ord. CS-189 §§ XLIV, XLV, 2012; Ord. CS-224 § XXXVI, 2013; Ord. CS-474, 8/20/2024)

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§ 21.39.030. Conditional uses.¶

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no conditional uses shall be permitted in the L-C limited control zone.

(Ord. 9441 § 2, 1975)

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§ 21.39.040. Minimum area.¶

Except when imposed by operation of Section 21.61.020 of this code, the L-C limited control zone shall not be applied to an area less than one acre.

(Ord. 941 § 2, 1975; Ord. 9540 § 1, 1980)

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