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Title 9 — Planning and ZoningDivision I — Introductory Provisions

Chapter 9.38 — NBP NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS PARK (TRANSITION) DISTRICT

Cathedral City Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Cathedral City

§ 9.38.010. Purpose.

To provide a land use area which creates a transition between residential, office, and commercial uses.

(Ord. 80 Art. IV(B)(7), 1984; Ord. 530 § 3, 2000; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)

§ 9.38.020. Prohibited uses.

  • A. Uses not listed in this chapter are expressly prohibited. No land use shall occur nor buildings and structures hereafter be erected, altered, enlarged or otherwise modified in this zoning district unless said use and improvement is in compliance with the district provisions.

  • B. Sexually oriented businesses.

  • (Ord. 80 Art. IV(B)(7), 1984; Ord. 530 § 3, 2000; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)

§ 9.38.030. Permitted uses.

  • A. Animal clinics, veterinarians (no overnight facilities);

  • B. Caretakers' residence with permitted main use;

  • C. Cemeteries, mortuaries, crematorium, and columbaria;

  • D. Landscape nurseries;

  • E. Medical clinics, hospitals;

  • F. Office, government, professional and medical;

  • G. Recreational facilities (indoors);

  • H. Research and development services;

  • I. Schools, public or private;

  • J. Neighborhood services:

    1. Banks or similar financial institutions,

    2. Barber shops and/or beauty parlors,

    3. Café or restaurant (excluding dancing, entertainment or alcoholic beverage service),

    4. Clothes cleaning establishments,

    5. Clothing alterations, dressmaking and millinery shops,

    6. Clothing laundry including self service,

    7. Copy, blueprint and reproduction services,

    8. Day care centers,

    9. Florist shops,

    10. Gift shops,

    11. Office supplies,

    12. Pharmacy and drug stores,

    13. Photographic processing and studios,

    14. Shoe repair;

  • K. Cannabis testing laboratory.

  • (Ord. 80 Art. IV(B)(7), 1984; Ord. 530 § 3, 2000; Ord. 789 § 9, 2017; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)

§ 9.38.040. Conditional uses.

The following uses may be permitted subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 9.72 :

Animal clinics, veterinarians (with overnight facilities);

Assisted living and congregate care facilities, subject to the standards of the R3 zone, and Chapter 9.98 ;

Café or restaurant with alcoholic beverage service or entertainment;

Churches;

Golfing facilities, driving ranges, academies;

Public service and public utility.

(Ord. 80 Art. IV(B)(7), 1984; Ord. 530 § 3, 2000; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)

§ 9.38.050. Development standards.

The following standards of development apply to the NBP unless otherwise specified in approved planned unit development, specific plan or precise plan:

  • A. Minimum lot size shall be twenty-two thousand five hundred square feet;

  • B. Minimum lot depth shall be one hundred fifty feet;

  • C. Minimum lot width shall be one hundred fifty feet;

  • D. Front yard setbacks are as follows:

    1. Thirty feet, when facing a major or secondary thoroughfare,

    2. Fifteen feet, when facing a collector, local or private street;

  • E. Side yard and rear yard setbacks are as follows:

    1. None, when adjacent to a commercial or industrially zoned property,

    2. Twenty feet of landscaping, when adjacent to a residential zone or use. Buildings shall be set back a distance equal to their height,

    3. When siding or backing on a public street, the setbacks shall be the same as the front yards;

  • F. All required yards shall be landscaped and maintained pursuant to an approved landscape plan;

  • G. Building coverage—no requirement;

  • H. Building height—none, except where abutting a residential district or use in which case the maximum height shall be equal to the building's setback from the residential zone or use, in no case shall the setback be less than twenty feet;

  • I. Parking requirement shall be determined on the basis of specific uses as prescribed in Chapter 9.58 ;

  • J. Signs shall be subject to the provisions of the sign regulations as prescribed in Chapter 9.62 . (Ord. 80 Art. IV(B)(7), 1984; Ord. 530 § 3, 2000; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)

§ 9.38.060. Other required conditions.

  • A. Architectural and site plan approval pursuant to Chapter 9.78 shall be required for all principal structures including buildings, carports, garages, screen walls, fences, parking lots and trash enclosures.

  • B. Proposed uses abutting residential districts shall submit detailed plans for screening and landscaping the common boundary with the residential district.

  • C. All developments shall have landscaping and irrigation plans approved by city staff before installation.

  • D. All uses shall be subject to the performance standards prescribed in Chapter 9.86 .

  • E. All development shall comply with requirements for outdoor storage and trash enclosures prescribed in Chapter 9.88 .

  • (Ord. 80 Art. IV(B)(7), 1984; Ord. 530 § 3, 2000; Ord. 862 § 2, 2022)

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Contents — Cathedral City Zoning Code
Cathedral City Zoning Code
  1. Title 9 — Planning and Zoning
    Overview
    1. Division I — Introductory Provisions
      Overview
      1. Chapter 9.02 — APPLICABILITY AND PURPOSE
      2. Chapter 9.04 — CONFLICTS AND CLARIFICATIONS
      3. Chapter 9.05 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
      4. Chapter 9.06 — USE DETERMINATION
      5. Chapter 9.08 — DEFINITIONS
      6. Chapter 9.09 — PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS
      7. Chapter 9.10 — ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
      8. Chapter 9.12 — RE RESIDENTIAL ESTATE DISTRICT
      9. Chapter 9.14 — R1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
      10. Chapter 9.16 — R2 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
      11. Chapter 9.18 — RM MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
      12. Chapter 9.20 — R3 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
      13. Chapter 9.22 — R4 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
      14. Chapter 9.24 — RR RESORT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
      15. Chapter 9.25 — DRN DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT
      16. Chapter 9.26 — PPO PLANNED PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT
      17. Chapter 9.28 — PLC PLANNED LIMITED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
      18. Chapter 9.30 — PCC PLANNED COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
      19. Chapter 9.31 — MXC MIXED USE COMMERCIAL
      20. Chapter 9.36 — CBP-2 COMMERCIAL BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT
      21. Chapter 9.38 — NBP NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS PARK (TRANSITION) DIS…
      22. Chapter 9.40 — I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
      23. Chapter 9.42 — OS OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
      24. Chapter 9.44 — OS-R OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
      25. Chapter 9.48 — DENSITY BONUS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
      26. Chapter 9.50 — S SPECIFIC PLAN OVERLAY ZONE
      27. Chapter 9.52 — H HILLSIDE PROTECTION REGULATIONS
      28. Chapter 9.54 — LH LIMITED HEIGHT OVERLAY ZONE
      29. Chapter 9.56 — P/IH PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL HOUSING OVERLAY DISTR…
    2. Division III — General Provisions

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