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Article 10 — C-G General Commercial District—Regulations.

Sec. 10.02. - Uses permitted.

Colusa Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-09 · Colusa

(a)

Uses permitted in C-N districts, except that those dwellings, as defined herein, may be permitted only upon the securing of a major use permit.

(b)

The following and other uses, which, in the opinion of the planning commission, are of a similar character:

Advertising signs, structures and billboards as in C-N districts.

2.

Amusement enterprises, including a billiard or pool hall, bowling alley, boxing arena, dance hall, theater and other similar uses, if conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building.

3.

Antique shop, if conducted entirely within a building.

4.

Automobile agencies, repair garages, body and fender shops, and auto painting shops, service stations, provided any steam cleaning and storage of merchandise and sundries are conducted wholly within a building.

5.

Automobiles and taxicabs for hire.

6.

Automobiles, truck and trailer, used car and farm equipment sales area.

7.

Bakery.

8.

Blueprinting and photostatting.

9.

Brokers-bail bond, crop, feed, fruit, grain, insurance, moneylender, pawnbroker, real estate, stocks and bonds.

10.

Retail building material store including accessory retail and resale lumber storage yard.

11.

Butcher, retail or wholesale but excluding slaughterhouses.

12.

Carpenter or cabinet shop, if conducted wholly within an enclosed building, but excluding furniture manufacture and heavy millwork.

Carnival or amusement enterprise of a similar temporary type, provided a use permit shall have been obtained from the planning commission.

14.

Clothes cleaning and dyeing work.

15.

Feed or fuel store.

Funeral parlor.

Hotel.

Laundry.

Liquor store, cocktail bar or warehouse.

20.

Manufacturer's agent, office, sample room and storage.

Moving, household storage and baggage transfer.

Nursery, flower or plant.

23.

Offices - real estate and insurance, professional and miscellaneous.

Parking lots.

Pet shops and taxidermist.

Plumbing or sheet metal shop, if conducted wholly within a building.

27.

Poultry or rabbit cleaning or dressing, provided that it is incidental to the sale of such products at retail on the premises and further provided that a use permit shall have been obtained from the planning commission.

28.

Printing, publishing and lithographing.

29.

Public garage, including storage, repairing, body and fender work, painting, etc., providing that all operations shall be conducted entirely within a building.

30.

Public services, including electric substations, fire and police stations, telephone exchange, bus or railroad station, water works and the like.

31.

Restaurant, cafe, or nightclub.

32.

Retail stores, of all types.

33.

Second-hand clothing or furniture store, if conducted entirely within a building.

34.

Sign painting shop.

35.

Skating rink.

36.

Stone monument works, if stone cutting is conducted entirely within a building or shed enclosed on three sides.

Mobilehome parks and travel trailer parks, subject to planning commission approval of a use permit in each particular case.

38.

Upholstery shop.

39.

Veterinarian, including dog or cat hospital or dog kennels, provided that a use permit shall have been obtained from the planning commission.

40.

Wedding chapel, rescue mission or temporary revival church or tent, provided that a use permit shall have been obtained from the planning commission.

41.

Wholesale business, including storage warehouses.

42.

Other uses similar to those above, which are not obnoxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, gas, noise or vibration, and further those uses which do not store or use inflammable liquids or gases which are generally considered a fire hazard.

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Contents — Colusa Zoning Code
Colusa Zoning Code
  1. Article 1 — Findings and Adoption of Zoning (District) Plan.
  2. Article 2 — Designation of Districts.
  3. Article 3 — Establishment of Districts.
  4. Article 4 — Definitions.
  5. Article 5 — R-1 Single Family Residence District—Regulations.
  6. Article 8 — R-4 General Apartment District—Regulations.
  7. Article 9 — C-N Neighborhood Business District—Regulations.
  8. Article 10 — C-G General Commercial District—Regulations.
  9. Article 11 — C-H Highway Service Commercial District— Regulati…
  10. Article 12 — M-1 Light Industrial District—Regulations.
  11. Article 13 — M-2 General Industrial District—Regulations.
  12. Article 14 — M-L Limited Manufacturing District—Regulations.
  13. Article 15 — P-D Planned Development District—Regulations.
  14. Article 16 — P-F Public Facilities District—Regulations.
  15. Article 17 — O-S Open Space District—Regulations.
  16. Article 18 — F-W Floodway District—Regulations.
  17. Article 19 — "A" Agricultural Combining Districts—Regulations.
  18. Article 20 — "B" Special Building Site Combining District— Reg…
  19. Article 21 — "CD" Special Civic District Combining District— R…
  20. Article 21.5 — Cannabis Regulations.
  21. Article 22 — "F" Special Highway Frontage Combining District— …
  22. Article 23 — "FP" Special Floodplain Combining District—
  23. Article 24 — "H" Special Height Combining District—Regulations.
  24. Article 25 — "P" Special Parking Combining District—Regulations.
  25. Article 26 — "O" Special Divided Ownership—Regulations.
  26. Article 27 — "A-O" Special Adult-Oriented Combining District— …
  27. Article 28 — Fire Zones.
  28. Article 29 — Off-Street Parking Requirements.
  29. Article 30 — Landmark and Historic Preservation.
  30. Article 31 — Outdoor Advertising and Sign Regulations.
  31. Article 33 — Use Permits.
  32. Article 34 — Variances.
  33. Article 35 — Nonconforming Uses.
  34. Article 36 — Amendments, Alterations, Changes in Districts.
  35. Article 37 — Enforcement, Legal Procedure, Penalties.
  36. Article 38 — Repealing.
  37. Article 39 — Floodplain Management.
  38. Article 40 — Dedication of Lands for Park and Recreational Pur…
  39. Article 41 — Density Bonus.
  40. Article 41.5 — By Right Housing Projects.
  41. Article 42 — High Density Housing Combining District.
  42. Article 43 — Reasonable Accommodations.
  43. Article 44 — "M-U-B" Bridge Street Mixed-Use District— Regulat…
  44. Article 45 — "M-U-D" Downtown Mixed Use District—Regulations.
  45. Article 46 — "M-U-M" Main Street Mixed Use District—Regulations.
  46. Article 47 — "M-U-R" Residential Mixed-Use District—Regulations.
  47. Article 48 — Mixed Use Districts Table.
  48. Article 49 — Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwe…

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