Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 84-52 R-B Retail Business District

All land within an R-B retail business district may be used for any of the following uses, under the following regulations set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 2011: Ord. 1985: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior code § 8160(part): Ord. 1046: Ord. 556: Ord. 382).

Article 84-52.4. Uses

Uses permitted in the R-B district shall be as follows:

(1) The carrying on of a retail business as defined in Section 82-4.216 provided all the sales, demonstrations, displays, services and other activities of the retail business are conducted within an enclosed building, except that off-street parking shall be permitted;

(2) All of the uses permitted in single-family and two-family residential districts together with the uses permitted in these districts after the granting of land use permits; and

(3) Hotels and motels.

(Ord. No. 2022-03, § XI, 5-24-22; Ord. 2011: Ord. 1985: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior code § 8160(a): Ord. 1046: Ord. 556: Ord. 382).

In the R-B district the following uses are permitted after the issuance of a land use permit:

(1) Lumber yard;

(2) Cabinet shop;

(3) Sheet metal shop;

(4) Animal hospital;

(5) Commercial dog kennel;

(6) Hobby dog kennel;

(7) Auto garage which includes body repair and painting;

(8) Building contractor's yard;

(9) Structures having three or more residential apartment units. Minimum off-street parking requirements for apartment units shall be as required in Section 84-24.1202;

(10) Other retail businesses where the sales, demonstrations, displays, services and other activities, or some of them, are conducted other than in an enclosed building;

(11) Reserved;

(12) Reserved;

(13) Where a road, having a right-of way width of 55 feet or less, forms the common boundary between a district of this classification and a district of any residential classification, no access to property in the district of this classification adjacent to such common boundary shall be permitted to or from such road until a land use permit therefor has been obtained. The permit will be determined by the effects of traffic upon such a road occasioned by use within such district, the characteristics of the adjacent areas, traffic problems, pedestrian traffic, and other considerations found pertinent to the particular area concerned;

(14) A manufacturing research use which is to be established in an existing fully enclosed building where no alterations, or a minimum amount of alterations, would be required to accommodate such use; and which wholly involves products of small bulk; and which meets the following standards:

(A) No smoke of any kind shall be permitted.

(B) No odors created by any industrial or processing operation shall be perceptible at the property site boundaries.

(C) No discharge into the air of any dust, dirt or particular matter, created by any industrial operation or emanating from any products prior to or subsequent to processing shall be permitted.

(D) No corrosive, obnoxious or toxic fumes or gases shall be permitted.

(E) No heat or glare shall be perceptible at any point beyond the subject boundaries.

(F) No manufacturing, processing or laboratory research shall be permitted which would create or establish an unusually special or dangerous fire or safety hazard to surrounding properties.

(G) No ground vibrations shall be perceptible at the property site boundaries.

(H) No emanation of noise exceeding seventy decibels at the boundaries of the property shall be permitted.

(I) All manufacturing, processing or research operations shall be conducted within enclosed buildings.

(J) All open storage areas shall be screened by solid walls, fences or adequate plantings of not less than six feet in height and in no case shall materials be stacked or stored higher than the screen.

(15) Single room occupancy facilities that meet the requirements of Chapter 82-48;

(16) Commercial cannabis activities that meet the requirements of Chapter 88-28.

(Ord. No. 2022-03, § XII, 5-24-22; Ord. No. 2018-18, § 5, 6-26-18; Ord. No. 2014-11, § VI, 11-4-14; Ord. 68-52 § 2, 1968: Ord. 67-39 § 6, 1967: Ord. 67-27 § 1, 1967: Ord. 2011: Ord. 1985: Ord. 1781: Ord. 1569: prior code § 8160(b): Ord. 1046: Ord. 556: Ord. 382).