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Title 17 — ZONING

Daly City Municipal Code Ch. 17.15 Bc Bart Commercial District

Daly City Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Daly City

Cite as: Daly City Municipal Code Chapter 17.15 · Text as of 2026-10-04

17.15.010 - Table of uses.

A. Uses Permitted. When a use is not specifically listed, it shall be assumed that when the use is similar to a permitted use, such use shall be permitted in the district, subject to the same requirements as the most similar listed use.

  1. Permitted uses;

Bakery;

Bank or financial institution;

Barber or beauty shop;

Book store;

Camera store;

Clothing store;

Coffee store;

Delicatessen;

Dry cleaner;

Florist;

Food store;

Gift store;

Hardware store;

Health club, gym;

Home furnishings;

Instruction studio (dance, exercise, music, etc);

Laundromat;

Multiple-family dwellings when allowed by the Colma BART Station Specific Plan;

Office supplies/copy shop;

Pet store;

Professional offices (upper story only);

Restaurant, but not a drive-thru restaurant;

Shoe sales and repair;

Small appliance sales and service (only in conjunction with sales);

Sporting goods;

Stationary store;

Supermarket;

Tailor;

Toy store;

Travel agent;

Variety store;

Video rental.

  1. Conditionally permitted uses — use permit required:

Bar and cocktail lounge;

Small theater;

Hotel. B.

Maximum height — thirty-five feet except that landmark tower elements may be a maximum of forty-five feet in height.

C. Minimum lot area — five thousand square feet.

D. Minimum lot width — fifty feet.

E. Minimum front yard — none unless required by specific plan.

F. Minimum rear yard — none unless required by specific plan.

G. Minimum side yard — none unless required by specific plan.

H. Lot coverage — minimum thirty-five percent and maximum of sixty percent.

(Ord. 1202 § 2, 1994)

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