Chapter 18.32 — MIXED USE, M-U — Dorris Zoning Code

Sections 18.32.010 Purpose and applicability. 18.32.020 Permitted uses. 18.32.030 Accessory uses. 18.32.040 Conditional uses. 18.32.050 Lot requirements. 18.32.060 Development standards.

18.32.010 Purpose and applicability. ¶

The Mixed Use (M-U) zoning district is intended to be applied primarily to centrally located areas along collector streets that are suitable for a compatible mixture of residential and nonresidential uses. The M-U district is consistent with the High Density Residential and Commercial land use designations.

18.32.020 Permitted uses. ¶

Subject to issuance of a building permit, business license, and/or other required permits, none but the following uses, or uses which in the opinion of the city council are similar, will be allowed as principally permitted uses in the M-U district:

A. Animal grooming and veterinary offices.
B. Artist studios and artisan crafts manufacturing.
C. Banks and financial services.
D. Bed and breakfast inns pursuant to Chapter 18.96 (Bed and Breakfast Inns).
E. Business and professional offices.
F. Business support services.
G. Community gardens pursuant to Section 18.84.170 (Community gardens).
H. Convenience stores and pharmacies.
I. Craft food and beverage production, coffee roasting and alcohol with use permit.
J. Garden centers and plant nurseries.
K. Grocery stores and supermarkets.
L. Health clinics, medical offices, and laboratories.
M. Indoor sports and fitness facilities.
N. Live/work units pursuant to Section 18.88.030 (Live/work units).
O. Low barrier navigation centers pursuant to Section 18.84.120 (Low barrier navigation centers).
P. Media production.
Q. Mixed-use developments of two (2) or more uses permitted pursuant to this section.
R. Personal services.
S. Printing and publishing.
T. Residential uses:
1. Dormitories.
2. Duplex residential.
3. Dwelling groups.
4. Farmworker housing.
5. Multifamily residential.
6. Residential care homes and residential care facilities.
7. Single-family residential.
8. Small employee housing.
9. Supportive housing.
10. Transitional housing.
U. Retail food establishments.
V. Retail sales.
W. Small adult day programs.

18.32.030 Accessory uses. ¶

When established or constructed concurrently with or subsequent to the principally permitted use, the following uses are permitted in the M-U district subject to issuance of a building permit, business license, or other required permit(s):

A. Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units pursuant to Chapter 18.104 (Accessory Dwelling Units).
B. Certified farmers’ markets.
C. Cottage food operations pursuant to Section 18.88.050 (Cottage food operations).
D. Home occupations pursuant to Section 18.88.040 (Home occupations).
E. Mobile food sales pursuant to Chapter 18.100 (Mobile Food Sales).
F. Second dwelling units pursuant to Section 18.84.040 (Second dwelling units).
G. Short-term rentals pursuant to Chapter 18.92 (Short-Term Rentals).
H. Signs pursuant to Chapter 18.72 (Signs).
I. Temporary outside sales such as sidewalk or patio sales not exceeding three (3) days in any thirty (30)-day period.
J. Usual and customary structures associated with a principally permitted use, including fences and walls pursuant to Section 18.84.130 (Fences, walls, hedges, and equivalent screening).

18.32.040 Conditional uses. ¶

The following uses are permitted in the M-U district upon approval and validation of a conditional use permit in addition to any other permits or licenses required for the use.

A. Animal boarding and animal hospitals.
B. Clubs, lodges, and private meeting halls.
C. Drive-in and drive-through sales and services.
D. Event centers.
E. Funeral homes.
F. Hospitals and hospice care.
G. Hotels and motels.
H. Indoor entertainment facilities.
I. Large adult day programs.
J. Mobile food commissaries.
K. Mobile food courts pursuant to Chapter 18.100 (Mobile Food Sales).
L. Off-site parking and shared parking facilities pursuant to Chapter 18.68 (Off-Street Parking).
M. Parks, picnic areas, and playgrounds (no use permit when associated with development approved by city council).
N. Places of worship and spiritual assembly.
O. Public and private schools.
P. Public and quasi-public facilities .
Q. Restricted personal services.
R. Restricted retail sales.
S. Single-room occupancy pursuant to Section 18.84.100 (Single-room occupancy).
T. Theaters and playhouses.
U. Other uses similar to those listed in this section.

18.32.050 Lot requirements. ¶

A. Minimum parcel size: Two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.
B. Minimum width: Twenty-five (25) feet.
C. Minimum depth: One hundred (100) feet.

18.32.060 Development standards. ¶

A. Dwelling units per acre: One (1) to twenty (20) units.
B. Maximum lot coverage: Seventy-five (75) percent.
C. Maximum building height.
1. All uses, except as specified herein: Forty-five (45) feet.
2. Accessory structures: Twenty (20) feet.
3. Building and structures taller than established height limits may be permitted pursuant to Section 18.84.190 (Height limits).
D. Minimum setbacks.
1. Front yard.
  - a. Nonresidential and vertical mixed-use: None.
  - b. Residential use: Ten (10) feet.
2. Rear yard.
  - a. Nonresidential and vertical mixed-use.
    - i. Adjacent nonresidential or vertical mixed-use district: None.
    - ii. Adjacent residential district: Ten (10) feet.
  - b. Residential use: Ten (10) feet.
3. Side yard.
  - a. Adjacent nonresidential or vertical mixed-use district: None.
  - b. Adjacent residential district: Ten (10) feet.
E. Minimum distance between buildings: As required by California Building Code. F. Minimum parking: As specified in Chapter 18.68 (Off-Street Parking).