Division 5 — CIVIC CENTER ZONE — El Centro Zoning Code

Sec. 29-74. - Purpose and intent. ¶

CC civic center zone. This zone is intended to encourage an orderly and harmonious development of public and private facilities in the area surrounding the civic center of the city and to permit certain private office and commercial uses compatible with and appropriately designed to complement governmental administrative uses in the civic center area. The CC zone is intended to implement the civic general plan land use designation.

(Ord. No. 24-03, § 2, 9-17-24)

Sec. 29-75. - Civic center zone use regulations. ¶

The uses identified in table 29-77.1 shall be permitted uses where the symbol "P" appears. Where the symbol "C" appears, the use requires a conditional use permit approved by the city council pursuant to article V, division 6 of this chapter. The symbol "X" indicates prohibition.

Table 29-77.1 Civic Center Zone Use Regulations

	Use	Zoning Regulations
		CC
(a)	Financial, professional services and ofce uses
	(1) Bail bond ofces	X
	(2) Banks and similar fnancial institutions	P
	(3) Business and governmental ofces (general administrative)	P
	(4) Professional ofces including co-working, legal, engineering, architecture, accounting, real estate, insurance, research and consulting services.	P
(b)	General commercial uses
	(1) Art, music and photographic studios	P
	(2) Bakeries, retail only	P
	Use	Zoning Regulations
---	---	---
		CC
	(3) Books, gifts and stationery stores	P
	(4) Candy stores and confectioneries	P
	(5) Day nurseries, day care schools	C
	(6) Eating and drinking establishments, limited to restaurants, cofee shops, delicatessens.	P
	(7) Florist shops	P
	(8) Gasoline dispensing in conjunction with a convenience food market.	C
	(9) Governmental ofces and facilities not listed above.	C
	(10) Labor hall	P
	(11) Medical ofces including chiropractic and dentistry.	C
	(12) Newsstands	P
	(13) Ofce supply stores	P
	(14) Parking facilities (commercial) where fees are charged.	C
	(15) Pawn shops	X
	(16) Photocopying services	P
	(17) Places of public assembly, nonreligious	C
	(18)Retail sales and services (excluding automotive sales, services, vehicles and equipment) not listed above.	C
	(19)Schools, limited to trade, business, professional, art, music	P
	(20) Theaters, live performance only (excluding "adult theaters")	C
	(21)Travel agency	P
(c)	Other uses
	(1)Clubs and lodges including YMCA/YMWA and similar youth group uses (in which no alcoholic beverages shall be served or sold except for special events).	P
	(2)Commercial cannabis activity as defned inchapter 13of the City Code.	X
	(3) Mobile food court	C
	(4) Museums and cultural centers, nonproft only.	P
	(5) Post ofce branch	P
	Use	Zoning Regulations
---	---	---
		CC
	(6) Public parks, playgrounds, schools, libraries, fre and police stations and other public ofces.	P
(d)	Accessory structures and uses. In the civic center zone, accessory structures and uses, including signs in compliance withchapter 22.1of the City Code, are allowed which are clearly incidental and secondary to a permitted use.

(Ord. No. 24-03, § 2, 9-17-24)

Sec. 29-76. - Civic center zone development standards. ¶

(a)

The property development standards of the CG general commercial zone shall apply within the civic center zone, except that the required site plan approval may be conditioned on compliance with greater yard, parking or other standards than required therein.

(b)

Site plan review required. A site plan review shall be required pursuant to article V, division 4 of this chapter, as follows:

(1)

Applicability. The site plan review process shall apply within the CC zone to all construction of new buildings, or any addition to an existing use, when the addition has a floor area of one thousand (1,000) square feet or more. For new construction and additions less than three thousand (3,000) square feet, the community development director shall have final authority. For new construction and additions of three thousand (3,000) square feet or more, review and action by the planning commission shall be required.

(2)

Content of site plan. In addition to the information specified in section 29-306 of this chapter, a site plan submitted within the CC zone shall include the exterior elevation plans of all sides of the proposed building indicating materials and colors to be used on all exterior surfaces; and such other drawings or data as requested by the community development director to assist the commission in its review of the site plan.

(3)

Alteration of existing uses. Notwithstanding the provisions of article IV, division 6 of this chapter regarding nonconforming uses, any use of property in the civic center zone which existed on the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, may be altered; enlarged, or expanded subject to a site plan review by the planning commission pursuant to article V, division 4 of this chapter. The planning commission may apply conditions of approval to any existing building, structure, or use on the same property, as well as to the proposed alteration, expansion, or enlargement.

(c)

Additional zoning provisions. The following zoning provisions shall also apply:

(1)

Parking and loading regulations. See article III, division 5 of this chapter.

(2)

Vehicular access. See section 29-137.

(3)

Required landscaping, screening, fencing and outdoor storage. See article III, division 6 of this chapter.

(4)

Accessory structures and uses. See article III, division 9 of this chapter.

(5)

Temporary uses. See article IV, division 5 of this chapter.

(6)

Nonconforming uses and lots. See article IV, division 6.

(7)

Signs. See chapter 22.1 of the City Code.

(Ord. No. 24-03, § 2, 9-17-24)

Sec. 29-77. - Civic center zone design standards. ¶

Development located in the civic center zone shall be subject to the design standards for commercial development contained in section 29-63.

(Ord. No. 24-03, § 2, 9-17-24)

Secs. 29-78—29-79. - Reserved.