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Title 17 — ZONING

Chapter 17.22 — COMMERCIAL LAND USE ZONES2

Folsom Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Folsom

§ 17.22.010. Purpose.

The commercial land use zones established in this chapter are designed to promote and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare. The city council in establishing these zones finds that these zones with the uses and regulations provided in this chapter are consistent and compatible with the objectives, policies, general land uses and programs specified in the city general plan; and are adopted for the following purposes:

A. To create an environment in which the success of commercial development is enhanced through appropriate location, design, and operation, taking into consideration surrounding uses and the community as a whole.

B. To provide space appropriate to satisfy the needs of modern local retail development and the city’s expected future economy.

C. To accommodate a variety of transportation modes which may access the commercial sites in a manner to achieve business and community goals, including congestion management and parking.

D. To provide standards which uphold community design objectives and project commercial, industrial and residential development from incompatible and hazardous adjacent elements.

E. To acknowledge the differences in needs and impacts of varying kinds of businesses by use of standards which vary according to zone. (Ord. 887 § 2 Exh. A (part), 1998)

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§ 17.22.020. Prohibition.

No building, structure, vehicle, sign, or area in any commercial land use zone shall be used, nor shall any building, structure, sign, or vehicle be erected, altered, moved, enlarged, or stored in any commercial land use zone except as hereinafter specifically provided in this chapter or elsewhere in this code; nor shall any area, building, structure, vehicle, or sign be used in any manner so as to create problems inimical to the public health, safety, or general welfare, or so as to constitute a public nuisance. Any building, structure, vehicle, sign, or lot, or the use of any building, structure, vehicle, or lot in any commercial land use zone shall be regulated and governed by the provisions of this chapter and Title 17. (Ord. 887 § 2 Exh. A (part), 1998)

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§ 17.22.030. Commercial zones.

A. Commercial Use Table. The purpose of the commercial use table is to designate the uses permitted within the buildable area and within the yard areas in each of the following zones.

1. C-1, neighborhood business zone as further regulated in Section 17.22.050 of this
chapter. The purpose of the C-1 zone is to designate areas suitable for low-intensity
retail commercial activities oriented to serving nearby residential areas. Uses

2. Editor’s Note—Chapter 17.22 adopted in prior code § 3110, as amended, was repealed in its entirety and reenacted by
Ord. 537.Prior ordinance history—Ords. 537 and 733.

typically will be small retail services oriented activities including small shopping
centers. The C-1 zone should be located on major arterials or secondary streets.

2. C-2, central business zone as further regulated in Section 17.22.050 of this chapter.
The purpose of the C-2 zone is to designate areas appropriate for a wide range of
commercial activities serving the entire community. The C-2 zone will include all
sizes of shopping centers. Only manufacturing, warehousing, and the heaviest
commercial uses are excluded. The C-2 zone should be located on major arterials and
thoroughfares.

3. C-3, general commercial zone as further regulated in Section 17.22.050 of this
chapter. The purpose of the C-3 zone is to designate areas appropriate for heavy
commercial activities. While all types of commercial activities are permitted, the C-3
zone is intended for the highest-intensity commercial activities, which include heavy
auto and truck traffic. The C-3 zone should be located on major arteries and
thoroughfares.

4. BP, business professional zone as further regulated in Section 17.22.050 of this
chapter. The intent of the BP zone is to designate areas suitable for business and
professional offices. Uses in the BP zone are intended to be low-intensity commercial
uses and compatible with higher-intensity residential uses. Retail commercial
activities are discouraged. The BP zone may serve as a buffer between retail
commercial and residential areas. The BP zone should be located along major arterials
or have direct access to one via a collector street.

B. Permitted Uses Within the Buildable Area of Commercial Lots. A “ ✓ ” indicates that the
described use is permitted in the zone represented by the described symbol appearing at the
top of the column. An “N” indicates that the described use is not permitted in the zone
represented by the symbol appearing at the top of the column. A number indicates that the
described use is permitted in that zone upon continuing compliance of the special condition
referenced by the corresponding number in Section 17.22.040 of this chapter. The special
condition requirements govern the described use.

C. Similar and Like Uses. If a proposed use is not listed in the commercial use table, the
planning, inspections, and permitting director may determine whether the characteristics of
the proposed use are sufficiently similar to a listed use to justify a finding that the proposed
use should be allowed either principally or conditionally within any of the respective zones.
If a finding of similarity is made, then the proposed use is to be allowed as a similar use
listed in the commercial use table.

The planning, inspections and permitting director may determine that any proposed use
should be reviewed by the planning commission for a finding of similarity with other uses.

Any determination that a proposed use is sufficiently similar to a listed use, whether
made by the planning commission or the planning, inspections and permitting director,
shall be in writing and shall contain the facts which support the determination. All such
determinations shall be kept in a binder available to the general public at the planning,
inspections and permitting counter, and one copy shall be provided to the offices of the city
attorney and city clerk.

D. Requirement for Planned Development Permit Review. Although a use may be permitted
outright within a particular commercial zone, (and not require a conditional use permit issued by the planning commission) the land upon which a prospective use may be located,
may have a planned development (PD) overlay zoning designation. This designation
requires a review by the planning commission for design review purposes. In cases where a
property has a use requiring a conditional use permit and design review, both entitlements
will be processed concurrently at the planning commission where possible.

E. Commercial Use Table.

Commercial Use Table (17.22.030E)

Zone

Use, service or facility C-1 C-2 C-3 BP

1 Addressing and mailing services ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

2 Advertising business ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

3 Alarm/warning system—sales and/or service 1 ✓ ✓ 1

4 Ambulance service ✓ ✓ ✓ 1

5 Armored car service N ✓ ✓ N

6 Amusement arcade 1 ✓ ✓ N

7 Antique store ✓ ✓ ✓ N

8 Appliance repair shop with outdoor storage 2 ✓ ✓ N

9 Appliance repair shop, with no outdoor storage ✓ ✓ ✓ N

10 Appliance store (no outdoor storage) N ✓ ✓ N

11 Art gallery ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

12 Art studio ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

13 Assembly—light manufacturing N N 1 N

14 Athletic club, indoor ✓ ✓ ✓ 1

15 Athletic equipment and sporting goods store (with no ✓ ✓ ✓ N
outdoor storage)

16 Auto sales, new and used N 1 1 N

17 Auto rental or lease agency including limousine N ✓ ✓ N
service

18 Auto wholesaler, office only (no on-site storage of 1 ✓ ✓ ✓
vehicles)

19 AUTO MINOR N ✓ ✓ N
SERVICE—REPAIR—REPLACEMENT

a) Automatic transmission N ✓ ✓ N

b) Auto tire, sales/service N ✓ ✓ N

c) Auto seat covers, reupholstery shop N ✓ ✓ N

d) Auto battery and ignition N ✓ ✓ N

Commercial Use Table (17.22.030E)

Zone

Use, service or facility C-1 C-2 C-3 BP

e) Auto radio, stereo, CB N ✓ ✓ N

f) Auto radiator, replacement/service N ✓ ✓ N

g) Auto muffler replacement/service N ✓ ✓ N

h) Auto electric (starter-gen) N ✓ ✓ N

i) Auto brake, replacement/service N ✓ ✓ N

j) Auto minor repair, service, adjustments N ✓ ✓ N

k) Auto trailer hitch installation N ✓ ✓ N

l) Auto diagnosis and tune-up N ✓ ✓ N

m) Auto detailing (servicing and cleaning for resale) N ✓ ✓ N

n) Auto glass installation and sales N ✓ ✓ N

o) Auto smog inspection (no repair) N ✓ ✓ N

20 AUTO, MAJOR N 1 1 N

a) Auto—major repair N 1 1 N

b) Auto transmission rebuild N 1 1 N

c) Auto radiators rebuild N 1 1 N

d) Auto starter-gen rebuilding N 1 1 N

e) Auto body repair N 1 1 N

f) Auto paint shop N 1 1 N

g) Auto machine shop N 1 1 N

21 Auto service station 14 14 11 N

22 Auto storage—antique (indoor only) N ✓ ✓ N

23 Auto parts and accessory store 1 ✓ ✓ N

24 Auto wash, self-service or automatic 1 ✓ ✓ N

25 Automatic teller machines (ATMs) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

26 Bakery, pastry shop ✓ ✓ ✓ N

27 Bakery, wholesale only, no manufacturing N ✓ ✓ N

28 Bank, savings and loan, finance, loan, credit office 5 ✓ ✓ ✓

29 Bar, tavern 1 6 6 1

30 Bar, tavern in conjunction with, and accessory to, a ✓ ✓ ✓ N
restaurant and represents less than 10% of the floor
area of the restaurant

Commercial Use Table (17.22.030E)

Zone

Use, service or facility C-1 C-2 C-3 BP

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30.5 Bar, tavern in conjunction with, and accessory to, a 14 14 ✓ N

restaurant and represents more than 10% of the floor area of the restaurant

31 Barber shop ✓ ✓ ✓ 7

32 Bath house: sauna, Turkish, steam, spa, and tanning ✓ ✓ ✓ N

33 Beauty shop ✓ ✓ ✓ 7

34 Bed and breakfast inn 1 1 1 1

35 Beverage bottling works N 1 ✓ N

36 Bicycle sale, rent, service ✓ ✓ ✓ N

37 Billboard sign agency—service yard and/or workshop N N 1 N

38 Blacksmith shop N N 1 N

39 Blueprinting/photostating service ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

40 Boat building and major repair of boats N N 1 N

41 Boat parts and accessories store, no outside storage ✓ ✓ ✓ N

42 Boat sale, rent, service N 1 1 N

43 Book/record store ✓ ✓ ✓ N

44 Bookstore adult N 14 14 N

45 Bottled gas sale and related storage N ✓ ✓ N

46 Building material and lumber sales N 1 ✓ N

47 Building trades service yard and workshop N N 1 N

48 Bus depot 1 ✓ ✓ N

49 Business or professional office ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

50 Butcher and meat market ✓ ✓ ✓ N

51 Butcher, wholesale, excluding slaughterhouse N N ✓ N

52 Cabinet shop N ✓ ✓ N

53 Camper shell—sales, repair, rent N ✓ ✓ N

54 Candy store ✓ ✓ ✓ N

55 Cardroom—See Chapter 5.20 N 13 13 N

56 Carpet cleaning plant N N ✓ N

57 Catering service ✓ ✓ ✓ N

58 Child care center for more than six 1 ✓ ✓ 1

Commercial Use Table (17.22.030E)

Zone

Use, service or facility C-1 C-2 C-3 BP

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58.5 Child care center for six or less ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

59 Church ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

60 Circus/carnival 10 10 10 N

61 Citizens improvement club/community center ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

62 Clinic, child/family guidance ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

63 Clinic, physical therapy ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

64 Clothing and apparel store ✓ ✓ ✓ N

65 Coin-operated dispenser ✓ ✓ ✓ N

66 Cold storage/frozen food locker 1 ✓ ✓ N

67 Computer programming/software and system design ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

68 Computer sales, rental and lease ✓ ✓ ✓ N

69 Computer service and training ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

70 Concession, temporary 10 10 10 N

71 Concrete batch plant N N 14 N

72 Convenience store/neighborhood market 1 ✓ ✓ N

73 Costume shop—sale and rent ✓ ✓ ✓ N

74 Creamery N N ✓ N

75 Curio/novelty shop ✓ ✓ ✓ N

76 Dance hall—ballroom—discotheque N 1 ✓ N

77 Live entertainment as an incidental use in a bar or 1 1 ✓ N
restaurant

78 Data processing service ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

79 Dating service (computerized video matching) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

80 Delicatessen ✓ ✓ ✓ 7

81 Delivery service 1 ✓ ✓ ✓

82 Disinfecting/fumigating service 1 1 ✓ N

83 Drafting service ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

84 Dressmaker ✓ ✓ ✓ N

85 Drive-in restaurant/fast food, cafe, dairy, food market 1 1 ✓ N
or stand

86 Drug store, pharmacy ✓ ✓ ✓ 1

Commercial Use Table (17.22.030E)

Zone

Use, service or facility C-1 C-2 C-3 BP

87 Drug store—Non-prescriptive drugs and sundries ✓ ✓ ✓ N

88 Egg processing facility N N ✓ N

89 Electronic equipment store ✓ ✓ ✓ N

90 Eyeglasses, frames, and contact lens sales and service ✓ ✓ ✓ 1

91 Equipment rental agency N 1 1 N

92 Equipment rental agency—office related uses only ✓ ✓ ✓ N

93 Farm equipment—rental and incidental storage N 1 ✓ N

94 Farmers market 10 10 10 N

95 Firewood—sales with special screening and fire N 1 1 N
protection

96 Floor covering, drapery or upholstery store 8 ✓ ✓ N

97 Florist ✓ ✓ ✓ 7

98 Food market ancillary to service station ✓ ✓ ✓ N

99 Freight depot, excluding draying and truck terminal N N ✓ N

100 Furniture rental agency 1 ✓ ✓ N

101 Furniture cleaning, refinishing and reupholstery shop 4 ✓ ✓ N

102 Furniture store 8 ✓ ✓ N

103 Funeral establishment ✓ ✓ ✓ 1

104 Garage equipment and tool sales with outside storage N 1 1 N

105 Garage equipment and tool sales with no outside 8 ✓ ✓ N
storage

106 Gardening/landscaping—service yard and workshop N ✓ ✓ N

107 Gardening/landscaping supply store 8 ✓ ✓ N

108 General glass sales, services, inside building; no ✓ ✓ ✓ N
outdoor storage

109 Gift-card shop ✓ ✓ ✓ N

110 Grinding—sharpening service inside building ✓ ✓ ✓ N

111 Grooming service, such as poodle grooming ✓ ✓ ✓ N

112 Gunshop/gunsmith 1 6 6 N

113 Hang glider—sales and service 8 ✓ ✓ N

114 Hardware store with outside storage 1 1 ✓ N

Commercial Use Table (17.22.030E)

Zone

Use, service or facility C-1 C-2 C-3 BP

115 Hardware store with inside storage 8 ✓ ✓ N

116 Hay, seed, and grain store N ✓ ✓ N

117 Hearing aid sales and service ✓ ✓ ✓ 1

118 Hospital ✓ ✓ ✓ 1

119 Hotel N ✓ ✓ 1

120 Hotel/restaurant equipment sales 8 ✓ ✓ N

121 Moving and storage service N N ✓ N

122 Ice cream, yogurt store ✓ ✓ ✓ N

123 Ice manufacturing plant N N ✓ N

124 Insurance office ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

125 Interior decorator’s service yard and workshop 1 ✓ ✓ N

126 Interior design center ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

127 Janitorial service 9 ✓ ✓ N

128 Jewelry store—sales, repair ✓ ✓ ✓ N

129 Kennel, cattery, boarding/training N 1 1 N

130 Labor union 1 ✓ ✓ 1

131 Laboratory, materials testing, inside building only N ✓ ✓ ✓

132 Laboratory; medical, dental, or optical ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

133 Laboratory; research, analysis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

134 Lapidary shop ✓ ✓ ✓ N

135 Laundromat, self-service ✓ ✓ ✓ N

136 Laundry or cleaning agency, retail (on-site cleaning ✓ ✓ ✓ 7
permitted)

137 Laundry or cleaning pick-up station ✓ ✓ ✓ 7

138 Laundry or cleaning plant, wholesale facility N N ✓ N

139 Lawn mower engine and garden power tool—sales, 1 ✓ ✓ N
service, repair

140 Library ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

141 Alcohol sales 14 6 ✓ N

142 Live theater N 1 1 N

143 Live theater, adult N N 14 N

Commercial Use Table (17.22.030E)

Zone

Use, service or facility C-1 C-2 C-3 BP

144 Locksmith—key and lock shop, repair shop ✓ ✓ ✓ N

145 Lodge—fraternal hall 1 ✓ ✓ 1

146 Machine shop N N ✓ N

147 Mail or delivery service pick-up station ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

148 Mail order business ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

149 Massage establishment that employs or uses persons 1 1 1 N
not certified under Business and Professions Code
Section 4600 et seq.

150 Massage establishment that employs or uses persons ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
certified under Business and Professions Code
Section 4600 et seq.

151 Medical or dental office ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

152 Medical equipment store 8 ✓ ✓ N

153 Messenger service ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

153.5 Microbrewery N 14 14 N

154 Military surplus store 8 ✓ ✓ N

155 Mini-storage 1 1 1 N

156 Motel N ✓ ✓ N

157 Motion picture theater N 1 1 N

158 Motion picture theater, adult N N 14 N

159 Motorcycle, sports cycles, trail bikes, jet skis, N 1 ✓ N
snowmobiles, moped—sales, rent service, repair and
dismantling

160 Moved building storage, temporary (7 days or less) 10 10 10 N

161 Museum ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

162 Music store, including instrument repair ✓ ✓ ✓ N

163 Newspaper/magazine stand ✓ ✓ ✓ N

164 Nursery, plants 1 1 ✓ N

165 Office machines and equipment sales and minor ✓ ✓ ✓ N
repair

166 Reserved

167 Ornamental rock sales and related storage N 1 ✓ N

168 Paint and wallpaper store ✓ ✓ ✓ N

Commercial Use Table (17.22.030E)

Zone

Use, service or facility C-1 C-2 C-3 BP

169 Parking lot or garages primary use N 1 1 N

170 Pawn shop N ✓ ✓ N

171 Pest control service 1 ✓ ✓ N

172 Pet store, no kennel ✓ ✓ ✓ N

173 Photocopy service ✓ ✓ ✓ 14

174 Photographic supply/camera store ✓ ✓ ✓ N

175 Photographic processing plant, wholesale facility N N ✓ N

176 Photography studio, including incidental processing ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

177 Picture framing shop ✓ ✓ ✓ N

178 Pool table sale and repair service 8 ✓ ✓ N

179 Power tools—sales, repair N ✓ ✓ N

180 Prescription pharmacy ✓ ✓ ✓ 7

181 Print shop ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

182 Printing plant N N 1 N

183 Privately owned uses within public and government- ✓ ✓ ✓ 1 owned buildings, facilities and grounds

184 Psychiatric facility 1 1 1 1

185 Public and government-owned building and facility, ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
federal, state, and local

186 Public and government uses within privately owned ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
buildings, facilities and grounds, federal, state and
local

187 Public auction or flea market N 1 ✓ N

188 Public relations or advertising office ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

199 Public utility and public service facility ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

200 Race track N N 1 N

201 Real estate office ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

202 Recreation facility, indoor ✓ ✓ ✓ 1

203 Recreation facility, outdoor 1 1 1 1

204 Recreational vehicle and boat storage N 1 1 N

205 Recycling center N 1 ✓ N

205.5 Remote caller bingo N 1 1 N

Commercial Use Table (17.22.030E)

Zone

Use, service or facility C-1 C-2 C-3 BP

206 Residence of a caretaker, proprietor or owner of a ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
permitted use

207 Residential care homes for adults or children, over six 1 1 1 1
persons

207.5 Residential care homes for adults or children, six ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
persons or fewer

208 Resorts N 1 ✓ N

209 Restaurant/coffee shop/cafeteria ✓ ✓ ✓ 7

209.1 Outdoor dining facility operated as ancillary use to a ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
permitted restaurant—no alcohol served
(encroachment permit may be required)

209.2 Outdoor dining facility operated as ancillary use to a N 14 14 14
permitted restaurant—alcohol served (encroachment
permit may be required)

210 Saddlery shop N ✓ ✓ N

211 Sanitarium N 1 1 N a) Business school ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

b) Charm, cultural school ✓ ✓ ✓ 1

c) College, university 1 ✓ ✓ ✓

d) Driving school 1 ✓ ✓ 1

e) Medical related school 1 ✓ ✓ 1

f) Other private school 1 ✓ ✓ 1

g) Private K-12 school ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

h) Public K-12 school ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

i) Vocational school 1 ✓ ✓ 1

213 Self-defense, judo, boxing, gymnastics, swimming or ✓ ✓ ✓ 1
similar activities

214 Senior citizens residential complex 1 1 1 1

215 Shoe repair shop, shoeshine store ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

215a Single room occupancy (SRO) units N ✓ 1 N

216 Social rehabilitation center 1 6 6 1

217 Soda fountain/ice cream parlor ✓ ✓ ✓ N

Commercial Use Table (17.22.030E)

Zone

Use, service or facility C-1 C-2 C-3 BP

218 Snack bar incidental to a park, boat dock, other water- 10 10 10 N
oriented use

219 Stadiums N 1 1 N

220 Stamp/coin store ✓ ✓ ✓ N

221 Stationery store ✓ ✓ ✓ N

222 Stenographic service ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

223 Studio—dance, voice, music ✓ ✓ ✓ 1

224 Studio—radio, television, recording 1 ✓ ✓ 1

225 Supermarket/food store 8 ✓ ✓ N

226 Swimming pool, spa—sales and service 8 ✓ ✓ N

227 Tackle shop ✓ ✓ ✓ N

228 Tailor ✓ ✓ ✓ N

229 Tattoo establishment/body art N 1 1 N

230 Taxi cab service and storage facility N ✓ ✓ N

231 Taxidermist 1 ✓ ✓ N

231.1 Telecommunication tower—new equipment or 14 14 14 14
accessory building not colocating on existing tower or
equipment

231.2 Telecommunication tower—colocation of equipment 1 1 1 1
and accessory building on existing tower and
equipment

232 Telephone answering service ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

233 Television and radio repair shop, sales ✓ ✓ ✓ N

234 Tobacco shop, smoke lounge, electronic cigarette 1 6 6 N
retail store or lounge and similar activities

235 Tool reconditioning N ✓ ✓ N

236 Towed vehicles storage (operable and/or inoperable) N 1 1 N
vehicles

237 Towing service—no storage of any vehicles N ✓ ✓ N

238 Toy store ✓ ✓ ✓ N

239 Trade school 1 ✓ ✓ 1

240 Travel agency ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Commercial Use Table (17.22.030E)

Zone

Use, service or facility C-1 C-2 C-3 BP

241 Travel trailer/mobilehome, motorhome, N 1 1 N
camper—sale, rent, storage

242 Travel trailer park N 1 12 N

243 Tree service N ✓ ✓ N

244 Trophy/emblem store ✓ ✓ ✓ N

245 Truck sale or rent N 1 ✓ N

246 Truck service stations, excluding truck terminal N N ✓ N

247 Utility trailer—rental, service, sales N 1 ✓ N

248 Utility trailer or truck, rent or storage as ancillary to N 1 ✓ N
service stations

249 Veterinarian—animal hospital/clinic (no outdoor uses 8 ✓ ✓ 1
or nonmedical boarding permitted in BP zone)

250 Video store, sales and rental ✓ ✓ ✓ N

251 Warehousing and storage N N ✓ N

252 Watches—sale, repair ✓ ✓ ✓ N

253 Water recreation equipment—rental, sales 8 8 ✓ N

254 Wedding chapel N ✓ ✓ N

255 Welding shop N N ✓ N

256 Wholesale distributor’s service facility N N ✓ N

257 Winery sales facility/tasting room 1 6 ✓ N

(Ord. 887 § 2 Exh. A (part), 1998; Ord. 1060 §§ 2, 3, 4, 2006; Ord. 1138 § 3, 2010; Ord. 1144
§ 4, 2011; Ord. 1169 § 2, 2012; Ord. 1209 § 2, 2014; Ord. 1236 § 3, 2015; Ord. 1294 § 2, 2019)

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§ 17.22.040. Special condition requirements for commercial zones.

The following special condition requirements apply to the uses indicated by the corresponding numbers on the commercial use table described in Section 17.22.030.

1. Permitted only upon the issuance of a minor conditional use permit by the planning
commission or the historic district commission.

2. Permitted as an incidental service function intended to satisfy the normal operating needs
of a permitted retail use on the property. An independent servicing facility oriented toward
generating its trade from the general public is not permitted in this zone.

3. (Reserved)

4. Permitted use only if the entire operation, including parking and storage of vehicles used in connection with the operation, is conducted within a completely enclosed building or
behind a solid six-foot fence on the buildable area of the lot. Fence is to be approved by the
community development department before commencement of proposed use.

5. Permitted use within the zone, but must not have a drive-up or remote tellers.

6. Permitted use within the zone when the commercial structure is located five hundred feet
or more from a residential use and one thousand feet from the property line of any public
or private school (kindergarten to twelfth grade), and as long as the operating hours are
between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. If not within the prescribed conditions as described
above, the use is subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit.

7. Permitted use within the zone when located as one tenant in a building and not occupying
more than fifteen percent of the total floor area of the building. If the use occupies more
than fifteen percent of the total floor area of the building or is a freestanding use, a
conditional use permit is required.

8. Permitted use in the zone only when there is no outdoor storage and the gross area of the
use does not exceed two thousand five hundred square feet. If the gross area of the use is
larger than two thousand five hundred square feet, the use is subject to the issuance of a
conditional use permit.

9. Permitted use if the entire operation is conducted within a completely enclosed building.

10. A temporary use permit is required in this zone issued by the community development
department.

11. All proposed service stations within the C-3 zone require the issuance of a conditional use
permit with the exception of proposed service stations on property contiguous to Highway
50 and that are within one thousand five hundred feet of an existing interchange/
overcrossing as determined and measured by the community development department.

  1. Proposed use is permitted on property contiguous to Highway 50 and within one thousand five hundred feet of an existing interchange/overcrossing as determined and measured by the community development department. If not within the prescribed area stated above, the use is allowed subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit.

    1. Proposed cardrooms require the issuance of a permit to operate by the city council pursuant to Chapter 5.20, in addition to a major conditional use permit.

    2. Proposed use shall be accompanied with a major use permit processing fee and is permitted only upon the issuance of a conditional use permit. (Ord. 887 § 2 Exh. A (part), 1998; Ord. 1169 § 3, 2012; Ord. 1244 § 2, 2015)

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§ 17.22.050. Commercial zone development standards table.

Commercial Zone Development Standards Table

Zone

Standard C-1 C-2 C-3 BP
Lot area (7) (7) (7) 6000 s.f.(1)

Lot width (7) (7) (7) 60'(2)

Building coverage (7) (7) (7) 60%

Setbacks:

Front yard 15' (7) (7) 20'

Side yard (7)* (7)* (7)* (6)

Rear yard 15' 12'(3) 12'(3) 20'

Building height limit (4) (5) (5) (4)

NOTE:
(1) Corner lots are minimum of 7,500 square feet lot area.
(2) Corner lots are minimum of 75 feet lot width.
(3) Building may project over rear yard area; provided, that 14 feet clear vertical distance
from ground level is maintained. The building code and other regulations shall apply.
(4) Height limit is 2 stories not exceeding 35 feet. May be increased to 4 stories, subject to
approval of a conditional use permit.
(5) The building height limitation is 4 stories but not to exceed 50 feet.
(6) Interior lots. A minimum of 1 5-foot side yard and 1 10-foot side yard shall be provided.
Corner lots. Interior side yard shall be a minimum of 5 feet. Street side yard shall be 20
percent of the lot width but shall not be less than 10 feet and need not exceed 15 feet.
(7) N/A = Not Applicable
* Per Uniform Building Code (UBC) or other standard.

(Ord. 887 § 2 Exh. A (part), 1998; Ord. 1060 § 5, 2006)

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