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Title 9 — LAND USE

Chapter 9.18 — MIXED USE REGULATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Garden Grove Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Garden Grove

§ 9.18.010.010. Overall Purpose and Intent.

§ 9.18.010.020. Mixed Use Zones Establishment and Intent.

Section 9.18.020 Uses Permitted

§ 9.18.020.010. Permitted Uses.

§ 9.18.020.020. Prohibited Uses.

§ 9.18.020.030. Uses Restricted to Indoor.

§ 9.18.020.040. Required Notification for all Residential Uses.

§ 9.18.020.050. Use Regulations Applicable to all Commercial Uses.

§ 9.18.020.060. Use Regulations Applicable to all Industrial Uses.

§ 9.18.020.070. Restrictions on Uses and Activities within a Vertically Integrated…

§ 9.18.030.010. Purpose.

§ 9.18.030.020. Adult Entertainment.

§ 9.18.030.030. Alcohol Sales.

§ 9.18.030.040. Arcades and Incidental Amusement Devices.

§ 9.18.030.041. Art Gallery and/or Retail Trade Business with a Tattoo Art Studio.

§ 9.18.030.050. Arts and Craft Studios.

§ 9.18.030.055. Athletic and Health Clubs, Spas, or Gyms with Massage.

§ 9.18.030.060. Auto Repair (Including Paint or Body Work, General, and Minor).

§ 9.18.030.070. Automatic Car Wash.

§ 9.18.030.075. Automobile Fleet Storage.

§ 9.18.030.080. Bar/Nightclub.

§ 9.18.030.090. Bed and Breakfast.

§ 9.18.030.100. Billiard Parlor/Pool Hall.

§ 9.18.030.110. Bowling Alley.

§ 9.18.030.120. Churches and Other Religious Centers, and Other Authorized Assembly Uses.

§ 9.18.030.125. Cottage Food Operations.

§ 9.18.030.130. Drive-Through Facilities.

§ 9.18.030.140. Eating Establishment with Entertainment—Bars/Nightclubs.

§ 9.18.030.150. Eating Establishment/Restaurant with Limited Entertainment.

§ 9.18.030.160. Equipment Rentals—Large and Small.

§ 9.18.030.170. Extended-Stay Business Hotels.

§ 9.18.030.180. Food Products, Dairy Products, and Bakery Products.

§ 9.18.030.190. Fortunetelling.

§ 9.18.030.195. Funeral Home/Mortuary with No Crematorium.

§ 9.18.030.200. Garage Sales—Incidental to a Single-Family Residential Unit.

§ 9.18.030.202. Graphic Arts/Photocopying.

§ 9.18.030.205. Handicraft Arts and Industry.

§ 9.18.030.207. Home Improvement Center.

§ 9.18.030.210. Home Occupations.

§ 9.18.030.220. Hotel/Motel.

§ 9.18.030.230. Indoor Multi-Tenant Retail Shopping Center.

§ 9.18.030.240. Kennel.

§ 9.18.030.245. Massage Establishment.

§ 9.18.030.250. Motorcycle Sales.

§ 9.18.030.260. Motor Vehicle and Boat Sales.

§ 9.18.030.270. Neighborhood Recycling Center.

§ 9.18.030.280. Nonvehicular Vending Kiosks.

§ 9.18.030.290. Nursery—Retail Sales Only.

§ 9.18.030.300. Outdoor Dining at Eating Establishment/Restaurant.

§ 9.18.030.310. Service Station (New and Conversion of Existing).

§ 9.18.030.320. Small Animal Hospital/Veterinary/Dog Day Care.

§ 9.18.030.330. Smoking Lounges.

§ 9.18.030.340. Truck, Trailer Rental.

§ 9.18.030.350. Vehicular Vending.

§ 9.18.030.360. Work-Live Units.

Section 9.18.040 Temporary Uses

§ 9.18.040.010. Purpose.

§ 9.18.040.020. Authority.

§ 9.18.040.030. Temporary Structures.

§ 9.18.040.040. Holiday Lot Sales.

§ 9.18.040.050. Neighborhood Events.

§ 9.18.040.060. Community Events.

§ 9.18.040.070. Special Events Sales Permit.

Section 9.18.050 Adult Entertainment Uses

§ 9.18.050.010. Purpose.

§ 9.18.050.020. Specified Sexual Activities and Anatomical Areas.

§ 9.18.050.030. Conditional Use Permit Requirement.

§ 9.18.050.040. Distance Restrictions for Adult Entertainment Businesses.

§ 9.18.050.050. Location Restrictions for Adult Entertainment Businesses.

§ 9.18.050.060. Waiver of Distance and Location Provisions for Residential/Commercial…

§ 9.18.050.070. Required Performance Standards.

§ 9.18.050.080. Site Plan Approval.

§ 9.18.050.090. Planning Commission Action.

§ 9.18.050.100. Time for Planning Commission Findings.

§ 9.18.050.110. Appeals.

§ 9.18.050.120. Adult Entertainment Use within an Existing Development.

§ 9.18.050.130. Adult Merchandise in Non-Adult-Use Business.

§ 9.18.060.010. Purpose.

§ 9.18.060.020. Restrictions on When Permitted.

§ 9.18.060.030. Conditional Use Permit Required.

§ 9.18.060.040. Location and Related Requirements.

§ 9.18.060.050. Waiver of Distance and Location Provisions for Residential/Commercial…

§ 9.18.060.060. Operational Conditions.

§ 9.18.060.070. Administrative Review of Conditional Use Permits.

Section 9.18.070 Outdoor Sales of Goods and Merchandise

§ 9.18.070.010. Nonvehicular Vending Kiosks.

§ 9.18.070.020. Vehicular Vending (Food Truck).

Section 9.18.080 (Reserved)

§ 9.18.090.010. Using this Section.

§ 9.18.090.020. Garden Grove Boulevard Mixed Use Zone (GGMU) Development Standards.

§ 9.18.090.030. Civic Center Zone Development Standards.

§ 9.18.090.040. Additional Regulations Specific to the CC-1 Zone.

§ 9.18.090.050. Additional Regulations Specific to the CC-2 Zone.

§ 9.18.090.060. Additional Regulations Specific to the CC-3 Zone.

§ 9.18.090.070. Neighborhood Mixed Use Zone (NMU) Development Standards.

§ 9.18.090.080. Adaptive Reuse Zone (AR) Development Standards.

§ 9.18.100.010. Purpose and Applicability of Development and Design Standards in Mixed…

§ 9.18.100.020. Development Standards Applicable to All Mixed Use Zones.

§ 9.18.100.030. Site Design Standards.

§ 9.18.100.040. Enhanced Building Design Standards.

§ 9.18.110.010. Purpose and Applicability.

§ 9.18.110.020. Development Standards for Commercial Uses within All Mixed Use Zones.

§ 9.18.110.030. Development Standards for Multifamily Residential Uses within All Mixed…

§ 9.18.110.040. Existing Nonconforming Single-Family Dwellings.

§ 9.18.110.050. Duplex and Triplex in Mixed Use Zones.

Section 9.18.120 Landscaping

§ 9.18.120.010. Landscaping General Provisions.

§ 9.18.120.020. Water Efficiency Requirements.

§ 9.18.120.030. Landscaping Requirements.

§ 9.18.120.040. Landscaping Compliance.

§ 9.18.120.050. Maintenance Requirements and Violations.

Section 9.18.130 Walls, Fences, and Hedges

§ 9.18.130.010. Location and Height.

§ 9.18.130.020. Fences at Public Utility Installations, Schools, and Public Playgrounds.

Section 9.18.140 Parking

§ 9.18.140.010. Purpose.

§ 9.18.140.020. General Provisions.

§ 9.18.140.030. Parking Spaces Required.

§ 9.18.140.040. Parking Requirements.

§ 9.18.140.050. Location of Parking Spaces.

§ 9.18.140.060. Joint Use and Parking Management.

§ 9.18.140.070. Parking Design Standards.

§ 9.18.140.080. Loading Areas.

Section 9.18.150 Collection of Recyclable Materials

§ 9.18.150.010. On-Site Accommodation for Recyclable Materials Containers and…

§ 9.18.150.020. Large Venue Recycling.

Section 9.18.160 Planned Unit Developments

§ 9.18.160.010. Planned Unit Developments.

Section 9.18.170 Historical-Cultural Overlay Zone (-HC)

§ 9.18.170.010. Applicability.

§ 9.18.170.020. Permitted Uses.

§ 9.18.170.030. Determination of Historical Significance.

§ 9.18.170.040. Site Plan Required.

§ 9.18.170.050. Historical-Cultural District.

§ 9.18.170.060. Site Development Standards.

Section 9.18.180 Flood Hazard Overlay Zone (-FH)

§ 9.18.180.010. Flood Hazard Overlay Zone (-FH).

Section 9.18.190 Mixed Use Overlay Zone (-MU)

§ 9.18.190.010. Intent.

§ 9.18.190.020. International West Mixed Use Overlay.

§ 9.18.190.030. Industrial/Residential Mixed Use 1 Overlay.

§ 9.18.190.040. Residential/Commercial Mixed Use 2 Residential Overlay.

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