Title 17 — Zoning›Part II — Base Zoning District Standards and Allowed Uses

Chapter 17.09 — OFFICE DISTRICTS

Goleta Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Goleta

§ 17.09.010. Purpose and Intent.

The purposes of the Office Districts are to:

  • A. Provide for orderly, well-planned, and balanced business park and office development that serves the community, consistent with the General Plan; and

  • B. Establish development standards that create a unified and distinctive character, contribute to the pedestrian environment, and ensure appropriate transitions and buffers between business parks and offices and residential uses.

The specific intent of each Office District are as follows:

BP Business Park. This District is intended to provide for attractive, well-designed business parks that provide employment opportunities to the community and surrounding area through implementation of the Business Park (I-BP) land use designation of the General Plan.

OI Office Institutional. This District is intended to provide areas for existing and future officebased uses by implementing the Office and Institutional (I-OI) land use designation in the General Plan.

(Ord. 20-03 § 6)

§ 17.09.020. Land Use Regulations.

Table 17.09.020 below prescribes the land use regulations for Office Districts. The table also notes additional use regulations that apply to various uses. Section numbers in the right-hand column refer to other sections of this Title. Use classifications are defined in Chapter 17.72 , Use Classifications.

TABLE 17.09.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—OFFICE DISTRICTS

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“P”—Zoning Permit or Exempt
“MU”—Minor Conditional Use Permit
“CU”—Major Conditional Use Permit
“-”—Use Not Allowed
District Additional Regulations
Uses BP OI
Residential Uses
Low Barrier Navigation Centers - P See §17.41.280, Low Barrier
Navigation Centers
Residential Care Facility, Large - P
Residential Housing Types
Multiple-Unit Development - P
1		 See §17.24.120, Mixed-Use
Development
Accessory Dwelling Unit See §17.41.030, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)
Supportive Housing See §17.41.290, Supportive Housing
Transitional Housing Subject only to those standards and permit
procedures as they apply to other residential
dwellings of the same type (use) in the same zone.
Public/Quasi-Public Uses
Colleges and Trade Schools - P
Community Assembly - P
Day Care Facility P P See §17.41.110, Day
Care Facilities
Emergency Shelters P P See §17.41.130, Emergency
Shelters
Government Buildings P P
Hospital CU P
Schools, Private - P
Skilled Nursing Facility MU P
Social Service Facilities MU P
Commercial Uses
Building Materials, Sales, and
Service		 - CU See §17.41.200, Outdoor Sales
Business Services P P
Commercial Entertainment and
Recreation
Indoor Sports and Recreation - MU
Eating and Drinking
Establishments
Bars/Night Clubs/Lounges - CU
2

TABLE 17.09.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—OFFICE DISTRICTS

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“P”—Zoning Permit or Exempt
“MU”—Minor Conditional Use Permit
“CU”—Major Conditional Use Permit
“-”—Use Not Allowed
District Additional Regulations
Uses BP
 OI
Restaurant P
2		 P
2		 See §17.41.120, Eating and
Drinking Establishments
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate Services		 P P
Food and Beverage Sales
General Market P
2		 P
2
Specialty Food Sales P
2		 P
2
Funeral Parlors and Interment
Services		 - MU
Hydrogen Fueling Stations P P See §17.41.270, Hydrogen
Fueling Stations
Information Technology Services P P
Instructional Services - P
Live/Work Units - P See §17.41.180,
Live/Work Units
Lodging and Visitor-Services
Hotels and Motels P
3		 P
3
Nurseries and Garden Centers - MU See §17.41.200, Outdoor Sales
Medical, Dental, and Health-
Related Services		 - P
Community Clinic Providing
Reproductive Health Services		 P P See §17.41.300, Community
Clinics Providing Reproductive
Health Services
Personal Services
General Personal Services P
2		 P
2
Professional Services - P
Industrial Uses
Cannabis Cultivation
Indoor Cultivation P - See §17.41.090, Cannabis Uses
Nursery P - See §17.41.090, Cannabis Uses
Processor P - See §17.41.090, Cannabis Uses
Cannabis Distribution P
4		 - See §17.41.090, Cannabis Uses
Cannabis Manufacturing
Non-Volatile Solvent
Manufacturing		 P - See §17.41.090, Cannabis Uses
Volatile Solvent Manufacturing P - See §17.41.090, Cannabis Uses
Infusions P - See §17.41.090, Cannabis Uses

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“P”—Zoning Permit or Exempt
“MU”—Minor Conditional Use Permit
“CU”—Major Conditional Use Permit
“-”—Use Not Allowed
District Additional Regulations
Uses BP OI
Packaging and Labeling P - See §17.41.090, Cannabis Uses
Cannabis Testing P P See §17.41.090, Cannabis Uses
Custom Manufacturing P -
Limited Industrial P -
R&D and Technology P P
Wholesale Trade, Warehouse,
Storage and Distribution
Indoor Warehousing and Storage P
5		 -
Transportation, Communication, and Utility Uses
Communication Facilities
Antennas and Transmission
Towers		 See Chapter17.42, Telecommunications Facilities
Facilities within Buildings P P
Major Utilities CU CU
Transportation Passenger Terminal CU CU
Accessory Uses See §17.41.040, Accessory Uses
Animal Keeping P P See §17.41.060, Animal Keeping
Cannabis Personal Use Cultivation P P See §17.41.090, Cannabis Uses
Caretaker Unit P P
Family Day Care
Small P P See §17.41.140, Family Day
Care
Large P P See §17.41.140, Family Day
Care
Home Occupations P P See §17.41.170, Home
Occupations
Temporary Uses See §17.41.260, Temporary Uses, for permit
requirements for each type of temporary use
Nonconforming Uses Chapter17.36, Nonconforming Uses and Structures

Notes:

  • 1 Only mixed-use developments.

  • 2 Cumulative development of these uses must not exceed 20% of the total floor area on any one lot. If a lot contains multiple zone districts, these uses are limited to 20% of the lot zoned BP and/or 01.

  • 3 Only in the Hotel Overlay identified in the General Plan.

  • 4 Floor area of each licensed distributor shall not exceed 30,000 square feet per parcel.

Notes:

  • 5 Only if it is in association with an allowed use. Where a parcel has multiple tenant spaces, indoor warehousing and storage must be within the same tenant space as the allowed use but is not subject to the accessory use standards in Section 17.41.040 .

(Ord. 20-03 § 6; Ord. 22-06 § 4; Ord. 22-14 § 4; Ord. 23-05 § 4; Ord. 24-01, 4/16/2024; Ord. 25-05, 9/2/2025; Ord. 25-10, 12/2/2025)

§ 17.09.030. Development Regulations.

Table 17.09.030 prescribes development regulations for Office Districts for permitted and conditionally permitted uses. Letters in parenthesis (e.g., (A)) refer to the regulations following the table. When in the “Additional Regulations” column, the regulations apply to all districts. When in just one district’s column, the regulations apply only to that particular district. The numbers in each illustration below refer to corresponding regulations in the “#” column in the associated table. Regulations applicable to all zoning districts are in Part IV of this Title.

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District Additional
Regulations		 #
BP OI
Minimum Lot Area (acre) 1 N/A
Maximum Lot Coverage 35% 40%
Maximum Dwelling Unit
Density (units/acre)		 N/A 20 See §17.24.120,
Mixed-Use
Development
Maximum Building Height (ft.) 35 35 1
Minimum Setbacks (ft.) See also §17.24.120, Mixed-Use Development,
for upper-story setbacks for residential uses in
mixed-use development
Front 50 15 2
Interior Side 10 15 3
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District Additional
Regulations		 #
BP OI
Street Side • Lots less than 100 feet in
width: 20% of lot width, min
10
• Lots 100 feet or more in
width: Same as required
front setback		 4
Rear 10 15(A) 5
Minimum Landscaping 30% 10%
Limitations on Curb Cuts (B) (B)
Parking See Chapter17.38, Parking
and Loading
Limitations on Outdoor
Activities		 (C) N/A

  • A. Corner Lots Backing on Key Lots. The rear setback for a corner lot backing up on a key lot may be reduced to the size of the required side setback for the key lot or 10 feet, whichever is greater, provided the front, side, and rear setback area required by the applicable district regulations is not reduced. An accessory structure on a corner lot backing up on a key lot shall be set back from the rear property line by a distance equal to the side setback requirements applicable to the key lot.

  • B. Limitations on Curb Cuts. Wherever possible, parking and loading entrances must share curb cuts in order to minimize the overall number of curb cuts. Curb cuts are limited to one per parcel unless an absolute need is demonstrated. On corner lots, curb cuts must be located on the street frontage with the least traffic volume wherever feasible.

  • C. Limits on Outdoor Activities. Allowed uses are prohibited from conducting vehicular repair, processing, and manufacturing activities outdoors and are prohibited from private outdoor storage.

  • (Ord. 20-03 § 6; Ord. 23-05 § 4)