Chapter 17.36 — COMMERCIAL LAND USE BY ZONING DISTRICT
Gridley Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Gridley
COMMERCIAL LAND USE BY ZONING DISTRICT
17.36.010 Permitted uses and conditionally permitted uses in commercial districts.
17.36.020 Unlisted uses.
17.36.010 Permitted uses and conditionally permitted uses in commercial districts.¶
Permitted uses and uses allowed by use permit in commercial districts are as follows:
P = Permitted
CUP = Conditional Use Permit
Where a use is not designated as "Permitted" or "Conditional Use Permit" it is not allowed in that zoning district.
| LAND USE TYPES | ZONING DI | STRICTS |
|---|---|---|
| C-1 | C-2 | |
| LAND USE TYPES | ZONING DI | STRICTS |
| C-1 | C-2 | |
| Accountants Adlt ttit bi |
P | P |
| u eneranmen usnesses (Subject to theprovisions of Chapter 17.72) |
P | |
| Advertisingbusiness |
P |
P |
| Amusement arcades such as videogames,pinball |
P |
P |
| Answeringservice | P | P |
| Antiques | P | P |
| Appliances | P | P |
| Architects | P | P |
| Art Galleries | P | P |
| Artgoods/ |
P | P |
| Art instructions | P | P |
| Attorneys & legal services | P | P |
| Automobile sales, service, and used auto sales | P | |
| Automobile repair |
P |
|
| Automobile bodyshop | P | |
| Automobileparts, retail |
P |
P |
| Babyshops | P | P |
| Bail bond | P | |
| Bakeries, retail | P | P |
| Banks | P | P |
| Banks, drive-through | P | P |
| Barbershops | P | P |
| Beautysalons | P | P |
| Bicycle shops | P | P |
| Boat sales | P | |
| Boat supplies | P | |
| Books | P | P |
| Bookkeeping | P | P |
| Bowlingalleys | P | |
| Buildingmaterials | P | |
| Butcher | P | |
| Cabinet/ |
P | |
| Campers, RV sales, service, and supplies; new and used | P | |
| Carwash | P | |
| Chambers of Commerce | P | P |
| Child care andpreschool | P | P |
| Chiropractors | P | P |
| Churches | CUP | CUP |
| Cleaners | P | P |
| Clothingsales | P | P |
| Cocktail lounge/ |
CUP | CUP |
| Coffee shop | P | P |
Collection bureau |
P | P |
| Communication equipment | P | P |
| Community garden | P | P |
| Computer store | P | P |
| Contractor office(no storage) | P | P |
| Contractor office(with storage) | CUP | P |
| Cookingsupplies shops Copyshop |
P P |
P P |
Costume shop |
P | P |
| Counselingcenters | P | P |
| Counselors and therapists | P | P |
| Craft supplies | P | P |
| Credit bureau P Dairy,jobber-retail |
P CUP |
|---|---|
| Dance school P |
P |
| Delicatessen P |
P |
| Dentist’s office P |
P |
| Department store P |
P |
| Discount drug P |
P |
| Doctor’s office P |
P |
| Donut shop P |
P |
| Dress shop P |
P |
| Dressmaker, seamstress, tailor P |
P |
| Drive-in restaurant and/ CUP |
P |
| Drugstore, broad range P |
P |
| Duplicatingshop P |
P |
| Employment agency P |
P |
| Engineeringoffice P |
P |
| Equipment rental, household P |
P |
| Equipment rental, large type | P |
| Escrow service P |
P |
| Energysupplystore CUP |
P |
| Farm equipment sales | P |
| Fabric shop P |
P |
| Fireplace-stove shop P |
P |
| Flea market | |
| (one-day or single-weekend events sponsored by the Chamber |
CUP |
| of Commerce or service groups may be administratively approved in the C-1 and C-2 zoningdistricts) |
|
| Floor materials P |
P |
Florist P |
P |
| Fraternal organization P |
P |
| Freezer food lockers, rental CUP |
P |
| Funeral directors P |
P |
| Furniture, new and used P |
P |
| Garden supplies P |
P |
| Gift shops P |
P |
| Glass shop (windowglass) CUP |
P |
| Government offices administrative only P |
P |
| , Graphic art materials P |
P |
| Grocers, less than 10,000 square feet (see also, “market” & “supermarket”) P |
P |
| Gunsmiths P |
P |
| Hardware, retail P |
P |
| Health food P |
P |
| Hobbyshop P |
P |
| Home decorations and materials P |
P |
Hospital CUP |
CUP |
| Hot tubs and spa sales CUP |
P |
| Hotel P |
P |
| Ice cream shop P Ice skatingrink |
P CUP |
| Import store P |
P |
| Income tax service P |
P |
| Inns, bed and breakfastplaces P |
P |
| Interior decorator P |
P |
Investment advisoryservice P |
P |
| Jewelers P Laboratories, dental P |
P P |
| Laboratories medical P |
P |
| , Laboratories, research CUP |
CUP |
| Lamps P |
P |
| Landscape architects P |
P |
| Laundry, coin P Lightingfixtures P |
P P |
| Liquor store P |
P |
| Live Work Loan agency |
P P |
CUP P |
|---|---|---|
| Locksmiths | P | P |
| Lumber, retail | CUP | P |
| Machine shop | CUP | |
| Markets, under 10,000 square feet (see also “grocer” & “supermarkets”) |
P | P |
| Medical office | P | P |
| Men’s clothing | P | P |
| Mini-storage | CUP | |
| Mobile home sales, service | P | |
| Motorcycle sales, service | CUP | P |
| Motorcycle repair | P | |
| Motels |
CUP |
P |
| Museums Music store(instrument and equipment) |
P P |
P P |
| News service | P | P |
| News stand | P | P |
| Night club | CUP | CUP |
| Novelties, notions store | P | P |
| Nurseries, retail | P | P |
| Office furniture | P | P |
| Office supplies Optician, optometrist |
P P |
P P |
| Paint dealers, retail | P | P |
| Parkinglots | P | P |
| Parks | P | P |
| Partyshop | P | P |
| Pawnshop | P | |
| Pet store | CUP | CUP |
| Pharmacy | P | P |
| Photocopyshop | P | P |
| Photoprocessing | P | P |
| Photographer | P | P |
| Photographic equipment | P | P |
| Physical therapy | P | P |
| Physician | P | P |
| Pianos, organs | P | P |
| Picture framing |
P |
P |
| Plumbing, retail sales | P | P |
| Pottery, retail | P | P |
| Printers | P | P |
| Psychiatrist | P | P |
| Psychologist | P | P |
| Quasi-public uses | CUP | CUP |
| Racquetball and sports club |
P |
P |
| Radio and TV sales and service Real estate |
P P |
P P |
Record store |
P | P |
| Recreation, indoor sports | P | P |
| Recreation vehicles sales | P | |
| Recreation vehicle storage | CUP | |
| Recyclingcenter(primaryuse) | CUP | |
| Refrigeration sales and service, industrial | P | |
| Religious office | P | P |
Rental, see equipment rental |
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| Residential uses | CUP | CUP |
| Restaurant, full service Rtill |
P P |
P P |
| ea,genera Roller skatingrink |
P | |
| Rugand carpet sales | P | P |
| Saddleryshop | P | P |
| Satellite sales and service | P | P |
| Savings and loan(with or without drive-through) | P | P |
|---|---|---|
| Saw shop | P | P |
| School supplies | P | P |
| Service station/ |
P | |
| Sewingmachine sales and repair | P | P |
| Sheet metal shop | P | |
| Shoe store | P | P |
| Shoe repair | P | P |
| Sign shop | P | |
| Social clubs, halls and organizations | P | P |
| Social service offices | P | P |
| Specialjob trainingcenters | P | P |
| Sporting goods store | P | P |
| Stationerystore | P | P |
| Stenographic service | P | P |
| Stereo-sound system store | P | P |
| Stock and bond brokers | P | P |
| Supermarket(>10,000 square feet) | P | P |
| Surveyor’s office | P | P |
| Swimming pool sales, service | P | |
| Tobacco shop | P | P |
| Television sales and service | P | P |
| Theater | P | P |
| Thrift shop | P | P |
| Tire sales and service | P | |
| Title company | P | P |
| Toys | P | P |
| Travel agency | P | P |
| Trophies | P | P |
| Tropical fish and supplies | P | P |
| Tuxedo rental | P | P |
| Upholsters | CUP | P |
| Utilityoffice-administrative only | P | P |
| Vacuum cleaner sales and service | P | P |
| Varietystore | P | P |
| Vegetable, fruit and flower stands | P | P |
| Veterinarians | P | P |
| Vocational center | P | P |
| Wall coveringstore | P | P |
| Warehousing | CUP | |
| Waterbeds | P | P |
| Wine and beer shop | P | P |
| Yarn shop | P | P |
(Ord. 823-2016 § 13 (part), 2016)
17.36.020 Unlisted uses.¶
Any use which is not listed in Section 17.36.010, or for which a reasonable determination cannot be made by the City Administrator/designee that such use is similar in nature, impact and intent as a listed use, shall be determined permitted, not permitted or conditionally permitted by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 823-2016 § 13 (part), 2016)
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