Chapter 4-24 — COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
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Sections in this part
Sections:
Sec. 4-24-010. Purpose. Sec. 4-24-020. Definitions of commercial zoning districts. Sec. 4-24-030. Commercial zoning district land uses and permit requirements. Sec. 4-24-040. Commercial zoning district general development standards. Sec. 4-24-050. CD district standards for street frontages and building facades.
Sec. 4-24-010. Purpose. ¶
This Chapter lists the land uses that may be allowed within the commercial zoning districts, determines the type of planning permit/approval required for each use, and provides basic standards for site layout and building size.
Sec. 4-24-020. Definitions of commercial zoning districts. ¶
The purposes of the individual Commercial Zoning Districts and the manner in which they are applied are as follows.
A. C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) district. The C-N zoning district is applied to areas appropriate for convenience and commercial activities that are located in the vicinity of residential neighborhoods and are oriented to primarily serving them. The C-N zoning district is consistent with and implements the Neighborhood Commercial land use designation of the General Plan.
B. C-O (Office Commercial) district. The C-O zoning district is applied to areas appropriate primarily for office uses, and limited supporting commercial uses. The C-O zoning district is consistent with and implements the Office Commercial land use designation of the General Plan.
C. C-1 (Downtown Commercial) district. The C-1 zoning district is applied to the central commercial core and includes a full range of retail services and professional and governmental offices. The C-1 zoning district is consistent with and implements the Retail Business land use designation of the General Plan.
D. C-2 (General Commercial) district. The C-2 zoning district is applied to areas appropriate for a mixture of commercial and light industrial activities. The C-2 zoning district is consistent with the General and Service Commercial land use designation of the General Plan.
E. C-H (Highway Commercial) district. The C-H zoning district is applied to areas of high automobile access and is designed to accommodate auto-oriented commerce and the needs of highway travelers. The C-H zoning district is consistent with and implements the Highway Commercial land use designation of the General Plan.
Sec. 4-24-030. Commercial zoning district land uses and permit requirements. ¶
Table 2-4 identifies the uses of land allowed by this Zoning and Subdivision Code in the Commercial Zoning Districts, and the planning permit required to establish each use, in compliance with Section 4-20-030 (Allowable Land Uses and Permit Requirements).
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ARTICLE 2 ALLOWABLE LAND USES AND ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS CHAPTER 4-24. COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS Sec. 4-24-030. Commercial zoning district land uses and permit requirements.
Note: Where the last column in the table ("Specific Use Regulations") includes a section number, the regulations in the referenced section apply to the use. Provisions in other sections of this Zoning and Subdivision Code may also apply.
| P | Permitted Use, | Zoning Clearance required (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| TABLE 2-4 | UP | Use Permit required (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements | S | Permit requirement set by Specific Use Regulations | ||||||||||||||||
| for Commercial Zoning Districts | — Use not allowed | |||||||||||||||||
| PERMIT REQUIRED | BY DISTRICT | Specific Use | ||||||||||||||||
| LAND USE(1) | C-N | C-O | C-1 | C-2 | C-H | Regulations | ||||||||||||
| INDUSTRY, MANUFACTURING & PROCESSING, WHOLESALING | ||||||||||||||||||
| Agricultural product processing | — | — | - | UP | — | |||||||||||||
| Artisan/craft product manufacturing | — | — | UP | UP | — | |||||||||||||
| Construction contractors | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||||||||
| Furniture and fixtures manufacturing, cabinet shop | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||||||||
| Industrial research and development | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||||||||
| Laboratory— Medical, analytical | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||||||||
| Laundry, drycleaningplant | — | — | — | UP | — | |||||||||||||
| Manufacturing/processing— Light | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||||||||
| Media production | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||||||||
| Printingand publishing | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||||||||
| Recycling— Reverse vendingmachines | — | — | — | P | P | |||||||||||||
| Recycling— Small collection facility | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||||||||
| Storage — Outdoor | — | — | — | UP | UP | 4-44-110 | ||||||||||||
| Storage — Personal storage facility (mini-storage) | — | — | — | UP | UP | |||||||||||||
| Storage — RV and boat | — | — | — | UP | — | 4-44-120 | ||||||||||||
| Storage — Warehouse, indoor storage | — | — | — | UP | — | |||||||||||||
| Wholesalingand distribution | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||||||||
| Winery | — | — | — | UP | — | |||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |||||||||||
| **Key to Zoning ** | District Symbols | |||||||||||||||||
| C-N | Neighborhood Commercial | C-2 | General Commercial | |||||||||||||||
| C-O | Office Commercial | C-H | HighwayCommercial | |||||||||||||||
| C-1 | Downtown Commercial | |||||||||||||||||
Notes:
(1) See Article 9 for land use definitions.
(2) Architectural Review may also be required; see Section 4-52-020.
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