Division 1 — ACACIA/SANDERSON OVERLAY ZONE

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

Sec. 90-931. - Acacia/Sanderson Overlay Zone—Established.

The Acacia/Sanderson Overlay Zone is hereby established in accordance with the standards of this division. The overlay zone applies to those areas indicated on the official zoning map pursuant to section 90-6.

(Ord. No. 1929, § 2(Exh. A-2), 6-13-17)

Sec. 90-932. - Purpose.

In addition to the overall objectives for commercial zones stated in section 90-891, the Acacia/Sanderson Overlay Zone is established to allow for the provision of general commercial and commercial manufacturing uses pursuant to the requirements set forth in sections 90-933 and 90-934.

(Ord. No. 1929, § 2(Exh. A-2), 6-13-17)

Sec. 90-933. - Permitted uses.

Subject to the site development requirements established in section 90-934 of this article, including the limits on development of C-2 and C-M uses, the uses permitted, conditionally permitted, and administratively permitted in the Acacia/Sanderson Overlay Zone shall include, and approval shall be consistent with, the following table inset:

ACACIA/SANDERSON OVERLAY ZONE
P=Permitted Use A=Administrative Use C=Conditionally Permitted Use
ZONE C-2 C-M
A. Agricultural Uses
1 Kennel for dogs and/or cats (in accordance with special regulations listed insection
90-78)
a. As an accessory use (indoor) P P
b. As an accessory use (outdoor) A A
c. As a primary use (indoor or outdoor) C C
2 Nursery
a. Wholesale C
b. Retail P
B. Reserved
C. Commercial Uses
1 Reserved
2 Arcade, video or internet A
3 Automotive, motorcycle, and marine vehicle services including but not limited to
parts and equipment sales (including tires) with or without installation, engine and
transmission maintenance and repair, smog certifcation, and window tinting
installation
C C
4 Automotive, motorcycle, and marine vehicle body and/or paint shop C C
5 Automotive, motorcycle, and marine vehicle sales
a. Without outdoor display A A
b. With outdoor display C C
6 Automotive, motorcycle, and marine vehicle rental
a. Without outdoor display A A
ACACIA/SANDERSON OVERLAY ZONE
--- --- --- ---
P=Permitted Use A=Administrative Use C=Conditionally Permitted Use
ZONE C-2 C-M
b. With outdoor display C C
7 Automotive, motorcycle, and marine vehicle wash facility
a. Self-service A A
b. Full-service C C
8 Bakery, with or without on-site sales P P
9 Bank, savings and loan, credit unions P P
10 Bar, nightclub, and dance hall
a. With on-site sale of alcoholic beverage A
b. With on-site live entertainment or dancing C
11 Barber and/or beauty shop P
12 Big box retailer, >80,000 sq. ft. of gross foor area including outdoor display area C
13 Care facility
a. Home for the aged (nonlicensed) C
b. Convalescent hospital licensed by the California Department of Health Services
as a skilled nursing facility
C
c. Mental health care facility licensed by the California Department of Mental Health
as a mental health rehabilitation center
C
14 Cemetery and/or mortuary
a. Cemetery without mortuary or crematorium C C
b. Cemetery with mortuary C C
c. Cemetery with crematorium C C
d. Mortuary without cemetery C C
e. Crematorium without cemetery C C
15 Communication services without assembly or manufacturing C
16 Drive-through or drive-in facility including, but not limited to dry cleaners, fast food
restaurants, and pharmacies
C
17 Department store P
18 Equipment rental including but not limited to moving and construction vehicles and
equipment
C C
ACACIA/SANDERSON OVERLAY ZONE
--- --- --- ---
P=Permitted Use A=Administrative Use C=Conditionally Permitted Use
ZONE C-2 C-M
19 Flower or produce stand
a. Permanent A
b. Nonpermanent as a temporary use subject tosection 90-73 P
20 Fortune telling C
21 Gasoline station including self-service or full-service facilities
a. As a primary use (ofered for sale) on the site subject to the regulations listed in
section 90-897(b). All vehicle fuel storage tanks shall be underground. Aboveground
propane, natural, and other similar fuel gas tanks may be permitted when set back
at least 50 feet from the public right-of-way, installed in accordance with the
Uniform Fire Code, applicable state and federal laws, and screened in accordance
with section90-895(10)
C
b. Gasoline pumps as an accessory use and where fuel is not ofered for sale A
22 Graphics production P
23 Grocery stores and bulk food outlets A
24 Hotel or motel C
25 Manufactured home sales with and without on-site display of models and inventory C
26 Medical and/or dental laboratory A A
27 Medical urgent care facilities
a. Open within the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. P P
b. Open outside the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. C C
28 Mobile use including, but not limited to car washing, book and/or video rental,
blood bank, MRI
a. <15 days in a 90-day period (subject to a temporary use permit, seesection 90-
73)
b. >15 days in a 90-day period C
29 Newspaper printing C
30 Ofces
a. General including, but not limited to accounting, appraising, architects,
consulting, research, insurance, legal, stockbrokerage, real estate
P P
b. Medical, dental, and optometry P P
c. Counseling P P
ACACIA/SANDERSON OVERLAY ZONE
--- --- --- ---
P=Permitted Use A=Administrative Use C=Conditionally Permitted Use
ZONE C-2 C-M
31 Parking lot, commercial A
32 Photographic studio
a. Excluding flm processing, supplies, and retail sales P
b. With flm processing, supplies, and retail sales P
33 Radio station, AM and/or FM (without antennae) C
34 Recording studio C
35 Recycling facility
a. Nonpermanent collection center as a temporary use subject to the requirements
ofsection 90-73
P P
b. Permanent collection center C C
c. Processing center C
36 Restaurant (not including bars and nightclubs)
a. Without b., c., d., or e. P
b. With on-site sale of alcoholic beverages P
c. With dancing and/or live entertainment C
d. With drive-through or drive-in C
e. With micro-brewery or winery and limited distribution C
37 Retail service shop including but not limited to appliance repair and sales,
stereo/TV/video repair and sales, catering, health spa, martial arts or dance studios,
laundromat, dry cleaners, locksmith, mail receiving service, swimming pool/spa
service and supplies, pet grooming, photographic processing, printing, lithography,
engraving, copy, plumbing, electrical, heating/air conditioning, shoe repair, tailor,
costume rental, dry cleaning without an on-site plant
a. Open within the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. P
b. Open outside the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. A
ACACIA/SANDERSON OVERLAY ZONE
38 Retail sales shop including but not limited to books, stationery, arts and crafts (with
light assembly), hobby, coins and/or stamps, candy, window coverings, gifts,
hardware, home furnishings, forist, meat, delicatessen, medical supply, pharmacy,
music (with or without instruction), furniture, jewelry, dry good or notions, shoes,
pets, liquor, paint, fre arms, sporting goods, glass, clothing, ice cream, and
antiques
ACACIA/SANDERSON OVERLAY ZONE
--- --- --- ---
P=Permitted Use A=Administrative Use C=Conditionally Permitted Use
ZONE C-2 C-M
a. Open within the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. P
b. Open outside the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. A
39 Shopping and business center
a. Retail uses C
b. Retail and nonretail uses C
c. Nonretail uses with ancillary retail uses C
d. Nonretail A A
40 Smoke, cigarette, cigar, or tobacco store or hookah lounge C
41 Theater, motion picture and/or live
a. Indoor A
b. Outdoor C
42 Transportation service including, but not limited to dial-a-ride, depot, train station,
bus station (no truck terminals)
C
43 Thrift store A
D. Manufacturing and Assembly
1 Aboveground vehicle fuel storage tank used for an on-going manufacturing
business. Sale of fuel to the public is prohibited. Tanks shall be considered
structures; they shall comply with setback requirements of the zone and shall be set
back minimum 100 feet from a Hemet Circulation Element Map road, and shall be
screened from view from public streets. Requirements of the Uniform Fire Code and
applicable state and federal laws shall be met.
C
2 Aboveground bulk vehicle fuel storage tank used for storage, distribution, and
wholesale to businesses. Sale of fuel to the general public is prohibited. Tanks shall
be considered structures; they shall comply with setback requirements of the zone
and shall be set back minimum 100 feet from a Hemet Circulation Element Map
road, and shall be screened from view from public streets. Requirements ofsection
90-895(10) of the Hemet Municipal Code, the Uniform Fire Code and applicable
state and federal laws shall be met.
C
3 Assembly of small electrical appliances or equipment including, but not limited to,
radios, phonographs, TVs, cameras, lighting fxtures, picture frames, fans, toasters,
toys, electric motor repair, fberglass blankets
P
4 Cabinet manufacturing and assembly P
ACACIA/SANDERSON OVERLAY ZONE
--- --- --- ---
P=Permitted Use A=Administrative Use C=Conditionally Permitted Use
ZONE C-2 C-M
5 Ceramic products manufacturing using only previously pulverized clay and kilns
fred only by electricity or low pressure gas
P
6 Cleaning, wholesale laundry and dying plant A
7 Distribution facilities including, but not limited to bottled water, food products,
prepackaged goods, machine parts, machinery
C C
8 Food lockers, frozen P
9 Furniture manufacturing C P
10 Furniture upholstery P P
11 Machine shop C
12 Motion picture studios C C
13 Ornamental iron works C P
14 Transportation maintenance, storage and service yards, excluding truck terminals
but including bus charter service subject to the requirements ofsection 90-895
C C
15 Warehousing and storage, indoor and outdoor in compliance withsection 90-895
(storage of fuel or fammable liquids is prohibited)
a. General storage C
b. Lumber and building materials and equipment storage (not associated with a
retail store)
C C
c. Mini-storage including recreational and marine vehicles C
E. Recreation and Open Space Uses
1 Billiard parlor and/or pool hall C C
2 Bowling alley C C
3 Game court, lighted (with ten-foot-high court fencing) C C
4 Driving range, indoor or outdoor C C
5 Lodge hall for civic, social, or fraternal organizations C C
6 Recreation center, slot car racing, miniature golf, batting cages, game court (with
ten-foot-high court fencing), health club, racquetball, swim facility, and water park—
Commercial
C C
7 Skating center C C
8 Shooting range, indoor only C C
ACACIA/SANDERSON OVERLAY ZONE
--- --- --- ---
P=Permitted Use A=Administrative Use C=Conditionally Permitted Use
ZONE C-2 C-M
F. Miscellaneous Uses
1 Church, temple, synagogue or other religious facility including, but not limited to
parish house, convent, parsonage, monastery, religious school
C
2 Conversion of a structure from a residential use to a nonresidential use in
compliance with article IX
a. For use by a permitted use A
b. For use by a conditionally permitted use C
3 Library P
4 Meal and grocery charitable service
a. On-site distribution C C
b. Of-site distribution P P
5 Museum P P
6 Public facilities and utilities including but not limited to electrical substations,
transmission substation, city facilities and public ofces
P P
7 School or college including, but not limited to art, business, cosmetology, craft,
dance, music, professional, technical and trade
P P
8 Stormwater facilities
a. Flood control channels P P
b. Detention and retention basins P P
9 Swap meet and farmer's market
a. Permanent C
b. Nonpermanent as a temporary use subject tosection 90-73 P P
G. Accessory Uses
1 Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a permitted use P P
2 Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a conditional use C C
3 Satellite dish antennas
a. <39 inches in diameter when ground- or roof-mounted subject to the
requirements of article XLVI andsection 90-894A.
P P
b. >39 inches when ground- or roof-mounted subject to the requirements of article
XLVI andsection 90-894A.
P P
ACACIA/SANDERSON OVERLAY ZONE
--- --- --- ---
ACACIA/SANDERSON OVERLAY ZONE
P=Permitted Use A=Administrative Use C=Conditionally Permitted Use
ZONE C-2 C-M
4 Outdoor activities within a clearly defned area accessory to a primary use
a. Display of merchandise A A
b. Outdoor seating A A

(Ord. No. 1929, § 2(Exh. A-2), 6-13-17)

Sec. 90-934. - Site development requirements.

(a)

Up to 60 percent of the development capacity for the Acacia/Sanderson Overlay Zone may be developed with C-2 uses; the remaining portions of that overlay zone shall be developed with C-M uses permitted in section 90-933 of this article. The percentage of each commercial zone use shall be calculated over the entire contiguous overlay zone, and not over individual parcels. Proposals for development of property within the Acacia/Sanderson Overlay Zone shall designate whether the use is proposed as a C-2 or C-M zone use. Once the proposed development is approved, and for the life of that use, the zone designation shall not be changed for the purposes of calculating the percentage of C-2 and C-M zone uses within the overlay zone. The calculation of the percentage of each commercial zone shall not be affected by the subdivision of any parcel within this Acacia/Sanderson Overlay Zone.

(b)

Proposed C-M development shall be located within the portion of the Acacia/Sanderson Overlay Zone area that is at least 875 feet easterly of the centerline of Sanderson Avenue.

(c)

Development in the Acacia/Sanderson Overlay Zone shall comply with all relevant development standards set forth in article XXVI for the commercial zone to which an individual development project is assigned, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1)

The general requirements set forth in section 90-894 for the C-2 and C-M zones, provided that the front yard setback shall comply with the C-2 standard;

(2)

The site development requirements set forth in section 90-895;

(3)

The exterior color requirements set forth in section 90-896;

(4)

The special development requirements set forth in section 90-897, zoning district designated for the proposed development;

(5)

The occupancy standards for hotels and motels as set forth in section 90-898;

(6)

Sign regulations as set forth in article XXXVI;

(7)

Off-street parking regulations as set forth in article XL;

(8)

Landscape and irrigation regulations as set forth in article XLVIII; and

(9)

Conditional use permit regulations as set forth in article II, section 90-42.

(Ord. No. 1929, § 2(Exh. A-2), 6-13-17)