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Title 16 — DEVELOPMENT CODE›Chapter 16.16 — LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Hesperia Municipal Code § 16.16.315 Permitted uses and permit requirements
Hesperia Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Hesperia
Cite as: Hesperia Municipal Code § 16.16.315 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2012-02, § 3(Exh. A), adopted February 7, 2012, repealed the former Article IX, §§ 16.16.345—16.16.380, and enacted a new Article IX as set out herein. The former Article IX pertained to the administrative and professional office (AP) district and derived from SBCC § 86.0240 and Ord. No. 250, 1997.
16.16.310 - Commercial and industrial land use designations.¶
A. Purpose. This article lists the land uses that may be allowed within the commercial and industrial land use designations established by the general plan and determines the permit process required for each use. All commercial and industrial land use designation regulations in this article are intended to be used concurrently with the general plan and other chapters in this development code, including Articles X and XI, or XII in this chapter. The commercial and industrial land use designations are as follows:
- Convenience Commercial (C1). The convenience commercial (C1) designation is intended to meet the needs of local neighborhood residents. Businesses within the C1 designation should be smaller in floor area than the other commercial designations and should be less-intense in impacts such as traffic and noise due to the proximity of residentially designated properties. Uses within convenience commercial areas should include convenience-type goods and services intended to provide for the daily (short-term) needs of surrounding residential neighborhoods.
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General Commercial (C2). The general commercial (C2) designation is intended for goods and services of a general nature as well as professional offices that will meet both the short and long-term needs of the city's population. Multi-family residential uses are also allowed in the C2 designation as either a standalone development or as part of a mixed-use project. Housing types may include townhouses, condominiums, duplexes, triplexes, and apartments.
Service Commercial (C3). The service commercial (C3) designation is intended for utilization as a buffer between residential or commercial uses and industrial uses. Service commercial uses include business-to-business retail and wholesale sales and services. All business operations shall be conducted within an enclosed building, and no outdoor storage shall be permitted.
Limited Industrial (I1). The limited industrial (I1) designation is intended to include lighter industrial uses and supportive service commercial uses. Wholesale or retail sale of industrial supplies, transportation equipment, building equipment and materials, indoor manufacturing uses, and similar uses may be permitted in this designation. In addition, supportive commercial uses such as restaurants or convenience markets that serve consumers within the industrial area may be allowed.
General Industrial (I2). The general industrial (I2) designation is intended to permit the establishment of manufacturing and related uses within the city in areas which are protected from encroachment by incompatible residential uses. This designation permits the heaviest types of manufacturing and industrial uses with approval of a site plan or conditional use permit. Manufacturing, warehousing, and fabrication uses are all appropriate for this designation.
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(Ord. No. 2012-02, § 3(Exh. A), 2-7-12; Ord. No. 2025-06, § 3(Exh. A), 11-4-25)
16.16.315 - Permitted uses and permit requirements.¶
The permitted uses and permit requirements in this article are provided in a table format. Land uses are provided in the first (vertical) column of the table and commercial/industrial land use designation in the top (horizontal) row. In order to determine which permit process is applicable or if the land use is allowed, the use must be matched up with the corresponding land use designation. Once the land use and land use designation are matched, the symbol in the box represents the applicable process. The following key legend demonstrates which symbol corresponds with the applicable permit process. Footnotes are also provided and considered part of this development code.
Key to Permit Requirements
| Symbol | Applicable Process |
|---|---|
| A | Accessory Use |
| CUP | Requires a Conditional Use Permit |
| NP | Not Permitted |
| P | Permitted Use |
| R | Requires a Site Plan Review |
(Ord. No. 2012-02, § 3(Exh. A), 2-7-12; Ord. No. 2017-08, § 5(Exh. A), 10-3-17)
16.16.320 - Commercial and industrial uses.¶
| Land Use Designations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Uses | C1 | C2 | C3 | I1 | I2 |
| A. Art studio/ |
R | R | R | R | |
| B. Assemblies of people — Entertainment (e.g., theater — Live performance, auditorium, banquet hall, nightclub, etc.) 1 | R | R | R | R | |
| C. Auction service, exchange or barter | R | R | R | ||
| D. Automotive parking | R | R | |||
| E. Bank and financial institution/ |
R | R | |||
| F. Bar, saloon, cocktail lounge and tavern | CUP | ||||
| G. Business support services and facilities (including graphic reproduction, computer-service, uniform store, etc.) | R | R | R | R | |
| H. Catering establishment | R | R | R | R | |
| I. Cemetery | R | R | R | R | R |
| J. Club or lodge (non-profit), fraternal or religious association | CUP | R | |||
| K. Composting plant | NP | NP | NP | NP | CUP |
| L. Contractors and building trades | R | R | R | R | R |
| M. Equipment sales and rental — Indoors | R | R | R | ||
| N. Grocery store (not including off-sale alcohol 7 ) | R | R | R | NP | NP |
| O. Health and fitness club | R | R | R | R | R |
| P. Heavy equipment sales and rental | R | R | |||
| Q. Helicopter landing and take-off pad | CUP | CUP | CUP | ||
| R. Historical and monument site | R | R | R | R | R |
| S. Home improvement sales and service, retail (e.g., hardware, lumber and building materials stores) | R | R | R | ||
| T. Hospital | CUP | CUP | CUP | CUP | |
| U. Hotel/motel | R | ||||
| V. Impound/ |
NP | NP | NP | CUP | CUP |
| W. Industrial uses (includes outdoor storage 3 ) | NP | NP | NP | P | P |
| X. Institutional uses | R | R | R | R | R |
| Y. Kennel — Boarding of domestic animals | CUP | CUP | R | R | |
| Z. Laboratory — Research | CUP | R | R | ||
| AA. Machine shop/ |
R | R | |||
| BB. Manufactured housing (sales) | R | R | |||
| CC. Manufacturing/ |
R | R | |||
| DD. Medical services (not including hospitals) | R | R | NP | NP | |
| EE. Microwave and radio communication towers and facilities | R | R | R | ||
| FF. Self-storage facilities 2 | CUP | CUP | CUP | CUP | CUP |
| GG. Mortuary, not include crematory | R | ||||
| HH. Museum, library and reading room | R | R | R | ||
| II. Off-sale alcohol establishment (ABC type 20 & 21 licenses) 7 | CUP | CUP | |||
| JJ. Office/ |
R | R | R | R 5 | R 5 |
| KK. Pallet manufacturing facilities completely within an enclosed building | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP |
| LL. Pallet yard facilities with outdoor storage | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP |
| MM. Parking/ |
R | R | R | ||
| NN. Personal services (e.g., spas, salons, tattoo shops and massage facilities) 8 | R | R | R | ||
| OO. Planetarium, aquarium, botanical garden and zoo | R | ||||
| PP. Publishing and printing | R | R | R | ||
| QQ. Processing (recycling) facility 4 | NP | NP | NP | CUP | CUP |
| RR. Recreational facility — Commercial | R | R | R | ||
| SS. Recycling center — Large collection facility 4 | NP | NP | NP | CUP | CUP |
| TT. Repair shop — Small items | R | R | R | R | R |
| UU. Restaurant (sit down and takeout), including outdoor dining 2 | R | R | R | ||
| VV. Retail sales (not including off-sale alcohol 7 or single price overstock/ |
R | R | R | R 6 | R 6 |
| WW. School — Trade, community college, university | R | R | R | R | |
| XX. School — Specialty non-degree (e.g., dance and martial arts) | R | R | R | R | R |
| YY. Semi-truck repair and storage | CUP | CUP | |||
| ZZ. Shopping center (not including off-sale alcohol 7 ) | R | R | R | ||
| AAA. Single price overstock/ |
CUP | CUP | CUP | ||
| BBB. Outdoor storage of shipping containers and semi-truck trailers as a primary use 2 | NP | NP | NP | CUP | CUP |
| CCC. Trucking facilities including truck terminals, bus terminals, and truck storage yards 2 | CUP | CUP | |||
| DDD. Theater | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP |
| EEE. Upholstery and furniture repair/ |
R | R | R | R | |
| FFF. Vehicle fuel station 2 | CUP | CUP | CUP | ||
| GGG. Vehicle parts and accessories sales | R | R | |||
| HHH. Vehicle repair facility — Major (not including semi-truck repair) | CUP | CUP | R | R | |
| III. Vehicle repair facility — Minor | CUP | CUP | R | R | |
| JJJ. Vehicle sales/ |
R | ||||
| KKK. Vehicle wash facility 2 | CUP | CUP | CUP | ||
| LLL. Veterinary services — Clinics and small animals hospitals (short term boarding) | R | R | R | ||
| MMM. Warehousing and wholesale distribution center | R | R | |||
| NNN. Wrecking yard 2 | NP | NP | NP | NP | CUP |
| OOO Pallet Yards Place Holder | |||||
| PPP Multi-family residential uses, as permitted in the R3 zone 9 | R | ||||
| QQQ Horizontal and Vertical Mixed-use 10 | R | ||||
| RRR Group Homes for six or fewer persons | R |
Notes:
Shall not include a motion picture theater. Establishments serving alcohol shall require a CUP.
Shall correspond with standards in Section 16.16.365 (Specific land use standards).
Shall be subject to Section 16.16.360(A)(4).
Shall be subject to Section 16.16.070 (Recycling facilities).
Shall be supportive to a manufacturing/industrial use.
May sell products manufactured or distributed on-site pursuant to Section 16.16.360(A)(3).
Applications for off-sale alcohol (type 20 and 21 ABC licenses) below 12,000 SF in floor area shall be forwarded to the city council for final action. Such establishments shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of the intersection of two arterial or major arterial streets identified on the City's adopted circulation plan.
Massage facilities shall correspond with standards in Chapter 5.20.
Permitted residential uses shall consist only of mixed-use development and multi-family development with a density of 20 to 30 units per acre. Single family residential units are not allowed.
Shall be subject to Article VIII Mixed-Use Design Guidelines.
(Ord. No. 2012-02, § 3(Exh. A), 2-7-12; ; Ord. No. 2017-08, § 5(Exh. A), 10-3-17; Ord. No. 2019-03, § 3(Exh. A), 2-5-19; Ord. No. 2021-01, 3(Exh. A), 6-1-21; Ord. No. 2022-10, § 3(Exh. A)(1), 7-19-22; Ord. No. 2024-09, § 4(Exh. A § 2), 9-17-24; Ord. No. 2025-03, § 4(Exh. A), 8-19-25; Ord. No. 2025-06, § 3(Exh. A), 11-4-25)
16.16.325 - Interpretation of land uses.¶
A. Land Use Not Listed or No Key Provided. All uses not specifically listed or where there is no key provided for a particular use in Section 16.16.320 are prohibited. However, the development services director or his/her designee may determine that:
Any use not listed is comparable to a listed use; or
A listed use without a key is comparable to a listed use with a key, in which the applicable permit process may be used for the listed use without a key; and
Meets the intent of the land use designation as described in Section 16.16.310; and
Such use shall be reviewed and conditioned in a similar manner to a permitted or conditionally permitted use.
Such determination is appealable to the planning commission. A list of comparable use determinations shall be kept on file in the development services department.
B. Other Similar Uses. The development services director or his/her designee shall permit other similar uses or uses customarily incidental to land uses outlined in Section 16.16.320. In interpreting and applying the provisions of this article, such provisions shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare. Whenever there is any question regarding the interpretation of the provisions of this article or their application to any specific case or situation, the development services director or his/her designee shall interpret the intent of this article.
(Ord. No. 2012-02, § 3(Exh. A), 2-7-12)
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