Chapter 17.84 — C-R RURAL COMMERCIAL ZONE

Chapter 17.84 - C-R RURAL COMMERCIAL ZONE

Sections:

The board of supervisors finds that because there is a need for small-scale, commercial uses in the outlying areas of the county along rural highway corridors for the convenience of residents and travelers, and because the development standards for these commercial uses should reflect areas where urban services and facilities are generally unavailable and are not likely to be provided in the near future, it is desirable to establish a zone classification which will promote these rural commercial uses on parcels of generally less than two and one-half acres.

(Ord. 348, § 9.61)

A.

The following uses are permitted provided a plot plan has been approved pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.216:

1.

Automobile service stations, not including the concurrent sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption;

2.

Bakery shops, including baking only when incidental to retail sales on the premises;

3.

Barber and beauty shops;

4.

Bars and cocktail lounges;

5.

Confectionary and candy stores;

6.

Churches, temples and other places of religious worship;

7.

Clothing, shoe, shoe repair and leather goods stores;

8.

Delicatessens;

9.

Drug stores;

10.

Dwelling, bed and breakfast;

11.

Feed and grain sales, including outside storage;

12.

Florist shops;

Gift, antique, curio, and art supply shops;

14.

Grocery, dry goods, health food, and variety stores;

15.

Hardware stores;

16.

Hotels and motels, with no more than twenty-five (25) guest rooms;

17.

Ice cream shops;

18.

Laundries, laundromats and dry cleaning shops;

Libraries;

20.

Convenience stores, not including the sale of motor vehicle fuel;

21.

Meat and poultry markets, not including slaughtering or live sales;

22.

Meeting, fraternal lodge, and community halls;

23.

Museums;

24.

Nurseries and garden supply stores, including outside storage;

Pet and pet supply shops;

Post offices;

Produce markets;

28.

Professional offices;

Real estate offices;

Restaurants, drive-in restaurants and refreshment stands;

Signs, on-site advertising only;

32.

Sporting equipment, gun, bait and tackle, and equestrian shops;

Taxidermist;

Tourist information centers;

35.

One on-site operator's residence, which may be located in a commercial building;

36.

Mobilehomes, provided they are kept mobile and licensed pursuant to state law for use for:

a.

Construction offices and caretaker's quarters on construction sites for the duration of a valid building permit, provided they are inconspicuously located,

b.

Agricultural worker employment offices for a maximum of ninety (90) days in any calendar year, or

c.

Caretakers or watchmen and their families, provided no rent is paid, where a permitted and existing commercial use is established. No more than one mobilehome shall be allowed for a parcel of land;

37.

Recycling collection facilities.

38.

Child day care center.

B.

The following uses are permitted provided a conditional use permit has been approved pursuant to Chapter 17.200:

1.

Animal hospitals;

2.

Automobile and truck repair garages, not including body and fender shops or spray painting shops;

3.

Building supply stores and equipment rental, including outside storage;

4.

Liquid petroleum service stations, with or without concurrent sale of Alcoholic Beverages, provided the total capacity of all tanks shall not exceed 10,000 gallons.

5.

Automobile service stations, with the concurrent sale of Alcoholic Beverages for off-premises consumption.

6.

Convenience stores, including the sale of motor vehicle fuel;

7.

Liquor stores pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.248.

8.

Solar power plant on a lot ten (10) acres or larger.

C.

The uses listed in subsections A and B of this section do not include sex-oriented businesses.

D.

Any use that is not specifically listed in subsections A and B of this section may be considered a permitted or conditionally permitted use; provided, that the planning director finds that the proposed use is substantially the same in character and intensity as those listed in the designated subsections. Such a use is subject to the permit process which governs the category in which it falls.

(Ord. 348.3888 § 13, 1999; Ord. 348.3793, 1997; Ord. 348.3584, 1994; Ord. 348.3217, 1990; Ord. 348.3047, 1989; Ord. 348.3029, 1989; Ord. 348 § 9.62)

(Ord. No. 348.4596, § 22, 2-10-2009; Ord. No. 348.4705, § 4, 11-8-2011; Ord. No. 348.5028, §§ 8, 9, 3-112025)

17.84.030 - Locational policies.

No zone change to the C-R zone shall be approved if:

A.

Any part of the parcel lies within an approved specific plan of land use;

B.

Any part of the parcel is contiguous to any city or lies within the adopted sphere of influence of any city; provided, however, that a zone change may be approved within the adopted sphere of a city if the board determines that the zone change will not conflict with the expected development patterns of the area; or

C.

Any part of the parcel lies within three hundred (300) feet of a freeway.

(Ord. 348, § 9.63)

17.84.040 - Development standards.

The following shall be the standards of development in the C-R zone:

A.

The minimum lot area shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, unless a different minimum is specifically required in a particular area.

B.

The front, side and rear yard setbacks shall be twenty-five (25) feet. The front setback shall be measured from the existing adjacent street line or the street line as shown on an adopted highway specific plan. The rear setback shall be measured from the rear lot line or any recorded alley or easement. Each side setback shall be measured from the side lot line or from any existing adjacent street line or the street line as shown on an adopted highway specific plan.

C.

No buildings or structures shall exceed forty (40) feet in height.

D.

Total building coverage on a single parcel shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the net lot size.

E.

Automobile parking areas and landscaping shall be in accordance with Chapter 17.188.

F.

Trash areas shall be visually screened with a six-foot high fence or wall and shall have a gate and be inaccessible to wildlife.

G.

No outside storage shall be permitted unless specifically allowed in Section 17.84.020. Any such storage shall be in the rear of the structure and shall be enclosed with a visually screening fence.

H.

The following uses shall be required to install an acceptable security system:

1.

Automobile service stations;

Bars and cocktail lounges;

3.

Liquor and convenience stores.

(Ord. 348.3793, 1997; Ord. 348.3584, 1994; Ord. 348.2623, 1986: Ord. 348 § 9.64)