24.05.120 PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES: C ZONES — Imperial Zoning Code

The following uses shall be permitted uses where the symbol “P” appears and shall be permitted uses subject to a Conditional Use Permit where the symbol “C” appears in the column beneath each zone designation; where the symbol “X” appears the use is prohibited.

A. Administrative and Professional Services	C-1	C-2	VC
Including, but not limited to administrative offices; financial institutions, accounting and auditing services; clerical and legal services; counseling services; public utility company offices; medical dental, and related health services.	P	P	P
B. General Commercial Uses	C-1	C-2	VC
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1. Adult Businesses (see Section 24.11.800)	X	C	X
2. Antique shops (sale of previously owned goods)	X	P	P
3. Apparel stores	P	P	P
4. Art, music, and photographic studios and supply stores	P	P	P
5. Appliance stores and repair	C	P	P
6. Arcades and electronic games (see Section 24.11.600)	C	C	X
7. Athletic and Health Club	P	P	P
8. Automobile and or truck services, including, but not limited to, sales, rental agencies, body repair, painting, and car washes.	C	P	X
9. Bakeries – retail only	P	P	P
10. Barber and beauty shops	P	P	P
11. Bicycle shops, non-motorized	P	P	P

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B. General Commercial Uses (cont.)	C-1	C-2	VC
12. Blueprint and photocopy services when operated in conjunction with a professional office of engineering, planning, surveying, architecture, drafting.	P	P	P
13. Boat and camper sales and services	X	C	X
14. Book, gift, and stationery stores	P	P	P
15. Candy stores and confectioneries	P	P	P
16. Carpet and flooring stores	P	P	P
17. Catering establishments	P	P	X
18. Cleaners including dry cleaning with or without cleaning machinery on-site	P	P	P
19. Commercial Recreation Facilities not otherwise listed	C	C	C
20. Eating and drinking establishments
a. Bars (no entertainment)	X	C	C
b. Night Clubs, cabarets, restaurants, coffee shops, delicatessens:
1. With alcoholic beverages and/or entertainment	C	C	C
2. Without alcoholic beverage but including entertainment	C	C	C
3. Without alcoholic beverage	P	P	P
c. Snack bars, take-out only, refreshment stands contained within a building	P	P	P
d. Fast food restaurants with drive-in or drive through	C	C	C

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B. General Commercial Uses (cont.)	C-1 C-2 VC	C-1 C-2 VC	C-1 C-2 VC
e. Fast food restaurants with drive through in conjunction with a shopping center development	C	C	C
21. Equipment rental yards including, but not limited to, trucks, trailers, hitches, service thereof	C	C	X
22. Feed and tack stores (outdoor storage shall be consistent with Section 24.05.140)	C	P	C
23. Florist shops	P	P	P
24. Furniture stores, with or without repair and upholster	C	P	P
25. Hardware stores	P	P	C
26. Hobby shops	P	P	P
27. Hotels and motels with meeting rooms	C	P	P
28. Janitorial services and supplies	C	P	C
29. Jewelry stores	P	P	P
30. Junior department, department stores, discount department stores and membership stores	C	P	P
31. Food stores and supermarkets, drug stores with and/or without pharmacies, variety stores, sporting goods store, shoe stores (sales and/or repair ), toy stores	P	P	P
32. Kiosks, including, but not limited to photo sales located in parking lots	C	C	C
33. Charity drop off, recycling drop off located in the parking lot or other suitable area with property owners’ permission.	C	C	X
34. Liquor stores	C	C	C
35. Mortuaries	C	P	X
36. Motorcycle sales and services including motorized vehicles	C	C	C

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B. General Commercial Uses (cont.)	C-1	C-2	VC
37. Newspaper and magazine stores, including printing and publishing	P	P	P
38. Nurseries and garden supply stores; provided, all equipment and supplies shall be kept within an enclosed area	P	P	P
39. Parking facilities (commercial) where fees are charged	C	P	C
40. Pharmacies	P	P	P
41. Printing shop	C	P	X
42. Gasoline dispensing and/or automotive service stations	C	C	C
43. Sign painting shop within a completely enclosed building	C	P	X
44. Stamp and coin shops	P	P	P
45. Swap Meet (See City Code Chap. 12 Art. V)	X	C	X
46. Swimming pool supplies (outdoor storage shall comply with Section 24.05.140J)	P	P	P
47. Television, radio sales and repair	P	P	P
48. Theatres (motion picture and playhouse)	C	C	C
49. Tire sales and service	C	C	X
50. Travel agencies	P	P	P
51. Animal hospitals or veterinary offices
a. Small animal	C	C	X
b. Large animal	X	C	X
c. Commercial and non-commercial kennels associated with Animal hospital or veterinary offices, in accordance with Section 24.11.500	C	C	X

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B. General Commercial Uses (cont.)	C-1	C-2	VC
52. Vehicle storage yard	X	C	X
53. Self Storage Facilities	C	C	X

C. Public and Semi-Public Uses	C-1	C-2	VC
1. Day nurseries, day care schools	C	C	C
2. Convalescent homes and hospitals on sites two net acres or greater in size	X	C	X
3. Clubs and lodges including YMCA, YWCA, and similar youth group uses	C	C	C
4. Educational institutions, public or private, including vocational schools	C	C	C
5. Post office branch	P	P	P
6. Churches, convents, monasteries, and other religious institutions	C	C	C
7. Group care facilities and residential retirement hotels	X	C	C
8. Public facilities including, but not limited to City headquarters, libraries, public offices, sub-stations, reservoirs, pumping plants, and similar installations.	C	C	C

D. Mixed Uses	C-1	C-2	VC
1. The mixing of residential uses with office and/or commercial uses is encouraged within the Village Commercial Zone. On any parcel within the Village Commercial Zone, the mixing of residential and nonresidential uses as outlined above under “Permitted Uses” shall be permitted by right subject to the following requirements: a. All residential components of a mixed use project shall be located either above at least one story of a nonresidential use or to the rear of a nonresidential use building; residential uses shall not be permitted on the ground floor unless they are located behind a nonresidential use.	X	X	P

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E. Accessory Uses	C-1	C-2	VC
1. Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a permitted use.	P	P	P
2. Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a Conditional Use	C	C	C
F. Temporary Uses	C-1	C-2	VC
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2. Temporary uses as prescribed in Section 24.11.120	P	P	P