Chapter 17.12 — COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, AND MIXED-USE ZONES

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

Sections:

17.12.010 Purpose and intent of commercial, office, and mixed-use zones.

  • 17.12.020 Commercial, office, and mixed use zones land use regulations.

  • 17.12.030 Commercial, office, and mixed use zones development standards.

17.12.040 Accessory structures.

17.12.050 Signs.

17.12.060 Fences, walls, and hedges.

17.12.070 Parking.

17.12.080 Site plan review.

17.12.010 Purpose and intent of commercial, office, and mixed-use zones.

The purpose and intent of the commercial, office, and mixed-use zones are as follows:

A. CG--General Commercial Zone. The purpose of the general commercial (CG)
zone is to provide areas of the city that allow a wide range of commercial and
office uses which are diverse, visually pleasing, convenient in terms of
parking and access, attractive, and used by citizens and visitors. The CG zone
implements the general commercial (GC), regional commercial (RC), and
office(O)land use designations in thegeneralplan.
B. CN--Neighborhood Commercial Zone. The purpose of the neighborhood
commercial (CN) zone is to provide areas of the city for limited types of
commercial centers adjacent to or within residential neighborhoods. These
commercial centers shall provide shopping goods for residents of the
neighborhood which are typically needed on a weekly basis. This type of
commercial center should be designed in a manner which minimizes the
impact to the adjacent neighborhood in terms of noise, traffic, and light. The
appearance of the center shall be compatible with the aesthetic quality and
character of the adjacent neighborhood. The CN zone implements the
neighborhood commercial(NC)land use designation in thegeneralplan.
C. CS--Service Commercial Zone. The purpose of the service commercial (CS)
zone is to provide areas in the city that allow for wholesale and heavy
commercial uses and services which are not suited for other commercial
zones. The CS also provides areas for light industrial uses which
f bl k d ihi d d
manuacture, asseme, or pacage proucts wtn a structure an o not
emit fumes, odor, dust, smoke, or gas beyond the confines of the structure.
The CS zone implements the general commercial (GC), service commercial
(SC), and regional commercial (RC) land use designations in the general
plan.
D. MU--Mixed-Use Zone. The purpose of the mixed-use (MU) zone is to provide
areas of the city that allow for a combination of residential, office, and
essential commercial uses, e.g., pharmacies, laundromats, grocery stores.
The MU zone does not authorize uses of a service or industrial nature or

those generating high volumes of vehicle traffic. All project proponents shall also submit a site plan review for the entire developable area as required in Chapter 17.80 (Site Plan Review Permit). The MU zone implements the mixed-use land use designation in the general plan. E. PA--Professional and Administrative Office Zone. The purpose of the professional and administrative office (PA) zone is to provide areas in the city which are appropriate for office development and identify residential sites which, due to their location, are appropriate for transition to office use. The PA zone implements the office (O) land use designation in the general plan.

(Ord. 24-01 §2(Exh. A-1)).

17.12.020 Commercial, office, and mixed-use zones land use regulations.

A. Table 17.12-1 Land Use Regulations--Commercial, Office, and Mixed-Use Zones. Table 17.12-1 (Land Use Regulations-Commercial, Office, and Mixed-Use Zones) establishes the uses allowed within the commercial, office, and mixed-use zones and any permits required to establish the use.

B. Uses Not Listed. Land uses not listed in Table 17.12-1 (Land Use Regulations--Commercial, Office, and Mixed-Use Zones) are not allowed, in compliance with Section 17.04.030 (Uses not classified).

C. Additional Regulations. The right-hand column in Table 17.12-1 (Land Use Regulations--Commercial, Office, and Mixed-Use Zones) indicates additional regulations that may apply to the use. Provisions in other sections of this zoning code may also apply.

D. Twenty-Four-Hour Uses. Any use established in Table 17.12-1 (Land Use Regulations--Commercial, Office, and Mixed-Use Zones) that is proposed to operate twenty-four hours a day shall require the approval of a conditional use permit.

Table 17.12-1

Land Use Regulations--Commercial, Office, and Mixed-Use Zones

Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones
Key: P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit
Land Use
(see Division 8 for land use
definitions)		 Permit Requirement by
Zone		 Additional
Regulations
CG CN CS MU PA
Industrial,Manufacturing,and ProcessingUses
AccessoryStructure,Industrial - - P - -
Breweries, Distilleries,
Wineries		 - - CUP - -
CommunityComposting - - CUP - -
Contractor Storage Yard - - AUP - -
Industrial,Minor - - CUP - -
Outdoor Storage AUP CUP AUP AUP -
RecyclingProcessingFacility - - CUP - -
Key: P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Land Use
(see Division 8 for land use
definitions)		 Permit Requirement by
Zone		 Additional
Regulations
CG CN CS MU PA
Storage Facility,Personal - AUP AUP - -
Warehousing and Distribution
Facility		 - - CUP - -
Wholesale CUP
Human Services Uses
Ambulance Service CUP - CUP - -
Community Care Facility,
Large		 - - - CUP -
Community Care Facility,
Small		 - - - P -
DayCare Center - CUP CUP CUP CUP
EmergencyShelter - - P - - Section
Hospital CUP - CUP - CUP
Low Barrier Navigation Center - - - P -
Mortuaryor Funeral Home CUP - P - -
Recreation,Education,and Public AssemblyUses
Athletic Club CUP - CUP CUP -
Card Room CUP - CUP - -
Commercial Recreation and
Entertainment Facility,Indoor		 CUP - CUP CUP -
Commercial Recreational and
Entertainment Facility,
Outdoor		 - - CUP CUP -
Event Venue CUP - CUP - CUP
Place of Assembly CUP - CUP - -
Recreational Vehicle Park - - CUP - -
School,Private and Vocational CUP - CUP CUP CUP
Residential Uses
Accessory Structure,
Residential		 - - - P - Chapter
17.22
(Accessory
Structures)
BoardingHouse - - - CUP -
Caretaker’s Residence P P P P P
Key: P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Land Use
(see Division 8 for land use
definitions)		 Permit Requirement by
Zone		 Additional
Regulations
CG CN CS MU PA
Cottage Food Operation P - - P -
Dwelling, Accessory Dwelling
Unit (ADU)		 P - - P - Section
17.40.010
(Accessory dwelling
unit)
Dwelling, Multi-Unit (Up to 40
units)		 P - - P - Chapter
17.46 (Multi-
Unit Dwelling
Objective Design
Standards)
Dwelling, Multi-Unit (41 or
more units)		 CUP - - CUP -
Employee Housing P - - P P
GroupHome - - - P P
Home Occupation P - - P - Section
17.40.040
(Home occupation)
Mobile Home Park - - CUP - - Section
17.40.050
(Mobile homepark)
Single Room Occupancy
Housing		 - - - CUP -
Transitional/Supportive
Housing		 P - - P -
Retail,Service,and Office Uses
Accessory Structure,
Commercial		 P P P P P Chapter
17.22
(Accessory
Structures)
Agricultural Service
Establishment		 - - AUP - -
Alcohol Beverage Sales CUP CUP CUP - -
Auction Establishment - - CUP - -
Automated Vending and
DispensingMachine		 P P P P P
Bank and Financial Institution P P P P P
Bar CUP - CUP - -
Broadcasting and Film
RecordingStudio		 CUP - CUP - CUP
Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones Mixed-Use Zones
Key: P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Land Use
(see Division 8 for land use
definitions)		 Permit Requirement by
Zone		 Additional
Regulations
CG CN CS MU PA
Building Materials and Lumber
Sales		 AUP - AUP - -
Carwash CUP CUP CUP CUP -
Drive-Through Sales and
Service		 CUP - CUP CUP -
Equipment Sales and Rental
Facility		 CUP - P - -
Food Commissary - - AUP - -
Hotel/Motel CUP - CUP CUP -
Kennel - - CUP - -
Manufactured Home Sales and
Repair		 - - AUP - -
Mobile Food Vendor P P P P P Chapter
8.40 (Mobile
Food Vendors)
Office P P P P P
Office,Accessory P P P P P
Outdoor Dining AUP AUP AUP AUP -
Outdoor Sales AUP AUP AUP AUP -
Personal Service,General P P P P AUP
Personal Service, Restricted CUP - CUP - - See Chapter
9.27
(Massage
Establishments and
Therapists)
PrintingShop P P P P P
Restaurant P AUP P P -
Restaurant,Drive-Through1 CUP - CUP CUP -
Retail Sales,General P P P P -
Retail Sales, Grocery or
Supermarket		 P P P P -
Retail Sales, Neighborhood
Market		 P P P P -
Retail Sales, Nursery and
Garden Supply (less than 5,000
sq. ft.)		 CUP - AUP - -
Key: P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit		 P = Allowed by Right; AUP = Administrative
Use Permit;
(–) = Not Allowed
CUP = Conditional Use Permit
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Land Use
(see Division 8 for land use
definitions)		 Permit Requirement by
Zone		 Additional
Regulations
CG CN CS MU PA
Retail Sales,Restricted CUP - CUP - -
Retail Sales,Wholesale - - P - -
VeterinaryClinic,Large CUP - P - -
VeterinaryClinic,Small AUP CUP P - -
Public,Utility,Transportation,and Communication Uses
ParkingArea CUP - CUP - -
Public andQuasi-Public Use CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Transit Station and Terminal CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Truck Storage and Parking
Yard		 - - CUP - -
Utility Facility and
Infrastructure		 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Wireless Telecommunication
Facility,Small Cell		 CUP - CUP - -
Wireless Telecommunication
Facility,Tower		 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP See Section
Vehicle Oriented Uses
Truck Service Station - - CUP - -
Vehicle, Boat, and Trailer Sales,
New and Used		 CUP - CUP - -
Vehicle FuelingStation2 CUP CUP CUP - -
Vehicle Rental Facility CUP - CUP - -
Vehicle Repair and Service,
Major		 - - AUP - -
Vehicle Repair and Service,
Minor		 CUP - AUP - -
Specific Standards
1 Twenty-four-hour drive-through establishments are prohibited when the subject
parcel abuts a residential zone.
2 Above ground fuel storage tanks shall require the approval of a conditional use
permit.

1 Twenty-four-hour drive-through establishments are prohibited when the subject parcel abuts a residential zone.

2 Above ground fuel storage tanks shall require the approval of a conditional use permit.

(Ord. 24-01 §2(Exh. A-1)).

17.12.030 Commercial, office, and mixed-use zones development standards.

A. Table 17.12-2 Development Standards--Commercial, Office, and Mixed-Use Zones. Table 17.12-2 (Development Standards-Commercial, Office, and Mixed-Use Zones) establishes parcel and structure standards that apply to all development in the specified zone. Provisions in other sections of this zoning code may also apply.

Table 17.12-2

Development Standards--Commercial, Office, and Mixed-Use Zones

Development Feature
(minimum unless
otherwise specified)		 Zone
CG CN CS MU PA
General
Density (max. du/ac) n/a n/a n/a 20 n/a
Floor Area Ratio(FAR) 0.3-1.09 0.5 0.3 1.09 1.0
Parcel Size 6,000 sq.
ft.1		 Min: 1
acre		 6,000 sq. 7,000 sq. N
Max: 5
acres		 ft. ft. one
Height(max. ft.) 355 35 355 355 35
Yards(ft.)2
Front 108 106,8 103 108 57
Rear
Adjacent to Nonresidential
Zone		 None None 5 None None
Adjacent to Residential Zone 10 10 15 104 10
Side
Adjacent to Nonresidential
Zone		 10 10 10 10 10
Adjacent to Residential Zone 20 20 20 10 10

Specific Standards

1 The minimum parcel size for newly created parcels that are without existing structures shall be six thousand square feet. There shall be no minimum parcel size for parcels which contain existing structures.

2 Required yard areas shall not be used for parking or loading activities.

3 Parcels in the CS zone shall have a ten-foot yard area, except those parcels fronting Whitesbridge Road shall have a front yard setback of twenty feet, as measured from the front property line. To the maximum extent possible, this yard area shall be landscaped.

4 A development within the MU zone that abuts residential uses also within the MU zone shall not be subject to this standard. The setback for the use in the MU zone shall be the same as the setback in the adjoining property.

5 Structures up to sixty feet in height may be allowed with the approval of a conditional use permit.

6 Parcels in the CN zone shall have a ten-foot rear yard setback except when the site is adjacent to residential uses, in which case the setback shall be equal to the setback of the adjacent residential use.

7 Parcels in the PA zone shall have five-foot rear yard setback except when the lot abuts a residential dwelling, in which case the setback distance shall be the same as the adjoining residential units. If there are residential units on both sides of the subject parcel with differing yard area, the yard area shall be within the range of the setbacks of the adjoining units. Parcels fronting Whitesbridge

Road shall have a front yard setback of twenty feet, as measured from the front property line. To the maximum extent possible, this yard area shall be landscaped.

8 Parcels in these zones and those properties along Whitesbridge Road shall have a twenty-foot front yard setback, except for the following situations:

A. Parcels fronting Madera Avenue north of Kearney Boulevard shall have a front yard setback of ten feet as measured from the front property line. Parcels fronting Whitesbridge Road shall have a front yard setback of twenty feet, as measured from the front property line. To the maximum extent possible, this area shall be landscaped.

B. Parcels fronting Madera Avenue between California Avenue and Kearney Boulevard shall be set so that at least one-half of the front property line coincides with a building wall to the maximum extent possible.

9 Floor area ratio (FAR) shall apply to nonresidential uses only.

(Ord. 24-01 §2(Exh. A-1)).

17.12.040 Accessory structures.

Construction of accessory structures shall be consistent with the standards established in Chapter 17.22 (Accessory Structures). (Ord. 24-01 §2(Exh. A-1)).

17.12.050 Signs.

Signs shall be consistent with the requirements of Chapter 17.30 (Sign Regulations). (Ord. 24-01 §2(Exh. A-1)).

17.12.060 Fences, walls, and hedges.

A. Fences, walls, and hedges shall be consistent with the requirements for the zone as established in Chapter 17.24 (Fences, Walls, and Hedges).

B. A solid masonry wall not less than seven feet in height shall be constructed along the property line which separates this district from a residential district. Developments within the M-U district that abut residential uses also located within the M-U district shall not be subject to this requirement. The requirement for a masonry wall may also be waived when an alley separates this district from a residential district. (Ord. 24-01 §2(Exh. A-1)).

17.12.070 Parking.

A. Parking in All Commercial, Office, and Mixed-Use Zones. Off-street parking and loading standards shall be consistent with the requirements of Chapter 17.28 (Parking, Loading, and Access).

B. General Commercial (CG) Zone Parking. Parking lots on parcels in the CG zone that front Madera Avenue between California Avenue and Kearney Boulevard, to the extent possible, shall be located to the rear of structures. To the extent possible, access to the parking lots shall be from the alley.

C. Mixed-Use (MU) Zone Parking. To the extent possible, parking lots in the MU zone shall be located to the side or rear of the parcel. (Ord. 24-01 §2(Exh. A-1)).

17.12.080 Site plan review.

A site plan shall be submitted to the planning division for approval before any new structure is constructed, use established, or parking facilities are installed on parcel within the mixed use, commercial, and office zones. This provision shall also apply to all uses proposing to occupy a parcel which does not have adequate parking or related parcel improvements for the use or increase in occupancy intensity. (Ord. 24-01 §2(Exh. A-1)). Home Previous Next

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