La Quinta Municipal Code Ch. 9.120 Special Purpose

9.120.010 - Development permits required.¶

Table 9-8 of this chapter specifies whether a use or structure is permitted within a zoning district. However, in most cases development to establish a land use requires approval of a site development permit and/or other permits as set forth in Chapter 9.210.

(Ord. 550 § 1, 2016; Ord. 538 § 5, 2016; Ord. 512 § 1, 2013; Ord. 284 § 1, 1996)

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9.120.020 - Table of permitted uses.¶

Table 9-8, Permitted Uses in Special Purpose/Overlay Districts, following, specifies those uses and structures which are permitted within each special purpose district. The letters in the columns beneath the district designations mean the following:

"P": Permitted as a principal use within the district.

"A": Permitted only if accessory to the principal use on the site.

"C": Permitted as a principal or accessory use if a conditional use permit is approved.

"T": Permitted on a temporary basis if a temporary use permit is approved.

"X": Prohibited in the district.

Table 9-8 Permitted Uses in Special Purpose/Overlay Districts

	District
P = Permitted use A = Accessory use C = Conditional use permit T = Temporary use permit X = Prohibited use	Parks and Recreation	Golf Course	Open Space	Floodplain	Hillside Conservation Overlay	Sexually Oriented Business Overlay	Equestrian Overlay	Affordable Housing Overlay	Agricultural/ Equestrian Residential Overlay	Mixed Use Overlay
Land Use	PR	GC	OS	FP	HC	SOB	EOD	AHO	A/ER	MU
Open space	P	P	P	P	P	P	**	**	**	**
Public parks, lakes and passive recreation facilities	P	X	P	P	P	X	**	**	**	**
Playfields, lighted or unlighted	P	X	X	X	X	X	**	**	**	**
Bicycle, equestrian and hiking trails	P	X	P	P	P	P	**	**	**	**
Libraries and museums	C	X	X	X	C	X	**	**	**	**
Visitor centers	C	X	C	C	C	X	**	**	**	**
Clubhouses and community pools/cabañas	P	A	X	X	X	X	**	**	**	**
Tennis courts or complexes, public	P	A	X	X	X	X	**	**	**	**
Tennis clubs or complexes, private	C	A	X	X	X	X	**	**	**	**
Golf courses and country clubs, including clubhouses and other customary accessory uses	C	P	X	X	X	X	**	**	**	**
Golf courses without above-ground structures, including fairways, greens, tees and golf-cart paths	C	P	X	P	C	X	**	**	**	**
Signs, subject to Chapter 9.160	A	A	A	A	A	A	**	**	**	**
Fences and walls, subject to Section 9.100.030	A	A	A	A	A	A	**	**	**	**
Satellite dish and other antennas, subject to Section 9.100.070	A	A	A	A	A	A	**	**	**	**
Special events, subject to Section 9.100.130	T	T	T	T	T	T	**	**	**	**
Commercial filming, subject to Section 9.210.050	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T
Single-family residential	X	X	C	X	C 1	X	**	**	**	**
Multifamily residential, commercial (except sexually oriented businesses), office or industrial development	X	X	X	X	X	X	**	**	**	**
Sexually oriented businesses, subject to Section 9.140.050	X	X	X	X	X	C	**	**	**	**
Communication towers and equipment (freestanding, new towers) subject to Chapter 9.170	C	C	C	C	C 1	C	**	**	**	**
Communication towers and equipment (co-location, mounted to existing facility) subject to Chapter 9.170	M	M	M	M	M	M	**	**	**	**
Electrical substations	X	X	M	X	M 1	X	**	**	**	**
Water wells and pumping stations	P	P	P	P	M 1	X	**	**	**	**
Water tanks and reservoirs	X	M	M	X	M 1	X	**	**	**	**
Public flood control facilities and devices	P	P	P	P	P	P	**	**	**	**
Medical marijuana dispensaries	X	X	X	X	X	X**	X	X	X	X
Other principal, accessory or temporary uses not listed above	Director or planning commission to determine whether use is permitted in accordance with Section 9.20.040	Director or planning commission to determine whether use is permitted in accordance with Section 9.20.040	Director or planning commission to determine whether use is permitted in accordance with Section 9.20.040	Director or planning commission to determine whether use is permitted in accordance with Section 9.20.040	Director or planning commission to determine whether use is permitted in accordance with Section 9.20.040	Director or planning commission to determine whether use is permitted in accordance with Section 9.20.040	Director or planning commission to determine whether use is permitted in accordance with Section 9.20.040	Director or planning commission to determine whether use is permitted in accordance with Section 9.20.040	Director or planning commission to determine whether use is permitted in accordance with Section 9.20.040	Director or planning commission to determine whether use is permitted in accordance with Section 9.20.040

Notes: ** As permitted in the underlying base district. 1 Allowed only if permitted in the underlying base district and only if the additional requirements of the HC overlay district are met (per Section 9.140.040).

(Ord. 550 § 1, 2016; Ord. 538 § 5, 2016; Ord. 512 § 1, 2013; Ord. 492 § 1, 2011; Ord. 299 § 1, 1997; Ord. 284 § 1, 1996)

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