Article 2 — CO-LG: Commercial Office Zoning District

The CO-LG zoning district provides a range of large and small scale commercial development opportunities for the location of professional and commercial offices; retail; financial; governmental; professional, business services and entertainment activities; clean light industrial uses; and other uses to serve the local and regional community. Land requirements for most commercial office uses generally dictate their application along main roads of the city which generally have convenient access and/or high visibility. (Ord. 11-307 § 4)

• A. Off-street parking lots improved in conformity with Chapter 17.76 shall be permitted.

• B. Retail sales uses including, but not limited to:

  1. Antique/collector shop;

  2. Appliance store, new and used;

  3. Automobile, truck and tractor parts;

  4. Automobile and truck sales, service and repair, new and used;

  5. Bakeries, retail and wholesale;

  6. Bicycle shops;

  7. Boat sales, service and repair, new and used;

  8. Book store;

  9. Boutique/gift store;

  10. Bridal shop;

  11. Children's/teen's store;

  12. Clothing store;

  13. Convenience-oriented food store;

  14. Department store/general merchandise store;

  15. Dry goods;

  16. Electronics/audio/video/computer/software store;

  17. Feed and seed;

  18. Furniture stores, new and used;

  19. Hardware/home improvement/building materials;

  20. Housewares/tableware/linen stores;

  21. Jewelry store;

  22. Leather goods and luggage;

  23. Lighting store;

  24. Lumber yards, when accessory to retail establishment, in an enclosed building;

  25. Machinery/equipment, including farm equipment sales, service, and rental, in an enclosed building;

  26. Medical and orthopedic appliance store;

  27. Nursery/garden supply store/landscape materials;

  28. Office and business supplies;

  29. Party supplies;

  30. Stamps, coins and collectables;

  31. Tobacconist/cigarette sales;

  32. Toy store;

  33. Wholesale business and sales.

• C. Regionally oriented, high volume retail uses, including, but not limited to:

  1. Auto malls;

  2. Design/contractors centers;

  3. Discount/off price/factory outlet stores and centers;

  4. Entertainment/lifestyle centers;

  5. Furniture outlets;

  6. Malls;

  7. Power centers;

  8. Promotional centers.

• D. Service retail uses including, but not limited to:

  1. Appliance repair shops, large and small;

  2. Automobile and truck upholstery and top shops;

  3. Automobile, truck and trailer rental and service, including incidental sales;

  4. Automobile washing, either self-service or involving the use of mechanical conveyors, blowers and steam cleaning;

  5. Banks/credit unions/savings and loans/financial institutions;

  6. Cleaning, pressing and dyeing establishments, using noninflammable and nonexplosive cleaning fluid;

  7. Day care centers;

  8. Medical and dental clinics, and prescribing pharmacies within;

  9. Electronics repair;

  10. Employment agency;

  11. Facial/massage/day spa;

  12. Hotel/motel/extended-stay hotels;

  13. Interior decorating and window coverings;

  14. Laundromats;

  15. Liquor stores;

  16. Lube/oil change shops;

  17. Mortuary;

  18. Motorcycle and motorsports sales, service and repair, new and used;

  19. Musical instrument repair and sales;

  20. Outdoor dining;

  21. Parking lots and structures, improved, off-street and in conformity with Chapter 17.76 ;

  22. Real estate/title office;

  23. Restaurants;

  24. Secretarial services;

  25. Storage building, incidental to a permitted use;

26. Taxidermists;

27. Tire sales, services, retreading and recapping, automobile and truck;

28. Veterinarian services and offices, including small animal hospitals or clinics, short-term boarding of animals and incidental care such as bathing and trimming; provided that all operations are conducted entirely within a completely enclosed structure which complies with specifications of soundproof construction as prescribed by the building official.

• E. Educational and recreational uses including, but not limited to:

  1. Auditoriums/concert hall;

  2. Banquet facility;

  3. Billiards/pool hall;

  4. Bowling alley;

  5. Community/civic center;

  6. Church/religious facility;

  7. Dance hall/studio;

  8. Health clubs/fitness centers/physical therapy/gymnasium;

  9. Instruction and training in gymnastics, martial arts, aerobics, yoga;

  10. Meeting hall;

  11. Music/audio recording studio;

  12. Professional and trade schools and colleges;

  13. Theater (dinner, movie, live, etc.).

• F. Office uses including, but not limited to:

  1. Administrative headquarters;

  2. Administrative offices—City, county, state, and federal;

  3. Business, consulting, commercial, professional, and administrative services and offices;

  4. Business park or regional office centers;

  5. Courier offices;

  6. Laboratories, research and development services;

  7. Medical and dental offices, laboratories and clinics, and prescription pharmacies in conjunction therewith or with a hospital;

  8. Offices incidental to another permitted use;

  9. Public and private nonprofit charitable institutions;

  10. Radio and television broadcasting;

  11. Stock brokerage offices.

• G. Open space.

• H. Incidental and accessory structures and uses on the same site as a permitted use.

I. Other uses which are added to this list according to the procedure in Section 17.16.020 . (Ord. 11-307 § 4; Ord. 26-479, 3/9/2026)

The following uses may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.108 :

• A. Retail sales uses including, but not limited to:

  1. Convention center;

  2. Farmer's markets, including indoor and outdoor facilities;

  3. Hospital/medical center;

  4. Machinery/equipment sales, services, and rentals, unenclosed;

  5. Newspaper publishing;

  6. Park and ride facilities;

  7. Storage yards for commercial vehicles, unenclosed;

  8. Temporary Christmas tree lot;

  9. Temporary pumpkin patch.

• B. Eating, drinking and entertainment establishments, including, but not limited to:

  1. Amusement arcade;

  2. Fast food drive-through/drive-in facility;

  3. Private clubs;

  4. Skating rinks, game arcades and other similar commercial recreation facilities, in an enclosed building.

• C. Other, including, but not limited to:

  1. Communication buildings, sites and facilities, including communication towers;

• D. Other uses added to this list by the planning commission according to the procedures in Section 17.16.020 of the Lathrop Municipal Code.

• (Ord. 11-307 § 4; Ord. 26-479, 3/9/2026)

• A. The following uses may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.112 :

  1. Ambulance stations;

  2. Bars, cocktail lounges, and nightclubs;

  3. Communication buildings, sites and facilities, including communication towers;

  4. Expansion, remodeling, or additions to a conditional use that are not considered an incidental or accessory use as defined by Section 17.04.080 of the Lathrop Zoning Ordinance;

  5. Gunsmiths/gun shop;

  6. Incidental and accessory structures and uses, as defined in Section 17.04.080 , located on the same site as a use permitted by administrative approval or conditional use;

  7. Modest expansion or remodeling of an existing nonconforming use of a structure or land, up to 50% or less of the value of the structure, or reestablishment of a nonconforming use which has been damaged, except nonconforming signs and outdoor advertising structures, nonconforming uses occupying a structure with an assessed valuation of less than $200, and nonconforming fences, walls and hedges;

  8. Pawnshops;

  9. Travel plaza or truck stop as defined by Section 17.04.080 ;

  10. Unenclosed commercial recreation facilities including amusement or theme parks, drive-in theaters, golf driving ranges, pony ride rings, race tracks, riding stables, skating rinks, sports arenas and sports stadiums;

11. Other uses which are added to this list according to the procedure in Section 17.16.020 .

(Ord. 11-307 § 4; Ord. 26-479, 3/9/2026)

• A. No use shall be permitted, and no process, equipment or materials shall be used which are found by the planning commission to be objectionable to persons living or working in the vicinity by reasons of odor, fumes, dust, smoke, cinders, dirt, refuse, water-carried waste, noise, vibration, illumination, glare or unsightliness or to involve any hazard of fire, explosion or toxic chemicals.

• B. Temporary sidewalk sales and use of the public right-of-way for the display and sales merchandise shall require approval by the city council. Permanent use for such purposes is strictly prohibited.

• C. The visual interface between commercial and residential areas shall he designed and developed so as to avoid obtrusive visual impacts of commercial activities on nearby residential areas.

• D. Street trees and frontage landscaping with automatic irrigation shall be provided for all commercial sites. Parking area landscaping may also be required under site plan review.

• (Ord. 11-307 § 4)

All uses shall be consistent with Article 5, Development Standards, in this Zoning Ordinance. Where development standards are not specifically identified in this document, reference the city of Lathrop Zoning Ordinance.

(Ord. 11-307 § 4; Ord. 25-462, 2/10/2025)

No use shall be established on any lot or site in any CO district until a site plan and architectural plans shall have been submitted to and approved by the city pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.100 and 17.104 of the Lathrop Municipal Code, and such lot or site has been fully developed with the improvements required by the city. Design review is required for all proposed structures, whether residential or nonresidential, together with related site plans, landscaping, and public improvements associated with new development within the Lathrop Gateway Business Park Specific Plan area. (Ord. 11-307 § 4; Ord. 25-462, 2/10/2025)

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapter 17.16 of the Lathrop Municipal Code.

The community development director may approve use interpretations and minor deviations related to the zoning herein. (Ord. 11-307 § 4)