McFarland Municipal Code Ch. 17.72 C-O Zone

The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply in the C-O professional office zone unless otherwise provided in this title.

(Ord. 109 § 18.00, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

The uses permitted in the C-O zone are as follows:

A. Commercial Uses.

1. Offices.

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Advertising agencies;

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Business or professional;

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Financial institution, including bank, savings and loan, or credit union;

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Public and private utilities administration;

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Real estate;

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Research and development;

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Title and escrow offices;

2. General Retail Sales.

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Art gallery;

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Book stores;

3. Services.

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Artist studio;

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Barber or beauty shop;

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Confectionery stores;

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Chiropractic or massage therapy;

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Clinic, medical or physical therapy, out-patient only;

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Computer programming and data processing studios;

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Consumer credit reporting and collection services;

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Day care nursery;

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Detective and security system services;

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Direct mail advertising services;

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Employment agency and help supply services;

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Engineering, surveying, architectural and environmental planning services;

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Family and social services, clinics and centers;

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Health club—Indoor only;

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Insurance services;

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Interior decorator, provided there is no on-site sale of merchandise;

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Laboratory, medical, dental, optical, or biological;

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Legal services;

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Management and public relations services;

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Medical, dental, psychiatric and other health practitioner offices and clinics, including chiropractic, acupuncture, massage therapy and blood banks.

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Medical and dental laboratories;

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Mortgage, loan and person credit institution;

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Packaging and mailing services;

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Palm reading, fortune telling, astrologic and psychic services;

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Pharmacies, in conjunction with medical clinics;

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Photography studio;

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Post office and other courier or parcel delivery services;

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Secretarial and court reporting services;

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Telecommunication services;

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Telegraph;

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Television, radio and cable broadcasting stations;

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Ticket agency;

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Travel agency;

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Trust and investment agencies.

B. Utility and Communications Facilities.

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Transmission lines and supporting towers, poles, pipelines, and underground facilities for gas, water, electricity, telephone, or telegraph service owned and operated by a public utility company under the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Section 19.08.090 of this title.

C. Institutional uses.

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Church;

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Community or senior citizens center;

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Government office or building for administrative purposes;

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Library;

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Museum, indoor only.

D. Educational Institutions and Schools.

1. General.

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Preschool;

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Elementary school;

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Junior high school;

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Senior high school;

2. Specialized Schools.

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Art, craft, or music school;

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Business or trade school, provided that all instruction is conducted within a building and that there is no outside storage of materials or supplies associated with the school.

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Dance school;

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Driving school;

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Martial arts school;

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Swim school.

E. Miscellaneous uses.

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Accessory buildings and structures necessary to such use located on the same lot or parcel of land;

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Automobile parking areas when developed as required in Section 17.104.020 if adjacent to a residential zone;

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Construction trailer, temporary, during construction activity only;

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Day-care center, without extended overnight services;

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Drainage sump, if proposed and approved as part of a tentative subdivision map or tentative parcel map, or if accessory to a permitted use;

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Studio, radio, television, or broadcasting;

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Water storage or groundwater recharge facility;

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Water system, small or large.

(Ord. 109 § 18.01(part), 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

Any exterior sign displayed shall pertain to a use conducted within the building; shall be attached flat against a wall of the building and parallel with its horizontal dimension and shall front the principal street, a parking area in the rear, or in the case of a corner building, on that portion of the side street wall within fifty feet of the principal street. In no case shall a sign project above the roof line.

(Ord. 109 § 18.01(part), 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

Four stories and not to exceed forty-five feet.

(Ord. 109 § 18.02, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

A. Front Yard. The front-yard minimum setback for all buildings shall be as follows:

1. Forty feet from the legal centerline of any existing or proposed public or private local street and access easement.

2. Forty-five feet from the legal centerline of any existing or proposed secondary highway.

3. Fifty-five feet from the legal centerline of any existing or proposed major highway.

(Ord. 109 § 18.03, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

No side yard is required.

(Ord. 109 § 18.04, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

A. Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty feet, except that no rear yard shall be required where a public alley exists adjacent to the rear property line. The planning commission may reduce rear yard requirements by variance in accordance with the Kern County Fire Code if written approval is obtained from the Kern County Fire Chief.

(Ord. 109 § 18.05, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

No lot created within the C-2 district shall contain less than seven thousand five hundred net square feet, excepting in the case of the conveyance to or from a governmental agency, public entity, public utility, community water company, or mutual water company for public purposes, public utility purposes, or for rights-of-way or well sites. All buildings used exclusively for dwelling purposes shall comply with the provisions of the R-4 zone.

(Ord. 109 § 18.06, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

There are no requirements.

(Ord. 109 § 18.07, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

For all professional offices, not less than the same area of parking shall be provided on the same site as there is floor space in the office building.

(Ord. 109 § 18.08, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)