McFarland Municipal Code Ch. 17.76 C-1 Zone

The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply in the C-1 neighborhood commercial zone unless otherwise provided in this title.

(Ord. 109 § 19.00, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

The uses permitted in the C-1 zone are as follows:

A. Any use permitted in a C-O zone.

1. Any of the following uses:

a. Residential uses.

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Bed and breakfast inn.

b. Recreation, Entertainment, and Tourist Facilities.

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Health club (indoor and outdoor);

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Pool or billiard parlor;

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Tennis or swim club, indoor only;

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Video games arcade.

c. Commercial Uses.

i. General Retail Sales.

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Antiques, with no outside storage;

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Appliances, including service and repair, provided there is no outside storage;

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Art gallery;

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Auto parts and accessories;

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Bicycle, including rental and service;

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Bookstore, general;

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Christmas tree, temporary;

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Clothing and apparel;

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Department stores;

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Dress or millinery shops;

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Drugs and pharmaceuticals;

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Fireworks stand, temporary;

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Florist;

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Gift and card;

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Hardware, general, excluding lumber sales and outside storage of materials;

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Ice vending machine;

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Ice storage houses of not more than five-ton capacity;

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Lawnmower, including repair, when located entirely within a building;

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Locksmith or key and lock shop;

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Music stores, excluding instrument repair;

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Newspaper or magazine stand;

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Pet food stores;

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Shoes;

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Stationery and office supply;

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Tailor, clothing or wearing apparel shops;

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Variety;

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Video and audio tape sales and rentals;

ii. Food and Beverage Retail Sales.

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Bakery, small;

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Convenience market;

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Drive-in food market or dairy;

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Foodstore;

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Specialized, including meat, vegetables, health foods, or candy.

iii. Eating and Drinking Establishments.

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Ice cream parlor;

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Restaurant, cafe, or coffee shop;

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Restaurant, fast-food.

iv. Services.

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Auto service station, small;

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Bath house, including sauna, spa, Turkish, steam, or tanning;

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Electric appliance stores and repairs (not furniture stores);

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Interior decorator;

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Jewelry stores;

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Laundromat, self-service;

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Laundry, drop off and pick up only;

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Cleaning and pressing establishments using nonflammable and nonexplosive cleaning fluid;

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Pet grooming;

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Shoe repair;

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Shoe-shine stand;

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Tailor or dressmaker;

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Tanning salons;

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Taxidermist;

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Smog inspection station;

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Veterinary, household pets only, provided there are no outside kennels;

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

d. Utility and Communications Facilities.

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Utility substation.

e. Institutional uses.

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Charitable or public service organization, office only;

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Post office;

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Public agency or utility buildings or facilities;

2. The above-specified stores, shops or businesses shall be retail establishments selling new merchandise exclusively and shall be permitted only under the following conditions:

a. Such stores, shops or businesses shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building.

b. Products made incidental to a permitted use shall be sold at retail on the premises.

c. All public entrances to such stores, shops or businesses shall be from the principal street upon which the property abuts or within fifty feet thereof, except that a rear or side entrance from the building to a parking area may be provided.

d. Except as hereinafter provided, any exterior sign displayed shall pertain only to a use conducted on the premises, shall not exceed a height of twenty-four feet above the ground level, shall not project into a street or alley more than twelve inches beyond any property line, and any sign projecting beyond a property line shall have a clearance of not less than ten feet between the bottom of the sign and the ground level.

(Ord. 200 § 1, 1986; Ord. 191 § 2, 1982; Ord. 109 § 19.01, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

The following height limits apply in the C-1 District:

A. Buildings shall not exceed four stories or forty-five feet.

B. Detached accessory structures shall not exceed three stories or forty-five feet.

C. Radio and television antennae, communication towers, chimneys, and other similar structures shall not exceed ninety feet.

(Ord. 109 § 19.02, 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 § 19.03, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

None, except all buildings used exclusively for dwelling purposes shall comply with the provisions of the R-4 zone.

(Ord. 109 § 19.04, 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 § 19.05, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

No lot created within the C-2[1] 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 § 19.06, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

Minimum distance between structures in the C-1 district shall be as follows:

A. None required for nonresidential buildings.

B. There shall be a minimum distance of ten feet between residential buildings.

C. There shall be a minimum distance of six feet between a residential building and an accessory building or between accessory buildings.

(Ord. 109 § 19.07, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)