McFarland Municipal Code Ch. 17.80 C-2 Zone

The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply in the C-2 commercial zone unless otherwise provided in this title.

(Ord. 109 § 20.00, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

The uses permitted in the C-2 zone are as follows:

A. Any use permitted in the C-O and C-1 zones.

B. Any of the following uses:

1. Residential uses.

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Community care facility;

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Emergency shelter.

2. Recreation, Entertainment, and Tourist Facilities.

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Batting cage;

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Bowling alley;

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Dance hall, ballroom, or discotheque;

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Golf driving range;

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Hotel or motel;

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Miniature golf course;

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Movie theater, walk-in;

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Skateboard arenas, enclosed;

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Skating rink, roller or ice;

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Tennis or swim club;

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Theater, live.

3. Commercial uses.

a. General Retail Sales.

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Auto leasing;

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Auto, new;

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Auto tire, including service;

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Auto, used;

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Boat, including service and parts when incidental to sales;

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Computer, including service and repair;

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Electric appliances, including service and repair;

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Electric equipment, including service and repair;

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Feed, provided there is no outside storage;

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Floor covering, drapery, or upholstery;

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Fruit stand;

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Furniture;

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Gardening and landscaping supply, provided there is no outside storage;

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Gun, including repair;

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Hardware, general, including lumber sales, provided areas devoted to outside storage of materials are screened from public view;

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Hobby supplies;

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Home or office furnishings;

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Jewelry and watches;

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Lapidary;

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Leather goods and luggage;

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Military surplus, provided there is no outside storage;

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Mobile home, rental and services;

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Motorcycles, including service and repair;

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Musical instruments (including repair);

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Nursery, plant;

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Office machines and equipment;

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Paint and wallpaper;

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Pawn shop;

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Pet store;

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Photographic supply or camera;

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Plumbing supply, provided there is no outside storage;

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Pottery;

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Recreational vehicles, including service;

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Sporting goods and athletic equipment;

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Tobacco;

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Toys;

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Truck, including rental;

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Used clothing and household goods, provided there is no outside storage.

b. Food and Beverage Retail Sales.

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Bakery;

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Catering;

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Farmers' market;

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Liquor store.

c. Eating and Drinking Establishments.

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Bar, tavern, or cocktail lounge.

d. Services.

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Ambulance;

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Appliance repair;

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Auto body repair and painting;

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Auto rental;

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Auto service or repair;

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Auto service station;

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Auto wash;

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Auto wash, self-service;

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Blueprinting or photostating shops;

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Carpet cleaning;

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Equipment, small, rental;

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Furniture cleaning, refinishing, or upholstery;

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Janitorial service;

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Laboratory, testing, classifying, or experimental, not involving the use of explosives or hazardous materials;

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Mini-warehouse, for storage of personal household goods, provided there is no outside storage; excludes cargo containers and other temporary storage structures;

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Mortuary or funeral parlor;

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Pest control, administrative offices only;

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Picture framing;

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Printing, lithography, or blueprinting;

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Tattoo parlor and body piercing;

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Truck fueling station, without repair facilities;

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Wedding chapel.

4. Institutional uses.

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Auditorium, public;

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Club or lodge;

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Convalescent hospital;

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Fire or police station;

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Government office or building;

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Hospital;

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Labor union hall;

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Rehabilitation facilities;

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Sanitarium.

5. Miscellaneous uses.

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Adult day-care;

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Automobile parking areas;

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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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Furniture warehouses for storing personal household goods;

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Refrigerated lockers;

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Revival, temporary, not to exceed fourteen days;

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Studio, radio, television, recording, or movie;

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Water storage or groundwater recharge facilities;

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Water system, small or large.

C. The accessory buildings and structures necessary to such uses located on the same lot or parcel of land.

D. Emergency shelters, provided that they comply with all the applicable development standards required by Chapter 17.134, Development Standards.

(Ord. 229 § 1, 1989; Ord. 109 § 20.01, 1969)

(Ord. No. 042-2014, § 1, 2-12-15; Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

A. Single room occupancies (SRO's) provided they comply with all the applicable development standards required by Chapter 17.134, Development Standards.

(Ord. No. 042-2014, § 1, 2-12-15; Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

The following height limits apply in the C-2 district:

A. Buildings and structures shall not exceed six stories or seventy-five feet, unless the building is set back from each street, alley, and lot line at least one foot for each three feet of height above six stories or seventy-five feet.

B. No building or structure shall exceed ten stories or one hundred thirty-five feet.

(Ord. 109 § 20.02, 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 easements.

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 § 20.03, 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 § 20.04, 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 § 20.05, 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 § 20.06, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)

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

(Ord. 109 § 20.07, 1969)

(Ord. No. 0004-2023, § 4, 5-11-23)