Mendocino County Municipal Code Ch. 20.624 Commercial Use Types

Commercial use types include the distribution, sale, or rental of goods; and the provision of services other than those classified as Civic Uses. Commercial use types also include certain uses accessory to the uses listed above, as specified in Chapter 20.704 (Accessory Use Regulations).

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Offices of private firms or organizations which are primarily used for the provision of professional, executive, management, or administrative services. Typical uses include administrative offices and services, including real estate, insurance, property management, investment, travel, administrative, secretarial, telecommunications, telephone answering, photocopy and reproduction, and other uses customarily associated with administrative office services. Retail banks are not administrative or business offices.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments or places of business engaged in on-site sale of feed, grain, fertilizers, and similar agricultural goods and products. Typical uses include nurseries, hay, feed, grain, and farm implements stores.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments or places of business primarily engaged sales and services related to animals. The following are animal sales and services use types:

(A) Animal Sales and Services: Household Pets. Retail sales of dogs, cats, birds, fish, and similar small animals customarily used as household pets; and pet grooming and other support services. Typical uses include pet stores, dog bathing and clipping salons, or pet grooming shops; provided, that sale of invasive exotic species in any pet store in the Town of Mendocino is prohibited to protect indigenous species and coastal resources against habitat disruption.

(B) Animal Sales and Services: Veterinary (Small animals). Veterinary services for small animals, provided that overnight care shall be within a building or fully enclosed structure. Typical uses include pet clinics, dog and cat hospitals, or animal hospitals that treat small animals.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishment or places of business primarily engaged in automotive related or heavy equipment sales or services. The following are automotive and equipment use types:

(A) Automotive and Equipment: Fuel Sales. Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in the retail sale, from the premises, of motor vehicle fuels and petroleum products, with incidental sale of tires, batteries, and replacement items, lubricating services, and minor repair services. Typical uses include automobile service stations and fueling stations.

(B) Vehicles and Equipment: Repairs. Repairs of automobiles, bicycles, motorcycles, pick-up trucks, recreational vehicles, farm equipment and boats (less than twenty-four (24) feet in length), and the sale, installation, and servicing of automobile equipment and parts, including body repairs and painting. Typical uses include muffler shops, automobile and other vehicle repair garages, auto glass shops, or auto parts stores.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 4395, § 2, adopted November 17, 2017 amended § 20.624.025 to read as set out herein. Previously § 20.624.025 was titled "Automotive and Equipment."

Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of maintenance and custodial services to firms rather than individuals. Typical uses include janitorial, landscape maintenance, or window cleaning services.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in the sale, rental, or repair of equipment and provision of supplies used by office, professional, and service establishments, but not including automotive, construction, and farm equipment. Typical uses include office equipment and supply firms, printing shops, small business machine repair shops, or hotel equipment and supply firms.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments or places primarily engaged in the provisions of sports, entertainment, or recreation for participants or spectators. The following are commercial recreation use types:

(A) Indoor Sports and Recreation. Uses conducted within an enclosed building. Typical uses include billiard parlors, penny arcades, fitness facilities.

(B) Indoor Entertainment. Predominantly spectator uses conducted within an enclosed building. Typical uses include motion picture theaters, meeting halls, dance halls, and auditoriums.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments primarily engaged in the provisions of broadcasting and other information relay services accomplished through the use of electronic mechanisms, but not including communication service establishments classified as Major and Minor Impact Services and Utilities. Typical uses include television studios, radio stations, telecommunication service centers, or telegraph service offices.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in (a) construction activities and incidental storage on lots other than construction sites; and (b) retail or wholesale sale, from the premises, of materials used in the construction of buildings or other structures other than retail sale of paint, fixtures, and hardware. Typical uses include building materials stores, tool and equipment rental or sales, retail lumber, furniture manufacturing, or cabinet shops.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Small scale business operated in or around a residential use and conducted in compliance with Chapter 20.700 of this Division.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments primarily engaged in the on-site production of goods and products by hand manufacturing which involves only the use of hand tools or domestic mechanical equipment, not exceeding two (2) horsepower each or a single kiln not exceeding eight (8) cubic feet in volume, and the incidental direct sale to consumers of only those goods produced on-site. Typical uses include ceramic studios, candle making shops, custom jewelry manufacturing, woodworking shops, printing shops and custom textile manufacturing.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in the sale of prepared food and beverage for on-premise consumption or take-out. Typical uses include restaurants, short order eating places, and bars.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of financial and banking services. Typical uses include banks, savings and loan institutions, loan and lending activities, financial adviser services, stock brokers, and similar services.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in the preparation of food and beverage, where no retail consumption of the products occurs on the premises. Typical uses include catering.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in the retail sale of food and beverage for private off-site consumption. Typical uses include grocery stores, liquor stores, tasting rooms, delicatessens, or retail bakeries.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of laundering, dry cleaning, or dyeing services other than those classified as Personal Services. Typical uses include laundry agencies, diaper services or linen supply services, and self-service laundries.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of personal health services, including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment or rehabilitation services provided by physicians, dentists, nurses and other health personnel, as well as the provisions of medical testing and analysis services. Typical uses include medical offices, dental laboratories, health maintenance organizations, or clinics.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in the provision of services of a personal nature. Typical uses include beauty and barber shops, seamstress, tailor, photography studios, driving schools, dance studios, handicraft and hobby instruction.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

Places of business or public facilities where materials such as metal (excluding white metal or appliances), aluminum, paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and other similar items are permitted to be collected, processed, or recycled. Such use shall include the baling, bundling, crushing, smashing, separation, shredding, or similar action necessary to facilitate the handling of recyclable materials, but shall exclude automotive wrecking and junk yards. Drop-off enclosures, for collection purposes only, shall be limited to two hundred (200) square feet in area.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of repair services to individuals and households rather than firms, but excluding Automotive and Equipment use types. Typical uses include appliance repair shops, watch or jewelry repair, apparel repair establishments, or musical instrument repair shops.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Establishments primarily engaged in research of an academic, historical, or scientific nature, which is provided as a service or which is conducted by and for a private firm, but excludes medical testing, analysis, and product testing. Typical uses include marine research laboratories, policy analysis, electronics research laboratories, space research and development firms, or pharmaceutical research laboratories.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Sale or rental of commonly used goods and merchandise for personal or household use, but excluding goods and merchandise classified specifically in Sections 20.624.005 to 20.624.110 (all other commercial use types). Typical uses include apparel stores, furniture stores, or establishments providing the following products or services: household cleaning and maintenance products; drugs, cards, and stationery, notions, books, tobacco products, cosmetics, and specialty items; flowers, plants, hobby materials, toys, and handcrafted items; apparel, jewelry, fabrics, and like items; cameras, photography services, household electronic equipment, records, sporting equipment, kitchen utensils, home furnishing, art supplies and framing, arts and antiques, paint and wallpaper, interior decorating services, bicycles.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Sale or rental of commonly used goods and merchandise for personal or household use, but excluding those goods and merchandise classified more specifically in Sections 20.624.005 through 20.624.115 (all other commercial use types). Typical uses include department stores or establishments providing the following products or services: major appliances, carpeting and floor covering, automotive parts and accessories (excluding service and installation), hardware stores, and building materials (storage and sales).

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)