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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Title 17 — ZONING

Montebello Municipal Code Ch. 17.26 C-1 Neighborhood Commercial Zone

Montebello Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Montebello

Cite as: Montebello Municipal Code Chapter 17.26 · Text as of 2026-10-04

17.26.010 - Purpose.

The C-1 zone is established to provide for certain commercial and professional office uses adjacent to and serving the surrounding residential neighborhoods. Uses which would create unnecessary noise and traffic congestion within the neighborhood, such as service stations, drive-up or drive-through facilities, bars and outdoor sales, are not permitted.

(Prior code § 9239.1)

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17.26.020 - Permitted uses.

Uses permitted in the neighborhood commercial (C-1) zone shall generally be low-traffic professional offices, limited retail sales (hours of operation between seven a.m. and nine p.m.), personal and professional services, medical offices, and child care centers. Take-out food establishments may operate after nine p.m. only with an after-hours permit. (Refer to Section 17.22.190.)

A. Principal uses:

  1. See Appendix A, Index of Primary Uses, for specific uses permitted in the C-1 zone;

B. Accessory uses:

  1. All accessory uses and structures incidental to the principal use.

(Prior code § 9239.2)

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