Mountain House Municipal Code Ch. 2 Commercial Zones: Use Regulations

The intent of this Chapter is to specify the range of uses and structures allowed in the commercial zones, consistent with the policies of the General Plan.

(Ord. 2024-18, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

Permitted, not permitted and conditionally permitted use types shall be as provided in Table 9-4-2.1.

(Ord. 2024-18, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

Uses or structures that require discretionary review may be expanded with an Improvement Plan, provided the following conditions are met:

(a) The proposed expansion of a structure involves less than a twenty-five percent (25%) increase in floor area covered by the existing use; and

(b) The proposed expansion involves less than a ten percent (10%) increase in the overall site area covered by the existing use; and

(c) The proposed expansion, in the opinion of the Director, will not have a substantial, adverse effect on adjacent property; and

(d) The proposed expansion will comply with existing requirements of agencies having jurisdiction and any other appropriate regulatory agency; or

(e) Where conditions in Subsections (a) through (d) of this Section are not met, the level of review for the expansion shall be the same as the level of review required in Table 9-4-2.1.

(Ord. 2024-18, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

Permitted, not permitted and conditionally permitted temporary uses and structures shall be as provided in Table 9-4-2.2. Temporary uses or structures not specifically listed in Table 9-4-2.2 may be allowed, subject to approval of an Improvement Plan.

(Ord. 2024-18, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

In addition to the provisions specified in the development title, the following provisions shall be applicable:

(a) Medical Services Use Type.

(1) Medical offices shall be designed and configured to appear as office type uses in those commercial zones where they are allowed.

(2) Urgent care centers, and other facilities included under the medical services use type that provides emergency medical care, shall be situated on and accessed from arterial roadways. Said facilities shall be separated from residential and other sensitive land uses by means of an arterial roadway, landscape easement or other effective buffer.

(b) Public Services: Essential, Use Type.

(1) Hospitals shall not be allowed in the C-FS zone.

(2) Hospitals shall be situated on and accessed from arterial roadways. Said facilities shall be separated from residential and other sensitive land uses by means of an arterial roadway, landscape easement or other effective buffer.

(c) Commercial Buildings in Neighborhood Commercial (C-N) Zones. If the Director determines that the uses and architectural, siting, and other issues associated with a commercial building of a proposed application have been addressed by an existing Special Purpose Plan or Specific Plan, an Improvement Plan may be allowed for said commercial building in lieu of the permit type specified in Table 9-4-2.2.

(1) New commercial buildings not included in an existing Special Purpose Plan or Specific Plan shall be subject to the permit type specified in Table 9-4-2.2.

(2) A building expansion of an existing commercial building which has been included in an existing Special Purpose Plan or Specific Plan may be allowed subject to an Improvement Plan, provided the building expansion involves less than a twenty-five percent (25%) increase in floor area covered by the existing commercial building. If said expansion is twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the floor area covered by the existing commercial building, the expansion shall be subject to Site Approval.

(Ord. 2024-18, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

Applications for commercial development projects located in an Enterprise Zone, as designated by the State of California, normally processed under the Public Hearing Review Procedure in Chapter 5 of Division 2, shall be processed under the Staff Review With Notice Procedure in Chapter 4 of Division 2.

(Ord. 2024-18, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

Design Guidelines shall be submitted for consistency review prior to approval of the final map or parcel map or other Development Permit.

TABLE 9-4-2.1 USES IN COMMERCIAL ZONES

Legend: P Permitted Use PI Permitted Use With Improvement Plan S Use Permitted Subject to Site Approval U Use Permitted Subject to Use Permit - Use Not Permitted

1 Applies within Specific Plan III area of Mountain House.

TABLE 9-4-2.2 TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES IN COMMERCIAL ZONES

Legend: P Permitted Use PI Permitted Use With Improvement Plan S Use Permitted Subject to Site Approval - Use Not Permitted

(Ord. 2024-18, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)