Pacifica Municipal Code Art. 64 MU-I-40 Mixed Use Institutional District 40

(a) General use provisions.

(1) All developments must include a minimum of fifty (50) percent of gross square footage for residential use per Article 54.

(2) Mixed-use residential development is allowed provided the requirements of Subsection (a)(1) are met, and the nonresidential use is permitted pursuant to Subsections (b) or (c).

(b) Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted in the MU-I-40 District:

(1) Duplexes and multiple-family dwellings;

(2) Accessory buildings and uses;

(3) Community care facilities for six (6) or fewer persons;

(4) Indoor or outdoor cultivation of cannabis for personal use as an accessory use to a primary dwelling unit, subject to the standards contained in Article 48 of this chapter;

(5) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, subject to the standards of Article 4.5;

(6) Art galleries, dance/art studios, and craft production shops;

(7) Performing arts venues;

(8) Libraries;

(9) Religious institutions and

(10) Accessory uses incidental to a permitted or conditional use.

(c) Conditional uses. Conditional uses allowed in the MU-I-40 District, subject to obtaining a use permit, shall be as follows:

(1) Boardinghouses, dormitories;

(2) Lodges, clubs, and clubrooms;

(3) Schools;

(4) Parks and playgrounds;

(5) Bed & breakfast inns;

(6) Coastal access;

(7) Mobile home parks

(8) Community care facilities for more than six (6) persons.

(§ 6(Exh. A, § 19), Ord. No. 902-C.S., effective September 24, 2025)

(a) Basic regulations: See Table 9-4.6402: MU-I-40 Development Regulations.

(b) Supplemental regulations: See Section 9.4-5403 (Higher Density Residential and Mixed-Use Districts Development Standards).

(c) Multiple-family housing combining district development regulations: See Article 68.

Table 9-4.6402: MU-I-40 Development Regulations

(§ 6(Exh. A, § 19), Ord. No. 902-C.S., effective September 24, 2025)