§ 92.13

This C-1AA zone is designed to provide for the integration of large-scale retail commercial development with resort hotel complexes, hotels and multiple-family dwellings. (Ord. 1294, 1988)

• A. Uses Permitted.

Buildings, structures and land shall be used and buildings and structures shall hereafter be erected, altered or enlarged only for the following uses. All uses shall be subject to the standards in Section 92.13.03.

1. Residential Uses.

Hotels and multiple-family dwellings subject to the standards in the R-4 zone, Section 92.05.00, which include the provision for high rise structures.

2. Business and commercial uses as follows:

   • a. Antique shops;

   • b. Artist's studios (but not motion picture studios);

   • c. Banks;

   • d. Bakeries (retail);

   • e. Barber shops;

   • f. Baths (Deleted by Ord. 1502);

   • g. Beauty parlors;

   • h. Bicycle rental (indoor);

   • i. Blueprinting and photocopying;

   • j. Book and stationery stores;

   • k. Cabaret and cocktail lounge in connection with restaurants only, as defined in

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this section. Any such use shall not be located closer than 300 feet to a cemetery;

• l. Clinics;

• m. Cemetery;

• n. Childcare centers;

• o. Clothes cleaning agency or pressing establishment, not including a cleaning plant;

• p. Confectionery stores;

• q. Conservatories;

• r. Delicatessen (Deleted by Ord. 1553);

• s. Department stores;

• t. Dry goods and notion stores;

• u. Film and camera sales and exchange;

• v. Florist shops;

• w. Furniture stores;

• x. Health/athletic clubs;

• y. Interior decoration shops;

• z. Jewelry;

• aa. Liquor store (Deleted by Ord. 1553);

• bb. Movie, radio and television production and broadcast facilities;

• cc. Newspaper/periodical shops;

• dd. Offices (all types except contractors);

• ee. Pharmacy;

• ff. Photographers studios;

• gg. Restaurants, tea rooms (Deleted by Ord. 1553);

• hh. Shoe shops;

• ii. Specialty food stores;

• jj. Storage of goods within a building as an accessory to a permitted retail use, but no general warehouses;

• kk. Theaters (indoor);

• ll. Valet cleaning and pressing in conjunction with hotel use only.

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City of Palm Springs, CA § 92.13.01

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3. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the permitted uses and located on the same lot therewith.

4. Automobile parking lots not in conjunction with a permitted use, subject to the provisions of Section 93.06.00.

• B.

• Similar Uses Permitted by Commission Determination.

The commission may, by resolution of record, permit any other uses which it may determine to be similar to those listed above and not more obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare or to other uses permitted in the zone, as provided in Section 94.01.00. All uses shall be subject to the standards in Section 92.13.03.

• C. Uses Permitted by Land Use Permit.

  1. Indoor uses:

     • a. Automotive rental agencies as part of a resort hotel. The following standards shall apply:

• i. Standards prescribed in Section 92.04.01(A)(2), Accessory commercial uses for resort hotels, shall be complied with,

  • ii. Number of vehicles stored at the location shall be limited to the number necessary to serve the hotel only,

  • iii. No service or repair facilities for the vehicles shall be permitted at the hotel site,

  • iv. Such use shall be permitted only if the hotel contains an adequate number of parking spaces in accordance with the provisions of Section 93.06.00;

  • b. Catering in conjunction with permitted main use;

  • c. Commercial recreation (indoor);

  • d. Delicatessen (provided no animals are kept or slaughtered on the premises);

  • e. Farmers market;

  • f. Festivals and exhibits;

  • g. Ice cream parlors;

  • h. Liquor store;

  • i. Religious institutions;

  • j. Restaurants;

  • k. Spa as an accessory use to a beauty parlor or health/athletic club provided the staff is licensed and trained in the particular programs provided and such facility is in compliance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code;

  • l. Take-out food service in conjunction with permitted restaurant use.

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2. Outdoor uses as an accessory to a permitted main use and located on the same property as the permitted use:

   • a. Art displays;

   • b. Artisans, artists;

   • c. Car shows;

   • d. Christmas tree sales not as an accessory use to a main use;

   • e. Display cases in malls or courts;

   • f. Farmers market;

   • g. Fashion shows;

   • h. Festivals, exhibits and special events;

   • i. Florists;

   • j. Musicians/entertainment (subject to provisions of noise ordinance);

   • k. Outdoor dining including beverage service;

   • l. Plant and floral sales and displays;

   • m. Postcard displays (limited to one per store frontage);

   • n. Theatre and public assembly;

   • o. Vending carts dispensing the following:

     • i. Food,

     • ii. Beverages,

     • iii. Crafts,

     • iv. Floral items,

     • v. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.

3. Outdoor uses as an accessory to a permitted main use and located on public property including the public right-of-way (streets and sidewalks):

   • a. Art displays;

   • b. Artisans, artists;

   • c. Festivals, exhibits and special events;

   • d. Florists;

   • e. Musicians/entertainment (subject to provisions of noise ordinance);

   • f. Outdoor dining including beverage service;

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• g. Plant and floral sales and displays;

• h. Vending carts dispensing the following:

  • i. Food,

  • ii. Beverages,

  • iii. Crafts,

  • iv. Floral items,

  • v. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.

4. Outdoor uses located on public property including the public right-of-way (streets and sidewalks) and conducted in a designated area approved by the city council and undertaken as part of a festival, event or program to promote commercial, artistic or cultural activity in the downtown district:

   • a. Art displays;

   • b. Artisans, artists;

   • c. Car shows;

   • d. Farmers market;

   • e. Fashion shows;

   • f. Festivals, exhibits and special events;

   • g. Florists;

   • h. Musicians/entertainment (subject to provisions of noise ordinance);

   • i. Outdoor dining including beverage service;

   • j. Plant and floral sales and displays;

   • k. Theatre and public assembly;

   • l. Vending carts dispensing the following:

     • i. Antiques and collectibles,

     • ii. Beverages,

     • iii. Crafts,

     • iv. Floral items,

     • v. Food,

     • vi. Other uses as determined by the planning commission.

• D. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit.

The provisions of Section 94.02.00 shall apply.

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§ 92.13.02

1. Auto parking structures;

2. Discotheques, nightclubs and cocktail lounges;

3. Drive-through facilities, unless otherwise prohibited;

4. Grocery store, subject to the C-D-N zone standards, Sections 92.10.03 through 92.10.05, and applicable provision of the general plan;

5. Hotels in which more than 10% of the guest rooms contain kitchen facilities, subject to the standards in the R-4 Zone, Sections 92.05.03 through 92.05.05;

6. Liquor store;

7. Spas provided the staff is licensed and trained in the particular programs in accordance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code and provided such facility is in compliance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code;

8. Spas as an accessory use to a hotel subject to the following standards:

   • a. For hotels with under 50 rooms, the facility is to serve hotel guests only. Facilities located in hotels with more than 50 rooms and located on a major thoroughfare may be permitted to serve clients who are not hotel guests,

   • b. The hotel has a minimum of 15 guest rooms,

   • c. Staff shall be licensed and trained in the particular programs provided in accordance with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code,

   • d. Such facility shall comply with Chapter 5.34 of the Municipal Code;

9. Time-share and condominium hotel projects subject to the provisions of Section 93.23.11 and 93.23.12.

(Ord. 1366, 1991; Ord. 1418, 1992; Ord. 1482, 1994; Ord. 1502, 1995; Ord. 1553, 1998; Ord. 1590 §§ 12, 13, 2000; Ord. 1841 § 7, 2014; Ord. 2020 §§ 30—32, 2020; Ord. 2063 § 18, 2022; Ord. 2076, 1/12/2023

• A. All uses and structures not permitted in Section 92.13.01 are deemed to be specifically prohibited. The following classifications of uses shall not be permitted in this zone by commission determination.

  1. Animal hospitals;

  2. Automobile sales agencies;

  3. Bicycle sales and repair shops;

  4. Billiard parlors;

  5. Blueprinting, photostatting (Deleted by Ord. 1418);

  6. Cleaning establishments or operations;

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City of Palm Springs, CA § 92.13.02

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7. Convenience food/sundries store;

8. Dressmaking and alteration, except where accessory to a permitted retail clothing sale use;

9. Drive-in theaters;

10. Gasoline service stations;

11. Grocery (Deleted by Ord. 1502);

12. Hardware and appliance store, except where accessory to a permitted retail sales use;

13. Hospitals and convalescent homes;

14. Laundry, launderettes and laundromats;

15. Meat market;

16. Miniature golf course;

17. Motor scooter, motorbike and motorcycle rentals and sales, both as a primary and accessory use;

18. Radio, TV or appliance repair, except where accessory to a permitted retail sales use;

19. Repair or storage garages;

20. Schools and churches;

21. Shoe repair shop;

22. Sign painting shops;

23. Single family dwellings;

24. Trade schools;

25. Mobilehome parks;

26. Trailer storage;

27. Wholesale or warehouse use, except as permitted under storage of goods. (Ord. 1294, 1988; Ord. 1418, 1992; Ord. 1502, 1995)

The following property development standards shall apply to all land and buildings in the C-1AA zone, except that any lot created in compliance with applicable laws and ordinances in effect at the time of its creation may be used as a building site.

• A. Lot Area.

Each lot shall have a minimum area of two gross acres.

• B. Building Floor Area.

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Minimum ground floor area for every development shall be 5,000 square feet. For extension of building area into the R-4VP zone, see Section 92.06.00.

• C.

  • Building Height.

  1. Buildings and structures erected in this zone shall have height not greater than 30 feet.

  2. Exceptions.

     • a. Permitted Projections Above Building Height Limit. The provisions of Section 93.03.00 shall apply.

     • b. High rise buildings may be permitted pursuant to Sections 93.04.00 and 94.02.00.

• D. Yards.

  1. Front Yard.

     • a. Thirty-five percent of the frontage of an individual site may have buildings constructed 20 feet from the front property line or side property line on a corner lot. The remainder of these buildings shall have an additional 15 foot setback.

  2. Side Yard.

     • a. There shall be side yards with a minimum width of 20 feet.

  3. Rear Yard.

     • a. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 20 feet in depth.

• Special Setbacks.

For properties fronting on Tahquitz Canyon Way, see Section 93.01.02 and subsection E of this section.

• E. Off-street Parking.

Automobile off-street parking spaces shall be provided as follows:

1. No parking areas are to front on Tahquitz Canyon Way or Sunrise Way unless the parking area is constructed no closer than 25 feet from the front property line, with such 25 feet to be landscaped pursuant to approved plans.

2. The provisions of Section 93.06.00 shall apply.

• F. Off-street Loading and Trash Areas.

The provisions of Section 93.07.00 shall apply.

• G. Coverage.

See Performance Standards, Section 92.13.04.

• H. Lighting.

All lighting shall be indirect or shielded and so designed as to reflect away from adjoining

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City of Palm Springs, CA § 92.13.03

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§ 92.14.01

properties and shall comply with the provisions of Section 93.06.00(C)(4).

• I. Storage.

All goods, wares, merchandise, produce and other commodities which are stored, repaired, offered or displayed for sale or exchange shall be housed in permanent buildings unless otherwise permitted.

• J. Signs.

The provisions of Section 93.20.00 shall apply.

• K. Access.

The provisions of Section 93.05.00 shall apply.

• L. Walls, Fences and Landscaping.

The provisions of Section 93.02.00 shall apply.

• M. Antennas.

The provisions of Section 93.08.00 shall apply. (Ord. 1294, 1988; Ord. 1500, 1995; Ord. 1553, 1998)

• A. Landscaping.

Thirty percent of building site shall be landscaped, which may include all of the front yard setback and side yard setback on a corner lot. (Ord. 1294, 1988)

All properties shall be subject to property maintenance standards established in Section 93.19.00. (Ord. 1294, 1988)