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Chapter 17.027 — HOTEL-MOTEL AND VISITOR SERVING (R-4) ZONE

Pismo Beach Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Pismo Beach

17.027.010 Purpose of zone.

The hotel-motel or R-4 zone is designed to accommodate and cater to the needs of tourist serving lodging and other facilities.

17.027.020 Permitted uses.

In the hotel-motel zone the following uses are permitted and are subject to the general provisions and exceptions set forth in Chapters 17.102 and 17.105:

  • A. Hotels;

  • B. Motels;

  • C. Bed and breakfast inns;

  • D. Restaurants and cocktail lounges associated with restaurants;

  • E. Other visitor-serving commercial uses;

  • F. Vacation rental (see Chapter 5.22) ;

  • G. Massage establishment–accessory (see Chapter 5.11);

  • H. Tattoo establishment (see Chapter 5.11). (Ord. O-2019-006 § 3; 2019: Ord. O-2019-004 § 5, 2019)

17.027.030 Accessory uses permitted as an adjunct to a permitted use.

Small shops for retail sale of clothing articles, jewelry, souvenirs, books, magazines, and uses that are similar or accessory to permitted uses and cater primarily to guests of hotel, motel or restaurant. Specifically, sale of groceries or frozen food stuffs is not permitted.

17.027.040 Uses requiring a conditional use permit.

  • A. Permitted uses in the R-1, R-2 and R-3 zones;*

  • B. Residential and/or non-visitor-serving commercial uses.*

  • These residential and/or non-visitor serving uses may be allowed only if the applicant can substantially show that the size, shape or location of the parcel makes it infeasible for a visitor-serving use as stated pursuant to the local coastal program land use plan and Chapter 17.099. Uses prohibited specifically from the zone shall include office space for general or medical businesses and non-retail commercial services.

17.027.050 Visitor serving commercial conversions.

Conversion of visitor serving lodging in R-4 and R-R zones to non-visitor serving types of uses shall be prohibited unless the cost of rehabilitation is greater than fifty percent of the market value of the structure or the city finds, based upon supporting data, that the existing use can no longer be made economically viable.

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Contents — Pismo Beach Zoning Code
Pismo Beach Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 17.003 — GENERAL
  2. Chapter 17.006 — DEFINITIONS
  3. Chapter 17.009 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS
  4. Chapter 17.012 — AGRICULTURAL--EXCLUSIVE (A-E) ZONE
  5. Chapter 17.015 — UNCLASSIFIED (U) ZONE
  6. Chapter 17.018 — SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) ZONE
  7. Chapter 17.021 — TWO AND THREE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-2) ZONE
  8. Chapter 17.024 — MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-3) ZONE
  9. Chapter 17.027 — HOTEL-MOTEL AND VISITOR SERVING (R-4) ZONE
  10. Chapter 17.030 — RESORT-RESIDENTIAL (R-R) ZONE
  11. Chapter 17.033 — PLANNED RESIDENTIAL (P-R) ZONE
  12. Chapter 17.036 — COMMERCIAL RECREATION (C-R) ZONE
  13. Chapter 17.039 — MOBILE HOME (M-H) ZONE
  14. Chapter 17.042 — RETAIL COMMERCIAL (C-1) ZONE
  15. Chapter 17.045 — GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-2) ZONE
  16. Chapter 17.048 — COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING (C-M) ZONE
  17. Chapter 17.051 — OPEN SPACE--NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION (OS-…
  18. Chapter 17.054 — OPEN SPACE--RECREATIONAL USE (OS-R) ZONE
  19. Chapter 17.057 — GOVERNMENT (G) ZONE
  20. Chapter 17.060 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF OVERLAY ZONES
  21. Chapter 17.063 — ARCHAEOLOGY--HISTORIC SITES (A) OVERLAY LONE
  22. Chapter 17.066 — COASTAL ACCESS (AC) OVERLAY ZONE
  23. Chapter 17.068 — AMUSEMENT HALL/RETAIL COMMERCIAL (AH/C-1) OVE…
  24. Chapter 17.069 — ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW (AR) OVERLAY ZONE
  25. Chapter 17.072 — COASTAL APPEAL (CA) OVERLAY ZONE
  26. Chapter 17.075 — FLOODPLAIN (F) OVERLAY ZONE
  27. Chapter 17.078 — HAZARDS AND PROTECTION (H) OVERLAY ZONE (DRAI…
  28. Chapter 17.081 — HEIGHT LIMITATIONS (HL) OVERLAY ZONE
  29. Chapter 17.084 — NOISE PROBLEMS (N) OVERLAY ZONE
  30. Chapter 17.087 — OPEN SPACE (OS-2) OVERLAY ZONE
  31. Chapter 17.090 — PUBLIC OR VISITOR PARKING (P) OVERLAY ZONE
  32. Chapter 17.091 — RESIDENTIAL VERY HIGH DENSITY (RVHD) OVERLAY …
  33. Chapter 17.093 — TRANSFER DENSITY (TD) OVERLAY ZONE.
  34. Chapter 17.096 — VIEW CONSIDERATIONS (V) OVERLAY ZONE
  35. Chapter 17.099 — VISITOR SERVICES (VS) OVERLAY ZONE
  36. Chapter 17.100 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
  37. Chapter 17.102 — GENERAL PROVISIONS: BUILDING HEIGHTS, YARD, A…
  38. Chapter 17.105 — GENERAL PROVISIONS: CONDITIONS, ARCHITECTURAL…
  39. Chapter 17.106 — STANDARDS FOR PLACING MOBILE HOMES ON SINGLE …
  40. Chapter 17.108 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
  41. Chapter 17.111 — SIGN REGULATIONS
  42. Chapter 17.113 — SHORT-TERM RENTALS
  43. Chapter 17.115 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
  44. Chapter 17.117 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
  45. Chapter 17.118 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
  46. Chapter 17.119 — TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN LO…
  47. Chapter 17.121 — APPLICATIONS, PERMITS, PROCEDURES AND APPEALS
  48. Chapter 17.124 — COASTAL PERMITTING PROCEDURES
  49. Chapter 17.127 — AMENDMENTS
  50. Chapter 17.130 — INTERPRETATION
  51. Chapter 17.133 — ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE AND PENALTIES
  52. Chapter 17.136 — ZONING MAP

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