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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- Chapter 17.003 — GENERAL
- Chapter 17.006 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 17.009 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.012 — AGRICULTURAL--EXCLUSIVE (A-E) ZONE
- Chapter 17.015 — UNCLASSIFIED (U) ZONE
- Chapter 17.018 — SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) ZONE
- Chapter 17.021 — TWO AND THREE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-2) ZONE
- Chapter 17.024 — MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-3) ZONE
- Chapter 17.027 — HOTEL-MOTEL AND VISITOR SERVING (R-4) ZONE
- Chapter 17.030 — RESORT-RESIDENTIAL (R-R) ZONE
- Chapter 17.033 — PLANNED RESIDENTIAL (P-R) ZONE
- Chapter 17.036 — COMMERCIAL RECREATION (C-R) ZONE
- Chapter 17.039 — MOBILE HOME (M-H) ZONE
- Chapter 17.042 — RETAIL COMMERCIAL (C-1) ZONE
- Chapter 17.045 — GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-2) ZONE
- Chapter 17.048 — COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING (C-M) ZONE
- Chapter 17.051 — OPEN SPACE--NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION (OS-…
- Chapter 17.054 — OPEN SPACE--RECREATIONAL USE (OS-R) ZONE
- Chapter 17.057 — GOVERNMENT (G) ZONE
- Chapter 17.060 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF OVERLAY ZONES
- Chapter 17.063 — ARCHAEOLOGY--HISTORIC SITES (A) OVERLAY LONE
- Chapter 17.066 — COASTAL ACCESS (AC) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.068 — AMUSEMENT HALL/RETAIL COMMERCIAL (AH/C-1) OVE…
- Chapter 17.069 — ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW (AR) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.072 — COASTAL APPEAL (CA) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.075 — FLOODPLAIN (F) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.078 — HAZARDS AND PROTECTION (H) OVERLAY ZONE (DRAI…
- Chapter 17.081 — HEIGHT LIMITATIONS (HL) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.084 — NOISE PROBLEMS (N) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.087 — OPEN SPACE (OS-2) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.090 — PUBLIC OR VISITOR PARKING (P) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.091 — RESIDENTIAL VERY HIGH DENSITY (RVHD) OVERLAY …
- Chapter 17.093 — TRANSFER DENSITY (TD) OVERLAY ZONE.
- Chapter 17.096 — VIEW CONSIDERATIONS (V) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.099 — VISITOR SERVICES (VS) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.100 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
- Chapter 17.102 — GENERAL PROVISIONS: BUILDING HEIGHTS, YARD, A…
- Chapter 17.105 — GENERAL PROVISIONS: CONDITIONS, ARCHITECTURAL…
- Chapter 17.106 — STANDARDS FOR PLACING MOBILE HOMES ON SINGLE …
- Chapter 17.108 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 17.111 — SIGN REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.113 — SHORT-TERM RENTALS
- Chapter 17.115 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
- Chapter 17.117 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 17.118 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
- Chapter 17.119 — TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN LO…
- Chapter 17.121 — APPLICATIONS, PERMITS, PROCEDURES AND APPEALS
- Chapter 17.124 — COASTAL PERMITTING PROCEDURES
- Chapter 17.127 — AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 17.130 — INTERPRETATION
- Chapter 17.133 — ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE AND PENALTIES
- Chapter 17.136 — ZONING MAP