Rancho Cordova Municipal Code Ch. 23.328 Supplemental

§ 23.328.010. Purpose.¶

The purpose of this chapter is to provide additional information related to this article of the zoning code. This information is typically not needed for day-to-day implementation of the code but can be used to help clarify certain provisions and provide more detailed information where necessary.

(Ord. 7-2010 § 3 (Exh. A); Ord. 12-2011 § 3 (Exh. A); Ord. 4-2017 § 3 (Exh. B))

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§ 23.328.060. Industrial land use equivalency table.¶

Table 23.328-1 provides a detailed list of commercial and industrial uses that may be permitted in the light industrial (M-1) and heavy industrial (M-2) zoning districts. The purpose of this table is to help determine whether or not certain specific uses are:

A. Permitted (P);

B. Permitted with an administrative use permit (AUP);

C. Permitted with a limited use permit (L);

D. Permitted with a conditional use permit (C);

E. Not permitted (N); or

F. Allowed with a temporary use permit (T);

Table 23.328-1 is arranged to match Table 23.316-1 to help identify land uses that were permitted under Sacramento County jurisdiction and the equivalent land use permit requirement under Rancho Cordova jurisdiction. This table should always be used in conjunction with Table 23.316-1, Allowed Use and Permit Requirements for General Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts.

Table 23.328-1: Land Use Category Equivalents in M-1 and M-2 with Sacramento County Designations

Land Use Category	M-1	M-2
Residential Uses	Residential Uses	Residential Uses
Caretaker Housing	Caretaker Housing	Caretaker Housing
Residence for night watchman or caretaker	P	AUP
Recreation, Education, and Public Assembly Uses
Clubs, Lodges, and Private Meeting Halls
Labor union hall	P	P
Community Center/Civic Uses (e.g., Utility Facility, Offices – Business and Professional, Auto and Vehicle Storage)
Buildings and facilities owned by the federal and state governments and located on grounds owned by the federal and state governments	Based on use type	Based on use type
Local agency building, grounds (defined, Government Code Section 53090 )	Based on use type	Based on use type
Other government and public buildings, facilities, and grounds	Based on use type	Based on use type
Privately owned uses within public and government-owned buildings, facilities, and grounds	Based on use type	Based on use type
Public and government uses within privately owned buildings, facilities, and grounds	Based on use type	Based on use type
School district nonclassroom facilities	Based on use type	Based on use type
Indoor Amusement/Entertainment Facility	Indoor Amusement/Entertainment Facility	Indoor Amusement/Entertainment Facility
Dance halls	AUP	AUP
Shooting galleries	AUP	AUP
Outdoor Commercial Recreation	Outdoor Commercial Recreation	Outdoor Commercial Recreation
Drive-in theater	C	C
Driving ranges	C	C
Race tracks	C	C
Shooting ranges	C	C
Stadiums	C	C
Schools, private and special/studios	Schools, private and special/studios	Schools, private and special/studios
Trade school (permitted by right, all other private schools require LUP)	P	P
Utility, Transportation, and Communication Use Listings
Freight Yard/Truck Terminal	Freight Yard/Truck Terminal	Freight Yard/Truck Terminal
Bus and freight depot and truck terminal	P 2	P 2
Draying and freight yard	P 2	P 2
Freight classification yard	P 2	P 2
Truck terminal yard	P 2	P 2
Fuel Storage and Distribution	Fuel Storage and Distribution	Fuel Storage and Distribution
Petroleum storage	P 2	P
Feed and fuel yard	P 2	P
Parking facility	Parking facility	Parking facility
Parking lot as a primary use subject to off-street parking development standards	P	P
Parking lot/garage (primary use)	P	P
Utility Facility and Infrastructure	Utility Facility and Infrastructure	Utility Facility and Infrastructure
Public utility and public service facility	P	P
Public utility service yard	P	P
Retail, Service, and Office Uses	Retail, Service, and Office Uses	Retail, Service, and Office Uses
Building Materials Stores and Yards	Building Materials Stores and Yards	Building Materials Stores and Yards
Building materials sales yard	P 2	P 2
Lumber yard	P 2	P 2
Lumber yard – new and used, sales and storage	P 2	P 2
Business Support Services	Business Support Services	Business Support Services
Armored car service	P 2	P 2
Appliance, radio and television, repair shop	P 2	P 2
Blueprinting/photostating service	P 2	P 2
Delivery service	P 2	P 2
Disinfecting or fumigating	P 2	P 2
Drafting service	P 2	P 2
Equipment rental agency	P 2	P 2
Gardening and landscaping; service yard and work shop	P 2	P 2
Grinding/sharpening service	P 2	P 2
Gunsmith	P 2	P 2
Janitorial	P 2	P 2
Laboratory, materials testing	P 2	P 2
Laboratory, medical, dental, or optical	P 2	P 2
Laboratory, research, experimental	P 2	P 2
Locksmith, safe repair shop	P 2	P 2
Mail order business	P 2	P 2
Pest control	P 2	P 2
Pool service	P 2	P 2
Security service	P 2	P 2
Taxicab service and storage	P 2	P 2
Towing service	P 2	P 2
Trailer sale, rental service (utility trailers only/not for habitation)	P 2	P 2
Tree service	P 2	P 2
Upholstery, furniture cleaning	P 2	P 2
Video tape editing, processing	P 2	P 2
Equipment Sales and Rental	Equipment Sales and Rental	Equipment Sales and Rental
Hay, seed, grain and farm equipment store	P 2	P
Heavy equipment storage, sales, rental, service and repair yard	P 2	P
Machinery rental yard	P 2	P
Military surplus equipment and goods	P 2	P
Retail, Accessory	Retail, Accessory	Retail, Accessory
Cafe/restaurant, freestanding or occupying more than 15% of a building	P 5	P 6
Manufacturing and distribution of pools, spas – sales and display permitted as an incidental use provided it does not exceed 25% of the total floor area	P 5	P 6
Retail, General	Retail, General	Retail, General
Certified farmers' market (if located within a building)	AUP	L
Firewood, fuel sales and storage	AUP	L
Hay, seed, grain and farm equipment store	AUP	L
Automobile and Vehicle Uses	Automobile and Vehicle Uses	Automobile and Vehicle Uses
Auto and Vehicle Storage	Auto and Vehicle Storage	Auto and Vehicle Storage
Auto storage, indoor	P 2	P 2
Auto storage, outdoor	P 2	P 2
Parking yard for damaged vehicles	P 2	P 2
Parking yard for towed operable vehicles (requires on-site office for vehicle retrieval)	P 2	P 2
Recreational vehicle and boat storage – outdoor	P 2	P 2
Recreational vehicle and boat storage – indoor	P 2	P 2
Storage of dismantled vehicles	P 2	P 2
Vehicle Services, Major	Vehicle Services, Major	Vehicle Services, Major
Antique auto, storage and rebuilding	P 2	P 2
Boat service and repair	P 2	P 2
Heavy equipment storage, sales, rental, service and repair yard	P 2	P 2
Painting	P 2	P 2
Reconditioning	P 2	P 2
Repair and overhauling	P 2	P 2
Repair garage, machine repair and overhaul	P 2	P 2
Upholstering	P 2	P 2
Vehicle Services, Minor	Vehicle Services, Minor	Vehicle Services, Minor
Heavy equipment storage, sales, rental, service and repair yard	P 2	P 2
Inspection station	P 2	P 2
Motorcycle repair, dismantling	P 2	P 2
Tire shop, including sales and installation	P 2	P 2
Industrial, Manufacturing, and Processing Uses
Agricultural Products Processing	Agricultural Products Processing	Agricultural Products Processing
Agricultural uses	C	P
Honey extraction	C	P
Olive processing plants	C	P
Manufacturing, Major	Manufacturing, Major	Manufacturing, Major
Aircraft engine testing	L 2	P
Alcohol, industrial or grain manufacture	L 2	P
Ammonia, bleaching powder or chlorine manufacture	L 2	P
Animal slaughter	L 2	P
Asphalt manufacture or refining	L 2	P
Blast furnace or coke oven	L 2	P
Boiler works	L 2	P
Brick, adobe, tile, terra cotta or concrete products	L 2	P
Canneries	L 2	P
Chemical manufacture	L 2	P
Concrete or cement products manufacture	L 2	P
Dead animal reduction	L 2	P
Distillation of bones	L 2	P
Drop forge industry manufacturing, including forges with power hammers	L 2	P
Fat rendering, except as an incidental use	L 2	P
Garbage or offal reduction	L 2	P
Fish smoking, curing or canning	L 2	P
Iron or steel foundry or fabrication plant and heavyweight casting	L 2	P
Lampblack manufacture	L 2	P
Lightweight nonferrous metal casting foundry	L 2	P
Linoleum and oilcloth manufacture	L 2	P
Manufacture of sauerkraut, vinegar, yeast	L 2	P
Milk products plant, dairy	L 2	P
Ore reduction	L 2	P
Paint, oil (including linseed), shellac, turpentine, lacquer or varnish manufacture	L 2	P
Paper and pulp manufacture	L 2	P
Petroleum products manufacture	L 2	P
Plastic manufacture	L 2	P
Potash works	L 2	P
Quarry or stone mills	L 2	P
Railroad repair shops	L 2	P
Rocket testing facilities	L 2	P
Rolling mills	L 2	P
Rubber fabrication or products made from finished rubber	L 2	P
Smelting of tin, copper, zinc, or iron ore	L 2	P
Soap manufacture	L 2	P
Sodium compound manufacture	L 2	P
Tannery or the curing or storing of raw hides	L 2	P
Tar distillation or tar products manufacture	L 2	P
Tire retreading, recapping and rebuilding	L 2	P
Wool pulling or scouring	L 2	P
Manufacturing, Minor	Manufacturing, Minor	Manufacturing, Minor
Air separation plant	P 2	P
Assembly of plastic items from finished plastic	P 2	P
Assembly of small electrical and electronic equipment	P 2	P
Boat building	P 2	P
Book binding	P 2	P
Bottling plants	P 2	P
Butcher, wholesale (excluding slaughterhouse)	P 2	P
Carpet and rug cleaning plants	P 2	P
Ceramic products using only previously pulverized clay and fired in kilns using electricity or gas only	P 2	P
Egg processing facilities	P 2	P
Electric or neon sign manufacture	P 2	P
Garment manufacture	P 2	P
Ice manufacture and cold storage	P 2	P
Laundries, cleaning and dyeing plants	P 2	P
Machinery shop uses: • Blacksmith shops • Cabinet or carpenter shops • Electric motor rebuilding • Machine shops • Manufacturing, compounding, assembly, or treatment of articles or merchandise from previously prepared metals • Plumbing shops • Sheet metal shops • Welding shops	P 2	P
Manufactured home sales, rental, storage, and assembly	P 2	P
Manufacturing and distribution of pools, spas – sales and display permitted as an incidental use provided it does not exceed 25% of the total floor area	P 2	P
Manufacturing, compounding or processing of such products as: • Bakery goods • Candy • Cosmetics • Dairy products • Drugs • Fruits and vegetables (packing only) • Meat products • Other food products (excluding fish, meat, sauerkraut, wine, yeast, and rendering of fats and oils) • Perfume • Toiletries	P 2	P
Manufacturing, compounding, assembly or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: • Bone • Canvas • Cellophane • Cloth • Cork • Feathers • Felt • Fiber • Fur • Hair • Horn • Glass • Leather • Paper, no milling • Precious or semiprecious stones or metals • Plaster • Plastic • Shells • Textiles • Tobacco • Wood • Yarns	P 2	P
Mixing, batching, and compounding of paint, adhesives and resins	P 2	P
Photographic chemical processing and wholesale distribution	P 2	P
Planing and sawmills	P 2	P
Printing shops, lithography, publishing	P 2	P
Rubber and metal stamps, musical instruments, toys and novelties	P 2	P
Winery, brandy distillery or brewery	P 2	P
Recycling Facility, Processing	Recycling Facility, Processing	Recycling Facility, Processing
Recycling plant	L	P
Recycling Facility, Scrap and Dismantling Facility
Automobile wrecking yard	N	C
Junk tire handling, including: junk tire recycling, shredding, cutting, splitting, and/or storage	N	C
Machinery wrecking yard	N	C
Storage, Personal Storage Facility	Storage, Personal Storage Facility	Storage, Personal Storage Facility
Moving and storage	P 2	P
Storage building, mini	P 2	P
Storage, warehouse	Storage, warehouse	Storage, warehouse
Commercial grain elevators	P 2	P
Frozen food lockers, cold storage	P 2	P
General storage	P 2	P
Storage, Yards (note: storage yards are permitted if incidental to a permitted use and screened)
Brick yard	N	P 2
Contractor's storage yard	N	P 2
General storage	N	P 2
Moved building storage (long term)	N	P 2
Moved building storage, temporary (7 days or less)	N	P 2
Public utility service yard	N	P 2
Used building materials scrap or junk yard	N	P 2
Wholesale and Distribution	Wholesale and Distribution	Wholesale and Distribution
Bottled gas sale and related storage	P 2	P
Nursery, wholesale	P 2	P
Storage and distribution of bottled gas	P 2	P
Wholesaling and warehousing	P 2	P
Special Regulated Uses	Special Regulated Uses	Special Regulated Uses
Recycling Facility, Collection Facility	Recycling Facility, Collection Facility	Recycling Facility, Collection Facility
Recycling center	L	P
Sexually Oriented Businesses	Sexually Oriented Businesses	Sexually Oriented Businesses
Adult book stores	P	P
Adult motion picture theater	P	P
Adult live theater	P	P
Adult video tape stores	P	P
Miscellaneous	Miscellaneous	Miscellaneous
Classified as an Accessory Use	Classified as an Accessory Use	Classified as an Accessory Use
Coffee shop, snack bar, delicatessen, cafeteria, when located as one tenant in a building	P 5	P 6
Offices, when incidental to a permitted use	P 5	P 6
Parts sales when incidental to a permitted use	P 5	P 6
Not Listed	Not Listed	Not Listed
Gas and oil wells	N	N
Hazardous waste storage, disposal facility	N	N
Irrigation disposal of wastewater	N	N
Lagoon disposal of wastewater	N	N
Private airports, landing fields and heliports approved by CAD and FAA	N	N
Public use airports, aircraft landing fields, and heliports	N	N
Stock yard or feeding pens	N	N
See Signs (Chapter 23.743 RCMC)	See Signs (Chapter 23.743 RCMC)	See Signs (Chapter 23.743 RCMC)
Signs, off-site
Sign relocation, off-site
Signs, on-site
Temporary Use Permit Required	Temporary Use Permit Required	Temporary Use Permit Required
Certified farmers' market	TUP	TUP
Temporary concession stand	TUP	TUP
Circus	TUP	TUP

Notes:
1. Trade schools permitted by right; all other schools require an LUP.
2. Permitted if the entire operation is conducted within a completely enclosed building or screened from view behind a fence or wall.
3. Off-site sales of alcohol permitted as an allowed use if incidental to a permitted use (e.g., breweries, wineries). Only retail sale of alcohol is permitted as part of the primary use. All other types of off-site sales (e.g., convenience store) require a conditional use permit. See Wholesale and Distribution for nonretail sales.
4. On-site sales permitted with limited use permit. Off-site requires a conditional use permit.
5. Incidental sales up to 15 percent of developed portion of site are permitted as a by-right use and must be fully screened from view or enclosed within a building. Automotive sales that exceed 15 percent of the developed portion of the site or outdoor display areas that are not screened from view may be permitted with the issuance of a limited use permit.
6. All retail, accessory and office, accessory uses are permitted up to a combined 50 percent of total building square footage.
7. The following limitations apply to retail, accessory and office, accessory in the M-2 district:
a. Sales are allowed when incidental to a permitted use and sales and stock room area do not exceed 25 percent of total floor area;
b. Offices are allowed when incidental to a permitted use and do not exceed 25 percent of total floor area;
c. Cafes/restaurants are allowed up to 15 percent of building square footage (freestanding restaurants require the issuance of a CUP).
8. Up to 50 percent of total building area may be used for storage, warehousing, distribution or similar use as a permitted use. A CUP is required to exceed this percentage.
9. This use is permitted if an integral part of the primary use (unrelated, incidental rental operations are not permitted). Additional provisions in RCMC § 23.913.040 apply.

(Ord. 7-2010 § 3 (Exh. A); Ord. 12-2011 § 3 (Exh. A); Ord. 4-2017 § 3 (Exh. B))

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