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Title 17 — ZONING

Rocklin Municipal Code § 17.44.010 Permitted uses

Rocklin Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Rocklin

Cite as: Rocklin Municipal Code § 17.44.010 · Text as of 2026-10-04

17.44.010 - Permitted uses.

Permitted uses in the C-1 zone:

A. Retail Business Establishments. All uses to be conducted entirely within a building with no outside storage or display permitted:

  1. Book store and periodical store;

  2. Record store;

  3. Drug store;

  4. Stationery store;

  5. Gift shop;

  6. Flower shop;

  7. Toy store;

  8. Business or professional office;

  9. Banks;

  10. Soda fountain/ice cream parlor;

  11. Restaurant-bar combination, restaurant, coffee shop;

  12. Arts and crafts store, hobby shop;

  13. Jewelry store;

  14. Confectionery store;

  15. Church;

  16. Bakery/donut shop;

  17. Video store.

B. Personal Service Establishments. All uses to be conducted entirely within a building with no outside storage or display permitted:

  1. Barber shop;

  2. Beauty shop;

  3. Photographic studio, photo shop;

  4. Radio and/or television repair;

  5. Shoe repair;

  6. Pick-up station for laundry or dry cleaners.

C. Schools, public elementary and secondary.

(Ord. 813 § 28, 1999: Ord. 692 § 1, 1993: Ord. 464 § 2, 1982; Ord. 461 § 1, 1981; Ord. 336 § 6.19.000, 1977).

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17.44.020 - Conditional uses.

The following uses are permitted in the C-1 zone subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit:

A. Public utility buildings and uses, not excluding equipment or storage yards, warehouses or repair shops;

B. Exercise or athletic club, figure salon;

C. Commercial cluster complex;

D. Day care centers;

E. Schools, private elementary and secondary;

F. Schools, college and university;

G. Schools, specialized education and training;

H. Hardware stores;

I. Mobile pushcart vending facility.

(Ord. 813 § 29, 1999: Ord. 692 § 2, 1993: Ord. 674 § 4, 1993; Ord. 650 § 6, 1991; Ord. 581 § 27, 1988; Ord. 492 § 1, 1983; Ord. 362 (part): Ord. 336 § 6.19.010, 1977).

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17.44.030 - Height regulations.

Height regulations in the C-1 zone:

A. The maximum height for principal buildings and structures shall be thirty feet.

B. The maximum number of stories shall be two.

(Ord. 336 § 6.19.020, 1977).

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17.44.040 - Lot area.

The minimum area for each lot in the C-1 zone shall be six thousand square feet.

(Ord. 336 § 6.19.030, 1977).

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17.44.050 - Lot width.

The minimum lot width in the C-1 zone shall be as follows:

A. Corner lot: sixty-five feet;

B. Interior lot: sixty-five feet.

(Ord. 336 § 6.19.040, 1977).

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17.44.060 - Setbacks.

No building or structure shall hereafter be erected or enlarged in the C-1 zone unless the following setbacks are provided and maintained:

A. Front. There shall be a front setback of not less than five feet, except when adjacent to a residential zone, not less than twenty feet.

B. Rear. There shall be a rear setback of not less than ten feet.

C. Interior Side. None required except ten feet when adjacent to a residential zone.

D. Street Side. On corner lots, there shall be a street side setback of not less than ten feet.

E. Specified Streets. Front, side, street side, or rear setbacks required for lots abutting a highway or street for which rights-of-way are established by the circulation element of the general plan shall be measured from the adopted plan line or the property line whichever provides the greater setback.

(Ord. 336 § 6.19.050, 1977).

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17.44.070 - Off-street parking.

Offstreet parking in the C-1 zone shall be provided subject to the regulations in Chapter 17.66.

(Ord. 336 § 6.19.090, 1977).

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17.44.080 - Zone size minimum.

No area shall be zoned to the C-1 zone neighborhood commercial zone unless the following minimum area, depth, and width requirements of the total zone are provided:

A. Minimum zone area: one acre;

B. Minimum zone width: one hundred forty feet;

C. Minimum zone depth: one hundred feet.

(Ord. 336 § 6.19.050, 1977).

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