3.2. TABLES OF ALLOWED USES

[AMENDED 04-07-2016]

In Tables 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3, land uses and activities are classified into general use categories, use subcategories, and specific use types based on common functional, product, or physical characteristics such as the type and amount of activity, the type of customers or residents, how goods or services are sold or delivered, and site conditions. This classification provides a systematic basis for assigning present and future land uses into appropriate zoning districts.

3.2.2.A. Permitted Uses

“P” in a cell indicates that the use is a “Permitted Primary Use” and is allowed by right, subject to complying with the regulations of the respective zoning district in which the use is located, including Design Review, as provided by Section 6.3.2 of this Code.

3.2.2.B. Conditional Uses

1. A three-letter acronym, as detailed below, in a cell indicates that in the respective zoning district the use is allowed only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the procedures of Section 6.4.3, “Conditional Use Permits.” Conditional Uses are subject to all other applicable regulations of this Code, including the use-specific standards in this Chapter and the requirements of Chapter 5, “Development Standards”.

   • a. "UPM" indicates that the decision authority for the Minor Use Permit shall be the Planning Director, unless bundling rules, described in the County Zoning Code User Guide (User Guide), result in a higher decision body.

   • b. "UPZ" indicates that the decision authority for the Conditional Use Permit shall be the Zoning Administrator, unless the bundling rules, described in the User Guide, result in a higher decision body.

   • c. "UPP" indicates that the decision authority for the Conditional Use Permit shall be the Planning Commission, unless the bundling rules, described in the User Guide, result in a higher decision body.

   • d. "UPB" indicates that the decision authority for the Conditional Use Permit shall be the Board of Supervisors.

2. A conditional use designation in a given district does not constitute an authorization or an assurance that such use will be permitted. Rather, each Conditional Use Permit application shall be evaluated as to its probable effect on adjacent properties and surrounding areas, among other factors, and may be approved or denied based on appropriate findings.

3.2.2.C. Accessory Uses

“A” in a cell indicates that in the respective zoning district the use is allowed by right as an accessory use, without special conditions other than those imposed upon other accessory uses by right in the zoning district. Accessory uses are subject to all other applicable regulations of this Code, including Section 3.9, “Accessory Uses.”

3.2.2.D. Temporary Uses

1. “TUZ” in a cell indicates that in the respective zoning district the use is allowed only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the procedures of Section 6.5.7, “Temporary Use Permit.” Temporary uses are subject to all other applicable regulations of this Code, including Section 3.10, “Temporary Uses.”

2. “T” indicates that a use is allowed by right as a temporary use, subject to all other applicable regulation of the Code, including Section 3.10, “Temporary Uses.”

3.2.2.E. Prohibited Uses

A blank cell indicates that the use is prohibited in the respective zoning district.

3.2.2.F. Use Standards

A cross-reference in the last column of the table refers to use standards in this Chapter. Use standards apply to the uses in the zoning districts that are shaded in gray. When a use standard is indicated, the use is allowed when it conforms to the indicated use standard.

Approval of a use listed in Table 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3, and compliance with the applicable use-specific standards for that use, does not prohibit additional uses as long as those additional uses are specifically allowed in Table 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 and approved under the appropriate process.

3.2.4. Uses Not Provided in the Tables

[AMENDED 02-24-2017][AMENDED 05-11-2017]

3.2.4.A.

If a use is not listed in Table 3.1, 3.2, or 3.3, included in a use definition, or shown as a permitted or conditionally permitted use in any zoning district, the use is prohibited, unless the Planning Director determines that either:

1. The use is substantially similar in characteristics, intensity, and compatibility to a use or uses within the zoning district, applicable to the property; or

2. The use would be appropriate in the zoning district, applicable to the property as a permitted or conditional use.

3.2.4.B.

In those cases where the Planning Director makes a determination that the use meets either Sections 3.2.1 or 3.2.2, the use shall conform to all the regulations, conditions of approval, and use standards applicable to the similar described use(s). If the use would be appropriate in the zoning district as a conditional use, a Conditional Use Permit shall be heard by the designated hearing body for the similar use.

3.2.4.C.

Commercial cannabis activities as defined in Section 7.3 of this Code are prohibited in all Zoning Districts. [AMENDED 07-16-2020].

[AMENDED 09-09-2022][AMENDED 06-06-2024]

TABLE 3.1: ALLOWED USES

Amended June 22, 2017 & December 1, 2017 & January 12, 2019 & July 16, 2020 & February 25, 2021 & September 9, 2022 & June 6, 2024 & July 4, 2024 & July 11, 2024 & June 11, 2026

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TABLE 3.2: ALLOWED ACCESSORY USES

Amended February 24, 2017 & May 11, 2017 & June 22, 2017 & December 1, 2017 & May 11, 2018 & January 12, 2019 & June 20, 2019 & September 18, 2019 & July 16, 2020 & January 15, 2021 & September 9, 2022

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TABLE 3.3: ALLOWED TEMPORARY USES

Amended April 7, 2016 & July 16, 2020

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