Sacramento County Municipal Code Art. 8 Use Types

The following specific use types shall be utilized by the Chief Building Official and the Planning Director to determine what land use category in Section 16.89.715 the Building Permits and Inspection Division shall use to determine the housing fee to be paid prior to the issuance of a particular building permit for non-residential construction. The land use categories were determined by the Nexus Report and are based upon the estimated employee density and potential effect on the demand for low income housing associated with the use types. "Office" encompasses the full range of office uses from financial and professional services sectors to medical and dental offices, including outpatient medical facilities. "Retail/commercial" includes retail, restaurants, dry cleaners, health clubs and other personal care and service uses that commonly occupy retail space. This category also includes all institutional and social care uses that are not exempt per Section 16.59.505 and all "Commercial Uses" listed in the Zoning Code use tables that are not classified under the use table subcategories of office, financial institution, lodging, or vehicle related uses. "Hotel/Lodging" covers the range from full service hotels to limited service accommodations, such as, resorts and farm stays. "Industrial/Manufacturing" covers a broad range of manufacturing and processing uses; vehicle related uses (auto repair and service, service stations, and vehicle sales); and a range of other uses of an industrial or semi-industrial character. This also includes Agritourism/Rural Commercial uses such as agricultural sales and services, wineries/special craft breweries, and other rural commercial or agritourism uses as listed in the "Agricultural Use" category of the Zoning Code that are located on lands designated as Agricultural or Agricultural Residential. Does not include agricultural buildings and uses exempt under Section 16.59.505. "Research and Development (R&D)" covers facilities for scientific or medical research, product design, prototype production, development and testing, and data centers. "Warehouse", or large structures primarily devoted to storage and logistics activities, typically with a small amount of office space.

(SCC 0801 § 1, 1990; SCC 0903 § 15, 1992; SCC 1686 § 9, 2022; SCC 1748, 1/7/2025)