§ 9-201

The specific purposes of the Commercial Zones are to:

(a)

Designate adequate land, consistent with the General Plan, for general commercial uses, including auto service uses, freeway services, rural services, offices, business and personal services, commercial recreation, and entertainment;

(b)

Maintain and strengthen the County's economic and fiscal resources, and provide employment opportunities for residents of the County;

(c)

Establish appropriate development standards and buffering requirements to protect adjacent uses and ensure land use compatibility; and

(d)

Minimize the impacts of commercial development on adjacent residential uses.

The following Commercial zones implement the General Plan's commercial land use classifications.

C-L Zone. The Limited Commercial (C-L) Zone is intended to provide for very small commercial areas that offer a limited selection of convenience goods and services and that serve a portion of an urban neighborhood. This zone provides land for limited commercial uses in residential and industrial land use designations of the General Plan, in accordance with Plan policies.

C-N Zone. The Neighborhood Commercial (C-N) Zone is intended to provide for the development of small retail and service businesses and office uses serving the surrounding residential neighborhood. This zone implements the Neighborhood Commercial land use designation of the General Plan.

C-C Zone. The Community Commercial (C-C) Zone is intended to provide for the development of community-scale shopping centers with a full range of retail and service establishments, allowing comparison shopping and providing goods and services necessary to supply the general or commercial needs of urban communities or regional markets. This zone implements the Community Commercial land use designation of the General Plan.

C-O Zone. The Office Commercial (C-O) Zone is intended to accommodate professional and other offices located adjacent to Medium High and High Density Residential Zones or Commercial zones within Mountain House where offices are appropriate and needed. This zone implements the Office Commercial land use designation of the General Plan.

C-G Zone. The General Commercial (C-G) Zone is intended to provide for commercial areas that offer a wide variety of specialized retail and service uses and offices that are normally developed as separate individual entities rather than as part of a shopping center or business complex, serve urban communities or regional markets, and require relatively large amounts of land. This zone implements the General Commercial land use designation of the General Plan.

C-FS Zone. The Freeway Service Commercial (C-FS) Zone is intended to provide for commercial uses adjacent to freeway interchanges that are oriented almost exclusively to serve the needs of the highway traveler. This zone implements the Freeway Service land use designation of the General Plan.

C-RS Zone. The Rural Service Commercial (C-RS) Zone is intended to provide for retail and service uses within rural communities that are frequently required by rural residents and the surrounding agricultural community. The zone provides for a mix of retail uses, professional offices, and commercial services. This zone implements the Rural Service Commercial land use designation of the General Plan.

C-R Zone. The Commercial Recreation (C-R) Zone is intended to provide areas for major recreationoriented commercial activities and associated facilities. This zone implements the Commercial Recreation land use designation of the General Plan.

C-X Zone. The Crossroads Commercial (C-X) Zone is intended to provide for a limited variety of retail and service uses and agriculturally related uses at specific intersections to serve rural residents living outside of designated urban and rural communities. This zone is appropriate for small commercial areas within an Agricultural land use designation of the General Plan, in accordance with General Plan policies.

TABLE 9-201.020-1 prescribes the land use regulations for the Commercial zones. Use types are defined in Chapter 9-901, Updated Use Type Classifications; key terms used in the classifications are defined in Chapter 9-900, Terms and Definitions. In cases where a specific land use is not defined, the Zoning Administrator shall assign the land use a classification that is substantially similar in character. Use classifications and sub-classifications not listed in the table or not found to be substantially similar to the uses listed in the table are prohibited. Numbered limitations for a specific use in an individual zone ("L1, L2,

etc.") refer to limitations listed at the end of the table. The right-hand column in the table includes specific section references for other regulations in this Title, in Chapter 9-409, Standards for Specific Uses and Activities. :hc; TABLE 9-201.020-1: USES IN COMMERCIAL ZONES

(a)

Expansion of Uses and Structures. Uses or structures that require discretionary review may be expanded with a Zoning Compliance Review, provided the following conditions are met:

(1)

The proposed expansion or construction of a structure involves less than a 25 percent increase in the existing, approved floor area, as shown on the most recent land use permit or Zoning Compliance Review on file, but no more than 10,000 square feet;

(2)

The proposed expansion involves less than a 25 percent increase in the developed area of the site; and

(3)

The proposed expansion will not have a substantial, adverse effect on the environment.

(4)

The expansion complies with existing requirements of agencies having jurisdiction and any other appropriate regulatory agency.

Where conditions in Subsections (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this Section are not met, the level of review for the expansion shall be the same as the level of review required in Table 9-202.020-1 for a new use.

(b)

Change in Use. Any change in an existing use to a new use that requires a land use permit shall be permitted without a land use permit, provided the Zoning Administrator finds that the proposed use:

(A)

will have no greater impact than the existing use; and

(B)

occupies the same floor area as the existing use.

(c)

Accessory Uses and Structures. Accessory uses and structures permitted, not permitted, and conditionally permitted are set forth in Table 9-201.020-2 and Section 9-409.040, Accessory Uses. Accessory uses and structures not specifically listed in Table 9-201.020-2 are allowed with a Zoning Compliance Review if the primary use is permitted or with an Administrative Use Permit if the primary use requires an Administrative Use Permit or a Conditional Use Permit. All accessory uses are subject to Section 9-409.040, Accessory Uses.

Table 9-201.020-2 and Section 9-409.040, Accessory Uses. Accessory uses and structures not specifically listed in Table 9-201.020-2 are allowed with a Zoning Compliance Review if the primary use is permitted or with an Administrative Use Permit if the primary use requires an Administrative Use Permit or a Conditional Use Permit. All accessory uses are subject to Section 9-409.040, Accessory Uses.

TABLE 9-201.020-2: ACCESSORY USES & STRUCTURES IN COMMERCIAL ZONES

(d)

Temporary Uses and Structures. Temporary uses and structures permitted, not permitted, and conditionally permitted with a Temporary Use Permit are set forth in Table 9-201.020-3 and Section 9-409.450, Temporary Uses. Temporary uses and structures not specifically listed in Table 9-201.020-3 may be allowed by the Zoning Administrator, subject to the requirements of Section 9-804.080, Temporary Use Permits.

TABLE 9-201.020-3: TEMPORARY USES & STRUCTURES IN COMMERCIAL ZONES

(e)

Additional Use Regulations. In addition to the provisions of Sections 9-201.020 (a) through 9-201.020(b), the following regulations shall apply to Commercial zones:

(1)

Development in General Plan-Designated Open Space/Conservation Areas. See Section 9-706.050, Open Space/Resource Conservation Areas.

(2)

Large Projects. Unless a Conditional Use Permit is required in Table 9-201.020-1, an Administrative Use Permit is required for construction of more than 20,000 square feet of ground floor space for any permitted commercial use.

(3)

Outdoor Sales. See Section 9-409.340.

(4)

Protection of the Delta Primary Zone. See Section 9-706.060. Protection of the Delta Primary Zone.

(5)

Residential Development. In all Commercial zones, Multi-Unit Residential is allowed above the ground level with a Zoning Compliance Review.

(6)

Truck Services in the C-FS Zone. Truck Services - Sales may be permitted in the C-FS zone subject to the following standards:

(1)

Projects sites must be located near legally established truck fuel sales and significant ancillary truck services.

(2)

Trucks are limited to commercial trucks five tons or larger.

(3)

A maximum of ten commercial trucks shall be in inventory and/or displayed at any given time.

(Ord. No. 4623, 7, 8, 5-2-2023; Ord. No. 4632, § 4, 9-26-2023; Ord. No. 4671, §§ 5—8, 5-13-2025)

Table 9-201.030 prescribes the development standards for Commercial zones. The numbers in each illustration refer to corresponding regulations in the "#" column in the associated table.

TABLE 9-201.030: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—COMMERCIAL ZONES[1]

Notes:

1 See Sections 9-400.050, Exceptions to Height Limits.

2 Setbacks for yards within the C-C Zone in the unincorporated urban community of Woodbridge shall be as specified in the Woodbridge Design Guidelines.

3 Increased setback measured from the centerline of the right-of-way of the road.

(a)

Yards. Yards shall have the minimum dimensions set forth in Table 9-201.030, except as modified below.

(1)

Reduction of Required Yards.

(A)

If more than 50 percent of the block on which the lot sits is developed, the required yard may be reduced to the average of the existing yard dimensions of permitted structures on the block. In no case, however, shall a street side yard be less than 10 feet in width.

(B)

If the lot is less than 75 feet in width, the street side yard may be reduced to 10 feet in width.

(C)

If the lot abuts a public or deed-restricted road or private open space, the side and rear yard setbacks may be reduced to five feet.

(2)

Increase in Required Yards. If a side or rear yard abuts a lot developed with conforming residential uses, a lot that is zoned residentially, or a lot shown on the General Plan Map for residential development, the side or rear yard shall be 20 feet in width.

(3)

Development within Required Yards. The following structures may be located in or extend into required yards, subject to the provisions specified:

(A)

Architectural features, subject to the provisions of Chapter 9-400, General Site Regulations;

(B)

Screening, including fences and gates, subject to the provisions of Sections 9-400.040, Fences and Screening, and 9-400.050, Screening of Equipment; and

(C)

Additions to nonconforming single-family dwellings, subject to the provisions of Chapter 9-405, Nonconformity Provisions.

(b)

Height. Buildings within the Commercial zones shall not exceed the heights set forth in Table 9-201.030, except as provided in Chapter 9-400, General Site Regulations; screening devices, including fences, gates, and gateposts, shall comply with the requirements specified in Section 9-400.040, Fences and Screening, and Chapter 9-402, Landscaping.

(c)

Access. All principal uses in the Commercial zones shall have direct access to a publicly maintained road unless alternative access is approved by the Zoning Administrator.

(Ord. No. 4671, § 9, 5-13-2025)

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