Title 8 — ZONING & DEVELOPMENT CODE›Article 1 — ZONING DISTRICTS, OVERLAY, AND COMBINING DISTRICTS›Chapter 8.72 — C1/WMP District (NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL/WEST MENLO PARK)
San Mateo County Zoning Code § 13.5 Non-Chartered Financial Institution
San Mateo County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · San Mateo County
Cite as: San Mateo County Zoning Code § 13.5 · Text as of 2026-09-23
See Section 8.04.030 (Zoning Definitions) for definition.
- Non-Ground Floor Dependent Administrative, Professional, and Business Offices
Establishments performing management, administrative, professional or consulting services including, but not limited to, government, law, real estate, accounting and other business offices. These establishments typically see clients on an appointment-only basis, generally do not require a product or service display in the store frontage, and can viably operate above the ground floor in commercial districts.
15. Other Compatible Uses
Additional land uses may be allowed if the Director of Planning and Building determines that the proposed use is consistent with the purpose of the district and compatible with other permitted land uses in the district.
- Outdoor Retail Sales, Rental or Repair Establishments
Commercial establishments which serve the general public that are engaged in the sale, rental and/or repair of goods, merchandise and equipment with all or some storage of such items outside a fully enclosed, covered building.
17. Parking Lots
Public and private facilities which provide designated spaces for temporary storage of operable and currently registered motor vehicles in an open area that is not a parking structure.
18. Parking Structures
Public and private facilities which provide designated spaces for temporary storage of operable and currently registered motor vehicles in or on a building above or below grade.
19. Personal Convenience Service Establishments
Commercial establishments providing services related to personal convenience where customers are typically served on the premises including, but not limited to, beauty salons, barber shops, massage parlors, pet grooming and escort services.
- Pet Sales and/or Grooming Establishments
Establishments for the retail sale of pet animals, pet food and supplies, with all storage of such items within a fully enclosed, covered building. Pet sales and/or grooming establishments may offer pet bathing, grooming and obedience training conducted within a fully enclosed, covered building. Other than the animals held as inventory until sold, there shall be no boarding of animals overnight for compensation.
21. Restaurants
Commercial establishments which primarily serve prepared food to the general public for immediate consumption on the premises. Restaurants shall be located primarily within a building but may include an outdoor component, and also may include a bar as defined in Section 8.70.030(2).
22. Retail Cleaning Establishments
Commercial establishments engaged in the washing, cleaning or dyeing of clothing, linens and other fabrics including, but not limited to, dry cleaners, laundries and laundromats where coin-operated washers and dryers are provided for self-service to the public.
- Small Indoor Exercise and Leisure Facilities
Commercial facilities located within a fully enclosed building providing leisure and recreation opportunities primarily for use by neighborhood residents, including but not limited to, exercise facilities and dance academies (4,500 sq. ft. or less), billiard halls (five pool tables or less), and electronic game facilities (five electronic games or less).
24. Small Solid Waste Collection Facilities
Facilities, 500 sq. ft. or less in area, where discarded glass, paper or clothes or other recyclable materials are brought and/or collected including, but not limited to, containers, igloos, bins, groups of reverse vending machines and mobile units.
25. Urban Roadside Stands (2.02.53)
Structures in urban areas of either portable or permanent construction used for the sale of produce and other goods and merchandise, but not including food vendors or any other vendor selling goods off private property.
- Veterinary Hospitals for Small Animals (9.02.30)
Establishments where cats, dogs and other domestic animals generally of the same size or smaller are treated by a person(s) trained and licensed to provide medical care for animals. Veterinary hospitals may hold animals overnight on a limited basis if necessary for their proper medical or surgical treatment.
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