Suisun City Municipal Code § 18.20.050 Waterfront district specific plan (DWSP)

The commercial retail (CR) zoning district is applicable to parcels where the sale of goods and services is the primary intended use. This includes large format retail establishments, as well as smaller commercial businesses scaled to neighborhood-serving goods and services meeting the density and intensity standards defined in Section 18.20.060. The CR zone is consistent with the commercial land use designation in the general plan.

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(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

The commercial services and fabricating (CSF) zoning district is applicable to parcels where a mix of retail, services, wholesale, warehousing, light assembly, and manufacturing uses are desirable. 1 Uses in this zone are subject to the density and intensity standards identified in Section 18.20.060 and the development standards defined in Section 18.32. The CSF zone is consistent with the commercial land use designation in the general plan.

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1 The CSF zone is intended to replace the light manufacturing (ML) zone with a more inclusive category that combines some wholesale/retail with warehousing and assembly.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

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The commercial mixed use (CMU) zoning district is applicable to parcels where a variety of commercial uses are desired as the primary use, with residential uses permitted as a secondary use. Commercial and other nonresidential uses in this zone may be within the 0.25—1.0 floor area ratio range, with residential uses to be developed within the ten—40 dwelling units per acre range.

Residential uses are not required on any given parcel, but if included, must be above or behind ground floor commercial uses in this zone. All uses must meet development standards, as defined in Section 18.32. The CMU zone is consistent with the mixed use land use designation in the general plan.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

The business and professional office (O) zoning district is applicable to parcels where professional office is the primary intended use, with complementary services and retail permitted as secondary uses. The O zone is consistent with the commercial land use designation in the general plan.

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(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

The waterfront district specific plan (DWSP) zoning district encompasses the zoning districts in the downtown, as defined by the latest city waterfront district specific plan.

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(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

Table 18.20.01, Densities and Intensities in Commercial Zones shows the minimum and maximum build-out possible in each residential zone. Parcels within the DWSP zone are regulated by the latest city waterfront district specific plan and are not subject to the densities and intensities defined in the Table 18.20.01.

Table 18.20.01 Densities and Intensities in Commercial Zones

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

Table 18.20.02 Allowable Uses in Commercial Zones

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017; Ord. No. 809, § 1, 8-20-2024)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 809, § 1, adopted Aug. 20, 2024, amended the title of § 18.20.070 to read as herein set out. The former § 18.20.070 title pertained to allowable uses.

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Refuse containers shall be stored within an enclosed area in such a manner as not to be visible from public rights-of-way, driveways or parking areas and preventing the materials contained therein to be viewed from outside the enclosure or blown outside of the enclosure. In all nonresidential and multiple family districts, refuse containers shall be stored within a masonry or similar permanent enclosure, provided with screening doors.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

Any utility service located in public view from the front of buildings or public streets shall be screened.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)