Tehama Municipal Code Ch. 17.14 Business Overlay Zone

The purpose of this chapter is to describe the character and intent of the Business Overlay Zone (BOZ), establish permitted and conditional uses, permit requirements, specify development standards, and identify supplemental land use regulations applicable to the overlay zone.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)

The purpose of the business overlay zone is to provide for a range of commercial uses on select parcels within the city, specifically along C Street, to spur future commercial development. The intent of these regulations is to provide a range of use flexibility that is compatible with the underlying general plan land use designation. This overlay zone implements the business overlay (B) general plan land use designation in the general plan.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)

In the business overlay zone the following uses and none other are permitted at the discretion of the city administrator in the absence of a revocable use permit:

A. All uses permitted in the residential district (Section 17.12.030, Permitted Uses).

B. Banks and financial institutions (including stand along ATMs).

C. Equipment sales and rental facilities.

D. Hotel/motel.

E. Office.

F. Personal service, general.

G. Outdoor dining.

H. Restaurants.

I. Retail sales, general.

J. Single room occupancy (SRO).

K. That area lying within one hundred (100) feet to the west of the high-water mark of the Sacramento River, if not otherwise utilized as business overlay or residential, shall be limited to recreational use.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)

A. Light industrial.

B. Alcohol beverage sales.

C. Bar.

D. Personal service, restricted.

E. Retail sales, restricted.

F. Veterinary clinic.

G. Community care facility, large (seven or more residents).

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)

Development in the business overlay zone shall comply with the development standards established for the underlying base zone and general plan land use designation.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)

A. Business signs located in residential areas may be no larger than one foot in height and two feet in width.

B

Prohibited Signs.

1. Off-premises signs, including billboards.

2. Signs erected at or near the intersection of any street or driveway to pose a visibility hazard to pedestrian or motor vehicle traffic along streets, or at street corners.

3. Signs on public property.

4. Political signs on private property without the consent of the owner of said premises.

5. A political sign that is lighted or is larger than twelve (12) square feet.

6. Signs Mounted on Vehicles. No person shall park any vehicle, equipment, or trailer on a public right-of-way, on public property, or on private property to be visible from a public right-of-way that has attached thereto or located thereon any sign or advertising device for the basic purpose of providing advertisement of products and services or directing people to a business or activity located on the same or nearby property. This section is not intended to apply to standard advertising or identification practices where such signs or advertising devices are painted on or permanently attached to a business or commercial vehicle.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)

No lot or group of lots designated business overlay in the city shall be divided or re-subdivided into an area or areas so as to contain less than twelve thousand eight hundred (12,800) square feet.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)

The city permits the allowability of by-right housing as designated in Section 17.12.030 (Permitted Uses) in compliance with Senate Bill 35 (SB35, Government Code Section 65913.4). Under this requirement multifamily housing is permitted by right without the approval of a discretionary permit (conditional use permit) by the City, is subject to the development standards noted in Section 17.12.050B (Development Standards) and shall comply with the established flood zone requirements administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The city does not regulate the design of multifamily housing developments.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)