Chapter 17.32 — MIXED USE, MU-2

Sections

• 17.32.010 Purpose and applicability.

• 17.32.020 Permitted uses.

• 17.32.030 Accessory uses.

• 17.32.040 Conditional uses.

• 17.32.050 Lot requirements.

• 17.32.060 Development standards.

The Mixed Use (MU-2) zoning district is intended to be applied primarily to areas suitable for higher density residential development and compatible nonresidential uses. The MU-2 zoning district is consistent with the Mixed Use land use designation.

Subject to issuance of a building permit, business license, and/or other required permits, none but the following uses, or uses which in the opinion of the city council are similar, will be allowed as principally permitted uses in the MU-2 zoning district:

• A. Artisan crafts manufacturing.

• B. Artist studios.

• C. Banks and financial services.

• D. Building material stores and yards.

• E. Business and professional offices.

• F. Business support services.

• G. Clubs, lodges, and private meeting halls.

• H. Community gardens pursuant to Section 17.80.160 (Community gardens).

• I. Convenience stores and pharmacies.

• J. Craft food and beverage production, alcohol with use permit.

• K. Garden centers and plant nurseries.

• L. Grocery stores and supermarkets.

• M. Health clinics, medical offices, and laboratories.

• N. Indoor sports and fitness facilities.

• O. Media production.

• P. Mixed-use developments of two (2) or more uses permitted pursuant to this section.

• Q. Personal services.

• R. Places of worship and spiritual assembly.

• S. Printing and publishing.

• T. Public and private schools.

• U. Public and quasi-public facilities .

• V. Residential uses:

  1. Dormitories.

  2. Duplex residential.

  3. Dwelling groups.

  4. Emergency shelters pursuant to Section 17.80.110 (Emergency shelters).

  5. Group homes that provide licensable services to more than six (6) residents.

  6. Low barrier navigation centers pursuant to Section 17.80.250 (Low barrier navigation centers).

  7. Multifamily residential.

  8. Single-family residential.

  9. Large employee housing.

  10. Supportive housing.

  11. Transitional housing.

• W. Retail food establishments.

• X. Retail sales.

• Y. Small adult day programs.

• Z. Transient occupancy uses:

  1. Bed & breakfast inns pursuant to Chapter 17.92 (Bed and Breakfasts).

  2. Hotels and motels.

When established or constructed concurrently with or subsequent to the principally permitted use, the following uses are permitted in the MU-2 zoning district subject to issuance of a building permit, business license, or other required permit(s):

• A. Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units pursuant to Chapter 17.100 (Accessory Dwelling Units).

• B. Certified farmers’ markets.

• C. Cottage food operations, live-work units, and home occupations pursuant to Chapter 17.84 (Live/Work Units and Home-Based Businesses).

• D. Family childcare homes.

• E. Mobile food sales pursuant to Chapter 17.96 (Mobile Food Sales).

• F. Second dwelling units pursuant to Section 17.80.040 (Second dwelling units).

• G. Short-term rentals pursuant to Chapter 17.88 (Short-Term Rentals).

• H. Signs pursuant to Chapter 17.68 (Signs).

• I. Temporary outside sales such as sidewalk or patio sales not exceeding three (3) days in any thirty (30)-day period.

• J. Usual and customary structures associated with a principally permitted use, including fences and walls pursuant to Section 17.80.120 (Fences, walls, hedges, and equivalent screening).

The following uses are permitted in the MU-2 zoning district upon approval and validation of a conditional use permit in addition to any other permits or licenses required for the use.

• A. Animal grooming, animal hospitals, and veterinary offices.

• B. Automobile and vehicle sales and rental.

• C. Automobile service stations.

• D. Car washing and detailing.

• E. Drive-in and drive-through sales and services.

• F. Equipment sales and rental.

• G. Event centers.

• H. Funeral homes.

• I. Garden centers and plant nurseries.

• J. Hospitals and hospice care.

• K. Indoor entertainment facilities.

• L. Large adult day programs.

• M. Mobile food commissaries.

• N. Mobile food courts pursuant to Chapter 17.96 (Mobile Food Sales).

• O. Off-site parking and shared parking facilities pursuant to Chapter 17.64 (Off-Street Parking).

• P. Outdoor commercial recreation facilities.

• Q. Parks, picnic areas, and playgrounds (no use permit when associated with development approved by city council).

• R. Recreational vehicle parks pursuant to Section 17.80.080 (Recreational vehicle parks).

• S. Residential uses:

  1. Dormitories.

  2. Large employee housing.

  3. Manufactured home parks pursuant to Section 17.80.060 (Manufactured home parks).

  4. Single-room occupancy pursuant to Section 17.80.100 (Single-room occupancy).

• T. Restricted personal services.

• U. Restricted retail sales.

• V. Theaters and playhouses.

• W. Vehicles for hire.

• X. Other uses similar to those listed in this section.

• A. Minimum parcel size: Five thousand (5,000) square feet.

• B. Minimum width: Fifty (50) feet.

• C. Minimum depth: One hundred (100) feet.

• A. Dwelling units per acre: One (1) to sixteen (16) units.

• B. Maximum lot coverage: Seventy-five (75) percent.

• C. Maximum building height.

  1. All uses, except as specified herein: Thirty (30) feet and two (2) stories.

  2. Accessory structures: Fifteen (15) feet.

  3. Building and structures taller than established height limits may be permitted pursuant to Section 17.80.170 (Height limits).

• D. Minimum setbacks.

  1. Front yard: Ten (10) feet.

  2. Rear yard.

     • a. All uses, except as specified herein: Ten (10) feet.

     • b. Accessory structures: Five (5) feet.

     • c. Accessory structures on lots with alley access: One (1) foot.

  3. Side yard: Five (5) feet.

• E. Minimum distance between buildings: As required by California Building Code.

• F. Minimum parking: As specified in Chapter 17.64 (Off-Street Parking).