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Article 2 — Land Use/Zoning Districts
Twentynine Palms Municipal Code § 19.18.040 Development Standards
Twentynine Palms Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Twentynine Palms
Cite as: Twentynine Palms Municipal Code § 19.18.040 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 310, § 4(Exh. A), adopted Sept. 26, 2023, repealed the former Ch. 19.18, §§ 19.18.010—19.18.040, and enacted a new Ch. 19.18 as set out herein. The former Ch. 19.18 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from original codification.
19.18.010 - Purpose¶
The purpose of this Chapter is to describe the character and intent of the Service Commercial (CS) and Community Industrial (IC) land use districts, identify allowed uses and establish development standards for the districts. This Chapter includes the districts that accommodate manufacturing uses and which also allow for heavier commercial uses.
(Ord. No. 310, § 4(Exh. A), 9-26-2023)
19.18.020 - Description and Intent of Land Uses¶
A. Service Commercial (CS). The intent of the Service Commercial District is to allow for heavier commercial uses and light manufacturing uses. The CS land use allows for more intensive commercial uses, such as wholesaling operations, auto and truck repair and service, lumberyards, machine shops, light manufacturing and recycling centers. The areas in this district shall be completely separated or shielded from other incompatible land uses. High-quality design standards are encouraged to mitigate aesthetic impacts.
B. Community Industrial (IC). The intent of the Community Industrial district is to accommodate existing industrial uses and allow for new industrial uses. Commercial uses may also be permitted as a means of enhancing and augmenting industrial development. The IC land use allows industrial and limited commercial uses and serves as the City's only industrial designation. The IC designation allows uses such as mining operations, auto dismantling and contractor's storage yards.
(Ord. No. 310, § 4(Exh. A), 9-26-2023)
19.18.030 - Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements¶
Allowed uses and permit requirements for the CS and IC land use districts are provided in Table 19.18.030-1 (Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements). The table lists all use-related permits for primary uses that are permanent in nature. Additional permit requirements are listed in Chapters 19.28 through 19.64 related to permits and procedures. Allowed temporary uses are listed in Chapter 19.34 (Temporary Use Permit and Standards). Allowed accessory uses are listed in Chapter 19.70 (Accessory Uses and Structures).
Table 19.18.030-1 Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements
| Allowed Use | CS | IC | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDUSTRIAL USES | INDUSTRIAL USES | INDUSTRIAL USES | INDUSTRIAL USES |
| CONSTRUCTION | CONSTRUCTION | CONSTRUCTION | CONSTRUCTION |
| Contract construction service office, may include equipment and/ |
AUP | AUP | |
| Sandblasting and bead blasting | AUP | AUP | |
| HAZARDOUS WASTE | HAZARDOUS WASTE | HAZARDOUS WASTE | HAZARDOUS WASTE |
| Hazardous waste facilities | - | CUP | |
| LIGHT INDUSTRIAL | LIGHT INDUSTRIAL | LIGHT INDUSTRIAL | LIGHT INDUSTRIAL |
| Recyclable material salvage yards | - | CUP | See Chapter 19.132 (Recycling Facilities) |
| Recycling collection facilities: | |||
| Small - to 500 sq. ft. in area | AUP | AUP | See Chapter 19.132 (Recycling Facilities) |
| Large - 500+ sq. ft. in area | CUP | CUP | |
| Recycling processing facilities | - | CUP | See Chapter 19.132 (Recycling Facilities) |
| Research and development services and laboratories | AUP | AUP | |
| MANUFACTURING | MANUFACTURING | MANUFACTURING | MANUFACTURING |
| Batching plant | - | CUP | |
| Manufacturing processes involving raw materials | - | CUP | |
| Manufacturing processes involving no raw materials | AUP | AUP | |
| Food processing: | |||
| Animal slaughtering | - | CUP | |
| Bakery | AUP | AUP | |
| Industrial food catering | AUP | AUP | |
| Meat, dog and cat food processing, canning, packaging | - | CUP | |
| All other food processing | CUP | CUP | |
| MINING AND RELA TED ACTIVITIES | MINING AND RELA TED ACTIVITIES | MINING AND RELA TED ACTIVITIES | MINING AND RELA TED ACTIVITIES |
| Mining or quarrying | - | CUP | |
| Milling and other processing needed to render mined materials marketable | - | CUP | |
| MOTOR VEHICLE STORAGE | MOTOR VEHICLE STORAGE | MOTOR VEHICLE STORAGE | MOTOR VEHICLE STORAGE |
| Motor vehicle storage: | |||
| Indoor | CUP | CUP | See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) |
| Outdoor - operable vehicles | CUP | CUP | |
| Outdoor—inoperable vehicles | CUP | CUP | |
| Parking: commercial lot/ |
AUP | AUP | |
| Truck and trailer rental | AUP | AUP | See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) |
| SERVICE AND REPAIR | SERVICE AND REPAIR | SERVICE AND REPAIR | SERVICE AND REPAIR |
| Automotive repair - minor (e.g., brakes, tires, radiators, electrical) | AUP | AUP | See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) |
| Automotive repair - major (e.g., engine and transmission repair/ |
CUP | CUP | See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) |
| Boat service and repair | CUP | CUP | See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) |
| Body, paint, and upholstery shops | CUP | CUP | See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) |
| Business services: | |||
| Exterminating service | SPR | SPR | |
| Blueprinting services | SPR | SPR | |
| Car wash - full-service | CUP | CUP | |
| Car wash - self-service | AUP | AUP | |
| Gas station | CUP | CUP | |
| Repair Services: | |||
| Computer, home electronics, and small home appliances | AUP | AUP | |
| Furniture refinishing, re-upholstery | AUP | AUP | |
| Jewelry, watches, clocks | SPR | SPR | |
| Home appliances - large | AUP | AUP | |
| Lawnmower and garden equipment | AUP | AUP | |
| Locksmith/ |
SPR | - | |
| Shoe repair | SPR | - | |
| Heavy equipment service and repair (commercial truck, van, etc.) | CUP | CUP | See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) |
| Industrial laundry | CUP | CUP | |
| Machine shop, machinery repair | AUP | AUP | |
| Personal services: | |||
| Barber, beauty, nail salon | SPR | - | |
| Cemeteries and mausoleums | CUP | - | |
| Crematory | CUP | CUP | |
| Dry cleaner | AUP | - | |
| Funeral parlor, mortuary | AUP | - | |
| Laundry - commercial | CUP | P | |
| Laundry - self-serve | AUP | - | |
| Pet grooming - commercial | AUP | AUP | |
| Public/ |
CUP | CUP | |
| Tailor | SPR | - | |
| Tattoo/ |
AUP | - | |
| Taxidermy | AUP | ||
| OPEN STORAGE AND YARDS | OPEN STORAGE AND YARDS | OPEN STORAGE AND YARDS | OPEN STORAGE AND YARDS |
| Automobile/ |
- | CUP | |
| Building materials - finished | CUP | CUP | |
| Building materials - raw (excluding concrete batching) | - | CUP | |
| Contractor's equipment storage yard | CUP | CUP | |
| Petroleum and similar flammable materials (for local distribution) | CUP | CUP | |
| Salvage yard | - | CUP | |
| Sewer plant (wastewater treatment facility) | - | CUP | |
| WAREHOUSING, STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES | |||
| Bulk postal service | CUP | CUP | |
| Freight forwarding service (truck to truck) | - | CUP | |
| Moving and storage | CUP | CUP | |
| Warehouse/ |
CUP | CUP | |
| COMMERCIAL/ |
COMMERCIAL/ |
COMMERCIAL/ |
COMMERCIAL/ |
| ALCOHOL | ALCOHOL | ALCOHOL | ALCOHOL |
| Alcoholic beverage sales, on-site or off-site | SPR | - | See Chapter 19.138 (Special Regulated Uses) |
| AUTOMOTIVE RELATED SALES AND SERVICES | AUTOMOTIVE RELATED SALES AND SERVICES | AUTOMOTIVE RELATED SALES AND SERVICES | AUTOMOTIVE RELATED SALES AND SERVICES |
| Automobile rental agency | AUP | - | See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) |
| Automotive parts and accessories stores | AUP | - | See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) |
| Towing service (with tow truck parking - no auto storage) | AUP | AUP | See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) |
| Towing service (with tow truck parking and auto storage) | CUP | CUP | See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) |
| Motor vehicle sales, new and used | CUP | CUP | See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) |
| Trailer and mobile home sales and rental | CUP | - | See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) |
| EATING/ |
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| Banquet facilities | AUP | - | |
| Bar/ |
CUP | - | See Chapter 19.138 (Special Regulated Uses) |
| Catering establishment | AUP | - | |
| Fast food/ |
See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) | ||
| With drive-through | CUP | - | |
| Without drive-through | AUP | - | |
| Restaurants (sit-down/ |
AUP | - | |
| ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION | ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION | ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION | ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION |
| Adult-oriented business | - | AOBP | See Chapter 19.100 (Adult-Oriented Businesses) |
| Amusement park (including simulated racing, e.g., slick track, dragsters) | CUP | CUP | |
| Athletic fields | AUP | CUP | |
| Auditoriums and other public assembly facilities | AUP | AUP | |
| Commercial Recreation : | |||
| Indoor | AUP | AUP | |
| Outdoor | CUP | CUP | |
| Live entertainment | CUP | - | |
| Movie theater | CUP | - | |
| Motorized offroad motocross facility | - | CUP | |
| Non-motorized bicycle motocross facility | AUP | AUP | |
| Recording and sound studios | AUP | AUP | |
| Stadium/ |
CUP | CUP | |
| Theaters (live performance) | |||
| Indoor | CUP | - | |
| Outdoor | |||
| OFFICE USES | OFFICE USES | OFFICE USES | OFFICE USES |
| Administrative, professional and other offices | SPR | SPR | |
| Office uses associated with manufacturing or other industrial uses | SPR | SPR | |
| RETAIL/ |
RETAIL/ |
RETAIL/ |
RETAIL/ |
| Adult bookstore | - | AOBP | See Chapter 19.100 (Adult-Oriented Businesses) |
| General Retail | AUP | - | |
| Art galleries and art supply store | AUP | - | |
| Auctions | |||
| Indoor | AUP | AUP | |
| Outdoor | CUP | CUP | |
| Auctions, livestock | - | CUP | |
| Bakeries: | |||
| Retail | SPR | - | |
| Wholesale | AUP | AUP | |
| Building materials and hardware stores (may include indoor nursery/ |
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| Within completely enclosed building 1 | CUP | CUP | |
| With outdoor storage 1 | CUP | CUP | |
| Boat sales | CUP | - | See Chapter 19.104 (Automobile and Vehicle Related Uses) |
| Farmers market uses | CUP | CUP | See Chapter 19.110 (Farmers Market Uses) |
| Convenience store with alcoholic beverage sales | CUP | - | |
| Feed store | AUP | AUP | |
| Food locker (for individual home locker rental only; no slaughtering permitted) | AUP | AUP | |
| Guns and ammunition stores | CUP | - | |
| Household appliance store | AUP | - | See Chapter 19.130 (Outdoor Storage) |
| Pawnbrokers/ |
AUP | - | |
| Swap meets: | |||
| Indoor swap meet | AUP | AUP | |
| Outdoor swap meet | CUP | CUP | |
| Wholesale stores and distributors within completely enclosed building | CUP | CUP | |
| AGRICULTURAL AND RELATED USES | AGRICULTURAL AND RELATED USES | AGRICULTURAL AND RELATED USES | AGRICULTURAL AND RELATED USES |
| Row, field and tree crops, which do not require large amounts of water for commercial purposes 3 | CUP | CUP | |
| Plant nurseries - cultivation of plants, indoors or outdoors | AUP | AUP | |
| Produce stands for products primarily grown on the same property | SPR | SPR | |
| INSTITUTIONAL USES | INSTITUTIONAL USES | INSTITUTIONAL USES | INSTITUTIONAL USES |
| Animal hospital: | |||
| Small animals | AUP | AUP | |
| Large animals | CUP | CUP | |
| Kennel or cattery | AUP | AUP | Chapter 19.102 (Animal Keeping) |
| Churches, synagogues, temples and other religious facilities | CUP | CUP | |
| Residential or community care facilities serving 6 or fewer persons | P | - | |
| Residential or community care facilities serving 7 or more persons | CUP | - | See Chapter 19.114 (Community Care Facilities) |
| Congregate care facilities serving 6 or fewer persons | P | - | |
| Congregate care facilities serving 7 or more persons | CUP | - | See Chapter 19.114 (Community Care Facilities) |
| Convalescent hospital/ |
CUP | - | |
| Hospitals | CUP | CUP | |
| Studios such as music conservatories, dancing schools, and other schools that offer training in nonindustrial professions | AUP | - | |
| Schools, private: | |||
| Preschools | CUP | - | |
| K-12, Private | CUP | - | |
| Universities/ |
CUP | CUP | |
| Vocational and trade schools | CUP | CUP | |
| Public safety uses and facilities | P | P | |
| RESIDENTIAL USES AND CARE FACILITIES | RESIDENTIAL USES AND CARE FACILITIES | RESIDENTIAL USES AND CARE FACILITIES | RESIDENTIAL USES AND CARE FACILITIES |
| Caretaker's residence | AUP | AUP | |
| Commercial day care, large (8 or more children) | CUP | CUP | See Chapter 19.114 (Community Care Facilities) |
| Commercial day care, small (less than 8 children) | AUP | CUP | See Chapter 19.114 (Community Care Facilities) |
| Hotels/ |
CUP | - | |
| Multiple-family dwellings, as a component of a mixed-use development | CUP | - | |
| Supportive and transitional housing | CUP | - | |
| COMMUNICATION FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, AND UTILITIES | |||
| Communication facilities | CUP | CUP | See also Chapter 19.140 (Telecommunication Facilities) |
| Transportation facilities | CUP | CUP | |
| Utility and service uses and structures | P | P | |
| TEMPORARY AND INTERIM USES (See Chapter 19.34 , Temporary Use Permit and Standards) | |||
| ACCESSORY USES (See Chapter 19.70 , Accessory Uses and Structures) |
- = Prohibited P = Permitted AUP = Administrative Use Permit CUP = Conditional Use Permit AOBP = Adult Oriented Business Permit Notes: 1May include outdoor nursery/plant sales up to 25% of building area. For nursery as a primary use, see Agricultural and Related Uses. 2No outdoor display is permitted. 3For those uses which do not require large amounts of water, to be determined in consultation with the water district.
(Ord. No. 310, § 4(Exh. A), 9-26-2023)
19.18.040 - Development Standards¶
All new land uses and structures or alterations to existing land uses and/or structures in the CS and IC land use districts shall be designed, constructed and established in compliance with the development standards in Table 19.18.040-1 (Development Standards).
Table 19.18.040-1 Development Standards
| Standard | CS | IC | Additional Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOT SIZE AND DIMENSIONS | LOT SIZE AND DIMENSIONS | LOT SIZE AND DIMENSIONS | LOT SIZE AND DIMENSIONS |
| Minimum Lot Size | 30,000 sq. ft. | 1 acre | |
| Minimum Lot Width | 150 ft. | 200 ft. | |
| Minimum Lot Depth | 200 ft. | 200 ft. | |
| Minimum Width to Depth Ratio | 1:3 | 1:3 | |
| MINIMUM SETBACKS (Feet) | MINIMUM SETBACKS (Feet) | MINIMUM SETBACKS (Feet) | MINIMUM SETBACKS (Feet) |
| Front | 15 | 25 | Chapter 19.68 (General Development Standards and Exceptions) |
| Side, First Floor | 10 | 10 | Chapter 19.68 (General Development Standards and Exceptions) |
| Street Side | 15 | 15 | Chapter 19.68 (General Development Standards and Exceptions) |
| Rear | 10 | 10 | Chapter 19.68 (General Development Standards and Exceptions) |
| FLOOR AREA RATIO | FLOOR AREA RATIO | FLOOR AREA RATIO | FLOOR AREA RATIO |
| Maximum | .5 | 1.0 | |
| LOT COVERAGE - Maximum percentage of the total lot area that may be covered by structures and impervious surfaces | |||
| Maximum | 60 | 70 | |
| BUILDING HEIGHT (Feet) | BUILDING HEIGHT (Feet) | BUILDING HEIGHT (Feet) | BUILDING HEIGHT (Feet) |
| Maximum | 45 | 45 | Chapter 19.68 (General Development Standards and Exceptions) |
| UNIT SIZE (Square Feet) | UNIT SIZE (Square Feet) | UNIT SIZE (Square Feet) | UNIT SIZE (Square Feet) |
| Minimum | N/A | N/A |
(Ord. No. 310, § 4(Exh. A), 9-26-2023)
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