Chapter 24.230

P-O PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ZONE

Sections:

• 24.230.010 Chapter description.

• 24.230.020 Uses – Permitted.

• 24.230.030 Uses – Subject to a use permit.

• 24.230.040 Uses – Incidental.

• 24.230.050 Uses – Special provisions.

• 24.230.060 Standards – Density.

• 24.230.070 Standards – Height.

• 24.230.080 Standards – Yards.

• 24.230.090 Standards – Setbacks.

• 24.230.100 Standards – Other.

• 24.230.110 Nonconformance.

The San Buenaventura Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-005, passed February 17, 2026.

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This chapter establishes the P-O professional o[ce zone, and prescribes use types and other regulations for this zone. Any applicable overlay zones described in Chapters 24.300 through 24.399, and any special development tract regulations, may impose regulations in addition to those prescribed by this chapter for the P-O zone. (Code 1971, § 15.230.010)

The following use types are permitted, subject to the provisions of this chapter:

• A. Residential.

None.

• B. General.

Administrative, Business, and Professional Services.

Automotive and Accessories: Parking.

Business and Professional Support.

Community Meeting.

Cultural and Library Services.

Education Services: Commercial.

Funeral and Interment Services.

Government Services.

Medical Services: Consulting.

Medical Services: Mobile Equipment.

Nursery Sales.

Recreation Services: Public Parks and Playgrounds.

Recycling Services: Consumer Recycling Collection Points.

Safety Services.

Utility or Equipment Substations.

The San Buenaventura Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-005, passed February 17, 2026.

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Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Mini.

Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Minor.

Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Major.

• C. Agricultural. None. (Code 1971, § 15.230.020; Ord. No. 2000-04, § 25, 1-24-00)

The following use types may be permitted, subject to the provisions of this chapter; and further provided, that a use permit is approved pursuant to Chapter 24.520:

• A. Residential.

None.

• B. General.

Day Care Centers.

Day Services Facility.

Education Services: General.

Helicopter Landing Services.

Recreation Services: Indoor Sports and Recreation.

Transportation Services.

• C. Agricultural.

None. (Code 1971, § 15.230.030; Ord. No. 2011-010, § 8, 8-1-11; Ord. No. 2017-008, § 3, 4-17-17)

Incidental uses as deYned in Chapter 24.110 may be permitted. (Code 1971, § 15.230.040)

Uses and use types listed in Sections 24.230.020 through 24.230.040 must also comply with the following special provisions:

The San Buenaventura Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-005, passed February 17, 2026.

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• A. Design Review. Design review approval must be obtained to the extent required by Chapter 24.545.

B. Planned Development Permit. Approval of a planned development permit pursuant to Chapter 24.525, or amendment pursuant to Chapter 24.570, is required prior to the initiation of a use on an undeveloped site or prior to any construction of new structures, or additions or alterations to existing structures, in conjunction with, or in any way related to, the use types listed in Sections 24.230.020 and 24.230.030 except for the Recycling Services: Consumer Recycling Collection Points and Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Mini and Minor use types.

• C. Temporary Uses. Temporary uses may be conducted only to the extent allowed by Chapter 24.120.

• D. Recycling Services: Consumer Recycling Collection Points. Uses classiYed in the Recycling Services: Consumer Recycling Collection Points use type must comply with the provisions of Chapter 24.485.

• E. Domestic Animals. Domestic animals are permitted in the P-O zone provided there are no more than four adult animals per establishment.

• F. Livestock Animals. Livestock animals are not permitted in the P-O zone.

• G. Wild Animals. Wild animals are not permitted in the P-O zone.

• H. Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Minor. Uses classiYed in the Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Minor use type shall require a director’s permit pursuant to Chapter 24.505.

• I. Emergency Shelter. Emergency shelters must comply with the provisions of Chapter 24.437. (Code 1971, § 15.230.050; Ord. No. 2000-04, § 26, 1-24-00; Ord. No. 2011-010, § 9, 8-1-11; Ord. No. 2021-017, § 16, 12-13-21)

• A. Lot Area. Each lot in the P-O zone shall have a minimum area of 6,500 square feet.

• B. Lot Width. Each lot in the P-O zone shall have a minimum average width of 50 feet.

C. Lot Coverage. There shall be no general lot coverage standard in the P-O zone; provided, that the decisionmaking authority may specify a maximum lot coverage for a particular site as a condition of approval of a planned development permit, or amendment thereto, pursuant to Chapter 24.525. (Code 1971, § 15.230.060)

A. Height Determination. The height of buildings and other structures in the P-O zone shall be determined in accordance with Section 24.405.040.

• B. Maximum Number of Stories. Buildings and other structures in the P-O zone shall not exceed three stories.

The San Buenaventura Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-005, passed February 17, 2026.

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C. Maximum Height. Regardless of the number of stories comprising a building or structure, no portion of a building or other structure in the P-O zone shall exceed 45 feet in height except as provided in Section 24.405.030 (Code 1971, § 15.230.070)

Fences, walls, or other uses of yards in the P-O zone shall comply with the yard requirements set forth in Chapter 24.410. (Code 1971, § 15.230.080)

Buildings and other structures, not including fences or walls, on a lot in the P-O zone shall comply with all the following setback requirements:

• A. Front Setbacks. Each lot in this zone shall have a front setback of not less than 10 feet.

• B. Side Setbacks. Each lot in this zone shall have a side setback as set forth in this subsection B:

  1. For interior lots there shall be a side setback on each side of the lot of not less than Yve feet.

  2. For corner lots or reversed corner lots, the side setback required for each interior side shall be the same as set forth in subsection (B)(1) of this section for interior lots and the side setback required for each street side shall be not less than 10 feet.

• C. Rear Setbacks. Each lot in this zone shall have a rear setback of not less than 25 percent of the depth of the lot; provided, that such rear setback need not exceed 25 feet. (Code 1971, § 15.230.090)

The following development regulations and standards shall also apply within the P-O zone:

• A. Parking. O]-street parking shall be provided for all uses as required by Chapter 24.415.

• B. Signs. All signs must comply with the provisions of Chapter 24.420.

• C. Coastal Development. All development within the CP overlay zone must comply with the provisions of Chapters 24.310 and 24.515.

D. Floodplain Overlay Zones. All development within a designated Zoodplain (FP) overlay zone must comply with the provisions of Chapters 24.320 and 24.530.

• E. Open Storage. Open storage is prohibited in the P-O zone. (Code 1971, § 15.230.100)

The San Buenaventura Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-005, passed February 17, 2026.

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All nonconforming uses, nonconforming structures, and nonconforming lots are subject to the provisions of Chapter 24.465. (Code 1971, § 15.230.110)