Chapter 24.240

C-T-O COMMERCIAL TOURIST-ORIENTED ZONE

Sections:

• 24.240.010 Chapter description.

• 24.240.020 Uses – Permitted.

• 24.240.030 Uses – Subject to a use permit.

• 24.240.035 Uses – Subject to a director’s permit.

• 24.240.040 Uses – Incidental.

• 24.240.050 Uses – Special provisions.

• 24.240.060 Standards – Density.

• 24.240.070 Standards – Height. 24.240.080 Standards – Yards. 24.240.090 Standards – Setbacks.

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

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This chapter establishes the C-T-O commercial tourist-oriented zone and prescribes use types and other regulations for this zone. Any applicable overlay zones described in Chapters 24.300 through 24.399 may impose regulations in addition to those prescribed by this chapter for the C-T-O zone. The provisions of this chapter are intended to:

A. Provide an area in which visitor-serving, commercial and recreational facilities shall be emphasized and located to function safely, e[ciently, and harmoniously;

B. Provide, with both general and speciYc development standards, a high level of site and operational performance with due consideration to visitor needs and opportunities; and

C. Provide visitor-serving commercial land and improvements in the coastal area from uses which are incompatible or more properly located in other zoning districts. (Code 1971, § 15.240.010)

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: Automotive Repairs, Systems.

Automotive and Accessories: Parking.

Business and Professional Support.

Community Meeting.

Cultural and Library Services.

Day Care Centers.

Dining Establishments: Ancillary Service.

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

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Dining Establishments: Fast Counter Service.

Dining Establishments: Full Service.

Dining Establishments: Take Out.

Drinking Establishments.

Food and Beverage Retail Sales.

Government Services.

Lodging Services: Bed and Breakfast Inns.

Personal Services.

Property Maintenance Services.

Recreation Services: Amusement Centers.

Recreation Services: Indoor Entertainment.

Recreation Services: Indoor Sports and Recreation.

Recreation Services: Public Parks and Playgrounds.

Recycling Services: Consumer Recycling Collection Points.

Safety Services.

Shopping Centers: Large.

Shopping Centers: Small.

Utility or Equipment Substations.

Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Mini.

Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Minor.

Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Major.

• C. Agricultural.

None. (Code 1971, § 15.240.020; Ord. No. 2000-04, § 38, 1-24-00; Ord. No. 2002-05, § 8, 3-18-02)

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

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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.

Automotive and Accessories: Gasoline Sales.

Dining Establishments: Fast Service, Drive-Up.

Education Services: General.

Lodging Services: Hotels and Motels.

Recreation Services: Campgrounds.

Recreation Services: Outdoor Sports and Recreation.

Transportation Services.

• C. Agricultural.

None. (Code 1971, § 15.240.030; Ord. No. 2012-024, § 11, 12-17-12)

The following use types may be permitted, subject to the provisions of this chapter; and further provided, that a director’s permit is approved pursuant to Chapter 24.505:

• A. Residential.

None.

• B. General.

Farmers’ Market, CertiYed.

• C. Agricultural.

None. (Ord. No. 2012-024, § 12, 12-17-12)

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

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Incidental uses as deYned in Chapter 24.110 may be permitted. (Code 1971, § 15.240.040)

Uses listed in Sections 24.240.020 through 24.240.040 must also comply with the following special provisions:

• 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 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 24.238.020 and 24.238.030 except for jetties, breakwaters and other harbor components and the Recycling Services: Consumer Recycling Collection Points and Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Mini and Minor use types.

C. Temporary Uses. Temporary uses may be conducted in the C-T-O zone to the extent permitted by Chapter 24.120.

D. Domestic Animals. Domestic animals are permitted provided there are no more than four adult animals per establishment; and further provided, that no more than one adult dog shall be permitted per establishment.

• E. Livestock Animals. Livestock animals are not permitted in the C-T-O zone.

• F. Wild Animals. Wild animals are not permitted in the C-T-O zone.

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

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. (Code 1971, § 15.240.050; Ord. No. 2000-04, § 39, 1-24-00; Ord. No. 2021-017, § 21, 12-13-21)

A. Lot Area or Lot Width. There shall be no general minimum lot area or lot width standards for the C-T-O zone; provided, that the decision-making authority may specify minimum lot width or lot area standards for a particular site as a condition of approval of a planned development permit, or amendment thereto, pursuant to Chapter 24.525.

B. Lot Coverage. Buildings or other structures shall not occupy more than 50 percent of any lot in the C-T-O zone. (Code 1971, § 15.240.060)

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

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

B. Maximum Height. Regardless of the number of stories comprising a building or structure, no portion of a building or other structure in the C-T-O zone shall exceed 30 feet in height except as provided in Section 24.405.030. (Code 1971, § 15.240.070)

Fences, walls, and other uses of yards in the C-T-O zone shall comply with the yard regulations set forth in Chapter 24.410. (Code 1971, § 15.240.080)

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

A. Front Setbacks. Each lot in this zone shall have a front setback of not less than 20 percent of the depth of the lot; provided, that such front setback need not exceed 20 feet.

B. Side Setbacks. There shall be no general side setback requirements in this zone. However, where the side of a lot in the C-T-O zone abuts a residential zone, there shall be a side setback of not less than 10 percent of the width of the lot; provided, that such side setback shall not be less than three feet, and need not exceed Yve feet in width.

C. Rear Setbacks. Each lot in this zone shall have a rear setback of not less than 20 percent of the depth of the lot; except that such rear setback need not exceed 20 feet. (Code 1971, § 15.240.090)

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

• A. Parking. O]-street parking shall be provided as required by Chapter 24.415, except as provided in this subsection A.

For the seaward parking corridor, as deYned in Chapter 24.110, the number of o]-street parking spaces required for general use types shall be determined in accordance with this subsection as follows:

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

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Use Type Parking Spaces Required
1. Administrative, Business, and Professional Services One space for each 250 square
feet of gross Zoor area.
Automotive and Accessories: Automotive Repairs,
Systems
Automotive and Accessories: Gasoline Sales
Business and Professional Support
Cultural and Library Services
Dining Establishments: Ancillary Service
Dining Establishments: Take-Out
Food and Beverage Retail Sales
Government Services
Personal Services
Safety Services
Shopping Centers: Large
Shopping Centers: Small
Transportation Services
2. Community Meeting One space for each four Yxed
seats or each 96 inches, or fraction
thereof, of the length of bench-
type seats, or 28 gross square feet
where no permanent seats are
maintained, in any main meeting
area, auditorium, meeting room,
sanctuary or place of worship.
3. Day Care Centers One space for every group of 13
children plus one for each sta]
member on site at any one time.
4. Dining Establishments: Fast Counter Service One space for each 45 square feet
of customer service area plus one
Dining Establishments: Fast Service, Drive-Up
space for each 250 square feet of
Dining Establishments: Full Service
other gross Zoor area.
Drinking Establishments
5. Educational Services: General Elementary Schools and Middle
Schools: One space for each
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Use Type Parking Spaces Required
classroom plus one space for each
Yve Yxed seats of any area utilized
for auditorium purposes or for
each 35 gross square feet of
seating area where there are no
Yxed seats in any area utilized for
auditorium purposes.
High Schools: Five spaces for each
classroom plus one space for each
Yve Yxed seats of any area utilized
for auditorium purposes or for
each 35 gross square feet of
seating area where there are no
Yxed seats in any area utilized for
auditorium purposes.
Colleges: Seven spaces for each
classroom plus one space for each
Yve Yxed seats of any area utilized
for auditorium purposes or for
each 35 gross square feet of
seating area where there are no
Yxed seats in any area utilized for
auditorium purposes.
6. Farmers’ Market, CertiYed A number of spaces as determined
necessary by the decision-making
Recreation Services: Outdoor Sports and Recreation
authority to provide adequate
Recreation Services: Public Parks and Playgrounds
vehicular access while minimizing
adverse impacts on the
surrounding neighborhood.
7. Lodging Services: Bed and Breakfast Inns Two spaces within a garage.
Where two spaces within a garage
are already being provided for a
Family Residential: Single-Family,
those two spaces within a garage
shall be deemed to adequately
meet the requirement of this
subsection. One open or covered
space for each guest room must
also be provided.
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Use Type Parking Spaces Required
8. Lodging Services: Hotels and Motels One and one-eighth space for
each sleeping unit plus whatever
number of spaces may be
required for other principal uses
(e.g., Dining Establishments,
Drinking Establishments, etc.) on
the site.
9. Recreation Services: Amusement Centers Bowling alleys, tennis courts,
handball courts and similar
Recreation Services: Indoor Sports and Recreation
facilities having clearly designated
courts or playing areas: Three
spaces for each bowling lane or
playing court plus whatever
number of spaces are required for
any other principal uses on the
site (e.g., Dining Establishments,
Drinking Establishments, etc.)
For other participant-oriented
facilities, (e.g., skating rinks,
amusement centers, Ytness
centers, billiard parlors): One
space for each 100 gross square
feet of Zoor area.
10. Recreation Services: Indoor Entertainment One space for each Yve Yxed seats
or 35 gross square feet of
nonYxed seating area plus one
space for each 250 gross square
feet of other Zoor area.
11. Recreation Services: Campgrounds One space for each campsite or
table, plus one space for each
employee, and one additional
space for each 25 campsites, and
whatever number of spaces are
required for other principal use on
the site (e.g., Dining
Establishments, Drinking
Establishments, etc.)
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Use Type Parking Spaces Required
12. Utility or Equipment Substation One space for each 250 square
feet; provided, that no parking
spaces are required for completely
automated, unattended facilities.
13. Automotive and Accessories: Parking No additional parking spaces
required.
Recycling Services: Consumer Recycling Collection Points
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• 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 designated Zoodplain (FP) overlay zones shall comply with the provisions of Chapters 24.320 and 24.530.

E. Open Storage. Except for outdoor displays of merchandise, conditionally allowed by subsection F of this section, open storage of materials and equipment shall be permitted only when incidental to a permitted use on the same lot as that occupied by said use. All areas of a site intended to be used for such open storage shall be shown on the site plan and approved as part of the planned development permit process.

cept for outdoor displays of merchandise, conditionally allowed by subsection F of this section, open storage of materials and equipment shall be permitted only when incidental to a permitted use on the same lot as that occupied by said use. All areas of a site intended to be used for such open storage shall be shown on the site plan and approved as part of the planned development permit process.

F. Displays for Uses in the Automotive and Accessories Use Type Category. Outdoor display of merchandise in conjunction with uses classiYed within the Automotive and Accessories: Gasoline Sales and Automotive and Accessories: Automotive Repairs, Systems use types may be permitted; provided, that all the following standards are met:

1. Lubricating Materials. Not more than one day’s supply of lubricating materials, computed on the basis of average daily sales, may be placed upon the pump island or within two feet of the pump island or primary building. All such lubricating materials must be displayed in appropriate racks.

2. Tire Display. Not more than two enclosed tire storage or display cabinets are permitted. In lieu of tire cabinets, not more than four individual new tires in appropriate open racks or stands may be displayed; provided, that such racks or stands are located within two feet of the perimeter of the pump island or primary building.

3. Vending Machines. Vending machines, including, but not limited to, soft drink dispensers or cigarette or candy vending machines, may be displayed within two feet of the perimeter of the primary building. Not more than four such machines are permitted. (Code 1971, § 15.240.100; Ord. No. 2002-05, § 9, 3-18-02; Ord. No. 2021-017, § 21, 12-13-21)

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, § 15.240.110)