Ventura Municipal Code Art. 2 Land Use Regulations Amended

The land use standards in this article identify the land use types allowed by the city in each of the zones established by the regulating plan and determine the type of city approval required for each land use type. (Formerly 24H.200.1)

A. Allowed Land Uses. A parcel or building within the specific plan area shall be occupied by only the land uses allowed by Table 24.590-1 within the zone applied to the site by the regulating plan. Each land use listed in Table 24.590-1 is defined in Article 10 of this chapter (Development Code Glossary).

1. Establishment of an Allowed Use.

a. Any one or more land uses identified by Table 24.590-1 as being allowed within a specific zone may be established on any parcel within that zone, subject to the planning permit requirement listed in the table, and in compliance with all applicable requirements of this development code.

b. If a parcel is proposed for development with two or more of the land uses listed in the tables at the same time, the overall project shall be subject to the highest permit level required by the tables for any individual use. For example, a new multiuse building proposed with a permitted use on the second floor and a use requiring a use permit approval on the ground floor would require use permit approval for the entire project.

2. Use Not Listed.

a. A land use that is not listed in Table 24.590-1, and is determined by the director to not be included in Article 10 of this chapter (Development Code Glossary) under the definition of a listed land use, is not allowed within the specific plan area.

Table 24.590-1. Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements

Notes:

(1)See glossary in Article 10 of this chapter for land use definitions.

(2)Multifamily housing is limited to farmworker housing as described in Title 25 (Inclusionary Housing Plan).

b. A land use that is listed in the table, but not within a particular zone is not allowed within that zone.

B. Permit Requirements. Table 24.590-1 provides for land uses that are:

1. Permitted subject to compliance with all applicable provisions of this development code. These are shown as “P” uses in the table;

2. Allowed subject to the approval of a use permit, and shown as “UP” uses in the table;

3. Not allowed in particular zones, and shown as a “–” in the table.

C. Standards for Specific Land Uses. Where the last column in Table 24.590-1 (“Specific Use Regulations”) includes an article or section number, the regulations in the referenced article or section also apply to the use. Requirements in other articles of this development code may also apply. (Ord. No. 2021-017, § 89 (Exh. E), 12-13-21. Formerly 24H.200.2)

A. Additional City Approval Requirements. Any land use identified as allowed by Table 24.590-1 may require other city permits, licenses, and approvals, including but not limited to a building permit per the municipal code.

B. Initiation of Nonresidential Use. The initiation of a nonresidential use shall require that a business license first be obtained from the city of Ventura. (Formerly 24H.200.3)