Ventura Municipal Code Art. 5 Allowable Land Uses Amended

This article identifies the land use types allowed in each zone established by the regulating plan and determines the type of city approval required for each use. (Formerly 24M.203.010)

A lot or building shall be occupied by only the land uses allowed by Table B within the zone applied to the site by the regulating plan. Each land use listed in Table B is defined in Article 11 (Definitions) of this chapter. (Formerly 24M.203.020)

A. Allowed Land Uses.

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

2. Use Not Listed.

a. A land use that is not listed in Table B, and is determined by the director to not be included in Article 11 (Definitions) of this chapter under the definition of a listed land use, is not allowed, except as otherwise provided in subsection (A)(3) of this section.

b. A land use that is listed in the table, but not within a particular zone, is not allowed within that zone, except as otherwise provided in subsection (A)(3) of this section.

3. Similar and Compatible Use May Be Allowed. The director may determine that a proposed use not listed in Table B is allowable in compliance with the procedure in Section 24.115.130.

4. Permit Requirements and Development Standards. When the director determines that a proposed, but unlisted, use is similar to a listed use, the proposed use will be treated in the same manner as the listed use in determining where it is allowed, what permits are required, and what other standards and requirements of this development code apply.

5. Temporary Uses. Temporary uses are allowed in compliance with the temporary use permit requirements of the zoning ordinance.

B. Permit Requirements. Table B 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 (Chapter 24.520) or director’s permit (Chapter 24.505), and shown as “UP” or “DP” 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 B (“Additional Regulations”) includes a section number, the regulation in the referenced section also applies to the use. Requirements in other sections of this development code or the zoning ordinance may also apply.

D. Additional City Approval Requirements. Where the last column in Table B (“Additional Regulations”) includes a section number, the regulation in the referenced section also applies to the use. Requirements in other sections of this development code or the zoning ordinance may also apply. (Formerly 24M.203.030)

This table expands the building function categories of Table A to delegate specific functions within the transect zones.

Table B. Specific Function

Key to Zone Symbols

T4.5 Urban General

T4.5-SF Urban General – Shopfront Overlay

T5.2 Urban Center

CTO Refer to Regulating Plan Figure 1-1 for parcels within the coastal zone subject to provisions of Section 24.310.050 for low cost visitor service facilities

Notes:

(1)A definition of each listed type is in Article 11 (Definitions) of this chapter.

(2)Use allowed only on second or upper floor, or behind ground floor street frontage use.

(3)Use permit as may be required by Chapter 24.497.

(4)Permitted by right on second floor and above.

(5)Director’s permit may be required (Chapter 24.505).

(6)Sales and maintenance of electric vehicles with federally rated top speed of 45 miles per hour permitted by right.

*Permitted use within the coastal area.

(Formerly 24M.203.031)