Chapter 17.52 — LAND USE REGULATIONS: ZONING MATRIX
Winters Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-07 · Winters
§ 17.52.010. Range of uses. ¶
Uses within the city shall be consistent with the land use zone matrix, contained in Table 2 set out in Section 17.52.020 .
- A. Permitted Uses.
Permitted uses are included on the land use/zoning matrix by the letter "P" in the box defined by a use and zone designation. These uses are allowed in the zones indicated without discretionary review, subject to compliance with the development, parking, landscaping and other standards of the zoning ordinance.
B. Conditional Uses.
Conditional uses are indicated on the land use/zoning matrix by the letter "C" in the box defined by a use and zone designation. Conditional uses may be permitted subject to obtaining a use permit from the planning commission or zoning administrator, as regulated elsewhere in this title.
C. Temporary Uses.
Temporary uses are indicated on the land use/zoning matrix by the letter "T" in the box defined temporary uses. These temporary uses are allowed subject to obtaining a temporary activity permit from the zoning administrator.
D. Accessory Uses.
Accessory uses are secondary to a primary or principal use on a site. Accessory uses are permitted in all zoning districts.
E. Uses Not Listed.
The land use/zoning matrix is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all possible uses, but rather the more common uses likely to be proposed in the city. Uses not specifically covered by any use category but which appear to be similar in nature to permitted or conditional uses shall be reviewed by the community development director, who shall determine the use classification based upon activity characteristics of the proposed use. A proposed use shall otherwise be considered a prohibited use where it is not provided for within a zone. (prior code § 8-1.5201; Ord. 97-03 § 2 (part))
§ 17.52.020. Land Use/Zone Matrix. ¶
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| LAND USE/ZONE MATRIX | |||||||||||||||||||
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| KEY: | Zoning Designations: | ||||||||||||||||||
| C= Conditional Use | (A-1) General Agricultural | (R-4) High Density Residential | (B/P) Business Industrial Park | ||||||||||||||||
| P= Permitted Use | (R-R) Rural Residential | (C-1) Neighborhood Commercial |
(M-1) Light Industrial | ||||||||||||||||
| T= Temporary Use | (R-1) Single-Family Residential |
(C-2) Central Business District | (M-2) Heavy Industrial | ||||||||||||||||
| (R-2) One- and Two-Family Residential |
(C-H) Highway Service Commercial |
(PQP) Public/Quasi-Public | |||||||||||||||||
| (R-3) Multifamily | Residential | (O-F) Offce | (PD) Planned Development | ||||||||||||||||
| AGRICULTURAL USES | |||||||||||||||||||
| A-1 | R-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | C-1 | C-2 | C- H |
O-F | B/P | M-1 | M- 2 |
PQP | P-R | O- S |
P- D* |
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| Agricultural Operation |
P | C | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Animal Production | P | C |
| AGRICULTURAL USES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | R-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | C-1 | C-2 | C- H |
O-F | B/P | M-1 | M- 2 |
PQP | P-R | O- S |
P- D* |
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| Businesses and Uses Prohibited by State or Federal Law |
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| COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE USES | |||||||||||||||||
| A-1 | R-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | C-1 | C-2 | C- H |
O-F | B/P | M-1 | M- 2 |
PQP | P-R | O- S |
P- D* |
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| Adult Entertainment | C | C | |||||||||||||||
| Automobile Repair, Major |
C | C | C | C | P | ||||||||||||
| Automobile Repair, Minor |
P | P | P | P | |||||||||||||
| Bar, Cocktail Lounge |
C | C | |||||||||||||||
| Bed and Breakfast Inn |
C | C | C | C | C | ||||||||||||
| Business Service | P | P | P | P | |||||||||||||
| Businesses and Uses Prohibited by State or Federal Law |
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| Financial Institutions | P | P | P | P | |||||||||||||
| Equipment Sales, Rental, Repair |
P | P | P | ||||||||||||||
| Funeral Parlor | P | C | |||||||||||||||
| Hotel, Motel | C | C | |||||||||||||||
| Nurseries | P | P | P | C | C | ||||||||||||
| Offce, Business and Medical |
P | P | P | P | |||||||||||||
| Outdoor Sales | C | C | C | ||||||||||||||
| A-1 | R-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | C-1 | C-2 | C- H |
O-F | B/P | M-1 | M- 2 |
PQP | P-R | O- S |
P- D* |
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| Personal Retail Services |
P | P | |||||||||||||||
| Personal Storage | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||||||||
| Recreation, Indoor or Outdoor |
C | C | C | C | |||||||||||||
| Recreational Vehicle Park |
C | C | |||||||||||||||
| Restaurant | P | P | P | C | |||||||||||||
| Restaurant, Drive- Through |
C | C | P |
| AGRICULTURAL USES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | R-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | C-1 | C-2 | C- H |
O-F | B/P | M-1 | M- 2 |
PQP | P-R | O- S |
P- D* |
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| Retail Sales, General |
P | P | C | C | |||||||||||||
| Roadside Stand | P | C | C | C | |||||||||||||
| Service Station | P | P | P | P | |||||||||||||
| Stationary Food Vendor |
C | C | C | ||||||||||||||
| Veterinary Hospital, Kennel |
C | C | P | ||||||||||||||
| INDUSTRIAL USES | |||||||||||||||||
| A-1 | R-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | C-1 | C-2 | C- H |
O-F | B/P | M-1 | M- 2 |
PQP | P-R | O- S |
P- D* |
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| Businesses and Uses Prohibited by State or Federal Law |
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| Finished Goods Assembly |
P | P | P | ||||||||||||||
| Heavy Equipment Terminal |
C | C | P | ||||||||||||||
| Laboratory, Research, Equipment |
C | C | C | ||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing, Heavy General |
C | ||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing, Light General |
C | P | |||||||||||||||
| Mineral Extraction | C | C | C | C | |||||||||||||
| Recycling Center Collection |
P | P | P | P | P | ||||||||||||
| Recycling and Salvage Yards |
C | ||||||||||||||||
| Warehouse, Wholesale, Freight Terminal |
C | P | |||||||||||||||
| PUBLIC & QUASI-PUBLIC | USES | ||||||||||||||||
| A-1 | R-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | C-1 | C-2 | C- H |
O-F | B/P | M-1 | M- 2 |
PQP | P-R | O- S |
P- D* |
|
| Assembly Hall/Community Services |
C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |||||||||
| Businesses and Uses Prohibited by State or Federal Law |
| AGRICULTURAL USES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | R-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | C-1 | C-2 | C- H |
O-F | B/P | M-1 | M- 2 |
PQP | P-R | O- S |
P- D* |
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| Cemetery | C | C | C | ||||||||||||||
| A-1 | R-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | C-1 | C-2 | C- H |
O-F | B/P | M-1 | M- 2 |
PQP | P-R | O- S |
P- D* |
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| Communication Equipment Facility |
C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | P | P | C | C | C | |||
| Convalescence and Care Services |
C | C | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||||||
| Cultural Facility | C | C | C | C | |||||||||||||
| Day Care, General | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |||||||||
| Emergency Shelter | P | P | P | P | |||||||||||||
| Government Offces | C | C | C | C | |||||||||||||
| Hospital | C | C | C | ||||||||||||||
| Public Parks | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |||||||
| Religious Institutions | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||||||
| Safety Services | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||||||||
| Utility Services, Major |
C | C | C | C | C | C | |||||||||||
| Utility Services, Minor |
P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Vocational Training Facility |
C | ||||||||||||||||
| RESIDENTIAL USES | |||||||||||||||||
| A-1 | R-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | C-1 | C- 2** |
C- H |
O-F | B/P | M-1 | M- 2 |
PQP | P-R | O- S |
P- D* |
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| Accessory Dwelling Units |
P | P | P | ||||||||||||||
| Businesses and Uses Prohibited by State or Federal Law |
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| Day Care, Limited | P | P | P | P | P | ||||||||||||
| Dwelling, Multiple- Family |
P | P | C | C 3 |
C | ||||||||||||
| Dwelling, Single- Family |
P | P 4 |
P 4 |
P 4 |
C | C 4 |
C 2,3 |
C | |||||||||
| Dwelling, Two- Family or Duplex |
P 1 |
P | C | C | |||||||||||||
| Farmworker Housing Unit |
P | P | P | P | P | P 5 |
| LAND USE/ZONE MATRIX | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmworker Housing Complex |
P | P | P | P 5 |
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| Mobilehome Park | C | C | C | C | C |
| AGRICULTURAL USES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | R-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | C-1 | C-2 | C- H |
O-F | B/P | M-1 | M- 2 |
PQP | P-R | O- S |
P- D* |
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| Single Room Occupancy |
P | P | C | ||||||||||||||
| Residential Care Facility |
C | C | C | C | C | ||||||||||||
| Vacation Rental (Hosted) |
C | C | C | C | |||||||||||||
| Vacation Rental (Nonhosted) |
C | C | C | C | |||||||||||||
| TEMPORARY USES | |||||||||||||||||
| A-1 | R-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | C-1 | C-2 | C- H |
O-F | B/P | M-1 | M- 2 |
PQP | P-R | O- S |
P- D* |
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| Arts and Crafts Show |
T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | |||||
| A-1 | R-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | C-1 | C-2 | C- H |
O-F | B/P | M-1 | M- 2 |
PQP | P-R | O- S |
P- D* |
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| Businesses and Uses Prohibited by State or Federal Law |
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| Carnivals/Fairs/Fund Raisers |
T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T |
| Construction Trailers | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T |
| Religious Assembly | T | T | T | T | T | ||||||||||||
| Seasonal Sales | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | ||||||
| Footnotes: | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Affordable or market rate duplexes a | re allowed o | n all c | orner | lots in | the R-1 and R-2 z | ones citywide. | |||||||||||
| 2. Only if an existing historical structure is planned for relocation to a | C-2 zone that adjoins a residential district. | ||||||||||||||||
| 3. A single residential unit is allowed at a business located in the central business district zone (C-2) upon planning commission approval of a conditional use permit (CUP), while multifamily residential is allowed above a business in the C-2 zone upon planning commission approval of a CUP. A residential unit proposed for a frst foor area must be occupied by the property owner or licensed business proprietor, at least four hundred (400) square feet in size, and located at the rear of the business. No more than twenty (20) percent of the existing frst foor area can be converted into residential uses and the existing frst foor area must be at least two thousand (2,000) square feet in size. |
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| 4. Manufactured homes and factory-built homes located on a permanent foundation are allowed in the specifed zones by right or upon planning commission approval of a conditional use permit (CUP). |
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| 5. For single farmworkers, single room occupancy housing is permitted. | |||||||||||||||||
| 6. Vacation rental (hosted) is allowed in all residential zones upon zoning administrator approval of a vacation rental permit. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7. Vacation rental (nonhosted) is allowed in all residential zones upon planning commission approval of a conditional use permit (CUP). |
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| * All PD uses per PD permit, and as consistent with the general plan. | |||||||||||||||||
| Also see: Chapter17.36(Design Review). Design review may be required, including for land uses which are otherwise permitted by this title, depending upon the type and location of the development project proposed. |
Footnotes:
** A commercial use operating from a residential structure originally constructed as a residential structure can be converted from a commercial use to a residential use.
(prior code § 8-1.502; Ord. 97-03 § 2 (part); Ord. 2001-08; Ord. 2003-01 § 5; Ord. 2004-01; Ord. 2006-02 § 1; Ord. 2006-06 § 1; Ord. 2011-05 § 5 (Att. 1); Ord. 2011-07 § 4; Ord. 2011-08 § 3; Ord. 2011-09 § 3 (part); Ord. 2012-08 § 4; Ord. 2015-02 § 5; Ord. 2015-05 § 4; Ord. 2017-01 § 3 (part); Ord. 2018-06 § 3(b) (part); Ord. 2019-02 § 3(b))
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▸ Title 17 — Zoning
Overview- Chapter 17.04 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 17.08 — USE CLASSIFICATIONS
- Chapter 17.12 — PLANNING AGENCY
- Chapter 17.16 — APPLICATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
- Chapter 17.20 — USE PERMITS
- Chapter 17.24 — VARIANCES
- Chapter 17.28 — ZONING AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 17.32 — TEMPORARY ACTIVITY PERMITS
- Chapter 17.36 — DESIGN REVIEW
- Chapter 17.40 — ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
- Chapter 17.44 — ZONING DISTRICT DESCRIPTIONS
- Chapter 17.48 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.52 — LAND USE REGULATIONS: ZONING MATRIX
- Chapter 17.54 — VACATION RENTALS
- Chapter 17.56 — LOT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.58 — FORM-BASED CODE FOR DOWNTOWN
- Chapter 17.60 — RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES AND STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.64 — FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES
- Chapter 17.68 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.72 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
- Chapter 17.76 — LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION
- Chapter 17.80 — SIGNS
- Chapter 17.84 — ANIMAL KEEPING
- Chapter 17.88 — RIGHT TO FARM
- Chapter 17.92 — PRE-MANUFACTURED BUILDINGS
- Chapter 17.94 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
- Chapter 17.96 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 17.98 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 17.100 — ADULT ENTERTAINMENT USES
- Chapter 17.104 — NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES AND LOTS
- Chapter 17.108 — HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
- Chapter 17.112 — COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION
- Chapter 17.116 — SIDEWALK CAFE
- Chapter 17.120 — VACANT AND ABANDONED PROPERTY REGISTRATION
- Chapter 17.121 — EMERGENCY SHELTERS
- Chapter 17.122 — SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY UNITS
- Chapter 17.123 — FARMWORKER HOUSING
- Chapter 17.124 — SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
- Chapter 17.125 — TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
- Chapter 17.200 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 17.205 — CANNABIS USES