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Title 17 — ZONING ORDINANCE[[1]]Chapter 17.02 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 17.08

Woodlake Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Woodlake

17.08.010 - Land use restriction.

No structure, or any part thereof, shall be erected or enlarged, nor shall any site or structure be used, designated, or intended to be used for any purpose or in any manner other than is included among the uses listed in the land use tables in this chapter as permitted, administratively permitted, or conditionally permitted in the zone district in which such structure, land, or site is located, except as otherwise authorized by this title.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

17.08.020 - Residential land use table.

A.

The following table identifies which land uses are permitted by right, require a use permit, or are not allowed in the R-VL, R-L, R-M, and R-H zones.

B.

A "P" means that the use is permitted by right in that zone. A "C" means the use requires a conditional use permit in that zone. An "A" means the use requires an administrative use permit in that zone. A "T" means the use requires a temporary use permit in that zone. A blank box means the use is not allowed in that zone.

C.

Land uses are grouped generally by type of use, and then listed alphabetically. The land use groups are Accessory and Support Uses; Residential Uses; and Other Uses. Use of the word "or" can mean either or both uses.

D.

Land uses with specific land use standards shall meet the requirements found in the identified section in the last column of the table.

E.

If two or more land uses are permitted in the same zone, those land uses may coexist on the same site.

Table 17.08.020-1 Residential Zone Use Table

P = Use is Permitted by Right

C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit

A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit

T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit

Blank = Use is Not Allowed

Residential Zones Specifc Land
Use Standards
Land Uses R-VL R-L R-M R-H (See identifed
Section)
Residential Uses
Assisted living, skilled
1 nursing, or hospice C C A A
facility
2 Bed and breakfast inn C C C C 17.60.050
3 Boarding house or
rooming house
P
4 Emergency shelter C C P P 17.60.230
5 Employee housing,
small (6 or fewer
employees)
P P P P
6 Employee housing,
large (more than 6
employees)
C C C C
7 Hotel or motel
8 Manufactured home
not within a mobile
home park, more than
10 years old
P P P 17.60.100
9 Manufactured home
not within a mobile
home park, less than
10 years old
P P P 17.60.100
10 Mobile home or
Manufactured home
park
P P P 17.60.130
11 Multi-family dwelling,
two (2) units per
building (duplex)
C C P P
12 Multi-family dwelling,
three (3) or four (4)
units per building
(triplex or fourplex)
C C P P
13 Multi-family dwelling,
fve (5) or more units
per building
P P
14 Recreational vehicle
park
C C
15 Residential care
facility, up to six (6)
persons
P P P P
16 Residential care
facility, seven (7) or
P P P P
more persons
17 Single-family dwelling,
attached
P P P
18 Single-family dwelling,
detached
P P C
19 Single-room
occupancy (SRO)
C
20 Supportive housing P P P P 17.60.240
21 Transitional housing P P P P 17.60.240
Residential Accessory
and Support Uses
30 Accessory dwelling
unit
P P P P 17.60.030
31 Junior accessory
dwelling unit
P P P P 17.60.040
32 Building ancillary to
the main residential
use
P P P P
33 Cottage food
operation
A A A A 17.60.060
34 Expansion of existing
nonconforming
residential use
C C C C
35 Guest house P P P P
36 Home occupation A A A A 17.78
37 Keeping of household
pets
P P P P Title 6
38 Raising of fruit,
vegetables, and
horticultural specialties
for personal use
P P P P
39 Temporary caretaker's
dwelling
T T T T
40 Temporary materials
storage yard
T T T T
41 Temporary residential
sales ofce
T T T T
42 Other accessory or
ancillary use or
structure that the
Director determines is
customarily associated
with, and subordinate
to, a primary permitted
use.
P P P P
Other Uses
50 Assembly facility (e.g.
meeting facilities,
churches, community
centers)
C C C
51 Cannabis Cultivation
for Personal Use per
Proposition 64
Guidelines (Indoor)
P P P P 5.48
52 Cannabis Cultivation
for Personal Use per
Proposition 64
Guidelines (Outdoor)
P P P P 5.48
53 Receiving cannabis
deliveries
P P P P 5.48
54 Cannabis distribution 5.48
55 Cannabis laboratory
testing
5.48
56 Cannabis
manufacturing
5.48
57 Cannabis processing 5.48
58 Cannabis product
labeling
5.48
59 Cannabis dispensary 5.48
60 Cannabis storing 5.48
61 Cannabis transporting 5.48
62 Community center or
facility
C C C C
63 Daycare, adult small
family
P P P P 17.60.070
64 Daycare, adult large
family
A A A A 17.60.070
65 Daycare, small family P P P P 17.60.070
66 Daycare, large family A A A A 17.60.070
67 Daycare center C C C C 17.60.070
68 Electrical transmission
and distribution
substation, gas
regulator station,
communications
equipment building,
public service pumping
station or elevated
pressure tank
C C C C
69 Mobile vendor or food
truck
A A A A 17.60.120
70 Outdoor storage that is
visible from a public
right of way
71 Park or playground P P P P
72 School, private
(kindergarten to 12th
grade)
C C C C
73 School, public
(kindergarten to 12th
grade)
P P P P
74 School; charter, trade,
vocational, art,
business, or
professional
C C C C
75 Self-storage facility or
mini-warehouse
C 17.60.110
76 Storm drainage basin,
with or without a park
P P P P
77 Land uses listed in the
Commercial, Ofce,
and Industrial Zone
Use Table (Section
17.08.030) that are not

listed in this Residential Zone Use Table

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

17.08.030 - Commercial, office, and industrial land use table.

A.

The following table identifies which land uses are permitted by right, require a use permit, or are not allowed in the C-N, C-S, MU, PO, I, PF, and OS zones.

B.

A "P" means that the use is permitted by right in that zone. A "C" means the use requires a conditional use permit in that zone. An "A" means the use requires an administrative use permit in that zone. A "T" means the use requires a temporary use permit in that zone. A blank box means the use is not allowed in that zone.

C.

Land uses are grouped generally by type of use, and then listed alphabetically. The land use groups are Accessory and Support Uses; Eating and Drinking Establishment Uses; Education, Assembly Uses; Manufacturing and Processing Uses; Office and Medical Uses; Public and Quasi-Public Uses; Recreation Uses; Residential Uses; Retail Uses; Service Uses; Transportation and Storage Uses; and Other Uses.

D.

Land uses with specific land use standards shall meet the requirements found in the identified section in the last column of the table.

E.

If two (2) or more land uses are permitted in the same zone, those land uses may coexist on the same site.

Table 17.08.030-1 Commercial, Office, and Industrial Use Table P = Use is Permitted by Right C = Use Requires Conditional Use Permit

A = Use Requires Administrative Use Permit T = Use Requires Temporary Use Permit Blank = Use is Not Allowed

Commercial and Mixed Commercial and Mixed Commercial and Mixed Commercial and Mixed Ofce, Industrial, Public, and Ofce, Industrial, Public, and Specifc Land
Land Uses Use Zones Open Space Zones Use Standards
(See identifed
C-N C-S MU PO
I
PF
OS Section)
Accessory and
Support Uses
A1 Automated teller
machine (ATM)
P P P P P P
A2 Caretaker
residence or
quarters
C P P P P C
A3 Cottage food
operation
A A A A 17.60.060
A4 Daycare
primarily for
children of
employees on
the same site as
a permitted use
P C P P C P 17.60.070
A5 Drive-thru pick-
up window
meeting all
standards of
17.60.080
P P C C 17.60.080
A6 Drive-thru pick-
up window not
meeting all
standards of
17.60.080
C C C C 17.60.080
A7 Electric vehicle
recharging
facility
P P P P P P P
A8 Food service
primarily for
employees on
the same site as
a permitted use
P P P P P P P
A9 Home
occupation
A A A A Chapter 17.78
A10 Keeping of
household pets
P P P P Title 6
A11 Mobile vendor or
food truck
A A A A A A A 17.60.120
A12 Outdoor
advertising
structure
A13 Outdoor storage
ancillary to and
on the same site
as a permitted
use
P P P P 17.60.150
17.60.180
A14 Temporary
materials and/or
equipment
storage yard
T T T T P P
A15 Temporary
outdoor sales
(including
parking lot)
T T T T T T
A16 Vending
machines
P P P P P P P 17.60.190
Eating and
Drinking
Establishment
Uses
B1 Artisan food and
beverage
production and
sales
P P P C P
B2 Bar, nightclub,
or lounge
C C C
B3 Brewpub C P P C
B4 Microbrewery C P P P
B5 Restaurant, full
service
P P P C
B6 Restaurant,
limited service
with drive-thru
pickup window
meeting all
standards of
17.60.080
P P P C 17.60.080
B7 Restaurant,
limited service
with drive-thru
pickup window
not meeting all
standards of
17.60.080
C C C C 17.60.080
B8 Restaurant,
limited service
without drive-
thru pickup
window
P P P C
Education and
Assembly Uses
C1 Assembly facility
(e.g. meeting
facilities,
churches,
community
centers)
P P P C C
C2 Auditorium P P P
C3 Card room C C
C4 Club, lodge, or
private meeting
hall
P P P C
C5 Carnival or
circus
T T T T T
C6 College or
university, public
or private
C C C P
C7 Convention or
conference
center
P P
C8 Funeral home or
mortuary
C C C
C9 Library,
museum, or
cultural facility
P P P P
C10 Pool hall or
billiard parlor
C C
C11 School, private
(kindergarten to
12thgrade)
C C
C12 School, public
(kindergarten to
12thgrade)
P
C13 School; charter,
trade,
vocational, art,
business, or
professional
P C C C P
C14 Studio for
martial arts,
music, dance,
yoga, exercise,
gymnastics or
similar
P P P P P P
C15 Theater, live or
movie
C C P A A
Manufacturing
and Processing
Uses
D1 Agricultural crop
production
C P C
D2 Agricultural
products
packing,
packaging,
preparing, or
processing
P
D3 Animal raising
D4 Brewery, winery,
or distillery
C C
D5 Hazardous
waste facility
C
D6 Industrial or
manufacturing
C
facility, heavy
D7 Industrial or
manufacturing
facility, light
P P P1 17.30.020
D8 Meat packing or
slaughterhouse
P
D9 Mining, quarry,
or sand and
gravel
excavation
C
D10 Research and
development
facility
P P P
Ofce and
Medical Uses
E1 Call center C C
E2 Communications
broadcasting or
media studio
P P P P
E3 Laboratory;
general,
medical, or
dental
P P P C
E4 Hospital, general
or psychiatric
P P P
E5 Ofce; medical,
dental, or
optometry
P P P P
E6 Ofce;
professional or
commercial
P P P P
E7 Pharmacy P P P P
E8 Urgent care
center or other
walk-in clinic
P P P P
Public and
Quasi-Public
Uses
F1 Cemetery P
F2 Community
center or facility
P P P P
F3 Community
garden
P P P P P P
F4 Electrical
substation, gas
regulator station,
communications
equipment
building, public
service pumping
station, or
elevated
pressure tank
C C C C C C C
F5 Fairgrounds P
F6 Government
ofce; local,
state, or federal
C P P P P
F7 Post ofce P P P
F8 Public
corporation
yard, utility yard,
or vehicle and
heavy
equipment
maintenance
and storage yard
P
F9 Public safety
facility or station
P P P P
F10 Social service
ofce,
assistance
center, or
guidance center
P P P P P
F11 Storm drainage
basin, with or
without a park
P P P P P P P
F12 Wireless
communication
P P C Chapter 17.68
facility (WCF)
Recreation Uses
G1 Athletic complex
or ball feld
P P
G2 Commercial
recreation
facility, indoor
C P P C
G3 Commercial
recreation
facility, outdoor
C C C
G4 Golf course or
country club
C C
G5 Health or ftness
facility, large
P P
G6 Health or ftness
facility, small
P P P P C
G7 Park or
playground
P P P P P P
Residential Uses
H1 Assisted living,
skilled nursing,
or hospice
facility
C C
H2 Bed and
breakfast inn
C C 17.60.050
H3 Boarding or
rooming house
C
H4 Emergency
shelter
P P P 17.60.030
H5 Employee
housing, small
(six (6) or fewer
employees)
P
H6 Employee
housing, large
(more than six
(6) employees)
H7 Hotel or motel C C P
H8 Live/work facility P P P P C
Accessory and
Support Uses
H9 Manufactured
home not within
a mobile home
park, more than
10 years old
17.60.100
H10 Manufactured
home not within
a mobile home
park, less than
10 years old
C C 17.60.100
H11 Mobile home or
manufactured
home park
17.60.130
H12 Multi-family
dwelling, two (2)
units per
building (duplex)
C P
H13 Multi-family
dwelling, three
(3) or four (4)
units per
building (triplex
or fourplex)
C P
H14 Multi-family
dwelling, fve (5)
or more units
per building
C P
H15 Recreational
vehicle park
C
H16 Residential care
facility, up to six
(6) persons
C P P
H17 Residential care
facility, seven (7)
or more persons
C P P
H18 Residential
dwelling located
in same building
C C P C
with ofce or
commercial use
H19 Single-family
dwelling,
attached
P P
H20 Single-family
dwelling,
detached
P P
H21 Single-room
occupancy
(SRO)
C C P
H22 Supportive
housing
P P P 17.60.240
H23 Transitional
housing
P P P 17.60.240
Retail Uses
I1 Adult
entertainment
establishment
A A 17.62
I2 Auction or sales
house
P P C
I3 Auction or sales
yard
C C
I4 Automobile and
pick-up sales,
new and used
C C 17.60.170
I5 Automobile and
pick-up sales,
used only
C C 17.60.170
I6 Boat,
recreational
vehicle (RV), and
truck sales
P C
I7 Building
materials and
supply or home
improvement
store
C P P C
I8 Convenience
store, with or
without fuel
sales
P P C C C
I9 Farm or
construction
equipment sales
or service
P
I10 Farmers market A A A A A A
I11 Feed and seed
store
P P
I12 Food market P P P P
I13 Food produce
stand
A A A A A A T
I14 Fuel sales, feet
or cardlock
P P P
I15 Fuel sales, retail P P C C
I16 Garden shop C P P C
I17 Landscape
nursery
P C C
I18 Liquor store P P P
I19 Manufactured
home sales yard
C
I20 News, magazine
or fower stand,
outdoor
P P P P
I21 Pawn shop P C
I22 Pet store P P P
I23 Retail sales
store, less than
10,000 square
feet
P P P P
I24 Retail sales
store, more than
10,000 square
feet
P P P
I25 Retail sales
solely via
internet, direct
mail, or
telephone
P P P
I26 Secondhand or
thrift store
P P C
I27 Swap meet or
fea market
C C C C
I28 Tobacco,
smoke, or vape
shop
C C C
Service Uses
J1 Ambulance
service
C P C C C P
J2 Bank or credit
union
P P P P
J3 Barber shop,
hair salon, nail
care, massage
therapy, or day
spa
P P P C P
J4 Car wash,
automatic or full
service
C P
J5 Car wash, self-
service
C C
J6 Carpet cleaning P C P
J7 Construction
materials
recycling
C P
J8 Copy, printing,
or mailing
service
P P P P P
J9 Crematorium C
J10 Dry cleaning or
laundromat
P P P C
J11 Equipment
rental yard
P P
J12 Exterminator or
pest control
service
P P P
J13 Food catering P P P
J14 Fortunetelling P P C
J15 Fuel distributing P P
J16 Kennel or animal
boarding
P C
J17 Linen, diaper, or
uniform supply
service
P P
J18 Motor vehicle
repair or service,
major
P P
J19 Motor vehicle
repair or service,
minor
C P P
J20 Payday lenders
or check
cashing
establishment
P C C
J21 Pet grooming P P P C C
J22 Photography
studio
P P P P
J23 Recycling, small
collection facility
(CRV only)
P P P P P 17.60.160
J24 Recycling, large
collection facility
C P P 17.60.160
J25 Recycling,
processing, or
sorting facility
C C
J26 Repair shop,
large appliance
or equipment
P C P
J27 Repair shop,
small appliance
or equipment
C P P P
J28 Shooting range,
indoor
C C C
J29 Shooting range,
outdoor
J30 Specialty
construction or
trade service
P P
J31 Tailoring or
clothing
alterations
P P P P
J32 Tattooing or
body art
C C C C C
J33 Veterinary clinic
or ofce
P P C P
J34 Veterinary
hospital
C
Transportation
and Storage Use
K1 Airport or
heliport
P
K2 Bus, transit, or
train station
P P P P P
K3 Cold storage or
ice house
C P
K4 Food locker P C P
K5 Junk yard,
wrecking yard,
or salvage
facility
C
K6 Mini-warehouse
or self-storage
facility
P C 17.60.110
K7 Parking facility,
of-site
C C C C
K8 Truck stop or
travel center
C
K9 Trucking or
transportation
terminal
C
K10 Vehicle impound
yard
C P
K11 Warehouse or
distribution
center
P
Other Uses
L1 Cannabis
Cultivation
(Indoor)
C 5.48
L2 Cannabis
Cultivation
(Mixed Light)
C 5.48
L3 Receiving
cannabis
deliveries
C 5.48
L4 Cannabis
distribution
C 5.48
L5 Cannabis
laboratory
testing
C C 5.48
L6 Cannabis
manufacturing
C 5.48
L7 Cannabis
processing
C 5.48
L8 Cannabis
product labeling
C 5.48
L9 Cannabis retail C C C 5.48
L10 Daycare, adult
small family
P P P P 17.60.070
L11 Daycare, adult
large family
A A 17.60.070
L12 Daycare, small
family
P P P P 17.60.070
Accessory and
Support Uses
L13 Daycare, large
family
A A 17.60.070
L14 Daycare center C C C C C 17.60.070
L15 Other uses not
listed that are
determined by
the Director to
be similar in
nature to a listed
use that is
permitted in the
same zone
P P P P P P P
L16 Other uses not
listed that are
determined by
the Director to
be similar in
nature to a listed
use that requires
an
administrative
use permit in the
same zone
A A A A A A A 17.74
L17 Other uses not
listed that are
determined by
the Director to
be similar in
nature to a listed
use that requires
a conditional
use permit in the
same zone
C C C C C C C 17.80

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

17.08.040 - Addition of a use to land use tables.

Upon an application or on its own initiative and pursuant to Chapter 17.86, the city council may add a use to the land use tables established in this chapter if the council makes all the following findings:

A.

That the addition of the use to the land use table will be in accordance with the purposes of this title and of the zone district or districts in which the use will be permitted.

B.

That the zone district or districts in which the use is to be permitted have similar basic characteristics as the present uses allowed in the district or districts.

C.

That the use will not generate a noticeably greater amount of odor, dirt, smoke, noise, vibration, illumination, glare, unsightliness or any other objectionable influence or hazard than the amount normally created by any of the other uses permitted in the district or districts in which the use will be permitted.

D.

That the establishment of the use in the zone district or districts in which it will be permitted will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 4-28-2025)

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