Chapter 18.60
C-P CENTRAL BUSINESS PERIMETER DISTRICT
Sections:
18.60.010 Applicability.
18.60.020 Permitted uses.
18.60.025 Permitted outdoor uses.
18.60.030 Prohibited uses.
18.60.040 Conditional uses.
18.60.050 Regulations.
18.60.010 Applicability.
The following regulations shall apply to all C-P Districts, and shall be subject to the provisions of this title. All permitted and conditional uses shall be conducted within an entirely enclosed building unless otherwise indicated. (Ord. 1244 § 7, 1998: Ord. 977 § 1 Ex. A (part), 1987)
18.60.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted in C-P Districts:
A. Those uses permitted in the Central Retail Core District, without regard for other requirements of such Central Retail Core District, except personal service uses;
B. Commercial and service uses as follows:
1. Those uses permitted in the Central Retail Core District,
2. Personal service uses as regulated in Section 18.116.230,
3. Bakery, when incidental to retail food sales on the premises,
4. Banks and savings and loan associations,
5. Reprographic services,
6. Catering service establishments,
7. Commercial schools,
8. Commercial studios and clinics,
9. Medical buildings or clinics,
10. Parking garages,
11. Pet shops,
12. Retail or consignment sale of used or secondhand furniture, furnishings, apparel or merchandise in the 1200 block of San Carlos Avenue,
13. Sale or consignment sale of antique furniture and furnishings, art and fine jewelry as defined by the American Jewelry Vigilance Committee,
14. Retail sales of automotive parts and accessories,
15. Retail food sales as defined in Section 18.08.655 of this title.
16. Accessory uses such as incidental storage and uses, including repair operations and services, provided such uses are clearly incidental to allowed uses conducted on the premises,
17. Dwelling unit(s), when located above the ground floor,
18. Other uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Administrator, are of a similar nature. (Ord. 1395 § 3 (part), 2008; Ord. 1350 § 4 (part), 2004: Ord. 1159 § 11, 1994; Ord. 1155 § 2, 1994: Ord. 1112 § 3 (D), 1992; Ord. 1073 § 3 (D), 1991; Ord. 977 § 1 Ex. A (part), 1987)
18.60.025 Permitted outdoor uses.
A. All merchandise or displays and all storage or sales areas shall be within a completely enclosed building or structure, except that the following may be conducted outdoors on the public right-of-way:
1. Newspaper vending;
2. Plant and floral display;
3. Outdoor displays or sales authorized by the City Council.
A six-foot access clearance, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, must be maintained at all times. All items placed in the public right-of-way, pursuant to Section 18.56.025(A)(1), shall not encroach into this required access clearance.
B. The display or sale of goods, merchandise or services which are customary indoor uses shall be allowed outdoors on private property in sections of the C-2, C-R and C-P zoning districts west of El Camino Real only, subject to the following conditions:
1. All sales shall be conducted by a business located on the property.
2. All merchandise or services displayed outdoors shall be of the same types ordinarily sold indoors at the business conducting the sale.
3. The display area shall not encroach upon a public right-of-way, street, alley, sidewalk or other public property.
4. All displays shall be subject to the sign regulations of this chapter, including the securing of a temporary banner permit for any temporary sign.
5. Outdoor display or sale of goods or services by itinerant vendors as defined by this code is prohibited.
6. No display shall be permitted which presents a public health, safety or welfare hazard.
7. The display area shall, at all times, be kept neat, clean and free of litter and debris.
8. Screening, fencing or landscaping may be installed around display areas provided that:
a. Plans, diagrams and drawings of the proposed fencing, screening and landscaping have been approved by the Planning Director;
b. The proposed screening, fencing or landscaping is constructed or installed according to the Uniform Building Code;
c. The proposed fencing, screening or landscaping is of such height, design or fabrication as to be:
i. Compatible with the existing architecture, structures and buildings in the area,
ii. Designed to deter trespassers.
9. Outdoor promotions or events are permitted by a licensed business, merchant association, school, charitable or nonprofit organization. Promotions or events shall not promote or display the goods or services of any business on the premises and shall be subject to all other limitations in this code, including those governing carnivals, circuses, dances and outdoor sound equipment and noise. Examples of such promotions or events are carnivals, circuses, animal rides, car shows, sporting events and other exhibitions.
10. Outdoor fund-raising sales by schools, charitable or nonprofit organizations are permitted if the sale is carried on wholly by the organization and it will derive, both directly and indirectly, any and all profits to be derived from the sale. Such sales are not permitted solely by reason of sponsorship by a school, charitable or nonprofit organization.
11. Any portion of private property used for outdoor displays, sales or cafes shall be exempt from additional parking requirements, as specified in Chapter 18.140. Any outdoor cafes on private property (including, but not limited to, chairs and/or tables) shall be reviewed by Planning Staff as a minor architectural review item. (Ord. 1319 § 10 (part), 2003; Ord. 1170 § 1 (part), 1995)
18.60.030 Prohibited uses.
The following uses are specifically prohibited in any C-P District:
A. Automotive sales and services;
B. In the north side of the 1200 block of San Carlos Avenue:
1. Animal care facility;
2. Retail sale of automotive parts and accessories;
3. Storage or warehousing;
4. Wholesale sale of merchandise on the ground floor;
C. Retail or wholesale sale, or consignment sale of damaged or blemished or closeout, deep-discount, single pricing structure and price point retail merchandise or apparel (used books and magazines are exempt);
D. Single-family residential uses. (Ord. 1395 § 3 (part), 2008; Ord. 1033 § 4, 1989; Ord. 977 § 1 Ex. A (part), 1987)
18.60.040 Conditional uses.
A. The following uses shall be permitted in any C-P District upon the granting of a use permit by the Zoning Administrator in accordance with provisions of this title:
1. Day care facilities;
2. Drive-in restaurant and fast-food establishment, provided such establishment is no closer than one thousand feet measured along the same frontage from any other such use;
3. Other uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Administrator, are of a similar nature.
B. The following uses shall be permitted in any C-P District upon the granting of a use permit by the Planning Commission in accordance with provisions of this title:
1. Repealed by Ord. 1395;
2. Repealed by Ord. 1395. (Ord. 1395 § 3 (part), 2008; Ord. 1350 § 4 (part), 2004: Ord. 1319 § 17, 2003; Ord. 1298 § 6 (part), 2001; Ord. 1244 § 8, 1998; Ord. 1112 § 5 (part), 1992; Ord. 1073 § 5 (part), 1991; Ord. 1033 § 5, 1989; Ord. 977 § 1 Ex. A (part), 1987)
18.60.050 Regulations.
The following minimum and maximum requirements shall apply to all C-P Districts as regulated herein:
A. Height, fifty feet maximum.
B. Floor Area Ratio. The maximum floor area ratio allowed shall not exceed 3.0.
C. Site Area. Minimum site requirements are:
1. Main buildings, five thousand square feet.
D. Site Density. Minimum density requirements are:
1. Dwellings, five hundred square feet of lot area.*
E. Front Yard. None required.
F. Side Yard. None required.
G. Rear Yard. None required.
H. Off-Street Parking. As regulated in the parking requirements chapter of this title.
I. Open Space. A minimum amount of open space per dwelling unit shall be required as provided for in Section 18.116.160 of this title. (Ord. 1319 § 14 (part), 2003; Ord. 977 § 1 Ex. A (part), 1987)
* Due to height limitations and parking requirements the maximum densities allowed in this district may be difficult to achieve unless subterranean parking structures or other architectural solutions are used.