Chapter 18.64
C-S HIGHWAY SERVICE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
Sections:
18.64.010 Applicability.
18.64.015 Purpose.
18.64.020 Permitted uses.
18.64.030 Prohibited uses.
18.64.040 Conditional uses.
18.64.050 Regulations.
18.64.010 Applicability.
The following regulations shall apply to all C-S 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 § 9, 1998: Ord. 977 § 1 Ex. A (part), 1987)
18.64.015 Purpose.
The Downtown Retail Core is the economic, social, and cultural center of the City. The operation and intensity of uses in this district are intended to preserve or enhance the character of the downtown. It is the City’s objective for the downtown to attract and retain businesses that lend themselves to economic vitality that will be mutually beneficial to and enhance the economic health of surrounding uses, and will contribute to an appropriate balance of business in the Downtown Retail Core. (Ord. 1395 § 4 (part), 2008)
18.64.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted in C-S Districts:
A. Those uses permitted in the central core districts and in the central business perimeter district;
B. Commercial and service uses as follows:
1. Automobile, boat and trailer sales and service,
2. Automotive accessories sales,
3. Automotive repair, body and paint shops,
4. Motel,
5. Nursery, horticulture,
6. Personal service uses as regulated in Section 18.116.230,
7. Public garage,
8. Retail food sales uses when limited to no more than twelve chairs, with at least seventy percent of the gross floor area designated for retail or nonpublic use and up to thirty percent of the gross floor area can be used for public or seating area,
9. Accessory uses such as incidental storage and uses, including repair operations and services, provided such uses are clearly incidental to allowed uses conducted on premises,
10. Other uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Administrator, are of a similar nature,
11. Outdoor seating areas for restaurants which receive approval from the Architectural Review Committee;
C. Only those uses permitted in the Central Retail Core District without regard for other requirements of such Central Retail Core District, in buildings and parcels which, regardless of street address, have frontage on the 1100 Block of San Carlos Avenue. (Ord. 1395 § 4 (part), 2008; Ord. 1170 § 2, 1995; Ord. 1159 § 12, 1994; Ord. 1155 § 3, 1994: Ord. 977 § 1 Ex. A (part), 1987)
18.64.030 Prohibited uses.
The following uses are specifically prohibited in any C-S District:
A. Single-family residential uses.
B. In the Downtown Retail Core and the north side of the 1100 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. (Ord. 1395 § 4 (part), 2008; Ord. 977 § 1 Ex. A (part), 1987)
18.64.040 Conditional uses.
A. The following uses shall be permitted in any C-S District upon the granting of a use permit by the Zoning Administrator in accordance with provisions of this title:
1. Bus terminal;
2. Carwash, provided such establishment is no closer than one thousand feet measured along the same frontage from any other such use;
3. Commercial recreation;
4. 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;
5. Dry cleaners;
6. Dwelling unit(s), when located above ground floor;
7. Outdoor sales establishments;
8. Paint spray booth;
9. Retail or wholesale sale, or consignment sale of used or secondhand furniture, furnishings, apparel or merchandise, damaged or blemished merchandise or apparel, and closeout, deep-discount, single pricing structure and price point retail merchandise or apparel, provided such establishment is no closer than five hundred feet, measured in any direction, from any other such use. Also provided such establishment is no larger than one thousand square feet (antique sales as defined in Section 18.56.020(B) and 18.60.020(B), used vehicles, books and magazines are exempt);
10. Service station;
11. Used car lot;
12. Veterinary clinic and animal hospital;
13. 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-S 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 § 4 (part), 2008; Ord. 1319 § 18, 2003; Ord. 1244 § 10, 1998; Ord. 1033 § 6, 1989; Ord. 977 § 1 Ex. A (part), 1987)
18.64.050 Regulations.
The following minimum and maximum requirements shall apply to all C-S Districts as regulated herein:
A. Height, fifty feet maximum.
B. Floor Area Ratio. The maximum floor area ratio shall not exceed 2.0.
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, except when such property abuts any residentially zoned property, then the required setback shall be fifteen feet.
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.
J. The development pattern which currently exists and is encouraged for new construction would orient office and retail buildings towards the El Camino Real with parking behind the building.
K. Landscaping. A minimum three-foot landscape strip shall be provided along the fronts of new buildings along El Camino Real. Such landscaping shall not be required where it would interfere with driveways, walks, or other similar features. The Planning Commission shall have the power to allow alternatives to this requirement on smaller building sites which contain less than five thousand feet. Examples of alternatives include planters, trellises for vines, and landscaping at other locations on site which achieve a similar result. (Ord. 1319 § 19, 2003; Ord. 1159 § 1, 1994; Ord. 1108 §§ 1, 2, 1992; 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.