Chapter 9.12
COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS

Sections:

9.12.010    Purpose of chapter, applicability.

9.12.020    Commercial district land uses and permit requirements.

9.12.030    Commercial district general development standards.

9.12.040    Commercial center Master Development Plan.

9.12.050    Commercial design standards.

9.12.010 Purpose of chapter, applicability.

A.    Commercial districts. This chapter provides regulations applicable to development and new land uses in the commercial zoning districts established by Section 9.08.010 (Zoning districts established). The purpose of this chapter is to achieve the following:

1.    Provide convenient and appropriately distributed commercial areas for retail and service establishments, at a neighborhood, community, and regional scale, required by residents of the area in a manner consistent with the General Plan;

2.    Provide for the development of commercial land uses that contribute to the establishment of an Urban Village network, while ensuring compatible integration with noncommercial uses, in a manner consistent with the General Plan;

3.    Provide a range of commercial land uses to ensure that the Old Town and downtown Clovis remain a distinct “destination oriented” focal point of the community, including the adaptive reuse of existing commercial structures consistent with an adopted design theme;

4.    Provide adequate space to meet the needs of commercial development, including off-street parking and loading, and ensure compatibility between commercial land uses, high traffic corridors and adjacent residential neighborhoods;

5.    Minimize traffic congestion and avoid the overloading of utilities;

6.    Minimize excessive noise, illumination, unsightliness, odor, smoke, and other objectionable influences;

7.    Promote high standards of site planning, architectural and landscape design for commercial developments within the City; and

8.    Connect circulation (pedestrian, bike and vehicular) between adjacent commercial development and with adjacent residential areas.

B.    Individual districts. The purposes of the individual commercial zoning districts are as follows:

1.    C-P (Administrative and Professional Office) District. The C-P District is applied to areas appropriate for integrated, professional office uses including administrative, corporate, financial, government, institutional, legal, and medical. The C-P District is consistent with the Office land use designation of the General Plan;

2.    C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) District. The C-1 District is applied to areas appropriate for providing convenience services, compatible with adjacent neighborhood areas. The C-1 District is consistent with the Neighborhood Commercial land use designation of the General Plan;

3.    C-2 (Community Commercial) District. The C-2 District is applied to areas appropriate to serve the daily shopping needs of the community, including larger, community scale shopping centers, and regional malls, which may be anchored by several department stores or other large scale retail outlets, restaurants, hotels, and entertainment uses. The C-2 District is consistent with the Commercial land use designation of the General Plan;

4.    C-3 (Downtown Commercial) District. The C-3 District is intended for the Old Town area to support land uses that provide both daytime and evening activities, encourage a human scale and pedestrian shopping experience, promote the adaptive reuse of commercial and industrial structures with a consistent turn-of-the-century design theme, and provide a diversity of retail uses to attract a regional market, including a broad range of specialty retail shops, clothing and apparel, jewelry stores, and personal service businesses. The C-3 District is consistent with the Commercial and Mixed Use land use designations of the General Plan;

5.    C-R (Commercial Recreation) District. The C-R District is intended to group large commercial-recreation uses into a planned, integrated center, including related services and commercial uses. It is intended for large public venues like arenas and stadiums, an example of which is the rodeo grounds;

6.    U-C (Urban Center) District. The U-C District is applicable to the commercial village center of the Loma Vista Specific Plan, the Northwest Urban Center Specific Plan, and other specific plan areas that may be adopted by the City, by providing quasi-public support services, including assembly/meeting facilities, community centers, day care centers, recreational facilities, urban residential and other pedestrian oriented uses to the surrounding neighborhoods, and creating a community focal point. The U-C District is consistent with the Commercial, Office, Mixed Use, Medium-High and High Density Residential, Parks, and Transit Center land use designations of the General Plan;

7.    P-C-C (Planned Commercial Center) District. The P-C-C District is established to designate appropriate areas for neighborhood, community, and regional shopping facilities in a planned center, which encourages innovative design resulting in an environment superior to conventional commercial development. This zoning district allows all uses customarily associated with commercial centers, if designated as part of an approved development plan, including, but not limited to, amusements, auto services and repair and limited accessory uses, entertainment, financial institutions, food stores, hotels or motels, personal or business services, professional offices, recreation, restaurants, retail sales, and similar uses identified in the Clovis Business License Classification Ordinance or Manual. The P-C-C District is not intended to require the identification of a specific use other than to differentiate categories of uses that require differing parking requirements or special design considerations, and may be deemed consistent with the Commercial land use designation of the General Plan. When authorized by the General Plan, a specific plan or other City plan, residential may be included as an allowed use in the P-C-C District. Development shall be in accordance with Chapter 76 of this title (Planned Commercial Centers). (§ 2, Ord. 14-13, eff. October 8, 2014)

9.12.020 Commercial district land uses and permit requirements.

A.    Allowed land uses. Table 2-4 identifies the uses of land allowed by this Development Code in each commercial zoning district, and the land use permit required to establish each use, in compliance with Division 5 of this title (Land Use/Development Review Procedures).

B.    Prohibited land uses. Any table cell left blank in Table 2-4 means that the listed land use is prohibited in that specific zoning district.

C.    Site plan review required. Any change of use and all construction activities (e.g., additions, alterations, construction, reconstruction, or remodeling) shall be subject to site plan review approval in compliance with Chapter 56 of this title (Site Plan Review).

D.    U-C and P-C-C Districts. The specific uses of land allowed or conditionally allowed within the U-C and P-C-C Districts shall be limited to those uses identified during the applicable Zoning Map amendment process in compliance with Chapter 86 of this title. Applications shall be processed in accordance with Chapter 74 of this title (Urban Center) or Chapter 76 of this title (Planned Commercial Center).

E.    Applicable sections. Where the last column in the tables (“See Section”) includes a section number, the regulations in the referenced section apply to the use; however, provisions in other sections of this Development Code may also apply.

F.    Determination of use. Any use not listed in the table for a zone district may be reviewed by the Director for a determination that the use is similar in characteristics to a listed use. Unless otherwise determined to be similar, a use which is not listed shall be prohibited.

 

 

TABLE 2-4
ALLOWABLE USES AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
FOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS 

Land Use (1)(2)(4)

Permit Requirement by District

 

C-P

C-1 (6)

C-2 (5, 6)

C-3 (6)

C-R

See Section

Education, Public Assembly, and Recreation

Assembly/Meeting Facilities

C

C

C

C

C

 

Auditoriums and Meeting Halls

C

C

C

C

C

 

Billiard Parlors

 

 

C

C

 

 

Bowling Alleys

 

 

P

C

 

 

Card Rooms, Subject to Chapter 6 of Title 5

 

 

P

P

 

 

Community/Cultural Centers

 

C

C

C

C

 

Fairgrounds

 

 

 

 

A

 

Golf Course and Driving Ranges

C

C

C

 

C

 

Golf Courses, Miniature

 

 

P

 

 

 

Health/Fitness Facilities (Over 5,000 Square Feet of Gross Floor Area)

C

C

C

C

 

 

Health Studios

P

P

P

P

 

 

Indoor Amusement/Arcade/
Entertainment Centers

 

 

C

C

 

 

Libraries and Museums

A

A

A

P

P

 

Membership Organization Facilities

C

C

C

P

 

 

Nightclubs, With or Without Food Service

 

 

C

C

 

 

Outdoor Recreation, Commercial

 

 

C

 

C

 

Reading Rooms

P

P

P

P

 

 

Rodeo Grounds

 

 

 

 

P

 

Schools, Private

A

A

A

C

 

 

Schools, Specialized Education and Training

A

 

A

C

 

 

Sports Arenas/Stadia

 

 

C

 

C

 

Education, Public Assembly, and Recreation (Continued)

Studios – Art, Dance, Martial Arts, Music, etc.

A

A

A

A

 

 

Swap Meet

 

 

 

 

C

 

Theaters, Live, Non-Motion-Picture

 

 

C

C

 

 

Theaters, Family Type Motion Picture, Not to Exceed 500 Seats

 

 

C

C

 

 

Manufacturing and Processing

Recycling Facilities – Small Collection Facility

 

A

A

 

 

9.40.160

Recycling Facilities – Reverse Vending Machines

 

A

A

A

A

9.40.160

Motor Vehicle Retail Trade and Services

Motor Vehicle Muffler Shops

 

 

C

C

 

 

Motor Vehicle Parts, Service and Sales

 

A

A

A

 

 

Motor Vehicle – Batteries, Tires, and Accessory Parts

 

 

C

C

 

 

Vehicle Body and Paint Shops

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor Vehicle Renting and Leasing

 

 

C

 

 

 

Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance, Within an Enclosed Structure

 

 

C

C

 

 

Motor Vehicle Sales

 

 

C

 

 

 

Motor Vehicle Service Stations

 

C

C

C

 

 

Motor Vehicle Wash, All

 

C

C

C

 

 

Motor Vehicle Retail Trade and Services (Continued)

Truck Repairing and Overhauling, Within Completely Enclosed Structure

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unlicensed Motorized Recreational Vehicles (Snowmobiles/Jet Skis) Enclosed, Incidental Service, Rental, and Repair

 

 

C

 

 

 

Unlicensed Motorized Recreational Vehicles (Snowmobiles/Jet Skis) Sales Only

 

 

C

 

 

 

Retail Trade

24-Hour Retail Uses

C

C

C

C

 

 

Accessory Retail Uses

P

P

P

P

P

9.120.020

Appliance Stores

 

 

P

P

 

 

Art, Antiques, Collectibles, and Gifts

 

P

P

P

 

 

Bakeries, Retail

A

P

P

P

 

 

Bars and Alcoholic Beverage Drinking Places, On-Site Consumption

C

C

P

C

 

 

Beauty, Barber Shops

P

P

P

P

 

 

Bicycle Shops

 

P

P

P

 

 

Body Massage

P

P

P

P

 

 

Bookstores

 

P

P

P

 

 

Cafeterias

C

P

P

P

 

 

Carpet Sales, Retail Only

C

P

P

P

 

 

Retail Trade (Continued)

Cleaning and Dyeing Shops (Retail Only, Dry Cleaning Clothes in Enclosed Machines, Using Nonflammable Cleaning Compounds)

 

P

P

P

 

 

Clothing Stores

 

P

P

P

 

 

Coffee – Specialty Sales

A

P

P

P

 

 

Confectionery Stores

 

P

P

P

 

 

Convenience Stores

 

C

C

C

 

 

Dairy Products

 

P

P

P

 

 

Delicatessens

 

P

P

P

 

 

Department Stores

 

 

P

P

 

 

Drive-In, Drive-Through Uses

C

C

C

C

 

9.40.090

Drugstores

 

P

P

P

 

 

Drugstores, Super

 

P

P

 

 

 

Dry Goods

 

P

P

P

 

 

Eating Establishment

A

P

P

P

 

 

Electronic Order Fulfillment Facilities

 

 

C

 

 

 

Feed and Fuel Stores

 

 

P

A

 

 

Firearm Retail Sales

 

P

P

P

 

 

Fish Markets

 

P

P

P

 

 

Florist Shops

 

P

P

P

 

 

Fruit and Vegetable Stores

 

P

P

P

 

 

Furniture Stores

 

P

P

P

 

 

Furniture Upholstery Shops

 

 

A

P

 

 

Garden Supply Stores

 

P

P

P

 

 

Retail Trade (Continued)

Garden Supply Stores, With Ancillary Equipment Sales, Without Service

 

 

P

P

 

 

Garden Supply Stores, With Ancillary Equipment Sales, With Service

 

 

A

A

 

 

Glass and Chinaware, Retail Only

 

 

P

P

 

 

Grocery Stores

 

P

P

P

 

 

Hardware Stores

 

P

P

P

 

 

Health Food Stores

 

P

P

P

 

 

Hobby Shops

 

P

P

P

 

 

Ice Cream Sales

 

P

P

P

 

 

Leather Goods and Luggage Stores

 

 

P

P

 

 

Liquor Stores, Off-Site Consumption

 

C

C

C

 

 

Mattress Stores

 

 

P

P

 

 

Meat Markets

 

P

P

P

 

 

Millinery Stores

 

 

P

P

 

 

Music Stores

 

P

P

P

 

 

Neighborhood Food Markets

 

C

C

C

 

 

Outdoor Activities

A

A

A (5)

A

A

 

Outdoor Dining and Seating (Not Including Alcohol Sales)

P

P

P

P

 

9.40.130

Outdoor Dining and Seating (Including Alcohol Sales)

A

A

A

A

 

9.40.130

Outdoor Retail Sales (Permanent)

 

A

A

A

 

9.40.140

Pet Stores

 

P

P

P

 

 

Photographic Studios

P

P

P

P

 

 

Plant Nurseries

 

P

P

P

 

 

Retail Trade (Continued)

Pottery Sales

 

P

P

P

 

 

Print Shops

 

P

P

P

 

 

Radio and Television Sales and Service

 

 

P

P

 

 

Restaurants Including Beer and Wine With Meals

C

P

P

P

 

 

Restaurants Serving Hard Liquor

C

C

P

C

 

 

Retail Stores, General Merchandise

 

P

P

P

 

 

Secondhand Stores, Within Completely Enclosed Structure

 

 

P

P

 

 

Shoe Stores

 

P

P

P

 

 

Shopping Centers

 

P

P

 

 

 

Slot Car Racing

 

A

A

 

 

 

Soft Drink Fountains

 

P

P

P

 

 

Sporting Goods Stores

 

P

P

P

 

 

Stamp and Coin Brokers

 

P

P

P

 

 

Supermarkets

 

P

P

 

 

 

Swimming Pool Sales

 

 

A

 

 

 

Tasting Rooms

 

 

 

A

 

 

Taxidermists

 

 

 

P

 

 

Temporary Uses

TUP

TUP

TUP

TUP

TUP

 

Tobacco Shops

 

P

P

P

 

 

Tropical Fish Sales

 

P

P

P

 

 

Variety and Notion Shops

 

P

P

P

 

 

Retail Trade (Continued)

Vending Machines, Food and Dairy Products, Ice (Walk-In, Reach-In), On-Premises Sales (Located Outside of a Structure)

A

A

A

 

A

 

Warehouse Retail Stores

 

 

P

 

 

 

Services

24-Hour Retail Uses

C

C

C

C

 

 

Animal Hospital/Veterinary Clinics Within a Completely Enclosed Building

 

 

C

 

 

 

Automated Teller Machines

P

P

P

P

P

 

Banks and Financial Services

P

P

P

P

 

 

Beauty Colleges

 

 

A

A

 

 

Bed and Breakfast Inns

C

C

C

C

 

 

Business Support Services

P

P

P

P

 

 

Catering Services

 

 

A

A

 

 

Cemeteries

C

C

C

C

C

 

Churches

C

C

C

C

C

 

Copy Services

A

A

P

A

 

 

Day Care Centers – Child and/or Adult

C

C

C

C

 

 

Drive-In, Drive-Through Uses

C

C

C

C

 

9.40.090

Employee Credit Unions

P

P

P

P

 

 

Fortune-Telling

 

 

C

 

 

 

Hotels/Motels (With/Without Ancillary Restaurant and/or Alcohol Sales)

C

 

C

C

 

 

Services (Continued)

Laboratories

C

 

P

C

 

 

Laundry and Dry Cleaning, Drop-Off/Pick-Up Only

 

P

P

P

 

 

Laundries and Dry Cleaning

 

 

 

C

 

 

Medical Services – Ambulance Service

C

 

C

C

 

 

Medical Services – Clinics and Laboratories

A

A

P

A

 

 

Medical Services – Extended Care

C

 

C

C

 

 

Medical Services – Hospitals

C

 

C

C

 

 

Medical Services – Surgery Centers

C

 

C

C

 

 

Mini-Storage Facilities

C

C

C

C

C

9.40.120

Mortuaries and Funeral Parlors

 

 

C

C

 

 

Offices

P

P

P

P

 

 

Personal Services (No Adult Businesses)

 

P

P

P

 

 

Pet Grooming

 

A

A

A

 

 

Pharmacies, Prescription

A

P

P

P

 

 

Post Office

A

P

P

P

 

 

Repair and Maintenance, Consumer Products

 

A

P

P

 

 

Shoe Repair Shops

 

P

P

P

 

 

Supply Rentals, Party, Sickroom and Health

 

P

P

P

 

 

Tattoo Parlors (Body Art)

 

 

C

 

 

 

Transportation and Telecommunication Facilities

Airports and Aircraft Landing Facilities

C

C

C

C

C

 

Alternative Fuels and Recharging Facilities

A

A

A

A

 

 

Broadcast and Recording Studios and/or Film Studios

C

 

P

A

 

 

Parking Lots/Garages

C

 

C

C

C

 

Public Utility Facilities

C

C

C

C

C

9.40.160

Satellite Dishes/Antennas

C

C

C

C

C

9.42

Telephone Booths, Permanent or Temporary

A

A

A

A

A

 

Transit Stations and Terminals

 

 

C

C

 

 

Wireless Telecommunications Facilities

A

A

A

A

C

9.42

Residential

Alcohol and Drug Treatment, 7 or More

 

 

C

 

 

9.40.100

Boarding Home

C

 

C

 

 

9.40.100

Caretaker Housing

A

A

A

A

A

 

Convents and Rectories Connected to Religious Institutions/Facilities

C

C

C

C

 

 

Group Care Homes, 7 or More

 

 

C

 

 

9.40.100

Home Occupations

P

 

P

P

 

9.58

Homeless Emergency Shelters

 

 

P

 

 

 

Live/Work Units

 

 

 

C

 

 

Mixed Use

 

 

 

C

 

 

Senior Assisted Living Facility

C

C

C

C

C

 

Residential (Continued)

Sober Living Homes, Greater Than 6 and Less Than 17

 

 

 

P

 

9.40.100

Sober Living Homes, Greater Than 16

 

 

C

C

 

 

Supportive Housing, 16 or Less

 

 

 

P

 

9.40.100

Supportive Housing, 17 or More

 

 

C

C

 

 

Residential, Second Story and Above

 

 

 

C

 

 

Transitional Housing, 16 or Less

 

 

 

P

 

9.40.100

Transitional Housing, More Than 16

 

 

C

C

 

 

Key to Permit Requirements

Symbol

Applicable Process

See Chapter

P

Permitted use (3)

9.56

A

Administrative use permit required

9.62

C

Conditional use – Conditional use permit required

9.64

Blank

Use not allowed

 

Notes:

(1)    See Section 9.08.030 (Allowable land uses and permit requirements).

(2)    See Division 8 of this title for definitions of the land uses listed.

(3)    A Director-approved site plan review permit shall be required. See Chapter 56 of this title.

(4)    In existing conforming structures, land uses allowed with a site plan review permit may be considered a permitted (P) use.

(5)    Any use allowed in the C-2 District not conducted entirely within an enclosed structure shall require a Director-approved administrative use permit or a conditional use permit where listed.

(6)    A conversion of a residential structure to an allowed nonresidential use involving any exterior change to the structure shall require the approval of an administrative use permit in compliance with Chapter 62 of this title.

(7)    If there is a conflict between Table 2-4 and any written description setting forth allowable uses and permit requirements elsewhere in this title, the written description shall supersede unless it is clearly evident from the record that the contrary was intended. Disputes shall be resolved pursuant to Chapter 2 of this title.

(§ 2, Ord. 14-13, eff. October 8, 2014; § 2, Ord. 15-06, eff. March 4, 2015; § 1 (Att. 1), Ord. 16-07, eff. May 4, 2016; § 1 (Att. 4), Ord. 17-03, eff. April 19, 2017; § 1 (Att. 3), Ord. 18-19, eff. September 5, 2018; § 1(2) (Atts. 1, 2), Ord. 20-18, eff. February 3, 2021; § 1(2) (Att. A), Ord. 23-05, eff. August 9, 2023)

9.12.030 Commercial district general development standards.

New land uses and structures, and alterations to existing uses or structures, shall be designed, constructed and/or established in compliance with the requirements in Table 2-5, in addition to the general development standards (e.g., landscaping, parking and loading, etc.) in Division 3 of this title (Development and Operational Standards). (§ 2, Ord. 14-13, eff. October 8, 2014)

9.12.040 Commercial center Master Development Plan.

The development or modification of a commercial center under the provisions of this code shall require the filing, review and approval of a Master Development Plan which establishes the development standards for the commercial center and the means by which the center is maintained or modified. Uses within a center shall be consistent with the provisions for the commercial district within this chapter.

A.    A Master Development Plan shall be filed as a site plan review (Chapter 56 of this title). The approval shall include a master plan agreement setting forth the manner in which the commercial center will continue to function as an integrated and cohesive development.

B.    Covenants, conditions and restrictions shall be filed with the land which shall:

a.    Set forth responsibilities for the maintenance and operation of the center consistent with the project approved by the City.

b.    The granting of reciprocal access and parking.

c.    The means by which the center may be updated and/or modified over time to keep the center viable and an asset to the community.

d.    Provision that the CC&Rs may not be amended or modified without the approval of the City, whose concern shall be that the integrity of the center be maintained or improved over time. (§ 2, Ord. 14-13, eff. October 8, 2014)

9.12.050 Commercial design standards.

The City Council and the Director may adopt design standards applicable to commercial development within the City. Standards adopted by the City Council shall be by resolution. Standards adopted by the Director shall be by written policy.

 

TABLE 2-5
COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
REQUIREMENTS BY INDIVIDUAL ZONING DISTRICT 

Development Feature

C-P

C-1

Minimum Parcel Size

10,000 sq. ft.

15,000 sq. ft.

Minimum Parcel Width

65 ft.

100 ft.

Minimum Corner Parcel Width

65 ft.

100 ft.

Minimum Reverse Corner Parcel Width

65 ft.

100 ft.

Minimum Parcel Depth

110 ft.

150 ft.

Setbacks Required (6)

Front

10 ft. (1)

20 ft. (5)

Side (Each)

None (2)

None (2)

Street Side

10 ft.

20 ft.

Rear

None (3)

None (3)

Maximum Parcel Coverage

None

33%

Main Structure – Maximum Height (Whichever Is Less)

40 ft./3 stories (4)(7)

20 ft./1 story

Fences/Walls/Hedges

See Section 9.24.060 (Fences, walls, and hedges)

Off-Street Parking

See Chapter 32 of this title (Parking and Loading Standards)

Satellite Antennas

See Chapter 42 of this title (Wireless Telecommunication Facilities)

Notes:

(1)    No main structure shall be erected within fifty feet (50') of railroad or freeway right-of-way, or flood control channel.

(2)    Where the commercial district abuts a residential district, the minimum side yard shall be ten feet (10').

(3)    Where the commercial district abuts a residential district, the minimum rear yard shall be ten feet (10').

(4)    Additional height/stories may be allowed, in compliance with Chapter 64 of this title (Conditional Use Permits).

(5)    Where the front yard of a parcel in the commercial district abuts, or is across the street from, a residential district, the front yard required for that residential district shall apply. Where the front yard of the parcel abuts, or is across the street from, more than one residential district, the front yard requirements of the most restrictive district shall apply.

(6)    No setback shall be required between structures within a commercial center where the structures comply with the California Building Code.

(7)    Hotels in the C-P zone district are allowed a maximum height not to exceed fifty-five feet (55') in height by right. Additional height may be allowed, in compliance with Chapter 64 of this title (Conditional Use Permits).

 

TABLE 2-5
COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
REQUIREMENTS BY INDIVIDUAL ZONING DISTRICT (Continued)

Development Feature

C-2 and C-R

C-3

Minimum Parcel Size

C-2 – 15,000 sq. ft.
C-R – 4 acres

None

Minimum Parcel Width

100 ft.

None

Minimum Corner Parcel Width

100 ft.

None

Minimum Reverse Corner Parcel Width

100 ft.

None

Minimum Parcel Depth

150 ft.

None

Setbacks Required (6)

Front

30 ft. (structures),

20 ft. (parking)

None (5)

Side (Each)

None (structures) (2),
5 ft. (parking)

None (2)

Street Side

30 ft. (structures),
20 ft. (parking)

None

Rear

None (3)

None (3)

Maximum Parcel Coverage

33%

None

Main Structure – Maximum Height (Whichever Is Less)

35 ft./2 stories (4)(7)

50 ft./4 stories (4)(7)

Fences/Walls/Hedges

See Section 9.24.060 (Fences, walls, and hedges)

Off-Street Parking

See Chapter 32 of this title (Parking and Loading Standards)

Satellite Antennas

See Chapter 42 of this title (Wireless Telecommunication Facilities)

Notes:

(1)    No main structure shall be erected within fifty feet (50') of railroad or freeway right-of-way.

(2)    Where the commercial district abuts a residential district, the minimum side yard shall be ten feet (10').

(3)    Where the commercial district abuts a residential district, the minimum rear yard shall be ten feet (10').

(4)    Additional height/stories may be allowed, in compliance with Chapter 64 of this title (Conditional Use Permits).

(5)    Where the front yard of a parcel in the commercial district abuts, or is across the street from, a residential district, the front yard required for that residential district shall apply. Where the front yard of the parcel abuts, or is across the street from, more than one residential district, the front yard requirements of the most restrictive district shall apply.

(6)    No setback shall be required between structures within a commercial center where the structures comply with the California Building Code.

(7)    Hotels in the C-2 and C-3 zone districts are allowed a maximum height not to exceed fifty-five feet (55') in height by right. Additional height may be allowed, in compliance with Chapter 64 of this title (Conditional Use Permits).

 

TABLE 2-5
COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
REQUIREMENTS BY INDIVIDUAL ZONING DISTRICT (Continued)

Development Feature

U-C and P-C-C

Minimum Parcel Size

Determined during Zoning Map amendment (6)

Minimum Parcel Width

Determined during Zoning Map amendment (6)

Minimum Corner Parcel Width

Determined during Zoning Map amendment (6)

Minimum Reverse Corner Parcel Width

Determined during Zoning Map amendment (6)

Minimum Parcel Depth

Determined during Zoning Map amendment (6)

Maximum (Gross) Density

25 – 43 DU/acre (compliance with the General Plan or a specific plan)

Setbacks Required

Front

Determined during Zoning Map amendment (6)

Side (Each)

Determined during Zoning Map amendment (6)

Street Side

Determined during Zoning Map amendment (6)

Rear

Determined during Zoning Map amendment (6)

Maximum Parcel Coverage

Determined during Zoning Map amendment (6)

Main Structure – Maximum Height

Determined during Zoning Map amendment and specific plan adoption (6)

Fences/Walls/Hedges

See Section 9.24.060 (Fences, walls and hedges)

Off-Street Parking

See Chapter 32 of this title (Parking and Loading Standards)

Satellite Antennas

See Chapter 42 of this title (Wireless Telecommunication Facilities)

Notes:

(2)    Where the commercial district abuts a residential district, the minimum side yard shall be ten feet (10').

(3)    Where the commercial district abuts a residential district, the minimum rear yard shall be ten feet (10').

(4)    Additional height/stories may be allowed, in compliance with Chapter 64 of this title (Conditional Use Permits).

(5)    Where the front yard of a parcel in the commercial district abuts, or is across the street from, a residential district, the front yard required for that residential district shall apply. Where the front yard of the parcel abuts, or is across the street from, more than one residential district, the front yard requirements of the most restrictive district shall apply.

(6)    The specific development standards for parcels located within the U-C and P-C-C Districts shall be established during the applicable Zoning Map amendment process in compliance with Chapter 86 of this title (Amendments (Development Code, General Plan, and Zone Map)). Processing shall comply with Chapter 74 of this title (Urban Center) or Chapter 76 of this title (Planned Commercial Center).

(7)    The minimum site area can include internal public street area.

(§ 2, Ord. 14-13, eff. October 8, 2014; § 1(2) (Atts. 1, 2), Ord. 20-18, eff. February 3, 2021; § 1(2) (Att. A), Ord. 23-05, eff. August 9, 2023)