Neighborhood business districts, hereinafter designated C-N districts, are established to provide for the development of small convenience shopping and related facilities in areas which are predominantly residential, at locations where such facilities can be grouped without detriment and appropriately conditioned to promote and protect the intent of the district, and to protect them by excluding uses which would tend to reduce their effectiveness as a neighborhood service.

(Ord. 94-42 § 1 (part): prior gen. code § 8-47.0)

The following principal uses are permitted in a C-N district:

A.

Bank, barber shop, beauty parlor, cleaning or laundry agency, restaurant, self-service laundry;

B.

Store for sale or retail of books, clothing, drugs, flowers, food, hardware, musical goods, photographic supplies, variety goods or household supplies, retail sales of auto parts, but not to include parts machining or any nonretail service;

C.

Office or office building;

D.

In Castro Valley (areas within the Castro Valley Urbanized Area), in addition to uses listed above, the following are also permitted:

1.

Community facilities subject to Section 17.52.1340 (Community facilities in Castro Valley).

2.

Day Care Center subject to Section 17.52.1330 (Day care centers in Castro Valley).

3.

Artisan/maker space.

(Ord. 96-15 § 1 (part): prior gen. code § 8-47.1)

(Ord. No. 2020-66, § 10, 12-15-20)

In addition to the uses listed in Sections 17.52.480 and 17.52.580, the following are conditional uses in a C-N district and shall be permitted only if approved by the board of zoning adjustments as provided in Section 17.54.130:

A.

Public utility substation, not including service yard, storage of materials, or vehicles, or repair facilities;

B.

Parking lot; in Castro Valley (areas within the Castro Valley Urbanized Areas) parking lots are subject to the requirements of Section 17.52.1360;

C.

Service station, Type A;

D.

Drive-in business; in Castro Valley (areas within the Castro Valley Urbanized Areas) drive-in business are subject to the requirements of Section 17.52.1350;

E.

A facility retailing a variety of automotive parts and supplies which are installed and serviced on the site but does not include engine, transmission or differential rebuilding or body repair;

F.

Alcohol outlet;

G.

Indoor recreation facility.

(Ord. 2002-60 (part); Ord. 2002-18 § 1, 2001; Ord. 96-15 § 1 (part): Ord. 94-42 § 1 (part): prior gen. code § 8-47.2)

(Ord. No. 2020-66, § 10, 12-15-20)

Any structure one thousand (1,000) square feet or more or any construction aggregating one thousand (1,000) square feet or more placed since July 9, 1977, shall be subject to site development review pursuant to Section 17.54.210; unless zoning approval is granted upon the determination that the construction constitutes a minor project and that the building permit plans are in accord with the intent and objectives of the site development review procedure.

(Prior gen. code § 8-47.2.1)

The yard requirements in C-N districts shall be as follows, subject to the general provisions of Section 17.52.330:

A.

Depth of front yard: not less than twenty (20) feet;

B.

Depth of rear yard: none, except that where the abutting lot at the rear is in an R district there shall be rear yard having a depth not less than fifteen (15) feet;

C.

Width of side yard: none, except that where the abutting lot at the side is in any R district, there shall be side yard having a width not less than the minimum required in such R district and the side yard on the street side of a corner lot shall be not less than ten feet.

(Prior gen. code § 8-47.3)

No building or structure in a C-N district shall have a height in excess of thirty-five (35) feet except as provided by Section 17.52.090.

(Prior gen. code § 8-47.4)

Signs permitted subject to Section 17.52.520.

A.

Type. Business signs.

B.

Size. Area of all signs not to exceed one square foot for each one lineal foot of either primary building frontage or secondary building frontage, up to a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet for each business; provided, however, that twenty-five (25) square feet is guaranteed to each business.

C.

Location. Wall signs only.

D.

Character. No sign shall be flashing or intermittent, contain moving parts, or be located so as to be directed towards lands in any adjacent R district, except pursuant to Section 17.52.515(A)(3) and in conformance with Section 17.54.226.

(Prior gen. code § 8-47.5)

(Ord. No. 2010-49, § 6, 9-14-10)

Subject to Section 17.52.520, one service station sign display structure, thirty-two (32) square feet total area or when combined with the service station price sign permitted by Section 17.52.520P, sixty-four (64) square feet total for the entire structure.

Such sign shall not exceed six feet in height. The business sign portion shall be included as part of the aggregate sign area permitted on the property; however, the supporting members and design elements shall not be so included and the sign may be freestanding and may be located within a required yard. Every such sign shall be subject to site development review pursuant to Section 17.54.210.

(Prior gen. code § 8-47.5.1)

All principal uses permitted in C-N districts shall be conducted entirely within a building except a parking lot, an electrical substation, and the servicing of automobiles with gasoline, oil, air and water.

(Prior gen. code § 8-47.6)

All uses in C-N districts shall conform to the performance standards of this title for M-P districts as set forth in Section 17.42.020.

(Prior gen. code § 8-47.7)

(Ord. No. 2010-71, § 56, 12-21-10)