The purpose of the A-P, administrative professional zone is to provide for and promote concentrations of nonretail businesses and professional offices where such uses are desirable.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)

Buildings, structures, and land shall be used, and buildings and structures shall hereafter be erected, structurally altered or enlarged in the A-P zone only for the following purposes, plus such other uses as the Planning Commission may deem to be similar and not more obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare. All uses shall be subject to the property development standards in section 18.14.060 of this chapter. All uses and storage shall be conducted within a totally enclosed building with the exception of public utility substations, or other outdoor displays of goods typically used outdoors specifically permitted by the Director of Community Development, as long as the outdoor display is not within the public right-of-way, does not block pedestrian (including handicapped) or vehicular access, or occupy required parking spaces:

A.

Administrative, financial, professional offices.

B.

Ambulance services.

C.

Art galleries.

D.

Artist and photographers studios.

E.

Banks and loan institutions.

F.

Child care facilities and nursery schools.

G.

Editorial offices.

H.

Educational institutions.

I.

Employment agencies.

J.

Exhibit halls, however, sale of items exhibited shall be subject to a conditional use permit.

K.

General research, but not involving the manufacture, fabrication, processing or sale of products.

L.

Insurance brokers, adjusters, and agents.

M.

Law offices.

N.

Libraries.

O.

Lodges and meeting halls.

P.

Medical, dental and biological laboratories.

Q.

Medical, dental and therapeutic clinics.

R.

Mortuaries.

S.

Museums.

T.

Newsstands.

U.

Notary publics.

V.

Optometrists.

W.

Orthopedic equipment and supplies.

X.

Pharmacies.

Y.

Physicians' equipment and supplies.

Z.

Public buildings.

AA.

Public utility substations.

BB.

Real estate brokers.

CC.

Stenographers, public.

DD.

Tax consulting services.

EE.

Ticket agencies.

FF.

Vocational colleges, such as barber and beauty colleges, modeling schools, medical training schools.

GG.

Other uses which the Director of Community Development or Planning Commission may deem to be similar in character and purpose to those enumerated above.

HH.

Churches on a minimum lot size of one acre and located on a major thoroughfare or primary collector as designated by the general plan.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)

A.

The following uses shall be permitted as accessory to all the principal uses:

1.

Public and private off-street parking facilities as specified in subsection 18.14.060.L of this chapter.

2.

Signs in accordance with chapter 18.26 of this title.

3.

Minor storage structures for goods sold at retail.

4.

Off-street loading facilities as specified in subsection 18.14.060.M of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)

The following uses may be permitted in the A-P zone subject to a conditional use permit as provided for in chapter 18.30 of this title:

A.

Restaurants, coffee shops and/or tea rooms.

B.

Confectionery stores.

C.

Florists.

D.

Gift shops.

E.

Office supply stores.

F.

Barber shops and beauty shops.

G.

Churches, on a lot size of less than one acre.

H.

State licensed general hospitals.

I.

State licensed sanitariums, residential care facilities, and maternity homes.

J.

State licensed child care facilities.

L.

Public parks and playgrounds.

M.

Fortunetelling and related activities as defined in chapter 5.12 of this Code; provided that no fortunetelling establishment shall be located closer than 1,000 feet to any other licensed fortunetelling establishment.

N.

Residential uses. However, the Director of Community Development and Planning Commission shall ensure that residential use does not preempt office use.

O.

Methadone clinics or similar.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)

The following uses are expressly prohibited in an A-P zone:

A.

Industrial waste.

B.

Commercial uses not otherwise expressly allowed in this chapter.

C.

Mobile homes and trailers.

D.

The keeping of any livestock.

E.

The keeping of more than three domestic animals.

F.

Agricultural uses.

G.

Metal buildings, except accessory buildings used exclusively for storage. All such accessory metal buildings shall be treated with some rust or corrosion-inhibiting substance.

H.

Off-site advertising.

I.

Adult businesses as defined in chapter 5.15 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)

The following property development standards shall apply to all land and buildings in the A-P zone:

A.

Lot area. For all new lots and proposed rezoning, the following provisions shall apply:

1.

For all principal uses, the minimum lot area shall be 8,000 square feet.

2.

For uses requiring a use permit, as specified by the Planning Commission.

B.

Lot coverage. For nonresidential use, the maximum allowable lot coverage by structures for all uses shall be 30 percent.

C.

Lot dimensions. For all new lots and proposed rezoning, the following provisions shall apply; unless otherwise approved by the Planning Commission:

1.

Width.

a.

All interior lots shall have a minimum width of 60 feet.

b.

All corner lots shall have a minimum width of 75 feet.

c.

All cul-de-sac or curvilinear lots shall have a minimum width of 40 feet at the front line.

2.

Depth. All lots shall have a minimum depth of 100 feet.

D.

Setback requirements. The following setback requirements shall apply to all uses in the A-P zone:

1.

Front yard. 15 feet minimum, except detached accessory structures shall have a 35-foot minimum front yard.

2.

Side yard.

a.

Interior side yard. Eight feet minimum. However, for a residential use within the zone, one interior side yard shall have a setback of at least 12 feet. A garage space may be substituted for a portion of the required 12 feet such that a side yard setback of five feet is permitted adjacent to the garage space.

b.

Exterior side yard. 15 feet minimum.

3.

Rear yard. Ten feet minimum.

4.

When property in an A-P zone is contiguous with an R zone on the same block frontage, the property in the A-P zone shall be required to have the same size rear yard as the R zone property or greater.

E.

Distance between buildings. The following provisions shall apply for distance between main buildings, accessory buildings, and between main and accessory buildings on the same lot. Whenever two or more buildings of mixed height are adjacent to one another, the distance provisions pertaining to the highest of the buildings shall apply.

1.

For buildings end to end, the minimum distance between buildings shall be ten feet for single-story buildings, and 20 feet for two-story buildings.

2.

For buildings rear to end or front to end with space for exit or entry purposes, the minimum distance between buildings shall be 15 feet for single-story buildings, and 25 feet for two-story buildings.

3.

For buildings front to rear with space for exit or entry purposes, the minimum distance between buildings shall be 20 feet for single-story buildings, and 30 feet for two-story buildings.

4.

For buildings front to front arranged about an interior court with a driveway to said interior court, the driveway being access to parking area or building, the minimum distance between buildings shall be 30 feet for single-story buildings, and 40 feet for two-story buildings. However, if no driveway is provided, the minimum distance shall be 25 feet for single story buildings, and 35 feet for two-story buildings.

F.

Floor area ratio requirements.

1.

For all nonresidential buildings and the first story of all multiple story buildings, the maximum allowable FAR shall be 1.0:1.0.

2.

For all residential single story and two-story buildings at R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 densities, floor area ratio requirements shall be those set forth in subsections 18.08.060.F, 18.09.060.F, 18.10.060.F, 18.11.060.F, and 18.12.120.F, respectively.

G.

Building height requirements. No main building erected shall have a height greater than two stories or 25 feet, whichever is less. No accessory building erected in an A-P zone shall have a height greater than one story or 15 feet, whichever is less. Permitted projections above this height include: penthouses or roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building, and fire or parapet walls, skylights, towers, church steeples, flagpoles, roof signs when permitted in the zone, chimneys, water tanks or wireless masts or similar structures, when approved by the Planning Commission; provided, that the same may be safely erected and maintained at such height in view of the surrounding conditions and circumstances. No penthouses or roof structures, or any space above the height limit shall be allowed for the purpose of providing additional floor space. Any area of an A-P zone that falls within the area designated as an airport overlay zone shall comply with the height limitations prescribed by that zone, if they are more restrictive.

H.

Population density. For all residential uses, the density shall not exceed 25 dwelling units per acre.

I.

Site plan approval. Before any building is erected on any lot, a site plan, floor plans of all buildings, elevations of all buildings, and a landscape plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

J.

Yards, landscaping, open space requirements.

1.

Yards. Except as otherwise provided, the minimum yard requirements for all principal uses shall be as follows:

a.

Front yard: ten feet minimum.

b.

Interior side yard: five feet minimum.

c.

Exterior side yard: five feet minimum.

d.

Rear yard: five feet minimum.

2.

Hospitals, sanitariums, and similar facilities. The minimum yard requirements for general hospitals, sanitariums, residential care facilities, maternity homes, educational institutions, and child care facilities shall be as follows:

a.

For sanitariums, residential care facilities, and maternity homes, minimum individual yards shall comply with the following:

(1)

Front yard: 20 feet minimum.

(2)

Side yard: 25 feet interior minimum; 25 feet exterior minimum.

(3)

Rear yard: 25 feet minimum.

b.

For educational institutions and child care facilities, minimum individual yards shall comply with the following:

(1)

Front yard: 40 feet minimum.

(2)

Side yard: 30 feet interior minimum; 40 feet exterior minimum.

(3)

Rear yard: 30 feet minimum.

c.

For general hospitals minimum individual yards shall comply with the following:

(1)

Front yard: 50 feet minimum.

(2)

Side yard: 40 feet interior minimum; 50 feet exterior minimum.

(3)

Rear yard: 40 feet minimum.

3.

Landscaping. All uses shall provide landscaping which shall be maintained. All new development shall be consistent with the Ceres Water Efficient Landscape Guidelines and Standards and the State of California Model Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) requirements. All landscaped areas that abut public property shall include a four-inch raised planter box along the line of abutment.

4.

Open space requirements. Additional open space requirements shall be specified by the Planning Commission upon site plan approval.

K.

Fences, hedges and walls.

1.

All nonresidential uses that abut a residential zone, a six-foot high solid masonry wall or landscaped and maintained fence shall be required. Fencing requirements between nonresidential uses and residential uses shall be approved by the Planning Commission.

2.

All multiple-family residential use with greater than five units that abut a single-family or two-family residential dwelling, shall provide a six-foot high solid masonry wall, or landscaping and maintained fence shall be required.

3.

All general hospitals, sanitariums, residential care facilities, maternity homes, educational institutions, and child care facilities shall be required to have a six-foot high solid masonry wall or landscaped and maintained fence on all sides adjacent to another use.

L.

Off-street parking requirements.

1.

Ambulance service: one space for each employee on the maximum shift, plus any additional spaces as prescribed by the Director of Community Development.

2.

Public business and professional offices except medical and dental offices: one space for every 275 square feet of net floor area, not including areas used exclusively for storage.

3.

Libraries, museums, art galleries and similar uses: one space for every 600 square feet of net floor area and one space for every two employees.

4.

Banks, loan, and title companies: one space for every 200 square feet of net floor area, not including floor area used exclusively for storage.

5.

Schools and colleges, including public, parochial and private elementary, high schools, kindergarten and nursery schools: one space for every employee, including teachers and administrative and one space for every four students in grade 11 and above.

6.

General research institutions: one space for each employee on the maximum shift, plus any additional spaces as prescribed by the Director of Community Development.

7.

Places of public assembly: one space for every six seats or one space for every 60 square feet of floor area usable for seating if seats are not fixed in all facilities in which simultaneous use is probable as determined by the Director of Community Development.

8.

Medical and dental offices: one space for every 150 square feet of net floor area plus one space for every two employees for medical office buildings or complexes with up to 6,000 square feet of net floor area served by a single parking lot; or one space for every 200 square feet of net floor area plus one space for every two employees for medical office buildings or complexes with 6,000 to 12,000 square feet of net floor area served by a single parking lot; or one space for every 250 square feet of net floor area plus one space for every two employees for medical office buildings or complexes with over 12,000 square feet of net floor area serviced by a single parking lot.

9.

Funeral homes, mortuaries: one space for every five seats of the aggregate number of seats provided in all assembly rooms of the mortuary.

10.

Public buildings and grounds other than schools: one space for every two employees, plus the number of additional open spaces prescribed by the Director of Community Development.

11.

Public utility structures and installations: one space for every two employees on the maximum shift plus the number of additional spaces prescribed by the Director of Community Development.

12.

Post offices: one space for every 1,000 square feet of net floor area and one space for each employee.

13.

Business, professional, trade, art, craft, music and dancing schools, and colleges: one space for each employee including the teachers and administrators and one additional for every two students 16 years or older.

14.

Retail stores, food, drug, variety stores, and similar enterprises: one space for every 200 square feet of net floor area exclusively for administrative office, storage or truck loading.

15.

Restaurants, bars, cafes and other establishments for sale and consumption on the premises of food and beverages: one space for every three seats.

16.

General hospitals, sanitariums, and charitable and religious institutions providing sleeping accommodations: 1½ spaces for each licensed bed. Facilities of 100 beds and larger shall provide off-street parking as prescribed by the Director of Community Development.

17.

Residential care facilities: one space for every three licensed beds.

18.

For all residential uses at R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 densities, two fully enclosed and covered off-street parking spaces per unit.

M.

Off-street loading requirements. All uses that require the receipt, delivery or distribution of goods by truck with the potential frequency of once a day or greater; one loading berth, plus such additional berths as may be prescribed by the Director of Community Development. Off-street loading shall comply with the standards established by chapter 18.25 of this title.

N.

Access.

1.

All main vehicular access to an A-P zone shall be through streets with a classification of collector or greater, as required by the general plan.

2.

All general hospitals allowed in the A-P zone shall be located on streets with a classification of major thoroughfare or greater as designated by the general plan.

3.

There shall be vehicular access from a dedicated street or alley to off-street parking facilities on the property requiring off-street parking.

4.

All ingress and egress to and from public property shall be in a forward motion, except for a single-family dwelling on a minor street. Access for the reconstruction of an existing nonconforming building shall be as approved by the Planning Commission and Director of Community Development.

O.

Signing. All signage shall comply with chapter 18.26 of this title.

P.

Laundry, clothes drying areas, and facilities. Laundry, clothes drying areas, and facilities shall not be allowed in front and exterior side yards. For all medium and medium-high density multiple-family residential dwellings, each lot shall provide clothes drying areas; either mechanical, solar, or both, which shall be sufficiently concealed from public view.

Q.

Solid waste storage, disposal facilities.

1.

No open storage shall be permitted.

2.

Unless specifically waived by the Director of Community Development, an area for the storage, collection, and loading of garbage, solid waste, refuse and recyclable materials shall be provided for each use or development where common trash collection facilities are provided. Such areas shall be conveniently located for users and collectors and of sufficient size to accommodate the volume of garbage, solid waste, refuse and recyclable materials generated by the use, uses or development. Such areas shall be protected from the weather and screened from public view in accordance with the Ceres Water Efficient Landscaping Guidelines and Standards.

3.

For residential use at R-3 and R-4 densities, as set forth in subsections 18.10.060.Q, and 18.11.060.Q, respectively. However, two-family dwellings, shall be subject to the requirements set forth in subsection 18.09.060.Q.

R.

Park-in-lieu fees. For all residential uses, park land dedication or in-lieu fees shall be required, based on a per dwelling unit assessment. Park-in-lieu fees shall be calculated as established in chapter 13 of title 17.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)