The C-2, community commercial zone is intended to provide for and promote concentrations of community-oriented commercial uses as well as appropriate public, quasi-public, and administrative professional uses within the City.

(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 C-2 zone only for the following uses, plus such other uses as the Planning Commission may deem to be similar and are not more obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare. All uses shall be subject to the property development standards in section 18.16.060 of this chapter. All uses and storage shall be conducted within a totally enclosed building with the exception of public utility substations, nursery stock, and incidental goods or outdoor displays of goods typically used outdoors, such as lawnmowers, children's play structures, and vehicles, specifically permitted by the Director of Community Development. In no event shall an outdoor display be placed within the public right-of-way, block pedestrian or vehicular access, or occupy required parking spaces:

A.

General:

1.

All principal uses of the A-P zone.

2.

Those uses allowed in the C-1 zone.

3.

Public buildings.

B.

Retail stores:

1.

Automobile parts sales.

2.

Auto rental offices, but no storage or servicing of rental cars on the premises shall be permitted.

3.

Bakeries for on-premises retail sale only.

4.

Clothing and wearing apparel stores.

5.

Department stores.

6.

Electrical fixture supply stores.

7.

New furniture stores.

8.

Household appliance stores.

9.

Leather goods and luggage stores.

10.

Liquor stores.

11.

Retail floor covering facilities.

12.

Furriers.

13.

Pawnshops.

14.

Plumbing fixture supply stores.

15.

Printing and office supply stores.

16.

Restaurants, cocktail lounges, nightclubs where liquor, beer or other alcoholic beverages may be sold for consumption on the premises.

17.

Saddle sales and repair.

18.

Shoe stores.

19.

Sporting goods stores.

20.

Toy stores.

C.

Services:

1.

Automatic car washes.

2.

Blueprinting and photocopy services.

3.

Locksmiths.

4.

Mail order offices.

D.

Others:

1.

Shopping centers.

2.

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

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)

The following uses may be permitted as accessory to the principal uses in the C-2 zone:

A.

Residential uses clearly secondary and incidental to the principal use.

B.

Minor storage structures for goods sold at retail.

C.

Public and private off-street parking facilities as specified in subsection 18.26.120.L of this chapter.

D.

Off-street loading facilities as specified in subsection 18.26.120.M of this chapter.

E.

The operation of six or less coin-operated amusement devices.

F.

Recycling center consisting of an area less than 500 square feet, subject to site plan approval.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)

The following uses may be permitted in the C-2 zone subject to a conditional use permit as provided for in chapter 18.50 of this title.

A.

Automobile service stations, subject to the provisions of section 18.28.090 of this title.

B.

Dry cleaning and laundry plants.

C.

Churches on a lot size of less than one acre.

D.

Printing shops, (not including photocopying).

E.

Commercial recreation facilities.

F.

General hospitals, (excluding sanitariums, residential care facilities, and maternity homes).

G.

Auto repair garages.

H.

Marquee signs.

I.

Auto sales facilities; provided that such facilities shall be permitted only on major thoroughfares as designated by the general plan.

J.

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.

K.

Self-supporting, monopole or guyed towers constructed for the purpose of supporting cellular telephone antennas.

L.

Methadone clinics or similar.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)

The following uses are expressly prohibited in the C-2 zone:

A.

Residential uses, unless clearly secondary and incidental to the principal use.

B.

Trailers, mobile homes for residential uses.

C.

Industrial uses.

D.

Wholesaling and warehousing.

E.

Off-site advertising.

F.

Recycling center consisting of an area greater than 500 square feet.

G.

Adult businesses as defined in chapter 5.15 of this Code.

H.

Self-supporting, monopole or guyed towers constructed for the purpose of supporting cellular equipment.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)

The following property development standards shall apply to all land and buildings in the C-2 zone:

A.

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

1.

For all shopping centers, the minimum lot area shall be two acres.

2.

For all other uses, no requirements.

B.

Lot coverage. No requirements.

C.

Lot dimensions. No requirements.

D.

Setback requirements. For all uses in the C-2 zone, the following setback provisions shall apply:

1.

Front yard: Five feet minimum.

2.

Side yard: No minimum.

3.

Rear yard: Ten feet minimum.

4.

When property in a C-2 zone is contiguous with any yard in a residential "R" zone on the same block frontage, the property in the C-2 zone shall be required to have the same size yard as the residential "R" zone property or greater.

E.

Distance between buildings. No requirements.

F.

Floor area ratio requirements. 0.50:1.0.

G.

Building height requirements. The height of all main and accessory buildings erected in the C-2 zone shall be as approved by the Planning Commission upon site plan approval, except those areas of a C-2 zone that fall within the area designated as an airport overlay zone, which shall comply with the airport overlay zone height requirements.

H.

Population density. No requirements.

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 the Community Commercial Zone in this chapter.

J.

Yards, landscaping, open space requirements.

1.

Yards. The minimum individual yard requirements for all uses shall be the same as the setback requirements in subsection D of this section except for general hospitals.

a.

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.

2.

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.

3.

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 general hospitals shall be surrounded by a six-foot high solid masonry wall or landscaped and maintained fence.

2.

For all uses that abut a residential zone, a six-foot high solid masonry wall or landscaped and maintained fence shall be required.

L.

Off-street parking requirements.

1.

For A-P uses, see subsection 18.22.120.L of this title.

2.

For all other uses, the following off-street parking requirements shall apply:

a.

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

b.

Repair shops, retail stores which handle only bulk merchandise, and similar enterprises: One space for every 300 square feet of net floor area not including floor area used exclusively for truck loading.

c.

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

d.

Automobile service stations and service garages: One space for every 300 square feet of floor area.

e.

Self-service car washes: One space for each wash bay plus reservoir of spaces equal to three times the capacity of the car wash facility.

f.

General hospitals: 1½ spaces for each licensed bed. Facilities of 100 beds and larger shall provide off-street parking as prescribed by the Community Development Director.

g.

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

h.

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

i.

Places of public assembly: One space for every five seats or one space for every 50 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 Community Development Director.

j.

All Off-street parking shall comply with the standards established by chapter 18.25.

k.

Automatic car washes: spaces equal to six times the capacity of the facility.

l.

For all mixed uses, the parking requirements of the most intense use shall apply.

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 any additional berths as may be prescribed by the Director of Community Development.

N.

Access.

1.

All main vehicular access to and from the C-2 zone shall be through streets with a classification of major thoroughfare or greater, as designated by the general plan.

2.

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

3.

All ingress and egress to and from public property shall be in a forward motion.

O.

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

P.

Laundry, clothes drying areas, facilities. No requirements.

Q.

Solid waste storage, disposal facilities.

1.

No open storage allowed 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.

R.

Recreational facilities. No requirements.

S.

Park-in-lieu fees. No requirements.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)