The C-3, wholesale commercial zone is intended to provide for and promote concentrations of wholesale and heavy commercial uses in those areas 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 C-3 zone only for the following uses, 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 18.17.060 of this chapter. All uses shall be of a non-nuisance type as regulated by the performance standards in chapter 18.23. 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 (i.e., lawnmowers, children's play structures, and vehicles, etc.) 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.

General.

1.

Auto sales and services.

2.

Boat, trailer, motorcycle sales.

3.

Building materials sales yards.

4.

Furniture and appliances, used.

5.

Plumbing supplies.

6.

Tire sales.

7.

Trailer sales and rentals.

8.

Playground equipment sales and services.

B.

Services.

1.

Animal hospitals, veterinary clinics, and kennels.

2.

Auto body and paint shops.

3.

Auto rental services including offices, storage, and service areas.

4.

Auto repair garages.

5.

Bakeries for retail and wholesale trade.

6.

Boat assembly and repair shops.

7.

Dry cleaning and laundry plants.

8.

Equipment rental.

9.

Fix-it shops.

10.

Ice and cold storage facilities.

11.

Public storage facilities.

12.

Soft drink bottling establishments.

13.

Stove fixture sales.

14.

Swimming pool sales offices including contractor storage facilities.

15.

Upholstery shops.

16.

Machinery sales and service.

17.

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

18.

Moving and storage services.

19.

Pest control services.

20.

Taxidermists.

C.

Others. Any other uses which the Director of Community Development or 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-3 zone:

A.

Public and private off-street parking facilities as specified in subsection 18.17.060.L of this chapter.

B.

Off-street loading facilities as specified in subsection 18.17.060.M of this chapter.

C.

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-3 zone subject to a conditional use permit as provided for in chapter 18.30 of this title.

A.

State licensed general hospitals.

B.

Machine shops.

C.

Sheet metal shops.

D.

Ceramic products processing, using only previously pulverized clay and fired in kilns using only electricity or natural gas.

E.

Open-air sales for other than new and used cars, garden supplies.

F.

Marquee signs.

G.

Sale of used furniture and appliances, subject to the following specific conditions:

1.

All operations shall be carried on within an enclosed building;

2.

No stacking or piling of furniture shall be permitted. The methods of display shall be substantially equivalent to normal practices in establishments selling new furniture and appliances;

3.

Aisles shall be provided which are adequate for direct access to all furniture and equipment on display;

4.

All appliances and furniture on display shall be complete and whole, and shall display no structural damage or broken parts visible to the naked eye;

5.

All used furniture shall meet the sanitary requirements of the County Health Department.

H.

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.

I.

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

J.

Adult businesses as allowed by chapter 5.15 of this Code.

K.

Methadone clinics or similar.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)

The following uses are expressly prohibited in the C-3 zone:

A.

Residential uses.

B.

Any combination of residential and nonresidential uses in any building or structure on any lot.

C.

Trailers, mobile homes for residential uses.

D.

Off-site advertising.

E.

Recreational vehicle (RV) parks.

F.

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

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)

The following property development standards shall apply to all land and buildings in the C-3 zone:

A.

Lot area. For all uses, no requirements.

B.

Lot coverage. For all uses, no requirements.

C.

Lot dimensions. For all uses, no requirements.

D.

Setback requirements.

1.

Front yard: five feet minimum.

2.

Side yard: no requirements.

3.

Rear yard: no requirements.

4.

When property in a C-3 zone is contiguous with any yard in an R zone on the same block frontage, the property in the C-3 zone shall be required to have the same size yard as the R zone property or greater.

5.

Self-supporting, monopole or guyed towers constructed for the purpose of supporting cellular equipment, shall not be located within a distance equal to twice the height of the tower from a residentially zoned parcel.

6.

No front or exterior side yard setback is required for fences in the C-3 zoned area located east of El Camino Avenue between Don Pedro Road and Roeding Road subject to the following:

a.

A minimum ten-foot wide landscaped area shall be provided on the street side of the fence along all street frontages. The minimum ten-foot wide landscaped area may include area in the street right-of-way. The landscaping shall comply with the Water Efficient Landscape Guidelines and Standards and shall be used to screen any outdoor storage areas if the fence is not solid (a chainlink fence with slats is considered solid for screening purposes). The landscape area may be reduced to not less than five feet in width when installed in conjunction with masonry, wrought iron, or other decorative fence material.

b.

The maximum fence height in the front and exterior side yard setback area is eight feet, including any security attachments such as barbed wire.

c.

The type and location of the fence and the required landscaping shall receive approval by the Planning Department.

E.

Distance between buildings. No requirements.

F.

Floor area ratio requirements. 0.50:1.0.

G.

Building height requirements: For all uses, no main building erected shall have a height greater than three stories or 35 feet, whichever is less. No accessory building erected shall have a height greater than two stories or 25 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 buildings, and fire or parapet walls, skylights, towers, church steeples, flagpoles, 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 penthouse, roof structures, or any space above the height limit shall be allowed for the purpose of providing additional floor space.

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 this chapter.

J.

Yards, landscaping, open space requirements.

1.

Yards. The minimum yard requirements for all uses shall be the same as those listed in the setback requirements in subsection D of this section, with the exception of 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. For all uses, the following off-street parking requirements shall apply:

1.

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

2.

Repair shops, wholesale establishments, retail stores which handle only bulk merchandise and similar enterprises: one space for every 300 square feet of net floor area except for floor area used exclusively for truck loading.

3.

Open uses and commercial uses conducted primarily outside of buildings: one space for each employee on the maximum shift plus the number of additional spaces prescribed by the Director of Community Development.

4.

Restaurants, bars, cafes, and other establishments for sale and consumption on the premises of food and beverages: one space for every three seats plus any additional spaces as prescribed by the Director of Community Development.

5.

Warehouses and storage facilities: one space for every 1,000 square feet of building area or one space for each employee during a maximum shift, whichever is greater.

6.

Automobile service stations: one space for every 300 square feet of floor area.

7.

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

8.

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 Director of Planning.

9.

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.

10.

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 Director of Community Development.

11.

General hospitals: 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.

12.

For all mixed uses in the C-3 zone, the parking requirements of the most intense use shall apply.

M.

Off-street loading requirements. All uses shall provide loading spaces unless plans are submitted showing that the receipt, delivery or distribution of goods will not disrupt the circulation and off-street parking spaces on the site. All off-street loading shall comply with the standards established by chapter 18.25 of this title.

N.

Access.

1.

All main vehicular access to and from the C-3 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. All signage shall comply with chapter 18.26 of this title.

P.

Laundry, clothes drying areas, facilities. No provisions.

Q.

Solid waste storage, disposal facilities.

1.

No open storage shall be allowed.

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.

T.

Additional provisions. All metal buildings shall be treated with some rust or corrosion-inhibiting substance. All main metal buildings shall have an architectural facade on the front side and any public-facing side.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)