Cerritos City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 22
26 CC – COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONE
§ 22.26.100 Purpose.
The CC zone is intended to provide for the conduct of business serving the entire city and surrounding communities including the sale of convenience goods and services, shopping goods and services, and a variety of commercial and professional activities. It is further intended that these activities shall provide additional municipal revenue as well as business opportunities and employment opportunities for residents of the city.
(Ord. 372 § 1 (part), 1972)
§ 22.26.200 Location.
The following criteria shall be considered in establishing and maintaining the CC zone:
(1)
Need based on population of service area;
(2)
Convenient and efficient vehicular access from major arterial streets;
(3)
Availability of land suitable for grouping of related activities in subcenters with pedestrian circulation within such subcenters.
(Ord. 372 § 1 (part), 1972)
§ 22.26.300 Permitted uses.
Premises in the CC zone may be used for the permitted uses of the CN zone and in addition fortunetelling is a permitted use.
(Ord. 372 § 1 (part), 1972; Ord. 534 § 2, 1976; Ord. 645 § 7, 1986)
§ 22.26.400 Conditional uses.
(a)
The conditional uses of the CN zone may be permitted in the CC zone if it is found in each case that:
(1)
The site has adequate size, shape, location, and configuration to permit the development of said use, ensuring that there shall not be a detrimental effect on adjacent properties and that adequate buffering and screening are provided for all activities;
(2)
There is feasibility of arranging ingress and egress without interference or hazard with adjacent land uses and properties, with street traffic, or with the overall circulation pattern of the entire coordinated development;
(3)
There is compatibility with adjacent land uses, structures, activities, and the architectural theme of the development and the community;
(4)
The site is located, designed, and oriented in a manner that will encourage integration and compatibility of adjacent developments;
(5)
The criteria of Section 23.10.210 are satisfied; and
(6)
Specific conditions are imposed to carry out the purpose of this code.
(b)
These conditional uses include:
(1)
Equipment rental stores: medical, recreational, home and garden equipment if stored indoors;
(2)
Printing shops, providing the orientation of equipment and the floor plan is designed to ensure that the use shall be compatible with adjacent uses and properties, and not cause noise, odors and vibrations which adversely impact adjacent properties;
(3)
Drive-through service restaurants, pursuant to the provisions of Section 22.40.960; and
(4)
Comparable uses, as determined according to the provisions of Section 22.20.100.
(c)
Public and private auctions may be permitted in the CC zone if it is found in each case that:
(1)
The site has adequate size, shape, location, and configuration to permit the development of said use, ensuring that there shall not be a detrimental effect on adjacent properties and that adequate buffering and screening is provided for all activities;
(2)
There is feasibility of arranging ingress and egress without interference or hazard with adjacent land uses and properties, with street traffic, or with the overall circulation pattern of the entire coordinated development;
(3)
There is compatibility with adjacent land uses, structures, activities, and the architectural theme of the development and the community;
(4)
The site is located, designed, and oriented in a manner that will encourage integration and compatibility of adjacent developments;
(5)
The criteria of Section 23.10.210 are satisfied; and
(6)
Specific conditions are imposed to carry out the purpose of this code.
(Ord. 372 § 1 (part), 1972; Ord. 534 § 3, 1976; Ord. 737 § 18, 1994; Ord. 827 § 10, 2001; Ord. 1039 § 8, 2023)
§ 22.26.450 Temporary uses.
Refer to Section 22.20.450.
(Ord. 372 § 1 (part), 1972)
§ 22.26.550 Prohibited uses.
The following uses are prohibited in the CC zone:
(1)
Automobile paint, body and fender, brake and tire shops;
(2)
Automobile repair other than minor servicing at an automobile service station;
(3)
Automobile car washes;
(4)
Automobile sales, leasing and rental;
(5)
Bars and cocktail lounges not a part of a bona fide restaurant;
(6)
Contractor’s yard;
(7)
Heavy equipment sales or lease;
(8)
Agricultural or industrial equipment sales;
(9)
Comparable uses, as determined according to the provisions of Section 22.20.100.
(Ord. 372 § 1 (part), 1972; Ord. 534 § 5, 1976; Ord. 737 § 20, 1994)
§ 22.26.600 Intensity standards.
On any parcel of land or unit of development the following intensity standards shall apply:
(1)
Building Coverage. The percentage of building coverage to parcel area shall be no greater than fifty percent.
(2)
Floor Area Ratio. The percentage of floor area to parcel area shall be no greater than one hundred percent.
(Ord. 372 § 1 (part), 1972)
§ 22.26.700 Site development standards.
In addition to the development standards established by and under Chapters 22.70 to 22.74 of this code, the following standards shall apply to property in the CC zone:
(1)
Adjacent Street Setback. There shall be a minimum building setback from the property line of twenty-five feet along the full street frontage of a site and the entire setback area shall be landscaped. For legal corner parcels that are 0.60 of an acre or less in size and that have at least two street frontages at March 11, 2004, the adjacent street building setback may be reduced to twenty feet from the adjacent property line along the street frontage and the entire required setback area shall be landscaped.
(2)
Side and Rear Setbacks.
(a)
From Adjoining Property. Abutting a residential area there shall be side and rear yard setbacks of at least twenty-four feet. Abutting a nonresidential parcel, there shall be a setback of at least twelve feet, except that a building may be constructed on a property line; provided, however, that the buildings on both sides of the property line are either abutting or are separated by at least twenty-four feet, and that a plan for development is approved by the city council so as to enhance the design of the development. The approving authority may reduce the required setback along a property line separating adjacent parcels in separate ownership if such parcels are included within a unified precise plan of development and have the same land use designation.
(b)
From a Street. Side and rear setbacks from a property line adjacent to a street shall be at least twenty-five feet.
(3)
Building Height. The maximum building height shall be two stories or thirty-five feet whichever is less; provided, that a building or structure shall not exceed a height equal to the least horizontal distance between the building and a property line adjacent to a residential area. No building shall provide vision into an adjacent residential yard.
(4)
Storage. Except in an instance where specifically permitted and controlled under the provisions of this code, open storage of equipment and materials is prohibited.
(5)
Landscaping. At least fifteen percent of the area not covered by buildings shall be landscaped. The landscaping of parking areas as required in Section 22.74.400 shall not be included as a part of the required fifteen percent landscaping.
(6)
Access for the Physically Handicapped. Access must be provided for the physically handicapped to floors other than that closest to grade in office buildings by means of an elevator. Access to office uses on floors other than that closest to grade may be by stairs; provided, that the offices are less than one thousand square feet in total area per floor or that the office uses are incidental to and operated in conjunction with another use (i.e., warehousing, manufacturing, retail sales) within the same building except when the only available toilet facilities are on other levels.
(7)
Alarm Systems and Additional Security Devices. Commercial, office, and industrial buildings shall be required to be installed with periphery alarm system wiring approved by the director of community development. In those instances where the proposed use of the property may require additional security devices, then the director of community development may require, in addition to the periphery system wiring, the installation of an approved alarm system device.
(Ord. 372 § 1 (part), 1972; Ord. 877 §§ 1, 2, 2004; Ord. 912 § 29, 2006)
§ 22.26.750 Signs.
The provisions of Chapter 22.48 shall apply in the CC zone.
(Ord. 372 § 1 (part), 1972; Ord. 517 § 7, 1976)
§ 22.26.800 Environmental performance standards.
The environmental performance standards established under Chapter 22.80 shall apply in the CC zone.
(Ord. 372 § 1 (part), 1972)
