This zone is intended to provide for and encourage the orderly development of commercial areas designed to serve community-wide needs. Such areas provide a wide variety of goods and services and must be consistent with the overall development of the city and its environs. The provisions of this zone are intended to ensure that such commerce will be compatible with adjacent, noncommercial development, and to minimize the undesirable effects of heavy traffic, type of activity, and to set forth site requirements. This zone implements the Suburban Retail land use designation in the General Plan.

(Prior code § 042.01)

(Ord. No. 1204, § 3(Exh. A.1), 7-26-23)

The following uses are permitted in the C-G (General Commercial) zone, subject to all provisions of this chapter:

A.

Primary Uses.

1.

All uses permitted by Section 17.24.010 A of the C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) zone except laundromats/coin-operated dry-cleaning establishments.

2.

Retail Uses:

a.

Antique shop.

b.

Appliance store.

c.

Automobile accessories and parts.

d.

Art gallery.

e.

Bicycle shop.

f.

Bookstore.

g.

Cigar or tobacco store.

h.

Clothing or apparel sales.

i.

Confectionery store.

j.

Department store.

k.

Drugstore.

l.

Electronics store.

m.

Furniture store.

n.

Grocery store.

o.

Interior decorator.

p.

Jewelry store.

q.

Lapidary.

r.

Motorcycle sales and accessories.

s.

Pet shop, including grooming, but no kennel.

t.

Photographic supplies.

u.

Restaurant without liquor sales.

v.

Shoe store.

w.

Sporting goods store.

x.

Toy store.

y.

Unfinished furniture sales (new).

z.

Yardage store.

3.

Multi-tenant retail.

4.

Service Businesses.

a.

Bicycle repair shop.

b.

Blueprinting service.

c.

Business, trade schools.

d.

Drafting service.

e.

Drycleaning establishments.

f.

Exhibition hall, theater, auditorium.

g.

Hotels and motels.

h.

Library or reading room.

i.

Locksmith.

j.

Medical or dental clinic.

k.

Microfilm service.

l.

Mortuary.

m.

Photo studio.

n.

Private lodges, clubs, meeting halls.

o.

Radio, television repair

p.

Rental of household, sickroom, and office equipment.

q.

Secretarial service.

r.

Shoe repair.

s.

Small appliance repair.

t.

Studio, dancing, music, art, etc.

u.

Telephone answering service.

v.

Tuxedo/costume rental.

5.

Office uses of all types, including, but not limited to the following:

a.

Medical and dental offices.

b.

Administrative, business, executive and editorial.

c.

Professional offices.

d.

Financial, insurance, real estate offices, including banks and related institutions.

e.

General offices.

6.

Outdoor Uses. Only the following outdoor uses are permitted:

a.

Plant nurseries, provided that all areas devoted to outdoor storage of other than live plant material shall be completely screened from view from arterial highways and abutting residential properties. No bulk storage of sand, gravel, fertilizer, or other chemical or organic materials is permitted.

7.

Public Utility Facilities (City-initiated).

B.

Accessory Uses. The following buildings, structures, and uses are permitted when clearly incidental and accessory to a primary permitted use:

1.

Wholesaling of products.

2.

The manufacturing, processing, treatment, or storage of products which is clearly incidental to the retail or service business conducted on the premises, provided that:

a.

The premises are not the primary source of the production of goods sold on the premises.

b.

Not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the ground floor area shall be used for such purposes.

c.

No motor exceeding one horsepower be used for manufacturing, treatment, or processing in connection therewith, and that the total horsepower so used shall not exceed five horsepower. This restriction shall not apply to air conditioning equipment.

d.

No portion of any building or premises so used shall be less than fifty (50) feet from any residential district.

3.

Dwelling, where used by a proprietor, manager, or custodian of a use permitted within this zone.

4.

Signs as follows, subject to all provisions of Section 17.56.010 of this title:

a.

One unlighted sign pertaining to the rental, sale or lease of the premises, not to exceed twenty (20) square feet in area.

b.

Advertising signs pertaining only to the goods and services sold on the premises, or to the name of the establishment. The total aggregate area of all signs pertaining to any one establishment shall be one hundred fifty (150) square feet for those establishments with less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of gross floor area, and two hundred fifty (250) square feet for those establishments with one thousand five hundred (1,500) or more square feet of gross floor area.

5.

Canopies, arcades, carports, or similar shading devices.

6.

Other accessory uses customarily appurtenant to a primary permitted use.

C.

Conditional Uses. The following uses may be permitted in all sectors of the CG zone subject to obtaining a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 17.74.

1.

Ambulance services.

2.

Automobile accessories and parts.

3.

Automotive repair garage as an accessory to automobile service station.

4.

Automobile service stations, including self-service stations or self-service islands at a store, but only if such self-service establishments maintain restroom facilities for both sexes and water and air for the vehicles.

5.

Bars and Cocktail Lounges.

6.

Bowling, pool, or billiard centers.

7.

Bus terminals, depots, and similar transit facilities.

8.

Car washes.

9.

Ceramic products manufacture.

10.

Check Cashing services.

11.

Commercial cannabis testing laboratories, pursuant to Chapter 17.85.

12.

Commercial parking lots.

13.

Commercial psychic activities.

14.

Dance Halls.

15.

Drive-in, walk-up, or other fast-food establishments.

16.

Engineering research and testing firms and laboratories.

17.

Laundromat/coin operated laundry so long as a full-time attendant is provided.

18.

Liquor sales, subject to Section 17.74.015.

19.

Mattress manufacture.

20.

Mini-Storage Warehouse as accessory to a permitted use.

21.

Multi-bay auto repair.

22.

Mortuaries.

23.

Neighborhood recycling centers, pursuant to Chapter 17.90;

24.

New and used automobile sales and mobilehome sales, provided that a ten-foot landscaped setback from the planned highway right-of-way line be maintained.

25.

Non-storefront cannabis retailers and non-storefront retail microbusinesses, pursuant to Chapter 17.84.

26.

Pawn shops.

27.

Parcel or overnight delivery services.

28.

Photocopying, photo processing and blueprinting.

29.

Plumbing shop, provided all outside storage is completely screened.

30.

Printing establishments.

31.

Sign manufacture.

32.

Special Event Establishments.

33.

Taproom.

34.

Tattoo and body piercing parlors.

35.

Thrift stores (Reconditioned or used merchandise sales)

36.

Tourist camps.

37.

Truck, farm implement and machinery sales and rental, sale of parts.

38.

Swap meet, indoor.

39.

Swap meet, outdoor.

D.

Prohibited Uses. The following uses are prohibited in the C-G (General Commercial) zone:

1.

Residential.

2.

Mobilehomes.

(Prior code § 042.02)

(Ord. No. 1033, § 2, 1-11-12; Ord. No. 1065, § 2, 6-11-14; Ord. No. 1088, § 2, 12-14-16; Ord. No. 1108, § 1, 7-12-17; Ord. No. 1161, § 2, 5-27-20; Ord. No. 1195, § 3, 7-27-22; Ord. No. 1204, § 3(Exh. A.1), 7-26-23)

The following standards of development shall apply in the C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) zone:

A.

Non-Residential Intensity.

1.

Maximum FAR. 1.0.

B.

Lot Requirements.

1.

Minimum Lot Size. Ten thousand (10,000) square feet; parcels not contiguous to C-G (General Commercial) zoned property shall have a minimum area of five acres.

2.

Minimum Lot Width. Fifty (50) feet.

3.

Minimum Lot Depth. None.

4.

Maximum Lot Coverage. No limit.

C.

Yard Requirements.

1.

Front Yard. Where one or both adjoining zones are residential, a yard shall be provided which is equal in depth to the average of the required front yards of the adjoining zones.

2.

Side Yard. Where a C-G (General Commercial) zone adjoins a street or residential zone, there shall be a side yard of not less than ten (10) feet on the side or sides adjoining said street or residential zone. In the case of a reversed corner lot, the side yard adjoining the street shall be not less than the required front yard of the adjoining key lot to the rear.

3.

Rear Yard. Where the C-G (General Commercial) zone adjoins a residential zone, there shall be a rear yard of not less than ten (10) feet adjoining that residential zone. This shall not apply where there exists a public alley separating the two zones.

4.

Permitted Encroachments in Required Yards. The yards required in subsections 1—3 of this section may be used as part of an automobile parking area, provided however that a minimum three-foot wide screen planting strip shall be maintained adjacent to the planned highway right-of-way lines.

5.

All landscape areas shall be maintained consistent with approved landscape plans and commercial building frontage hardscape areas shall establish a weekly pressure washing schedule. Landscape modifications shall be approved by the planning director and referred to the planning commission for review at the director's discretion.

D.

Height Limits.

1.

The maximum height of any building within one hundred thirty (130) feet of any residential zone shall be two stories or thirty-five (35) feet, whichever is less. Vehicular rights-of-way shall be included in calculating distance. The distance of one hundred thirty (130) feet is a minimum setback and setbacks requirements may be increased based on safety, privacy, views, noise, and light issues.

2.

The maximum height of all other buildings shall be fifty (50) feet or three stories, whichever is less.

E.

Distance Between Buildings. Buildings not actually joined, shall be provided with a minimum eight-foot separation.

F.

Off-Street Parking and Loading. Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.54.010.

G.

Screening. Where the C-G (General Commercial) zone abuts any residential zone, there shall be provided screening not less than six feet or more than eight feet in height on the zone boundary line. Said screening shall be reduced to forty-two (42) inches in height within a required yard adjacent to a street or highway. Rooftop mechanical equipment shall be screened by a parapet wall or other architectural features. Any rooftop screening elements shall be architecturally consistent and well integrated with overall building architecture.

H.

Landscape Setback. The minimum perimeter landscape setback for residential or hotel projects without buildings frontages along perimeter streets shall equal at minimum ten (10) feet at any point and have an average perimeter landscape setback of twenty (20) foot for the entire frontage. Shade tree plantings shall be installed to provide shade of twenty (20) percent of landscape area within ten (10) years. Shade structures with cool roofing materials may be permitted in whole or in part in lieu of shade tree plantings.

I.

Energy Efficient Design and Heat Island Reduction Strategies. New development shall submit rates heat island reduction strategies such as light-colored cool roofs, an energy efficient design and heat island reduction plan that incorporates light-colored paving, permeable paving, substantial shade tree coverage, shade structures and shaded asphalt paving. Energy efficient building and site design strategies shall be incorporated such as appropriate solar orientation, thermal mass, use of natural daylight and ventilation, and shading. Shade tree plantings in surface parking areas shall be installed to provide shade over fifty (50) percent of the parking area within ten (10) years. Solar photovoltaic shade structures or shade structures with cool roofing materials shall be permitted in whole or in part in lieu of shade tree plantings.

J.

Architectural Review. All development in the C-G (General Commercial) zone, is subject to architectural review as set forth in Section 17.72.010 of this title.

K.

Non-storefront retailer and non-storefront retail microbusiness. A non-storefront retailer or non-storefront retail microbusiness shall have a minimum of one hundred (100) feet separation from any residential structure; be at least five hundred (500) feet from any other storefront retail or non-storefront retail cannabis business; and may not be located in the City's Pueblo Viejo District. For purposes of this chapter, "Pueblo Viejo District" shall be that area in the city bounded by Cesar Chavez Street to the south, First Street to the west, Grapefruit Boulevard to the north, and Nineth Street to the east.

(Prior code § 042.03)

(Ord. No. 1161, § 3, 5-27-20; Ord. No. 1195, § 4, 7-27-22; Ord. No. 1204, § 3(Exh. A.1), 7-26-23; Ord. No. 1220, § 2(Exh. A), 2-26-25)