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Guadalupe City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 18

40 M-C, INDUSTRIAL-COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

§ 18.40.010 Purpose of district.

The purpose of the industrial-commercial district is to provide a district for the combined industrial and commercial enterprises necessary to serve the residents, industries and nearby farms.
(Ord. 189 Art. 3 §7.1, 1980)

§ 18.40.020 Permitted uses.

Uses permitted in the industrial-commercial district include:
A. 
Ambulance service;
B. 
Automobile, truck or farm machinery sales facilities;
C. 
Bakeries;
D. 
Carpenter, cabinet and woodworking shops or box manufacturing;
E. 
Dwellings, limited to the use of a watchman or caretaker employed on the site, mobile or permanent;
F. 
Electric, plumbing, heating and sheet-metal shops;
G. 
Express offices, bus stations, shipping terminals;
H. 
General offices, professional offices and laboratories;
I. 
Hardware, building material, machinery, feed and seed stores;
J. 
Laundry and dry-cleaning facilities;
K. 
Public utility and municipal and communication facilities;
L. 
Restaurants;
M. 
Secondhand sales wholly within a building;
N. 
Union halls, employment agencies;
O. 
Welding and machine shops;
P. 
Wholesale, storage and warehouse establishments;
Q. 
Electric vehicle charging station.
(Ord. 189 Art. 3 §7.2, 1980; Ord. 99-343 §3; Ord. 2023-511, 9/26/2023)

§ 18.40.030 Conditional uses.

Uses permitted subject to obtaining a conditional use permit in the industrial-commercial (M-C) district include:
A. 
Animal hospitals, kennels and veterinary establishments;
B. 
Bulk petroleum distribution plants;
C. 
Automobile, truck or farm machinery service, repair and storage facilities;
D. 
Salvage or storage yards, including auto wrecking when conducted within a solid fence of a sufficient height to screen operations and materials inside, and commercial cannabis businesses involving distribution, manufacturing, testing labs, cultivation- processing, and/or microbusiness (non-cultivation);
E. 
Electric vehicle charging station, if the Building Official or delegee determines the charging station could have a specific adverse impact upon the public health or safety.
(Ord. 189 Art. 3 §7.3, 1980; Ord. 99-343 §4; Ord. 2021-494 §7; Ord. 2023-511, 9/26/2023)

§ 18.40.035 Temporary uses.

The following temporary uses are permitted in this zone district upon approval of an administrative use permit (AUP) per Section 18.72.230:
1. 
Circus, carnivals and special events.
2. 
Fairs.
3. 
Farmer's markets.
4. 
Car/truck shows.
5. 
Commercial sporting events.
6. 
Any other uses similar in nature as determined by the Planning Director.
(Ord. 2024-521, 11/26/2024)

§ 18.40.040 Manufacturing and fabrication operations.

All manufacturing and fabrication operations in the M-C district shall be conducted within a building.
(Ord. 189 Art. 3 §7.4, 1980)

§ 18.40.050 Materials and equipment storage areas.

All equipment and materials storage areas shall be screened by a solid fence, wall or screen planting not less than 6 feet in height.
(Ord. 189 Art. 3 §7.4, 1980)