The City Council finds that because there is a need for small-scale, commercial uses in the outlying areas of the city along rural highway corridors for the convenience of residents and travelers, and because the development standards for these commercial uses should reflect areas where urban services and facilities are generally unavailable and are not likely to be provided in the near future, it is desirable to establish a zone classification which will promote these rural commercial uses on parcels of generally less than two and one-half (2½) acres. The provisions of this chapter shall apply in all C-R Zones.

A.

The following uses are permitted, provided a site development permit has been approved pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.240.330:

(1)

Bakery shops, including baking only when incidental to retail sales on the premises.

(2)

Barber and beauty shops.

(3)

Confectionary and candy stores.

(4)

Churches, temples and other places of religious worship.

(5)

Clothing, shoe, shoe repair and leather goods stores.

(6)

Delicatessens.

(7)

Drug stores.

(8)

Dwelling, bed and breakfast.

(9)

Feed and grain sales, including outside storage.

(10)

Florist shops.

(11)

Gift, antique, curio, and art supply shops.

(12)

Grocery, dry goods, health food, and variety stores.

(13)

Hardware stores.

(14)

Hotels and motels, with no more than twenty-five (25) guest rooms.

(15)

Ice cream shops.

(16)

Laundries, laundromats and dry cleaning shops.

(17)

Libraries.

(18)

Convenience stores, not including the sale of motor vehicle fuel.

(19)

Meat and poultry markets, not including slaughtering or live sales.

(20)

Meeting, fraternal lodge, and community halls.

(21)

Museums.

(22)

Nurseries and garden supply stores, including outside storage.

(23)

Pet and pet supply shops.

(24)

Post offices.

(25)

Produce markets.

(26)

Professional offices.

(27)

Real estate offices.

(28)

Restaurants, drive-in restaurants and refreshment stands.

(29)

Signs, on-site advertising only.

(30)

Sporting equipment, gun, bait and tackle, and equestrian shops.

(31)

Taxidermist.

(32)

Tourist information centers.

(33)

One (1) on-site operator's residence, which may be located in a commercial building.

(34)

Mobilehomes, provided they are kept mobile and licensed pursuant to state law for use for:

(a)

Construction offices and caretaker's quarters on construction sites for the duration of a valid building permit, provided they are inconspicuously located;

(b)

Agricultural worker employment offices for a maximum of ninety (90) days in any calendar year; or

(c)

Caretakers or watchmen and their families, provided no rent is paid, where a permitted and existing commercial use is established. No more than one (1) mobilehome shall be allowed for a parcel of land.

(35)

Recycling collection facilities.

(36)

Child day care center.

B.

The following uses are permitted provided a conditional use permit has been approved pursuant to Section 9.240.280:

(1)

Animal hospitals.

(2)

Automobile and truck repair garages, not including body and fender shops or spray painting shops.

(3)

Building supply stores and equipment rental, including outside storage.

(4)

Automobile fueling stations, with or without the concurrent sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption pursuant to Section 9.240.490, excluding truck stops/travel centers.

(5)

Liquor stores pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.240.490 (Alcoholic Beverage Sales).

(6)

Grocery stores, convenience stores, and restaurants with the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption and bars, cocktail lounges, restaurants and hotels with alcoholic beverage sales for on-premises consumption pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.240.490.

C.

The uses listed in subsections A. and B. of this section do not include sex-oriented businesses.

D.

Any use that is not specifically listed in subsections A. and B. of this section may be considered a permitted or conditionally permitted use, provided that the Community Development Director finds that the proposed use is substantially the same in character and intensity as those listed in the designated subsections. Such a use is subject to the permit process which governs the category in which it falls.

E.

It is the intent of the City Council that a legally established pre-existing land use of an occupied property shall not assume a nonconforming status as a result of the adoption of the 2017 General Plan and the concurrent or subsequent adoption of a change of zone for consistency with the 2017 General Plan. Any pre-existing use certified pursuant to Section [9.240.080] that is not specifically listed in subsections A. and B. shall be considered a permitted or conditionally permitted use the same as provided for such use under the zoning classification of the subject property prior to the adoption of the new zoning classification concurrent with, or subsequent to, the effective date of City Council Resolution No. 2017-14[A4.] adopting the 2017 General Plan. The expansion of significant modification of such a pre-existing use shall be subject to the approval process and zoning requirements that had governed the category of use in which it fell under the prior zoning classification. However, nothing in this subsection shall be construed to mean that a site development permit or conditional use permit is required to continue such pre-existing use.

(Ord. No. 2012-02, § 1, 6-7-2012; Ord. No. 2017-09, § 8D., 9-21-2017; Ord. No. 2021-09, § 4, 4-15-2021; Ord. No. 2021-21, §§ 27—30, 11-4-2021; Ord. No. 2021-29, §§ 20—22, 12-16-2021; Ord. No. 2022-24, § 11, 12-15-2022)

No zone change to the C-R Zone shall be approved if:

(1)

Any part of the parcel lies within an approved specific plan of land use; or

(2)

Any part of the parcel lies within three hundred (300) feet of a freeway.

The following shall be the standards of development in the C-R Zone:

(1)

The minimum lot area shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, unless a different minimum is specifically required in a particular area.

(2)

The front, side and rear yard setbacks shall be twenty-five (25) feet. The front setback shall be measured from the existing adjacent street line or the street line as shown on an adopted highway specific plan. The rear setback shall be measured from the rear lot line or any recorded alley or easement. Each side setback shall be measured from the side lot line or from any existing adjacent street line or the street line as shown on an adopted highway specific plan.

(3)

No buildings or structures shall exceed forty (40) feet in height.

(4)

Total building coverage on a single parcel shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the net lot size.

(5)

Automobile parking areas and landscaping shall be in accordance with Section 9.240.120.

(6)

Trash areas shall be visually screened with a six (6) foot high fence or wall and shall have a gate and be inaccessible to wildlife.

(7)

No outside storage shall be permitted unless specifically allowed in Section 9.130.020. Any such storage shall be in the rear of the structure and shall be enclosed with a visually screening fence.

(8)

The following uses shall be required to install an acceptable security system:

(a)

Automobile fueling stations.

(b)

Bars and cocktail lounges.

(c)

Liquor and convenience stores.

(Ord. No. 2022-24, § 12, 12-15-2022)