Lathrop City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
59 SOUTH LATHROP ZONING DISTRICTS
§ 17.59.010 South Lathrop zoning districts, purposes and application.
The zoning districts in this chapter are designed to provide the opportunity for a wide variety of office, commercial, industrial and open space uses that are compatible with the South Lathrop Specific Plan (SLSP). The following regulations are supplemented by the entire text of the SLSP and are always combined with the SL (South Lathrop) combining zone. These zoning districts, ending in "-SL," are limited to the South Lathrop Specific Plan area.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.020 Purposes and application.
The CO-SL zoning district provides a range of large and small scale commercial development opportunities for the location of professional and commercial offices; retail; financial; governmental; professional, business services and entertainment activities; clean light industrial uses; and other uses to serve the local and regional community. Land requirements for most commercial office uses generally dictate their application along main roads of the city which generally have convenient access and/or high visibility.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.021 Permitted uses.
B.
Retail sales uses including, but not limited to:
1.
Appliance store, new and used;
2.
Automobile, truck and tractor parts;
3.
Automobile and truck sales, service and repair, new and used;
4.
Automobile and truck fueling stations;
5.
Bakeries, retail and wholesale;
6.
Boat sales and service;
7.
Book store;
8.
Boutique/gift store;
9.
Clothing store;
10.
Convenience-oriented food store;
11.
Department store/general merchandise store;
12.
Dry goods;
13.
Electronics/audio/video/computer/software store;
14.
Feed and seed;
15.
Furniture stores, new and used;
16.
Hardware/home improvement/building materials;
17.
Housewares/tableware/linen stores;
18.
Leather goods and luggage;
19.
Lighting store;
20.
Lumber yards, when accessory to retail establishment, in an enclosed building;
21.
Machinery/equipment, including farm equipment sales, service, and rental, in an enclosed building;
22.
Medical and orthopedic appliance store;
23.
Nursery/garden supply store/landscape materials;
24.
Office and business supplies;
25.
Scientific instrument store;
26.
Wholesale business and sales.
D.
Service retail uses including, but not limited to:
1.
Appliance repair shops, large and small;
2.
Automobile and truck upholstery and top shops;
3.
Automobile, truck and trailer rental and service, including incidental sales;
4.
Automobile and truck washing, either self-service or involving the use of mechanical conveyors, blowers and steam cleaning;
5.
Banks/credit unions/savings and loans/financial institutions;
6.
Boat/recreational vehicle storage and parking;
7.
Bus depots and transit stations;
8.
Cafeterias;
9.
Catering;
10.
Cleaning, pressing and dyeing establishments, using noninflammable and non-explosive cleaning fluid;
11.
Electronics repair;
12.
Employment agency;
13.
Exterminators;
14.
Heating, ventilating and air conditioning shops, including incidental sheet metal;
15.
Hotel/motel/extended-stay hotels;
16.
Interior decorating and window coverings;
17.
Linen supply service;
18.
Lube/oil change shops;
19.
Mattress repair;
20.
Motorcycle sales, service and repair;
21.
Musical instrument repair and sales;
22.
Outdoor dining;
24.
Plumbing and sheet metal;
25.
Real estate/title office;
26.
Restaurants;
27.
Rug and carpet cleaning and dyeing;
28.
Secretarial services;
29.
Sign painting shop;
30.
Storage building, incidental to a permitted use;
31.
Storage, garages and buildings, including mini-storage facility;
32.
Taxidermists;
33.
Tire sales, services, retreading and recapping, automobile and truck;
34.
Tool or cutlery sharpening or grinding;
35.
Vending machines, within enclosed areas;
36.
Veterinarian services and offices, including small animal hospitals or clinics, short-term boarding of animals and incidental care such as bathing and trimming; provided that all operations are conducted entirely within a completely enclosed structure which complies with specifications of soundproof construction as prescribed by the building official.
E.
Educational and recreational uses including, but not limited to:
F.
Office uses including, but not limited to:
1.
Administrative headquarters;
2.
Administrative offices—City, county, state, and federal;
3.
Business, consulting, commercial, professional, and administrative services and offices;
4.
Business park or regional office centers;
5.
Courier offices;
6.
Laboratories, research and development services;
7.
Medical and dental offices, laboratories and clinics, and prescription pharmacies in conjunction therewith or with a hospital;
8.
Offices incidental to another permitted use;
9.
Public and private nonprofit charitable institutions;
10.
Radio and television broadcasting;
11.
Stock brokerage offices.
G.
Open space.
H.
Incidental and accessory structures and uses on the same site as a permitted use.
I.
Electrical transmission and distribution substation, gas regulator station, public service pumping stations and elevated pressure tanks.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.022 Permitted uses-Administrative approval required.
The following uses may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.108:
A.
Retail uses including, but not limited to:
1.
Farmer's markets, including indoor and outdoor facilities;
2.
Hospital/medical center;
3.
Machinery/equipment sales, services, and rentals, unenclosed;
4.
Newspaper publishing;
5.
Park and ride facilities;
6.
Public utility service yards;
7.
Storage yards for commercial vehicles, unenclosed;
8.
Temporary Christmas tree lot;
9.
Temporary pumpkin patch.
C.
Other, including, but not limited to:
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.023 Conditional uses-Commission approval required.
A.
The following uses may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.112:
1.
Expansion, remodeling, or additions to a conditional use that are not considered an incidental or accessory use as defined by Section 17.04.080 of the Lathrop Zoning Ordinance;
2.
Gunsmiths/gun shop;
3.
Incidental and accessory structures and uses, as defined in Section 17.04.080, located on the same site as a use permitted by conditional use;
4.
Lumber yards, not including planning mills or saw mills, unenclosed;
5.
Modest expansion or remodeling of an existing nonconforming use of a structure or land, up to 50% or less of the value of the structure, or reestablishment of a nonconforming use which has been damaged, except nonconforming signs and outdoor advertising structures, nonconforming uses occupying a structure with an assessed valuation of less than $200, and nonconforming fences, walls and hedges;
6.
Unenclosed commercial recreation facilities including amusement or theme parks, drive-in theaters, golf driving ranges, pony ride rings, race tracks, riding stables, skating rinks, sports arenas and sports stadiums;
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.024 Required conditions.
A.
All commercial and office site boundaries adjacent to any residential zoning district shall be visually screened with ornamental masonry walls and landscaping, with wall height to be determined by the planning commission.
B.
Street trees, frontage landscaping and parking area landscaping, with automatic irrigation, shall be provided for all commercial and office sites.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.025 Property development standards.
All uses shall be consistent with Article 6, Development Standards, of this chapter. Where development standards are not specifically identified in this document, reference the city of Lathrop Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.026 Site plan and architectural design review required.
No use shall be established on any lot or site in any CO district until a site plan and architectural plans shall have been submitted to and approved by the city pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 17.100 and 17.104 of the Lathrop Municipal Code, and such lot or site has been fully developed with the improvements required by the city. Design review is required for all proposed structures, whether residential or nonresidential, together with related site plans, landscaping, and public improvements associated with new development within the South Lathrop Specific Plan area.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4; Ord. 25-462, 2/10/2025)
§ 17.59.027 General provisions and exceptions.
All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapter 17.16 of the Lathrop Municipal Code.
The community development director may approve use interpretations and minor deviations related to the zoning herein.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.030 Purposes and application.
The IL-SL district is intended to provide opportunities for certain types of limited industrial plants to concentrate in mutually beneficial relationships to each other; to provide adequate space to meet the needs of modern industrial development, including off-street parking and truck loading areas; and to provide industrial employment opportunities for residents of the city and region. The IL district is intended to protect areas appropriate for industrial use from intrusion by residences and other inharmonious uses; to protect residential, commercial and nuisance-free, nonhazardous industrial uses from noise, odor, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare, fire, explosion, noxious fumes, radiation, hazardous chemicals and other hazardous and objectionable influences incidental to certain industrial uses; and to reserve appropriately located areas for various types of industrial plants and related activities. Land requirements for most limited industrial uses generally dictate a location with close access to major transit corridors and highways without the need for high visibility.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.031 Permitted uses.
B.
Light industrial and related uses, including:
1.
Assembly of small electric appliances, such as lighting fixtures, irons, fans, toasters and electric toys, refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers and similar home appliances;
2.
Assembly of small electrical equipment, such as home motion picture equipment, stereos, video cameras and radio and television receivers, but not including electrical machinery;
3.
Manufacture of scientific, medical, dental and drafting instruments, orthopedic and medical appliances, cameras and photographic equipment, except film, electronic equipment, musical instruments, precision instruments, optical goods, watches and clocks;
4.
Manufacture of ceramic products, such as pottery, figurines and small glazed tile;
5.
Manufacturing, assembling, compounding, packaging and processing of cosmetics, drugs, pharmaceuticals, toilet soap (not including refining or rendering of fats or oils) and toiletries;
6.
Manufacture and assembly of electrical supplies, such as coils, condensers, crystal holders, insulation, lamps, switches and wire and cable assembly, provided no noxious or offensive fumes or odors are produced;
7.
Manufacture of cutlery, hardware, hand tools and furniture, dye and pattern making, metal stamping and extrusion of small products, such as costume jewelry, pins and needles, razor blades, bottle caps, buttons and kitchen utensils;
8.
Manufacturing, assembling, compounding, packaging, crating and processing of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: bone, canvas, cellophane, cellulose, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber and synthetic fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paint (not employing a boiling process), paper, plastics, precious or semi-precious metals or stones, rubber and synthetic rubber, shell, straw, textiles, tobacco and wood;
9.
Manufacturing, assembling, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of such products as bakery goods, candy, dairy products, food products, including fruits and vegetables, but not including fish and meat products, pickles, sauerkraut, vinegar or yeast, or refining or rendering of fats and oils;
10.
Blacksmith shops, boat building, electric motor rebuilding, machine shops and paint shops;
11.
Food lockers and accessory sales;
12.
Gasoline service stations, including dispensing of diesel, natural gas, and liquid petroleum gas fuels and complete truck service;
13.
Lumber yards, including planing mills and saw mills; mattress manufacture; storage yards for commercial vehicles or feed; flour, feed and grain mills; grain elevators;
14.
Manufacture and maintenance of electric and neon signs, billboards and commercial advertising structures;
15.
Public utility and public service structures and facilities, such as communications equipment buildings, electric distribution substations, electric transmission substations, gas regulator stations, pumping stations, public utility service yards, corporation yards, railroad rights-of-way and stations, reservoirs and storage tanks;
16.
Incidental and accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a permitted, including, but not limited to, recycled water storage ponds and sprayfields;
17.
Wineries and wine cellars, small, medium and large;
18.
Warehouse and distribution facilities;
C.
Open space.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.032 Permitted uses-Administrative approval required.
A.
The following uses may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.108:
1.
Gas and electric transmission lines in accordance with Section 17.108.080;
2.
Incidental and accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a use permitted by administrative approval or conditional use;
3.
Offices, retail stores and watchpersons' living-quarters incidental to and on the same site with an industrial use;
4.
Mobile or modular offices in accordance with the requirements of mobile or modular offices;
6.
Temporary uses such as a circus, carnival, religious revival, Christmas tree lot, promotion and sale in trucks or trailers, animal show or display, and pumpkin patch pursuant to Section 17.108.080.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.033 Conditional uses-Commission approval required.
A.
The following uses may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.112:
1.
Any of the uses listed in Section 17.48.030(B); provided that on the basis of the use permit application and the evidence submitted, the planning commission makes the following findings in addition to the findings prescribed in Chapter 17.112:
a.
That consideration of all the determinable characteristics of the use which is the subject of the application indicates that the use has the same essential characteristics as the uses listed in Section 17.59.031(B), with respect to methods of operation, type of process, materials, equipment, structures, storage and appearances,
b.
If the use involves nuisance or hazardous characteristics, that the application include sufficient evidence to indicate that special devices, construction or site design are planned to eliminate the nuisance or hazardous characteristics normally attendant to operation of the use,
2.
Bulk storage and delivery of liquefied petroleum gas;
4.
Expansion or remodeling of an existing nonconforming use of a structure or land, up to 50% or less of the value of the structure, or reestablishment of a nonconforming use which has been damaged, except nonconforming signs and outdoor advertising structures, nonconforming uses occupying a structure with an assessed valuation of less than $100, and nonconforming fences, walls and hedges;
5.
Expansion, remodeling, or additions to a conditional use that are not considered an incidental or accessory use as defined in Section 17.04.080;
6.
Outdoor vending stalls for the sale or trade of new and used articles at specified times of the day and week as either a temporary or permanent use of land;
8.
Public buildings and grounds.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.034 Required conditions.
A.
In the IL districts, all open and un-landscaped portions of any lot shall be maintained in good condition free from weeds, dust, trash and debris.
B.
No use shall be permitted and no process, equipment or material shall be employed which is found by the commission to be injurious to persons residing or working in the vicinity by reason of odor, fumes, dust, smoke, cinders, dirt, refuse, noise, vibrations, illumination, glare or heavy truck traffic, or to involve any hazard of fire, explosion or radio activity, or to emit electrical disturbances which adversely affect commercial or electronic equipment outside the boundaries of the site.
C.
No solid or liquid wastes shall be discharged into a natural watercourse, nor into a public or private sewage disposal system except in compliance with applicable regulations of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board.
D.
In an IL district, no use shall emit particulate matter or other air pollutants in excess of the applicable air pollution emission standards of the County Air Pollution Control District, the state or of the federal government.
E.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection D above, no industrial use shall be permitted to utilize coal in any form as a source of fuel for the conduct of any industrial operations within the city.
F.
Street trees and frontage landscaping with automatic irrigation shall be provided for all limited industrial sites. Parking area landscaping may also be required under site plan review.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.035 Property development standards.
All uses shall be consistent with Article 6, Development Standards, of this chapter. Where development standards are not specifically identified in this document, reference the city of Lathrop Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.036 Site plan and architectural design review required.
No use shall be erected on any lot or site in any IL district until a site plan and architectural plans shall have been submitted to and approved by the city pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 17.100 and 17.104 of the Lathrop Municipal Code, and such lot or site has been fully developed with the improvements required by the city. Design review is required for all proposed structures, whether residential or nonresidential, together with related site plans, landscaping, and public improvements associated with new development within the South Lathrop Specific Plan area.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4; Ord. 25-462, 2/10/2025)
§ 17.59.037 General provisions and exceptions.
All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions in Chapter 17.16 of the Lathrop Municipal Code.
The community development director may approve use interpretations and minor deviations related to the zoning herein.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.040 Purposes and application.
The OS-SL zoning district is intended to provide for permanent open space areas that include the levees and trail system as called for in the South Lathrop Specific Plan.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.041 Permitted uses.
A.
Open space uses including, but not limited to:
1.
Drainage, water quality, and other similar facilities, including swales basins, and ponds;
2.
Incidental and accessory structures and uses on the same site as a permitted use;
3.
Levees and other related facility equipment;
4.
Parking;
5.
Private or public infrastructure;
6.
Recreational—Active;
7.
Recreational—Passive;
8.
Trails and maintenance roads;
9.
Utility services and facilities;
10.
Well site;
11.
Other uses added to this list by the planning commission according to the procedures in Section st 17.16.020 of the Lathrop Zoning Code.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.042 General provisions and exceptions.
All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapter 17.16 of the Lathrop Municipal Code.
The community development director may approve use interpretations and minor deviations related to the zoning herein.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.050 Purposes and application.
The PF-SL zoning district is intended to provide for permanent open space areas for well sites, water quality, storm water detention basins, and other necessary slope embankments as called for in the South Lathrop Specific Plan.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.051 Permitted uses.
A.
Public/quasi-public uses including, but not limited to:
1.
Drainage, water quality, and other similar facilities, including swales, basins, and ponds;
2.
Incidental and accessory structures and uses on the same site as a permitted use;
3.
Levees and other related facility equipment;
4.
Parking;
5.
Private or public infrastructure;
6.
Recycled water storage ponds;
7.
Recreational—Active;
8.
Recreational—Passive;
9.
Sprayfields;
10.
Storm drain detention and retention ponds;
11.
Trails and maintenance roads;
12.
Utility services and facilities;
13.
Well site;
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.052 General provisions and exceptions.
All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapter 17.16 of the Lathrop Municipal Code.
The community development director may approve use interpretations and minor deviations related to the zoning herein.
(Ord. 15-348 § 4)
§ 17.59.060 Development standards.
Table 17.59.060 South Lathrop Specific Plan: Nonresidential Site Development Standards | ||
|---|---|---|
CO-SL | IL-SL | |
Minimum Parcel Size (sf) | 5,000 | 5,000 |
Minimum Lot | ||
Width | 50' | 50' |
Depth | 100' | 100' |
Street Frontage | 50'(2) | 50'(2) |
Minimum Setbacks(1) | ||
Front Yard | 15' | 15' |
Side Yard | 5' | 0'(3) |
Rear Yard | 5' | 0'(3) |
Distance Between Structures | 10' | 10' |
Maximum Lot Coverage | 70% | 70% |
Maximum Building Height | 40' | 76' |
Landscape Requirements(4) | ||
Landscape Coverage (Minimum)(5) | 15%(6) | 10%(6) |
Minimum Parking Requirements | Per Lathrop Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 17.76 | Per Lathrop Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 17.76 |
Signage | Per Master Signage Program, and/or Chapter 17.84 | Per Master Signage Program, and/or Chapter 17.84 |
Footnotes to Table 17.59.060: | |
|---|---|
(1) | Minimum standards may need to be revised based on parcel configuration and proposed land use; community development director to approve minor deviations. |
(2) | Those sites with public street frontage on a curve or cul-de-sac may have frontages of not less than 40′, provided that the width of the site as measured along the front yard setback line is at least 50′. |
(3) | Except where abutting an adjacent structure; see distance between structures standard. |
(4) | For landscape standards reference Chapter 17.92 of the Lathrop Municipal Code. |
(5) | Measured as a percentage of net lot acreage. |
(6) | Landscape coverage is encouraged to include recreation and open space amenities for employees and visitors consistent with Section 5.5.1.1.F, Public Spaces and Pedestrian Amenities, of the South Lathrop Specific Plan; recreation and open space amenities will count toward the landscape requirement. |
(Ord. 15-348 § 4; Ord. 19-405 § 1)