Lathrop City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
63 MOSSDALE LANDING WEST ZONING DISTRICTS
§ 17.63.010 Mossdale Landing West zoning districts; purpose and application.
Purpose. The Mossdale Landing West zoning districts in this chapter are designed to provide the opportunity for residential uses and public uses compatible with the Mossdale Landing West Specific Plan (MLWSP). The following regulations are supplemented by the entire text of the MLWSP and are always combined with the MV (Mossdale Village) combining zone. These zoning districts, ending in “-MV,” are limited to the Mossdale Village.
(Ord. 25-470, 9/8/2025)
§ 17.63.020 Purpose and application.
The RL-MV zoning districts provides for a mix of low-density residential uses. The RL-MV District regulations are designed to promote and encourage a pleasant environment for family life and to provide space for open space and parks needed to compliment residential neighborhoods.
(Ord. 25-470, 9/8/2025)
§ 17.63.021 Permitted uses.
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Permitted uses include:
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One-family detached dwellings;
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Home occupations in accordance with Chapter 17.64;
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Raising of fruit and nut trees, vines, vegetables and horticultural specialties on a noncommercial basis;
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Fenced or enclosed swimming pools for either individual, family or communal use or an exclusive non-commercial basis, provided that no swimming pool shall be located within a utility easement;
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A “small family day care home” as defined and regulated by the State Health and Safety Code, which provides care to eight or fewer children, including children who reside in the home;
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A “large family day care home” as defined and regulated by the State Health and Safety Code for nine to 14 children, including children who reside in the home;
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A “residential care facility” as defined by the State Health and Safety Code, which provides care to six or fewer persons, whether or not related;
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Accessory structures and uses located on the same lot with a permitted use;
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Public or private playgrounds;
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Public schools;
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The keeping of animals in accordance with Chapter 17.28 of the Lathrop Zoning Code;
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Other uses which are added to this list according to the procedures in Section 17.16.020 of the Lathrop Zoning Code.
(Ord. 25-470, 9/8/2025)
§ 17.63.022 Conditional uses.
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The following uses may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.112:
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A State authorized licensed childcare center as defined by the State of California Department of Social Services.
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Public and private charitable institutions; State authorized hospitals, sanitariums, rest homes, and nursing homes; State authorized, certified, or licensed facility including; a foster home or group home serving nine or more mentally disordered or otherwise handicapped persons, such as rehabilitation homes for alcohol and/or chemically dependent, or dependent and neglected children, where such home provide care on a 24-hour basis
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Public and quasi-public use of an educational or religious type, including; private non-profit schools, public or private colleges; churches; parsonages and other religious institutions.
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Gas and electric transmission lines in accordance with Section 17.108.080, electrical distribution substations, gas regulator stations, communications equipment buildings, public service pumping stations and elevated pressure tanks.
(Ord. 25-470, 9/8/2025)
§ 17.63.023 Property development standards.
Specific development and architecture standards for the Residential Low–Mossdale Village (RL-MV) zone district are established in the Mossdale Landing West Specific Plan document.
(Ord. 25-470, 9/8/2025)
§ 17.63.024 Architectural review required.
No use shall be established on any lot or site in any RL-MV zone district until architectural plans have been submitted to and approved by the City pursuant to Chapter 17.104 of the Lathrop Municipal Code (other than those exempted by local, state and/or federal statute), and such lot or site has been fully developed with the improvements required by the City. Design review is required for all proposed structures, together with related site plans, landscaping, and public improvements associated with new development.
(Ord. 25-470, 9/8/2025)
§ 17.63.025 General provisions and exceptions.
All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapter 17.16. The community development director may approve use interpretations and minor deviations related to the zoning herein.
(Ord. 25-470, 9/8/2025)
§ 17.63.030 Purpose and application.
The OS-MV zoning district is intended to provide for permanent open space in areas that exhibit significant vegetation, wildlife, wetlands, bodies of water or water courses, mineral resources, scenic qualities or recreational potential, water quality and storm water detention basins, and that are designated open space within the Mossdale Village area. The district is further intended to be applied to lands within the city that are subject to an agricultural land conservation contract under the provisions of the Williamson Act.
(Ord. 25-470, 9/8/2025)
§ 17.63.031 Permitted uses.
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Permitted uses include:
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Recreational – active;
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Recreational – passive;
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Trails and maintenance roads;
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Levees and other related facility equipment;
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Private or public infrastructure;
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Resource management lands;
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River or other water courses;
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Drainage, water quality, and other similar facilities, including swales and basins;
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Reclaimed water storage ponds;
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Spray fields;
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Storm drain detention and retention basins;
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Incidental and accessory structures and uses on the same site as a permitted use;
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Other uses added to this list by the planning commission according to the procedures in Section 17.16.020 of the Lathrop Zoning Code.
(Ord. 25-470, 9/8/2025)
§ 17.63.032 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.
(Ord. 25-470, 9/8/2025)
§ 17.63.040 Application.
The P-MV district is intended to provide for neighborhood, community and regional parks, greenways, and other outdoor recreation facilities to allow for a wide array of local and community recreational activities and entertainment opportunities within urban development. Specific uses intended for this zoning district include: public recreation sites including ball fields, tot lots and play apparatus, adult softball and soccer playing fields, swimming pools, community center buildings, meeting facilities, libraries, art centers, after school care facilities, art in public places, facilities for night-time recreation, trails, benches, interpretive markers, picnic areas, barbeque facilities, landscaping, irrigation, city wells, trees and natural habitat areas. Parks also may be designed to accommodate multi-level storm drainage detention basins that will allow recreation use of areas not needed for detention during a given storm.
(Ord. 25-470, 9/8/2025)
§ 17.63.041 Reviewing authority.
All proposed structures, events, and uses shall be subject to review and approval by the city of Lathrop parks and recreation commission.
(Ord. 25-470, 9/8/2025)
