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Division 3

ZONES

22.16.010 - Purpose.

A.

General Purpose. The Agricultural, Open Space, Resort and Recreation, and Watershed Zones consist primarily of lands for agricultural uses or are in natural resource areas which limit dwellings and accessory uses. These zones provide areas for agricultural operations, open space, recreation, natural resource industries, or natural resource protection.

B.

Purpose of Individual Zones. The purposes of individual zones are established as follows:

1.

Agricultural Zones. The Agricultural Zones (Zones A-1 and A-2) are established to permit a comprehensive range of agricultural uses in areas particularly suited for agricultural activities. Permitted uses are intended to encourage agricultural activities and other such uses required for, or desired by, the inhabitants of the community. An area so zoned may provide the land necessary to permit low-density single-family residential development, outdoor recreational uses, and public and institutional facilities.

2.

Open Space Zone. The Open Space Zone (Zone O-S) is established to provide for the preservation, maintenance, and enhancement of the recreational, natural, and environmental resources of this County as defined in the General Plan. The purpose and intent of Zone O-S is to:

a.

Provide for the continued availability of open space lands for outdoor recreational usage.

b.

Protect water resources by maintaining groundwater recharge and watershed areas.

c.

Protect ecological and habitat areas to assure the continued survival of wildlife and vegetation.

d.

Protect sites of historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific value.

e.

Protect areas identified as having significant mineral resources to assure their continued availability, conservation, and production.

f.

Reduce the risk to public safety through protective management of seismic, flooding, erosion, fire, geologic, and other natural hazard areas.

g.

Protect areas used for the managed production of resources, including but not limited to rangeland and agricultural land.

3.

Resort and Recreation Zone. The Resort and Recreation Zone (Zone R-R) is established to provide for outdoor recreation and agricultural uses suitable for development without significant impairment to the resources of the area. Zone R-R also recognizes some single-family residences, additional recreation uses, and limited commercial and public service facilities, subject to review and conditions to protect natural scenic or recreational value.

4.

Watershed Zone. The Watershed Zone (Zone W) is established to provide for conservation of water and other natural resources within a watershed area and to protect areas subject to fire, flood, erosion, or similar hazards. Zone W also provides for limited recreational development of the land and necessary public facilities.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.16.020 - Agricultural Zones Designated.

Table 22.16.020-A, below, identifies "Agricultural Zones," as used in this Title 22:

TABLE 22.16.020-A: AGRICULTURAL ZONES
Abbreviation Full Name
A-1 Light Agricultural
A-2 Heavy Agricultural

 

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.16.030 - Land Use Regulations for Zones A-1, A-2, O-S, R-R, and W.

A.

General. This Section prescribes the land use regulations for Zones A-1, A-2, O-S, R-R, and W.

B.

Permit and Review Requirements. Table 22.16.030-A, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each use listed in Subsection C, below.

TABLE 22.16.030-A: PERMIT AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS
Abbreviation Permit or Review
Requirement
Reference
- Not Permitted
P Permitted
AP Animal Permit Chapter 22.152
CEM Cemetery Permit Chapter 22.154
CUP Conditional Use Permit Chapter 22.158
MCUP Minor Conditional Use Permit Chapter 22.160
EP Explosives Permit Chapter 22.164
SPR Ministerial Site Plan Review Chapter 22.186
SEP Special Events Permit Chapter 22.188
SMP Surface Mining Permit Chapter 22.190

 

C.

Use Regulations.

1.

Principal Uses. Table 22.16.030-B, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each principal use.

TABLE 22.16.030-B: PRINCIPAL USE REGULATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL, OPEN SPACE, RESORT AND RECREATION, AND WATERSHED ZONES
A-1 A-2 O-S R-R W Additional
Regulations
Agricultural and Resource-Based Uses
Any use owned and maintained by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, and any authorized leased use designated to be part of the Forest Service overall recreational plan of development - - - - SPR 1
Aqueducts - - CUP - -
Community gardens P P P P -
Crops, including field, tree, bush, berry, and row SPR SPR SPR SPR 2 -
Fairgrounds of a public character, when permanently located, including accessory commercial uses - SPR 3 CUP - -
Greenhouses SPR 2,4 SPR 2,4 - SPR 2,4 -
Harvesting of miscellaneous forest products - - CUP - -
Logging operations, involving only the actual controlled cutting and removing of trees
 Excluding sawmill operations - SPR - - SPR
 Including sawmill operations - CUP - - -
Manure, spreading, drying, and sales, excluding pulverizing and shaking machinery - SPR 2,6 - - -
Mushroom farms - SPR 2 - - -
Oil wells and production facilities - - - - - Section 22.140.400
Plant aquaria - - - SPR 2,4 -
Plant nurseries, propagation of nursery stock only SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR 4 Also see "Plant nurseries, including propagation of nursery stock and retail sales"
Secondary land uses under high-voltage transmission lines SPR - - - - Section 22.140.630
Solid fill projects CUP CUP - - -
Surface mining operations SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP
Watershed, water recharge, and percolation areas - - SPR - -
Wildlife, nature, forest and marine preserves, and sanctuaries - - SPR - -
Wineries
 In compliance with Section 22.140.610.D.1 MCUP SPR - SPR - Section 22.140.610
 In compliance with Section 22.140.610.D2 MCUP MCUP - MCUP - Section 22.140.610
 In compliance with Section 22.140.610.D3 CUP CUP - CUP - Section 22.140.610
Animal-Related Uses
Animal hospitals - SPR 2 - - -
Animal shelters and pounds - SPR 2 - - -
Apiaries SPR 2,4 SPR 2,4 SPR 7 SPR 4 SPR
Breeding farms for selective or experimental breeding of cattle or horses, or the raising or training of horses or show cattle - - - SPR 4 -
Circus winter quarters - CUP - - -
Dairies - SPR - - - Section 22.140.160
Dog kennels - SPR 2 - - -
Dog training schools - SPR 2 - - -
Equestrian hostels, including corrals and feeding bins - - - - SPR
Grazing of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, alpacas, or llamas SPR SPR SPR 8 SPR SPR 8 Section 22.140.080
Hogs or pigs SPR SPR - SPR - Section 22.140.080
Hog ranches - CUP - - -
Livestock feed yards - SPR 2,6 - - -
Livestock sales yards - SPR 2,8 - - -
Menageries, zoos, animal exhibitions, or other facilities for keeping of wild animals - CUP CUP CUP 3,9 -
Raising, breeding, and training of horses and other equine, cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas, and llamas
 On a lot having an area of not less than one acre, up to eight animals allowed per acre SPR SPR - - - Section 22.140.080
 On a lot having, as a condition of use, an area of not less than five acres, nine or more animals allowed per acre CUP SPR - - - Section 22.140.080
Raising of poultry, fowl, birds, rabbits, chinchilla, nutria, mice, frogs, fish, bees, earthworms, and other similar animals of comparable nature, form, and size, including hatching, fattening, marketing, sale, slaughtering, dressing, processing, and packing, including eggs, honey, or similar products derived from such animals SPR SPR - SPR - Section 22.140.080
Riding academies and stables, with the boarding of horses CUP 8 SPR 2,8 CUP 8 SPR 8 -
Veterinaries - SPR - - -
Wild animals, keeping of individually or collectively for private or commercial purposes - CUP - CUP 4,9 -
Cannabis Uses
Cannabis businesses and activities, including renting, leasing, and permitting - - - - - Section 22.140.134
Cannabis cultivation, personal, accessory to a legally established dwelling unit See Table 22.16.030-C: Accessory Use Regulations
Cultural, Educational, and Institutional Uses
Amphitheaters - CUP 10 - CUP 4,9 -
Aquaria - SPR 2 - - -
Arboretums and horticultural gardens CUP CUP CUP SPR -
Camps, operated by or used in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Fire Department for the purpose of watershed conservation and fire control - - - - SPR
Churches, temples, or other places used exclusively for religious worship, including accessory educational and social activities CUP CUP - CUP -
Correctional institutions, including jails, farms, and camps CUP CUP - CUP -
Disability rehabilitation and training centers CUP 11 CUP 11 - - -
Grange halls CUP CUP - - -
Historical monuments and cultural heritage sites - - SPR - -
Juvenile halls CUP CUP - CUP -
Libraries CUP CUP - CUP -
Military reservations - - CUP - -
Museums CUP CUP CUP SPR 12 -
Observatories CUP CUP CUP SPR -
Revival meetings, tent - CUP - CUP -
Schools
 Colleges and universities, accredited, excluding trade or commercial schools CUP CUP - CUP -
 Schools, grades K-12, accredited by the State of California, excluding trade or commercial schools CUP CUP - CUP -
Theaters, drive-in CUP CUP - - -
Theaters, excluding drive-in - CUP 10 - - -
Industrial Uses
Explosives storage, permanent EP EP EP EP EP
Farm equipment repair shops - CUP - - -
Feed mills - SPR 2,8 - - -
Fertilizer plants - CUP - - -
Fruit and vegetable packing plants - SPR 3 - - -
Heavy equipment training schools CUP 13 CUP 13 - - - Also see "Trade or commercial schools"
Linseed, cottonseed, and coconut oil processing plants - SPR 3 - - -
Motion picture sets and indoor studios - CUP - - - Section 22.140.060.A
Motion picture sets - - CUP - - Section 22.140.060.A
Motion picture studios and sets - - - SPR 4 - Section 22.140.060.A
Lodging Uses
Cabins - - - CUP -
Guest ranches CUP CUP - CUP -
Hotels - - CUP 14 CUP -
Motels - - CUP 14 CUP -
Youth hostels CUP SPR CUP 14 CUP 4,9 -
Recreational Uses
Archery ranges - - - SPR 4 -
Athletic fields, excluding stadiums - CUP CUP SPR 4 -
Boat rentals - - - SPR 4 -
Campgrounds, picnic areas, trails with overnight camping facilities, including fishermen's and hunters' camps, excluding permanent habitable structures CUP SPR SPR SPR 4 SPR
Camps, religious, educational, and similar non-profit organizations - - - - CUP
Camps, youth CUP SPR CUP CUP -
Fishing and casting ponds - - - SPR 4 -
Golf
 Golf courses, including clubhouses and accessory facilities CUP CUP CUP SPR 4 -
 Golf driving ranges CUP CUP CUP SPR 4 -
 Miniature golf courses - - - CUP 4,9 -
Ice skating rinks - - - CUP 4,9 CUP
Marinas, small boat harbors, docks, piers, boat launches, and similar recreational facilities - - CUP - -
Motor recreational facilities for the driving, testing, or racing of automobiles, dune buggies, motorcycles, trail bikes, or similar vehicles, including accessory facilities - - CUP 13 - -
Nudist camps - CUP - - -
Outdoor festivals - CUP - CUP -
Parks, playgrounds, and beaches, including accessory facilities CUP SPR CUP SPR 12 -
Polo fields - - CUP SPR 4 -
Recreation clubs, private CUP CUP CUP CUP - Section 22.140.480
Recreational vehicle parks CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.490
Riding and hiking trails, excluding trails for motor vehicles SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR
Rifle, pistol, or skeet ranges CUP 8 CUP CUP 8 CUP 8,9 -
Rodeos, excluding horse racing - CUP - SPR 4 -
Skating rinks, outdoor - - - CUP 4,9 -
Ski lifts, tows, runs, and warming huts - - CUP 8 SPR 4 SPR
Sport courts, including tennis, volleyball, badminton, croquet, lawn bowling, and similar uses - - - SPR 4 -
Swimming pools as a principal use - - - SPR -
Tramways - - - - CUP
Trap ranges - CUP CUP 8 CUP 8,9 -
Recycling and Solid Waste Uses 18
Organic waste recycling facilities
 Anaerobic digestion facility - CUP - - - Section 22.140.740
 Chipping and grinding or mulching - CUP - - - Section 22.140.740
 Composting, green waste only - CUP - - - Section 22.140.740
 Composting, mixed waste or food waste - CUP - - - Section 22.140.740
 Composting, vermiculture 19 - SPR - - Section 22.140.740
 Combustion and non-combustion biomass conversion facilities - CUP - - - Section 22.140.740
 In-vessel composting - CUP - - - Section 22.140.740
Recycling processing facilities
 Conversion technology facility (recycling) that process material other than solid waste - CUP - - - Section 22.140.740
Solid waste facilities
 Conversion technology facility (solid waste) - CUP - - - Section 22.140.750
 Inert debris landfill CUP Section 22.140.750
 Landfill gas-to-energy CUP Section 22.140.750
 Solid waste landfill - CUP - - - Section 22.140.750
 Transformation facility - CUP - - - Section 22.140.750
Renewable Energy Uses
Energy generating or storage devices, including but not limited to solar, wind, or geothermal devices - - CUP - -
Utility-scale solar energy facilities, ground-mounted - CUP - CUP - Section 22.140.510
Utility-scale solar energy facilities, structure-mounted P P - P - Section 22.140.510
Utility-scale wind energy facilities - - - - -
Residential Uses
Adult residential facilities
 Facilities serving six or fewer persons P P P P P
 Facilities serving seven or more persons CUP CUP - CUP -
Convents and monasteries CUP CUP - CUP -
Density-controlled developments 16 CUP CUP - CUP - Sections 22.140.170, 22.140.520
Farmworker housing 16
 Farmworker dwelling units SPR SPR - - - Section 22.140.230
 Farmworker housing complexes SPR SPR - - - Section 22.140.230
Foster family homes P P P P P
Group homes for children
 Facilities serving six or fewer persons P P P P P
 Facilities serving seven or more persons CUP CUP - CUP -
Mobilehome parks 16 CUP CUP - CUP - Sections 22.140.370, 22.140.520
Residential substance use recovery facilities
 Serving six or fewer persons P P P P P
 Serving seven or more persons CUP CUP - CUP -
Single-family residences 16 SPR SPR CUP CUP CUP Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.580
Small family homes for children P P P P P
Townhouses 16 CUP CUP - CUP - Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.600
Retail/Commercial Uses
Bait and tackle shops - - - CUP 4,9 -
Farm equipment sales, rental, and storage - CUP - - -
Farmers' markets MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP - Section 22.140.220
Grocery stores - - - CUP 4,9 -
Gun dealers - - - - -
Plant nurseries, including propagation of nursery stock and retail sales CUP CUP - CUP - Section 22.140.450
Souvenir shops - - - CUP 4,9 -
Tasting rooms, on-site
 In compliance with 22.140.590.D.1 MCUP MCUP - MCUP - Section 22.140.590
 In compliance with 22.140.590.D.2 CUP CUP - CUP - Section 22.140.590
Tasting rooms, remote
 In compliance with 22.140.590.D.1 MCUP MCUP - MCUP - Section 22.140.590
 In compliance with 22.140.590.D.2 CUP CUP - CUP - Section 22.140.590
Service Uses
Alternative financial services - - - - - Section 22.140.690
Barber shops - - - CUP 4,9 -
Bars and cocktail lounges - - - CUP 4,9 -
Beauty shops - - - CUP 4,9 -
Bicycle and motor scooter rentals - - - CUP 4,9 -
Cemeteries CEM CEM CEM CEM CEM
Dance pavilions, outdoor - - - SPR 4 -
Day care
 Adult day care centers CUP CUP - CUP -
 Child care centers operated in conjunction with and accessory to an accredited K-12 school CUP SPR - CUP -
 Child care centers CUP CUP - CUP -
 Family child care homes, large and small, in an approved residential use P P - P -
Domestic violence shelters SPR SPR - - - Section 22.140.180
Emergency shelters SPR 17 SPR 17 - - - Section 22.140.180
Health retreats CUP CUP - CUP - Section 22.140.260
Medical services
 First aid stations - - - CUP 4,9 -
 Hospitals CUP CUP - CUP -
 Mental Health Treatment Facilities, Inpatient or Outpatient CUP CUP - CUP -
Laundries and cleaning services
 Self-service - - - CUP 4,9 -
Pest control operators, agricultural - CUP - - -
Recreational equipment rentals - - CUP 9 - -
Restaurants and other eating establishments, including food take-out - - - CUP 4,9 CUP
Tourist information centers - - - SPR -
Transportation, Electrical, Gas, Communications, Utilities, and Public Service Uses
Airports, heliports, helistops, and landing strips CUP CUP CUP 14 CUP CUP 15
Comfort stations and restroom facilities - - SPR SPR SPR
Communication equipment buildings CUP CUP CUP CUP -
Earth stations CUP CUP CUP CUP -
Electric distribution substations, including related microwave facilities CUP CUP CUP CUP SPR Section 22.140.200
Electric generating plants-other than hydroelectric - - - - CUP
Electric transmission substations, including related microwave facilities - - CUP CUP SPR
Fire stations CUP CUP - CUP -
Gas metering and control stations, public utility CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Gas metering and control stations, public utility, including facilities associated with underground natural gas storage CUP - - - -
Hydroelectric generating plants - - - - SPR
Microwave stations CUP CUP CUP CUP SPR
Petroleum pipelines and pumping stations - - - - SPR
Police stations CUP CUP - CUP -
Post offices - - - CUP -
Publicly owned uses that are necessary to maintain the public health, convenience, or general welfare, other than uses specifically listed in the zone CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Public utility service centers - CUP CUP CUP -
Public utility service yards - CUP - - -
Radio and television stations and towers, excluding studios CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Radio and television transmitter stations - - - - CUP
Road construction and maintenance yards CUP CUP - CUP SPR
Scenic turnouts, vista points, and interpretative displays - - SPR - -
Sewage treatment plants CUP CUP - CUP -
Stations, bus, railroad, and taxi CUP CUP - - -
Telephone repeater stations CUP CUP CUP CUP SPR
Transportation of oil, gas, or other produced substances from an existing oil field by means other than buried pipeline - - CUP - -
Water reclamation facilities - - CUP - -
Water reservoirs, dams, treatment plants, gauging stations, pumping stations, wells, and tanks, and any other use normal and accessory to the storage and distribution of water, except for shared water wells and associated tanks CUP CUP CUP CUP SPR
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.1 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.760
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.2 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.760
Vehicle-Related Uses
Automobile service stations - - - CUP 4,9 -
Notes:
1. A copy of a valid letter from the U.S. Forest Service indicating that the use is consistent with the overall recreational plan, signed by the Forest Supervisor, shall be required prior to approval.
2. All buildings and structures on the property used in conjunction with the permitted use shall be located at least 50 feet from any street or highway or any habitable structure.
3. Use shall be located at least 300 feet from any public park or any area in a Residential Zone.
4. Minimum lot size is one acre.
5. Use shall meet all applicable health and safety standards and be reclaimed for open space use when declared safe for such use by the California Department of Health.
6. Minimum lot size is 10 acres.
7. Limited to hives only.
8. Minimum lot size is five acres.
9. Use shall be located within 600 feet of, or be in conjunction with, and intended to serve any use listed as permitted for the zone under the Recreational Uses category in Table 22.16.030-B, above.
10. Use shall be limited to a seating capacity not to exceed 500 seats.
11. Minimum lot size is one acre where sheltered employment or industrial-type training is conducted.
12. Use is permitted if publicly owned.
13. Minimum lot size is 100 acres.
14. Use is allowed in an open space easement if use is consistent with the intent and language of the applicable open space easement.
15. Use excludes airports and landing strips.
16. Use may also be subject to Chapter 22.120 (Density Bonus), Chapter 22.121 (Inclusionary Housing), or Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).
17. Use permitted on lots of one-half acre or more that are within one-half mile of a transit stop and outside of: 1) an Agriculture Resource Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety; 2) Coastal Zone, as defined in Division 2 (Definition), in its entirety; 3) Threatened and Endangered Species Critical Habitats, as determined by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; 4) Significant Ecological Areas, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety; 5) Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety; and 6) the 70 or above decibel Community Noise Equivalent Level (dB CNEL) noise contour of an Airport Influence Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety. For the purposes of these criteria, "transit stop" includes, without limitation, all existing public rail, bus stations, and designated bus stops.
18. Use shall include commercial-purpose facilities only and shall not include agricultural uses.
19. Soil amendment processing, chipping and grinding, mulching, and green waste processing shall not be permitted as accessory uses to vermiculture composting.

 

2.

Accessory Uses. Table 22.16.030-C, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each accessory use.

TABLE 22.16.030-C: ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL, OPEN SPACE, RESORT AND RECREATION, AND WATERSHED ZONES
A-1 A-2 O-S R-R W Additional
Regulations
Access to property lawfully used for a purpose not permitted in the zone 1 SPR SPR SPR SPR -
Accessory buildings and structures, unless more specifically regulated by this Title 22 As determined by the principal use Sections 22.110.030, 22.110.040
Accessory dwelling units 2 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.640
Accessory overnight safe parking 7 SPR SPR - SPR - Section 22.140.650
Accessory emergency shelters SPR SPR - - - Section 22.140.180
Alcoholic beverage sales, for on-site consumption CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.030
Alcoholic beverage sales, for off-site consumption, at a campground or recreational trailer park CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.030
Amateur radio antennas
 In compliance with Section 22.140.040.D.1 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.040
 In compliance with Section 22.140.040.D.2 MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP Section 22.140.040
Animals, domestic and wild, maintained or kept as pets or for personal use, in conjunction with a residential use
 In compliance with Section 22.140.070.B.1 P P P P P Section 22.140.070
 In compliance with Section 22.140.070.B.2 AP AP AP AP AP Section 22.140.070
Building materials storage, for an approved project on the same site SPR SPR - SPR - Section 22.140.130
Cannabis cultivation, personal, accessory to a legally established dwelling unit P P P P P Section 22.140.134
Caretaker residences, including mobilehomes CUP CUP CUP CUP - Section 22.140.140
Cargo shipping container, limited to one SPR SPR - - - Section 22.140.150
Dormitories, including dining facilities - - - - SPR
Grading projects
 More than 10,000 up to 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site SPR SPR SPR/CUP SPR SPR Section 22.140.240
 More than 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.240
 On-site, excluding projects where the Review Authority has previously considered such grading proposal as indicated by approval of an environmental document incorporating consideration of such grading project CUP CUP SPR/CUP CUP CUP Sections 22.140.240, 22.140.520
Guest houses SPR SPR - - - Sections 22.140.250, 22.140.520
Historic vehicle collections
 In compliance with Section 22.140.270.B.1 SPR SPR - - - Section 22.140.270
 In compliance with Section 22.140.270.B.2 CUP CUP - - - Section 22.140.270
Home-based
occupations
P P - - - Section 22.140.290
Junior accessory
dwelling units 2
SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.640
Live entertainment
 In compliance with Section 22.140.330.D.1 - - - SPR SPR Section 22.140.330
 In compliance with Section 22.140.330.D.2 - - - MCUP MCUP Section 22.140.330
Living quarters for persons employed and deriving a major portion of their income on the premises CUP CUP - CUP -
Organic waste recycling facilities 8
 Anaerobic digestion facility - SPR - SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 Composting, green waste only - SPR - - - Section 22.140.740
 Composting, mixed waste or food waste - SPR - SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 Composting, vermiculture - SPR - SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 In-vessel composting - SPR - SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 Non-combustion biomass conversion facility - SPR - SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
Parking lots, excluding commercial parking lots 4 - - SPR - -
Parking as a transitional use SPR SPR - SPR - Section 22.140.440
Produce stands, including products from community gardens P P P P - Section 22.140.460
Refreshment stands 5 - CUP CUP SPR -
Rehabilitation facilities for small wild animals AP AP - - - Section 22.140.500
Room rentals 6 P P - - -
Shared water wells MCUP MCUP - - - Section 22.140.570
Short-term rentals P P - - - Section 22.140.770
Signs As specified in Chapter 22.114 (Signs)
Small-scale solar energy systems, structure-mounted P P P P P Section 22.140.510
Small-scale solar energy systems, ground-mounted SPR SPR MCUP SPR MCUP Section 22.140.510
Small-scale wind energy systems MCUP MCUP MCUP - - Section 22.140.510
Notes:
1. Provided that there is no other practical access to such property available, and such access will not alter the character of the premises in respect to permitted uses in the subject zone.
2. Use may be subject to a Revised Exhibit "A" (Chapter 22.184) application instead, if the principal residential use is subject to a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application.
3. Use does not permit residential accessory structures. Any other non-habitable accessory structures shall be limited to 400 square feet in floor area.
4. Use shall be developed in compliance with Chapter 22.112 (Parking).
5. Use permitted when operated in conjunction with, and intended to serve the patrons of, a use permitted in the zone, but not as a separate enterprise.
6. Rooms in a single-family residence may be rented to four or fewer residents, with or without table board, unless the residence is also used as an adult residential facility or a group home for children and either use has a capacity of more than six persons. Rooms in a single-family residence used as transitional housing may be rented to more than four residents.
7. Use permitted on lots located outside of the 70 or above decibel Community Noise Equivalent Level (dB CNEL) noise contour of an Airport Influence Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety.
8. Use permitted as an accessory use only when operated in conjunction with a commercial or institutional use permitted in the zone, and only to process waste produced on-site, but not as a separate enterprise.

 

3.

Temporary Uses. Table 22.16.030-D, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each temporary use.

TABLE 22.16.030-D: TEMPORARY USE REGULATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL, OPEN SPACE, RESORT AND RECREATION, AND WATERSHED ZONES
A-1 A-2 O-S R-R W Additional
Regulations
Explosives storage, temporary EP EP EP EP EP
Holiday and seasonal sales SPR SPR - SPR - Section 22.140.280
Meteorological towers MCUP MCUP MCUP - - Section 22.140.510
Mobilehomes used as a residence during construction
 Used for a period not to exceed one year SPR SPR - SPR - Section 22.140.380
 Used for a period not to exceed two years CUP CUP - CUP - Section 22.140.380
Model homes SPR SPR - - - Section 22.140.390
Model homes, in those areas where such uses are specifically mentioned in the General Plan CUP CUP - - -
Motel conversions, temporary 1 SPR SPR - Section 22.140.660
Occupied recreational vehicle parking during a County-declared shelter crisis P P - - - Section 22.140.670
Real estate tract offices SPR SPR - - - Section 22.140.470
Special events SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP
Storage of materials and construction equipment used in construction or maintenance of streets and highways, sewers, storm drains, underground conduits, flood control works, pipelines, and similar uses for up to one year CUP CUP CUP CUP -
Yard sales P P P P P Section 22.140.620
Notes:
1. Use permitted on lots outside of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety. Use may also be subject to Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).

 

(Ord. 2024-0054 § 3, 2024; Ord. 2024-0049 § 13, 2024; Ord. 2023-0060 § 3, 2023; Ord. 2023-0004 § 3, 2023; Ord. 2023-0001 § 3, 2023; Ord. 2022-0023 § 14, 2022; Ord. 2022-0008 § 7, 2022; Ord. 2021-0017 § 9, 2021; Ord. 2021-0011 § 2, 2021; Ord. 2020-0064 § 3, 2020; Ord. 2020-0059 § 4, 2020; Ord. 2019-0053 § 10, 2019; Ord. 2019-0020 § 4, 2019; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.16.040 - Development Standards for Zones A-1, A-2, O-S, R-R, and W.

A.

Development on any lot in Zones A-1, A-2, O-S, R-R, and W shall comply with Division 6 (Development Standards), where applicable.

B.

New sensitive uses developed in permitted zones and located adjacent to existing, legally-established industrial uses, recycling or solid waste uses, or vehicle-related uses listed in Table 22.22.030-B (Principal Use Regulations for Industrial Zones), except for the vehicle sales and rentals sub-category, shall comply with Division 7, Chapter 22.134 (Sensitive Uses).

(Ord. 2022-0023 § 15, 2022; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.16.050 - Development Standards for Zones A-1 and A-2.

A.

Required Yards. Table 22.16.050-A, below, identifies minimum yard depths for Zones A-1 and A-2:

TABLE 22.16.050-A: MINIMUM YARD DEPTHS FOR AGRICULTURAL ZONES
Zones Front Corner Side Corner Side—
Reversed
Corner Lot
Interior Side Rear
A-1, A-2 20 feet 5 feet 10 feet 5 feet 15 feet

 

B.

Maximum Height. Every single-family residence shall not exceed a height of 35 feet above grade.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.16.060 - Development Standards for Zone O-S.

Premises in Zone O-S shall be subject to the following regulations:

A.

Development. Premises shall remain essentially unimproved and buildings, structures, grading excavation, fill or other alterations shall be prohibited except for the specified uses listed as permitted or conditionally permitted in Section 22.16.030.C (Use Regulations). Additionally, for any premises located within a significant ecological area such uses shall be subject to a Minor Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.160) application.

B.

Maximum Height. Buildings or structures, except historical monuments, shall not exceed a height of two stories or 35 feet, whichever is less, including the basement but excluding the cellar.

C.

Additional Regulations for Zone O-S. In addition to the application requirements listed in Section 22.16.030.C (Use Regulations), the following applies to specified applications in Zone O-S.

1.

Significant Ecological Areas. Where any uses or buildings subject to a Minor Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.160) application, as specified in Section 22.16.030.C, are located within a significant ecological area, the site plans shall be reviewed by SEATAC and its recommendations shall be sent to the Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer may approve the application only after the applicant substantiates the following findings:

a.

That the use or buildings requested are clearly accessory and subordinate to, will not alter the nature of, and are limited to facilities compatible with the intent and purpose of Zone O-S on the property where proposed; and

b.

That in a significant ecological area such placement will not contribute to the detriment of the resources constituting the basis for classification as a significant ecological area.

2.

Fences. In Zone O-S, fences shall require a Ministerial Site Plan Review (Chapter 22.186) application and shall be subject to the following standards:

a.

Fences shall not exceed eight feet in height except where a higher fence is required by other ordinance or law.

b.

Fences shall be open-work, non-view-obscuring except where a solid fence limited to five feet in height is specifically approved by the Director to protect identified resources.

3.

Conditions of Approval. In approving any discretionary application in Zone O-S, the Commission or Hearing Officer may impose additional conditions to ensure that the use will be in accordance with the findings of such application. Additional conditions may include, but are not limited to:

a.

Appropriate measures to further the safety of persons using the facilities or adjacent properties.

b.

Dedication of conservation easements or other easements to ensure the preservation of specified resources.

c.

Delayed commencement of a project for a specified period of time to provide for scientific studies of resources on the subject property.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.18.010 - Purpose.

A.

General Purpose. Residential Zones preserve, protect, and enhance areas for residential land uses in a range of densities; provide for orderly, well-planned, and balanced growth of residential neighborhoods; and ensure adequate light, air, privacy, and open space for each dwelling. These zones also provide for the appropriate location of public and semi-public uses such as schools, parks, and religious facilities that can serve and complement residential uses.

B.

Purpose of Individual Zones. The purposes of individual zones are established as follows:

1.

High Density Multiple Residence Zone. The High Density Multiple Residence Zone (Zone R-5) implements the H100 and H150 land use designations in areas of the County mapped as such in the General Plan. Zone R-5 provides for areas that allow for maximum density residential development and all types of multifamily housing up to 150 units per net acre.

2.

Residential Planned Development Zone. The Residential Planned Development Zone (Zone RPD) is established to promote residential amenities beyond those expected under conventional development, to achieve greater flexibility in design, to encourage well-planned neighborhoods through creative and imaginative planning, and to provide for appropriate use of land which is sufficiently unique in its physical characteristics or other circumstances to warrant special methods of development. In implementing residential planned development, it is further declared that the purpose of Zone RPD is to reduce developmental problems in hillside areas and to preserve areas of natural scenic beauty through the encouragement of integrated planning, integrated design, and unified control of development.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.18.020 - Residential Zones Designated.

Table 22.18.020-A, below, identifies "Residential Zones," as used in this Title 22:

TABLE 22.18.010-A: RESIDENTIAL ZONES
Abbreviation Full Name
R-A Residential Agricultural
R-1 Single-Family Residence
R-2 Two-Family Residence
R-3 Limited Density Multiple Residence
R-4 Medium Density Multiple Residence
R-5 High Density Multiple Residence Zone
RPD Residential Planned Development

 

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.18.030 - Land Use Regulations for Zones R-A, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5.

A.

General.

B.

Permit and Review Requirements. Table 22.18.030-A, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each use listed in Subsection C, below.

TABLE 22.18.030-A: PERMIT AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS
Abbreviation Permit or Review Requirement Reference
- Not Permitted
P Permitted
AP Animal Permit Chapter 22.152
CEM Cemetery Permit Chapter 22.154
CUP Conditional Use Permit Chapter 22.158
MCUP Minor Conditional Use Permit Chapter 22.160
EP Explosives Permit Chapter 22.164
SPR Ministerial Site Plan Review Chapter 22.186
SEP Special Events Permit Chapter 22.188
SMP Surface Mining Permit Chapter 22.190

 

C.

Use Regulations.

1.

Principal Uses. Table 22.18.030-B, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each principal use.

TABLE 22.18.030-B: PRINCIPAL USE REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONES
R-A R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 Additional
Regulations
Agricultural and Resource-Based Uses
Community gardens P P P P P P
Crops, including field, tree, bush, berry, and row SPR CUP CUP CUP CUP -
Oil wells and production facilities - - - - - - Section 22.140.400
Plant nurseries, propagation of nursery stock only P CUP CUP CUP CUP -
Secondary land uses under high-voltage transmission lines SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR - Section 22.140.630
Solid fill projects CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Surface mining operations SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP -
Cannabis Uses
Cannabis businesses and activities, including renting, leasing, and permitting - - - - - - Section 22.140.134
Cannabis cultivation, personal, accessory to a legally established dwelling unit See Table 22.18.030-C: Accessory Use Regulations
Cultural, Educational, and Institutional Uses
Arboretums and horticultural gardens CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP -
Churches, temples, or other places used exclusively for religious worship, including accessory educational and social activities CUP CUP CUP SPR 1 SPR 1 CUP 1
Community centers 2 - - - CUP CUP CUP
Disability rehabilitation and training centers 3 - - - CUP CUP -
Institutions of educational, philanthropic, or charitable nature, excluding any commercial or industrial enterprise sponsored or operated by such institution - - - - CUP CUP
Juvenile halls CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Libraries CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Museums CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Schools
 Colleges and universities, accredited, excluding trade or commercial schools - - - - CUP -
 Schools, grades K-12, accredited by the State of California, excluding trade or commercial schools CUP 14 CUP 14 CUP 14 CUP 14 SPR 13
CUP 14
-
Industrial Uses
Explosives storage, permanent EP EP EP EP EP -
Lodging Uses
Hotels - - - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.310
Recreational Uses
Golf courses, including clubhouses and accessory facilities CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP -
Parks, playgrounds, and beaches, including accessory facilities CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Recreation facilities, neighborhood CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.480
Riding and hiking trails, excluding trails for motor vehicles SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR -
Renewable Energy Uses
Utility-scale solar energy facilities, ground-mounted - - - - - -
Utility-scale solar energy facilities, structure-mounted P P/ MCUP P P P P Section 22.140.510
Utility-scale wind energy facilities - - - - - -
Residential Uses
Adult residential facilities
 Facilities serving six or fewer persons P P P P P P
 Facilities serving seven or more persons CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Convents and monasteries, where on the same lot as a legally established church or school CUP CUP CUP SPR SPR SPR
Density-controlled developments 8 CUP CUP CUP - - - Sections 22.140.170, 22.140.520
Farmworker housing 8
 Farmworker dwelling units SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR - Section 22.140.230
 Farmworker housing complexes, in compliance with Section 22.140.230.E.1 - - - SPR SPR - Section 22.140.230
 Farmworker housing complexes, in compliance with Section 22.140.230.E.2 - - - CUP CUP - Section 22.140.230
 Farmworker housing complexes SPR CUP CUP - - - Section 22.140.230
Foster family
homes
P P P P P P
Fraternity and sorority houses - - - CUP SPR SPR
Group homes for children
 Facilities serving six or fewer persons P P P P P P
 Facilities serving seven or more persons CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Mobilehome parks 8 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Sections 22.140.370, 22.140.520
Multi-family
housing 8
 Apartment houses - - SPR 4 , 10 , 11 /CUP 5 SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.520
 Townhouses CUP CUP SPR 4,9 / CUP 5 SPR 9 SPR 9 SPR 9 Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.600
 Two-family residences - - SPR SPR SPR - Section 22.140.520
Residential Substance Use Recovery
 Serving six or fewer persons P P P P P -
 Serving seven or more persons CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Rooming and boarding houses - - - CUP SPR SPR
Single-family residences 8 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR - Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.580
Single-family residences on compact lots 8 - - CUP CUP CUP - Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.585
Small family homes for children P P P P P P 4
Retail/Commercial Uses
Farmers' markets MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP Section 22.140.220
Gun dealers - - - - - -
Service Uses
Alternative financial services - - - - - - Section 22.140.690
Cemeteries CEM CEM CEM CEM CEM -
Day care
 Adult day care centers CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
 Child care centers, less than 50 children CUP CUP CUP SPR SPR SPR
 Child care centers, more than 50 children CUP CUP CUP MCUP SPR SPR
 Family child care homes, large and small, in an approved residential use P P P P P P
Domestic violence shelters SPR - SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.180
Emergency shelters - - SPR 12 SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.180
Medical services
 Hospitals - - - - CUP CUP
 Mental Health Treatment Facilities, Inpatient or Outpatient - - - - CUP CUP
Parking buildings, excluding commercial parking buildings 6 - - - - CUP CUP
Parking lots, excluding commercial parking lots 6 - - CUP CUP CUP CUP
Transportation, Electrical, Gas, Communications, Utilities, and Public Service Uses
Airports, heliports, helistops, and landing strips CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP 7
Communication equipment buildings CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Earth stations CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Electrical distribution substations, including related microwave facilities CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Fire stations CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Gas metering and control stations, public utility CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Microwave stations CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Police stations CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Post offices - - - - CUP CUP
Publicly owned uses that are necessary to maintain the public health, convenience, or general welfare, other than uses specifically listed in the zone CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Radio and television stations and towers, excluding studios CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Sewage treatment plants CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP -
Stations, bus, railroad, and taxi - - - - CUP CUP
Telephone repeater stations CUP - CUP CUP CUP CUP
Water reservoirs, dams, treatment plants, gauging stations, pumping stations, wells and tanks, and any other use normal and accessory to the storage and distribution of water, except for shared water wells and associated tanks CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.1 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.760
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.2 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.760
Notes:
1. Use shall not authorize such accessory activities unless specifically classified in this zone.
2. Use permitted where developed as an integral part of a building project and operated on a nonprofit basis for the use of surrounding residents. This provision shall not be interpreted to permit commercial enterprises.
3. Minimum lot size is one acre where sheltered employment or industrial-type training is conducted.
4. The lot shall be: 1) outside of a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety; 2) outside of the Coastal Zone, as defined in Division 2 (Definition), in its entirety; 3) outside of a Significant Ecological Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety; 4) outside of a Hillside Management Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety; 5) outside of the 70 or above decibel Community Noise Equivalent Level (dB CNEL) noise contour of an Airport Influence Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety; 6) served by a public water system; 7) served by a public sewer system; and 8) fronting a highway or a public street.
5. Where the lot does not meet the criteria specified in Note 4, above.
6. Use shall be developed in compliance with Chapter 22.112 (Parking).
7. Use excludes airports, heliports, and landing strips.
8. Use may also be subject to Chapter 22.120 (Density Bonus), Chapter 22.121 (Inclusionary Housing), or Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).
9. No more than six townhouses shall be confined within a single building.
10. Where use is subject to Section 22.128.200 (Supportive Housing Streamlining) and Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).
11. Use permitted on lots outside of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety, and where use is subject to Section 22.130.200 (Motel Conversions, Permanent) and Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).
12. Use permitted only when converting from an existing, legally-built hotel, motel, or youth hostel on lots outside of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety, subject to Chapter 22.186 (Site Plan Review, Ministerial).
13. Outside of the Metro Planning Area Standards District.
14. Also subject to Section 22.364.060.F.2, if use is in the Metro Planning Area Standards District.

 

2.

Accessory Uses. Table 22.18.030-C, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each accessory use.

TABLE 22.18.030-C: ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONES
R-A R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 Additional
Regulations
Access to property lawfully used for a purpose not permitted in the zone 1 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR
Accessory buildings and structures, unless more specifically regulated by this Title 22 As determined by the principal use Sections 22.110.030, 22.110.040
Accessory commercial units (ACUs) 4 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.364.070.A.2.a
Accessory dwelling units 5 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.640
Accessory overnight safe parking 3 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.650
Accessory emergency shelters SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.180
Amateur radio antennas
 In compliance with Section 22.140.040.D.1 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.040
 In compliance with Section 22.140.040.D.2 MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP Section 22.140.040
Animals, domestic and wild, maintained or kept as pets or for personal use, in conjunction with a residential use
 In compliance with Section 22.140.070.B.1 P P P P P P Section 22.140.070
 In compliance with Section 22.140.070.B.2 AP AP AP AP AP AP Section 22.140.070
Building materials storage, for an approved project on the same site P P P P P P Section 22.140.130
Cannabis cultivation, personal, accessory to a legally established dwelling unit P P P P P P Section 22.140.134
Grading projects
 More than 10,000 and up to 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.240
 More than 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.240
 On-site, excluding projects where the Review Authority has previously considered such grading proposal as indicated by approval of an environmental document incorporating consideration of such grading project CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Sections 22.140.240, 22.140.520
Guest houses SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR - Sections 22.140.250, 22.140.520
Historic vehicle collections
 In compliance with Section 22.140.270.B.1 SPR SPR SPR - - - Section 22.140.270
 In compliance with Section 22.140.270.B.2 CUP CUP CUP - - - Section 22.140.270
Home-based occupations P P P P P P Section 22.140.290
Junior accessory dwelling units 5 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.640
Parking as a transitional use SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.440
Rehabilitation facilities for small wild animals AP AP - - - - Section 22.140.500
Restaurants and accessory commercial service concessions in hotels or apartment houses - - - - CUP MCUP Sections 22.140.090
Room rentals 2 P P P P P P
Shared water wells MCUP MCUP MCUP - - - Section 22.140.570
Short-term rentals P P P P P P Section 22.140.770
Signs As specified in Chapter 22.114 (Signs)
Small-scale solar energy systems, structure-mounted P P P P P P Section 22.140.510
Small-scale solar energy systems, ground-mounted SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.510
Small-scale wind energy systems MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP Section 22.140.510
Notes:
1. Provided that there is no other practical access to such property available, and such access will not alter the character of the premises in respect to permitted uses in the subject zone.
2. Rooms in a single-family residence may be rented to four or fewer residents, with or without table board, unless the residence is also used as an adult residential facility or a group home for children and either use has a capacity of more than six persons. Rooms in a single-family residence used as transitional housing may be rented to more than four residents.
3. Use permitted on lots located outside of the 70 or above decibel Community Noise Equivalent Level (dB CNEL) noise contour of an Airport Influence Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety.
4. Use permitted in the Metro Planning Area Standards District, provided that it: (1) is located on a corner lot or reversed corner lot; (2) is attached to, or detached from, an existing or proposed residential building; and (3) does not demolish, vacate, or convert any existing, legally-built dwelling units, including accessory dwelling unit and junior accessory dwelling unit.
5. Use may be subject to a Revised Exhibit "A" (Chapter 22.184) application if the principal residential use is subject to a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application.

 

3.

Temporary Uses. Table 22.18.030-D, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each temporary use.

TABLE 22.18.030-D: TEMPORARY USE REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONES
R-A R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 Additional
Regulations
Cargo shipping container, limited to one SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR - Section 22.140.150
Explosives storage, temporary EP EP EP EP EP -
Holiday and seasonal sales - - SPR SPR SPR - Section 22.140.280
Meteorological towers MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP Section 22.140.510
Mobilehomes used as a residence during construction
 Used for a period not to exceed one year SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR - Section 22.140.380
 Used for a period not to exceed two years CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - Section 22.140.380
Model homes SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.390
Model homes, in those areas where such uses are specifically mentioned in the General Plan CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Motel conversions, temporary 1 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.660
Occupied recreational vehicle parking during a County-declared shelter crisis P P P P P P Section 22.140.670
Real estate tract offices SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.470
Special events SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP
Storage, temporary, of materials and construction equipment used in construction or maintenance of streets and highways, sewers, storm drains, underground conduits, flood control works, pipelines, and similar uses for up to one year CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Yard sales P P P P P P Section 22.140.620
Notes:
1. Use permitted on lots outside of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety. Use may also be subject to Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).

 

(Ord. 2025-0029 § 3, 2025; Ord. 2024-0054 § 4, 2024; Ord. 2024-0049 § 14, 2024; Ord. 2024-0032 § 7, 2024; Ord. 2023-0060 § 4, 2023; Ord. 2023-0004 § 4, 2023; Ord. 2023-0001 § 4, 2023; Ord. 2022-0023 § 16, 2022; Ord. 2022-0008 § 8, 2022; Ord. 2021-0017 § 10, 2021; Ord. 2021-0010 § 7, 2021; Ord. 2020-0064 § 4, 2020; Ord. 2020-0059 § 5, 2020; Ord. 2020-0032 § 16, 2020; Ord. 2019-0053 § 11, 2019; Ord. 2019-0020 § 5, 2019; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.18.040 - Development Standards for Residential Zones.

A.

Development Standards for Zones R-A, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, and RPD. Development on any lot in Zones R-A, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, and RPD shall comply with Division 6 (Development Standards), where applicable.

B.

New sensitive uses developed in permitted zones and located adjacent to existing, legally-established industrial uses, recycling or solid waste uses, or vehicle-related uses listed in Table 22.22.030-B (Principal Use Regulations for Industrial Zones), except for the vehicle sales and rentals sub-category, shall comply with Division 7, Chapter 22.134 (Sensitive Uses).

C.

Required Yards. Except as specified otherwise, Table 22.18.040-A, below, identifies the minimum yard depths for Zones R-A, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 as follows:

Table 22.18.040-A: Minimum Yard depths for Residential Zones
Zones Front Corner Side Corner Side—Reversed Corner Lot Interior Side Rear
R-A, R-1, R-2 20 feet 5 feet 10 feet 5 feet 15 feet
R-3 15 feet 5 feet 7.5 feet 5 feet 15 feet
R-4 15 feet 5 feet 7.5 feet 5 feet where no building exceeds two stories in height; or
5 feet plus 1 foot for each story that exceeds two stories, except the maximum required side yard depth is 16 feet
15 feet
R-5 5 feet 15 feet if adjacent to Zone R-1 or R-2, and
0 feet if separated from a lot in Zone R-1 or R-2 by a highway, street, alley, or easement of at least 15 feet in width

 

D.

Maximum Height.

1.

Zones R-A, R-1, R-2, and R-3. Except as specified otherwise, every residence and every other building and structure shall not exceed a height of 35 feet above grade.

2.

Zone R-4. Except as specified otherwise, every building and structure shall not exceed a height of 13 times the buildable area.

3.

Zone R-5. Every building and structure shall not exceed a height of 65 feet above grade, excluding rooftop recreational spaces, except that the portion of any building sharing a common side or rear lot line with property located within Zone R-1 or R-2 shall have a stepback from that common side or rear lot line so that the height of the building in Zone R-5 is no greater than 45 feet at the edge of the building wall facing that common lot line, and shall be recessed back one foot for every additional foot in building height, up to a maximum height of 65 feet.

(Ord. 2022-0023 § 17, 2022; Ord. 2022-0008 § 9, 2022; Ord. 2020-0032 § 17, 2020; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.18.050 - Development Standards for Zone R-5.

A.

Project Review and Evaluation.

1.

An application for new construction or expansion of development in Zone R-5 may be referred to Public Works for review of the project's impacts to infrastructure. In addition to the requirements of Section 22.116.030.B (Improvements), the application may be required to include, at the discretion of the Director of Public Works, technical studies in accordance with current County guidelines, or other information, including but not limited to the following:

a.

A traffic impact analysis;

b.

Certification from the public water purveyor that indicates water facilities in the area are adequate to meet the demands of the project and all other properties served by the same water facility; and

c.

A sewer area study to determine the adequacy of the sewage system that will serve the project.

2.

Where the Director of Public Works finds that based on the traffic, water, or sewer studies that the existing infrastructure is inadequate to serve a project, the Director may require the applicant to construct, install, or provide additional funds to construct or install the necessary infrastructure to protect public health, safety, and welfare. Furthermore, the Director, in consultation with the Director of Public Works, may require that the applicant demonstrate on a site plan that adequate sightlines are maintained from the vehicular access points of the project site to the public right-of-way, and that the proposed layout of the site does not impede vehicular movement in the public right-of-way.

B.

Yard Requirements. In addition to Section 22.18.040 (Development Standards for Residential Zones), above, any required front yard shall be fully landscaped.

C.

Building Articulation. At least 50 percent of the building wall that fronts a street shall incorporate varying articulation and architectural detailing to visually break up massing, such as recessed windows, balconies, offset planes, stepbacks, vertical or horizontal modulations, or other architectural or decorative accents that create visual interest in lieu of long unarticulated walls.

D.

Screening.

1.

Facades and Windows. A building's frontage facing a street shall not have more than 25 percent landscaping or fencing that screens from public view the facade or windows on the ground floor of the building's frontage.

2.

Trash Bin Enclosures. Trash enclosures for refuse and recycling bins shall be:

a.

Located within parking areas or structures, or at the rear or side of buildings, or between buildings, and shall not be between a building and a street:

b.

Located not farther than 150 feet from the building;

c.

Not placed in any public right-of-way; and

d.

If located outside, screened by masonry walls between five and six feet in height.

3.

Mechanical Equipment. Mechanical equipment shall be completely screened from view with walls and or landscaping.

E.

Recreational Spaces for Residential Developments:

1.

Areas Defined.

a.

Common Recreational Space. Recreational space is for the exclusive use of the residents in the development, and may include features as listed in Table 22.18.050-A:

TABLE 22.18.050-A: RECREATIONAL SPACE FEATURES
Atriums Playgrounds
Barbecue and picnic areas Pool decks
Community or multipurpose rooms Swimming pools and spas
Courtyards Tennis, volleyball, and other ball courts
Gardens, including rooftop gardens Terraces
Indoor or outdoor exercise areas and rooms Yards, interior side and rear, exclusive of vehicular access
Lawns

 

b.

Private Recreational Space. Private recreational space is attached to and accessed from within a dwelling unit, and may include an atrium, balcony, patio, porch, or terrace.

c.

Excluded from Recreational Space. Off-street parking and loading areas, driveways, and other vehicular access areas, service areas, and perimeter landscaping no more than two feet in width, shall not count as usable recreational space.

2.

Minimum Dimensions.

a.

For new residential developments with up to 60,000 square feet of total floor area, at least 10 percent of the project area shall be provided for and maintained as common or private recreational space for use by the residents of the development. Landscaping required for the development may count towards this requirement as long as the landscaping is usable recreational space.

b.

For new residential developments with over 60,000 square feet of total floor area, a minimum of 100 square feet of private or common recreational space per dwelling unit shall be provided and maintained. Landscaping may count towards this requirement as long as the landscaping is usable recreation space.

3.

Additional Standards for Common Recreation Space.

a.

Accessibility. Common recreational space shall be located on the same property as the units it serves, and shall be available exclusively for the residents of the development.

b.

Roof Top Common Recreational Space. Where a roof top is used for common recreational space, the roof top shall incorporate landscaping, decorative paving materials, and recreational amenities of the type listed in Subsection E.1.a, above. Mechanical equipment storage areas on roof tops shall not be counted towards recreational space.

F.

Other Residential Amenities. All residential developments shall provide adequate private or common laundry facilities to be reserved for the exclusive use of the residents residing in the development.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.18.060 - Development Standards and Regulations for Zone RPD.

Premises in Zone RPD shall be subject to the following regulations:

A.

Use Regulations.

1.

Permitted Uses. Property in Zone RPD may be used for any use permitted in Zone R-1 under the same limitations and conditions; including auxiliary and transitional uses, front, side, and rear yards, garages and carports, and lot area requirements; and those provisions of Chapter 22.110 (General Site Regulations) which relate to Zone R-1.

2.

Conditional Uses. A Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application is required if the property in Zone RPD is to be used for a planned residential development, including a mobilehome park, subject to approval by the Commission or Hearing Officer, in which case Subsections B through G, below, shall apply.

3.

Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units. Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units are subject to a Ministerial Site Plan Review (Chapter 22.186) application, or a Revised Exhibit "A" (Chapter 22.184) application, if the principal residential use is subject to a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application, pursuant to Subsection A.2, above.

4.

Prohibited Uses. The following uses are prohibited in Zone RPD:

a.

Oil wells and production facilities, in accordance with Section 22.140.400 (Oil Wells and Production Facilities); and

b.

Gun dealers, in accordance with Section 22.140.255 (Gun Dealers).

B.

Additional Findings.

1.

The project compiles with the purpose for the planned residential development as set forth in Section 22.18.010.B.2 (Residential Planned Development Zone).

2.

The project provides as well or better for light and air, public safety and convenience, the protection of property values, and the preservation of the general welfare of the community, than if developed as provided in Subsection A, above.

3.

The project complies with all standards of Subsections C through G, below.

C.

Development Standards.

1.

Size of Project Site.

a.

The proposed development plan shall include a lot containing not less than five acres.

b.

A development plan may be considered on a lot less than five acres in area when such property is in Zone RPD and has a common boundary with property that has been developed under an approved planned residential development pursuant to Subsection A.2, above, and in this case, the plan shall indicate that the proposed development will constitute an orderly extension in arrangement of buildings, facilities, and open space throughout the combined lots of land in addition to all the other requirements for approval of a Conditional Use Permit.

2.

Density. When property in Zone RPD is developed as a planned residential development, pursuant to Subsection A.2, above, the letter "U," where used as a suffix to a zoning symbol, in combination with a numeral, shall designate the maximum density, not including dwelling units permitted by a density bonus awarded by any provisions in this Title 22, in terms ofunits per net acre.

3.

Type of Buildings or Structures.

a.

Dwelling units may be in single-family, detached two-family, or multiple-family residential buildings, or they may be mobilehomes, manufactured homes or factory-built houses as defined in the California Health and Safety Code, depending upon adjacent development and the compensating features of the development plan.

b.

The Commission or Hearing Officer may approve places of public assembly, recreational buildings and accessory buildings if such facilities are for the primary use of persons residing within the proposed planned development and located so as not to be detrimental to adjacent properties. Distance between buildings shall not be less than 10 feet for one-story and two-story buildings, plus two additional feet for each story above the second.

c.

The Commission or Hearing Officer, in considering placement and type of buildings, may modify or require a greater depth for yards than would be required if developed as provided in Subsection A.1, above. Provisions regarding yards and distances between buildings shall not apply to mobilehomes within mobilehome parks.

4.

Open Space.

a.

Minimum Area. Open space shall comprise not less than 30 percent of the net area. The Commission or Hearing Officer may modify this requirement if the applicant submits evidence to the satisfaction of the Commission or Hearing Officer that the particular development will contain compensatory characteristics which will provide as well as or better for planned unit development within the intent of this Section.

b.

Open Space Types. Subject to the approval of the Commission or Hearing Officer, open space may include one or more of the following, designated for the use and enjoyment of all of the occupants of the planned residential development or appropriate phase thereof:

i.

Common open space developed for recreational purposes;

ii.

Areas of scenic or natural beauty forming a portion of the proposed development;

iii.

Present or future recreational areas of a noncommercial nature, including parks, playgrounds, and beaches. Where specifically approved by the Commission or Hearing Officer, green fees or similar charges related to use of a golf course or similar open recreational use may be permitted, provided such charges are incidental to operation of said facilities, are not primarily commercial in nature, and do not alter the character of said recreational facility;

iv.

Present or future hiking, riding, or bicycling trails;

v.

Landscaped portions adjacent to streets or highways which are in excess of minimum required rights-of-way; or

vi.

Other similar areas determined appropriate by the Commission or Hearing Officer.

c.

Factors for Review. In approving said open space, the Commission or Hearing Officer shall give consideration to the project to be developed, the characteristics of such open space, the manner in which the open space is to be improved and maintained, and other information as the Commission or Hearing Officer deems pertinent.

d.

Dedication and Maintenance of Required Open Space. Reservation of open space shall be made a condition of approval. Such reservation shall be by public dedication, establishment of a maintenance district, common ownership, or other satisfactory means to ensure the permanent reservation of, and where appropriate perpetual maintenance of, required open space.

e.

Distribution of Open Space. Planned development projects developed in phases shall be designated so that each successive phase will contain open space to independently meet the standards of this Subsection C.4, provided that:

i.

Where the applicant submits development plans indicating to the satisfaction of the Commission or Hearing Officer that the proposed development will provide as well or better for planned unit development within the intent of this Section, the Commission or Hearing Officer may approve a division of open space encompassing more than one phase; and

ii.

Where a division of open space will encompass more than one phase, the applicant shall provide the Commission or Hearing Officer with a map indicating cumulative allocation and utilization of open space for each successive phase in each subsequent application.

5.

Building Coverage. Buildings shall not occupy more than 50 percent of the net area, except that common recreational buildings are excluded from this building coverage limitation.

6.

Parking. The provisions of Section 22.112.070 (Required Parking Spaces), which specify the number and location of required parking spaces relating to dwelling units, places of public assembly and other recreational uses shall not apply when property in Zone RPD is developed pursuant to Subsection A.2, above. In approving a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application for a planned residential development, the Commission or Hearing Officer shall require automobile parking for such uses in an amount adequate to prevent traffic congestion and excessive on-street parking; provided that in no event shall less than one covered parking space per dwelling unit, or less than 50 percent of the required number of parking spaces for public assembly or recreational uses specified in Section 22.112.070 be permitted. Where the Commission or Hearing Officer does not specifically designate such parking requirements, the requirements of Section 22.112.070 shall be deemed to have been specified.

7.

Utilities. The applicant shall submit to the Commission or Hearing Officer, and it shall be made a condition of approval, satisfactory evidence that the applicant has made arrangements with the serving utilities to install underground all new facilities necessary to furnish service in the development. This requirement may be waived where it would cause undue hardship or constitute an unreasonable requirement.

8.

Landscaping. A site plan for landscaping of all open areas, where appropriate, shall be submitted to and approved by the Commission or Hearing Officer.

D.

Development Schedule. The Commission or Hearing Officer shall approve a progress schedule indicating the development of open space related to the construction of residential dwelling units, which shall become a condition of approval. Where development is to be completed in phases, the said development may, with the approval of the Commission or Hearing Officer, be coordinated between phases as approved in Subsection C.4.e, above. The Commission or Hearing Officer may modify, without a hearing, this condition pertaining to the development schedule based upon an affirmative showing, in writing, of hardship.

E.

Tentative Division of Land Map. A tentative map shall be filed when required by Title 21 (Subdivisions) of the County Code. Where a tentative map is not required, the application shall require a site plan indicating the precise location, width and type of improvements for private or public streets and pedestrian walks.

F.

Division of Lots. In addition to a tentative division of land map when required by Title 21 (Subdivisions) of the County Code, where lots are to be sold or separated in ownership from other property in the development, or applicable phase thereof, a map shall be submitted to the Commission or Hearing Officer, indicating the proposed boundaries of the lots to be sold or separated in ownership. Where the proposed division would create one or more lots having an area of less than that specified if developed as provided in Subsection A.1, above, said map shall also delineate the relationship between said lots and open space provided as required in Subsection C.4, above. The Commission or Hearing Officer shall consider the proposed separation in ownership and may approve such separation where, in the Commission or Hearing Officer's opinion, the proposed separation provides as well or better for planned development within the intent of this Section.

G.

Sale or Separation of Lots. Where lots are sold or otherwise separated in ownership, no dwelling unit or lot for a residential building shall be sold or encumbered separately from an undivided interest in the open space appurtenant to such dwelling unit or lot where required by Subsection C.4, above. Such undivided interest shall include either:

1.

An undivided interest in the open space; or

2.

A share in the corporation, or voting membership in an association owning the open space, where approved.

This Subsection G shall not apply when said required open space has been accepted for public dedication; or where held in separate ownership with recreational rights to the required open space reserved to the lot owners and maintenance easements granted to an established maintenance district; or where other satisfactory means to ensure permanent reservation of required open space have been approved by the Commission or Hearing Officer.

H.

Accessory dwelling units. Accessory dwelling units within an existing planned residential development are subject to Section 22.140.640 (Accessory Dwelling Units).

(Ord. 2023-0060 § 5, 2023; Ord. 2023-0004 § 5, 2023; Ord. 2021-0010 § 8, 2021; Ord. 2020-0059 § 6, 2020; Ord. 2019-0053 § 12, 2019; Ord. 2019-0020 § 6, 2019; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.20.010 - Purpose.

A.

General Purpose. Commercial Zones provide for the orderly, well-planned, and balanced growth of commercial districts; support commercial activity to meet the needs of the community, strengthen the County's tax base; and provide appropriate transitions between commercial and residential uses to promote commercial opportunities and preserve residential quality of life.

B.

Purpose of Individual Zones. The purposes of individual Commercial Zones are established as follows:

1.

Major Commercial Zone. The Major Commercial Zone (Zone C-MJ) allows for regional-scale commercial and recreation uses, hotels, multi-family residential, and residential-commercial mixed uses.

2.

Commercial Recreation Zone. The Commercial Recreation Zone (Zone C-R) is established to permit a comprehensive range of entertainment and amusement activities of a commercial nature. Zone C-R also provides for other commercial uses that may be necessary in such an area.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.20.020 - Commercial Zones Designated.

Table 22.20.020-A, below, identifies "Commercial Zones," as used in this Title 22:

TABLE 22.20.020-A: COMMERCIAL ZONES
Abbreviation Full Name
C-H Commercial Highway
C-1 Restricted Commercial
C-2 Neighborhood Commercial
C-3 General Commercial
C-M Commercial Manufacturing
C-MJ Major Commercial
C-R Commercial Recreation
CPD Commercial Planned Development

 

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.20.030 - Land Use Regulations for Zones C-H, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-M, C-MJ, and C-R.

A.

General. This Section prescribes the land use regulations for Zones C-H, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-M, C-MJ, and C-R.

B.

Permit and Review Requirements. Table 22.20.030-A, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each use listed in Subsection C, below.

TABLE 22.20.030-A: PERMIT AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS
Abbreviation Permit or Review Requirement Reference
- Not Permitted
P Permitted
ABP Adult Business Permit Chapter 22.150
AP Animal Permit Chapter 22.152
CEM Cemetery Permit Chapter 22.154
CUP Conditional Use Permit Chapter 22.158
MCUP Minor Conditional Use Permit Chapter 22.160
EP Explosives Permit Chapter 22.164
SPR Ministerial Site Plan Review Chapter 22.186
SEP Special Events Permit Chapter 22.188
SMP Surface Mining Permit Chapter 22.190

 

C.

Use Regulations.

1.

Principal Uses. Table 22.20.030-B, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each principal use.

TABLE 22.20.030-B: PRINCIPAL USE REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONES
C-H C-1 C-2 C-3 C-M C-MJ C-R Additional
Regulations
Agricultural and Resource-Based Uses
Community gardens - P P P P P P
Crops, including field, tree, bush, berry, and row SPR 1 SPR SPR SPR SPR - SPR
Greenhouses - SPR SPR SPR SPR - SPR 2
Oil wells and production facilities - - - - - - - Section 22.140.400
Solid fill projects CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Surface mining operations SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP - SMP
Animal-Related Uses
Breeding farms for the selective or experimental breeding of cattle or horses, or the raising and training of horses or show cattle - - - - - - SPR Section 22.140.080
Dog kennels - - - - CUP - -
Dog training schools, excluding boarding - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Grazing of cattle, horses, sheep, or goats - - - - - - SPR 5 Section 22.140.080
Hogs or pigs - - - - - - SPR Section 22.140.080
Menageries, zoos, animal exhibitions, or other facilities for keeping of wild animals - - - - - - CUP
Raising of poultry, fowl, birds, rabbits, chinchilla, nutria, mice, frogs, fish, bees, earthworms, and other similar animals of comparable nature, form, and size, including hatching, fattening, marketing, sale, slaughtering, dressing, processing, and packing, including eggs, honey, or similar products derived from such animals - - - - - - SPR 2 Section 22.140.080
Riding academies and stables, with the boarding of horses - - - - - - SPR 5
Veterinaries, small animal
 Clinics - CUP CUP SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Hospitals - - - - CUP - -
Wild animals, the keeping of, either individually or collectively for private or commercial purposes - - - - - - CUP
Cannabis Uses
Cannabis businesses and activities, including renting, leasing, and permitting - - - - - - - Section 22.140.134
Cannabis cultivation, personal, accessory to a legally established dwelling unit See Table 22.20.030-C: Accessory Use Regulations
Cultural, Educational, and Institutional Uses
Amphitheaters - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP
Arboretums and horticultural gardens CUP SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR
Boxing arenas - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP
Churches, temples, or other places used exclusively for religious worship, including accessory educational and social activities SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP CUP 4
Community centers - - - SPR SPR CUP CUP 4
Correctional institutions, including jails, farms, and camps - CUP CUP CUP CUP - CUP
Disability rehabilitation and training centers - CUP 6 CUP 6 CUP SPR 7 - -
Juvenile halls CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - CUP
Libraries SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Lodge and union halls - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Museums SPR 8 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Observatories - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR
Revival meetings, tent, for longer than seven days - - - CUP CUP - -
Schools
 Business and professional schools, including art, barber, beauty, dance, drama, and music, excluding trade or commercial schools SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Colleges and universities, accredited, excluding trade or commercial schools SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Schools, grades K-12, accredited by the State of California, excluding trade or commercial schools SPR 35 / CUP 36 SPR 35 / CUP 36 SPR 35 / CUP 36 SPR 35 / CUP 36 SPR 35 / CUP 36 - CUP
Stadiums - - - - - CUP -
Theaters and other auditoriums - CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Theaters, drive-in - CUP CUP CUP CUP - CUP
Industrial Uses
Assaying services - - - - SPR - -
Assembly and manufacture
 Aluminum products - - - - SPR - -
 Appliance assembly, electrical, electronic, and electromechanical - - - - SPR - -
 Bone products - - - - SPR - -
 Canvas products - - - - SPR - -
 Cellophane products - - - - SPR - -
 Cloth products - - - - SPR - -
 Cosmetics, excluding soap - - - - SPR - -
 Equipment assembly, electrical, electronic, and electromechanical - - - - SPR - -
 Felt products - - - - SPR - -
 Fur products - - - - SPR - -
 Glass products and stained-glass assembly - - - - SPR 9 - -
 Golf balls - - - - SPR - -
 Instrument assembly, electrical, electronic, and electromechanical, including precision machine shops - - - - SPR - -
 Jewelry - - - - SPR - -
 Leather products, excluding machine belting - - - - SPR - -
 Metals; working and casting of rare, precious, or semiprecious metals - - - - SPR - -
 Metal plating - - - - SPR - -
 Optical goods - - - - SPR - -
 Paper products, excluding the manufacture of paper itself - - - - SPR - -
 Perfume - - - - SPR - -
 Phonograph records - - - - SPR - -
 Plastic products - - - - SPR - -
 Shell products - - - - SPR - -
 Stone products - - - - SPR - -
 Textile products - - - - SPR - -
 Textile products, from previously prepared materials - - - CUP SPR - -
 Toiletries, excluding soap - - - - SPR - -
 Wicker and bamboo products - - - - SPR - -
 Yarn products, excluding dyeing of yarn - - - - SPR - -
Bakery goods distributors - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Dry cleaning plants, wholesale - - - CUP SPR - - Section 22.140.190
Explosives storage, permanent EP EP EP EP EP - EP
Film laboratories - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Food processing
 Bakeries - - - - SPR SPR -
 Candy confectioneries - - - - SPR SPR -
 Fruit and vegetable juices, excluding the use of carbonization - - - - SPR - -
 Ice cream - - - - SPR - -
 Wineries
 In compliance with Section 22.140.610.D.1 - - - - SPR - - Section 22.140.610
 In compliance with Section 22.140.610.D3 - - - - CUP - - Section 22.140.610
Frozen food lockers - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Furniture and household goods, transfer and storage - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Industrial gas storage, including oxygen, acetylene, argon, carbon dioxide, and similar gases in Interstate Commerce Commission approved-type cylinders - - - - CUP - -
Laboratories, research and testing - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Laundry plants, wholesale - - - CUP SPR - -
Motion picture processing, reconstruction, and synchronizing of film with sound tracks - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Motion picture studios and indoor sets - - - SPR SPR SPR - Section 22.140.060.A
Motion picture studios and sets - - - - - - SPR Section 22.140.060.A
Outdoor advertising signs - - - - - CUP - Section 22.114.070
Tire retreading or recapping - - - - SPR - -
Lodging Uses
Hotels
 With banquet facilities and restaurants CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
 Without banquet facilities and restaurants CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP SPR CUP
Motels CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - CUP
Youth hostels CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Recreational Uses
Amusement rides and devices, for longer than seven days - - - CUP 23 CUP 23 CUP 23, 24 CUP 23, 24
Arcades, game or movie - - CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Archery ranges - CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Athletic fields, excluding stadiums - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR
Billiard or pool halls - - CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Bowling alleys - - CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Campgrounds - - - - - - SPR
Card rooms or clubs - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP
Carnivals, commercial, including pony rides, for longer than seven days - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP
Circuses and wild animal exhibitions, for longer than seven days - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP
Entertainment parks - - - - - - CUP
Fishing and casting ponds - - - - - - SPR
Games of skill - - CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Golf courses
 Golf courses, including clubhouses and accessory facilities CUP SPR SPR SPR SPR - SPR
 Golf driving ranges - CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP SPR
 Miniature golf courses - CUP CUP CUP CUP SPR SPR
Gymnasiums - - - CUP CUP SPR CUP
Motor recreational facilities for the driving, testing, or racing of automobiles, dune buggies, motorcycles, trail bikes, or similar vehicles, including accessory facilities - - - - - - CUP
Outdoor festivals - - - - CUP - CUP
Parks, playgrounds, and beaches, including accessory facilities SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR
Polo fields - - - - - - SPR
Race tracks - - - - - - CUP
Recreation clubs, commercial CUP CUP CUP SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.480
Recreational vehicle parks CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - CUP Section 22.140.490
Riding and hiking trails, excluding trails for motor vehicles SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR
Rifle, pistol, or skeet ranges - - - CUP CUP - CUP
Rodeos, excluding horse racing - - - - - - SPR
Shooting galleries - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP
Skating rinks, ice or roller - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP
Ski lifts, tows, runs, and warming huts - - - - - - CUP
Sport courts, including tennis, volleyball, badminton, croquet, lawn bowling and similar uses, as a principal use - CUP CUP SPR SPR SPR SPR
Swimming pools as a principal use - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR
Trap ranges - - - CUP CUP - CUP
Renewable Energy Uses
Utility-scale solar energy facilities, ground-mounted CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.510
Utility-scale solar energy facilities, structure-mounted P P P P P P P Section 22.140.510
Utility-scale wind energy facilities - - - - - - -
Residential Uses
Adult residential facilities
 Facilities serving six or fewer persons P P P P P P P 4
 Facilities serving seven or more persons CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP -
Convents and monasteries CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - -
Farmworker housing 25
 Farmworker dwelling units SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP - SPR Section 22.140.230
 Farmworker housing complexes SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP - SPR Section 22.140.230
Foster family homes P P P P P P P
Fraternity and sorority houses CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - -
Group homes for children
 Facilities serving six or fewer persons P P P P P P P 4
 Facilities serving seven or more persons CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP -
Joint live and work units 25, 27 SPR 18 / CUP 26 SPR 18 / CUP 26 SPR 18 / CUP 26 SPR 18 / CUP 26 CUP SPR 18 / CUP 26 Sections 22.140.320, 22.140.520
Mixed use developments 25, 27 SPR 18 / CUP 26 SPR 18 / CUP 26 SPR 18 / CUP 26 SPR 18 / CUP 26 CUP SPR 18 / CUP 26 - Sections 22.140.350, 22.140.520
Mobilehome parks 25 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - - Sections 22.140.370, 22.140.520
Multi-family housing 25
 Apartment houses SPR 18, 29, 30 / CUP 26 SPR 18, 29, 30 / CUP 26 SPR 18, 29, 30 / CUP 26 SPR 18, 29, 30 / CUP 26 SPR 29, 30 / CUP SPR 18, 29, 30 / CUP 26 - Section 22.140.520
 Townhouses SPR 18,28 / CUP 26 SPR 18,28 / CUP 26 SPR 18,28 / CUP 26 SPR 18,28 / CUP 26 CUP SPR 18,28 / CUP 26 - Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.600
 Two-family residences SPR 18 / CUP 26 SPR 18 / CUP 26 SPR 18 / CUP 26 SPR 18 / CUP 26 CUP - - Section 22.140.520
Residential substance use recovery facilities
 Serving six or fewer persons P P P P P - P
 Serving seven or more persons CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - CUP
Rooming and boarding houses CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP -
Single-family residences 25 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - CUP Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.580
Small family homes for children P P P P P P
Retail/Commercial Uses
Adult businesses - - - ABP ABP - -
Alcoholic beverage sales, for off-site consumption - CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.030
Antique shops, genuine antiques only - SPR SPR SPR SPR - -
Appliance stores, household - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Art galleries - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Art supply stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Auction houses, excluding animal auctions - - - SPR SPR SPR -
Bakery shops, including baking only when accessory to retail sales from the premises - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Bakery shops - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Bicycle shops - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Bookstores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Ceramic shops - SPR 10,11 SPR 10,12 SPR 13 SPR SPR 13 CUP 4
Clothing stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Confectioneries and candy stores, including making only when accessory to retail sales from the premises - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Delicatessens - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Department stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Dress shops - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Drugstores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Farmers' markets SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.220
Feed and grain sales - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Florist shops - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Furniture stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Furrier shops - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Gift shops - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Glass and mirror sales, including automobile glass installation 16 - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR - CUP 4
Grocery stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Gun dealers - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.255
Hardware stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR 15 SPR 15 SPR 15 CUP 4, 15
Health clubs and centers - - - CUP CUP SPR CUP
Health food stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Hobby supply stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Ice cream shops - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Ice sales, excluding ice plants - CUP CUP SPR SPR - CUP 4
Jewelry stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Lapidary shops - - - - SPR - -
Leather goods stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Mail order houses - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR - CUP 4
Meat markets, excluding slaughtering - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Millinery shops - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Mobilehome sales - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Model home display centers and sales offices
 With residential units - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP 4
 Without residential units - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Music stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Newsstands - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Notion or novelty stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Office machines and equipment sales - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Paint and wallpaper stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Pawnshops - - - SPR SPR - -
Pet stores, including the sale of pets - CUP 16 CUP 16 SPR 16 SPR 16 SPR 16 CUP 4, 16
Pet supply stores, excluding the sale of pets other than tropical fish or goldfish - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Photographic equipment and supply stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Plant nurseries, including propagation of nursery stock and retail sales - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Radio and television stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Recording studios - CUP CUP SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Retail stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Secondhand stores - - SPR SPR SPR - - Section 22.140.550
Shoe stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Silver shops - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Sporting goods stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Stamp redemption centers - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR - CUP 4
Stationery stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Swap meets - - - CUP CUP CUP -
Tasting rooms, on-site
 In compliance with 22.140.590.D.1 - - - - MCUP - - Section 22.140.590
 In compliance with 22.140.590.D.2 - - - - CUP - - Section 22.140.590
Tasting rooms, remote
In compliance with 22.140.590.D.1 - MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP Section 22.140.590
In compliance with 22.140.590.D.2 - CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.590
Tobacco shops - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Toy stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Yarn and yardage stores - SPR 10 SPR 10 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Service Uses
Alcohol beverage sales, for on-site consumption - CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.030
Alternative financial services - - - CUP CUP - - Section 22.140.690
Banks, savings and loans, credit unions, and finance companies SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Barber shops - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Bars and cocktail lounges - CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Beauty shops - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Blueprint shops - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Body piercing parlors - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP
Book binderies - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Butane and propane service stations - - - CUP CUP CUP -
Carpet and rug cleaners - - - - SPR - -
Catering services - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Catalog and internet order businesses - - SPR SPR SPR SPR -
Cemeteries CEM CEM CEM CEM CEM - CEM
Dance halls, indoor - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP
Dance pavilions, outdoor - - - - - - SPR
Day care
 Adult day care centers CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP -
 Child care centers SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR
 Family child care homes, large and small, in an approved residential use P P P P P P P
Domestic violence shelters SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR - Section 22.140.180
Drive-through establishments, drive-through facilities, and drive-through services SPR 32 / CUP 31, 32 SPR 32 / CUP 31, 32 SPR 32 / CUP 31, 32 SPR 32 / CUP 31, 32 SPR 32 / CUP 31, 32 SPR 32 / CUP 31, 32 - Section 22.140.185
Electricians' shops - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Emergency shelters SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR - Section 22.140.180
Employment agencies - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Escort bureaus - - - CUP CUP - CUP
Health retreats - - - - - - CUP Section 22.140.260
Interior decorating studios - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Laundries and cleaning services
 Agencies - SPR SPR SPR SPR - CUP 4
 Dry cleaning establishments, excluding wholesale dry cleaning plants - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4 Section 22.140.190
 Hand - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Retail - - - SPR 22 SPR SPR 22 CUP 4
 Self-service - SPR SPR SPR SPR - CUP 4
Locksmith shops - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Massage establishment - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP
Medical services
 Ambulance emergency service facilities CUP CUP SPR SPR SPR - CUP 4 Section 22.140.050
 Ambulance service facilities - - - CUP CUP CUP -
 Dental clinics, including associated laboratories CUP SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Dental laboratories - - - SPR SPR SPR -
 First aid stations - - - - - - CUP
 Hospitals CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - CUP
 Medical clinics, including associated laboratories and prescription pharmacies CUP SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Medical laboratories - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Mental health treatment facilities, inpatient or outpatient CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - CUP
Mimeograph and addressograph services - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Mortuaries - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Nightclubs - - CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Offices, business or professional SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Packaging businesses - - - - SPR - -
Parcel delivery terminals - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Parking lots and parking buildings, commercial 17 CUP SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP
Permanent cosmetics parlors - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP
Pet grooming services, excluding boarding - CUP CUP SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Photocopying and duplicating services - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Photoengravers and lithographers - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Photography studios - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Plumbing shops - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Printers or publishers - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Real estate offices - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Rental services
 Bicycle rentals - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Costume rentals - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Furniture and appliance rentals - - SPR 3 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Hospital equipment and supply rentals - - SPR 3 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Party equipment rentals - - SPR 3 SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Tool rentals, including rototillers, power mowers, sanders and saws, cement mixers, and other equipment, excluding heavy machinery or trucks exceeding two tons capacity - - SPR 3 SPR SPR SPR 16 CUP 4
Repair shops, household and fix-it - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Restaurants and other eating establishments, including food take-out and excluding outdoor dining CUP SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP
Restaurants and other eating establishments, including food take-out and outdoor dining
 In compliance with Section 22.140.410.B.1 CUP SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR - Section 22.140.410
 In compliance with Section 22.140.410.B.2 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - Section 22.140.410
Reupholsterers, furniture - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Self-service storage facilities - - - - CUP - - Section 22.140.560
Shared kitchen complexes - CUP CUP SPR SPR SPR CUP 4 Section 22.140.540
Shoe repair shops - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Shoeshine stands - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Sightseeing agencies - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Sightseeing agencies, automobile - - - - SPR - -
Steam or sauna baths - CUP CUP CUP CUP SPR 19 CUP
Tailor shops - - SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Tattoo parlors - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP
Taxidermists - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4
Tourist information centers - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR
Watch repair shops - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Wedding chapels - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Transportation, Electrical, Gas, Communications, Utilities, and Public Service Uses
Air pollution sampling stations CUP SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Airports, heliports, helistops, and landing strips CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP 20 CUP
Comfort stations and restroom facilities - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR
Communications equipment buildings SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP
Earth stations CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Electric distribution substations, including related microwave facilities SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP CUP Section 22.140.200
Electric transmission substations and generating plants, including related microwave facilities CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Fire stations SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP
Gas distribution depots, public utility - - - CUP CUP - -
Gas metering and control stations, public utility CUP SPR SPR SPR SPR - CUP
Microwave stations CUP SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP CUP
Police stations SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP
Post offices SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP
Publicly owned uses that are necessary to maintain the public health, convenience, or general welfare, other than uses specifically listed in the zone CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Public utility service centers CUP SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP
Public utility service yards - - - CUP CUP - -
Radio and television broadcasting studios - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
Radio and television stations and towers, excluding studios CUP CUP CUP - - CUP CUP
Radio and television stations, studios, and towers - - - CUP - CUP CUP -
Road construction and maintenance yards - - - - - - CUP
Sewage treatment plants CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - CUP
Stations, bus, railroad, or taxi SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP
Telephone repeater stations CUP SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP
Water reservoirs, dams, treatment plants, gauging stations, pumping stations, tanks, wells, and any use normal or accessory to the storage and distribution of water CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - CUP
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.1 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.760
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.2 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.760
Vehicle-Related Uses
Automobile washing
 Automatic car wash - - - SPR SPR CUP CUP 4
 Coin-operated or hand wash - CUP CUP SPR SPR CUP CUP 4
Vehicle sales and rentals
 Automobile rental and leasing agencies - - SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Boat and other marine sales - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR 21 CUP 4
 Boat rentals - - - SPR - SPR 21 SPR
 Motorcycle, motor scooter, and trail bike, sales and rentals - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP
 New automobile sales - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CUP 4 Sections 22.140.100, 22.140.110
 Recreational vehicle sales and rentals - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Trailer sales and rentals, box and utility - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4 Section 22.140.100
 Truck rentals, excluding trucks exceeding two tons' capacity - - - SPR SPR SPR CUP 4
 Used automobile sales - - - SPR SPR SPR -
Vehicle services
 Automobile battery services - - - SPR 14 SPR 14 - CUP 4, 14
 Automobile body and fender repair shops - - - CUP 16 CUP 16 - -
 Automobile brake repair shops - - - SPR 14 SPR 14 - CUP 4, 14
 Automobile impound yards - - - CUP CUP - - Section 22.140.120
 Automobile muffler shops - - - SPR 14 SPR 14 - CUP 4, 14
 Automobile painting and upholstering shops - - - CUP 16 CUP 16 - -
 Automobile radiator shops - - - SPR 14 SPR 14 - CUP 4, 14
 Automobile repair garages, excluding body and fender work, painting, and upholstering - - - SPR 14 SPR 14 - CUP 4, 14 Section 22.140.100
 Automobile service stations - SPR 33 / CUP 31 SPR 33 / CUP 31 SPR 33 / CUP 31 SPR 33 / CUP 31 SPR 33 / CUP 31 CUP 34 Section 22.140.100
 Automobile supply stores - SPR SPR SPR 14 SPR 14 SPR CUP 4 Section 22.140.100
 CNG fueling station CUP 34 CUP 34 CUP 34 CUP 34 CUP 34 CUP 34
Notes:
1. Roadside stands, retail sales from the premises, or signs advertising products produced on the premises are prohibited.
2. Minimum lot size is one acre.
3. Use shall maintain a commercial appearance by providing office or window display space across any side of the building with street or highway frontage. Office or window display space shall have a minimum depth of 10 feet.
4. The use shall comply with the standards in Section 22.20.080 (Development Standards for Zone C-R).
5. Minimum lot size is five acres.
6. Minimum lot size is one acre where sheltered employment or industrial-type training is conducted.
7. The use shall comply with the standards in Section 22.20.050.B (Additional Development Standards for Zone C-M), if assembly and manufacturing would be part of industrial-type training.
8. Use is permitted if publicly owned.
9. Individual crucibles that exceed a capacity of 16 square feet are prohibited.
10. Sales shall be limited to retail sales only and all goods sold shall be new.
11. Use does not permit a kiln or manufacture.
12. Use may permit manufacturing on the premises when accessory to retail sales, provided that total volume of kiln space does not exceed eight cubic feet.
13. Use may permit manufacturing on the premises when accessory to retail sales, provided that total volume of kiln space does not exceed 16 cubic feet.
14. Use includes related installation and repair if conducted within an enclosed building.
15. Use may include the sale of lumber and other building supplies, but shall exclude milling or woodworking other than accessory cutting of lumber to size, provided that all sale, display, storage and accessory cutting is within an enclosed building.
16. Use is permitted within an enclosed building only.
17. Parking provided is separate from required parking in Chapter 22.112 (Parking), however, use shall be developed in compliance with Chapter 22.112 (Parking).
18. The lot shall be: 1) outside of a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety; 2) outside of the Coastal Zone, as defined in Division 2 (Definition), in its entirety; 3) outside of a Significant Ecological Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety; 4) outside of a Hillside Management Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety; 5) outside of the 70 or above decibel Community Noise Equivalent Level (dB CNEL) noise contour of an Airport Influence Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety; 6) served by a public water system; 7) served by a public sewer system; and 8) fronting a highway or a public street.
19. Use is permitted only in conjunction with a health club or center.
20. Limited to helistops only.
21. Use does not permit storage.
22. Section 22.140.340 (Manufacturing as an Accessory Use in Commercial Zones) shall apply.
23. Use includes merry-go-rounds, ferris wheels, swings, toboggans, slides, rebound-tumbling, and similar equipment operated at one particular location.
24. Use includes zip-lines.
25. Use may also be subject to Chapter 22.120 (Density Bonus), Chapter 22.121 (Inclusionary Housing), or Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).
26. Where the lot does not meet the criteria specified in Note 18, above.
27. Use is limited to developments with two or more attached dwelling units.
28. No more than six townhouses shall be confined within a single building.
29. Where use is subject to Section 22.128.200 (Supportive Housing Streamlining) and Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).
30. Use permitted on lots outside of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety, and where use is subject to Section 22.130.200 (Motel Conversions, Permanent) and Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).
31. Applies to new use on parcels within a 500-foot radius of a lot containing an existing sensitive use in the unincorporated communities of Avocado Heights, East Los Angeles, East Rancho Dominguez, Florence-Firestone, South San Jose Hills, West Whittier-Los Nietos, Walnut Park, West Athens- Westmont, Willowbrook, West Carson, and West Rancho Dominguez-Victoria.
32. In cases not described in Note 31, above, use shall be subject to the same permit or review application of the basic zone for the retail or service business the use is associated with.
33. In cases not described in Note 31, above.
34. Subject to Section 22.140.100.D, if a new use is established on parcels within a 500-foot radius of a lot containing an existing sensitive use in the unincorporated communities of Avocado Heights, East Los Angeles, East Rancho Dominguez, Florence-Firestone, South San Jose Hills, West Whittier-Los Nietos, Walnut Park, West Athens-Westmont, Willowbrook, West Carson, and West Rancho Dominguez-Victoria.
35. Outside of the Metro Planning Area Standards District.
36. In the Metro Planning Area Standards District and subject to Section 22.364.060.F.2.

 

2.

Accessory Uses. Table 22.20.030-C, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each accessory use.

TABLE 22.20.030-C: ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONES
C-H C-1 C-2 C-3 C-M C-MJ C-R Additional
Regulations
Access to property lawfully used for a purpose not permitted in the zone 1 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR
Accessory buildings and structures, unless more specifically regulated by this Title 22 As determined by the principal use Sections 22.110.030, 22.110.040
Accessory dwelling units 2 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.640
Accessory overnight safe parking 7 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.650
Accessory emergency shelters SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.180
Alcoholic beverage sales, for off-site consumption CUP 3 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.030
Amateur radio antennas
 In compliance with Section 22.140.040.D.1 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.040
 In compliance with Section 22.140.040.D.2 MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP Section 22.140.040
Boats, minor repair of, accessory to the sale of boats - - - P 4 P 4 - -
Building materials storage, for an approved project on the same site P P P P P P P Section 22.140.130
Cannabis cultivation, personal, accessory to a legally established dwelling unit P P P P P P P Section 22.140.134
Caretaker residences, including mobilehomes - CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.140
Cargo shipping container - - - SPR SPR SPR - Section 22.140.150
Grading projects
 More than 10,000 and up to 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.240
 More than 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.240
 On-site, excluding projects where the Review Authority has previously considered such grading proposal as indicated by approval of an environmental document incorporating consideration of such grading project CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.240
Guest houses CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP - CUP Sections 22.140.250, 22.140.520
Home-based occupations P P P P P P P
Junior accessory dwelling units 2 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.640
Live entertainment
 In compliance with Section 22.140.330.D.1 - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.330
 In compliance with Section 22.140.330.D.2 - CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.330
Living quarters for persons employed and deriving a major portion of their income on the premises, with their immediate families - - - - - - CUP
Manufacturing, processing, treating, packaging, and storage, accessory to a business on the premises - - - SPR SPR - CUP 4 Section 22.140.340
Organic waste recycling facilities 8
 Anaerobic digestion facility SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 Composting, green waste only - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 Composting, mixed waste or food waste - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 Composting, vermiculture - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 In-vessel composting - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 Non-combustion biomass conversion facility - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
Outdoor display SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.420
Outdoor storage - - - SPR SPR SPR - Section 22.140.430
Recycling Facilities
 Supermarket accessory recycling collection center - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.710
Refreshment stands - - - - - - SPR 5
Rental, leasing, and repair of articles sold on the premises, accessory to retail sales - P P P - P -
Restaurants and accessory commercial service concessions in hotels or apartment houses CUP - - - - - - Section 22.140.090
Room rentals 6 P P P P P P P
Short-term rentals P P P P P P P Section 22.140.770
Signs As specified in Chapter 22.114 (Signs)
Small-scale solar energy systems, structure-mounted P P P P P P P Section 22.140.510
Small-scale solar energy systems, ground-mounted SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.510
Small-scale wind energy systems - - - - - - -
Used merchandise, retail sale of, taken as trade-in on the sale of new merchandise when such new merchandise is sold from the premises - P P P P P P
Notes:
1. Provided that there is no other practical access to such property available, and such access will not alter the character of the premises in respect to permitted uses in the subject zone.
2. Use may be subject to a Revised Exhibit "A" (Chapter 22.184) application instead, if the principal residential use is subject to a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application.
3. Use excludes bars and cocktail lounges.
4. Use is permitted within an enclosed building only.
5. Use is permitted only in conjunction with, and intended to, serve the patrons of a use permitted in the zone, but not as a separate enterprise.
6. Rooms in a single-family residence may be rented to four or fewer residents, with or without table board, unless the residence is also used as an adult residential facility or a group home for children and either use has a capacity of more than six persons. Rooms in a single-family residence used as transitional housing may be rented to more than four residents.
7. Use permitted on lots located outside of the 70 or above decibel Community Noise Equivalent Level (dB CNEL) noise contour of an Airport Influence Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety.
8. Use permitted as an accessory use only when operated in conjunction with a use permitted in the zone and only to process waste produced on-site, but not as a separate enterprise.

 

3.

Temporary Uses. Table 22.20.030-D, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each temporary use.

TABLE 22.20.030-D: TEMPORARY USE REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONES
C-H C-1 C-2 C-3 C-M C-MJ C-R Additional
Regulations
Amusement rides and devices, for up to seven days 1 - - - SPR 3 SPR 3 SPR 3,4 SPR 3,4
Carnivals, commercial, including pony rides, for up to seven days 1 - - - SPR SPR SPR SPR
Cargo shipping container - SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.150
Circuses and wild animal exhibitions, for up to seven days 1 - - - - - SPR SPR Section 22.140.060.B
Explosives storage, temporary EP EP EP EP EP - EP
Holiday and seasonal sales SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.280
Mobilehomes used as a residence during construction SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR - - Section 22.140.380
Motel conversions, temporary 5 SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.660
Real estate tract offices - - - - - CUP - Section 22.140.470
Revival meetings, tent, for up to seven days 1,2 - - - SPR SPR - -
Special events SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP SEP
Storage of materials and construction equipment used in construction or maintenance of streets and highways, sewers, storm drains, underground conduits, flood control works, pipelines, and similar uses for up to one year CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Yard sales P P P P P P P Section 22.140.620
Notes:
1. Limited to one occurrence within any six month period.
2. Use is not permitted within 300 feet of any public park or school, or area in any Residential Zone or residential use.
3. Use includes merry-go-rounds, ferris wheels, swings, toboggans, slides, rebound-tumbling, and similar equipment operated at one particular location.
4. Use includes zip-lines.
5. Use permitted on lots outside of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety. Use may also be subject to Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).

 

(Ord. 2024-0054 § 5, 2024; Ord. 2024-0049 § 15, 2024; Ord. 2024-0032 § 8, 2024; Ord. 2024-0028 § 4, 2024; Ord. 2023-0060 § 6, 2023; Ord. 2023-0004 § 6, 2023; Ord. 2023-0001 § 5, 2023; Ord. 2022-0023 § 18, 2022; Ord. 2022-0008 § 10, 2022; Ord. 2021-0017 § 11, 2021; Ord. 2021-0011 § 4, 2021; Ord. 2021-0010 § 10, 2021; Ord. 2020-0064 § 5, 2020; Ord. 2020-0059 § 7, 2020; Ord. 2020-0008 § 45, 2020; Ord. 2019-0053 § 13, 2019; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.20.040 - Development Standards for Commercial Zones.

A.

Development on any lot in Zones C-H, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-M, C-MJ, C-R, and CPD shall comply with Division 6 (Development Standards), where applicable.

B.

Table 22.20.040-A, below, identifies the development standards for Zones C-H, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-M, C-MJ, and C-R.

TABLE 22.20.040-A: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONES
Zone Maximum Lot Coverage (net) Maximum Height of Building or Structure Yard Depth Minimum Required Landscaping (net) 1
C-H, C-1 90% 35 feet See Section
22.20.050.A
10% of the lot
C-2 90% 35 feet See Section
22.20.050.A
10% of the lot
C-3 90% 13x buildable area See Section
22.20.050.A
10% of the lot
C-M 90% 13x buildable area See Section
22.20.050.A
10% of the lot
C-MJ 90% 65 feet;
75 feet with a CUP
See Section
22.20.070.B.3
10% of the lot
C-R N/A 13x buildable area N/A N/A
Notes:
1. Required landscaping shall consist of lawn, shrubbery, flowers, or trees and shall be continuously maintained in good condition. Incidental walkways may be developed in the landscaped area. In Zone C-MJ, any lawn provided for required landscaping shall be drought-tolerant.

 

C.

New sensitive uses developed in the permitted zones and located adjacent to existing, legally-established industrial uses, recycling or solid waste uses, or vehicle-related uses listed in Table 22.22.030-B (Principal Use Regulations for Industrial Zones), except for the vehicle sales and rentals sub-category, shall comply with Division 7, Chapter 22.134 (Sensitive Uses).

(Ord. 2022-0023 § 19, 2022; Ord. 2021-0010 § 11, 2021; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.20.050 - Development Standards for Zones C-H, C-1, C-2, C-3, and C-M.

A.

Required Yards. Except as specified otherwise, Table 22.20.050-A, below, identifies the minimum yard depths for various development types in Zones C-H, C-1, C-2, C-3, and C-M as follows:

TABLE 22.20.050-A: MINIMUM YARD DEPTHS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONES
Development Types Zones Front Corner Side Corner Side - Reversed Corner Lot Interior Side Rear
Non-residential C-H and C-1 a) 20 feet where a lot fronts on a road classified as a major highway, secondary highway, or parkway; or b) equal to the front or corner side yard depth required on any contiguous Residential or Agricultural Zone where the property adjoins a street. 1 N/A N/A
Residential C-H, C-1, C-2 and C-3 15 feet 5 feet 7.5 feet 5 feet 2 15 feet
Mixed Use C-H, C-1,
C-2, C-3
and C-M
N/A N/A N/A See Section 22.140.350.A.6.h
Notes:
1. Use the greatest distance if both apply.
2. In Zone C-3, the minimum interior side yard depth is five feet where no building exceeds two stories in height, or five feet plus one foot for each story that exceeds two stories, except the maximum interior side yard depth is 16 feet.

 

B.

Additional Development Standards for Zone C-M. In Zone C-M, all uses listed under "Assembly and Manufacturing" and "Food Processing" within the Industrial Uses category in Table 22.20.030-B, above, shall comply with the following development standards:

1.

All activities shall be conducted within an enclosed building; and

2.

Uses shall be limited to assembly and manufacture from previously prepared materials, and excludes the use of drop hammers, automatic screw machines, punch presses exceeding five tons' capacity and motors exceeding one horsepower capacity that are used to operate lathes, drill presses, grinders, or metal cutters.

(Ord. 2021-0010 § 12, 2021; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.20.070 - Development Standards for Zone C-MJ.

A.

Project Review and Evaluation.

1.

An application for new construction or expansion of development in Zone C-MJ may be referred to Public Works for review of the project's impacts to infrastructure. In addition to the requirements of Section 22.116.030.B (Improvements), the application may be required to include, at the discretion of the Director of Public Works, technical studies in accordance with current County guidelines, or other information, including but not limited to the following:

a.

A traffic impact analysis;

b.

Certification from the public water purveyor that indicates water facilities in the area are adequate to meet the demands of the project and all other properties served by the same water facility; and

c.

A sewer area study to determine the adequacy of the sewage system that will serve the project.

2.

Where the Director of Public Works finds that based on the traffic, water, or sewer studies that the existing infrastructure is inadequate to serve a project, the Director may require the applicant to construct, install, or provide additional funds to construct or install, the necessary infrastructure to protect public health, safety, and welfare. Furthermore, the Director, in consultation with the Director of Public Works, may require that the application successfully demonstrate on a site plan that adequate sightlines are maintained from the vehicular access points of the project site to the public right-of-way, and that the proposed layout of the site does not impede vehicular movement in the public right-of-way.

B.

Development Standards. Premises in Zone C-MJ shall be subject to the following development standards:

1.

Minimum Project Area. The minimum area for a project located on one or more contiguous lots under the same ownership or control shall be two acres.

2.

Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR). If a project is located on property regulated by an area, community, or neighborhood plan, the maximum FAR shall be determined as set forth in such plan. In all other cases, the maximum FAR for the project shall be 3.0.

3.

Side and Rear Yards. Side and rear yards of new development that abut a lot located within a Residential or Agricultural Zone shall have a minimum depth of 30 feet to separate, screen, and buffer the development's buildings from the abutting Residential or Agricultural Zone. These yards may contain driveways, surface parking spaces, landscaping, and trees. If the side or rear lot line of the property on which new development is proposed is separated from an adjacent lot within a Residential or Agricultural Zone by a street or highway, the walls along the side and rear yards shall comply with the requirements in Section 22.112.080.F.2 (Side and Rear Yards).

4.

Parking. Shared parking for nonresidential uses may be approved with a Minor Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.160) application.

5.

Sign Program. For multi-tenant retail centers containing three or more businesses, a sign program shall be required to coordinate all business signs within the development. The program shall establish uniform standards for sign location, style, size, color, font, materials, and other applicable sign features, so that all business signs in the development will be compatible with each other and in compliance with the sign requirements of this Title 22.

6.

Trash Bin Enclosures. Trash enclosures for refuse and recycling bins shall be:

a.

Located within parking areas or structures, or at the rear or side of buildings, or between buildings, and shall not be placed between a building and a street;

b.

Located not farther than 150 feet from the building;

c.

Not placed in any public right-of-way; and

d.

If located outside, screened by masonry walls between five and six feet in height.

(Ord. 2024-0036 § 3, 2024; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.20.080 - Development Standards for Zone C-R.

A.

Sales and Service Uses. In Zone C-R, sales and service uses referenced in Table 22.20.030-B, above, shall comply with the following standards:

1.

Minimum Lot Area. Notwithstanding the required area in Section 22.110.130.A.4.a, the minimum lot area devoted to the use shall be one acre.

2.

Distance. The use shall be located within 600 feet of a recreational use permitted in the zone.

3.

Sale of Goods. Sales shall be limited to retail and, with the exception of antiques, all goods sold shall be new.

B.

All Other Uses.

1.

Minimum Lot Area. The minimum lot area shall be five acres.

(Ord. 2022-0008 § 11, 2022; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.20.090 - Development Standards and Regulations for Zone CPD.

Premises in Zone CPD shall be subject to the following regulations:

A.

Use Regulations.

1.

Permitted Uses. Property in Zone CPD may be used for any uses listed as permitted in Zone R-A, under the same limitations and conditions, including accessory and transitional uses, front, side and rear yards, parking, and area requirements.

2.

Conditional Use Permit. If a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application has first been approved, property in Zone CPD may be used for a planned commercial development in which the Commission or Hearing Officer may approve any nonresidential use permitted in Zone C-1. The Commission or Hearing Officer may modify any of the prescribed development standards pertaining thereto, if it finds that proposed commercial development is needed to serve the immediately adjacent area, and development has occurred, or is proposed, which will warrant such commercial development. Such uses shall be subject to all the following standards in Subsection B, below:

3.

Prohibited Uses. The following uses are prohibited in Zone CPD:

a.

Oil wells and production facilities, in accordance with Section 22.140.400 (Oil Wells and Production Facilities); and

b.

Gun dealers, in accordance with Section 22.140.255 (Gun Dealers).

B.

Development Standards. Unless modified per Subsection A.2, above, conditionally permitted uses in Zone CPD shall comply with the following standards:

1.

Design. The arrangement of buildings, architectural design and the types of commercial uses shall be such as to minimize adverse influences on adjacent properties.

2.

Access and Parking. Adequate provision shall be made for vehicular access, parking and loading so as to prevent undue traffic congestion on adjacent streets and highways, particularly on local streets.

3.

Building Coverage. Buildings shall not occupy more than 40 percent of the gross area. In calculating "gross area," any streets or highways on the perimeter of the lot, or any major or secondary highway, or parkway that traverses the property, or any area which is required to be dedicated, or a private easement given for any such street or highway, shall be excluded.

4.

Utilities. The applicant shall submit to the Commission or Hearing Officer, and it shall be made a condition of approval, satisfactory evidence that the applicant has made arrangements with the serving utilities to underground all new facilities necessary to furnish service in the development. This requirement may be waived where it would cause undue hardship or constitute an unreasonable requirement.

5.

Signs. The Commission or Hearing Officer, in granting the Conditional Use Permit, may allow business signs permitted in Zone C-1 if they find such sign will be in keeping with the concept of planned development.

6.

Development Features. The development plan shall include yards, walls, walks, landscaping, and such other features as may be needed to make the commercial development attractive, adequately buffered from adjacent more restrictive uses, and in keeping with the character of the surrounding area.

7.

Development Schedule. The Commission or Hearing Officer shall approve a progress schedule including all phases of development and indicating that the improvements described in the development plan will be made prior to occupancy of commercial structures. The Commission or Hearing Officer may modify without a hearing this condition pertaining to the development schedule based upon an affirmative showing, in writing of hardship.

8.

Tentative Subdivision Map. A tentative map shall be filed and made a condition of approval.

(Ord. 2023-0060 § 7, 2023; Ord. 2023-0004 § 7, 2023; Ord. 2022-0008 § 12, 2022; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.22.010 - Purpose.

A.

General Purpose. Industrial Zones provide for the orderly, well-planned, and balanced growth of industrial districts and designate adequate land for the growth of employment centers in the County. Regulations in the Industrial Zones encourage all types of industrial establishments to achieve compatibility in the characteristics of their activities and processes in a manner that strives to be harmonious with surrounding community character and nearby sensitive uses.

B.

Purpose of Individual Zones. The purposes of individual zones are established as follows:

1.

Light Manufacturing Zone. The Light Manufacturing Zone (Zone M-1) allows for light industry, repair, wholesale, and packaging, including the manufacture, assembly, distribution, and storage of goods that have low nuisance impacts, but excluding raw-materials production, processing or bulk handling. Zone M-1 will also accommodate retail and service commercial uses to serve local employees and visitors.

2.

Restricted Heavy Manufacturing Zone. The Restricted Heavy Manufacturing Zone (Zone M-1.5) allows for light and restricted heavy industry, repair, wholesale, and packaging, including manufacture, assembly, distribution, and storage of goods with low to medium nuisance impacts, but excluding raw-materials production, processing, or bulk handling.

3.

Heavy Manufacturing Zone. The Heavy Manufacturing Zone (Zone M-2) allows for intensive manufacturing, mineral extraction and refining, processing, assembly, research, wholesale and storage uses, trucking terminals, railroad and freight stations, and similar activities that require separation from residential uses due to noise, vibration, odors, or other negative characteristics. Zone M-2 also accommodates warehousing, distribution, and port-related uses.

4.

Aircraft and Heavy Industrial Zone. The Aircraft and Heavy Industrial Zone (Zone M-2.5) is to be used for the operation of large airports, aircraft manufacturing plants, aircraft modification, overhaul, repair plants, and aircraft power-plant testing stations (hereinafter collectively referred to as "zone aircraft uses"), as well as other heavy industrial uses which cause loud noises, heavy vibrations, or other similar conditions. Zone M-2.5 shall prohibit uses which will detrimentally affect, or be detrimentally affected by, such aircraft or other heavy uses for which Zone M-2.5 is designed. Zone M-2.5 also serves as a buffer zone to protect government-owned airports, aircraft manufacturing plants, aircraft modification, overhaul or repair plants, and aircraft power testing stations (hereinafter referred to as "unzoned lawful aircraft uses") that are not subject to the zoning jurisdiction of the County but are contiguous or adjacent to any lot that is subject to the County's jurisdiction.

5.

Unclassified Zone. Any remaining unzoned land that is located within the unincorporated area of the County shall be zoned as Unclassified Zone (M-3).

6.

Manufacturing—Industrial Planned Zone. The Manufacturing-Industrial Planned Zone (MPD) allows for intensive manufacturing, mineral extraction and refining, processing, assembly, research, wholesale, and storage uses, trucking terminals, railroad and freight stations, and similar activities that require separation from residential uses due to noise, vibration, odors, or other negative characteristics. Zone MPD also accommodates warehousing, distribution, and port-related uses. With the exception of accessory retail and service and ancillary office uses serving local employees and visitors, there shall be no new commercial uses within buildings constructed in Zone MPD after the effective date of this ordinance amendment.

(Ord. 2024-0032 § 9, 2024; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.22.020 - Industrial Zones Designated.

Table 22.22.020-A, below, identifies "Industrial Zones," as used in this Title 22:

TABLE 22.22.020-A: ZONES
Abbreviation Full Name
M-1 Light Manufacturing
M-1.5 Restricted Heavy Manufacturing
M-2 Heavy Manufacturing
M-2.5 Aircraft, Heavy Industrial
M-3 Unclassified
MPD Manufacturing-Industrial Planned
Development
B-1 Buffer Strip
B-2 Corner Buffer Strip

 

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.22.030 - Land Use Regulations for Zones M-1, M-1.5, M-2, and M-2.5.

A.

General. This Section prescribes the land use regulations for Zones M-1, M-1.5, M-2, and M-2.5.

B.

Permit and Review Requirements. Table 22.22.030-A, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each use listed in Subsection C, below.

TABLE 22.22.030-A: PERMIT AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS
Abbreviation Permit and Review Requirement Reference
- Not Permitted
P Permitted
ABP Adult Business Permit Chapter 22.150
AP Animal Permit Chapter 22.152
CEM Cemetery Permit Chapter 22.154
CUP Conditional Use Permit Chapter 22.158
MCUP Minor Conditional Use Permit Chapter 22.160
EP Explosives Permit Chapter 22.164
SPR Ministerial Site Plan Review Chapter 22.186
SEP Special Events Permit Chapter 22.188
SMP Surface Mining Permit Chapter 22.190

 

C.

Use Regulations.

1.

Principal Uses. Table 22.22.030-B, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each principal use.

TABLE 22.22.030-B: PRINCIPAL USE REGULATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL ZONES
M-1 M-1.5 M-2 M-2.5 Additional
Regulations
Agricultural and Resource-Based Uses
Borrow pits to a depth of over three feet - - CUP CUP
Community gardens P P P CUP
Crops, including field, tree, bush, berry, and row P P P CUP
Greenhouses SPR SPR SPR CUP
Manure, spreading, drying, and sales - - SPR CUP
Oil wells and production facilities - - - - Section 22.140.400
Solid fill projects CUP CUP SPR CUP
Surface mining operations SMP SMP SMP SMP
Animal-Related Uses
Animal experimental research institutes SPR SPR SPR CUP
Animal hospitals SPR SPR SPR CUP
Animal shelters and pounds SPR SPR SPR CUP
Cemeteries and crematories for pets - - CUP CUP
Dairies - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.160
Dog breeding facilities SPR SPR SPR CUP
Dog kennels SPR SPR SPR CUP
Dog training schools SPR SPR SPR CUP
Grazing of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, alpacas, or llamas SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.080
Hogs or pigs SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.080
Hog ranches - - CUP CUP
Humane societies SPR SPR SPR CUP
Livestock feed yards - - CUP CUP
Livestock sales yards - - CUP CUP
Menageries, zoos, animal exhibitions, or other facilities for the keeping of wild animals 1 CUP CUP CUP CUP
Raising, breeding, and training of horses and other equine, cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas, and llamas SPR/CUP SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.080
Raising of poultry, fowl, birds, rabbits, chinchilla, nutria, mice, frogs, fish, bees, earthworms, and other similar animals of comparable nature, form, and size, including hatching, fattening, marketing, and sale, including eggs, honey, or similar products derived from such animals SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.080
Riding academies 1 SPR SPR SPR CUP
Stables, with the boarding of horses 1 CUP 3 SPR SPR CUP
Stables, for the raising and training of racehorses, provided such use is not established for commercial purposes 1 SPR SPR SPR CUP
Veterinaries, small animal
 Clinics SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Hospitals and veterinary consulting offices SPR SPR SPR CUP
Wild animals, the keeping of; either individually or collectively for private or commercial purposes P/AP P/AP P/AP CUP Sections 22.140.060, 22.140.070
Cannabis Uses
Cannabis businesses and activities; including renting, leasing, and permitting - - - - Section 22.140.134
Cannabis cultivation, personal; accessory to a legally established dwelling unit See Table 22.22.030-C: Accessory Use Regulations
Cultural, Educational, and Institutional Uses
Amphitheaters CUP CUP CUP CUP
Aquaria - SPR SPR CUP
Arboretums and horticultural gardens SPR SPR SPR CUP
Boxing arenas CUP SPR SPR CUP
Churches, temples, or other places used exclusively for religious worship, including accessory educational and social activities SPR SPR SPR CUP
Community centers SPR SPR SPR CUP
Correctional institutions
 Camps CUP - - CUP
 Honor farms CUP CUP CUP CUP
 Jails CUP SPR SPR CUP
 Juvenile halls - SPR SPR CUP
Disability rehabilitation and training centers 5 SPR SPR SPR CUP
Grange halls CUP SPR SPR CUP
Institutions of a philanthropic or charitable nature - SPR SPR CUP
Libraries SPR SPR SPR CUP
Lodge and union halls SPR SPR SPR CUP
Museums SPR SPR SPR CUP
Observatories SPR SPR SPR CUP
Revival meetings, tent, for longer than seven days CUP SPR SPR CUP
Theaters and other auditoriums having a seating capacity of up to 3,000 seats CUP SPR SPR CUP
Theaters and other auditoriums having a seating capacity of more than 3,000 seats - CUP CUP CUP
Theaters, drive-in CUP SPR SPR CUP
Industrial Uses
Airport-related
 Administrative offices in conjunction with airport - - - SPR
 Aircraft taxiways - - - SPR
 Facilities to supply water, gas, electricity, telephone service, or other utility service, except communication equipment buildings - - - SPR
 Ground operation and testing of aircraft power plants, including, without limitation, reciprocating and jet power plants - - - SPR
 Manufacture, storage, maintenance, repair, or overhaul of aircraft components, parts, accessories, equipment, and power plants - - - SPR
 Manufacture, storage, maintenance, repair, or overhaul of missiles, missile components, parts, accessories, equipment, and power plants - - - SPR
 Storage of aircraft fuels, lubricants, and propellants - - - SPR
Assaying services SPR SPR SPR CUP
Assembly, manufacture, packaging, and storage of finished or prepared materials; including on-site manufacture of raw natural or synthesized materials
 Earthen products, including ceramics, sand, and stone, but excluding brick, terra cotta, and tile manufacture SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Food, coffee, edible oil, liquor, soda, and juice products, including the baking, processing, packing, canning, and bottling, excluding meat, fish, lard, pickles, sausage, sauerkraut, or vinegar SPR SPR SPR CUP Also see "Food Processing"
 Precious and semi-precious metal products, including jewelry and lapidary SPR SPR SPR CUP
Assembly, manufacture, packaging, and storage of finished or prepared materials, provided that no manufacturing of raw natural or synthesized materials, including flammable or toxic chemicals, are conducted on-site:
 Agricultural products SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Cloth and textile products, including apparel and upholstery, but excluding leatherwork and tanning SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Cosmetics and drygood products SPR 4 SPR SPR CUP
 Craft products SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Drug, biomedical or biological, and pharmaceutical products SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Electric, electronical, and mechanical products and parts, including appliances, computers, equipment, and instruments SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Glass products and parts SPR 6 SPR 6 SPR CUP
 Metal products and parts, including the fabricating, engraving, spinning, storing, plating, and finishing SPR 7 SPR 7 SPR CUP Also see "Foundries" and "Forging works"
 Paper products SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Plastic products, including molding and grinding within an interior room SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Rubber products, excluding tires SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Wood products, including furniture SPR 18 SPR SPR CUP
Assembly and storage of amusement rides and devices 17 - SPR SPR CUP
Farm equipment repair shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Farm machinery repair shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Film laboratories SPR SPR SPR CUP
Food processing
 Bakeries SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Breweries SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Byproducts and scrap, from the handling or utilization of fish, meat, or animals - - CUP CUP
 Candy confectioneries SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Dairy products depots SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Feed mills - SPR SPR CUP
 Fish processing, including fish canneries - - CUP CUP
 Frozen food lockers SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Ice plants - - SPR CUP
 Lard - - CUP CUP
 Linseed, cottonseed, and coconut oil processing plants - SPR SPR CUP
 Meat packing plants - - CUP CUP
 Microbreweries SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Slaughtering, dressing, processing, packing, and sale of poultry, fowl, rabbits, and other similar animals of comparable nature, form, and size 9,15 SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Starch mixing and bottling SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Tallow - - CUP CUP
 Vinegar - - CUP CUP
 Wineries
  In compliance with Section 22.140.610.D.1 SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.610
  In compliance with Section 22.140.610.D3 CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.610
Fumigating contractors SPR SPR SPR CUP
Heavy equipment training schools CUP 10 SPR SPR CUP
Laboratories for testing experimental motion picture film SPR SPR SPR CUP
Laboratories, research and testing SPR SPR SPR CUP
Laundries and cleaning services
 Cleaning and dyeing establishments, wholesale SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Curtain cleaning services SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Dry cleaning plants, wholesale SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.190
 Laundry plants, wholesale SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Linen and towel supply SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Rug and carpet cleaning plants SPR SPR SPR CUP
Manufacture of:
 Ammonia, synthetic - - CUP CUP
 Asphalt plants - - CUP CUP
 Blacksmith shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Blast furnaces - - CUP CUP
 Bleaching powder - - CUP CUP
 Boat building SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Boiler works - - CUP CUP
 Bone distillation - - CUP CUP
 Bottling plants SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Box factories SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Brick - - CUP CUP
 Cabinetmaking SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Carpenter shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Caustic soda, manufacture by electrolysis - - CUP CUP
 Celluloid - - CUP CUP
 Cellulose - - CUP CUP
 Cement - - CUP CUP
 Chlorine gas - - CUP CUP
 Coal and coal tar products, including distillation - - CUP CUP
 Coke ovens - - CUP CUP
 Concrete batching plants
  With mixers of one cubic yard capacity or smaller SPR SPR SPR CUP
  With mixers over one cubic yard capacity - - CUP CUP
 Creosote - - CUP CUP
 Drop hammers - - CUP CUP
 Engraving, machine metal engraving SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Explosives - - EP EP
 Fabricating and prototype fabrication SPR 7 SPR 7 SPR CUP
 Fat rendering - - CUP CUP
 Fireworks - - CUP CUP
 Forging works - - CUP CUP
 Foundries, other than an aluminum foundry employing only electric or low-pressure crucibles - - CUP CUP
 Gas - - CUP CUP
 Gelatin - - CUP CUP
 Glass, the production by hand of crystal glass art novelties within a closed building of fire-resistant construction SPR 6 SPR 6 SPR CUP
 Glue - - CUP CUP
 Grease - - CUP CUP
 Grinding of nonmetallic ore - - CUP CUP
 Guncotton products - - CUP CUP
 Gypsum - - CUP CUP
 Hydrocyanic acid products - - CUP CUP
 Ice, including distribution and storage SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Incinerators SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Lamp black - - CUP CUP
 Lime - - CUP CUP
 Lubricating oil canning and packaging, limited to 100 barrels stored aboveground at a time SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Lumberyards SPR 8 SPR SPR CUP
 Machine shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Oil reclaiming plants - - CUP CUP
 Ore reduction plants - - CUP CUP
 Paint mixing, excluding lacquers and synthetic enamels SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Petroleum refineries - - CUP CUP
 Phenol - - CUP CUP
 Plumbing contractor's shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Potash - - CUP CUP
 Presses, hydraulic presses for the molding of plastics SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Pyroxylin plastic materials - - CUP CUP
 Refrigeration plants SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Rubber CUP CUP
 Rubber reclaiming plants - - CUP CUP
 Sand, the washing of sand to be used in sandblasting SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Sandblasting plants - - CUP CUP
 Sheet metal shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Size - - CUP CUP
 Smelters - - CUP CUP
 Soda ash - - CUP CUP
 Stone, marble, and granite, including grinding, dressing, and cutting SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Tanneries - - CUP CUP
 Tar products, including byproducts - - CUP CUP
 Terra cotta products - - CUP CUP
 Tile with outdoor kilns - - CUP CUP
 Tobacco and chewing tobacco - - CUP CUP
 Wool-pulling plants - - CUP CUP
Motion picture processing, reconstruction, and synchronizing of film with sound tracks SPR SPR SPR CUP
Motion picture outdoor sets - - SPR CUP
Motion picture studios and indoor sets SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.060.A
Outdoor advertising signs CUP CUP CUP - Section 22.114.070
Pallet yards MCUP MCUP SPR SPR Section 22.140.700
Roofing contractor's establishments SPR SPR SPR CUP
Scientific research or experimental development of materials, methods or products, including engineering and laboratory research, administrative and other related activities, and facilities in conjunction therewith - SPR SPR CUP
Storage
 Acetylene and oxygen storage in tanks 11 SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Bakery goods distributors SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Barrel storage SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Building materials SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Bus storage SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Car barns for buses and streetcars SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Cold storage plants SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Contractor's equipment and materials yards, including farm and building trade equipment and building materials SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Distributing plants SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Draying yards or terminals SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Explosives storage, permanent EP EP EP EP
 Fuel yards SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Furniture and household goods, transfer and storage SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Gas, above-surface storage of illumination in excess of 500,000 cubic feet - - CUP CUP
 Industrial gas storage, including oxygen, acetylene, argon, carbon dioxide, and similar gases in Interstate Commerce Commission approved-type cylinders CUP SPR SPR CUP
 Machinery storage yards SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Moving van storage or operating yards SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Oil, gasoline, or petroleum products storage
  Any quantity exceeding 2,500 barrels on any one lot - - CUP CUP
  In conjunction with an oil well being drilled or in production not exceeding 6,000 barrels per each such well on the same lot upon which such well is located - - CUP CUP Also see "Oil wells"
 Plaster storage SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Produce yards and terminals SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Rock and gravel storage
  Up to 2,000 tons - - SPR CUP
  In excess of 2,000 tons - - CUP CUP
 Storage and rental of plows, tractors, buses, contractor's equipment, and cement mixers SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Truck storage SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Warehouses, including storage warehouses SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Wood yards SPR SPR SPR CUP
Tire retreading or recapping SPR SPR SPR CUP
Trade or commercial schools, specializing in manual training, shop work, or in the repair and maintenance of machinery or mechanical equipment SPR SPR SPR CUP Also see "Heavy equipment training schools"
Valves, storage and repair of, including oil well valves SPR SPR SPR CUP
Welding SPR SPR SPR CUP
Renewable Energy Uses
Utility-scale solar energy facilities, ground-mounted CUP CUP CUP - Section 22.140.510
Utility-scale solar energy facilities, structure-mounted P P P - Section 22.140.510
Utility-scale wind energy facilities - - - - Section 22.140.510
Recreational Uses
Amusement rides and devices for longer than seven days or permanent recreational use 17 CUP SPR SPR CUP
Arcades, game or movie CUP SPR SPR CUP
Archery ranges CUP SPR SPR CUP
Athletic fields, excluding stadiums SPR SPR SPR CUP
Athletic fields and stadiums - - SPR CUP
Baseball parks SPR SPR SPR CUP
Billiard or pool halls CUP SPR SPR CUP
Bowling alleys CUP SPR SPR CUP
Cardrooms or clubs CUP SPR SPR CUP
Carnivals, commercial or otherwise SPR SPR SPR CUP
Circuses and wild animal exhibitions, for longer than seven days CUP SPR SPR CUP
Games of skill CUP SPR SPR CUP
Golf
 Golf courses, including clubhouses and accessory facilities SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Golf driving ranges CUP SPR SPR CUP
 Miniature golf courses CUP SPR SPR CUP
Gymnasiums CUP SPR SPR CUP
Outdoor festivals - - CUP CUP
Parks, playgrounds, and beaches, including accessory facilities SPR SPR SPR CUP
Race tracks of any kind, excluding race tracks used exclusively for contests of speed, skill, or endurance between human beings only - - CUP CUP
Recreation clubs, commercial SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.480
Recreation clubs, private CUP SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.480
Riding and hiking trails SPR 2 SPR SPR CUP
Rifle, pistol, or skeet ranges CUP CUP CUP CUP
Shooting galleries SPR SPR SPR CUP
Skating rinks, ice or roller CUP SPR SPR CUP
Skating rinks, outdoors SPR 12 SPR 12 SPR 12 CUP
Sport courts, including tennis, volleyball, badminton, croquet, lawn bowling, and similar courts, as a principal use SPR SPR SPR CUP
Swimming pools as a principal use SPR SPR SPR CUP
Trap ranges CUP CUP CUP CUP
Recycling and Solid Waste Uses
Recycling collection centers CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.720
Recycling processing facilities
 Auto dismantling yards - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.730
 Construction, demolition, and inert debris processing or deposit facilities - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.730
 Conversion technology facility (recycling) that processes materials other than solid waste - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.730
 Materials recovery facilities - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.730
 Scrap metal yards - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.730
 Transfer stations - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.730
Organic waste recycling facilities
 Anaerobic digestion facility - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.740
 Chipping/grinding or mulching CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.740
 Combustion biomass conversion facility - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.740
 Composting, vermiculture SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 Composting, green waste only CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.740
 Composting, mixed waste or food waste CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.740
 In-vessel composting CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.740
 Non-combustion biomass conversion facility - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.740
Solid waste facilities
 Conversion technology facility (solid waste) - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.750
 Inert debris landfill - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.750
 Landfill gas-to-energy CUP CUP Section 22.140.750
 Solid waste landfill 21 - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.750
 Transformation facility - - CUP CUP Section 22.140.750
Residential uses
Mobilehome parks 20 CUP - CUP - Sections 22.140.370, 22.140.520
Retail/Commercial Uses
Adult businesses ABP ABP ABP ABP
Agricultural contractor equipment sales and rentals SPR SPR SPR CUP
Alcoholic beverages sales, for off-site consumption CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.030
Antique shops, genuine antiques only SPR SPR SPR CUP
Appliance stores, household SPR SPR SPR CUP
Art galleries SPR SPR SPR CUP
Art supply stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Auction houses SPR 13 SPR SPR CUP
Bakery shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Bicycle shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Bookstores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Ceramic shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Clothing stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Confectioneries and candy stores, including making only when accessory to retail sales from the premises SPR SPR SPR CUP
Delicatessens SPR SPR SPR CUP
Department stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Dress shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Drugstores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Farm equipment sales, rentals, and storage SPR SPR SPR CUP
Farmers' markets SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.220
Feed and grain sales SPR SPR SPR CUP
Florist shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Fruit and vegetable markets SPR SPR SPR CUP
Furniture stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Furrier shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Gift shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Glass and mirror sales, including automobile glass installation 15 SPR SPR SPR CUP
Grocery stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Gun dealers CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.255
Hardware stores, including the sale of lumber and other building supplies SPR 14 SPR SPR CUP
Health clubs and centers CUP SPR SPR CUP
Health food stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Hobby supply stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Ice cream shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Ice sales, excluding ice plants SPR SPR SPR CUP
Jewelry stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Lapidary shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Leather goods stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Mail order houses SPR SPR SPR CUP
Meat markets, excluding slaughtering SPR SPR SPR CUP
Millinery shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Mobilehome sales SPR SPR SPR CUP
Music stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Newsstands SPR SPR SPR CUP
Notion or novelty stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Office machines and equipment sales and rentals SPR SPR SPR CUP
Paint and wallpaper stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Pawnshops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Pet stores 15 SPR SPR SPR CUP
Pet supply stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Photographic equipment and supply stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Plant nurseries, including propagation of nursery stock and retail sales SPR SPR SPR CUP
Radio and television stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Recording studios SPR SPR SPR CUP
Refreshment stands - SPR SPR CUP
Retail stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Secondhand stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Shoe stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Silver shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Sporting goods stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Stamp redemption centers SPR SPR SPR CUP
Stationery stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Swap meets CUP SPR SPR CUP
Tasting rooms, on site and remote
 In compliance with Section 22.140.590.D.1 MCUP MCUP MCUP MCUP Section 22.140.590
 In compliance with Section 22.140.590.D.2 CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.590
Tobacco shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Toy stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Yarn and yardage stores SPR SPR SPR CUP
Service Uses
Alcohol beverage sales, for on-site consumption CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.030
Alternative financial services SPR SPR SPR - Section 22.140.690
Automobile sightseeing agencies SPR SPR SPR CUP
Banks, savings and loans, credit unions, and finance companies SPR SPR SPR CUP
Barber shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Bars and cocktail lounges CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.030
Beauty shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Blueprint shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Body piercing parlors CUP CUP CUP CUP
Book binderies SPR SPR SPR CUP
Butane and propane service stations CUP SPR SPR CUP
Carpet and rug cleaners SPR SPR SPR CUP
Catering services SPR SPR SPR CUP
Cemeteries CEM CEM CEM CEM
Cesspool pumping, cleaning, and draining SPR SPR SPR CUP
Dance halls, indoor CUP SPR SPR CUP
Dance pavilions, outdoor SPR 12 SPR 12 SPR 12 CUP
Day care
 Child care centers CUP CUP CUP CUP
Domestic violence shelters SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.180
Electricians' shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Emergency shelters SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.180
Employment agencies SPR SPR SPR CUP
Escort bureaus CUP SPR SPR CUP
Interior decorating studios SPR SPR SPR CUP
Laundries and cleaning services
 Agencies SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Dry cleaning establishments, excluding wholesale dry cleaning plants SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.190
 Hand SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Retail SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Self-service SPR SPR SPR CUP
Locksmith shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Marine oil service stations SPR SPR SPR CUP
Massage establishment CUP CUP CUP CUP
Medical services
 Ambulance services facilities CUP SPR SPR CUP
 Ambulance emergency services facilities SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.050
 Dental clinics, including associated laboratories SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Dental laboratories SPR SPR SPR CUP
 First aid stations SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Medical clinics, including associated laboratories SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Medical laboratories SPR SPR SPR CUP
Mimeograph and addressograph services SPR SPR SPR CUP
Mortuaries SPR SPR SPR CUP
Nightclubs CUP CUP CUP CUP
Offices, business or professional SPR SPR SPR CUP
Packaging businesses SPR SPR SPR CUP
Parcel delivery terminals SPR SPR SPR CUP
Parking lots and parking buildings, commercial 16 SPR SPR SPR CUP
Permanent cosmetics parlors CUP CUP CUP CUP
Pest control services, including residential termite control SPR SPR SPR CUP
Pet grooming services SPR SPR SPR CUP
Photocopying and duplicating services SPR SPR SPR CUP
Photoengravers and lithographers SPR SPR SPR CUP
Photography studios SPR SPR SPR CUP
Plumbing shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Printers or publishers SPR SPR SPR CUP
Real estate offices SPR SPR SPR CUP
Rental services
 Bicycle rentals SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Costume rentals SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Furniture and appliance rentals SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Hospital equipment and supply rentals SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Party equipment rentals and storage, including tables, chairs, and heat lamps SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Tool rentals, including rototillers, power mowers, sanders and saws, cement mixers, and other equipment SPR SPR SPR CUP
Repair shops, household and fix-it SPR SPR SPR CUP
Restaurants and other eating establishments, including food take-out SPR SPR SPR CUP
Restaurants and other eating establishments, including food take-out and outdoor dining
 In compliance with Section 22.140.410.B.1 SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.410
 In compliance with Section 22.140.410.B.2 CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.410
Reupholsterers, furniture SPR SPR SPR CUP
Self-service storage facilities SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.560
Shared kitchen complexes SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.540
Shoe repair shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Shoeshine stands SPR SPR SPR CUP
Sightseeing agencies SPR SPR SPR CUP
Silkscreening shops - SPR SPR CUP
Steam or sauna baths CUP SPR SPR CUP
Tailor shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Tattoo parlors CUP CUP CUP CUP
Taxidermists SPR SPR SPR CUP
Tourist information centers SPR SPR SPR CUP
Watch repair shops SPR SPR SPR CUP
Wedding chapels SPR SPR SPR CUP
Transportation, Electrical, Gas, Communications, Utilities, and Public Service Uses
Air pollution sampling stations SPR SPR SPR CUP
Airports, heliports, helistops, and landing strips CUP CUP CUP SPR
Comfort stations and restroom facilities SPR SPR SPR CUP
Communications equipment buildings SPR SPR SPR CUP
Earth stations CUP SPR SPR SPR
Electric distribution substations, including related microwave facilities SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.200
Electric transformer substations SPR SPR SPR SPR
Electric transmission substations and generating plants, including related microwave facilities CUP SPR SPR SPR
Fire stations SPR SPR SPR CUP
Gas distribution depots, public utility CUP SPR SPR SPR
Gas metering and control stations, public utility SPR SPR SPR SPR
Microwave stations SPR SPR SPR SPR
Police stations SPR SPR SPR CUP
Post offices SPR SPR SPR CUP
Publicly owned uses that are necessary to maintain the public health, convenience, or general welfare, other than uses specifically listed in the zone CUP SPR SPR SPR
Public utility service centers SPR SPR SPR CUP
Public utility service yards CUP SPR SPR SPR
Radio and television broadcasting studios SPR SPR SPR CUP
Radio and television stations, studios, and towers CUP CUP CUP CUP
Road construction and maintenance yards CUP SPR SPR CUP
Roundhouses - - CUP CUP
Sewage disposal plants - CUP CUP CUP
Sewage treatment plants CUP CUP CUP CUP
Sewer farms or sewage disposal plants not operated by or under control of the County - - CUP CUP
Stations and terminals; bus, railroad, and taxi SPR SPR SPR CUP
Telephone repeater stations SPR SPR SPR SPR
Water reservoirs, dams, treatment plants, gauging stations, pumping stations, tanks, wells, and any use normal or accessory to the storage and distribution of water CUP SPR SPR SPR
Wharves SPR SPR SPR CUP
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.1 SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.760
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.2 CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.760
Vehicle-Related Uses
Automobile washing
 Automatic car wash SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Coin-operated or hand wash SPR SPR SPR CUP
Vehicle sales and rentals
 Automobile rental and leasing agencies SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Boat and other marine sales, including minor repairs and rentals SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Motorcycle, motor scooter, and trail bike, sales and rental SPR SPR SPR CUP
 New automobile sales SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Recreational vehicle sales and rentals SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Trailer sales and rentals, box and utility SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Truck sales, rentals, and storage, including incidental repair SPR SPR SPR CUP
 Used automobile sales SPR SPR SPR CUP
Vehicle services
 Automobile battery services SPR 15 SPR SPR CUP
 Automobile body and fender repair shops SPR 15 SPR SPR CUP
 Automobile brake repair shops SPR 15 SPR SPR CUP
 Automobile impound yards CUP SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.120
 Automobile muffler shops SPR 15 SPR SPR CUP
 Automobile painting and upholstering shops SPR 15 SPR SPR CUP
 Automobile radiator shops SPR 15 SPR SPR CUP
 Automobile repair garages SPR 15 SPR SPR CUP
 Automobile service stations SPR 19 SPR SPR CUP
 Automobile supply stores SPR 19 SPR SPR CUP
 Boat repair - SPR SPR SPR
 CNG fueling stations CUP CUP CUP CUP
 Truck and bus repair SPR SPR SPR CUP
Notes:
1. All buildings on the property used in conjunction with the permitted use on the property shall be located at least 50 feet from any street or highway or any building used for human habitation.
2. Use excludes trails for motor vehicles.
3. Minimum lot size is five acres.
4. Excludes the manufacturing of soap.
5. Use is limited to sheltered employment and vocational training, with assembly and manufacturing activities that are permitted in said zone, and except that dormitories and similar structures used for living or sleeping accommodations are prohibited.
6. Individual crucibles that exceed a capacity of 16 square feet are prohibited.
7. Use prohibits snap riveting and any process used in bending or shaping which produces any annoying or disagreeable noise is prohibited. Use of perchloric acid is prohibited. Use excludes foundries and forging works.
8. Use excludes storage of boxes or crates.
9. Use includes boarding and raising of such animals on-site, limited to 20 percent of the floor area, and no hatcheries are permitted.
10. Minimum lot size is 100 acres.
11. Oxygen shall be stored in a room separate from acetylene and such rooms are separated by a not less than one-hour fire-resistant wall.
12. Use must be at least 500 feet away from any Residential Zone, Zone A-1, or any zone of similar restriction in any city or adjacent county.
13. Use excludes animal auctions.
14. Use excludes milling or other woodworking other than incidental cutting of lumber to size, provided that all sale, display, storage and incidental cutting is within an enclosed building.
15. Use is permitted within an enclosed building only.
16. Parking provided is separate from required parking in Chapter 22.112 (Parking), however, use shall be developed in compliance with Chapter 22.112 (Parking).
17. Use includes merry-go-rounds, ferris wheels, swings, toboggans, slides, rebound-tumbling, zip-lines, and similar equipment.
18. Use excludes a planing mill.
19. Use includes related installation and repair if conducted within an enclosed building.
20. Where use is existing and legal nonconforming.
21. Any legally permitted, existing landfill in M-1 Zone that was permitted with a CUP may continue to be permitted with a CUP upon expiration as long as there is no pause in operation or use for a period greater than three months.

 

2.

Accessory Uses. Table 22.22.030-C, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each accessory use.

TABLE 22.22.030-C: ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL ZONES
M-1 M-1.5 M-2 M-2.5 Additional
Regulations
Access to property lawfully used for a purpose not permitted in the zone 1 SPR P P CUP
Accessory automobile body and fender repair, painting, and upholstering at new automobile dealerships P P P P
Accessory automobile washing, waxing, and polishing at automobile service stations P P P P
Accessory buildings and structures, unless more specifically regulated by this Title 22 As determined by the principal use Sections 22.110.030, 22.110.040
Accessory overnight safe parking 2 SPR CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.650
Accessory emergency shelters SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.180
Amateur radio antennas
 In compliance with Section 22.140.040.D.1 SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.040
 In compliance with Section 22.140.040.D.2 MCUP MCUP MCUP CUP Section 22.140.040
Building materials storage, for an approved project on the same site SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.130
Cannabis cultivation, personal, accessory to a legally established dwelling unit P P P P Section 22.140.134
Caretaker residences, including mobilehomes
 For up to six months in any twelve month period SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.140
 For longer than six months in any twelve month period CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.140
Cargo shipping containers SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.150
Construction Material Yards, including Landscaping, plumbing & other related construction uses CUP CUP SPR SPR
Grading projects
 More than 10,000 and up to 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.240
 More than 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.240
 On-site, excluding projects where the Review Authority has previously considered such grading proposal as indicated by approval of an environmental document incorporating consideration of such grading project CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.240
Live entertainment
 In compliance with Section 22.140.330.D.1 SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.330
 In compliance with Section 22.140.330.D.2 CUP CUP CUP CUP Section 22.140.330
Living quarters for persons employed and deriving a major portion of their income on the premises - - CUP -
Manufacturing, processing, treating, packing, and storage, accessory to a business on the premises P P P P
Organic waste recycling facilities 3
 Anaerobic digestion SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 Composting, vermiculture SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 Composting, green waste only SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 Composting, mixed waste or food waste SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 In-vessel composting SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
 Non-combustion biomass conversion facility SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.740
Outdoor display SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.420
Outdoor storage SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.430
Produce stands, including products from community gardens P P P CUP Section 22.140.460
Signs As specified in Chapter 22.114 (Signs)
Small-scale solar energy systems, structure-mounted P P P P Section 22.140.510
Small-scale solar energy systems, ground-mounted SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.510
Small-scale wind energy systems - - - -
Supermarket accessory recycling collection center SPR SPR SPR SPR Section 22.140.710
Notes:
1. Provided that there is no other practical access to such property available and such access will not alter the character of the premises in respect to permitted uses in the subject zone.
2. Use permitted on lots located outside of the 70 or above decibel Community Noise Equivalent Level (dB CNEL) noise contour of an Airport Influence Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety.
3. Use permitted as an accessory use only when operated in conjunction with a use permitted in the zone, but not as a separate enterprise.

 

3.

Temporary Uses. Table 22.22.030-D, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each temporary use.

TABLE 22.22.030-D: TEMPORARY USE REGULATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL ZONES
M-1 M-1.5 M-2 M-2.5 Additional
Regulations
Amusement rides and devices for up to seven days 1,4 SPR SPR SPR CUP
Carnivals, commercial 1 SPR SPR SPR CUP
Circuses and wild animal exhibitions, for up to seven days 1 SPR SPR 2 SPR CUP Section 22.140.060.B
Explosives storage, temporary EP EP EP EP
Holiday and seasonal sales SPR SPR SPR CUP Section 22.140.280
Motel conversions, temporary 5 SPR SPR SPR - Section 22.140.660
Revival meetings, tent for up to seven days SPR 1,3 SPR SPR CUP
Special events SEP SEP SEP SEP
Storage of materials and construction equipment used in construction or maintenance of streets and highways, sewers, storm drains, underground conduits, flood control works, pipelines, and similar uses for a period not to exceed one year CUP SPR SPR CUP
Notes:
1. Limited to one occurrence within any six-month period.
2. In Zones M-1.5 and M-2, a circus may operate up to 14 days with a Ministerial Site Plan Review.
3. Use may not be located within 300 feet of any public park or school, residential use, or any area located in any Residential Zone.
4. Use includes merry-go-rounds, ferris wheels, swings, toboggans, slides, rebound-tumbling, zip-lines, and similar equipment operated at one particular location.
5. Only conversions to emergency shelters are allowed. Use permitted on lots outside of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety.

 

D.

Additional Uses Not Listed. Any use not listed in Subsection C, above, and not listed in Subsection E, below, may be permitted:

1.

Upon approval of a Ministerial Site Plan Review (Chapter 22.186) application, premises in Zone M-1.5 may be used for other industrial uses similar to any use permitted with a ministerial review in Zone M-1.5, as identified in Subsection C, above, that do not store hazardous or combustible materials, and are not listed in Subsection C, above, as requiring a discretionary review in Zone M-1.5.

2.

Upon approval of a Ministerial Site Plan Review (Chapter 22.186) application, premises in Zone M-2 may be used for other industrial uses similar to any use permitted with a ministerial review in Zone M-2, as identified in Subsection C, above, that do not store hazardous or combustible materials, and are not listed in Subsection C, above, as requiring a discretionary review in Zone M-2.

3.

Upon approval of a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application, premises in Zone M-2 may be used for any other industrial uses not listed in Subsection C, above, that may include heavy manufacturing processes or store hazardous materials.

E.

Prohibited Uses. The following uses are prohibited in Zones M-1, M-1.5, M-2, and M-2.5:

1.

Adult day care centers.

2.

Adult residential facilities.

3.

Business and professional schools, including art, barber, beauty, dance, drama, and music schools.

4.

Colleges and universities.

5.

Dwelling units, except for caretaker residences as provided in this Chapter.

6.

Family child care homes.

7.

Farmworker dwelling units and housing complexes.

8.

Foster family homes.

9.

Group homes for children.

10.

Hospitals.

11.

Hotels.

12.

Mobilehomes or recreational vehicles for sleeping or residential purposes, except for temporary use as caretaker residences as provided in this Chapter.

13.

Mobilehome parks.

14.

Motels.

15.

Rooming and boarding houses.

16.

Schools, public or private, up to grade 12.

17.

Small family homes for children.

(Ord. 2024-0049 § 16, 2024; Ord. 2024-0032 § 10, 2024; Ord. 2023-0060 § 8, 2023; Ord. 2023-0004 § 8, 2023; Ord. 2023-0001 § 6, 2023; Ord. 2022-0023 § 20, 2022; Ord. 2022-0008 § 13, 2022; Ord. 2021-0018 § 7, 2021; Ord. 2021-0017 § 12, 2021; Ord. 2021-0011 § 5, 2021; Ord. 2020-0008 § 46, 2020; Ord. 2019-0053 § 14, 2019; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.22.040 - Land Use Regulations for Zone M-3.

A.

Permitted Uses. Premises in Zone M-3 may be used for any use, except that a use listed in Subsections B and C, below, is permitted only as provided in such sections and uses listed in Subsection D, below, are prohibited. In addition, the following uses are permitted in Zone M-3:

1.

Grading projects, with off-site transport up to 100,000 cubic yards of material, subject to Section 22.140.240 (Grading Projects).

2.

One mobilehome or recreational vehicle on the same lot may be permitted for up to six consecutive months in any 12-month period if it is legally being used as a caretaker's residence for a use that requires the continuous supervision of a caretaker.

3.

Use of property to gain access to any lawfully maintained use.

4.

Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.1.

B.

Conditional Use Permit. If a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application has first been approved, premises in Zone M-3 may be used for:

1.

Any use that is listed under Zone M-2 in Section 22.22.030 (Land Use Regulations for Zones M-1, M-1.5, M-2, and M-2.5) that requires a Conditional Use Permit application and is subject to the same limitations and conditions as in Zone M-2.

2.

The following additional uses:

a.

Mobilehomes used as caretaker residences for a period of longer than six consecutive months in any 12-month period, in compliance with Section 22.140.140 (Caretaker Residences, including Mobilehomes).

C.

Other Permits Required. If an application for a specified permit has first been approved, premises in Zone M-3 may be used for the following:

1.

Adult Businesses, as provided by Chapter 22.150 (Adult Business Permits).

2.

Cemeteries, as provided in Chapter 22.154 (Cemetery Permits).

3.

Explosives storage, as provided in Chapter 22.164 (Explosives Permits).

4.

Surface mining operations, as provided in Chapter 22.190 (Surface Mining Permits).

5.

Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.2.

D.

Prohibited Uses. The following uses are prohibited in Zone M-3:

1.

Mobilehomes and recreational vehicles used for sleeping or residential purposes, except if used as caretaker residences as provided in Subsections A or B, above.

2.

Mobilehome parks.

3.

Oil wells and production facilities, in accordance with Section 22.140.400 (Oil Wells and Production Facilities).

(Ord. 2023-0004 § 9, 2023; Ord. 2023-0001 § 7, 2023; Ord. 2022-0008 § 14, 2022; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.22.050 - Land Use Regulations for Zones B-1 and B-2.

Table 22.22.050-A, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each use.

TABLE 22.22.050-A: LAND USE REGULATIONS FOR ZONES B-1 AND B-2
Use or Structure B-1 B-2 Additional
Regulations
Access to any property between which and a highway the area in Zone B-1 or Zone B- 2 is located P P
Cemeteries CEM CEM
Explosives storage, permanent or temporary EP EP
Fences, open-work non-view-obscuring fences not exceeding eight feet in height, such as woven wire, welded wire, chain-link, or wrought iron P P
Grading
 More than 10,000 and up to 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site SPR SPR Section 22.140.240
 More than 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site CUP CUP Section 22.140.240
 On-site, excluding projects where the Review Authority has previously considered such grading proposal as indicated by approval of an environmental document incorporating consideration of such grading project CUP CUP Section 22.140.240
Gun dealers - -
Landscaping P P
Oil wells and production facilities - - Section 22.140.400
Parking lots accessory to a permitted principal use SPR 1 SPR 1
Parking lots as a principal use CUP 1 CUP 1
Railroad spur tracks P 2 P 2
Recreation areas for employees of a permitted use, excluding structures which require a building permit pursuant to Title 26 (Building Code) of the County Code P P
Signs As specified in Chapter 22.114 (Signs)
Special events SEP SEP
Surface mining operations SMP SMP
Wireless facilities - -
Any lot in Zone B-2 between a street or highway and property developed to uses permitted in Zone C-3 may be used for uses permitted in and subject to all of the conditions of Zone C-3, except that outdoor advertising signs are prohibited - See Zone C-3
Notes:
1. Excluding parking buildings. Use shall be developed in compliance with Chapter 22.112 (Parking).
2. Storage of railroad motive power equipment or rolling stock is not permitted.

 

(Ord. 2023-0060 § 9, 2023; Ord. 2023-0004 § 10, 2023; Ord. 2023-0001 § 8, 2023; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.22.060 - Development Standards for Industrial Zones.

A.

Development on any lot in Zones M-1, M-1.5, M-2, M-2.5, M-3, MPD, B-1, and B-2 shall comply with Division 6 (Development Standards), where applicable.

B.

Floor Area Ratio (FAR). In Zones M-1, M-1.5, M-2, M-2.5, and M-3, the maximum allowable FAR shall be 1.0.

C.

New sensitive uses developed in permitted zones and located adjacent to or adjoining existing, legally established industrial uses, recycling or solid waste uses, or vehicle-related uses listed in Table 22.22.030-B (Principal Use Regulations for Industrial Zones), except for the vehicle sales and rentals sub-category, shall comply with Chapter 22.134 (Sensitive Uses Adjacent to Industrial, Recycling or Solid Waste, or Vehicle-Related Uses).

(Ord. 2024-0032 § 11, 2024; Ord. 2022-0023 § 21, 2022; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.22.070 - Development Standards for Zone M-1.

A.

Use Regulations. In Zone M-1, punch presses exceeding 20 tons rated capacity, drop hammers, and automatic screw machines are not permitted.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.22.080 - Development Standards for Zone M-2.5.

In Zone M-2.5, Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) applications shall be subject to the following additional procedures:

A.

Additional Findings.

1.

That the proposed use will not be a menace to or endanger the public health, safety, or general welfare.

2.

That the proposed use will not detrimentally affect such zoned aircraft uses other heavy uses, or unzoned lawful aircraft uses.

3.

Aircraft uses, other heavy uses, or unzoned lawful aircraft uses will not detrimentally affect the proposed use.

B.

Additional Conditions. In addition to any other conditions which may be imposed, an approved Conditional Use Permit application shall contain conditions which will prevent the authorized use from detrimentally affecting or being detrimentally affected by any zoned aircraft use, other heavy use, or any unzoned lawful aircraft use.

C.

Covenant and Agreement. In addition to Section 22.222.260 (Performance Guarantees and Covenants), the applicant shall record in the Registrar-Recorder's Office, an instrument reading substantially as follows:

"Whereas we have sought and have been granted a Conditional Use Permit, permitting the use of the following described property (name of use permitted) to wit, (describe property); and

"Whereas the whole of the said property (or a substantial portion thereof, if that be the fact) is in the unincorporated area of the County of Los Angeles and in Zone M-2.5, under Title 22, the Zoning Ordinance, which zone is designed to be used for the operation of large airports, aircraft manufacturing plants, aircraft modification, overhaul or repair plants, aircraft power plant testing stations, or other heavy industrial uses which cause loud noises, heavy vibrations, or other conditions which may be very detrimental to such trades and industries, and as a buffer zone for certain unzoned lawful aircraft uses referred to in said Title 22; and

"Whereas we have assured the County of Los Angeles that such heavy industrial uses will not be in any way detrimental to the use requested by us; and

"NOW, THEREFORE, as a condition (or one of the conditions) of the granting of said conditional permit, we hereby covenant and agree, both for ourselves and for our successors in interest, and assigns, that we will not, nor will any of us or any of our successors in interest, or assigns, seek damages for, or attempt to enjoin or complain of, the reasonable and necessary operation of any use permitted in Zone M-2.5, or of any unzoned lawful aircraft use and which use is not in violation of said Title 22 of the County Code, or of any other ordinance or law."

D.

The execution of, or promise to execute, such instrument described in Subsection C, above, may be deemed to be evidence that zoned aircraft or other heavy uses permitted in Zone M-2.5, or unzoned lawful aircraft uses, will not detrimentally affect such use.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.22.090 - Development Standards and Regulations for Zone MPD.

Premises in Zone MPD shall be subject to the following regulations:

A.

Use Regulations.

1.

Permitted Uses. Property in Zone MPD may be used for any nonresidential use permitted in Zone R-A, subject to the same limitations and conditions, including auxiliary and transitional uses, front, side, and rear yards, parking standards, height limits, and other development requirements specified in the respective zones.

2.

Conditional Uses. If a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application has first been approved, property in Zone MPD may be used for:

a.

A planned industrial development in which the Commission or Hearing Officer may approve any use permitted in Zone M-1.5, subject to the development standards in Subsection B, below.

b.

Child care centers.

3.

Prohibited Uses. The following uses are prohibited in Zone MPD:

a.

Oil wells and production facilities, in accordance with Section 22.140.400 (Oil Wells and Production Facilities).

B.

Development Standards. A planned industrial development, in accordance with Subsection A.2.a, above, shall comply with the following standards:

1.

Area. The proposed development plan shall include a minimum lot area of five acres. A development plan may be considered on a lot less than five acres in area when such property is in Zone MPD and has a common boundary with property which has been developed under an approved planned industrial development pursuant to this Subsection B. In such case, the plan shall indicate that the proposed development will constitute an orderly extension in arrangement of buildings, facilities, and improvements throughout the combined lots in addition to all the other requirements for approval of a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application.

2.

Compatibility. The proposed development, including the specific industrial uses proposed, shall not be in conflict with the objectives of the General Plan.

3.

Design. The structural improvements shall not detract from the established or anticipated character of the surrounding area, as indicated by schematic drawings and renderings to scale showing the architectural design of buildings and structures to be established.

4.

Access and Parking. Adequate provision shall be made for vehicular access, parking and loading so as to prevent undue traffic congestion on adjacent streets or highways, particularly local streets.

5.

Building Density. The floor area ratio shall not be greater than 1.0, and the ground-floor area of buildings shall not exceed 60 percent of the gross area of the lot. This does not permit a reduction in the parking requirement specified in Chapter 22.112 (Parking). In calculating "gross area," any streets or highways on the perimeter of the lot, or any major or secondary highway or parkway that traverses the property, or any area which is required to be dedicated or a private easement given for any such street or highway, shall be excluded.

6.

Utilities. The applicant shall submit to the Commission or Hearing Officer, and it shall be made a condition of approval, satisfactory evidence that the applicant has made arrangements with the serving utilities to install underground all new facilities necessary to furnish service in the development. This requirement may be waived where it would cause undue hardship or constitute an unreasonable requirement.

7.

Signs. The Commission or Hearing Officer, in approving the Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application, may allow signs which it finds will be in keeping with the concept of planned development.

8.

Development Features. The development plan shall include yards, walls, walks, landscaping, and other such features as may be needed to make the industrial development attractive, adequately buffered from adjacent more restrictive uses, and in keeping with the established or anticipated development of the surrounding area.

9.

Development Schedule. The Commission or Hearing Officer shall approve a progress schedule, including all phases of development, and indicating that the improvements described in the development plan will be made prior to occupancy of industrial buildings. The Commission or Hearing Officer may modify without a hearing this condition pertaining to the development schedule based upon an affirmative showing, in writing, of hardship.

10.

Tentative Subdivision Map. A tentative map shall be filed and made a condition of approval.

(Ord. 2023-0004 § 11, 2023; Ord. 2022-0008 § 15, 2022; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.24.010 - Purpose.

A.

General Purpose. The Rural Zones are established to implement the policies of preserving and maintaining the rural character of rural towns as identified in the General Plan.

B.

Purpose of Individual Zones. The purposes of individual zones are established as follows:

1.

Rural Commercial Zone. The Rural Commercial Zone (C-RU) is established to implement the CR (Rural Commercial) land use designation in areas of the County mapped as such in the General Plan. Zone C-RU provides for a mix of commercial uses that are compatible with rural, agricultural, or low-density residential uses. Zone C-RU regulates both the type and intensity of development to protect natural resources, promote an area's economic self-sufficiency, maintain compatibility between C-RU-zoned areas and surrounding Residential and Agricultural Zones, and preserve the rural character of a community.

2.

Rural Mixed Use Development Zone. The Rural Mixed Use Development Zone (MXD-RU) is established to implement the MU-R (Mixed Use-Rural) land use designation in areas of the County mapped as such in the General Plan. Zone MXD-RU provides for a mix of commercial uses, within a limited range, and low-density residential uses to be located within town centers. Zone MXD-RU encourages development of projects within town centers that serve as social and economic focal points, while maintaining compatibility of these projects with surrounding Rural Commercial, Residential, and Agricultural Zones.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.24.020 - Rural Zones Designated.

Table 22.24.020-A, below, identifies "Rural Zones," as used in this Title 22:

TABLE 22.24.020-A: RURAL ZONES
Abbreviation Full Name
C-RU Rural Commercial
MXD-RU Rural Mixed Use Development

 

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.24.030 - Land Use Regulations for Rural Zones.

A.

General. This Section prescribes the land use regulations for Zones C-RU and MXD-RU.

B.

Permit and Review Requirements. Table 22.24.030-A, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each use listed in Subsection C, below.

TABLE 22.24.030-A: PERMIT AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS
Abbreviation Permit or Review Requirement Reference
- Not Permitted
P Permitted
AP Animal Permit Chapter 22.152
CUP Conditional Use Permit Chapter 22.158
MCUP Minor Conditional Use Permit Chapter 22.160
SPR Ministerial Site Plan Review Chapter 22.186
SEP Special Events Permit Chapter 22.188

 

C.

Use Regulations.

1.

Principal Uses. Table 22.24.030-B, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each principal use.

TABLE 22.24.030-B: PRINCIPAL USE REGULATIONS FOR RURAL ZONES
C-RU MXD-RU Additional
Regulations
Agricultural and Resource-Based Uses
Crops, including field, tree, bush, berry, row, and nursery stock SPR SPR
Greenhouses SPR SPR
Oil wells and production facilities - - Section 22.140.400
Animal-Related Uses
Dog training schools, excluding boarding CUP -
Menageries, zoos, animal exhibitions, or other facilities for keeping of wild animals CUP CUP
Riding academies and stables, with the boarding of horses CUP -
Veterinaries, small animal
 Clinics SPR SPR
 Hospitals CUP CUP
Cannabis Uses
Cannabis businesses and activities, including renting, leasing, and permitting - - Section 22.140.134
Cannabis cultivation, personal, accessory to a legally established dwelling unit See Table 22.24.030-C: Accessory Use Regulations
Cultural, Educational, and Institutional Uses
Amphitheaters CUP CUP
Arboretums and horticultural gardens SPR SPR
Churches, temples, or other places used exclusively for religious worship, including accessory educational and social activities SPR SPR
Community centers SPR SPR
Grange halls SPR -
Libraries SPR SPR
Lodge and union halls SPR SPR
Museums CUP CUP
Observatories CUP CUP
Schools
 Business and professional schools, including art, barber, beauty, dance, drama, and music SPR SPR
 Colleges and universities, accredited, excluding trade or commercial schools CUP CUP
 Schools, grades K-12; accredited by the State of California, excluding trade or commercial schools SPR SPR
Theaters and other auditoriums CUP CUP
Industrial Uses
Assaying services CUP CUP
Furniture and household goods, transfer and storage SPR -
Motion picture processing, reconstruction, and synchronizing of film with sound tracks CUP CUP
Plumbing contractor's shops SPR -
Tire retreading or recapping CUP -
Trade or commercial schools, specializing in manual training, shop work, or in the repair and maintenance of machinery or mechanical equipment CUP CUP
Lodging Uses
Cabins CUP -
Hotels CUP CUP
Motels CUP CUP
Youth hostels CUP CUP
Recreational Uses
Amusement rides and devices, for longer than seven days CUP 10 -
Arcades, game or movie CUP CUP
Archery ranges CUP -
Athletic fields, excluding stadiums SPR -
Billiard or pool halls CUP CUP
Bowling alleys CUP CUP
Card rooms or clubs CUP CUP
Carnivals, commercial, including pony rides, for longer than seven days CUP -
Circuses and wild animal exhibitions CUP -
Games of skill CUP -
Golf courses
 Golf courses, including clubhouses and accessory facilities CUP -
 Golf driving ranges CUP CUP
 Miniature golf courses CUP CUP
Gymnasiums SPR CUP
Motor recreational facilities for the driving, testing, or racing of automobiles, dune buggies, motorcycles, trail bikes, or similar vehicles, including accessory facilities CUP -
Parks, playgrounds, and beaches, including accessory facilities SPR SPR
Race tracks CUP -
Recreation clubs, commercial CUP - Section 22.140.480
Recreational vehicle parks CUP CUP Section 22.140.490
Riding and hiking trails, excluding trails for motor vehicles SPR SPR
Rifle, pistol, or skeet ranges CUP -
Rodeos, excluding horse racing CUP -
Shooting galleries CUP -
Skating rinks, ice or roller CUP CUP
Ski lifts, tows, runs, and warming huts CUP -
Sport courts, including tennis, volleyball, badminton, croquet, lawn bowling and similar uses, as a principal use CUP CUP
Swimming pools as a principal use CUP CUP
Renewable Energy Uses
Utility-scale solar energy facilities, structure-mounted P P Section 22.140.510
Utility-scale solar energy facilities, ground-mounted CUP CUP Section 22.140.510
Residential Uses
Adult residential facilities
 Facilities serving six or fewer persons P P
 Facilities serving seven or more persons CUP CUP
Convents and monasteries CUP CUP
Farmworker housing 13
 Farmworker dwelling units SPR SPR Section 22.140.230
 Farmworker housing complexes SPR SPR Section 22.140.230
Foster family homes P P
Group homes for children
 Facilities serving six or fewer persons P P
 Facilities serving seven or more persons CUP CUP
Joint live and work units 13, 14 SPR SPR Sections 22.140.320, 22.140.520
Mixed use developments 13, 14 Section 22.140.520
 Single-family residences SPR 1 - Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.580
Mixed use developments, vertical or horizontal 13, 14
 Apartment houses, up to five units - SPR Sections 22.140.360, 22.140.520
 Apartment houses, more than five units - CUP Sections 22.140.360, 22.140.520
 Single-family residences - SPR Sections 22.140.360, 22.140.520, 22.140.580
 Townhouses - SPR Sections 22.140.360, 22.140.520
 Two-family residences - SPR Sections 22.140.360, 22.140.520
Mobilehome parks 13 CUP CUP Sections 22.140.370, 22.140.520
Multi-family housing 13 Section 22.140.520
 Apartment houses - SPR 14, 15 / CUP 11 Section 22.140.520
Residential substance use recover facilities
 Facilities serving six or fewer persons P P
 Facilities serving seven or more persons CUP CUP
Rooming and boarding houses CUP CUP
Small family homes for children P P
Retail/Commercial Uses
Adult businesses - -
Alcoholic beverage sales, for off-site consumption CUP CUP Section 22.140.030
Antique shops, genuine antiques only SPR SPR
Appliance stores, household SPR SPR
Art galleries SPR SPR
Art supply stores SPR SPR
Auction houses CUP CUP 2
Bait and tackle shops SPR SPR
Bakery shops, including baking only when accessory to retail sales from the premises SPR SPR
Bicycle shops SPR SPR
Bookstores SPR SPR
Ceramic shops 3 SPR SPR
Clothing stores SPR SPR
Confectioneries and candy stores, including making only when accessory to retail sales from the premises SPR SPR
Delicatessens SPR SPR
Dress shops SPR SPR
Drugstores SPR SPR
Farm equipment sales, rental, and storage SPR SPR
Feed and grain sales SPR SPR
Firewood sales SPR 4 SPR 5
Florist shops SPR SPR
Fruit and vegetable markets SPR SPR
Furniture stores SPR SPR
Furrier shops SPR SPR
Gift shops SPR SPR
Glass and mirror sales, including automobile glass installation 12 SPR SPR
Grocery stores SPR SPR
Gun dealers CUP - Section 22.140.255
Hardware stores 7 SPR SPR
Health clubs and centers CUP CUP
Health food stores SPR SPR
Hobby supply stores SPR SPR
Ice cream shops SPR SPR
Ice sales, excluding ice plants SPR SPR
Jewelry stores SPR SPR
Lapidary shops SPR SPR
Leather goods stores SPR SPR
Meat markets, excluding slaughtering SPR SPR
Millinery shops SPR SPR
Mobilehome sales SPR -
Model home display centers and sales offices
 With residential units - -
 Without residential units SPR SPR
Music stores SPR SPR
Newsstands SPR SPR
Notion or novelty stores SPR SPR
Office machines and equipment sales SPR SPR
Paint and wallpaper stores SPR SPR
Pawnshops CUP CUP
Pet supply stores, excluding the sale of pets other than tropical fish or goldfish SPR SPR
Photographic equipment and supply stores SPR SPR
Plant nurseries, including propagation of nursery stock and retail sales SPR SPR
Radio and television stores SPR SPR
Recording studios CUP CUP
Retail stores SPR SPR
Secondhand stores SPR SPR
Shoe stores SPR SPR
Silver shops SPR SPR
Souvenir shops SPR SPR
Sporting goods stores SPR SPR
Stationery stores SPR SPR
Swap meets CUP CUP
Tasting rooms, remote
 In compliance with 22.140.590.D.1 MCUP MCUP Section 22.140.590
 In compliance with 22.140.590.D.2 CUP CUP Section 22.140.590
Tobacco shops SPR SPR
Toy stores SPR SPR
Yarn and yardage stores SPR SPR
Service Uses
Alcohol beverage sales, for on-site consumption CUP CUP Section 22.140.030
Alternative financial services - - Section 22.140.690
Banks, savings and loans, credit unions, and finance companies SPR SPR
Barber shops SPR SPR
Bars and cocktail lounges CUP CUP
Beauty shops SPR SPR
Blueprint shops SPR SPR
Body piercing parlors CUP CUP
Book binderies SPR CUP
Butane and propane service stations SPR CUP
Carpet and rug cleaners SPR CUP
Catalog and internet order businesses SPR SPR
Catering services SPR SPR
Dance halls, indoor CUP CUP
Dance pavilions, outdoor CUP -
Day care
 Adult day care centers CUP CUP
 Child care centers SPR SPR
 Family child care homes, large and small, in an approved residential use P P
Domestic violence shelters SPR SPR Section 22.140.180
Drive-through establishments, drive-through facilities, and drive-through services CUP CUP
Electricians' shops SPR SPR
Emergency shelters SPR SPR Section 22.140.180
Employment agencies SPR SPR
Interior decorating studios SPR SPR
Laundries and cleaning services
 Dry cleaning establishments, excluding wholesale dry cleaning plants SPR SPR Section 22.140.190
 Self-service SPR SPR
Locksmith shops SPR SPR
Massage establishment CUP CUP
Medical services
 Ambulance emergency service facilities SPR SPR/CUP 8 Section 22.140.050
 Ambulance service facilities CUP CUP
 Dental clinics, including associated laboratories SPR SPR
 First aid stations SPR SPR
 Hospitals CUP CUP
 Medical clinics, including associated laboratories SPR SPR
Mental Health Treatment Facilities, Inpatient or Outpatient CUP CUP
Mortuaries CUP -
Nightclubs CUP CUP
Offices, business or professional SPR SPR
Packaging businesses SPR CUP
Permanent cosmetics parlors CUP CUP
Pet grooming services, excluding boarding SPR SPR
Photocopying and duplicating services SPR SPR
Photoengravers and lithographers CUP CUP
Photography studios SPR SPR
Picture mounting and framing services SPR SPR
Plumbing shops SPR SPR
Printers or publishers SPR SPR
Real estate offices SPR SPR
Rental services
 Bicycle rentals SPR SPR
 Costume rentals SPR SPR
 Furniture and appliance rentals SPR SPR
 Hospital equipment and supply rentals SPR SPR
 Party equipment rentals SPR SPR
 Recreational equipment rentals SPR SPR
 Tool rentals, including rototillers, power mowers, sanders and saws, cement mixers, and other equipment, excluding heavy machinery or trucks exceeding two tons' capacity SPR CUP
Repair shops, household and fix-it SPR SPR
Restaurants and other eating establishments, including food take-out and outdoor dining
 In compliance with Section 22.140.410.B.1 SPR SPR Section 22.140.410
 In compliance with Section 22.140.410.B.2 CUP CUP Section 22.140.410
Reupholsterers, furniture SPR -
Shoe repair shops SPR SPR
Shoeshine stands SPR SPR
Sightseeing agencies SPR SPR
Steam or sauna bath CUP CUP
Tailor shops SPR SPR
Tattoo parlors CUP CUP
Taxidermists SPR -
Tourist information centers SPR SPR
Watch repair shops SPR SPR
Wedding chapels CUP CUP
Transportation, Electrical, Gas, Communications, Utilities, and Public Service Uses
Air pollution sampling stations SPR SPR
Airports, heliports, and helistops CUP CUP
Comfort stations and restroom facilities SPR -
Communications equipment buildings SPR SPR
Earth stations SPR SPR
Electric distribution substations, including related microwave facilities SPR SPR Section 22.140.200
Fire stations SPR SPR
Gas metering and control stations, public utility SPR SPR
Microwave stations SPR SPR
Pipeline or transmission lines CUP -
Police stations SPR SPR
Post offices SPR SPR
Publicly owned uses that are necessary to maintain the public health, convenience, or general welfare, other than uses specifically listed in the zone CUP CUP
Public utility service centers SPR SPR
Public utility service yards CUP -
Radio and television stations and towers, excluding studios CUP CUP
Stations, bus, railroad, or taxi CUP CUP
Telephone repeater stations SPR SPR
Water reservoirs, dams, treatment plants, gauging stations, pumping stations, wells, and tanks, and any other use normal and accessory to the storage and distribution of water, except for shared water wells and associated tanks CUP CUP
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.1 SPR SPR Section 22.140.760
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.2 CUP CUP Section 22.140.760
Vehicle-Related Uses
Automobile washing
 Automatic car wash CUP CUP
 Coin-operated or hand wash CUP CUP
Vehicle sales and rentals
 Automobile rental and leasing agencies SPR SPR
 Boat and other marine sales SPR SPR
 Boat rentals SPR CUP
 Motorcycle, motor scooter, and trail bike, sales and rentals SPR SPR
 New automobile sales SPR SPR Sections 22.140.100, 22.140.110
 Recreational vehicle sales and rentals SPR -
 Trailer rentals and sales, limited to equestrian, box and utility trailers, excluding those exceeding two tons' capacity SPR SPR
 Truck rentals, excluding trucks exceeding two tons' capacity SPR 9 SPR
 Truck repair, excluding trucks exceeding two tons' capacity SPR -
 Used automobile sales SPR SPR
Vehicle services
 Automobile battery services SPR 6 CUP 6
 Automobile body and fender repair shops CUP 12 -
 Automobile brake repair shops SPR 6 CUP 6
 Automobile muffler shops SPR 6 CUP 6
 Automobile painting and upholstering shops CUP 12 -
 Automobile radiator shops SPR CUP
 Automobile repair garages, excluding body and fender work, painting, and upholstering SPR 12 CUP 12
 Automobile service stations SPR SPR Section 22.140.100
 Automobile supply stores SPR SPR Section 22.140.100
Notes:
1. Minimum lot size is one acre (gross).
2. Use excludes animal auctions.
3. Use does not permit a kiln or manufacture.
4. Use includes the incidental cutting of firewood to size.
5. Use excludes the incidental cutting of firewood to size.
6. Use includes related installation and repair if conducted within an enclosed building.
7. Use includes the sale of lumber and other building supplies, but excludes milling or woodworking other than accessory cutting of lumber to size.
8. Use requires a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application if there are residential uses located on the same lot.
9. Use requires that a specific parking area for fleet trucks is designated and located to the rear or side of the lot, separated from the customer parking area; and a customer drop-off parking area shall be designated in front of the lot and shall be clearly marked for customer drop-off parking.
10. Use includes merry-go-rounds, ferris wheels, swings, toboggans, slides, rebound-tumbling, zip-lines, and similar equipment.
11. When use is not part of a mixed-use development.
12. Use is permitted within an enclosed building only.
13. Use may also be subject to Chapter 22.120 (Density Bonus), Chapter 22.121 (Inclusionary Housing), or Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).
14. Use is prohibited if any portion of the development is located within or on one of the following: 1) a Significant Ecological Area, as depicted in the General Plan; 2) a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as depicted in the General Plan; 3) an Airport Influence Area, as depicted in the General Plan; 4) land with a slope of 25 percent or more; 5) land not served by a public water system; or 6) land not served by a public sewer system.
15. Where use is subject to Section 22.128.200 (Supportive Housing Streamlining) and Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).
16. Use permitted on lots outside of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety, and where use is subject to Section 22.130.200 (Motel Conversions, Permanent) and Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).

 

2.

Accessory Uses. Table 22.24.030-C, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each accessory use.

TABLE 22.24.030-C: ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS FOR RURAL ZONES
C-RU MXD-RU Additional
Regulations
Access to property lawfully used for a purpose not permitted in the zone 1 SPR SPR
Accessory buildings and structures, unless more specifically regulated by this Title 22 As determined by the principal use Sections 22.110.030, 22.110.040
Accessory dwelling units 2 SPR SPR Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.640
Accessory overnight safe parking 5 SPR SPR Section 22.140.650
Accessory emergency shelters SPR SPR Section 22.140.180
Agricultural processing, small scale P -
Amateur radio antennas
 In compliance with Section 22.140.040.D.1 SPR SPR Section 22.140.040
 In compliance with Section 22.140.040.D.2 MCUP MCUP Section 22.140.040
Boats, minor repair of, accessory to the sale of boats 3 P P
Building materials storage, for an approved project on the same site P P Section 22.140.130
Cannabis cultivation, personal, accessory to a legally established dwelling unit P P Section 22.140.134
Caretaker residences, including mobilehomes CUP CUP Section 22.140.140
Cargo shipping containers
 One container SPR SPR Section 22.140.150
 Two or more containers CUP CUP Section 22.140.150
Grading projects
 More than 10,000 and up to 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site SPR SPR Section 22.140.240
 More than 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site CUP CUP Section 22.140.240
 On-site, excluding projects where the Review Authority has previously considered such grading proposal as indicated by approval of an environmental document incorporating consideration of such grading project CUP CUP Section 22.140.240
Home-based occupations P P Section 22.140.290
Junior accessory dwelling units 2 SPR SPR Section 22.140.640
Live entertainment
 In compliance with Section 22.140.330.D.1 SPR SPR Section 22.140.330
 In compliance with Section 22.140.330.D.2 CUP CUP Section 22.140.330
Outdoor display SPR SPR Section 22.140.420
Outdoor storage SPR SPR Section 22.140.430
Recycling Facilities
 Supermarket accessory recycling collection center SPR SPR Section 22.140.710
Rehabilitation facilities for small wild animals AP - Section 22.140.500
Rental, leasing, and repair of articles sold on the premises, accessory to retail sales P P
Room rentals 4 P P
Short-term rentals P P Section 22.140.770
Signs As specified in Chapter 22.114 (Signs)
Small-scale solar energy systems, structure-mounted P P Section 22.140.510
Small-scale solar energy systems, ground-mounted SPR SPR Section 22.140.510
Small-scale wind energy systems - -
Used merchandise, retail sale of, taken as trade-in on the sale of new merchandise when such new merchandise is sold from the premises P P
Notes:
1. Provided that there is no other practical access to such property available, and such access will not alter the character of the premises in respect to permitted uses in the subject zone.
2. Use may be subject to a Revised Exhibit "A" (Chapter 22.184) application instead, if the principal residential use is subject to a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application.
3. Use is permitted within an enclosed building only.
4. Rooms in a single-family residence may be rented to four or fewer residents, with or without table board, unless the residence is also used as an adult residential facility or a group home for children and either use has a capacity of more than six persons. Rooms in a single-family residence used as transitional housing may be rented to more than four residents.
5. Use permitted on lots located outside of the 70 or above decibel Community Noise Equivalent Level (dB CNEL) noise contour of an Airport Influence Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety.

 

3.

Temporary Uses. Table 22.24.030-D, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each temporary use.

TABLE 22.24.030-D: TEMPORARY USE REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONES
C-RU MXD-RU Additional
Regulations
Amusement rides and devices, for up to seven days 1,2 SPR SPR
Carnivals, commercial, including pony rides, for up to seven days 1 SPR SPR
Circuses and wild animal exhibitions, for up to seven days 1 SPR - Section 22.140.060.B
Holiday and seasonal sales SPR SPR Section 22.140.280
Meteorological towers MCUP - Section 22.140.510
Motel conversions, temporary 3 SPR SPR Section 22.140.660
Special events SEP SEP
Yard sales P P Section 22.140.620
Notes:
1. Limited to one occurrence within any six-month period.
2. Use includes merry-go-rounds, ferris wheels, swings, toboggans, slides, rebound-tumbling, zip-lines, and similar equipment operated at one particular location.
3. Use permitted on lots outside of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety. Use may also be subject to Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).

 

D.

Conditional Use Permit Required. In Zone C-RU, any use permitted with a ministerial review in Subsection C, above, that would generate vehicular traffic requiring the provision of new or additional traffic lights shall be subject to a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application.

(Ord. 2024-0054 § 6, 2024; Ord. 2024-0049 § 17, 2024; Ord. 2024-0028 § 5, 2024; Ord. 2023-0060 § 10, 2023; Ord. 2023-0004 § 12, 2023; Ord. 2023-0001 § 9, 2023; Ord. 2022-0023 § 22, 2022; Ord. 2022-0008 § 16, 2022; Ord. 2021-0017 § 13, 2021; Ord. 2021-0011 § 6, 2021; Ord. 2021-0010 § 14, 2021; Ord. 2020-0064 § 6, 2020; Ord. 2020-0059 § 8, 2020; Ord. 2020-0008 § 47, 2020; Ord. 2019-0053 § 15, 2019; Ord. 2019-0020 § 7, 2019; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.24.040 - Development Standards for Rural Zones.

A.

Development on any lot in Zones C-RU and MXD-RU shall comply with Division 6 (Development Standards), where applicable.

B.

Table 22.24.040-A, below, identifies the development standards for Zones C-RU and MXD-RU:

TABLE 22.24.040-A: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS for RURAL ZONES
Zones Maximum Lot Coverage (net) Maximum FAR (for nonresidential uses) Maximum Height of Building or Structure 1
C-RU 50% 0.5 35 feet
MXD-RU 90% 0.5 35 feet or two stories
Notes:
1. Excluding signs and except as otherwise provided by an applicable CSD.

 

C.

Minimum Yards. In Zones C-RU and MXD-RU:

1.

Where a lot fronts on a parkway, highway or street, and an adjoining lot along the same frontage is zoned Residential or Agricultural, the lot shall have a front or corner side yard equal to the front or corner side yard required for the adjoining Residential or Agricultural zoned lot. For example, see Figure 22.24.040-A, below.

2.

Where a lot adjoins a lot that is zoned Residential or Agricultural, the lot shall have a minimum side or rear yard of not less than five feet from the lot line adjoining the Residential or Agricultural zoned lot. For example, see Figure 22.24.040-A, below.

3.

Except as provided in Subsections A.1, and A.2, above, all required yards also shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Chapter 22.110 (General Site Regulations).

FIGURE 22.24.040-A: MINIMUM YARDS

D.

Landscaping. In Zones C-RU and MXD-RU, a minimum of 10 percent of the net lot area for lots devoted to commercial use, including parking and other accessory uses, shall be landscaped with drought-tolerant landscaping, which shall be continuously maintained in good condition. Incidental walkways may be developed in the landscaped area.

E.

Parking Requirements. In Zones C-RU and MXD-RU, in addition to Chapter 22.112 (Parking), all vehicle parking facilities shall have the following requirements:

1.

Location.

a.

Where a lot fronts on a parkway, highway or street, vehicle parking and loading zone areas shall be set back not less than five feet from the right-of-way. The setback area shall be landscaped with at least one 24-inch box tree for every 20 linear feet of street frontage.

b.

Where a lot adjoins a lot that is zoned Residential or Agricultural, the vehicle parking and loading zone areas shall be set back not less than five feet from the lot line adjoining the Residential or Agricultural zoned lot.

2.

Parking spaces shall be used only by visitors, customers, owners, or tenants of the legally established use on the premises.

3.

Except where parking is provided for residential uses, vehicles shall not be parked in the required parking spaces on the premises for more than 24 hours.

4.

Parking spaces for recreational vehicles, trailers, and semi-trucks shall be designed as pull-through parking spaces.

5.

Parking spaces for recreational vehicles, trailers, semi-trucks, and other large vehicles shall not be placed within the same row as parking spaces for passenger vehicles and other small vehicles.

6.

Driveways for recreational vehicles and semi-trucks shall be separate from driveways for passenger vehicles wherever feasible. If a shared driveway is used where large vehicles cross into identified pedestrian walkways, pavement markers, paint schemes, or signs shall be used to indicate caution that pedestrians may be in the area.

7.

Adequate turning spaces shall be provided on site so that vehicles enter into and exit out of the parking or loading zone area head first.

8.

All requirements for ingress from and egress to public rights-of-way shall be designed to the satisfaction of Public Works.

F.

Vehicle Parking Incentives. In Zones C-RU and MXD-RU, a maximum of 40 percent of the total required vehicle parking spaces may be converted to parking spaces for large vehicles, recreational vehicles, trailers, and semi-trucks, in any combination, in accordance with the following provisions:

1.

The parking spaces shall be developed to provide the minimum dimensions and shall count towards compliance with the overall required number of parking spaces for the site as specified in Table 22.24.040-B and Figure 22.24.040-B, below.

TABLE 22.24.040-B: MINIMUM DIMENSIONS FOR PARKING
Parking Type Minimum Dimensions (based on a 90-degree angle) Equivalent Towards Overall Number of Required Parking Spaces
Large Vehicles (Classes 2 through 6, based on Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) 13 × 23 ft 2 standard parking spaces
Recreational Vehicles and Trailers 13 × 50 ft 4 standard parking spaces
Semi-trucks 13 × 70 ft 5 standard parking spaces

 

FIGURE 22.24.040-B: MINIMUM PARKING SPACE DIMENSIONS

Angle of Parking (Degrees) Stall Depth (feet) Aisle Width (feet) Overall Width (feet) Stall Length (feet) Curb Length (feet)
Large Vehicles (Classes 2 through 6, based on Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)
90 23 26 1 72 1 23 13
60 27 20 2 74 2 23 15
45 26 14 2 66 2 23 19
30 23 12 2 58 2 23 26
Recreational Vehicles and Trailers (Pull-through design, 45 degree angle and one way traffic required)
45 45 30 2 120 2 83' 5.25" 19
Semi-Truck Parking Stalls (Pull-through design, 45 degree angle and one way traffic required)
45 59 50 2 168 2 83' 5.25" 19
1: Two-way aisle.
2: One-way aisle, double-loaded parking.

 

2.

These incentives for semi-truck parking spaces apply in Special Parking Districts identified in an Area or Community Plan or Community Standards District.

3.

If any parking is provided pursuant to Subsection E.1, above, then compact parking spaces otherwise authorized by Section 22.112.070.E (Compact Spaces) shall be prohibited.

G.

Screening. In Zones C-RU and MXD-RU, all mechanical equipment, trash containers, and dumpsters shall be completely screened from view from adjacent streets, walkways, and residences through the use of walls and/or landscaping. Trash and recycling containers shall conform Section 22.140.350.A.7.c (Trash/Recycling).

H.

New sensitive uses developed in the permitted zones and located adjacent to existing, legally-established industrial uses, recycling or solid waste uses, or vehicle-related uses listed in Table 22.22.030-B (Principal Use Regulations for Industrial Zones), except for the vehicle sales and rentals sub-category, shall comply with Division 7, Chapter 22.134 (Sensitive Uses). Where standards in Chapter 22.134 and this Section are in conflict, the more restrictive shall apply.

(Ord. 2022-0023 § 23, 2022; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.26.010 - Special Purpose Zones Designated.

Table 22.26.010-A, below, identifies "Special Purpose Zones," as used in this Title 22:

TABLE 22.26.010-A: SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONES
Abbreviation Full Name
IT Institutional
MXD Mixed Use Development
SP Specific Plan
P-R Parking Restricted

 

(Ord. 2022-0008 § 18, 2022; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.26.020 - Institutional Zone.

A.

Purpose. Institutional Zone (Zone IT) is established to provide for the preservation, maintenance, and enhancement of public and quasi-public uses and resources of the County as defined in the General Plan. It is the purpose and intent of Zone IT to:

1.

Allow publicly and privately owned uses which provide public services to the community;

2.

Protect and preserve public facilities; and

3.

Provide and enhance all educational institutions, whether publicly or privately owned.

B.

Land Use Regulations.

1.

General. This Section prescribes the land use regulations for Zone IT.

2.

Permit and Review Requirements. Table 22.26.020-A, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each use listed according to Subsection B.3, below.

TABLE 22.26.020-A: PERMIT AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS
Abbreviation Permit or Review Requirement Reference
CEM Cemetery Permit Chapter 22.154
CUP Conditional Use Permit Chapter 22.158
SPR Ministerial Site Plan Review Chapter 22.186
SEP Special Events Permit Chapter 22.188

 

3.

Use Regulations.

a.

Principal Uses. Table 22.26.020-B, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each use.

TABLE 22.26.020-B: LAND USE REGULATIONS FOR ZONE IT
Additional
Regulations
Agricultural and Resource-Based Uses
Oil wells and production facilities - Section 22.140.400
Secondary land uses under high-voltage transmission lines SPR Section 22.140.630
Cannabis Uses
Cannabis businesses and activities, including renting, leasing, and permitting - Section 22.140.134
Cultural, Educational, and Institutional Uses
Educational institutions, either publicly or privately owned CUP
Libraries CUP
Renewable Energy Uses
Utility-scale solar energy facilities, ground-mounted CUP Section 22.140.510
Utility-scale solar energy facilities, structure-mounted P Section 22.140.510
Utility-scale wind energy facilities -
Recreational Uses
Parks, playgrounds, and recreational areas, including accessory facilities CUP
Retail/Commercial Uses
Gun dealers -
Service Uses
Alternative financial services - Section 22.140.690
Cemeteries CEM
Hospitals, publicly and privately owned CUP
Transportation, Electrical, Gas, Communications, Utilities, and Public Service Uses
Fire stations CUP
Government offices and services CUP
Police stations CUP
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.1 SPR Section 22.140.760
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.2 CUP Section 22.140.760

 

b.

Accessory Uses. Table 22.26.020-C, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each use.

TABLE 22.26.020-C: ACCESSORY LAND USE REGULATIONS FOR ZONE IT
Additional
Regulations
Accessory buildings and structures As determined by the principal use Sections 22.110.030, 22.110.040
Building materials storage, for an approved project on the same site SPR Section 22.140.130
Small-scale solar energy systems, structure-mounted P Section 22.140.510
Small-scale solar energy systems, ground-mounted SPR Section 22.140.510
Small-scale wind energy systems -

 

c.

Temporary Uses. Table 22.26.020-D, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each use.

TABLE 22.26.020-D: TEMPORARY LAND USE REGULATIONS FOR ZONE IT
Additional
Regulations
Special events SEP

 

C.

Development Standards. Development in Zone IT shall be subject to the following development standards:

1.

Design. The arrangement of buildings, architectural design and types of uses shall be such so as to minimize adverse impacts on adjacent properties.

2.

Access and Parking. Parking spaces as required by Chapter 22.112 (Parking) shall be provided, as well as adequate provisions for vehicular access and loading to prevent undue congestion on adjacent streets and highways, particularly on local streets.

3.

Development Features. The development plan shall include yards, walls, walks, landscaping and such other features as may be needed to make the development attractive, adequately buffered from adjacent more restrictive uses and compatible with the character of the surrounding area.

4.

Signs. The Director may allow signs subject to the standards specified in Chapter 22.114 (Signs) for Zone C-1, where he finds that said signs will be compatible with the character and nature of the surrounding area.

5.

Division 6 (Development Standards). Development on any lot in Zone IT shall comply with Division 6 (Development Standards), where applicable.

(Ord. 2023-0060 § 11, 2023; Ord. 2023-0004 § 13, 2023; Ord. 2023-0001 § 10, 2023; Ord. 2021-0011 § 7, 2021; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.26.030 - Mixed Use Development Zone.

A.

Established—Purpose. The Mixed Use Development Zone (MXD) allows for a mixture of residential, commercial, and limited light industrial uses and buildings in close proximity to bus and rail transit stations. Zone MXD integrates a wide range of housing densities with community-serving commercial uses to serve local residents, employees, pedestrians, and consumers. Compact development is encouraged to promote walking, bicycling, recreation, transit use, and community reinvestment, to reduce energy consumption, and to offer opportunities for employment and consumer activities in close proximity to residences.

B.

Land Use Regulations.

1.

General. This Section prescribes the land use regulations for Zone MXD.

2.

Permit and Review Requirements. Table 22.26.030-A, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each use listed in Subsection B.3, below.

TABLE 22.26.030-A: PERMIT AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS
Abbreviation Permit or Review Requirement Reference
- Not Permitted
P Permitted
CEM Cemetery Permit Chapter 22.154
CUP Conditional Use Permit Chapter 22.158
SPR Ministerial Site Plan Review Chapter 22.186
SEP Special Events Permit Chapter 22.188

 

3.

Use Regulations.

a.

Principal Uses.

i.

Table 22.26.030-B, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each principal use.

TABLE 22.26.030-B: PRINCIPAL USE REGULATIONS FOR ZONE MXD
Additional
Regulations
Agricultural and Resource-Based Uses
Community gardens P
Oil wells and production facilities - Section 22.140.400
Solid fill projects CUP
Cannabis Uses
Cannabis businesses and activities, including renting, leasing, and permitting - Section 22.140.134
Cannabis cultivation, personal, accessory to a legally established dwelling unit See Table 22.26.030-D: Accessory Use Regulations for Zone MXD
Cultural, Educational, and Institutional Uses
Libraries SPR
Museums CUP
Schools
 Business and professional schools, including art, cooking, dance, drama, martial arts, music, and professional education SPR
 Schools, grades K-12, accredited by the State of California, excluding trade or commercial schools SPR 9 / CUP 10
Lodging
Hotels CUP
Recreational Uses
Gymnasium SPR
Parks, playgrounds, and recreational areas, including accessory facilities SPR
Recreation clubs, commercial CUP Section 22.140.480
Riding and hiking trails, excluding trails for motor vehicles SPR
Swimming pools SPR
Renewable Energy Uses
Utility-scale solar energy facilities, ground-mounted CUP Section 22.140.510
Utility-scale solar energy facilities, structure-mounted P Section 22.140.510
Utility-scale wind energy facilities -
Residential Uses
Adult residential facilities
 Facilities serving six or fewer persons P
 Facilities serving seven or more persons CUP
Foster family homes P
Group homes for children
 Facilities serving six or fewer persons P
 Facilities serving seven or more persons CUP
Joint live and work units 7, 8 SPR Sections 22.140.320, 22.140.520
Mixed use developments with residential and commercial components 7, 8 SPR Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.580
Multi-family housing
 Apartment houses 7 SPR Section 22.140.520
 Townhouses 7 SPR Section 22.140.520
 Two-family residences 1 SPR Section 22.140.520
Residential substance use recovery facilities
 Facilities serving six or fewer persons P
 Facilities serving seven or more persons CUP
Rooming and boarding houses SPR
Single-family residences 1 SPR Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.580
Small family homes for children P
Retail/Commercial Uses
Alcoholic beverage sales, for off-site consumption CUP Section 22.140.030
Antique shops, genuine antiques only SPR
Appliance stores, household 6 SPR
Art galleries 6 SPR
Art supply stores 6 SPR
Bakery shops, including baking only when incidental to retail sales from the premises 6 SPR
Bicycle shops 6 SPR
Bookstores 6 SPR
Ceramic shops 2, 6 SPR
Clothing stores 6 SPR
Confectionaries and candy stores, including making only when incidental to retail sales from the premises 6 SPR
Delicatessens 6 SPR
Department stores 6 SPR
Dress shops 6 SPR
Drugstores 6 SPR
Farmers' markets SPR Section 22.140.220
Florist shops 6 SPR
Furniture stores 6 SPR
Furrier shops 6 SPR
Gift shops 6 SPR
Glass and mirror sales, household only 6 SPR
Grocery stores 6 SPR
Gun dealers -
Hardware stores, excluding sales of paint and other flammable products 6 SPR Also see Subsection B.3.a.ii, below
Health clubs and centers CUP
Health food stores 6 SPR
Hobby supply stores 6 SPR
Ice cream shops SPR
Jewelry stores 6 SPR
Leather good stores 6 SPR
Mail order houses 3, 6 SPR
Meat markets, excluding slaughtering 6 SPR
Millinery shops 6 SPR
Music stores 6 SPR
Notions or novelty shops 6 SPR
Office machines and equipment sales 6 SPR
Pet supply stores, excluding the sale of pets other than tropical fish or goldfish 6 SPR
Photographic equipment and supply stores 6 SPR
Plant nurseries, including propagation of nursery stock and retail sales SPR
Radio and television stores 6 SPR
Retail stores 6 SPR
Secondhand stores SPR Section 22.140.550
Shoe stores 6 SPR
Silver shops 6 SPR
Sporting good stores 6 SPR
Stationery stores 6 SPR
Tobacco shops 6 SPR
Toy stores 6 SPR
Yarn and yardage stores 6 SPR
Service Uses
Alcohol beverage sales, for on-site consumption CUP Section 22.140.030
Alternative financial services - Section 22.140.690
Banks, savings and loans, credit unions, and finance companies SPR
Barber shops SPR
Bars and cocktail lounges CUP
Beauty shops SPR
Cemeteries CEM
Day care
 Adult day care facilities CUP
 Child care centers SPR
 Family child care homes, large and small in an approved residential use P
Domestic violence shelters SPR Section 22.140.180
Dry cleaning drop-off and pick-up services 4 SPR
Emergency shelters SPR Section 22.140.180
Employment agencies SPR
Interior decorating studios SPR
Locksmith shops SPR
Medical services
 Dental clinics, including accessory laboratories SPR
 Medical clinics, including accessory laboratories SPR
Offices, business or professional SPR
Pet grooming services, excluding boarding SPR
Photocopying and duplicating services SPR
Photography studios SPR
Printers and publishers 3 SPR
Real estate offices SPR
Rental services
 Bicycle rentals SPR
Repair shops, household and fix-it, including electricity and plumbing 5 SPR
Restaurants and other eating establishments, including food take-out and outdoor dining
 In compliance with Section 22.140.410.B.1 SPR Section 22.140.410
 In compliance with Section 22.140.410.B.2 CUP Section 22.140.410
Sauna and steam baths CUP
Shoe repair shops SPR
Shoeshine stands SPR
Tailor shops SPR
Tourist information centers SPR
Veterinary clinics, small animals, excluding overnight boarding CUP
Watch repair shops SPR
Transportation, Electrical, Gas, Communications, Utilities, and Public Service Uses
Comfort stations and restroom facilities SPR
Fire stations SPR
Police stations SPR
Post offices SPR
Public utility service centers SPR
Radio and television stations and towers, excluding studios CUP
Stations, bus, railroad, and taxi CUP
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.1 SPR Section 22.140.760
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.2 CUP Section 22.140.760
Notes:
1. Use is limited to lots of less than 5,000 square feet.
2. Use may permit manufacturing on the premises when accessory to retail sales, provided that total volume of kiln space does not exceed eight cubic feet.
3. Use is limited to a maximum of 10,000 square feet in floor area.
4. Use excludes on-site processing.
5. If the use is part of a mixed-use development, the service fleet shall have no more than two service vehicles stored on-site.
6. Sales shall be limited to retail sales only and all goods sold shall be new.
7. Use may also be subject to Chapter 22.120 (Density Bonus), Chapter 22.121 (Inclusionary Housing), or Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).
8. Use is limited to developments with two or more attached dwelling units.
9. Outside of the Metro Planning Area Standards District.
10. In the Metro Planning Area Standards District and subject to Section 22.364.060.F.2.

 

ii.

Table 22.26.030-C, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each principal use. These uses may be established in commercial-only development projects or properties.

TABLE 22.26.030-C: PRINCIPAL LAND USE REGULATIONS FOR ZONE MXD IN

COMMERCIAL-ONLY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OR PROPERTIES
Additional
Regulations
Cannabis Uses
Cannabis businesses and activities, including renting, leasing, and permitting - Section 22.140.134
Cultural, Educational, and Institutional Uses
Churches, temples, or other places used exclusively for religious worship, including accessory educational and social activities CUP
Colleges and universities, accredited, excluding trade or commercial schools CUP
Community assembly CUP
Observatories CUP
Theaters and other auditoriums CUP
Industrial Uses
Motion picture processing, reconstruction, and synchronizing of film with sound tracks CUP
Lodging Uses
Motels CUP
Youth hostels CUP
Recreational Uses
Arcades, games or movie CUP
Billiard or pool halls CUP
Bowling alleys CUP
Games of skill CUP
Retail/Commercial Uses
Hardware stores, including sales of paint and other flammable materials SPR
Paint and wallpaper stores SPR
Service Uses
Alternative financial services - Section 22.140.690
Medical services
 Hospitals CUP
Laundries and cleaning services
 Dry cleaning establishments, excluding wholesale dry cleaning plants CUP Section 22.140.190
 Self-service CUP
Massage establishment CUP
Nightclubs CUP
Transportation, Electrical, Gas, Communications, Utilities, and Public Service Uses
Earth stations CUP
Publicly owned uses necessary for the maintenance of the public health, convenience, or general welfare, other than uses specifically listed in the zone CUP

 

b.

Accessory Uses. Table 22.26.030-D, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each accessory use.

TABLE 22.26.030-D: ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS FOR ZONE MXD
Additional
Regulations
Accessory buildings and structures, unless more specifically regulated by this Title 22 As determined by the principal use Sections 22.110.030, 22.110.040
Access to property lawfully used for a purpose not permitted in Zone MXD SPR
Accessory dwelling units SPR Sections 22.140.520, 22.140.640
Accessory overnight safe parking 1 SPR Section 22.140.650
Accessory emergency shelters SPR Section 22.140.180
Building materials storage, for an approved project on the same site SPR Section 22.140.130
Cannabis cultivation, personal, accessory to a legally established dwelling unit P Section 22.140.134
Grading projects
 More than 10,000 and up to 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site SPR Section 22.140.240
 More than 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site CUP Section 22.140.240
 On-site, excluding projects where the Review Authority has previously considered such grading proposal as indicated by approval of an environmental document incorporating consideration of such grading project CUP Section 22.140.240
Home-based occupations P Section 22.140.290
Junior accessory dwelling units SPR Section 22.140.640
Live entertainment
 In compliance with Section 22.140.330.D.1 SPR Section 22.140.330
 In compliance with Section 22.140.330.D.2 CUP Section 22.140.330
Outdoor display P Section 22.140.420
Parking lots and parking buildings SPR
Rental, leasing, and repair of articles sold on the premises, accessory to retail sales P
Short-term rentals P Section 22.140.770
Signs As specified in Chapter 22.114 (Signs)
Small-scale solar energy systems, structure-mounted P Section 22.140.510
Small-scale solar energy systems, ground-mounted SPR Section 22.140.510
Small-scale wind energy systems -
Sport courts, including tennis, volleyball, badminton, croquet, lawn bowling, and similar courts, in conjunction with a residential use P
Supermarket accessory recycling collection center SPR Section 22.140.710
Used merchandise, retail sale of, taken as trade-in on the sale of new merchandise when such new merchandise is sold from the premises P
Notes:
1. Use permitted on lots located outside of the 70 or above decibel Community Noise Equivalent Level (dB CNEL) noise contour of an Airport Influence Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety.

 

c.

Temporary Uses. Table 22.26.030-E, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each temporary use.

TABLE 22.26.030-E: TEMPORARY USE REGULATIONS FOR ZONE MXD
Additional
Regulations
Holiday and seasonal sales SPR Section 22.140.280
Meteorological towers MCUP Section 22.140.510
Motel conversions, temporary 1 SPR Section 22.140.660
Real estate tract offices SPR Section 22.140.470
Special events SEP
Storage of materials and construction equipment used in construction or maintenance of streets and highways, sewers, storm drains, underground conduits, flood control works, pipelines, and similar uses for up to one year CUP
Yard sales P Section 22.140.620
Notes:
1. Use permitted on lots outside of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety. Use may also be subject to Chapter 22.166 (Housing Permits).

 

C.

Project Review and Evaluation.

1.

An application for new construction or expansion of development in Zone MXD may be referred to Public Works for review of the project's impacts on infrastructure. In addition to the requirements of Section 22.116.030.B (Improvements), the application may be required to include, at the discretion of the Director of Public Works, technical studies in accordance with current County guidelines, or other information, including but not limited to the following:

a.

A traffic impact analysis;

b.

Certification from the public water purveyor that indicates water facilities in the area are adequate to meet the demands of the project and all other properties served by the same water facility; and

c.

A sewer area study to determine the adequacy of the sewage system that will serve the project.

2.

Where the Director of Public Works finds that based on the traffic, water, or sewer studies that the existing infrastructure is inadequate to serve a project, the Director may require the applicant to construct, install, or provide additional funds to construct or install the necessary infrastructure to protect public health, safety, and welfare. Furthermore, the Director, in consultation with the Director of Public Works, may require that the applicant demonstrate on a site plan that adequate sightlines are maintained from the vehicular access points of the project site to the public right-of-way, and that the proposed layout of the site does not impede vehicular movement in the public right-of-way.

D.

Development Standards. New sensitive uses developed in the permitted zones and located adjacent to existing, legally-established industrial uses, recycling or solid waste uses, or vehicle-related uses listed in Table 22.22.030-B (Principal Use Regulations for Industrial Zones), except for the vehicle sales and rentals sub-category, shall comply with Division 7, Chapter 22.134 (Sensitive Uses) in addition to the standards below. Where standards in Chapter 22.134 and this Section are in conflict, the more restrictive shall apply. In addition to the requirements in Section 22.140.520, all new developments in Zone MXD shall be subject to the following development standards:

1.

Floor Area.

a.

Floor Area Ratio (FAR). The maximum allowable FAR shall be 3.0 for commercial-only, mixed use, and joint live and work developments.

b.

Minimum Floor Area for Residential Use in Mixed Use Developments. At least two-thirds of the square footage of the mixed-use development shall be designated for residential use. For the purpose of this Subsection D.1.b:

i.

The two-thirds calculation is based upon the proportion of gross square footage of residential space and related facilities to gross development building square footage for an unrelated commercial use;

ii.

"Related facilities" means any manager's units and any and all common area spaces that are included within the physical boundaries of the development, including, but not limited to, common area space, walkways, balconies, patios, clubhouse space, meeting rooms, laundry facilities, and parking areas that are exclusively available to residential users, except any portions of the overall development that are specifically commercial space; and

iii.

Additional density, floor area, or units granted, pursuant to Chapter 22.120 (Density Bonus) are excluded from this calculation.

2.

Yards. Side and rear yards abutting Zone R-1 or R-2 lots shall have a minimum depth of 15 feet. If the side or rear lot line of the property in Zone MXD is separated from Zone R-1 or R-2 by a highway, street, alley, or an easement of at least 20 feet in width, this requirement regarding side or rear yard depth shall not apply.

3.

Height. Except as otherwise provided by an applicable Community Standards District, a building or structure shall not exceed 65 feet above grade, excluding chimneys, rooftop antennas, and rooftop recreational spaces, except that the portion of any building sharing a common side or rear lot line with property located within Zone R-1 or R-2 shall have a stepback from the common side or rear lot line so that the height of the building in Zone MXD is no greater than 45 feet at the edge of the building wall facing that common lot line, and shall be recessed back one foot for every one-foot increase in building height, up to a maximum height of 65 feet.

4.

Ground Floor Retail in Mixed Use Developments.

a.

Minimum Width. The width of the street-facing retail component of the ground floor within a mixed use development shall be a minimum of 20 feet.

b.

Minimum Height. The floor-to-ceiling height of the ground floor for a street-facing retail component of a mixed use development shall be a minimum of 14 feet.

5.

Parking.

a.

Parking facilities, including bicycle parking and storage facilities, shall be provided in compliance with Chapter 22.112 (Parking), however the number of required vehicle parking spaces as provided therein may be reduced by up to 25 percent.

b.

With the exception of subterranean parking, all vehicle parking areas shall be:

i.

Located in the rear of the structures or at the rear of the lot, except that up to 25 percent of required parking may be located along one side of the building if an access driveway is provided; and

ii.

Completely screened with walls or landscaping so that the parking areas are not visible from a major or secondary highway, unless the parking areas are located along access driveways, in which case walls or landscaping may be placed only if they do not impede adequate line of sight to the public right-of-way.

c.

Accessible Vehicle Parking. Accessible parking for persons with disabilities shall be calculated based on the total number of parking spaces required prior to the 25 percent reduction authorized by Subsection D.5.a, above.

6.

Loading Areas.

a.

Loading areas shall comply with the standards and conditions of Section 22.112.120 (Loading Spaces). However, the loading area requirements may be modified or waived for non-residential projects of less than 20,000 square feet in floor area with the approval of a Minor Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.160) application.

b.

Loading areas shall be located away from primary pedestrian ingress and egress areas by at least 20 feet. Wherever feasible, loading areas shall be located at the rear of the building.

7.

Landscaping. A minimum of five percent of the lot shall be landscaped with drought-tolerant lawn, shrubbery, flowers, or trees, which shall be continuously maintained in good condition. Incidental walkways, if needed, may be developed in the landscaped area. Such landscaping may be a part of the building, and may include features such as atriums and ground-floor planters.

8.

Screening.

a.

Facades and Windows. In addition to complying with Subsection D.10.a, below, if the building's frontage faces a major or secondary highway, no more than 25 percent of landscaping shall screen from public view the facade or windows on the ground floor of the building's frontage.

b.

Trash/Recycling. Trash enclosures for refuse and recycling bins shall be:

i.

Located within parking structures, at the rear or side of buildings, or between buildings, and shall not be between a building and a street or highway;

ii.

Located not farther than 150 feet from the building;

iii.

Not placed in any public right-of-way; and

iv.

Screened by solid masonry walls between five and six feet in height, if located outside.

c.

Mechanical Equipment. Mechanical equipment shall be completely screened from view through the use of walls or landscaping.

9.

Security.

a.

Chain-link, barbed, and concertina wire fences are prohibited.

b.

Security bars and accordion folding grilles installed on the exterior of a storefront are prohibited.

c.

Building security grilles may be placed within the interior of the building if the grilles are concealed so that they are not visible from the exterior of the building when not in use during business hours.

10.

Pedestrian Character.

a.

Transparency. At least 50 percent of any building's ground floor facade that is oriented towards a street or highway with the greatest right-of-way width shall be composed of entrances and display windows or other displays.

b.

Glass. All glass utilized in windows or entrances on the first two stories shall be either clear or lightly tinted to maximize pedestrian visibility of building interiors from the sidewalk area. Mirrored, highly reflective glass, or densely tinted glass shall be prohibited for use in windows and entrances.

c.

Entry Orientation. The primary entrance to a commercial use in a building shall face the sidewalk in front of, or at the corner of, a street or highway with the greatest right-of-way width, or face an interior courtyard if the courtyard's entrance is located on such a street or highway.

d.

Facade. At least 50 percent of the building facade facing the street, highway, or corner of such street or highway shall include design features such as recessed windows, balconies, offset planes, stepbacks, vertical or horizontal modulations or articulations, or other architectural or decorative accents that create visual interest in lieu of a long unarticulated wall. If the frontage of the first three stories of a building is flush to the street or highway, then the frontage above the third story shall be stepped back a minimum of two feet from the frontage of the first three stories.

e.

Rooflines. Buildings having 100 feet or more of street frontage shall be designed to provide roofs of varying heights, materials, textures, or motifs.

11.

Recreational Spaces for Residential and Mixed Use Developments.

a.

Areas Defined.

i.

Common Recreational Space. Recreational space is for the exclusive use of residents of the development, and may include features as listed in Table 22.26.030-F:

TABLE 22.26.030-F: RECREATIONAL SPACE FEATURES
Atriums Playgrounds
Barbecue and picnic areas Pool decks
Community or multipurpose rooms Swimming pools and spas
Courtyards Tennis, volleyball, and other ball courts
Gardens, including rooftop gardens Terraces
Indoor or outdoor exercise areas and rooms Yards, interior side and rear, exclusive of vehicular access
Lawns

 

ii.

Private Recreational Space. Recreational space attached to, and accessed from within an individual dwelling unit, may include an atrium, balcony, patio, porch, or terrace.

iii.

Excluded from Recreational Space. Off-street parking and loading areas, driveways, and other vehicular access areas, service areas, and perimeter landscaping that is no more than two feet in width, shall not count as usable recreational space.

b.

Minimum Dimensions Required for Recreational Space.

i.

For all new residential and mixed use developments with up to 60,000 square feet of total floor area, at least 10 percent of the project area shall be provided and maintained as recreational space, either for common or private use of the residents of the development. Landscaping required for the development may count towards this requirement as long as the landscaping is usable recreational space.

ii.

For all new residential and mixed use developments with over 60,000 square feet of total floor area, a minimum of 100 square feet per dwelling unit shall be provided for private or common recreational space. Landscaping required for the development may count towards this requirement as long as the landscaping is usable recreational space.

c.

Additional Standards for Common Recreational Space.

i.

Accessibility. Common recreational space shall be located on the same property as the units served, and shall be available exclusively for the use of all residents of the development.

ii.

Roof Top Common Recreational Space. Where a roof top is used for common recreational space, the roof top shall incorporate landscaping, decorative paving and materials, and recreational amenities listed in Subsection D.11.a.i, above. Mechanical equipment storage areas on roof tops shall not be counted towards recreational space.

12.

Other Residential Amenities. Any development that includes dwelling units shall provide adequate private or common laundry facilities reserved for the exclusive use of the residents residing in the development.

13.

Division 6 (Development Standards). Development on any lot in Zone MXD shall comply with Division 6 (Development Standards), where applicable.

E.

Modifications of Development Standards. With the exception of a height bonus granted through lot consolidation in Subsection G, below, the development standards specified in Subsection D, above, may be modified as follows:

1.

Requests for modifications to the requirements listed in Subsections D.3 (Height), D.4 (Ground Floor Retail in Mixed Use Developments), D.10 (Pedestrian Character), or D.11 (Recreational Spaces for Residential and Mixed Use Developments), above, shall require approval of a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application. In addition to the findings required by Section 22.158.050 (Findings and Decision), findings shall be made that any modifications to the proposed standards above would result in a better quality development that will meet the objectives of this Section, by, for example, providing:

a.

Adequate light, air, and privacy to adjacent Zone R-1 and R-2 properties by preventing casting of a permanent shadow on adjacent residences;

b.

Adequate common and private recreation space accessible to all residents of the development; and

c.

A variety of architectural elements and landscaping to contribute to or improve an active pedestrian-oriented streetscape, and prevent casting a towering or monotonous effect on the streetscape.

2.

Notwithstanding Subsection E.1, above, any development standard specified in Subsection D, above, may be waived or modified in accordance with Chapter 22.120 (Density Bonus) or Chapter 22.121 (Inclusionary Housing), subject to an Administrative Housing Permit (Section 22.166.040) application, and shall require the approval of a Ministerial Site Plan Review (Chapter 22.186) application.

F.

Performance Standards. All developments in Zone MXD shall comply with the following performance standards:

1.

Hours of Operation. The hours of operation for commercial uses shall be no earlier than 6:00 a.m. and no later than 11:00 p.m. daily, unless modified by a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 22.158) application.

2.

Loading. Loading, unloading, and all maintenance activities shall be conducted within the hours of operation noted in Subsection F.1. above, and in such fashion to prevent annoyance to adjacent residents and tenants.

3.

Noise. Noise generated by activities on the premises shall be controlled in such a manner so as not to create a nuisance or hazard on any adjacent property.

4.

Operating Activities Prohibited. The following operating activities shall be prohibited in commercial uses located within mixed use developments:

a.

Storage or shipping of flammable liquids or hazardous materials beyond that normally associated with a residential use; and

b.

Welding, machining, or open flame work.

5.

Graffiti. To encourage the maintenance of exterior walls free from graffiti that would impact pedestrian views, the following shall apply to all properties:

a.

All structures, walls, and fences open to public view shall remain free of graffiti; and

b.

In the event of such graffiti occurring, the property owner, tenant, or their agent shall remove or cover said graffiti within 72 hours, weather permitting. Paint utilized in covering such graffiti shall be a color that matches, as closely as possible, the color of the adjacent surfaces.

G.

Lot Consolidation. To encourage consolidation of two or more small lots to make it economically viable to build a mixed use development, the applicant may be granted an incentive bonus on FAR and height per Table 22.26.030-G:

TABLE 22.26.030-G: LOT CONSOLIDATION
Total Lot Size After
Consolidation
FAR Bonus Height Bonus*
0.5 acre to 1.0 acre 0.10 -
1.0 acre to 2 acres 0.25 5 feet
2 acres or more 0.50 10 feet
*The height bonus shall comply with the stepback requirement for lots abutting Zones R-1 or R-2 per Section 22.26.030.D.4 unless modified per Section 22.26.030.E.

 

(Ord. 2024-0054 § 7, 2024; Ord. 2024-0049 § 18, 2024; Ord. 2024-0036 § 4, 2024; Ord. 2024-0032 § 12, 2024; Ord. 2023-0060 § 12, 2023; Ord. 2023-0004 § 14, 2023; Ord. 2023-0001 § 11, 2023; Ord. 2022-0023 § 24, 2022; Ord. 2022-0008 § 19, 2022; Ord. 2021-0065 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2021-0017 § 14, 2021; Ord. 2021-0011 § 8, 2021; Ord. 2021-0010 § 15, 2021; Ord. 2020-0064 § 7, 2020; Ord. 2020-0059 § 9, 2020; Ord. 2020-0008 § 48, 2020; Ord. 2019-0053 § 16, 2019; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.26.040 - Specific Plan Zone.

A.

Purpose. The Specific Plan Zone (Zone SP) is established to provide a zone for property which is subject to a specific plan adopted in accordance with the provisions of the California Government Code and this Title 22. Zone SP recognizes the detailed and unique nature of specific plans and the need to ensure that development conforms to the uses, development standards and procedures contained in specific plans. Zone SP may be established for an area concurrently or following the adoption of a specific plan. Provisions relating to the adoption and administration of specific plans and a list of all adopted specific plans are found in Chapter 22.46 (Specific Plans) and Volume III (Specific Plans).

B.

Land Use Regulations.

1.

Premises in Zone SP may be used for any principal, accessory, or temporary use permitted in the specific plan, subject to all of the limitations and conditions of the specific plan.

2.

In addition, Table 22.26.040-A, below, identifies additional uses that are permitted if authorized by the specific plan:

TABLE 22.26.040-A: ADDITIONAL USES
Use Permit Requirement Reference
Cemeteries Cemetery Permit Chapter 22.154
Explosives storage, temporary or permanent Explosives Permit Chapter 22.164
Special events Special Events Permit Chapter 22.188
Surface mining operations Surface Mining Permit Chapter 22.190

 

3.

Wireless Facilities. If a zone or land use category within a Specific Plan is silent with regard to wireless facilities, the Director may accept an application for a wireless facility if the Director determines that a wireless facility is similar to another use permitted within such zone or land use category, in accordance with the following:

a.

If the wireless facility is in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.1, the Director may accept a Ministerial Site Plan Review application (Chapter 22.186); or

b.

If the wireless facility is in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.2, the Director may accept a Conditional Use Permit application (Chapter 22.158).

c.

This provision shall not apply if the Specific Plan Zone is within a local coastal program.

C.

Development Standards. Premises in Zone SP shall be subject to the following development standards:

1.

Any development standards contained in the specific plan.

2.

Any development standards contained in this Title 22 which are referred to in the specific plan.

(Ord. 2023-0001 § 12, 2023; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.26.060 - Parking Restricted Zone.

A.

Purpose. Parking Restricted Zone (Zone P-R) is established to provide an area for motor vehicle parking that may also serve as a means of reducing conflicts between incompatible uses along zone boundaries.

B.

Land Use Regulations.

1.

General. This Section prescribes the land use regulations for Zone P-R.

2.

Permit and Review Requirements. Table 22.26.060-A, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each listed in Subsection B.3, below.

TABLE 22.26.060-A: PERMIT AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS
Abbreviation Permit or Review Requirement Reference
CUP Conditional Use Permit Chapter 22.158
SPR Ministerial Site Plan Review Chapter 22.186
SEP Special Events Permit Chapter 22.188
SMP Surface Mining Permit Chapter 22.190

 

3.

Use Regulations.

a.

Principal Uses. Table 22.26.060-B, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each principal use.

TABLE 22.26.060-B: PRINCIPAL USE REGULATIONS FOR ZONE P-R
Additional
Regulations
Alternative financial services - Section 22.140.690
Cannabis businesses and activities, including renting, leasing, and permitting - Section 22.140.134
Gun dealers - Section 22.140.255
Oil wells and production facilities - Section 22.140.400
Parking lots or buildings providing supplemental parking for motor vehicles having a rated capacity of not more than two tons as accessory to any lawful use. 1 SPR
Surface mining operations SMP
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.1 SPR Section 22.140.760
Wireless facilities, in compliance with Section 22.140.760.D.2 CUP Section 22.140.760
Notes:
1. Use is not prohibited from confining such parking to the owners, proprietors, or customers of such use. Use shall be developed in compliance with Chapter 22.112 (Parking).

 

b.

Accessory Uses.

i.

Table 22.26.060-C, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each accessory use.

TABLE 22.26.060-C: ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS FOR ZONE P-R
Additional
Regulations
Access to property lawfully used for a purpose not permitted in the zone 1 SPR
Accessory overnight safe parking 2 SPR Section 22.140.650
Grading projects
 More than 10,000 and up to 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site SPR Section 22.140.240
 More than 100,000 cubic yards of material to be transported off-site CUP Section 22.140.240
 On-site, excluding projects where the Review Authority has previously considered such grading proposal as indicated by approval of an environmental document incorporating consideration of such grading project CUP Section 22.140.240
Signs As specified in Chapter 22.114 (Signs)
Small-scale solar energy systems, structure-mounted P Section 22.140.510
Small-scale solar energy systems, ground-mounted SPR Section 22.140.510
Notes:
1. Provided that there is no other practical access to such property available, and such access will not alter the character of the premises in respect to permitted uses in the subject zone.
2. Use permitted on lots located outside of the 70 or above decibel Community Noise Equivalent Level (dB CNEL) noise contour of an Airport Influence Area, as depicted in the General Plan, in its entirety.

 

c.

Temporary Uses. Table 22.26.060-D, below, identifies the permit or review required to establish each temporary use.

TABLE 22.26.060-D: TEMPORARY USE REGULATIONS FOR ZONE P-R
Additional
Regulations
Special events SEP

 

C.

Development Standards for Zone P-R. Development on any lot in Zone P-R shall comply with Division 6 (Development Standards), where applicable.

(Ord. 2023-0060 § 13, 2023; Ord. 2023-0004 § 15, 2023; Ord. 2023-0001 § 13, 2023; Ord. 2021-0017 § 15, 2021; Ord. 2021-0011 § 10, 2021; Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)