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Madera City Zoning Code

HEAVY COMMERCIAL

ZONES

§ 10-3.901 C-2 ZONES.

   The regulations set forth in this subchapter shall apply in the C-2 Heavy Commercial zone, unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
('61 Code, § 10-3.901) (Ord. 231 N.S., passed - - )

§ 10-3.902 USES PERMITTED.

   (A)   The following uses shall be permitted in the C-2 zone:
      (1)   Any use permitted in the C-1 zone.
      (2)   Wholesale stores and storage within buildings.
      (3)   Building material yards.
      (4)   Lumber yards.
      (5)   Used secondhand merchandise within enclosed buildings.
      (6)   Emergency shelter as provided in § 10-3.422.
      (7)   Cannabis and Cannabis Product Retail Sales as authorized under the Cannabis Permit Ordinance of the City of Madera in Chapter 5 of Title VI of the Madera Municipal Code.
   (B)   The following uses shall be permitted subject to approval by the Zoning Administrator:
      (1)   Temporary outdoor display of merchandise and sales activities.
      (2)   Gas and electric transmission lines, electrical transmission and distribution substations, gas regulator stations, communications equipment buildings, public service pumping stations, and elevated pressure tanks.
   (C)   The following uses subject to first securing a Use Permit in each case:
      (1)   Auto wrecking;
      (2)   Bottling works;
      (3)   Contractor's yards;
      (4)   Farm supply store;
      (5)   Junk yards;
      (6)   Machine shops;
      (7)   Planing mills;
      (8)   Outdoor storage of goods and materials;
      (9)   Trailer coach camps;
      (10)   Auction facilities;
      (11)   Self-service car washes as either a primary or accessory use;
      (12)   Any use permitted in any R zone;
      (13)   Adult oriented businesses as provided in § 10-7.01 of this title; and
      (14)   Other uses, which in the opinion of the Commission are of a similar nature.
   (D)   Light manufacturing, including the manufacture of clothing, novelties, and toys, and uses which in the opinion of the Commission are of a similar nature, and all subject to first securing a use permit in each case; and
   (E)   Signs appurtenant to any permitted use may be erected in the C-2 zone subject to all the laws, rules, and regulations of the city pertaining to signs.
('61 Code, § 10-3.902) (Ord. 231 N.S., passed - - ; Am. Ord. 88 C.S., passed 1-5-66; Am. Ord. 117 C.S., passed 1-17-68; Am. Ord. 173 C.S., passed 1-19-72; Am. Ord. 315 C.S., passed 6-6-79; Am. Ord. 484 C.S., passed 10-21-87; Am. Ord. 663 C.S., passed 9-4-96; Am. Ord. 690 C.S., passed 8-5-98; Am. Ord. 697 C.S., passed 3-17-99; Am. Ord. 920 C.S., passed 5-20-15; Am. Ord. 976 C.S., passed 6-16-21)

§ 10-3.903 SITE AREA.

   The minimum lot area for each main building shall be 2,000 square feet.
('61 Code, § 10-3.903) (Ord. 231 N.S., passed - - )

§ 10-3.904 HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES.

   The maximum height of any building shall be 65 feet, provided that additional height may be permitted if a use permit is first secured.
('61 Code, § 10-3.904) (Ord. 231 N.S., passed - - )

§ 10-3.905 YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   The requirements for front, side, and rear yards shall be the same as apply in C-1 zones.
('61 Code, § 10-3.905) (Ord. 231 N.S., passed - - )

§ 10-3.906 TRAILER CAMP SITE REQUIREMENTS.

   No trailer coach shall be used as a place of habitation upon any premises other than a site capable of serving at least ten trailer coaches. The site shall provide for each of the trailer coaches an unoccupied rectangular space of not less than 25 × 25 feet, or its equivalent of 500 square feet when arranged in rows abutting or facing upon a driveway or clear unoccupied space of not less than 20 feet in width, which driveway or space shall have an unobstructed access to a public street or alley. When so arranged, no trailer coach shall be within 25 feet of any public street, alley, or exterior boundary of any campground area.
('61 Code, § 10-3.906) (Ord. 231 N.S., passed - - )