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Norwalk City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

11 ZONING APPENDICES

§ 17.11.010 Land Use Matrix.

Table 17-A Land Use Matrix
Use Category
Commercial
Professional
Industrial
References
C-1
C-3
C-M
C and O
P/O
M-1
M-2
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Drive-Through/Drive-Up Establishment
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.02.203;
§ 17.04.105
Indoor Recreation, Except as Listed Below:
P
P
P
P
P
P
—
§ 17.01.060
Shooting Range
—
—
—
—
—
D
D
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.02.203
Laundromat
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Major Utilities, Except as Listed Below:
—
—
—
—
—
D
D
§ 17.01.060
Wireless Telecommunications Facility
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Ch. 17.04,
Art. IV
Medical
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Minor Utilities
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Mixed Use, as Listed Below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
§ 17.01.060
Caretaker Unit
C
C
C
C
—
C
C
§ 17.01.060
Multi-family Housing in Conjunction with Commercial and/or Office Development
P
P
—
C
C
—
—
§ 17.01.060
Office, Except as Listed Below:
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Payday Loan Establishment
C*
C*
—
—
—
C*
—
§ 17.01.060,
§ 17.04.095
* Not Within PF Overlay Zone
Outdoor Recreation, Except as Listed Below:
—
C
C
—
—
C
C
§ 17.01.060
Outdoor Entertainment
—
C
—
—
C
—
—
§ 17.01.060
Overnight Lodging Parking, as Listed Below:
C
C
—
C
C
—
—
§ 17.01.060
Commercial Parking Facility
D
D
D
—
—
D
D
§ 17.01.060
Remote Parking Facility
D
D
D
—
—
D
D
§ 17.01.060
Personal Service, Except as Listed Below:
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Animal Care (Kennel/Grooming)
D
D
D
—
—
D
D
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.02.203
Animal Clinic or Hospital
D
D
D
D
—
D
D
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.02.203;
§ 17.04.175
Massage Establishment
—
C
C
—
—
C
C
§ 17.01.060;
Title 5, Ch. 5.52
Mortuary and Undertaking Establishments
—
P
—
C
—
P
P
 
Recycling Facility
C
C
C
—
—
C
C
§ 17.04.110
Residential – Modular/ Community Use, as Listed Below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
§ 17.01.060
Mobilehome Park or Court
C
P
P
C
—
P
P
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.04.040
Trailer Park or Court
—
P
P
—
—
—
—
§ 17.01.060
Restaurant/Bar, Except as Listed Below:
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.04.140
Bar, Nightclub, Tavern, Lounge
C
C
C
—
C*
C
C
* Only Within Bona Fide Restaurant or Hotel
Bona Fide Restaurant
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
§ 17.02.203;
§ 17.04.140
Food Truck
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.02.203;
§ 17.04.198
Retail, Except as Listed Below:
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Alcohol Sales, Off-Site
C
C
C
—
—
C
C
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.04.140
Pawnshop
—
—
—
—
—
C
C
Title 5,
Chapter 5.44
Sexually Oriented Business
—
—
—
—
—
—
P*
§ 17.04.100;
* Within Specified Area in M-2 Zone
Social Services, Except as Listed Below:
C
C
—
C
—
C
C
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.04.190
Emergency Shelter; < 50 Beds
—
—
—
—
—
P
P
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.04.195
Emergency Shelter; ≥ 50 Beds
—
—
—
—
—
C
C
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.04.195
Low Barrier Navigation Center
—
P
—
—
—
C
C
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.04.195
Residential — Modular/Community Use, as Listed Below:
Residential Care Facility
—
C
C
C
C
—
—
§ 17.01.060;
Retail, Except as Listed Below:
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Discount Stores — Small Format
—
C
—
—
—
—
—
§ 17.01.060; § 17.04.185
Discount Stores — Large Format
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
§ 17.01.060; § 17.04.185
Vehicle Sales/Rental
—
C
C
—
—
P
P
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.04.155
Public & Institutional
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Public, Institutional and Civic, Except as Listed Below:
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Assembly Use ≥ 300 Gfa
—
C
C
C
—
C
C
§ 17.01.060
Vocational School
P
P
P
—
—
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Industrial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Heavy Industrial, Except as Listed Below:
—
—
—
—
—
—
P
§ 17.01.060
Automobile Wrecking
—
—
—
—
—
C
C
 
Self-Service Storage
—
—
—
—
—
C
C
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.04.135
Tank Farm
—
—
—
—
—
—
C
 
Towing Yard for Vehicles
—
—
—
—
—
—
C
 
Light Industrial, Except as Listed Below:
—
—
—
—
—
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Brewery, Winery, Distillery, Cidery, With Our Without Tasting Room
—
—
—
—
—
D
D
 
Machine Shop
—
C
C
—
—
C
C
 
Light Manufacturing
—
—
P
—
—
P
P
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.04.125
Vehicle Service, as Listed Below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
§ 17.01.060
Car Wash
—
—
—
—
—
C
C
§ 17.01.060
Repair Services (Non-Automotive)
P
P
P
—
—
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Service Station (Including Gasoline and Diesel Sales and Minor Vehicle Repairs)
C
C
C
—
—
C
C
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.04.115
Towing Service
—
P
P
—
—
P
P
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.02.200
Vehicle Repair (Major)
C
C
C
—
—
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Vehicle Repair (Minor)
P
P
P
—
—
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Warehouse and Distribution, Except as Listed Below:
—
—
P
—
—
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Logistics Facility
—
—
—
—
—
C
C
§ 17.01.060;
§ 17.04.125
Wholesale Trade
—
—
—
—
—
P
P
§ 17.01.060
Legend:
P = Permitted by Right
S = Sign Use Permit
C = Conditional Use Permit
Gfa = Gross Floor Area
— = Not Permitted
W = Wireless Telecommunications Facility Permit
D = Director Approval
 
Notes:
*
Additional Requirements Apply as Noted in References
(Ord. 20-1720 § 2; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 25-1764, 12/16/2025; Ord. 25-1764, 12/16/2025)