Pacific Grove City Zoning Code

Restricted Industrial

UP = Use permit required (see PGMC § 23.70.080)

1. No merchandise, tools, machinery, equipment, or materials shall be stored or displayed outside of a building, except as specifically permitted for retail uses under an administrative use permit. Temporary administrative use permits, good for not over 30 days, may be granted, pursuant to PGMC § 23.70.030(b)(7), for temporary outdoor sales events of new merchandise by merchants holding use permits or otherwise qualified to operate within the applicable district; provided, that such outdoor sales are operated in conjunction with their established retail operations, and for Christmas tree sales, or other sales on private property, connected with festivals or holidays.

2. The permit type specified in this table applies to any new or enlarged commercial use which totals 10,000 square feet or less of interior floor space. An administrative use permit is required for any new or enlarged commercial use which results in either the use of more than one structure on a building site or a total of more than 10,000 square feet of interior floor space. A use permit is required where any new or enlarged commercial use exceeds 25,000 square feet in interior floor space.

3. A use permit is required for any new building or addition which adds more than 25,000 square feet of interior floor space or which results in a building having more than 40 feet in height.

4. Such uses may be granted subject to a use permit, when conducted within a building or enclosed by a fence, subject to architectural approval by the appropriate review authority for design and landscaping pursuant to Chapter 23.70 PGMC; and provided, that said fence and landscaping shall be of sufficient height and screening capacity to prevent the view thereof from any adjacent street or sidewalk.

5. Community gardens on vacant lots may be permitted by administrative use permit, pursuant to PGMC § 23.70.030(b)(7), and shall be reviewable every six months and subject to such conditions as the administrative use permit may prescribe. The application shall be accompanied by a written agreement by the owner to grant the city a lien for any cost incurred by the city in restoring such property to its condition prior to such use, in the event the owner fails to make such restoration after such use ceases.

6. Condominium use shall be allowed, subject to first securing a use permit in each case, and subject to the building height, site coverage, and yard requirements of this chapter. The provisions of Chapter 23.45 PGMC shall not apply to development of condominiums in the C-1-T district. The council shall, by ordinance, establish standards, conditions and other regulations to govern the development of condominiums in the C-1-T district. Until and unless such standards, conditions and other regulations are in place, no application for such development shall be accepted or processed. Such standards, conditions and regulations established by the council shall be in addition to and harmonious with state law governing condominium development. See also PGMC § 23.31.020(b)(1)(B).

7. Adult-oriented sales may comprise no more than 25 percent of floor area or stock-in-trade of a general retail business, must be located in the rear of the general retail business, and must not be visible from the exterior of the general retail business.

8. Hotel uses shall be allowed, subject to first securing a use permit in each case, and subject to the building height, site coverage, and yard requirements of this chapter. All other regulations and conditions of approval shall be as provided by use permit approved pursuant to this title. Said regulations and conditions shall include, without limitation, provisions for architectural review, land area per unit, neighborhood compatibility, landscaping, parking, traffic and accessory buildings. Required parking, if any, may be located on or off site, the location to be designated by the use permit. See also PGMC § 23.31.020(b)(1)(A).

9. Outside the coastal zone only. In addition to the requirements of PGMC § 23.31.040, emergency shelters shall be subject to the following standards:

a. Maximum of 25 beds.

b. Off-street parking shall be provided at a rate of one space per each staff person on duty.

c. On-site management shall be provided at all times the shelter is open. A management and security plan shall be prepared in consultation with the city manager or his or her designee which shall describe hours of operation; staffing; house rules and occupant screening procedures; on- or off-site services to be provided; security measures to ensure the safety of the occupants of the shelter and surrounding areas; and communications protocols to ensure effective coordination between shelter management, adjacent property owners and residents, and public safety personnel.

d. No emergency shelter shall be established closer than 300 feet from another emergency shelter, measured from the nearest property line.

e. Waiting and intake areas shall be screened from view from the public right-of-way.

10. Permitted subject to the same standards as apply to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone.

11. Transitional and supportive housing developments shall be subject to the parking requirements of PGMC § 23.64.190, with the exception of developments located within a one-half (0.5) mile distance of a transit stop where no off-street parking shall be required.