The purpose of this Chapter is to provide and regulate a zone for general business and commercial uses within the City. The regulations specified in this Chapter shall apply to all property designated C-1 (General Commercial) Zone unless otherwise provided in this Article.

No building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected or structurally altered except for one (1) or more of the following uses:

A.

Antique store;

B.

Auctions and auctioneers;

C.

Automobile service station;

D.

Bakery (employing not more than five (5) persons on premises);

E.

Bank;

F.

Barber shop or beauty shop;

G.

Blueprinting and photocopying;

H.

Book or stationery store;

I.

Cleaning and pressing establishments using non-inflammable and non-explosive cleaning fluid;

J.

Community clinic licensed pursuant to Section 1204 of the Health and Safety Code that provides reproductive health services as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 423.1 of the Penal Code" (Govt. Code Section 65914.900(a)(1));

K.

Confectionery store;

L.

Conservatory of music;

M.

Department store;

N.

Dressmaking and sales or millinery store;

O.

Drug store;

P.

Dry goods or notions store;

Q.

Florist shop;

R.

Funeral parlor;

S.

Furniture store;

T.

Garage, commercial (excepting truck repair);

U.

Grocery or fruit store;

V.

Hardware store;

W.

Interior decorating store;

X.

Jewelry store;

Y.

Laundry or clothes cleaning agency;

Z.

Meat market or delicatessen store;

AA.

Medical laboratory;

BB.

Music store;

CC.

News stand or newspaper vending;

DD.

Nursery, flower or plants;

EE.

Offices, business, medical or professional;

FF.

Pet shop;

GG.

Private clubs, fraternities, sororities, and lodges;

HH.

Radio and television store;

II.

Restaurant, tearoom, or cafe (including beverage Control Act Type 41 liquor license or similar license which allows the sales, service and consumption of beer or wine on premises in conjunction with a primary restaurant use and excluding dancing or entertainment);

JJ.

Service station occupying less than one hundred fifty (150) feet of frontage on any one (1) street;

KK.

Shoe store or shoe repair shop;

LL.

Storage garage;

MM.

Studio, photography or film developing;

NN.

Tailor, clothing or wearing apparel shop;

OO.

Theater or auditorium;

PP.

Trade school;

QQ.

Uses of structures which are incidental or accessory to any of the uses permitted in the zone; and

RR.

Retail stores and businesses not otherwise specified above or within Section 10482.

(Ord. No. 823, § 2(Exh. A), 1-6-25)

The following uses may be permitted in the C-1 Zone subject to the issuance of a Use Permit pursuant to Section 10352 or 10353; provided, however, that the applicant shows that the use or uses proposed will not be injurious or detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare or to property in the vicinity or zone in which the use or uses will be situated; provided, further, that the Use Permit may be issued if potentially injurious or detrimental effects can be mitigated by the imposition of conditions requisite to issuance of said Permit:

A.

Car wash;

B.

Distribution;

C.

Establishments for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption except Beverage Control Act Type 41 licenses;

D.

Establishments for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption other than those deemed exempt from the provisions of Section 10291;

E.

Hospitals;

F.

Hotels, motels and boatels;

G.

Kennels and veterinarian hospitals;

H.

Tobacco retailers other than those deemed exempt from the provisions of Section 10292;

I.

Trailer and mobile home sales;

J.

Trailer and equipment sales and rentals;

K.

Used car sales;

L.

Permitted uses which do not otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 10484; and

M.

Arcades, as defined in Section 10031 of this code subject to the following conditions:

1.

Place. Arcades shall be prohibited within five-hundred (500) feet of the property boundary of any public or private school, church, or park.

2.

Hours of Operation. The hours of operation of an arcade may be between 3:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays, and 9:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and on holidays as designated in Section 6702 of the California Government Code.

3.

Bicycle Racks. Bicycle racks shall be placed on site in locations approved by the Director of Community and Economic Development. Bicycle racks shall provide one (1) bicycle stall for every three (3) amusement devices, as the term "amusement device" is defined in Section 5003(a) of this code.

4.

Exterior Walls. All exterior walls shall have a sound transmission class rating of fifty-four (54).

5.

Liquor. No alcoholic beverages of any kind, including, but not limited to, wine and beer, shall be sold, served, consumed, or permitted to be sold, served, or consumed in any arcade to or by any person.

6.

Tokens. Amusement devices as defined in Section 5003(a) of this code, shall be operated only by tokens which may be purchased on the premises of the arcade.

7.

Restrooms. Separate public restroom facilities for males and females shall be provided on the arcade premises.

8.

Supervision. At least one (1) adult shall be in attendance at all times that the arcade is open and shall provide adequate management and control over the activities at the arcade premises. Such adult shall not have any duties of selling tokens or repairing the amusement devices, as defined in Section 5003(a) of this code, while the arcade is open.

9.

Lighting. A minimum of two (2) foot candle illumination must be maintained in all parts of the arcade when the arcade is open.

10.

Revocation of Permit. Operation of a business in violation of any condition attached to the Use Permit shall be grounds for revocation or non-renewal of any license, permit, or other entitlement previously issued by the City, for the privilege of engaging in such business and shall be grounds for denial of any further license, permit or other entitlement authorizing the conduct of such business or any other business, if the business includes the operation of an arcade. The applicant shall include with the application for a Use Permit a certified copy of any license which is required to be secured from any governmental agency in order to use the property for an arcade.

(Ord. 626 § 2 (20), 1999)

(Ord. No. 823, § 2(Exh. A), 1-6-25)

In addition to the Land Use Provisions and Development Standards specified in Chapters 2 and 3 of this Article, all property designated C-1 shall be subject to the following development standards; provided, however, that these standards may be superseded under a Planned Development Zone designation pursuant to Section 10582 of this Article:

A.

Height. No building hereinafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet.

B.

Front Yard. No front yard shall be required except as necessary to conform with off-street parking and landscaping standards pursuant to Chapter 3, Part A of this Article.

C.

Side Yard. There shall be a side yard of not less than five (5) feet for each C-1 lot which abuts upon the side of a lot in any R-1, R-2, or R-3 Zone. Where the rear of a reversed corner lot abuts upon a lot in any R-1, R-2, or R-3 Zone, the side yard on the street side of the reversed corner lot shall be not less than fifty (50) percent of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner lot. In all other cases, a side yard for a C-1 property shall not be required.

D.

Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty (20) feet.

E.

Lot Area. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot of less than six-thousand (6,000) square feet in area.

F.

Lot Width. Each lot shall have a width of not less than sixty (60) feet.

G.

Lot Depth. Each lot shall have a depth of not less than one hundred (100) feet.

H.

Floor Area Ratio. There shall be a maximum floor area ratio of 0.55:1.

I.

On-Site Improvements.

1.

Fences, Hedges and Walls.

a.

[Reserved.]

b.

A solid masonry fence of not less than six (6) feet in height shall be built and maintained on those sides of the property that adjoin an R-1, R-2, R-3 Zone, school or park.

c.

All mechanical equipment, including heating and air conditioning units shall be completely screened from the surrounding properties by use of a wall or fence constructed of a material compatible with the main building, or shall be enclosed entirely within the building.

d.

Walls or fences of sheet or corrugated iron, steel, aluminum, asbestos, or security chain link fencing are specifically prohibited.

2.

[Reserved.]

3.

Storage and Refuse Collection Areas.

a.

All outdoor storage and refuse collection areas shall be screened so that materials stored within these areas shall not be visible from any access street or adjacent property.

b.

A trash enclosure shall be provided for all storage and refuse collection areas, unless the proposed location of such areas are completely enclosed by walls or buildings. The freestanding trash enclosure shall be constructed of masonry block and designed so as to screen all trash stored within; provided, however, that such enclosures shall be constructed to a height of not greater than six (6) feet.

4.

Sheet Metal Walls. No building or structure having exterior walls or corrugated sheet metal shall be erected, altered, enlarged, or moved into the C-1 Zone except under the following circumstances:

a.

Said metal building is an accessory building to the principal commercial building and all uses therein are incidental to the permitted use of the property;

b.

Said metal building is substantially screened from public view; and

c.

Said metal building is allowed by a Development or Administrative Permit, issued pursuant to Sections 10352 or 10353, or a modification thereto.

(Ord. 626 § 2 (23), (24), 1999)

(Ord. No. 795, § 2, 1-16-24)

No permitted use listed in Section 10481 shall involve any kind of manufacture, processing or treatment of products other than that which is clearly germane to the use listed and is incidental to the retail business conducted on the premises and provided that no more than five (5) persons are employed in the manufacture, processing, or treatment of products; provided, further, that no permitted use shall be allowed which involves any operation which is objectionable due to noise, odor, dust, smoke, vibration, or other similar causes.