This article provides standards for specific retail land uses in all zones.

(Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), 2-9-2021)

A.

Definition. A retail establishment that sells alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption.

1.

Includes: Liquor stores, convenience stores, markets, and other similar establishments

2.

Excludes: Winery tasting rooms.

3.

Small alcoholic beverage sales: Less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor area.

4.

Large alcoholic beverage sales: ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more of floor area.

B.

Standards. See Section 26-88-195 (small alcoholic beverage sales).

(Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), 2-9-2021)

A.

Definition. A business selling alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption where food service is subordinate to the sale of alcoholic beverages.

1.

Includes: Cocktail lounges, entertainment (e.g., live music and/or dancing, comedy, etc.) as an accessory and incidental use

2.

Excludes: Restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages.

B.

Standards. No unique use-specific standards.

(Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), 2-9-2021)

A.

Definition. A retail business selling hardware, lumber, building materials, paint, plants and landscaping products, garden supplies, and other similar merchandise. Typically requires the primary use of the site as exterior storage of lumber, equipment, stone, gravel, soil amendments, and other similar products.

1.

Includes: Heavy commercial uses for which storage, large or heavy merchandise, or commercial transportation facilities are necessary and usual to the operation.

2.

Excludes: Nurseries selling only plants and landscaping products.

B.

Standards. No unique use-specific standards.

(Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), 2-9-2021)

A.

Definition. An establishment selling, renting, and repairing agricultural machinery, equipment, and supplies for use in farming and ranching operations.

1.

Includes: Retail sale of tractors, combines, animal feed, and other farm supplies.

B.

Standards.

1.

LC zone: Feed stores are a permitted use.

(Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), 2-9-2021)

A.

Definition. A business that cuts, splits, chips, sells, stores, and/or delivers firewood.

1.

Includes: Associated large equipment and vehicle storage and retail sales.

B.

Standards.

1.

TP zone: Temporary or seasonal sales and promotion, and incidental storage of fuel wood which is grown on site is permitted by-right. Sale of wood grown off-site requires use permit approval.

(Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), 2-9-2021)

A.

Definition. The retail sale of fuel oil, butane, propane, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), bottled or in bulk, as a principal use.

1.

Excludes: Fuel stations selling gasoline or other motor vehicle fuels

B.

Standards. No unique use-specific standards.

(Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), 2-9-2021)

A.

Definition. A retail facility that sells gasoline or diesel to the public for the purposes of fueling motor vehicles, or for fueling gasoline or diesel-powered tools or appliances; or any facility for fueling rental motor vehicles with gasoline or diesel at the Sonoma County Airport, whether or not the gasoline or diesel is sold to the public.

1.

Includes: Retail sales of motor vehicle fossil fuels; facilities for fueling rental motor vehicles with gasoline or diesel at the Sonoma County Airport.

2.

Excludes: Vehicle maintenance and repair.

B.

Standards.

1.

Industrial zones: Must be appropriate to and in conjunction with industrial development permitted in the zone.

(Ord. No. 6405, § VI(Exh. C), 3-14-2023)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 6405, § VI(Exh. C), adopted March 14, 2023, amended § 26-26-080 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former § 26-26-080 pertained to fuel station and derived from Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), adopted Feb. 9, 2021.

A.

Definition. Fossil fuel dispensing equipment operated solely by an owner, business, or agricultural operation to support that owner, business, or agricultural operation's own legally established uses, but not including any equipment used to provide fuel for sale to the public.

1.

Includes: Fuel support for legally established Commercial, Industrial, or Agricultural uses.

2.

Excludes: Retail sales, Private Auto or Retail Clubs, Vehicle maintenance and Repair, and Fuel Stations, Fueling facilities for rental motor vehicles at the Sonoma County Airport, Retail uses defined in Section 26-26-080.

B.

Standards.

1.

Industrial zones: Must be appropriate to and in conjunction with industrial development permitted in the zone.

(Ord. No. 6405, § VI(Exh. C), 3-14-2023)

A.

Definition. A retail establishment selling merchandise to the general public.

1.

Includes: neighborhood markets, grocery stores, bakeries, drug stores, hardware stores, general merchandise stores, antique stores, second hand sales, convenience shops, pet stores, department stores, pet shops, florists, vehicle accessory stores, and other similar retail establishments.

B.

Standards.

1.

C1 and LC zones: Limited to neighborhood-serving retail selling household commodities without a use permit.

2.

C1 and LC zones: Antique stores, second hand sales, auction studios with use permit.

3.

C3 zone: Limited to retail sales of heavy commercial goods not suited to other commercial zones, including sale of surplus goods.

4.

K zone: Limited to visitor-oriented retail businesses which supply commodities such as groceries, prepared foods, drugs, or hardware.

5.

Industrial zones: Limited to and in conjunction with industrial development permitted in the applicable industrial zone.

(Ord. No. 6403, 3-7-2023; Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), 2-9-2021)

A.

Definition. Sale and rental of construction and other heavy equipment.

1.

Includes: Sale and rental of cranes, earth moving equipment, and tractor trailers and other similar heavy trucks; outdoor sales yards, swap meets, flea markets, and auction yards.

2.

Excludes: Farm equipment and supplies sales, vehicle/boat sales.

B.

Standards. No unique use-specific standards.

(Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), 2-9-2021)

A.

Definition. Sale and rental of manufactured homes, mobile homes, and pre-fabricated structures.

B.

Standards.

1.

Occupancy on the premises not allowed.

(Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), 2-9-2021)

A.

Definition. An establishment engaged in the propagation of trees, shrubs and horticultural and ornamental plants grown under cover or outdoors for sale to the public. Includes commercial scale greenhouses and establishments for the sale of plant materials, lawn and garden supplies, and related items.

1.

Includes: Commercial-scale greenhouses and lawn and garden supplies.

2.

Excludes: Cannabis nurseries, wholesale nurseries.

B.

Standards.

1.

Not allowed on properties subject to a Williamson Act contract.

(Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), 2-9-2021)

A.

Definition. The sale of articles and agricultural or horticultural commodities on a small scale for profit or livelihood.

1.

Excludes: The sale of lumber or other building material.

B.

Standards.

1.

See Section 26-88-010(i), outdoor vendors.

2.

Use may not be conducted within a building.

(Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), 2-9-2021)

A.

Definition. A retail business selling ready-to-eat food for consumption on or off the premises.

1.

Includes: Full-service restaurants, fast-food restaurants, carry-out prepared foods for off-site consumption, coffee shops, cafes, and other similar eating establishments.

B.

Standards.

1.

C1, LC, and K zones: Use permit required for restaurants serving alcohol.

2.

M1 and M2 zones: Must be appropriate to and in conjunction with a permitted industrial development.

3.

MP zone:

a.

Cafeterias, cafes and restaurants are permitted by-right when accessory to a primary permitted use on the site.

b.

Restaurants that are not an accessory use but are appropriate to and in conjunction with an industrial development are allowed with a use permit.

(Ord. No. 6363 § II(Exh. A), 12-14-2021; Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), 2-9-2021)

A.

Definition. Sale and rental of automobiles, light trucks, recreational vehicles, campers, boats, motorcycles, and similar vehicles.

B.

Standards.

1.

C2 and LC zone: Use permit required. Automobile sales only.

(Ord. No. 6403, 3-7-2023; Ord. No. 6335, § III(Exh. A), 2-9-2021)