Susanville City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
44 COMMERCIAL OFFICE C-O DISTRICT
§ 17.44.010 Purpose.
The purpose of the commercial office (C-O) district is to provide for well-designed professional, business and administrative offices, and business support services normally associated with such offices. This district is consistent with the commercial office, local/neighborhood, general commercial/shopping center and commercial/light industrial general plan designations.
(Ord. 00-866 § 2, 2000; Ord. 06-932 § 1, 2006)
§ 17.44.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted outright in the C-O district:
Professional, business and administrative offices, medical offices, pharmacy and clinics:
Accountant, bookkeeper, income tax consultant, credit agency, collection agency, finance company, stockbroker, data processing center,
Attorney, appraiser, advertiser, real estate, title insurance, insurance, employment agency, secretarial service, travel agency,
Architect, engineer, draftsman, landscape architect, surveyor,
Physician, dentist, chiropractor, psychologist, optometrist,
Government, charitable, cultural, educational, recreational and social organizations;
Medical, dental and optical laboratories or laboratories accessory to any use described in subsection A of this section;
Business support services that provide technical or clerical assistance to any use described in subsection A of this section, including direct mail advertising, blue printing, photocopying, duplicating and temporary help or telephone message service; and
Non-office commercial uses that are located in the main building or office complex of a permitted use and are primarily utilized by persons employed therein, including a standard restaurant, barbershop, beauty salon, and other incidental service uses.
(Ord. 00-866 § 2, 2000; Ord. 06-932 § 1, 2006)
§ 17.44.030 Uses requiring use permit.
The following uses are permitted in the C-O district if a use permit is issued:
Business college or trade school;
Office condominiums;
Church;
Day care center;
Skilled nursing/intermediate care facility;
Private clubs, fraternities, sororities and lodges, excepting those the chief activity of which is a service customarily carried on as a business;
Hospitals and convalescent hospitals;
Mortuaries;
A single-family residence, when attached or included within the main building in which the commercial use exists, and residence will be inhabited by the owner or operator of the commercial use. Any use permit required for the commercial use must first be issued;
Multifamily residential units from five to 20 dwelling units per acre; and
Supportive housing;
Mixed uses (any mix of uses allowed in this zone district when any of the uses require a use permit).
(Ord. 00-866 § 2, 2000; Ord. 06-932 § 1, 2006; Ord. 24-1044, 9/18/2024)
§ 17.44.040 Other permitted uses.
§ 17.44.050 Site development standards.
The development standards for building site area and yards established by this section apply to all developments in the C-O district. Alternate standards may be approved for a condominium or a residential project, as part of the use permit process, if the approving body finds that the proposed development will be of equal or greater excellence in arrangement, design, attractiveness and compatibility with its surroundings than would result if the routine development standards of this section were applied.
Minimum Building Site. Newly created lots shall have a minimum building site requirement of 10,000 square feet, except as otherwise provided in Section 17.96.010.
Maximum Structural Height. The maximum structural height is one story not to exceed 20 feet, except additional stories may be permitted if location and height are approved by a use permit.
Parking. Parking requirements are as specified in Sections 17.100.100—17.100.160.
Outdoor Trash Storage. All outside trash storage and collection facilities shall be enclosed by a solid masonry wall or view-obscuring fence at least one foot higher than the trash container.
Architectural and Site Plan Review. An applicant for either a building permit or a use permit shall submit architectural drawings, including the elevations of all buildings, and a site plan which indicate how the standards listed in this section will be met. Development plans are also subject to the City of Susanville Design Guidelines, adopted July 17, 2002, as may be amended. This submittal shall be made on a form prescribed by the community development director and shall include such additional plans, drawings and information as the planning commission from time to time may require by resolution. Such drawings and site plans shall be considered by the planning commission at a public meeting. The planning commission must find that the architectural and general appearance of such buildings or structures and grounds are in keeping with the character of the neighborhood and will not be detrimental to the orderly and harmonious development of the city. The planning commission may approve, conditionally approve or disapprove said plans. If a use permit is required, architectural and site plan review will be a part of the use permit process, and the director's approval shall occur as set forth by the terms and conditions of the use permit.
(Ord. 00-866 § 2, 2000; Ord. 06-932 § 1, 2006)