A.

List. The office, commercial and industrial zoning districts are listed in Table 15-1. When this zoning code refers to "office," "commercial" or "industrial" zoning districts or to "O," "C" or "I" districts, respectively, it is referring to these districts.

Table 15-1: Office, Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts

B.

Purposes.

1.

General. Office, commercial and industrial zoning districts are intended to accommodate and promote neighborhood, community- and region-serving commercial uses, as well as industrial and employment uses.

2.

OL district. The OL district is primarily intended to facilitate the development and preservation of low-intensity office development.

3.

OM district. The OM district is primarily intended to accommodate medium-intensity office development, together with community facilities typically found in conjunction with offices.

4.

OMH district. The OMH district is primarily intended to provide for multi-story office development.

5.

OH district. The OH district is primarily intended to provide areas for high-intensity office use, together with community facilities, and commercial uses typically found in conjunction with high-intensity office uses.

6.

CS district. The CS district is primarily intended to accommodate convenience, neighborhood, subcommunity, community, and regional shopping centers providing a range of retail and personal service uses.

7.

CG district. The CG district is primarily intended to:

a.

Accommodate established commercial uses, while providing protection to adjacent residential area; and

b.

Accommodate the grouping of compatible commercial and light industrial uses.

8.

CH district. The CH district is primarily intended to:

a.

Accommodate high-intensity commercial and related uses primarily in the core area of the city; and

b.

Encourage use of properties and existing buildings along older commercial corridors; and

c.

Minimize encroachment and adverse land use impacts on stable residential neighborhoods.

9.

CBD district. The CBD district is primarily intended to:

a.

Accommodate and encourage the most desirable, most productive, most intense use of land, without regard to the regulation of building height, floor area, land coverage and parking requirements, within the central core area of the city.

b.

Encourage a diversity of high-intensity uses that mutually benefit from close proximity to, and from the available services of, the high transportation carrying capacity afforded by locations within the boundaries of the Inner Dispersal Loop.

c.

Preserve and promote the public and private investment of the existing central core area.

10.

IL district. The IL district is primarily intended to provide areas suitable for manufacturing, wholesaling, warehousing, and other industrial activities that have few if any adverse land use or environmental impacts.

11.

IM district. The IM district is primarily intended to group together a wide range of industrial uses that may produce some moderate adverse land use or environmental impacts in terms of their operation and appearance.

12.

IH district. The IH district is primarily intended to provide areas for manufacturing and other industrial activities that may constitute substantial adverse land use or environmental impacts or hazards.

Principal uses are allowed in office, commercial and industrial districts in accordance with Table 15-2.

A.

Use classification system. Uses are listed in the first column of Table 15-2. This zoning code classifies uses into categories and subcategories, which are defined in Chapter 35. In some cases, specific use types are listed in addition to the use categories and subcategories. Building types are also defined in Chapter 35.

B.

Permitted uses. Uses identified with a "P" are permitted as-of-right in the subject zoning district, subject to compliance with any supplemental regulations identified in the final column of Table 15-2 and with all other applicable regulations of this zoning code.

C.

Special exception uses. Uses identified with an "S" may be allowed if reviewed and approved in accordance with the special exception procedures of Section 70.120. Special exception uses are subject to compliance with any supplemental regulations identified in the final column of Table 15-2 and with all other applicable regulations of this zoning code.

D.

Prohibited uses. Uses identified with an "-" are expressly prohibited. Uses that are not listed in the table and that cannot be reasonably interpreted (as stated in Subsection 35.020E.) to fall within any defined use category are also prohibited.

E.

Supplemental regulations. The "supplemental regulations" column of Table 15-2 identifies additional regulations that apply to some uses. Unless otherwise expressly stated, compliance with these regulations is required regardless of whether the use is permitted as-of-right or requires special exception approval.

F.

Accessory uses. Accessory uses are not regulated by Table 15-2. Customary accessory uses are allowed in conjunction with principal uses permitted by right or by special exception, subject to compliance with all applicable accessory use regulations of Chapter 45.

Table 15-2: O, C and I District Use Regulations

G.

Table notes. The following notes refer to the bracketed numbers (e.g.," [1]") in Table 15-2:

[1]

Restaurant is permitted as accessory use in OL, OM, and OMH districts. Use must be located entirely within the principal office building and may not occupy more than 5% of the building's floor area.

[2]

Use requires special exception approval if alcoholic beverages are sold or served, and the subject lot is located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any residential zoning district other than R-zoned street right-of-way (see Figure 15-1).

Figure 15-1: Special Exception Requirement within 150 Feet of R zoning

[3]

Retail sales uses that are allowed in O districts must be located entirely within the principal building and may not occupy more than 15% of the floor area of the building in which such uses are located.

[4]

Allowed in specified zoning district only when location within freeway sign corridors. See Chapter 60 for other supplemental regulations that apply to off-premise outdoor advertising signs.

[5]

Use permitted as of right only if there is no outdoor storage and gross floor does not exceed 5,000 square feet. Otherwise, special exception approval is required.

[6]

When located in the Healthy Neighborhoods Overlay (HNO) district the use is regulated as stated in Section 20.060D.

H.

Residential building types. Residential uses allowed in O, C, and I districts must be located in residential buildings. Descriptions of the residential building types and references to applicable regulations are found in Section 35.010. The following residential building types are allowed in O, C, and I districts.

Table 15-2.5: O, C and I District Building Type Regulations for Household Living

(Ord. No. 24328, § 3, 3-11-2020; Ord. No. 24382, §§ 1, 2, 6-10-2020; Ord. No. 24725, § 7, 11-17-2021; Ord. No. 25092, § 2, 7-26-2023; Ord. No. 25192, § 3, 12-6-2023; Ord. No. 25429, § 3, 10-30-2024; Ord. No. 25604, § 3, 6-18-2025)

A.

Table of regulations. The lot and building regulations of Table 15-3 apply to all principal uses and structures in office, commercial and industrial districts, except as otherwise expressly stated in this zoning code. General exceptions to lot and building regulations and rules for measuring compliance can be found in Chapter 90. Additional regulations governing accessory uses and structures can be found in Chapter 45.

Table 15-3: O, C and I District Lot and Building Regulations

B.

Table Notes. The following notes refer to the bracketed numbers (e.g.," [1]") in Table 15-3:

[1]

Garage doors must be set back at least 20 feet or 20 feet from the back of the sidewalk, whichever is greater.

[2]

When abutting RE-, RS- or RD-zoned lot, 2 feet of additional building setback required for each foot of building height above 15 feet.

[3]

Minimum building setback abutting freeway right-of-way or railroad right-of-way that is zoned AG, AG-R, R, or O is 10 feet.

(Ord. No. 25055, § 5, 5-24-2023; Ord. No. 25429, §§ 4, 5, 10-30-2024)

Uses and development in office, commercial and industrial zoning districts may be subject to other regulations and standards, including the following:

A.

Outdoor storage and display. In the CS district, outdoor storage, including storage of recyclable materials, and outdoor merchandise display is prohibited within three hundred (300) feet of an abutting R or AG-R district.

B.

Nonconformities. See Chapter 80.

C.

Accessory uses and structures. See Chapter 45.

D.

Parking. See Chapter 55.

E.

Signs. See Chapter 60.

F.

Landscaping and screening. See Chapter 65.

G.

Temporary uses. See Chapter 50.

H.

Outdoor lighting. See Chapter 67.