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Whittier City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 18

28 - C-1 LIGHT COMMERCIAL ZONE

Sections:


18.28.010 - Purpose.

In order to provide for the development of light commercial areas and to maintain the integrity of existing light commercial areas within the city, zone C-1, entitled "Light Commercial," is created.

(Prior code § 9190)

18.28.020 - Permitted uses.

A.

Principal Uses.

1.

Any use permitted in the C-O zone except:

Ambulance services

Communications buildings

Commercial parking lots and structures

Residential care facilities

Schools, business and professional

2.

Those uses which are expressly permitted pursuant to Section 18.52.030, for which a conditional use permit is required;

3.

The following uses:

Antique shops (not including antique malls)

Art galleries

Bakery shops

Bicycle sales and service

Candy stores

Clothing stores

Delicatessens

Dry cleaning or laundry, retail only (no on-site cleaning)

Florist shops

Food, prepared for consumption off-site (food-to-go)

Gift shops

Hobby supply shops

Ice cream shops

Interior decorating studios

Jewelry stores

Locksmith shops

News stands

Notions or novelty stores

Orthopedic supply and sales

Plant shops or nurseries

Photographic equipment and supply stores

Restaurants and cafes with less than three thousand square feet of gross floor area

Retail uses with less than three thousand square feet of gross floor area

Shoe repair shops

Shoe stores

Stationery stores

Tailor shops

Telecommuting center (computer/internet access)

Watch repair shops

Any use which is found, pursuant to Section 18.50.030, to be similar to and compatible with the uses listed above;

B.

Accessory Uses. Those uses which are directly related, but clearly subordinate to a permitted use.

(Ord. 2740 § 3, 1998)

(Ord. No. 3159, § 3(Exh. A), 11-12-24)

18.28.030 - Development standards.

Buildings, structures and uses located on lots classified in zone C-1 shall be developed and maintained in accordance with regulations contained in Chapter 18.24, and the following:

A.

Height. No building or structure located on any C-1-zoned lot, which lot has a common lot line with an R-zoned property, shall exceed the height limit for buildings and structures as permitted in the R zone; and

B.

Outside Storage. All storage of materials, except temporary storage of refuse, shall be within an enclosed building, or as allowed under Section 18.24.030.

(Prior code § 9192)

(Ord. No. 3159, § 3(Exh. A), 11-12-24)