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Yucaipa City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 2

LAND USE CLASSIFICATIONS

84.0205 General Provisions.

(a)   A Land Use Classification system is utilized to group primary land uses into categories. The land use types contained within each use classification groups various land use activities into categories according to their common performance characteristics. These characteristics relate land uses by the type of commodity sold, scope of service provided, method of operation, or extent of environmental impact.
(b)   Accessory uses are classified in Chapter 5 of this division.
(c)   The Planning Agency shall develop and maintain an alphabetical listing of typical land uses allowed within each land use classification type. This administrative listing shall clarify the various land use classifications and may be updated periodically to reflect additional uses. The listed uses shall be considered as “typical” and in no way reflect an absolute list of the land uses allowed by the land use classification category. The list of typical uses represents a list of specific land uses that are normally associated with a given land use type category. The typical land use listed is accepted as meeting the land use type category.
(d)   Where a term is not defined by this chapter and/or further clarified by Division 12 of this Code, the common usage of that term shall be as defined by any current English dictionary and as interpreted by the Planning Agency.

84.0210 Agricultural Land Use Types.

Agricultural land use types include the following sub-classifications:
(a)   Row, Field, Tree, and Nursery Crop Cultivation
This land use type refers to a primary use of the land which includes cultivation of open field or greenhouse crops of fruits, vegetables, grain, fibers, flowers, ornamental, and nursery plant materials for wholesale or retail sales and ultimate consumption by others.
(b)   Animal Raising
This land use type refers to a primary use of the land which includes animal husbandry activities for the production of animal products which will be consumed by others. Animal types and densities shall be specified by each land use district. Additional animals may be raised as accessory uses.
(c)   Commercial Kennels and Catteries
This land use type refers to the keeping of more than five dogs or five cats for breeding, boarding and/or sale.
(d)   Wholesale trade of livestock (e.g., animal auctions).
(e)   Cow and Goat Dairies
This land use type refers to a any premises where milk is produced for sale or distribution and where 10 more cows or goats are in lactation.
(f)   Hog Ranches and Calf Raising
This land use type refers to any premise used for the raising or keeping of 10 or more weaned animals.
(g)   Agricultural Support Services
This land use type refers to uses supportive of the farm community which are fully compatible with agricultural uses. These include, but are not limited to, the following.
(1)   Farm machinery equipment and supplies, sale, and repair.
(2)   Farm produce sales and supply (feed, hay, grain and grain products, fertilizer).
(3)   Farm products packaging and processing.
(4)   Feed storage, farm products warehousing and storage (except stockyards).
(5)   Animal husbandry services, veterinary services for large and small animals, horseshoeing, agricultural processing.
(6)   Animal waste processing, stockyards, organic fertilizer, feed lots.
(7)   The display and sales of farm machinery equipment and supplies.
(8)   Agricultural chemicals, fuel and fuel oil, nonflammable bottled gas.
Agricultural support services are uses which directly support or which are accessory or incidental to established agricultural uses within the general vicinity. Such services do not adversely affect surrounding properties, groundwater, or infrastructure.

84.0220 Residential Land Use Types.

Residential land uses refers to the occupancy of living accommodations where the accommodations are owned or are leased or rented on a monthly or greater basis.
(a)   Single Dwelling Unit
A single dwelling unit is a detached structure or combination of structures designed and/or used to house not more than one family, including all domestic employees of such family in which is provided provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation as required by this Code and the Uniform Fire Code, and the Uniform Building Code. Single dwelling unit includes Transitional Housing and Supportive Housing when structured as a single dwelling unit, consistent with State law.
(b)   Multiple Dwelling Unit
A multiple dwelling unit is a series or combination of dwelling units, either attached or detached, designed to house more than one family (e.g., apartments, condos, single room occupancy facilities).
(c)   Mobilehome park.
(d)   Large residential care facility.
(e)   Boarding house.
(f)   Parolee home. (Amended by Ord. 210 § 17, 2001; Ord. 345 § 19, 2016)

84.0230 Commercial Land Use Types.

(a)   Professional Services
Professional services include those establishments which provide advice, designs, information, medical treatment, commercial education, consultation, travel, job placement, advertising, finance, insurance and real estate services, generally from an office with no on-site storage of goods. This category includes all types of business offices and service-type businesses where service is basically on an individual-to-individual or firm-to-firm basis, as opposed to services which are performed on objects or personal property.
(b)   Retail Trade/Personal Services
Retail trade/personal services include those establishments engaged in selling merchandise for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of the goods. This classification also includes activities which primarily provide for care of the person or their apparel and which are typically needed frequently or recurrently.
(1)   Class I - Limited Retail Trade/Personal Services
This class includes convenience good outlets that sell items characterized by relatively short-term utility or consumption. It includes establishments that either provide for the day-to-day or frequent service needs of nearby consumers or provide infrequent services for a segment or special sector of the community. The consumer generally purchases these items or acquires these services at the most convenient location, rather than making extensive comparisons of the goods available at several stores.
Typical uses in this class include beauty salons, barbers, self-service laundry, groceries, restaurants, pharmacy, cosmetics, candy, frozen dessert shops, and paper goods.
(2)   Class II - General Retail Trade/Personal Services
This class includes market good outlets that sell or rent items characterized by long-term utility. It also includes establishments that provide for the frequent or infrequent service needs of consumers located throughout the community or region. The scope of service or method of operation of these uses need additional design standards to insure compatibility with surrounding uses. The consumer does some comparison shopping and is willing to travel from throughout the community or region to make special purchases.
Typical uses in this class include department stores, dry goods, auto accessories (tires and batteries), secondhand merchandise, bicycles, garden shops, hobby shops, footwear, office supplies, electronics, appliances, music, books, toys, and photographic studios.
(c)   Open Lot Services
This use includes commercial establishments which are primarily involved in the delivery of their service from an open lot with relatively few support structures.
(1)   Class I - Limited Open Lot Service
These uses are fully paved and do not attract a large number of people daily. Typical uses include car sales, and small equipment rental.
(2)   Class II - General Open Lot Service
These uses may attract a large volume of clients, may not be fully paved, and may have large or diverse equipment for sale or rent. Typical uses include construction equipment sales, swap meets, open air markets, and manufactured home sales.
(d)   Lodging Services
This use includes establishments engaged in the provision of lodging services, normally on a daily or weekly basis, with incidental food and alcoholic beverages sales and service intended for the convenience of the guests at a hotel, motel, tourist court, or recreational vehicle park. Recreational vehicle parks shall not exceed 12 spaces per acre.
(e)   Recreation/Entertainment Services
This use includes establishments that provide leisure-time activities and services which involve many people in a public assembly use where people either participate individually or are entertained by an activity.
(1)   Class I - Limited Recreation/Entertainment Service
This class includes minor sport, recreation, or social activities that are wholly enclosed within a structure. Typical uses include arcades, poolhalls, and meeting halls for less than 50 people.
(2)   Class II - General Recreation/Entertainment Services
This class includes sport and recreational activities that attract large numbers of people in major indoor or outdoor recreational entertainment complexes. Typical uses include amusement parks, drive in theatres, motion picture theatres, miniature golf, sports stadiums, and convention or other meeting halls.
(f)   Repair Services
Repair services are those establishments engaged in the provision of repair services to individuals, households, and firms.
(1)   Class I - Limited Repair Services
This class includes those operations occupying less than 2,000 square feet of floor area which are wholly enclosed without any discernible noise, odor, glare, or vibration affecting adjoining shops or properties. Typical uses include watch repair, bicycle repair, audio and video equipment repair, and locksmiths.
(2)   Class II - Intermediate Repair Services
This class includes operations within an enclosed building with exterior storage limited to no more than 500 square feet. Typical uses include auto servicing with no overnight repairs, appliance repair, reupholstery, or furniture repair.
(3)   Class III - General Repair Services
This class includes operations which require overnight exterior storage. Typical uses include motor vehicle repair and rebuilding, auto glass, paint, muffler and transmission shops, welding and metal repair, and heavy equipment repair.
(g)   Convenience/Support Services
This category includes establishments that provide convenience or support services to people in employment locations or to the traveling public in locations away from developed commercial centers. These limited services include food, beverage, gasoline, retail services, and minor automobile service.

84.0240 Industrial Land Use Types.

(a)   Manufacturing Operations
This category includes the on-site production of goods by methods other than those which are agricultural or extractive in nature, including the production of food and kindred products (the processing or production of natural or man-made solid or liquid food substances used for human or animal internal consumption); textile mill products (the preparation of fiber and subsequent manufacturing, drying, finishing or coating of fiber, thread, yarn, woven, knit, or nonwoven fabrics or miscellaneous textiles); apparel and other finished products (the manufacture of clothing and accessories by cutting and sewing purchased woven or knit textile fabrics and related materials); lumber and wood products (the cutting, planing, compression and finishing of wood articles, except furniture and related fixtures and miscellaneous household or office products made wholly or partially of wood); furniture and fixtures (the construction or assembly of furniture and related fixtures); paper and allied products (the manufacturing of pulp, paper [both recycled and paper products from wood], other cellulose fibers, used paper, and rag cloth); chemicals and allied products (the manufacture or processing of basic, organic or inorganic chemicals, including chemicals to be used in making other products and finished chemical products used for direct consumption or as industrial supplies); petroleum refining and related industries (the modification, refining, and mixing or storage of fossil fuels which are composed of petroleum or coal); rubber and miscellaneous plastic products (the manufacture from natural, synthetic or reclaimed rubber, and from chemicals or rubber or plastic products); stone, clay, and glass products (the manufacture of products from stone, clay, sand, and other non-metallic minerals, excluding fuels); primary metal industries (the smelting, refining, rolling, drawing, and alloying of metals, manufacture of metal castings and production of coke); fabricated metal products (the fabrication or further processing and assembly of metal parts into equipment or machinery); professional and scientific goods (the manufacture of instruments for measuring, testing, sensing, analyzing and controlling natural or manmade objects, physical conditions or states); and miscellaneous manufacturing (the manufacture or repair of products not included in any other category and mainly consisting of small household or office luxuries, recreational goods or supplies, and large-scale printing operations).
(1)   Class I - Limited Manufacturing
This class includes manufacturing operations which occupy less than 10,000 square feet of enclosed floor area and employ fewer than 20 employees on the largest shift, with limited exterior storage. Typical uses include cabinet shops and the manufacture of garments and leather goods.
(2)   Class II - General Manufacturing
This class includes manufacturing operations which involve exterior storage, large equipment, and/or a large number of employees. Typical uses include petroleum refining, and the manufacture of paper products, paint, asphalt batch plants, explosives, propellants, chemicals and plastics.
(b)   Wholesale/Warehouse Operations
These operations include establishments which normally employ warehouses or display and office space for the assembly, storage, distribution, and display of commodities for sale to community or regional retailers, manufacturers, agricultural, institutional, or professional uses.
(1)   Class I - Limited Wholesale/Warehouse Operations
This class includes those operations which are compatible with a commercial environment and are wholly enclosed or screened. Typical uses include mini-warehouse storage, discount wholesale stores, and recreational vehicle storage.
(2)   Class II - General Wholesale/Warehouse Operations
Typical uses include warehouses and lumber yards.
(c)   Contract Construction Services
This land use includes those establishments mainly engaged in construction activities and storage on lots other than construction sites.
(d)   Transportation Services
This use includes activities of a public or commercial nature which move persons and goods from one place to another via roadways, railways, airways, or waterways.
(1)   Class I - Limited Transportation Services
This class includes those services which are compatible with commercial operations. Typical uses include bus depots, travel agencies, and parking lots.
(2)   Class II - General Transportation Services
This class includes those activities primarily involved with the operation and maintenance of transportation facilities and equipment. These uses generally create significant environmental impacts. Typical uses include railroad classification yards and bus maintenance yards.
(e)   Salvage Operations
This use includes those establishments involved in the storage, sale, wholesale, and processing of salvage materials. These uses create major disruption to an area’s environment even when carefully regulated. Dust, dirt, noise, and unsightly conditions often prevail with these operations. This land use classification does not include recycling collection facilities.

84.0250 Planned Development.

Planned Development is a land use application which allows the modification of the development standards of a land use district to allow innovative design and layout. A Planned Development review may approve lot sizes smaller than those required by the Land Use District, provided the overall lot density is not exceeded, except as otherwise allowed by this Code and/or the General Plan. A Planned Development Review may approve phased projects. The land uses allowed are limited to those listed in the Land Use District. The Planned Development (PD) Land Use District allows an intermix of various land uses.