[Ord. No. 04-09]
The purposes of this section are to describe the characteristics of the types of land use that are listed on Table 1, subsection 20.12.040, and to provide a system of classification of individual land use types. Four (4) broad categories allow for the grouping of uses that have generally similar characteristics and impacts. Uses identified within the classifications are intended as examples of types of uses rather than exhaustive lists. Additional uses are not precluded. As new uses occur they can be assigned to the appropriate classification through the procedure described in subsection 20.16.060. Similarly, descriptions of existing uses may be modified as they evolve over time.
[Ord. No. 04-09; Ord. No. 2014-02 § 2; Ord. No. 2014-05 § 4; Ord. No. 2014-11 § 2; Ord. No. 2017-06 § 1]
A.
Residences.
1.
Single-Family Dwelling. A freestanding structure arranged, designed,
and intended to be occupied as one primary residence. An accessory
dwelling unit may also be located in or associated with a single-family
dwelling and may be attached or detached.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-04]
2.
Two-Family Dwellings (Duplex). A structure that is a type of
multi-family residential structure that contains two dwelling units.
3.
Multi-Family Dwelling. A structure that contains more than two
dwelling units. Types of multi-family dwellings include townhouses,
and apartment buildings.
4.
Live/Work Space. Units that provide both living and work space
for those engaged in professional or technical fields, or in the fine
and applied arts, such as painting, sculpting, graphic design, desktop
publishing, writing, and related fields.
5.
Residential Mixed-Use Development. The use of a lot or building
with two or more different land uses including, but not limited to,
residential, commercial, retail, or office, in a single structure
or a group of physically integrated structures on a contiguous lot.
6.
Shared Housing. One or more buildings that by their design,
arrangement and relationship intentionally bring together several
households of various demographics and configurations for housing
affordability. The facility may include but not be limited to adaptive
or re-use of an existing single-family residence or commercial structure,
or new construction. In all variations the housing includes chosen
shared daily living areas, private rooms or quarters for each household,
and may include optional income generating spaces.
7.
Senior Citizen Housing Development. A housing development which has been designed to meet the physical and social needs of senior citizens and which qualifies as "housing for older persons," as that phrase is used in California Civil Code Sections 51.3 and 51.12 and Federal statutes. (See subsection 20.08.020. Definitions (A-Z)).
8.
"Accessory dwelling unit" or "ADU"
means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit that provides
complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and
is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence.
An accessory dwelling unit also includes the following:
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-04]
(a)
An efficiency unit, as defined by Section 17958.1 of the California
Health and Safety Code; and
(b)
A manufactured home, as defined by Section 18007 of the California
Health and Safety Code.
B.
Rooming or Boarding House. A dwelling unit in which five (5) or more
persons are provided lodging for compensation. Does not include a
residential care facility. Provision of lodging for four (4) or fewer
persons shall be considered to be an accessory use of a dwelling unit.
C.
Bed and Breakfast. A facility offering transient lodging to the general public and conducted in a private single-family detached residential unit located in a residential zone, and providing sleeping rooms with private or semiprivate bathroom facilities. (See subsection 20.20.010 for specific regulations applicable to this use.)
D.
Care Facility, Residential.
1.
Small. Twenty-four (24) hour non-medical care for six (6) or
fewer persons in need of personal services, supervision, protection,
or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living.
This classification includes only those facilities licensed for residential
care by the State of California. (See subsection 20.20.020.C.1 for
specific regulations applicable to this use.)
2.
Large. Twenty-four (24) hour non-medical care for more than
six (6) persons in need of personal services, supervision, protection,
or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living.
This classification includes only those facilities licensed for residential
care by the State of California. (See subsection 20.20.020.C.2 for
specific regulations applicable to this use.)
E.
Day Care Homes, Residential.
1.
Small Family. A day care facility located in a single-family
residence where an occupant of the residence provides care and supervision
for eight (8) or fewer children, consistent with Section 1597.44 of
the California Health and Safety Code. (See subsection 20.20.020.B.1
for specific regulations applicable to this use.)
2.
Large Family. A day care facility located in a single-family
residence where an occupant of the residence provides care and supervision
for up to fourteen (14) children, consistent with Section 1597.465
of the California Health and Safety Code. (See subsection 20.20.020.B.2
for specific regulations applicable to this use.)
F.
Secondary Residential Unit. A separate dwelling unit that contains independent kitchen, sleeping and bathroom facilities which is located on a lot with a residential use, and which is clearly subordinate to the main dwelling. Two bedrooms may be allowed. A kitchen facility shall be defined as a room or a portion of a room, designed or used for the purpose of preparing meals, or containing the necessary appliances. (See subsection 20.20.080 for specific regulations applicable to this use.)
G.
Transitional Housing. Transitional housing means buildings configured
as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements
that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the
assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined
future point in time, which shall be not less than six (6) months.
H.
Supportive Housing means housing with no limit on length of stay,
that is occupied by the target population as defined in subdivision
(d) of California Health and Safety Code Section 53260, and that is
linked to on-site or off-site services that assist the supportive
housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health
status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible,
work in the community.
I.
Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) Residential Hotels. Any building containing
five or more guest rooms or units intended or designed to be used,
or which are used, rented, or hired out, to be occupied, or which
are occupied, for sleeping purposes by residents, which is also the
primary residence of those residents. The individual units shall lack
either cooking facilities or individual sanitary facilities, or both.
However, for purposes of this definition, a Single Room Occupancy
Residential Hotel does not include residential care homes, senior
housing projects, rooming and boarding houses, hotels and motels,
bed and breakfast lodging, extended care facilities or hospitals.
[Ord. No. 04-09; Ord. No. 2019-01 § 2]
A.
Adult Entertainment Establishments. Establishments based primarily
on materials or performances that depict, describe, or relate to specified
sexual activities: human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation
or arousal; acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, oral copulation,
or sodomy; fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals (pubic
region), buttocks, or female breasts; or any other adult entertainment
activity as determined by the Community Development Director. (See
subsection 20.20.070.F for specific regulations applicable to this
use.)
B.
Animal Sales and Services.
1.
Animal Boarding. Provision of shelter and care for small animals
on a commercial basis. This classification includes activities such
as feeding, exercising, grooming, and incidental medical care.
2.
Animal Grooming. Provision of bathing and trimming services
for small animals on a commercial basis. This classification includes
boarding of domestic animals for a maximum period of forty-eight (48)
hours.
3.
Animal Hospitals. Establishments where small animals receive
medical and surgical treatment, including grooming and boarding of
animals for no more than thirty (30) days if incidental to the hospital
use and limited to animals receiving medical care.
4.
Animal Sales. Retail sales and boarding of small animals, provided
such activities take place within an entirely enclosed building. This
classification includes grooming if incidental to the retail use.
C.
Automobile/Vehicle/Equipment Sales and Services.
1.
Automobile, Vehicle, or Equipment Sales and/or Rental. Sale
and/or rental of automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, tractors, construction
or agricultural equipment, mobile homes, boats and similar equipment,
including storage and incidental maintenance.
2.
Automobile, Vehicle, or Equipment Repair. Repair of automobiles,
trucks, motorcycles, motor homes or recreational vehicles, or boats,
including the sale, installation, and servicing of related equipment
and parts. This classification includes auto repair shops, oil change
facilities, body and fender shops, wheel and brake shops, tire sales
and installation, and upholstery shops, but excludes vehicle dismantling
or salvage and tire retreading or recapping.
3.
Automobile Service Stations. Establishments engaged in the retail
sale of gas or diesel fuel, lubricants, parts, and accessories. This
classification includes incidental maintenance and repair of automobiles
when performed in conjunction with the sale of gas or diesel fuel
and vehicle washing, but excludes body and fender work or repair of
heavy trucks or vehicles.
4.
Automobile Washing. Washing, waxing, or cleaning of automobiles
or similar light vehicles.
D.
Bar. An establishment the primary function of which is to prepare
and serve alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption. Such establishment
is distinguished from an "eating place" for purposes of licensing
by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Such establishment
may or may not provide live entertainment. (See subsection 20.20.070.C
and D for specific regulations applicable to this use.)
E.
Building Materials Sales and Service.
1.
Within an Enclosed Building. Retailing, wholesaling, or rental
of building supplies or construction equipment. This classification
includes lumber, tool and equipment sales or rental establishments,
but excludes establishments devoted exclusively to retail sales of
paint and hardware and activities classified under vehicle/equipment
sales and services, including vehicle towing services.
2.
Open Storage Area. Same as above, including lumberyards and
building contractors' yards.
F.
Commercial Recreation/Entertainment. Provision of participant or
spectator recreation or entertainment. This classification includes
theaters, sports stadiums and arenas, gaming facilities, amusement
parks, bingo parlors, bowling alleys, billiard parlors, poolrooms,
dance halls, ice/roller skating rinks, golf courses, miniature golf
courses, golf driving ranges and archery ranges, scale-model courses,
shooting galleries, tennis/racquetball courts, croquet courts, swim
clubs, pinball arcades or electronic games centers having more than
five (5) coin-operated game machines, and the like.
G.
Commercial Recreation/Entertainment in the Waterfront District. Includes
live horse racing which exceeds one hundred twenty (120) days in any
calendar year (irrespective of whether conducted by one or more operators
at the facility), golf, tennis, swimming and other commercial or spectator
or participatory activities and uses which, in the opinion of the
Planning and Zoning Commission, are of a similar nature.
H.
Communications Facilities. Broadcasting, recording, and other communication
services accomplished through electronic or telephonic mechanisms,
but excluding major utilities. This classification includes radio,
television, or recording studios; and telephone switching centers.
I.
Construction Services (Contractors). Businesses that are characterized
by the installation of materials or equipment on the property of the
purchaser. Equipment and materials are stored indoors in this use
type.
J.
Custom Manufacturing. An establishment primarily engaged in on-site
production of goods by hand manufacturing or artistic endeavor and
the incidental direct sale to consumers of goods produced on site.
Use involves only the use of hand tools or small mechanical equipment
that does not generate substantial toxins, noise, or odors. Typical
uses include ceramic studios, custom clothing, furniture making, and
jewelry manufacturers.
K.
Dry Cleaner (Retail). A service business use in which clothes are
deposited by a customer to be dry- cleaned or laundered at another
location or the same location. Such agents may also engage in clothing
repairs, alterations, pressing and/or ironing. This classification
excludes dry cleaning plants.
L.
Financial Institutions. Establishments that provide retail banking,
credit, and mortgage services to individuals and businesses. This
classification includes businesses offering check-cashing facilities.
M.
Food and Beverage Preparation. Businesses preparing and/or packaging
food for wholesale and/or retail sales and the incidental direct sale
to consumers of goods produced on site. Use excludes those of an industrial
character in terms of processes employed, waste produced, water used,
and traffic generation. Typical uses include bakeries, small coffee
roasters, micro-breweries, and micro-distilleries.
N.
Funeral and Interment Services. Establishments primarily engaged
in the provision of services involving the care, preparation or disposition
of human dead. Typical uses include crematories, columbarium, mausoleums
or mortuaries.
O.
Gyms and Health Clubs. Facilities offering the use of exercise equipment
or space for the public, and/or providing services such as, but not
limited to, expertise and instruction for fitness training, martial
arts and aerobics classes.
P.
Hotels and Motels. Establishments offering transient lodging on a
less than weekly basis, which also may provide additional services,
such as conference and meeting rooms, restaurants, bars, or recreation
facilities.
Q.
Laboratory, Limited. Medical or dental laboratory services or photographic,
analytical, or testing services in an establishment of less than two
thousand (2,000) square feet. (Other laboratories are classified as
limited industry.)
R.
Laundry, Large-Scale. A building or structure in which the business
of a laundry is conducted on the ground floor in which only water
and detergent are used, and where the drying, ironing and finishing
of such goods are conducted.
S.
Laundry, Self-Service. A business which offers self-service laundry
and/or dry cleaning machines and dryers, which are coin, token or
otherwise fee operated.
T.
Liquor Store. An establishment licensed by the State of California
for "off sale general" sales of beer, wine and distilled spirits for
consumption off the premises where sold; also known as package store.
U.
Marina and Boat Launching Ramps. A facility for storing, servicing,
fueling, berthing, and securing and launching of private pleasure
craft that may include the sale of fuel and incidental supplies for
the boat owners, crews and guests.
V.
Offices, General. Administrative offices, including offices of public
or quasi-public service agencies or corporate management offices;
financial businesses, including banks and companies dealing in trusts,
mortgages or investments; real estate businesses including brokers,
appraisers and property managers; or office operations that provide
products or services to the public in a manner similar to retail sales,
as may be the case with, for example, travel and insurance businesses.
W.
Offices, Professional. Individuals, firms or organizations providing
professional services which are characterized by the advisory or consultative
nature of the services, and by an operational pattern of meeting clients
in scheduled appointments. Examples include accounting services; counseling
services such as provided by psychologists or social workers; design
services such as architect, engineer or software development; legal
services; and medical services such as provided by physicians, dentists,
psychiatrists, chiropractors and acupuncturists. The classification
includes medical or other laboratories that are incidental to, or
supportive of, professional offices.
X.
Parking Facilities, Nonresidential. Areas or structures for vehicle
parking not associated with residential uses. May be available for
public use or restricted to vehicles of employees and/or customers,
and may be operated on a fee or non-fee basis. May also include corporate
or fleet vehicles associated with an abutting use, but the storage
of vehicles for sale or repair is prohibited.
Y.
Pawn Shops. Establishments engaged in the buying or selling of new
or secondhand merchandise and offering loans in exchange for personal
property.
Z.
Printing, Retail. A commercial establishment open to the general
public that is primarily involved in the electronic duplication of
graphic and printed materials for personal or business use, and which
also provides other products and services including, but not limited
to, photocopying, electrostatic printing, laser printing, word processing
services, computer generated graphics, computer aided design services,
video imaging and reproduction services, on-site computer rental,
and on-site teleconferencing.
AA.
Printing, Industrial. A commercial establishment that is not
open to the general public that is primarily involved in the duplication
of graphic and printed materials through the use of offset printing,
or similar printing processes.
BB.
Repair Services (non-auto). Establishments providing repair
services for personal items and small equipment (such as household
appliances, computers, television, audio or video equipment, and office
machines repair). This classification excludes maintenance and repair
of vehicles (see automobile/vehicle/equipment repair).
CC.
Research and Development, Commercial. Establishments which are
compatible in scale with a retail environment, and are primarily engaged
in the research, development, and controlled production of high-technology,
electronic, industrial or scientific products or commodities for sale.
This classification includes biotechnology firms and manufacturers
of computer components.
DD.
Research and Development, Educational. Facilities engaged in
educationally-oriented industrial or scientific research and product
development.
EE.
Restaurant. Businesses serving prepared food or beverages for
consumption on or off the premises.
1.
With Live Entertainment. Musical, theatrical, song or dance,
pantomime, scene, or performance for the purpose of entertaining a
guest or patron, on a scheduled basis more than three times a calendar
year, regardless of whether the performers are compensated. (See subsection
20.20.070.D for specific regulations applicable to this use.)
2.
With Take-out Service. Establishments at which twenty (20%)
percent or more of the transactions are sales for off-site consumption.
This category includes establishments with walk-up and drive-through
facilities.
a.
Walk-up Facilities. Establishments where patrons order and pay
for their food at a counter within the establishment. (See subsection
20.20.070.B.3.a for specific regulations applicable to this use.)
b.
Drive-through Facilities. Service from a building to persons
in vehicles through an outdoor service window. (See subsection 20.20.070.B.3.b
for specific regulations applicable to this use.)
FF.
Retail, Food and Beverage Sales. Retail sales of food and beverages
for off-site preparation and consumption. Typical uses include supermarkets,
specialty food stores, liquor stores, or delicatessens. This category
also includes large-scale stores that sell food items and beverages
in bulk, and also may sell bulk household and office products. Uses
may include on-site automated teller machines (ATMs) or limited seating
for eating areas.
GG.
Retail, Nurseries and Garden Supplies. Establishments primarily
engaged in the retail sale of plants grown elsewhere, and the incidental
sale or rental of garden and landscape materials and equipment.
HH.
Retail Sales. Establishments engaged in sale of goods, including,
but not limited to, the retail sale of merchandise not specifically
listed under another use classification.
1.
Neighborhood Retail. This classification includes retail services
primarily oriented towards surrounding neighborhoods. It includes
but is not limited to apparel stores, drug stores and pharmacies,
dry goods stores, florists, and jewelry stores.
2.
Community Retail. This classification includes retail services
oriented towards a citywide customer base. It includes but is not
limited to department stores, new automotive parts sales, large appliance
sales, office supplies and equipment sales, and furniture sales.
3.
Regional Retail. This classification includes retail services
oriented towards a regional customer base. It includes but is not
limited to bulk retail centers that sell food and household items
in bulk.
4.
Waterfront and Sports-related Commercial Sales and Services.
II.
Services, Ambulance. Administrative facilities for emergency
medical care operated by private or nonprofit organizations, including
provision of transportation services, sleeping facilities and incidental
storage and maintenance of vehicles.
JJ.
Services, Business. Establishments providing building maintenance,
document delivery, mail receiving and boxes, graphic arts, blueprinting,
typesetting, copying, and photographic services. This classification
excludes maintenance and repair and accounting, advertising, architectural
design, city planning, environmental analysis, insurance, interior
design, investment, landscape design, law, management consulting,
title companies, and real estate offices.
KK.
Services, Catering. Preparation and delivery of food and beverages
for off-site consumption without provision for on-site pickup or consumption.
LL.
Services, Instructional. Provision of instructional services
or facilities, including photography, fine arts, crafts, dance or
music studios, driving schools, business and trade schools, diet centers
and reducing salons.
MM.
Services, Massage. Establishments providing massage services or on-call massage services. (See subsection 20.20.050 for specific regulations applicable to this use.)
NN.
Services, Personal. Provision of services of a personal nature.
This classification includes barber and beauty shops, nail salons,
tanning salons, seamstresses, tailors, shoe repair, dry cleaning agencies
(excluding plants), photocopying, self-service laundries, spa and
hot tub facilities, and the like.
OO.
Tutoring/Lessons. A facility offering academic tutoring or lessons
to school-aged children; excludes schools.
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A.
Industry, Limited. Manufacturing of finished parts or products, primarily
from previously prepared materials; and provision of industrial services;
both within an enclosed building. This classification includes bakeries,
laundry and dry cleaning plants, commercial printers and businesses
engaged in processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, and packaging,
but excludes basic industrial processing from raw materials, food
processing, and vehicle/equipment services.
B.
Industry, General. Manufacturing of products, primarily from extracted
or raw materials, or bulk storage and handling of such products and
materials. This classification includes food processing and packaging,
stonework and concrete product manufacturing, forging, stamping, power
generation, sawmills and paper manufacturing.
C.
Truck Terminal. Facilities for freight service and operations by
truck.
D.
Warehousing and Storage. Facilities for bulk transfer and storage
with no on-site sales.
E.
Wholesaling and Distribution. Indoor storage and sale of factory-direct
merchandise and bulk goods. This use classification includes mail-order
sales, importing and the retail or wholesale sale of goods imported
by the establishment, and wholesale distribution, but excludes sale
of goods at discount prices for individual consumption.
[Ord. No. 04-09; Ord. No. 07-01 § 3; Ord. No. 2011-08 § 4; Ord. No. 2014-02 § 3]
A.
Community Assembly. Nonprofit institutions providing for public gatherings
or events. This classification includes community playhouses.
B.
Clubs or Lodges. Meeting, recreational, or social facilities of a
private or nonprofit organization primarily for use by members or
guests. This classification includes union halls, social clubs and
youth centers.
C.
Cultural Activities/Institutions. Nonprofit institutions displaying
or preserving objects of interest in one or more of the arts or sciences.
This classification includes libraries, museums, and art galleries.
D.
Day Care Center, (Non-Family). Any facility that provides non-medical
care to more than twelve (12) persons on a less than twenty-four (24)-hour
basis. This classification includes nursery schools, preschools, and
day care centers for children or adults.
E.
Emergency Shelter. "Emergency shelter" means housing with minimal
supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy
of six (6) months or less by a homeless person. No individual or household
may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay.
F.
Hospitals and Clinics. State-licensed facilities providing medical,
surgical, psychiatric, or emergency medical services to sick or injured
persons. This classification includes facilities for in-patient or
outpatient treatment, as well as training, research, and administrative
services for patients and employees.
G.
Park and Recreation Facilities. Noncommercial parks, playgrounds,
recreation facilities, and open spaces. This classification includes
community centers, boat launching ramps and marinas.
H.
Public Administrative Offices/Facilities. Facilities for public administration;
public safety and emergency services, including facilities that provide
police and fire protection, and emergency medical services; social
services including but not limited to those listed in paragraph L
below.
I.
Public Maintenance Facilities. Facilities providing maintenance and
repair services for vehicles and equipment and areas for storage of
equipment and supplies for maintenance of public facilities and infrastructure.
J.
Religious Institutions. Facilities for religious worship and incidental
religious education, but not including private schools.
K.
Schools, Public or Private. Facilities for kindergarten through twelfth
(12th) grade, or adult education, and private
educational institutions.
M.
U.S. Post Office. Government retail postal service branch office
that may or may not include mail carrier services.
N.
Utilities, Major. Generating plants, electrical substations, electrical
transmission lines, switching buildings, refuse collection and transfer
stations, processing, recycling or disposal facilities, major flood
control or drainage facilities, water or wastewater treatment plants,
or transportation, and all similar facilities.
O.
Utilities, Minor. New utility facilities that are necessary to support
established uses and involve only minor structures such as electrical
distribution lines and aboveground cabinets.
P.
Utilities, Underground. Public or regulated underground utility that
provides water, sewage collection, electricity, natural gas, telephone,
cable television or other public service or goods to the public.
[Ord. No. 04-09]
The Community Development Director shall determine whether a specific use shall be deemed to be within one or more use classification or not within any classification in this chapter. A new use may be incorporated into the ordinance by amending Chapter 20, Planning and Zoning (a zoning text amendment) that adds a new use classification or modifies an existing use classification. The Community Development Director will refer issues regarding General Plan consistency to the Planning and Zoning Commission for resolution.
