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Agenda
Planning Commission
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
6:00 p.m. REGULAR MEETING Council Chamber
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Stevenson
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE : Chair Stevenson
ROLL CALL : Commissioners Kim Bisheff, Scott Mann, Ronald Malak, Nicholas
Osterbur, Hemalata Dandekar, Vice-Chair John Fowler, and Chair Charles
Stevenson
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA: Commissioners or staff may modify the order of items.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
Minutes of the Special Planning Commission Meeting of June 7, 2017, and the Regular Planning
Commission Meetings of June 14, and June 28, 2017.
PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, people may address the Commission about items not on
the agenda. Persons wishing to speak should come forward and state their name and address.
Comments are limited to three minutes per person. Items raised at this time are generally referred
to staff, and, if action by the Commission is necessary, may be scheduled for a future meeting.
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Zoning Regulations Update. The Zoning Regulations Update is focused on implementing
the policies and programs of the Land Use and Circulation Elements (LUCE). This will be a
standing item on the Planning Commission agenda from June 14, 2017 through completion of
the Update of the Zoning Regulations, tentatively scheduled for completion in March,
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2018. This will be an opportunity for staff to update the Commission on the status of the
Zoning Regulations Update and for the Commission to listen to ongoing public testimony and
discuss any such updates as they come forward. As a standing item, sometimes there will be
nothing to report; other times staff will give a brief update with limited discussion; and at
certain points, such as review of White Papers associated with the Zoning Regulations
Update, there will be more substantive discussion on the item. When materials are associated
with the Update, as with the White Papers, such information will be made available to the
public and Commission prior to the meeting.
Working Session on Land Use Table 9 and Land Use Definitions
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
1. STAFF
a. Agenda Forecast
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Planning Commission M eeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 13,
2017, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California.
APPEALS: Any decision of the Planning Commission is final unless appealed to City Council within
10 days of the action (Recommendations to City Council cannot be appealed since they are not a final
action.). Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Commission may file an appeal with the City
Clerk. Appeal forms are available at the Community Development Department office, City Clerk’s
office, or on the City’s website (www.slocity.org). The appropriate appeal fee must accompany the
appeal documentation.
Minutes - DRAFT
PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Special Meeting of the Planning Commission
CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the Planning Commission was called to order on Wednesday, June 7, 2017
at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California,
by Chair Stevenson.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Kim Bisheff, Scott Mann, Hemalata Dandekar, Nicholas Osterbur,
Vice-Chair John Fowler and Chair Charles Stevenson
Absent: Commissioner Ron Malak
Staff: Director of Community Development Michael Codron, Assistant City Attorney Jon
Ansolabehere, and Deputy Director Doug Davidson. Other staff members presented
reports or responded to questions as indicated in the minutes.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair Stevenson led the Pledge of Allegiance.
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. 1035 Madonna Road. SPEC/ANNX/ER-1502-2015: Review of the San Luis Ranch
Specific Plan project. Development plans for the site include up to 580 residential units,
200,000 square feet of commercial development, 150,000 square feet of office
development, a 200-room hotel, and portions of the site to remain for agriculture and
open-space. Requested entitlements include a Specific Plan, General Plan
Amendment/Pre-Zoning, Development Plan/Vesting Tentative Tract Map, Annexation,
and certification of a Final Environmental Impact report (FEIR). Project construction is
planned in six phases. The project also includes a Term Sheet/Development Agreement
that would govern development of the project site. Recommendations will be forwarded
to the City Council for consideration of these required project entitlements; Land Use
Element designated Specific Plan Area SP-2 (San Luis Ranch); Coastal Community
Builders, applicant.
DRAFT Minutes – Planning Commission Special Meeting of June 7, 2017 Page 2
Contract Planner John Rickenbach presented an in-depth staff report, outlining the
specific components of the requested recommendation to City Council, and responded
to Commission inquiries.
Assistant City Manager Derek Johnson presented an overview of the term sheet and
responded to Commission inquiries.
Public Comments:
John McKenzie, San Luis Obispo, urged the Commission to encourage the inclusion of
an off-leash dog park.
Michael Sullivan, Ventura, expressed concerns regarding the plan’s consistency with
City policies and goals.
Jamie Magon, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the site’s proposed Agricultural
Heritage Learning Center.
Michelle Tasseff, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project.
Brett Cross, San Luis Obispo, urged the Commission to consider the cumulative
impacts of large developments.
Cheryl Wakefield, Embassy Suites, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the
development and expressed concerns regarding plan details.
Diana Beck, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the development.
Kristin Flynn, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor
of the development.
Sandra Lakeman, San Luis Obispo, requested a new site plan with greater tree
preservation and presented written correspondence on behalf of David Brodie.
Carolyn Smith, San Luis Obispo, expressed concerns regarding traffic impacts.
Audrey Bigelow, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the development.
Kaila Anderson, Economic Vitality Corporation, provided information regarding
affordable and workforce housing needs.
Eric Justesen, San Luis Obispo, disclosed employment with RRM Design Group and
spoke in favor of the development.
DRAFT Minutes – Planning Commission Special Meeting of June 7, 2017 Page 3
Jan Marx, San Luis Obispo, referenced written correspondence encouraging the
Commission to modify the development agreement to include a specific number of
acreage to be mitigated off-site and spoke in favor of Alternative #4.
Kevin Hauber, Mortgage House Green Division, spoke in favor of the development.
James Lopes, San Luis Obispo, expressed concerns regarding development impacts.
Mila Vujovich-LaBarre, San Luis Obispo, expressed concerns regarding plan details
and provided suggestions for revisions.
Amber Johnson, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project.
Dawn Ortiz-Legg, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project.
Paul Rys, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project and urged the Commission to
provide careful consideration to long-lasting impacts.
Sarah Flickinger, San Luis Obispo, urged the Commission to strongly consider
implementing the Prado Road interchange before moving the project forward.
Steve DelMartini, San Luis Obispo, provided information regarding deed restrictions
and encouraged the Commission to be aware of the impact restrictions may have on
financing options.
Contract Planner John Rickenbach provided information regarding the CEQA process
and adequacy of reports.
Chris Bersbach, Rincon Consultants, provided information regarding revisions to
mitigation measures and responded to Commission inquiries.
Applicant Representative Rachel Kovesdi responded to Commission inquiries.
John and Lindi AltHouse provided information regarding the viability of the soil on
site.
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY VICE CHAIR FOWLER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
BISHEFF, to recommend that the City Council:
• Certify the Final EIR, adopt CEQA findings, adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program
• Approve the San Luis Ranch Specific Plan, with recommended modifications
• Approve General Plan Amendment
• Approve Vesting Tentative Tract Map No 3096 as conditioned
DRAFT Minutes – Planning Commission Special Meeting of June 7, 2017 Page 4
• Approve the Term Sheet as the basis for a Development Agreement as amended
to include transportation demand measures (TDM) and limit off-site acreage to
no more than ten acres.
• Authorize application to LACFo for annexation of the site
Motion carried 6-0-1 on the following roll call vote:
AYES: BISHEFF, DANDEKAR, MANN, OSTERBUR, FOWLER,
STEVENSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: MALAK
COMMENTS & DISCUSSION
Deputy Director Davidson provided an agenda forecast.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:03 p.m. The next Regular meeting of the Planning Commission
is scheduled for Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 6:00p.m., in the Council Chambers, 990 Palm
Street, San Luis Obispo, California.
APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION: XX/XX/2017
Minutes - DRAFT
PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission was called to order on Wednesday,
June 14, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo, California, by Acting-Chair Fowler.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Kim Bisheff, Hemalata Dandekar (arrived at 6:22 p.m.), Scott Mann,
Ronald Malak, Nicholas Osterbur, and Vice Chair John Fowler.
Absent: Chair Charles Stevenson
Staff: Deputy Director of Community Development Doug Davidson, Assistant City Attorney
Jon Ansolabehere, and Associate Planner Kyle Bell. Other staff members presented
reports or responded to questions as indicated in the minutes.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Acting-Chair Fowler led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. 650 Tank Farm Road. SPEC-0398-2017: Review of request to initiate amendments to
the General Plan Map and Airport Area Specific Plan to accommodate the development
of a mixed-use project with 17,500 square feet of commercial space and 249 residential
units located at 650 Tank Farm Road; BP-SP and R-2-SP zones; Agera Grove
Investments, LLC, applicant.
Public Comment:
None.
--End of Public Comment—
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MALAK, SECOND BY
COMMISSIONER MANN, CARRIED BY CONSENSUS 5-0-2 to continue the item
to a date uncertain.
DRAFT Minutes – Planning Commission Meeting of June 14, 2017 Page 2
2. 733 Higuera Street. APPL-0511-2017 Review of an appeal of the Administrative
Hearing Officer’s decision to approve a use permit for live entertainment with
conditions limiting hours of operation for the existing restaurant, known as Blast 825
Taproom, Dan Harper, appellant/applicant.
Deputy Director of Community Development Doug Davidson disclosed his position of
hearing officer at the initial hearing and exited the Council Chambers.
Associate Planner Kyle Bell presented the staff report and responded to Commissioner
inquiries.
David Ferdinandi, Appellant, presented his appeal and responded to Commissioner
inquiries.
Public Comment:
None.
--End of Public Comment--
Following an in-depth discussion, Acting-Chair Fowler re-opened the public comment
period.
Ty Safreno spoke in favor of the proposed use.
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MALAK, SECOND BY
COMMISSIONER BISHEFF, to uphold the appeal with the following conditions:
1. Live music shall be permitted until midnight, two of three days, Thursday through
Saturday.
2. Food and alcoholic beverages shall be permitted until 1 a.m., 7 days a week.
3. Appellant shall return for review, following a 6-month period.
Motion failed 1-5-1 on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Commissioner Malak
NOES: Commissioners Bisheff, Dandekar, Mann, Osterbur, and Fowler
ABSENT: Chair Stevenson
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MANN, SECOND BY
COMMISSIONER BISHEFF to uphold the appeal with the following amendments:
Condition # 3:
“Hours of operation for the proposed use shall not be outside the hours from 8:00 a.m.
to 12:00 a.m. daily Sunday – Wednesday and 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Thursday –
Saturday.”
DRAFT Minutes – Planning Commission Meeting of June 14, 2017 Page 3
Condition #5:
“…shall be limited to two three nights a week that consist of a solo/duo performer
which provides background music for the restaurant, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. –
12:00 a.m. between Thursday and Saturday evenings, and for which no cover fee or
ticket is required.”
Motion CARRIED 6-0-1 on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Commissioners Bisheff, Dandekar, Malak, Mann, Osterbur, and Fowler
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Chair Stevenson
BUSINESS ITEM
1. Zoning Regulations Update. The Zoning Regulations Update is focused on
implementing the policies and programs of the Land Use and Circulation Elements
(LUCE). This will be a standing item on the Planning Commission agenda from
June 14, 2017 through completion of the Update of the Zoning Regulations, tentatively
scheduled for completion in March, 2018. This will be an opportunity for staff to
update the Commission on the status of the Zoning Regulations Update and for the
Commission to listen to ongoing public testimony and discuss any such updates as they
come forward. As a standing item, sometimes there will be nothing to report; other
times staff will give a brief update with limited discussion; and at certain points, such
as a review of White Papers associated with the Zoning Regulations Update, there will
be more substantive discussion on the item. When materials are associated with the
Update, as with the White Papers, such information will be made available to the public
and Commission prior to the meeting.
Deputy Director Davidson presented information regarding the standing agenda item
and responded to Commissioner inquiries.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
1. STAFF
a. Agenda Forecast
Deputy Director Davidson provided an agenda forecast.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:42 p.m. The next Regular meeting of the Planning Commission
is scheduled for Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber, 990 Palm
Street, San Luis Obispo, California.
APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION: XX/XX/2017
Minutes - DRAFT
PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission was called to order on Wednesday,
June 28, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo, California, by Chair Stevenson.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Kim Bisheff, Scott Mann, Ronald Malak, Nicholas Osterbur, Vice-
Chair John Fowler, and Chair Charles Stevenson.
Absent: Commissioner Hemalata Dandekar
Staff: Community Development Director Michael Codron, Community Development Deputy
Director Doug Davidson, Assistant City Attorney Jon Ansolabehere, Transportation
Manager Jake Hudson. Other staff members presented reports or responded to
questions as indicated in the minutes.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair Stevenson led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
ACTION: MOTION BY VICE-CHAIR FOWLER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
MALAK, CARRIED 6-0-1 to approve the minutes of the Joint Council and Planning
Commission meeting of April 12, 2017 as amended.
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER OSTEBUR, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
BISHEFF, CARRIED 5-0-1-1 (with Vice-Chair Fowler abstaining) to approve the minutes of the
Planning Commission meeting of May 10, 2017 as presented.
DRAFT Minutes – Planning Commission Meeting of June 28, 2017 Page 2
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. 175 Venture Drive. SPEC/ER-1318-2015, GENP-1319-2015, SBDV-2042-2015:
Review of the Avila Ranch Project and related entitlements, including a Specific Plan
Amendment (Airport Area Specific Plan), General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Vesting
Tentative Tract Map, Development Plan, Development Agreement, and Final
Environmental Impact Report that addresses these entitlements. The Avila Ranch
Project is a proposed new neighborhood that would include up to 720 dwelling units; a
“Town Center” with 15,000 square feet of local-serving retail and office uses; 18 acres
of pocket parks, mini-parks and neighborhood parks; and 55 acres of open space
including riparian corridors and farmed agricultural land. Recommendations will be
forwarded to City Council for their consideration; Special Focus Area SP-4; Avila
Ranch, LLC, applicant.
Contract Planner John Rickenbach presented the staff report and responded to
Commission inquiries.
Transportation Manager Jake Hudson presented an in-depth PowerPoint presentation,
detailing the traffic impacts and mitigation measures contained within the
Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
Applicant Representative Stephen Peck presented a history of the development and a
broad overview of the key plan components, and responded to Commission inquiries.
The Commission recessed at 7:42 p.m. and reconvened at 7:55 p.m. with all
Commissioners present.
Public Comments:
Melissa Godsey, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project.
Adrienne Harris, Los Osos, spoke in favor of the project.
Steve Hicks, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project and requested more bike
paths.
Beth Marino spoke in favor of the project.
Brooke Langle, Board of Trustees for Land Conservancy, spoke in favor of the project.
Tina Galliani, San Luis Obispo, voiced concerns regarding traffic impacts and
requested additional mitigations.
Michelle Patrick, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project.
DRAFT Minutes – Planning Commission Meeting of June 28, 2017 Page 3
Simon Lowrie spoke in favor of the project.
Brad Brechwald read aloud a statement from Director of Home Builders Association in
support of project.
Matt Ottoson, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project.
Kayla Plourde, San Luis Obispo, expressed concerns regarding traffic impacts.
Farid Shahid, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project.
Kevin Hauber, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project.
Mike Manchak, Economic Vitality Corporation, spoke in support of the project.
Bill Thoma spoke in favor of the project and submitted written correspondence.
John Spatafore, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project and expressed
appreciation for City staff.
John Gardner, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project.
Jerry Rioux, Director of Housing Trust Fund, submitted written correspondence and
voiced concerns regarding affordable housing.
Mike Bennett, Bike SLO County, spoke in favor of the project and urged the
Commission to encourage multi-modal transportation.
Dr. Jim Waldsmith, San Luis Obispo, expressed concerns regarding traffic impacts and
increased safety issues.
Ron Yukelson, Sierra Medical Center, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project.
Erik Justesen disclosed professional involvement with project developers and spoke in
favor of the affordable housing.
Marge Barinka, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of affordable housing and in
opposition to the project as written; voiced concerns regarding density and traffic
impacts.
Steve Delmartini, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project and provided
information regarding the critical state of housing affordability.
Kathy Borland, San Luis Obispo, voiced concerns regarding traffic impacts and
inadequate infrastructure to support the development.
DRAFT Minutes – Planning Commission Meeting of June 28, 2017 Page 4
Ty Safreno, San Luis Obispo, spoke on behalf of local business owners, expressing
concerns with the incompatibility of the housing development and surrounding
manufacturing businesses; requested additional mitigations.
Paul Rys, San Luis Obispo, narrated a video presentation depicting traffic safety
concerns along Buckley Road; urged the City to partner with San Luis Obispo County
to mitigate the safety issues.
Paavo Ogren, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the project.
--End of Public Comment--
Transportation Manager Jake Hudson and Deputy Director of Public Works Tim
Bochum addressed public concerns regarding traffic impacts.
Chair Stevenson commented on the City’s inadequate infrastructure to sustain a much
needed, well-designed development; encouraged staff to consider solutions to the fiscal
challenges; acknowledged public concerns over the degradation of the quality of life.
Director of Community Development Michael Codron responded to Commission
inquiries; provided information regarding proposed capital funding projects;
commented on City goals to provide economic development solutions.
Contract Planner John Rickenbach addressed public comments regarding the
affordability of the Avila Ranch housing.
Director Codron offered clarification regarding deed-restricted affordability.
Vice-Chair Fowler voiced concerns with affordability of homes within the proposed
development.
Applicant Representative Stephen Peck responded to Commission inquiries regarding
the potential for additional disclosure requirements.
Chair Stevenson acknowledged correspondence received from the San Luis Obispo
Bicycle Club, encouraging adequate connectivity for bicyclists.
Commissioner Malak acknowledged the outpour of correspondence in support of the
project; commented on the environmental benefits of reducing greenhouse gas
emission.
Contract Planner Rickenbach requested clearly defined direction from the Commission
to be formally addressed at the July 12th PC Meeting.
DRAFT Minutes – Planning Commission Meeting of June 28, 2017 Page 5
ACTION: MOTION BY VICE CHAIR FOWLER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
BISHEFF, CARRIED 6-0-1, to continue the item to the Regular Adjourned Planning
Commission meeting of June 29, 2017.
2. Zoning Regulations Update. The Zoning Regulations Update is focused on
implementing the policies and programs of the Land Use and Circulation Elements
(LUCE). This will be a standing item on the Planning Commission agenda from June 14,
2017 through completion of the Update of the Zoning Regulations, tentatively scheduled
for completion in March, 2018. This will be an opportunity for staff to update the
Commission on the status of the Zoning Regulations Update and for the Commission to
listen to ongoing public testimony and discuss any such updates as they come forward.
As a standing item, sometimes there will be nothing to report; other times staff will give
a brief update with limited discussion; and at certain points, such as review of White
Papers associated with the Zoning Regulations Update, there will be more substantive
discussion on the item. When materials are associated with the Update, as with the
White Papers, such information will be made available to the public and Commission
prior to the meeting.
Public Comment:
None.
--End of Public Comment--
COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION
Deputy Director Davidson presented an agenda forecast.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:31 p.m. The next Adjourned Regular meeting of the Planning
Commission is scheduled for Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber, 990
Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California.
APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION: XX/XX/2017
MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 23, 2017
TO: Planning Commission
BY: Kyle Bell, Associate Planner
FROM: Doug Davidson, Deputy Director
SUBJECT: Zoning Regulations Update – Land Use Table 9 and Land Use Definitions
Overview of Table 9 and Land Use Classifications
Table 9 and the Land Use Classifications are intended to permit similar types of uses within each
zone. In order to protect and promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the
community specific uses require conditional use permits, per Table 9 of the Zoning Regulations.
It is intended that use permits allow flexibility in providing for, regulating, or preventing various
uses, so they will be compatible with existing or desired conditions in their neighborhoods.
After conducting the initial public outreach with the interviews and workshop, staff and MIG,
consultants are starting their work on updating the Regulations by looking at Table 9 and the Land
Use Definitions, City staff will provide a presentation and opportunity to review and comment on
the following discussion items, to be provided as feedback to the consultant. The italicized
language under the following land use descriptions is initial suggested language from MIG for
consideration based on current best practices, as also reflected in Attachment 2.
Please Note: Revisions to Table 9 and the Land Use Classifications have been provided as
Attachments 1 & 2, these are working files that are provided as initial suggestions from MIG and
Staff and are not to be considered as a formal recommendation. A formal draft of the changes to
these documents will be presented to the Planning Commission for discussion at a later date.
Discussion Item #1:
The Planning Commission (PC) should comment on specific Land Uses to be re-evaluated;
• Live/Work & Work/Live – Re-evaluate development standards and potentially combine
with development standards for Mixed-Use Projects.
• High Occupancy Residential Use – Re-evaluate ordinance to be consistent with State Law
and the Fair Housing Act.
PC/B1 - 1
Business Item 1
GENP-0327-2017
Memorandum: Zoning Regulations Update
Page 2
Discussion Item #2
The PC should consider whether the following personal services uses are appropriate as restricted
uses or if these uses could be combined with other Land Use Classifications, or provided as
independent land uses.
Personal Services Restricted: A personal service establishment that may tend to have a blighting
and/or deteriorating effect upon surrounding areas and that may need to be dispersed from other
similar uses to minimize its adverse impacts, including:
• Check-Cashing Services
• Fortune Telling Services
• Massage Establishments
• Smoke Shop
• Tattooing, piercing, and similar services.
Discussion Item #3
The PC may comment on land uses to be included in the list of prohibited uses:
• Vacation rentals
• Satellite classroom facilities associated with Colleges or Trade Schools
• RV Parks
• Drive-Through Facilities
• Mineral Extraction
• Large Scale Retail over 140,000 square feet
Instead of listing prohibiting land uses in Table 9 with a blank row across every zone, it might
make more sense to remove these uses from the Table and list them separately.
Discussion Item #4
The PC should review and discuss the following suggested new definitions and determine the
appropriate level of review per zone (staff will pull up Table 9 at the meeting for this exercise).
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES
Handicraft Manufacturing: Establishments primarily engaged in on-site production of goods by
hand manufacturing or artistic endeavor, which involves only the use of hand tools or small
mechanical equipment and the incidental direct sale to consumers of only those goods produced
on-site. Typical uses include ceramic studios, candle making shops, woodworking, and custom
jewelry manufacturers.
This use was previously identified under Production and Sales (17.22.010.E). The PC
should review the definition and determine where this use may be appropriate or restricted.
PC/B1 - 2
GENP-0327-2017
Memorandum: Zoning Regulations Update
Page 3
PUBLIC & QUASI-PUBLIC USES
Commercial Recreation Small: Smaller and primarily indoor facilities such as fitness centers,
health clubs, and gymnasiums; handball, racquetball, and tennis club facilities; ice or roller
skating rinks; public swimming pools; bowling alleys; card rooms; dance halls; pool and billiards
lounges; trampoline and bounce house establishments; and amusement arcades. This
classification may include snack bars and other incidental food and beverage services to patrons.
Bars or restaurants with alcohol sales shall be treated as a separate use and shall be regulated
accordingly, even when operated in conjunction with the entertainment and recreation use.
Commercial Recreation-Large: Large outdoor facilities such as amusement and theme parks,
sports stadiums and arenas, racetracks, amphitheaters, drive-in theaters, water parks, zoos,
driving ranges, golf courses, miniature golf courses, and riding stables. This classification may
include snack bars and other incidental food and beverage services to patrons. Bars or restaurants
with alcohol sales shall be treated as a separate use and shall be regulated accordingly, even when
operated in conjunction with the entertainment and recreation use.
Sports and Entertainment Assembly: A large-scale indoor or outdoor facility accommodating
spectator-oriented sports, concerts, and other entertainment activities. Examples of this land use
include amphitheaters, race tracks, stadiums and coliseums. May also include commercial
facilities customarily associated with the above uses, including bars and restaurants, gift shops,
video game arcades, etc.
The PC should discuss whether these uses are adequately addressed as defined, and identify
the appropriately level of review per zone. These uses had been previously identified as
Commercial Recreation-Indoor, Commercial Recreation-Outdoor, Sports and Active
Recreation Facility, and Sports and Entertainment Assembly Facility.
COMMERCIAL USES
Animal Boarding/Kennels: The commercial provision of shelter and care for dogs, cats, other
household animals, and horses (where allowed), including activities associated with such shelter
and care (e.g., feeding, exercising, grooming, and incidental medical care).
Animal Grooming: The commercial provision of bathing and trimming services for dogs, cats,
and other household animals permitted by the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code. Overnight
boarding is not included with this use (see Animal Boarding/Kennels).
Animal Retail Sales: The retail sales of household animals within an entirely enclosed building.
These uses include grooming, if incidental to the retail use, but specifically excludes boarding of
animals other than those for sale (see Animal Boarding/Kennels).
Corner Commercial: Small-scale commercial establishments within residential districts. Limited
permitted uses are neighborhood-serving to provide convenient, walkable access to important
amenities.
PC/B1 - 3
GENP-0327-2017
Memorandum: Zoning Regulations Update
Page 4
The PC should review this new suggested use for consistency with Land Use Element policies
2.3.1 and 3.3.3
• LUE 3.3.3: The City shall allow for the continuation of small, individual stores within
established residential areas if they are compatible with surrounding uses. Other
isolated commercial uses that are not compatible with residential surroundings
eventually should be replaced with compatible uses.
Second Hand / Thrift Store: A retail establishment that buys and sells used products, including
through consignment, that may include clothing, furniture and household goods, jewelry,
household appliances, musical instruments, business machines and office equipment, hand tools,
and similar items. This use does not include book stores, antique stores, sale of used farm or
construction equipment, junk dealers, scrap/dismantling yards, sale of used cars or other vehicle.
This use had been previously identified under General Retail, the PC should discuss whether
to include this use as a separate land use category.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Table 9 Revisions
2. Land Use Classifications
PC/B1 - 4
Note:
AG C/OS R1 R2 R3 R4 PF O (1) C-N C-C C-D C-R C-T C-S M BP
ADD A D A D A D A D A
AA A DD
AA
PC PC
PC PC
A A PC
D A
AAA AA
P C A AAA
A A
PC PC
D A AA
D
A A
A A A
Recycling ‐ Collection and Processing Facility D
Recycling ‐ Small Collection Facility DDD A
D
PC A DD A
D
Fuel dealer/storage (propane, etc)D A
Outdoor Storage DA D
Personal Storage AA
Warehousing and Indoor Storage AA P C D
Wholesaling and distribution AA P C D
Food bank/packaged food distribution center D D
D P C P C AAA
P CP C A P CP CP CP CP CP CP CP C 17.08.110
PC PC A A A
AAAPC PC
PC
PC
Club, lodge, private meeting hall D D A D A/D D D D
Commercial Recreation facility - Indoor Large Scale PC D PC D PC D PC D PC D PC(12)PC D 17.08.060
Fitness/health facility Commercial Recreation - Small Scale DA D A D A PC A AAD
Commercial recreation facility - Outdoor PC PC
Cultural Institutions PC A A A PC
Golf Course PC
Library, museum PC D D D D
Library, branch facility D D D D
Clinic, laboratory, urgent care D D D A D(11) D(11)
Hospital PC PC
Medical service - Extended care PC PC D PC PC D
Convalescent hospital PC PC
Park and Recreation Facilities AAAAAAAAA A AAAAAA
Public Assembly Facilities PC A DD/A DD P C
Religious Assembly Facilities P C DDDDADD D/A A D(7) D(7) D(7)
PC PC
Schools - Colleges and Trade Schools PC
Schools - Primary and Secondary PC PC D D PC D
Schools - Specialized Education/Training PC A/D A/D A A A
Sports and active recreation facility PC PC PC PC
Sports and entertainment assembly facility PC PC
Footnotes affecting specific land uses follow the table.
Grazing
Greenhouse/Plant Nursery, Commercial
Livestock feed lot
Laundry, dry cleaning plant
Manufacturing ‐ Heavy
Manufacturing ‐ Light
Petroleum product storage and distribution
Photo and film processing lab
Printing and publishing
Recycling facilities ‐ Scrap and dismantling yard
Bakery, wholesale
Furniture and fixtures manufacturing, cabinet shop
Handicraft Manufacturing
Laboratory ‐ Medical, Analytical, Research, Testing
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Community Gardens
Crop production
Key:
Land Use Specific use
Regulations
Homeless shelter
Hostel
LODGING
Industrial rResearch and development
Salvage and Wrecking
A = Allowed D = Director's Use Permit approval required PC = Planning Commission Use Permit approval required
D/A = Director's Use Permit approval required on ground floor along street frontage, allowed on second floor or above
PUBLIC AND QUASI‐PUBLIC USES
AGRICULTURE
INDUSTY, MANUFACTURING & PROCESSING, WHOLESALING
Permit Requirement by Zoning District
Warehousing, Storage, and Distribution
Recycling
Bed and Breakfast Inn
School - Boarding school, elementary, middle, secondary
Hotels and Motels
Recreational vehicle (RV) park accessory to hotel, motel
RV Parks
Hospitals and Clinics
School - College, university - Satellite classroom facility
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Key:
Land Use Specific use
Regulations
A = Allowed D = Director's Use Permit approval required PC = Planning Commission Use Permit approval required
D/A = Director's Use Permit approval required on ground floor along street frontage, allowed on second floor or above
Permit Requirement by Zoning District
General Residential Housing Types
Single-Unit Dwellings, Detached A -A ( 2 ) AAA AD D
Secondary Accessory Dwelling Units AAAA A Chapter 17.21
Multi-family-Unit Residential dwellings AAA AD D
Rest home Assisted Living -AAAA D D / A D / A D
Boarding/rooming House, dormitory PC D PC DD Chapter 17.20
Caretaker quarters AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD
Family Day Care (Small and Large)A -AAAA AAAAAAAA 17.08.100
Fraternities and Sororities PC PC
High occupancy residential use D D
Live/work units A A A A A 17.08.120
A A A A A A A A
Mobile Home Park AAAA
Covents and Monasteries Organizational Housing PC A PC A PC D
A-AAAA A D / A D / A D / A D
-A D A D A D A D DA / D A/ D-
Residential hospice facility Residential Long-Term Care PC PC D PC PC D
Supportive and/or Transitional Housing, with On or Off-Site Services AAAADAD D
Work/live units D D 17.08.120
Adult Entertainment Businesses AA 17.95
Animal Boarding/Kennels PC DD
Animal Grooming AAAA AD
Animal Retail Sales DAAA A
Veterinary Services, Large Animal PC -DD
Veterinary Services, Small Animal D A D A AD / AA A
D
Bakery, retail A A A A A D D
ATMs AAAAAAAAA
Banks and Credit Unions A A A A D(4) D(4) D
Check Cashing Shops/Payday Loans DD
Business Services A -A D / A A AAA
Cemetery, mausoleum, columbarium PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
Copying and Quick Printer Service A A A A A A A A
Corner Commercial DDD A
Day Care Center D(9) D(9) D(9) D(9) D(9) A A A D/A A D(9) D(9) D(9) D 17.08.100
Bars, Nightclubs, and Taverns DDDDDDD
Night club D D D D D D
Outdoor BBQ/Grill, accessory to restaurant D D D D D D D
Restaurant AAAAA D A D D
Restaurant with late hour alcohol service DDDDDDD 17.11 & 17.100.R.
Wine tasting room - off site D D D D D D D
Groceries, specialty foodsGeneral Market A(10) A A A PC
Convenience Store ---AAAAADDD 17.08.095
Produce stand D D AA AA
Liquor Store/Alcohol Sales DDDD P C 17.11
Catering service Food Preparation --A -AA
Mortuary, Funeral Parlors and Internment Services DD A D
Studio - Art, Dance, Martial Arts, Music, etc. Instructional Services D PC D D/A D/A A PC A D
Maintenance and Repair Servicesservice, client site services AA P C
A A D
Office - Accessory A A A A A A A A
Business and Professional Offices DA AD/A A D/A(4) D(4) D
Medical and Dental Offices service - Doctor office A A/ D D/A A D(11) D(11)
Office - Business and service A A A/D A D (4)D(4)D
Office - Government D PC A A PC
Office - Processing D D D D(4)D(4)A
Residential Care Facilities - 7 or more residents General
COMMERCIAL USES
RESIDENTIAL USES
Animal Care, Sales and Services
Repair service - Equipment, large appliances, etc.
Veterinary clinic/hospital, boarding, small animal, outdoor
Mobile home as temporary residence at building site
Residential Care Facilities - 6 or fewer residents Limited
Offices
Food and Beverage Sales
Eating and Drinking Establishments
Banks and Financial Insitutions
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Key:
Land Use Specific use
Regulations
A = Allowed D = Director's Use Permit approval required PC = Planning Commission Use Permit approval required
D/A = Director's Use Permit approval required on ground floor along street frontage, allowed on second floor or above
Permit Requirement by Zoning District
Office - Production and administrative A A/D A/D A D(4)D(4)A
Office - Professional A A/D A/D A D
Social service organization D A D A A A D D D
Personal Services - General AAAADA D
Residential Support Services A A A A
Personal services - Restricted D D
Auto parts sales, without installation A D A A A
Building Materials and Services - Indoor AAA AA
Building Materials and Services - Outdoor DDA AA
Equipment rental A A D
General retail - 2,000 sf or less A(3)A A A A
General retail - More than 2,000 sf, up to 15,000 sf D(3)D A A
General retail - More than 15,000 sf, up to 45,000 sf D A A D
General retail - More than 45,000 sf, up to 60,000 sf D A A
General retail - More than 60,000 sf, up to 140,000 sf PC PC PC
Convenience Retail D A(3) D A A D
Extended hour retail DDDDDDDD
General Retail D AA A D D
Large Format Retail PC PC PC
Nurseries and Garden Centers PC A A
Farm supply and feed store PC A A
Second Hand/Thrift Stores ADADD
Smoke Shop DD
Photographer, photographic studio A A/D A PC A
Warehouse stores - 45,000 sf or less gfa D D D
Warehouse stores - more than 45,000 sf gfa PC PC PC
Studio - Art, Dance, Martial Arts, Music, etc.D D A/D A/D A PC A
Theaters P C ( 8 ) DDD D Chapter 17.95
Theaters - Drive-In PC PC
Office-supporting retail, 2,000 sf or less A A A A A D
D D A A D
Auto and Vehicle Sales and Rental DA P C D
Large Vehicle, Construction and Heavy Equipment Sales, Service, and Rental DP C A
Mobile home, RV, and boat sales A PC
Service/Fueling Stations DD DDA 17.08.030
Auto parts sales, with installation D(5)A A
Vehicle services - Major Repair/Body Work AAD
Vehicle services - Minor Repair/Maintenance PC D A A D
Vehicle services - Washing DD PC D D
Airports and Heliports PC -PC PC D
Antennas and Telecommunications Facilities DD DD DDDDDDD 17.16.120
Freight/Truck Terminals or Warehouses AAD
ADD
Backlots and Soundstages DDD
Broadcast Studios A A / D A AAA
Heliport PC PC PC
Parking facility PC(6)PC(6)PC(6)D(6)D(6)D(6)
Parking facility - Multi-level PC(6) PC(6)PC(6) PC(6) PC(6) PC(6)
Public Safety Facilities PC PC
Railroad facilities D A
Transit station or terminal PC PC PC D A
Transit stop A A A A A A A A
Public Utilities Facilities PC ---
PC PC
Educational conferences DD DD 17.08.010.C.6
Homestay
Home occupation
Water and wastewater treatment plants and services
SPECIFIC AND TEMPORARY LAND USES
Ambulance, taxi and/or limousine dispatchLight Fleet-Based Services
TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS
Vehicle Sales and Services
Media Production
See Section 17.08.140
See Section 17.08.090
Office-supporting retail, More than 2,000, up to 5,000 sf
Retail Sales
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Key:
Land Use Specific use
Regulations
A = Allowed D = Director's Use Permit approval required PC = Planning Commission Use Permit approval required
D/A = Director's Use Permit approval required on ground floor along street frontage, allowed on second floor or above
Permit Requirement by Zoning District
Mixed-use project Development AAAAAA P C D PC 17.08.072
Office - Temporary
Outdoor temporary and/or seasonal sales 17.08.020
Parking facility - Temporary P C DDDDDDDD 17.08.010
Safe Parking PC (13)PC (13)PC (13)PC (13)PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC 17.08.115
Special event DDDDDDDDD 17.08.010
Vending machine 17.08.050
Commercial Mining
Drive-Through or Drive-Up Facilities
Livestock Feed Lot
School - College, university - Satellite classroom facility
Vacation Rental 17.22.G
See Section 17.08.050
See Section 17.08.020
PROHIBITED USES
See Section 17.08.020Food Trucks
See Section 17.08.010.C
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Land Use Classifications
A. Purpose and Applicability. Use classifications describe one or more uses of land having similar characteristics, but do not list every use or
activity that may appropriately be within the classification. The Director shall determine whether a specific use shall be deemed to be within one or
more use classifications, or not within any classification in this article. The Director may also determine that a specific use shall not be deemed to be
within a classification, whether or not generally named within the classification, if its unique characteristics are substantially incompatible with
those typical of uses named within the classification.
B. AgriculturalLand Use Classifications
Accessory Dwelling Unit. A dwelling unit providing complete independent living facilities for one or more persons that is located on a lot with another
primary, single-unit dwelling. An accessory dwelling unit may be within the same structure as the primary unit, in an attached structure, or in a separate
structure on the same lot. (See also Section XXX: Accessory Dwelling Units.)
Accessory Use. See “Use – Accessory.”
Adult Eentertainment Bbusinesses. As defined in Chapter 17.95 (Adult Entertainment Businesses).
Airports and Heliports. An area approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the take-off and landing of aircraft including airplanes and
helicopters, which may include appurtenant areas for airport buildings, aircraft operations, and related facilities, aprons and taxiways, control towers,
hangars, safety lights, navigation and air traffic control facilities and structures. These may also include facilities for aircraft manufacturing, maintenance,
repair, and reconditioning. Where approved, an airport may also include aircraft sales and dealerships, car rental establishments, gift shops, hotels and
motels, personal services, restaurants and bars, tobacco and newsstands, and other similar commercial uses serving the air-traveling public and airport
employees.
Animal Care, Sales and Services.
Animal Boarding/Kennels. The commercial provision of shelter and care for dogs, cats, other household animals, and horses (where allowed),
including activities associated with such shelter and care (e.g., feeding, exercising, grooming, and incidental medical care).
Animal Grooming. The commercial provision of bathing and trimming services for dogs, cats, and other household animals permitted by the San
Luis Obispo Municipal Code. Overnight boarding is not included with this use (see Animal Boarding/Kennels).
Animal Retail Sales. The retail sales of household animals within an entirely enclosed building. These uses include grooming, if incidental to the
retail use, but specifically excludes boarding of animals other than those for sale (see Animal Boarding/Kennels).
Veterinary Services, Large Animal. Veterinary services for livestock, farm animals, and other large animals. This classification allows 24-hour
accommodation of animals receiving medical services.
Veterinary Services, Small Animal. Veterinary services for household pets. This classification allows 24-hour accommodation of animals
receiving medical services, but does not include kenneling of animals not receiving medical services (see Animal Boarding/Kennels).
Antenna and Telecommunications Facilities. Public, commercial and private electromagnetic and photoelectrical transmission, broadcast, repeater
and receiving stations for radio, television, telegraph, telephone, data network, and wireless communications, including commercial earth stations for
satellite-based communications. Includes antennas, commercial satellite dish antennas, and equipment buildings. Does not include telephone,
telegraph and cable television transmission facilities utilizing hard-wired or direct cable connections.
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Assisted Living. A residential facility for six or more elderly or infirm persons, all of whom are independently mobile and do not require confinement or
regular nursing or medical care on the premises. Rest home differs from a “Elderly and Long-Term Care” in that Elderly Assisted Living functions to
provide comfort, safety, social participation, and the maintenance of health and activity, but does not provide skilled nursing care for the ill. This
definition includes continuing care retirement communities, which typically combine independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing (and
sometimes memory care) on one campus, as long as the skilled nursing component occupies no more than 25 percent of the living space of the campus.
Auto Repair. See “Vehicle Repair and Service.”
Auto Sales and Rental. See “Vehicle Repair and Service.”
Backlots and Soundstages. See “Media Production – Backlots and Soundstages.”
Banks and Financial Institutions.
Automated teller machine (ATM). A computerized, self-service machine used by banking customers for financial transactions, including
deposits, withdrawals and fund transfers, without face-to-face contact with financial institution personnel. These machines may be located
at or within banks, or in other locations.
Banks and Credit Unions. Financial institutions providing retail banking services. This classification includes only those institutions
engaged in the on-site circulation of money, including credit unions, but excludes check-cashing businesses and payday lenders.
Check Cashing Shops/Payday Loans. A commercial land use that generally includes some or all of a variety of financial services including
cashing of checks, warrants, drafts, money orders, or other commercial paper serving the same purpose; deferred deposit of personal checks
whereby the check casher refrains from depositing a personal check written by a customer until a specific date pursuant to a written
agreement; money transfers; payday advances; issuance of money orders; making consumer or auto-title loans; and similar uses. This
category does not include State or federally chartered banks, savings associations, credit unions, or industrial loan companies. It also does not
include retail sellers that are primarily engaged in the business of selling consumer goods, such as consumables to retail buyers, and that
cashes checks or issues money orders as a service to its customers (for a fee not exceeding two dollars), incidental to their main purpose or
business.
Bars and Nightclubs. See “Eating and Drinking Establishments – Bars, Nightclubs, and Taverns.”
Bed and Breakfast Inn. See “Lodging – Bed and Breakfast Inns.”
Boarding House. A boarding house is a residence or dwelling, other than a motel or hotel, wherein two or more rooms, with or without individual or
group cooking facilities, are rented to three or more individuals under separate rental agreements or leases, either written or oral, whether or not an
owner, agent or rental manager is in the residence. Meals may also be included. Includes dormitories. Does not include “Fraternities and Sororities” or
“Convents and MonasteriesOrganizational Housing”, which are separately defined. Notwithstanding this definition, no single-family residence operated
as a group home pursuant to the Community Care Facilities Act, which is otherwise exempt from local zoning regulations, shall be considered
a boarding house.
Broadcast Studios. See “Media Production – Broadcast Studios.”
Building Materials Sales and Services. See “Retail Sales – Building Materials and Services.”
Business Services. Establishments providing goods and services to other businesses on a fee or contract basis, including printing and copying, blueprint
services, advertising and mailing, equipment rental and leasing, office security, custodial services, photo finishing, model building, taxi or delivery
services with two or fewer fleet vehicles on-site.
Car Wash. See “Vehicle Sales and Services – Vehicle Services, Washing.”
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Caretaker Quarters. A permanent residence that is secondary or accessory to the primary use of the property, and used for housing a caretaker
employed on the site of any nonresidential use where needed for security purposes or to provide twenty-four-hour care or monitoring of people, plants,
animals, equipment, or other conditions on the site.
Cemetery. Establishments primarily engaged in operating sites or structures reserved for the interment of human or animal remains, including
mausoleums, burial places, and memorial gardens.
Check Cashing Shops. See “Banks – Check Cashing Shops/Payday Loans.”
Commercial Recreation, Large-Scale. Large outdoor facilities such as amusement and theme parks, sports stadiums and arenas, racetracks,
amphitheaters, drive-in theaters, water parks, zoos, driving ranges, golf courses, miniature golf courses, and riding stables, where visitors are participant
actors rather than spectators. Fully enclosed sports stadiums and arenas are also included. This classification may include snack bars and other incidental
food and beverage services to patrons. Bars or restaurants with alcohol sales shall be treated as a separate use and shall be regulated accordingly, even
when operated in conjunction with the entertainment and recreation use.
Commercial Recreation, Small-Scale. Smaller and primarily indoor facilities such as fitness centers, health clubs, and gymnasiums; handball,
racquetball, and tennis club facilities; ice or roller skating rinks; public swimming pools; bowling alleys; card rooms; dance halls; pool and billiards
lounges; trampoline and bounce house establishments; and amusement arcades. This classification may include snack bars and other incidental food and
beverage services to patrons. Bars or restaurants with alcohol sales shall be treated as a separate use and shall be regulated accordingly, even when
operated in conjunction with the entertainment and recreation use.
Community Garden. A site used for growing plants for food, fiber, herbs, flowers, and others, which is shared and maintained by community residents,
either as an accessory or principal use.
Convenience Store. See “Food and Beverage Sales – Convenience Store.”
Corner Commercial. Small-scale commercial establishments within residential districts. Limited permitted uses are neighborhood-serving to provide
convenient, walkable access to important amenities.
Crop Production. Commercial agricultural production field and orchard uses, including the production of the following or similar, primarily in the soil
on the site and not in containers: field crops; flowers and seeds; fruits; grains; Melons; ornamental crops; tree nuts; trees and sod; vegetables; wine and
table grapes. Also includes associated crop preparation services and harvesting activities, such as mechanical soil preparation, irrigation system
construction, spraying, and crop processing, not including sales sheds (see “Produce Stand”). Does not include greenhouses or containerized crop
production (See “Greenhouse/Plant Nursery, Commercial”). Does not include noncommercial home gardening, which is considered an accessory
residential use to an allowed residential use allowed without city approval.
Cultural Institutions. Public or non-profit institutions engaged primarily in the display or preservation of objects of interest in the arts or sciences that
are open to the public on a regular basis. This classification includes performing arts centers for theater, music, dance, and events; buildings of an
educational, charitable, or philanthropic nature; libraries; museums; historical sites; aquariums; art galleries; and zoos and botanical gardens.
Day Care Centers. Establishments providing non-medical care for persons on a less than 24-hour basis other than Family Day Care. This classification
includes nursery schools, preschools, and day care facilities for children or adults, and any other day care facility licensed by the State of California. See
also Section XXX: Day Care.
Drive-Through or Drive-Up Facilities. An establishment that sells products or provides services to occupants in vehicles, including drive-in or drive-up
windows and drive-through services. Examples include fast food restaurants, banks, and pharmacies. Does not include “click and collect” facilities in
which an online order is picked up in a stationary retail business without use of a drive-in service (see “General Retail”). Does not include Drive-In
Theaters or Vehicle Services - Washing.
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Eating and Drinking Establishments. Businesses primarily engaged in serving prepared food and/or beverages for consumption on or off the
premises.
Bars, Nightclubs, and Taverns. Any establishment that sells or serves alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises and is holding
or applying for a public premise license from the State Department of Alcoholic Beverages and in which persons under 21 years of age are
restricted from the premises. References to the establishment shall include any immediately adjacent area that is owned, leased, or rented,
or controlled by the licensee. This use includes wine tasting rooms and micro-breweries where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed
on-site and any food service is subordinate to the sale of alcoholic beverages. Does not include adult entertainment businesses.
Restaurant, Large. Establishments where food and beverages may be consumed on the premises, taken out, or delivered, where the total
space dedicated to the use is 2,000 square feet or more.
Restaurants, Small. Establishments where food and beverages may be consumed on the premises, taken out, or delivered, where the total
space dedicated to the use does not exceed 2,000 square feet.
Restaurant with late-hour alcohol service. A restaurant that provides alcohol service after eleven p.m.
Family Day Care. A day-care facility licensed by the State of California that is located in a single-unit residence or other dwelling unit where a resident
of the dwelling provides care and supervision for children under the age of 18 for periods of less than 24 hours a day.
Farm and Feed Stores. See “Nurseries and Garden Centers.”
Food and Beverage Sales. Retail sales of food and beverages for off-site preparation and consumption.
General Market. Retail food markets of food and grocery items for offsite preparation and consumption. Typical uses include supermarkets,
neighborhood grocery stores, and specialty food stores, such as retail bakeries; candy, nuts, and confectionary stores; meat or produce
markets; vitamin and health food stores; cheese stores; and delicatessens. This classification may include small-scale specialty food
production such as pasta shops with retail sales.
Convenience Store. A retail establishment with not more than four thousand five hundred square feet of gross floor area, offering for sale
prepackaged food products, household items, newspapers and magazines, and sandwiches and other freshly prepared foods, such as salads,
for off-site consumption. Sale of alcoholic beverages is limited to beer and wine only (ABC License Type 20). See also Section XXX:
Convenience Stores.
Produce Stand. A temporary facility for selling seasonal goods such as fruits, vegetables and plants.
Liquor Stores. Any business selling alcoholic beverages as a primary use, including beer, wine, distilled spirits, or hard liquor, or any other
alcoholic beverages. Liquor/alcohol sales does not include grocery stores, convenience stores, warehouse stores, or other alcohol sales
authorized as part of a wine tasting room or food and beverage product manufacturing.
Food Preparation. Businesses preparing and/or packaging food for off-site consumption, excluding those of an industrial character in terms of
processes employed, waste produced, water used, and traffic generation. Typical uses include catering kitchens, bakeries with on-site retail sales, and
small-scale specialty food production. Food Preparation establishments may also be considered allowed as accessory to restaurant uses.
Fraternities and Sororities. Residence for college or university students who are members of a social or educational association that is affiliated and in
good standing with the California Polytechnic State University and where such an association holds meetings or gatherings.
Freight/Truck Terminals. Transportation facilities furnishing services incidental to freight, courier, and postal services by truck, airplane, or rail. This
classification does not include local messenger and local delivery services (see Light Fleet-Based Services).
Fuel Dealer. See “Retail Sales – Fuel Dealer.”
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Funeral Parlors and Internment Services. An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of services involving the care, preparation, or
disposition of human remains and conducting memorial services. Typical uses include crematories, columbaria, mausoleums, mortuaries, funeral
chapels, and funeral homes.
Handicraft Manufacturing. Establishments primarily engaged in on-site production of goods by hand manufacturing or artistic endeavor, which
involves only the use of hand tools or small mechanical equipment. Handicraft Manufacturing uses shall include and the incidental accessory direct retail
sale to consumers of only those goods produced on-site. Typical uses include ceramic studios, candle making shops, woodworking, and custom jewelry
manufacturers. For handicraft manufacturing uses without a retail component, see “Manufacturing - Light.”
Home Occupation. The conduct of a business within a dwelling unit or residential site, employing only the occupants of the dwelling, with the business
activity being subordinate to the residential use of the property. (See also Section XXX: Home Occupations).
Homeless Shelters. See “Lodging – Homeless Shelters.”
Hospitals and Clinics. State-licensed facilities providing medical, surgical, psychiatric, or emergency medical services to sick or injured persons. This
classification includes facilities for inpatient or outpatient treatment, including substance-abuse programs as well as training, research, and
administrative services for patients and employees. This classification excludes veterinaries and animal hospitals (see “Animal Care, Sales, and Services”).
Clinic. A facility providing medical, psychiatric, or surgical service for sick or injured persons exclusively on an out-patient basis including
emergency treatment, diagnostic services, administration, and related services to patients who are not lodged overnight. Services may be
available without a prior appointment. This classification includes licensed facilities such as blood banks and plasma centers, and emergency
medical services offered exclusively on an outpatient basis such as urgent care centers. This classification does not include private medical
and dental offices that typically require appointments and are usually smaller scale, see “Medical and Dental Offices”.
Hospital. A facility providing medical, psychiatric, or surgical services for sick or injured persons primarily on an in-patient basis, and
including ancillary facilities for outpatient and emergency treatment, diagnostic services, training, research, administration, and services to
patients, employees, or visitors.
Hotels and Motels. See “Lodging – Hotels and Motels.”
Instructional Services. Establishments that offer specialized programs in personal growth and development such as music, martial arts, vocal, fitness,
dancing, and yoga instruction.
Grazing. The keeping of hoofed animals where food grown on the premises is the principal food of the livestock.
Greenhouse/Plant Nursery, Commercial. A commercial agricultural establishment engaged in the production of ornamental plants and other
nursery products, grown under cover either in containers or in the soil on the site, or outdoors in containers. The outdoor production of ornamental plants
in the soil on the site is instead included under “crop production.” Also includes establishments engaged in the sale of these products (e.g., wholesale
and retail nurseries) and commercial-scale greenhouses Does not include noncommercial home gardening in greenhouses, which is considered an
accessory residential use to an allowed residential use allowed without city approval. (home greenhouses are accessory residential uses). Does not
include “Nurseries and Garden Centers”, where product is predominately grown off-site.
Laboratory – Medical, Analytical, Research, Testing. A facility for testing, analysis, and/or research. Examples of this use include medical labs, soils
and materials testing labs, and forensic labs. This type of facility is distinguished from industrial research and development (see “Research and
Development”) in its orientation more toward testing and analysis than product development or prototyping; an industrial research and development
facility may typically include this type of lab. The “medical lab” subset of this land use type is oriented more toward specimen analysis and processing
than direct blood drawing and specimen collection from patients (see “Hospitals and Clinics”), but may also include incidental specimen collection.
Light Fleet-Based Services. Passenger transportation services, local delivery services, medical transport, and other businesses that rely on fleets of
three or more vehicles with rated capacities less than 10,000 lbs. This classification includes parking, dispatching, and offices for taxicab and limousine
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operations, ambulance services, non-emergency medical transport, local messenger and document delivery services, home cleaning services, and similar
businesses. This classification does not include towing operations (see Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Service, Towing and Impound) or taxi or delivery
services with two or fewer fleet vehicles on-site (see Business Services). Does not include a dispatch office facility on a site separate from the location
where the vehicles used by the business are parked or stored between calls (see Office – Business and Professional).
Liquor Stores. See “Food and Beverage Sales – Liquor Stores.”
Livestock Feed Lot. A type of animal feeding operation which is used in intensive animal farming for finishing livestock, notably beef cattle, but also
swine, horses, sheep, turkeys, chickens or ducks, prior to slaughter.
Lodging. An establishment providing overnight accommodations to transient patrons for payment for periods of less than 30 consecutive calendar days.
Bed and Breakfast Inn. A building or group of buildings providing fifteen or fewer bedrooms or suites that are rented for overnight
lodging, with a common eating area for guests. Does not include room rental, which is separately defined (see “Boarding House”).
Homeless Shelter. A church, public building, or quasi-public facility that provides emergency or temporary shelter for more than thirty-one
days in any six-month period to homeless individuals and/or groups. These accommodations may include temporary lodging, meals, laundry
facilities, bathing, counseling, and other basic support services.
Hotels and Motels. An establishment with guest rooms or suites, with or without kitchen facilities, rented to the general public for
overnight lodging to transient patrons. These establishments may provide additional services, such as conference and meeting rooms,
restaurants, bars, personal services, retail services, or recreational facilities available to guests or to the general public. This use classification
does not include boarding or rooming housings (see “Boarding Houses”) or bed and breakfasts (see “Bed and Breakfast Inns”), which are
separately defined and regulated, but does include hostels, which are typified by inexpensive lodging that caters primarily, but not
exclusively, to travelers who arrive by bicycle, train, or other non-automotive vehicles.
RV Parks. A form of lodging designed to specifically accommodate travelers with recreational vehicles and/or trailers, only as for periods of
less than…..accessory to hotels or motels.
Maintenance and Repair Services. Establishments engaged in the maintenance or repair of office machines, household appliances, furniture, and
similar items. This classification excludes maintenance and repair of vehicles or boats (see “Vehicle Sales and Services”) and personal apparel (see
“Personal Services - General").
Manufacturing - Heavy. Manufacturing of products from extracted or raw materials or recycled or secondary materials, or bulk storage and handling of
such products and materials. This classification includes operations such as biomass energy conversion; textile mills; leather and allied product
manufacturing; wood product manufacturing; paper manufacturing; chemical manufacturing; plastics and rubber products manufacturing; nonmetallic
mineral product manufacturing (such as sand, gravel, or clay into products for intermediate or final consumption); primary metal manufacturing;
fabricated metal product manufacturing; petroleum refining and related industries; and automotive, ship, aircraft, and heavy equipment manufacturing.
This classification does not include recycling (see “Recycling”) or the processing of animals.
Manufacturing - Light. A use engaged in the manufacture, predominately from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including
processing, fabrication, assembly, and treatment packaging, taking place primarily within enclosed buildings and producing minimal impacts on nearby
properties. Includes the incidental wholesaleaccessory wholesale and/or direct retail sale to consumers of only those goods produced on-site.
IncludesIncludes accessory incidental General Office uses associated with the on-site use. Examples of light industrial uses include, but are not limited to
the manufacture of electronic instruments, equipment, and appliances; preparation of food products; brewery and alcohol production, pharmaceutical
manufacturing; and production apparel manufacturing.
Market, General. “See Food and Beverage Sales – General Market.”
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Media Production. Fixed-base facilities for motion picture, television, video, sound, computer, and other communications production. These facilities
include the following types:
Backlots and Soundstages. Outdoor sets, backlots, and other outdoor facilities and warehouse-type facilities providing space for the
construction and use of indoor sets, including supporting workshops and craft shops.
Broadcast Studios. Workplaces where movies, television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded, including administrative and
technical production, administrative and production support offices, post-production facilities (editing and sound recording studios, foley
stages, etc.), optical and special effects units, film processing laboratories, etc.
Medical Office. “See Office – Medical and Dental Offices.”
Mixed-Use Development. A development that combines both nonresidential and residential uses, where the residential component is typically
located above or behind the commercial. Includes live/work uses where the residential and commercial components are located within the same unit.
(See also Section XXXX: Mixed-Use Development.)
Mobile Home Park. A parcel of land under one or more ownerships that has been planned and improved for the placement of two or more mobile
homes, as the term “mobile home” is defined in California Civil Code Section 798.3 or successor provision of the California Mobilehome Residency Law,
for nontransient use.
Multi-Unit Dwellings Residential. Three Two or more dwelling units on a site or lot, which do not include an Accessory Dwelling Unit. Types of
multiple unit dwellings include townhouses, garden apartments, senior housing developments, and multistory apartment buildings. Multi-unit
dwellings may also be combeined with non-residential uses as part of a Mixed Use Development.Brewery and Alcohol Production. An establishment
which produces ales, beers, meads, hard ciders, wine, liquor and/or similar beverages on‐site. Breweries may also serve beverages on‐site, and sell
beverages for off‐site consumption in keeping with the regulations of the Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
(ATF).
Nurseries and Garden Centers. See “Retail – Nurseries and Garden Centers.”
Offices.
Business and Professional Offices. Offices of firms or organizations providing professional, executive, management, or administrative
services, such as accounting, architectural, computer software design, engineering, graphic design, interior design, legal offices, and tax
preparation offices, but excluding banks and savings and loan associations (see “Banks and Financial Institutions”).
Medical and Dental Offices. Office use providing consultation, diagnosis, therapeutic, preventive, or corrective personal treatment services
by doctors, dentists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, optometrists, massage therapy, and similar medical professionals, medical and dental
laboratories within medical office buildings but excluding clinics or independent research laboratory facilities and hospitals (see “Hospitals
and Clinics”), and similar practitioners of medical and healing arts for humans licensed for such practice by the State of California. Incidental
medical and/or dental research within the office is considered part of the office use, where it supports the on-site patient services. This
classification also includes massage establishments in which all persons engaged in the practice of massage are certified pursuant to the
California Business and Professions Code Section 4612.
Organizational Housing. A residential facility operated by a membership or religious organization for its members and not open to the general public,
typically providing individual sleeping quarters together with common dining and living areas, and serving seven or more members. This use type
includes convents and montaseries, student dormitories, housing cooperatives, and similar residential accommodations, but excludes Fraternities and
Sororities (whether or not they are in good standing with the California Polytechnic University), and Boarding Houses, which are separately defined.
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Park and Recreation Facilities. Parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities, trails, wildlife preserves, and related open spaces, all of which are
noncommercial and intended for neighborhood or community use. This classification also includes noncommercial playing fields, courts, gymnasiums,
swimming pools, picnic facilities, tennis courts, golf courses, and botanical gardens, as well as related food concessions or community centers within the
facilities.
Parking Facility. A surface parking lot or parking structure that is a primary use of a site.
Personal Services - General. Provision of recurrently needed services of a personal nature. This classification includes barber shops and beauty salons,
seamstresses, tailors, day spas, dry cleaning agents (excluding large-scale bulk cleaning plants), shoe repair shops, self-service laundries, tattoo and body
piercing services, video rental stores, photocopying, photo finishing services, and travel agencies mainly intended for the consumer. This classification
also includes massage establishments in which all persons engaged in the practice of massage are certified pursuant to the California Business and
Professions Code Section 4612.
Primary Use. See “Use – Primary.”
Produce Stand. See “Food and Beverage Sales – Prodcue Stand.”
OPTIONS for Assembly:
Community and Religious Assembly. A facility for public or private meetings including community centers, religious assembly facilities, civic and
private auditoriums, union halls, meeting halls for clubs and other membership organizations. This classification includes functionally related facilities for
the use of members and attendees such as kitchens, multi-purpose rooms, and storage. It does not include gymnasiums or other sports facilities,
convention centers, or facilities, such as day care centers and schools that are separately classified and regulated.
Public Assembly Facilities. A facility for public or private assembly and meetings, exclusive of “Religious Assembly Facilities,” which is defined
separately. Examples of these uses include:
banquet rooms
civic and private auditoriums
community centers
conference/convention facilities
meeting halls for clubs and other membership organizations
It does not include gymnasiums or other sports facilities, convention centers, or facilities, such as day care centers and schools that are separately
classified and regulated.
Public Safety Facility. A facility operated by public agencies including fire stations, other fire prevention and fire fighting facilities, police and sheriff
substations and headquarters, including interim incarceration facilities.
Recycling. A facility for receiving, temporarily storing, transferring and/or processing materials for recycling, reuse, or final disposal. This use
classification does not include facilities that deal with animal matter nor does it include waste transfer facilities that operate as materials recovery,
recycling, and solid waste transfer operations, which are classified as utilities.
Processing Facility. A facility that receives, sorts, stores and/or processes recyclable materials.
Small Collection Facility. A facility available for the general public for the recycling of California Redemption Value (CRV) products such as
glass, aluminum cans, and plastic beverage containers as defined by the State’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. Also
includes reverse vending machines, where an automated mechanical device that accepts, sorts, and processes recyclable materials and issues
a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip. Processing and sorting is not conducted on-site.
Retail Sales.
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Building Materials and Services. Retail sales or rental of building supplies or equipment. This classification includes lumber yards, tool
and equipment sales or rental establishments, and includes establishments devoted principally to taxable retail sales to individuals for their
own use. This definition does not include Nurseries and Garden Centers.
Indoor. Storage and display of commercial goods or materials entirely within an enclosed building.
Outdoor. Storage and display of commercial goods or materials in open lots, outside of a structure other than fencing, either as
an accessory or principal use.
Convenience Retail. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of frequently or recurrently needed small personal items or services
for residents within a reasonable walking distance. These include various general retail sales and personal services of an appropriate size and
scale to meet the above criteria. Liquor Stores shall not be considered Convenience Retail.
Extended Hour Retail. A business that is open to the public between the hours of two a.m. and six a.m.
Fuel Dealer. A retail trade establishment that sells fuel oil, butane, propane and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), bottled or in bulk, to
consumers, as the primary use of the site. Does not include the sale of these fuels as an accessory use to a service station.
General Retail. The retail sale or rental of merchandise not specifically listed under another use classification. This classification includes
retail establishments with 60,000 square feet or less of sales area; including department stores, clothing stores, furniture stores, pet supply
stores, hardware stores, and businesses retailing the following goods: toys, hobby materials, handcrafted items, jewelry, cameras,
photographic supplies and services (including portraiture and retail photo processing), medical supplies and equipment, pharmacies,
electronic equipment, sporting goods, kitchen utensils, hardware, appliances, antiques, art galleries, art supplies and services, paint and
wallpaper, carpeting and floor covering, office supplies, bicycles, and new automotive parts and accessories (excluding vehicle service and
installation). Retail sales may be combined with other services such as office machine, computer, electronics, and similar small-item repairs.
See Section 17.16.035: General Retail.
Large-Format Retail. Retail establishments (over 60,000 square feet of sales area) that sell merchandise and bulk goods for individual
consumption, including membership warehouse clubs.
Nurseries and Garden Centers. Establishments primarily engaged in retailing nursery and garden products—such as trees, shrubs, plants,
seeds, bulbs, and sod—that are predominantly grown elsewhere. These establishments may sell a limited amount of a product they grow
themselves. Fertilizer and soil products are stored and sold in package form only. This classification includes wholesale and retail nurseries
offering plants for sale. This classification also includes farm supply and feed stores.
Second Hand/Thrift Store. A retail establishment that buys and sells used products, including through consignment, that may include
clothing, furniture and household goods, jewelry, household appliances, musical instruments, business machines and office equipment, hand
tools, and similar items. This use does not include book stores, antique stores, sale of used farm or construction equipment, junk dealers,
scrap/dismantling yards, sale of used cars or other vehicle.
Smoke Shop. A retail establishment that sells tobacco products, tobacco paraphernalia, electronic cigarette and vaporizers, and/or
electronic cigarette and vaping accessories as a primary use. See also Municipal Code Chapter 8.14 (Tobacco Retailer Licenses), and Chapter
8.16 (Smoking Prohibited and Secondhand Smoke Control).
Religious Assembly Facilities. Any facility specifically designed and used to accommodate the gathering of persons for the purposes of fellowship,
worship, or similar conduct of religious practices and activities. This definition includes functionally related internal facilities (i.e., kitchens, multi-purpose
rooms, storage, etc.) and residences for clergy. Other establishments maintained by religious organizations, including full-time educational institutions,
hospitals and other related operations, are classified according to their respective activities.
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Research and Development. A facility for scientific research, and the design, development and testing of electrical, electronic, magnetic, optical and
computer and telecommunications components in advance of product manufacturing, and the assembly of related products from parts produced off-site,
where the manufacturing activity is secondary to the research and development activities. Includes pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology
research and development. Does not include soils and other materials testing laboratories (see “Laboratory – Medical, Analytical, Research, Testing”), or
blood drawing and specimen collection from patients (see “Hospitals and Clinics – Clinic”), or testing of computer software (see “Office”). Includes
assembly of related products from parts produced off-site where the manufacturing activity is secondary to the research and development activities.
Residential Care Facilities. Facilities that are licensed by the State of California to provide permanent living accommodations and 24-hour primarily
non-medical care and supervision for persons in need of personal services, supervision, protection, or assistance for sustaining the activities of daily
living. Living accommodations are shared living quarters with or without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room or unit. This classification
includes facilities that are operated for profit as well as those operated by public or not-for-profit institutions, including hospices, nursing homes,
convalescent facilities, and group homes for minors, persons with disabilities, and people in recovery from alcohol or drug addictions. This use
classification excludes Transitional Housing and Supportive Housing.
Residential Care, General. A facility providing care for more than six persons.
Residential Care, Limited. A facility providing care for six or fewer persons.
Elderly and Residential Long-Term Care. Establishments that provide 24-hour medical, convalescent, or chronic, or in-patient hospice care to
individuals who, by reason of advanced age, chronic illness, or infirmity, are unable to care for themselves, and is licensed as a skilled nursing facility by
the State of California. Does not include Elderly Assisted Living, Residential Care, Hospitals, or Clinics.
Restaurants. See “Eating and Drinking Establishments – Restuarants.”
RV Parks. “See Lodging – RV Parks.”
Salvage and Wrecking. Storage and dismantling of vehicles and equipment for sale of parts, as well as their collection, storage, exchange or sale of
goods including, but not limited to, any used building materials, used containers or steel drums, used tires, and similar or related articles or property.
Schools - Colleges and Trade Schools. Institutions of higher education providing curricula of a general, religious, or professional nature, typically
granting recognized degrees, including conference centers and academic retreats associated with such institutions. This classification includes
universities, junior colleges, business and computer schools, management training, technical and trade schools, but excludes personal instructional
services such as music lessons (see “Studio – Art, Dance, Martial Arts, Music, etc.Instructional Services”).
Schools - Primary and Secondary. Facilities for primary or secondary education, including public schools, charter schools, and private and parochial
schools having curricula comparable to that required in the public schools of the State of California.
Second Hand/Thrift Shop. See “Retail – Second Hand/Thrift Shop.”
Self-Storage. See “Warehousing, Storage, and Distribution – Personal Storage.”
Single-Unit Dwelling. , Detached.A dwelling unit designed for occupancy by one household, and located on a separate lot from any other unit (except
second living units, where permitted). Single-unit dwellings include, as an accessory use, the ability to create and occupy an one Accessory Dwelling
Unit. This classification includes individual manufactured housing units installed on a foundation system pursuant to Section 18551 of the California
Health and Safety Code.
Smoke Shop. See “Retail – Smoke Shop.”
Sports and Entertainment Assembly. A large-scale indoor or outdoor facility accommodating spectator-oriented sports, concerts, and other
entertainment activities. Examples of this land use include amphitheaters, race tracks, stadiums and coliseums, and drive-in theaters. May also include
commercial facilities customarily associated with the above uses, including bars and restaurants, gift shops, video game arcades, etc.
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Supportive and/or Transitional Housing. The term Supportive Housing (per California Government Code Section 65582[f], as may be amended)
shall mean a dwelling unit occupied by a target population, with no limit on length of stay, that is linked to on-site or off-site services that assist the
supportive housing resident(s) in retaining the housing, improving their health status, and maximizing their ability to live and, when possible, work in
the community. A target population means persons with low incomes having one or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance
abuse, or other chronic health conditions, or individuals eligible for services provided under the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act
(Welfare and Institutions [W&I] Code Section 4500) and may include—among other populations—adults, emancipated youth, families, families with
children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans, and homeless people.
The term Transitional Housing (per California Government Code Section 65582[h], as may be amended) shall mean buildings configured as rental
housing developments, but operated under program requirements that require the termination of assistance and recirculating of the assisted unit to
another eligible program recipient at a predetermined future point in time that shall be no less than six months from the beginning of assistance.
Supportive and/or transitional housing may be designed as a residential group living facility or as a regular residential use and includes both facilities
that provide onsite and off-site services. the following:
Theaters. Facilities for indoor display of films, motion pictures, or dramatic, musical, or live performances. This classification may include incidental food
and beverage services to patrons.
Transit Station or Terminal. A facility or location with the primary purpose of transfer, loading, and unloading of passengers and baggage. May
include facilities for the provision of passenger services such as ticketing, restrooms, lockers, waiting areas, passenger vehicle parking and bus bays, for
layover parking, and interior bus cleaning and incidental repair. Includes rail and bus terminals, but does not include terminals serving airports or
heliports.
Transitional Housing. See “Supportive and/or Transitional Housing.”
Use. The purpose for which land or the premises of a building, structure, or facility thereon is designed, arranged, or intended, or for which it is or may be
occupied or maintained.
Use, Accessory. A use that is customarily associated with, and is incidental and subordinate to, the primary use and located on the same
parcel as the primary use. Accessory Use includes active or passive solar heating systems and cogeneration facilities
Use, Primary. A primary, principal, or dominant use established, or proposed to be established, on a parcel.
Utilities, Major Facilities. Generating plants; electric substations; solid waste collection, including transfer stations and materials recovery facilities;
solid waste treatment and disposal; water or wastewater treatment plants; and similar facilities of public agencies or public utilities, including
corporation and maintenance yards.
Vehicle Sales and Service.
Auto and Vehicle Sales and Rental. A retail establishment selling and/or renting automobiles, trucks and vans, and motorcycles, and bicycles
(bicycle sales are also included under “general retail”). May also include repair shops and the sales of parts and accessories, incidental to vehicle
dealerships. Does not include the sale of auto parts/accessories separate from a vehicle dealership (see “auto parts sales”); mobile home,
recreational vehicle, or watercraft sales (see “mobile home, RV and boat salesLarge Vehicle and Heavy Equipment Sales, Services, and Rental”); tire
recapping establishments (see “Vehicle Services”); businesses dealing exclusively in used parts, (see “Recycling – scrap and dismantling
yardsProcessing Facility”); or “Service/Fueling Stations,” which are separately defined.
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Large Vehicle, Construction, and Heavy Equipment Sales, Service, and Rental. Sales, servicing, rental, fueling, and washing of large
trucks, trailers, tractors, and other heavy equipment used for construction, moving, agricultural, or landscape gardening activities. Examples
include cranes, earth moving equipment, tractors, combines, heavy trucks, etc. Includes large vehicle operation training facilities. Sales of new or
used automobiles are excluded from this classification (see “Auto and Vehicle Sales and Rental”).
Service/Fueling Stations. An establishment engaged in the retail sale of vehicle fuels or the retail sale of these fuels in combination with
activities, such as providing minor vehicle repair services; selling automotive oils, replacement parts, and accessories; and/or ancillary retail and
grocery sales. Does not include body and fender work or "heavy" repair of trucks or other motor vehicles (see “Vehicle Services - Major”).
Vehicle Services. The service and repair of motor vehicles in an enclosed building, including the repair or replacement of engines and
transmissions, body and fender repair, and the installation of nonfactory-installed products.
Major (Major Repair/Body Work). Major repair of automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, or trucks including light-duty trucks
(i.e., gross vehicle weights of less than 10,000 pounds) and heavy-duty trucks (i.e., gross vehicle weights of more than 10,000 pounds).
Examples of uses include full-service motor vehicle repair garages; body and fender shops; brake shops; machine shops, painting shops;
towing services, and transmission shops. Does not include vehicle dismantling or salvage (see “Salvage and Wrecking”) and tire retreading or
recapping.
Minor (Minor Repair/Maintenance). Minor repair of automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, or light trucks, vans or similar size
vehicles (i.e., vehicles that have gross vehicle weights less than 10,000 pounds) including installation of electronic equipment (e.g., alarms,
audio equipment, etc.); servicing of cooling and air conditioning, electrical, fuel and exhaust systems; brake adjustments, relining and
repairs; oil and air filter replacement; wheel alignment and balancing; tire sales, service, and installation shops; shock absorber replacement;
chassis lubrication; smog checks; engine tune-ups; and installation of window film, and similar accessory equipment.
Washing. Washing, waxing, detailing, or cleaning of automobiles or similar light vehicles, including self-serve washing facilities.
Brewery and Alcohol Production. An establishment which produces ales, beers, meads, hard ciders, wine, liquor and/or similar beverages on‐site.
Breweries may also serve beverages on‐site, and sell beverages for off‐site consumption in keeping with the regulations of the Alcohol Beverage Control
(ABC) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF).
Warehousing, Storage, and Distribution. Storage and distribution facilities without sales to the public on-site or direct public access except for
public storage in small individual spaces exclusively and directly accessible to specific tenants.
Outdoor Storage. Storage of vehicles or commercial goods or materials in open lots, outside of a structure other than fencing, either as an
accessory or principal use. Building materials stored outside and associated with a Building Materials and Services establishment are defined
separately under Building Materials and Services.
Personal Storage. Facilities offering enclosed storage with individual access for personal effects and household goods including mini-
warehouses and mini-storage. This use excludes workshops, hobby shops, manufacturing, or commercial activity.
Warehousing and Indoor Storage. Storage within an enclosed building of commercial goods prior to their distribution to wholesale and
retail outlets and the storage of industrial equipment, products and materials including, but not limited to, automobiles, feed, and lumber.
Also includes cold storage, draying or freight, moving and storage, and warehouses. This classification excludes the storage of hazardous
chemical, mineral, and explosive materials.
Wholesaling and Distribution. Indoor storage and sale of goods to other firms for resale; storage of goods for transfer to retail outlets of
the same firm; or storage and sale of materials and supplies used in production or operation, including janitorial and restaurant supplies.
Wholesalers are primarily engaged in business-to-business sales, but may sell to individual consumers through mail or internet orders. They
normally operate from a warehouse or office having little or no display of merchandise, and are not designed to solicit walk-in traffic.
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Single-Unit Dwelling, Attached. A dwelling unit designed for occupancy by one household, located on a single lot and typically grouped
together in a row of similar units. They may be attached through common vertical party wall(s) to one or more dwellings on abutting
lots, or may appear to be attached, but are structurally independent.
Duplex. A single building on a lot that contains two dwelling units or two single-unit dwellings on a single lot. This use is distinguished
from an Accessory Dwelling Unit, which is separately defined by State law and this Chapter.
Tiny Homes. For Consideration.
Cottage Housing Development. A group of single-family homes, typically smaller than 1,200 square feet, that are arranged in common
relation to one another, usually surrounding a shared landscaped area. Also known as a “pocket neighborhood.”
Convents and MonasteriesOrganizational Housing. A housing facility where residents are limited to members of a specific religious order.
Small. A facility that provides care for eight or fewer children, including children who reside at the home and are under the age of 10. See
California Health and Safety Code Section 1596.78.
Large. A facility that provides care for nine to 14 children, including children who reside at the home and are under the age of 10. See
California Health and Safety Code Section 1596.78.
Elderly Assisted Living. A residential facility for six or more elderly or infirm persons, all of whom are independently mobile and do not require
confinement or regular nursing or medical care on the premises. Rest home differs from a “Elderly and Long-Term Care” in that Elderly Assisted Living
functions to provide comfort, safety, social participation, and the maintenance of health and activity, but does not provide skilled nursing care for the ill.
Family Day Care. A day-care facility licensed by the State of California that is located in a single-unit residence or other dwelling unit where a resident
of the dwelling provides care and supervision for children under the age of 18 for periods of less than 24 hours a day.
Small. A facility that provides care for eight or fewer children, including children who reside at the home and are under the age of 10.
Large. A facility that provides care for nine to 14 children, including children who reside at the home and are under the age of 10.
Choices for Fraternities/Sororities:
Or
Fraternity/Sorority. Place of residence other than a hotel, rooming or boarding house, or dormitory that is operated by a nationally chartered
membership organization or a local chartered organization and used, occupied and maintained for persons enrolled in a college, university or other
educational institution and which is recognized and subject to controls by such educational institution. Also consider: A fraternity or sorority must be
within one-half mile of the educational facility served.
Or
Organizational Housing. A residential facility operated by a membership organization for its members and not open to the general public that typically
provides individual sleeping quarters together with common dining and living areas. This use type includes fraternity and sorority houses, convents,
student dormitories and similar residential accommodations.
Live/Work Unit. “Live/work unit” and “work/live unit” mean an integrated housing unit and working space, occupied and utilized by a single
household in a structure, either single-family or multifamily, that has been designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residential occupancy
and work activity, and which includes:
A. Complete kitchen space and sanitary facilities in compliance with the city building code; and
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B. Working space reserved for and regularly used by one or more occupants of the unit.
The difference between live/work and work/live units is that the “work” component of a live/work unit is secondary to its residential use, and may
include only commercial activities and pursuits that are compatible with the character of a quiet residential environment, while the work component of a
work/live unit is the primary use, to which the residential component is secondary.
“Loft” or “mezzanine” means a partial or intermediate level of a building interior containing floor area without enclosing interior walls or partitions and
not separated or partitioned from the floor level below or access way (stairs and/or landing) leading to the loft from the floor below by a wall or any
other partitions. Spaces designated as lofts which do not fully conform to this definition shall be deemed a “bedroom.” (See also Section 17.100.020.)
Aircraft Sales, Services, and Storage. Uses related to the rental, sales and leasing, storage, repair, and washing of aircraft.
Assisted Living. See Elderly Assisted Living, Under Residential Uses.
Wine Tasting Room – Off Site. A satellite wine tasting room associated with a licensed winery serving only those wines it produces in one-ounce
tastes or an amount approved by Alcohol and Beverage Control for tasting purposes. Only one satellite wine tasting room is permitted per licensed
winery. Wine tasting establishments serving wines from multiple wineries are separately defined as “Bars, Nightclubs, and Taverns.”
Walk-In Clientele Offices. An office business providing direct services to patrons or clients that may or may not require appointments. This use
classification includes employment agencies, insurance agent offices, real estate offices, travel agencies, utility company offices, and offices for elected
officials. It does not include banks (see “Banks and Credit Unions”) or check-cashing facilities (see Check Cashing Shops/Payday Loans”), which are
separately classified and regulated.
Personal Services - Restricted. A personal service establishment that may tend to have a blighting and/or deteriorating effect upon
surrounding areas and that may need to be dispersed from other similar uses to minimize its adverse impacts, including:
Check-cashing services
Fortune telling services: An establishment engaged in or that professes to foretell future or past events or that is engaged in the practice
of palmistry (the art or practice of reading a person’s character or future from the lines on the palms of hands). Examples of this use
type include astrologers, fortune tellers, palm and card readers, and psychics.
Massage establishments: Any business, including a sole proprietorship, which offers massage therapy in exchange for
compensation, whether at a fixed place of business or at a location designated by the patron. Massage therapy includes the application
of various techniques to the muscular structure and soft tissues of the human body, including, but not limited to, any method of
pressure or friction against, or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, compression, pounding, vibrating, rocking or stimulating of, the
external surfaces of the body with the hands or with any object or appliance. Exempted from this definition are massage therapists
operating in conjunction with and on the same premises as a physician, surgeon, chiropractor, osteopath, nurse or any physical
therapist who is duly State-licensed to practice their respective profession in the State of California, and out-service massage therapists
certified pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code Section 4612.
Smoke Shop: A retail establishment that primarily sells tobacco products, tobacco paraphernalia, electronic cigarette and vaping devices,
and/or electronic cigarette and vaping accessories. A "tobacco shop" does not include any type of "tobacco smoking establishment" or "electronic
cigarette and vaping establishment."
Tattooing, piercing, and similar services
Utilities, Minor. Facilities necessary to support established uses involving only minor structures, such as electrical distribution lines, and underground
water and sewer lines, and corporation and maintenance yards.
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