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City of Costa Mesa, CA
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Title 13 Planning, Zoning and Development
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Chapter IX SPECIAL LAND USE REGULATIONS
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Chapter IX
SPECIAL LAND USE REGULATIONS
Article 1
Sexually-Oriented Businesses
§ 13-129
Purpose and intent.
§ 13-130
Definitions.
§ 13-131
Exceptions to the article.
§ 13-132
Establishment of sexually-oriented business.
§ 13-133
Measurement of distance.
§ 13-134
Misdemeanor offenses.
§ 13-135
Violations/penalties.
§ 13-136
Public nuisance.
§ 13-137
Other regulations.
Article 2
Antennas
§ 13-139
Purpose.
§ 13-140
Applicability.
§ 13-141
Permit requirements.
§ 13-142
Development standards.
§ 13-143
Nonconforming antennas.
§ 13-144
Minor conditional use permit requirements.
§ 13-145
Compatibility of regulations.
Article 3
Concurrent Sale of Alcoholic Beverages and Motor Vehicle Fuel
§ 13-146
Purpose.
§ 13-147
Conditional use permit required; exception.
§ 13-148
Procedure.
§ 13-149
Conditions, discretionary.
§ 13-150
Conditions, mandatory.
§ 13-151
Application to existing businesses.
Article 4
Density Bonuses and other Incentives
§ 13-152
Purpose.
§ 13-153
Qualified project.
§ 13-154
Application and review process.
Article 5
Electronic Game Machines
§ 13-159
Purpose.
§ 13-160
Conditional use permit required.
§ 13-161
Development standards.
§ 13-162
Nonconforming business amortization.
Article 6
Home Occupations
§ 13-163
Purpose.
§ 13-164
Permits required.
§ 13-165
Application procedures.
§ 13-166
Permit fee.
§ 13-167
Term of permit.
§ 13-168
Evaluation standards.
§ 13-169
Revocation and appeal procedures.
Article 7
Mini-Warehouses
§ 13-170
Purpose.
§ 13-171
Development standards.
Article 8
Motels
§ 13-172
Purpose and intent.
§ 13-173
Definitions.
§ 13-174
Operational and development standards.
§ 13-175
Application to existing businesses.
§ 13-175.1
Application to existing tenants.
§ 13-175.2
Procedure for compliance.
§ 13-175.3
Conditional use permit for long-term occupancies.
§ 13-175.4
Termination of tenancy.
Article 9
Off-Site Hazardous Waste Facilities
§ 13-176
Purpose.
§ 13-177
Definitions.
§ 13-178
Applicability.
§ 13-179
Conditional use permit required.
§ 13-180
Application requirements.
§ 13-181
Environmental review.
§ 13-182
Procedures.
§ 13-183
Public notices.
§ 13-184
Findings.
§ 13-185
Appeals.
Article 10
Temporary Trailers
§ 13-186
Permit required.
§ 13-187
Temporary real estate and construction offices.
§ 13-188
Other uses.
Article 11
Transitional Areas
§ 13-189
Transitional areas.
Article 12
Transportation Demand Management
§ 13-193
Purpose.
§ 13-194
Definitions.
§ 13-195
Policy.
§ 13-196
Applicability.
§ 13-197
Facility standards.
§ 13-199
Implementation and monitoring.
§ 13-200
Enforcement and penalties.
Article 13
Water Quality
§ 13-200.5
General.
Article 14
Historic Preservation
§ 13-200.6
Purpose.
§ 13-200.7
Applicability of other regulations.
§ 13-200.8
Definitions.
§ 13-200.9
Historic preservation procedures.
§ 13-200.10
Maintenance, restoration, rehabilitation, relocation, alteration, development and demolition of cultural resources through the certificate of appropriateness process.
§ 13-200.11
Preservation incentives.
§ 13-200.12
Enforcement and penalties.
Article 15
Reasonable Accommodations
§ 13-200.60
Purpose.
§ 13-200.61
Applicability.
§ 13-200.62
Reasonable accommodations—Procedure.
§ 13-200.63
Severability.
Article 16
Liquor Stores, Convenience Stores, and Mini-Markets
§ 13-200.70
Purpose.
§ 13-200.71
Conditional use permit required.
§ 13-200.72
Development and operational standards for liquor stores, convenience stores, and mini markets.
§ 13-200.73
Modification or revocation.
Article 17
Orange County Fair and Event Center
§ 13-200.75
General plan designation.
§ 13-200.76
Amendment of general plan designation.
§ 13-200.77
Environmental review.
§ 13-200.78
Election costs.
Article 18
Emergency Shelters
§ 13-200.79
Purpose and intent.
Article 19
Smoking and Vaping Uses
§ 13-200.80
Purpose.
§ 13-200.81
Permitted and conditionally permitted uses.
§ 13-200.82
Measurement of distance.
§ 13-200.83
Smoking lounges—Operational and development standards.
Article 20
Marijuana and/or Medical Marijuana uses and Activities
§ 13-200.84
Purpose.
§ 13-200.85
Applicability.
§ 13-200.86
Definitions.
§ 13-200.87
Cultivation of marijuana prohibited.
§ 13-200.88
Declaration of public nuisance.
§ 13-200.89
Violations.
Article 21
Location of Cannabis Distributing, Manufacturing, Research and Development, Testing Laboratories, Retail Storefront and Retail Nonstorefront Uses
§ 13-200.90
Purpose.
§ 13-200.91
Applicability.
§ 13-200.92
Cannabis distributing facilities, manufacturing sites, research and development laboratories, and testing laboratories.
§ 13-200.93
Cannabis retail storefront and non-storefront uses.
§ 13-200.94
Declaration of public nuisance.
§ 13-200.95
Violations.
Article 22
An Ordinance to give the People of Costa Mesa Control of Their Future
§ 13-200.100
Code amendment.
§ 13-200.101
Purpose.
§ 13-200.102
Definitions.
§ 13-200.103
Effective date—Applicability.
§ 13-200.104
Vote of the Costa Mesa electorate on a major change in an allowable land use.
§ 13-200.105
Application for major change in allowable land use—City review.
§ 13-200.106
Exceptions.
§ 13-200.107
Relationship to Municipal Code.
§ 13-200.108
Amendments.
§ 13-200.109
Judicial enforcement.
§ 13-200.110
Construction.
§ 13-200.111
Consistency with other ballot measures.
Article 23
Needle and Syringe Exchange Programs
§ 13-200.200
Definitions.
§ 13-200.201
Prohibition.
§ 13-200.202
Penalties.