In addition to the general purposes listed in Chapter 17.02, the specific purposes of the commercial zoning districts include the following:
A. 
To provide the city with a wide range of neighborhood, citywide and region-serving commercial uses.
B. 
To promote appropriately located commercial businesses that provide local employment opportunities, generate tax revenue for the city, and/or strengthen the local economy.
C. 
To enhance Napa's position as a visitor destination.
D. 
To promote and encourage high quality design in new or remodeled commercial development.
The additional purposes of each commercial district follow:
E. 
Local Commercial (CL). This zoning district implements the local commercial land use category of the General Plan. It provides primarily for a range of commercial uses serving daily needs of nearby residential neighborhoods, including retail and service uses, restaurants and banks. Office uses may be allowed in a small portion of the overall district, and residential and mixed use projects may also be permitted. These developments are smaller in size and architectural scale than other commercial districts, and provisions are included to reduce potential conflicts with adjacent residential districts. Neighborhood centers are to contain a mix of uses.
F. 
Tourist Commercial (CT). This zoning district implements the tourist commercial land use category of the General Plan and may be applied in the mixed use category in areas where there are existing or planned concentrations of visitor serving uses. It provides for uses oriented toward tourists and other visitors to the community. The district encourages hotels and motels and their related amenities and recreational facilities. This district also includes community and visitor-serving retail commercial, entertainment, restaurants, service stations and similar compatible uses. Visitor-serving retail uses that emphasize viticulture, such as wineries and wine centers, are also appropriate.
G. 
Community Commercial (CC). This zoning district implements the community commercial land use category of the General Plan and may be applied in the Mixed Use category in areas where there are existing or planned concentrations of commercial uses. It allows a broad range of community-serving commercial uses including retail and service uses, restaurants, banks, entertainment and offices. Residential uses may also be allowed as part of mixed use projects at appropriate locations. These areas include community shopping centers and established commercial areas along major streets. New commercial uses are encouraged to be developed in shopping center configurations where appropriate or, on infill community commercial sites, in an integrated way with nearby commercial uses.
H. 
Downtown Core Commercial (DCC). The Downtown Core Commercial zoning district generally includes properties on First Street from School Street to the Napa River and on Main Street from Fifth Street and the Napa Mill to Caymus Street, as depicted more precisely on the city's zoning map. The primary intent of this zoning district is to promote the continued development and revitalization of the pedestrian-oriented Downtown area that serves as Napa's unique shopping district, as a neighborhood hub for the residences surrounding it, and as the center of the Napa community.
The Downtown Core Commercial zoning district reinforces Downtown's identity as a compelling place for shoppers and visitors, requiring development that is in line with Downtown's traditions and preserving its historic heritage. The goal is to provide a mix of land uses (i.e., shops, restaurants, hotels and entertainment in designated areas) that will draw people Downtown during the day, evening and on weekends; develop an improved streetscape to offer visitors a pleasant pedestrian experience; and create a series of outdoor spaces to encourage public gatherings in the city center.
I. 
Downtown Mixed Use (DMU). The Downtown Mixed-Use zoning district generally includes properties on the blocks surrounding the Downtown Core Commercial area from Clay and Pearl streets to the northern boundary of Downtown, and from Seminary and Church streets east to the Napa River and south to Third Street, as depicted more precisely in the city's zoning map. The Downtown Mixed-Use zoning district allows a broad mix of uses that is less intensive than in the Downtown Core Commercial area and more oriented to residents' daily needs.
The Downtown Mixed-Use zoning district provides for retail uses; administrative and other offices; institutional, recreational, entertainment, arts and cultural uses; hotels and conference facilities; transportation facilities; and public and quasi-public uses that strengthen Downtown's role as the community's center. The Downtown Mixed-Use zoning district also encourages residential uses primarily as part of a mixed-use development. Stand-alone residential development may be permitted where it does not conflict with the land use policy direction, in order to provide continuous linkages in and around Downtown.
J. 
Downtown Neighborhood (DN). The Downtown Neighborhood zoning district generally includes the blocks along the northern, southern and western edges of Downtown, as depicted more precisely in the city's zoning map. The Downtown Neighborhood zoning district creates a transition between the more intensive, commercially-oriented uses in the center of Downtown and the surrounding residential neighborhoods. This land use designation and zoning district provides for a compatible mix of residential uses; limited services; offices oriented to the provision of business and professional services; "live/work" spaces (where living space and work space are combined together into one unit); limited mixed residential/service and residential/office developments; and limited use of bed and breakfast inns and existing residences used as vacation rentals to encourage people to reside in Downtown and create "eyes on the street."
K. 
Oxbow Commercial (OBC). The Oxbow Commercial zoning district applies to the eastern portion of Downtown generally between Soscol Avenue and the Napa River and north to River Terrace Drive, as depicted more precisely on the city's zoning map. The Oxbow Commercial zoning district allows for uses oriented to tourists such as hotels and their related amenities; recreational facilities; community and visitor-serving retail, commercial, entertainment and restaurants; and similar compatible uses in addition to live/work opportunities.
(O2012 4, 5/15/12)
Table A—Commercial Districts
P = Permitted
C = Conditional
S = Specific Standards Apply
Blank = Not Allowed
Zoning Districts
CL
CT
CC
Added Use Regulations
A. Commercial Uses
 
 
 
 
1. Animal care and sales
 
 
 
*C if open after 10 p.m. or if >5,000 sf
Animal care facilities excluding exterior pens or runs
P*
 
P
Animal retail sales and supplies excluding exterior pens or runs
P*
 
P
Taxidermy shops
 
 
P
2. Building materials and supplies, indoors **
 
 
 
**For accessory outdoor display or sales, and accessory outdoor storage see standards Ch. 17.52
*C if open after 10 p.m. or if >5,000 sf
Brick, gravel, rock, concrete, tile and lumber sales
 
 
C
Equipment rental businesses
C
 
C
Glass and window stores
P*
 
P
Hardware stores
P*
 
P
Paint and wallpaper stores
P*
 
P
Plumbing supply stores (and accessory service)
 
 
P
3. Business sales and service
 
 
 
*C if open after 10 p.m. or if >5,000 sf
**Above/below ground floor only
Locksmith
P*
 
P
Office furniture sales and rentals
 
 
P
Office supply and equipment shops (including accessory repair)
 
 
P
Printing and copy shops
P*
P**
P
4. Food and beverage service establishments, stores
 
 
 
See standards Ch. 17.52
*C if open after 10 p.m. or if >5,000 sf
**Accessory to principal food service use only
***C if open after 10 p.m. or if >15,000 sf
Catering (with retail sales)
P
 
P
Cocktail lounges, bars, nightclubs
CS
CS
CS
Food service establishments
 
 
 
With a bar, live entertainment, or dancing
CS
CS
CS
With drive-through use
CS
CS
CS
With or without accessory serving of beer or wine
P*
P
P
Food and beverage stores, specialty, with or without accessory serving of beer or wine
P*
P
P
Bakeries, retail (with accessory food service)
P*
P
P
Bakeries, wholesale (with accessory retail sales)
 
 
C
Convenience markets
C
C
P
Grocery stores and supermarkets
P***
 
P
Liquor stores
C
C
P
5. Maintenance and repair services
 
 
 
*Entirely indoors
Small equipment maintenance and repair
P*
 
P*
Upholstery and similar service
P*
 
P*
6. Motor vehicle sales and service
 
 
 
**Accessory to service station use only
***Entirely indoors
Auto detailing
C
 
C
Car wash
C
 
C
Rentals
C**
C
C
Repairs, minor (tune-ups, brakes, batteries, tires, mufflers, upholstery)
C***
 
C
Sales, new or used vehicles (including repair accessory to sales)
 
 
C
Sales, parts and supplies
P*
 
P
Service stations (including minor repair)
C
C
C
7. Personal service establishments
 
 
 
*C if open after 10 p.m. or if > 5,000 sf
Art, music, photographic studios
P*
P
P
Barber shops/beauty salons, nail salons, personal grooming
P*
P
P
Check cashing, bail bond services
C
 
C
Dry cleaning establishments, laundromats, laundries
P*
 
P
Mail services
P*
 
P
Shoe repair and shoe shine
P*
P
P
Tailor/seamstress
P*
P
P
Tattoo parlors
 
 
C
Travel agencies
P*
P
P
Weight loss establishments
P*
 
P
8. Recreation facilities, commercial
 
 
 
*See standards Section 17.52.070
**C if open after 10 p.m. or if > 5,000 sf
***C if retail sales not adjacent to front windows or door
**** See standards Section 17.52.070 and Chapter 5.16 (card rooms)
Billiard/pool parlors*
CS
CS
CS
Bowling alleys, skating rinks*
 
 
CS
Campgrounds and RV parks
 
C
 
Card room****
 
 
C
Game arcades; video arcades*
CS
CS
CS
Health clubs/gyms
C
C
C
Health spas
P**
P
P
Miniature golf
 
C
C
Other commercial recreation not listed herein
C
C
C
Theaters
 
C
C
Stadiums, arenas, amusement parks
 
C
C
9. Retail uses
 
 
 
*C if open after 10 p.m. or if > 5,000 sf
Antique
 
P
P
Appliance (and accessory repair)
P*
 
P
 
Art, craft, music, and photographic supply and processing
P*
P
P
 
Art galleries
P*
P
P
 
Auctions
 
 
C
 
Beauty supplies
P*
P
P
Bicycle (and accessory repair)
P*
P
P
 
Books, magazines and stationery
P*
P
P
 
Clothing
P*
P
P
 
Department stores
 
 
P
 
Drug stores and pharmacies
P*
 
P
 
Electronics sales (televisions, radios, computers, telephones, hearing aids, etc.) and repairs accessory to sales
P*
 
P
 
Farm supplies, feed and grain
 
 
C**
**Excluding bulk sale of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers
Florist
P*
P
P
Gift
P*
P
P
 
Gun shops
 
 
P
 
Home furnishings: furniture, lamps, upholstery, draperies, flooring, etc.
P*
 
P
 
Jewelry
P*
P
P
 
Luggage and leather goods
P*
P
P
 
Medical equipment and supplies
P
 
P
 
Optical
P*
 
P
 
Plant nurseries
C
 
C
 
Pool, spa supplies
P*
 
P
 
Second hand and pawn shops
C
 
P
 
Shoes
P*
P
P
 
Shopping centers
P**
P**
P
**C if > 25,000 sf
Sporting goods, including rentals
P*
P
P
 
Stamp and coin shops
P*
P
P
 
Tobacco stores
 
P
P
 
Toy stores
P*
P
P
 
Variety stores
P*
P
P
 
Video sales and rentals
P*
P
P
 
10. Visitor Accommodations
 
 
 
 
Hotels, motels
 
C*
 
*Requires City Council approval
Bed and breakfast inns
 
CS
 
See standards Ch. 17.52
Conference and convention facilities**
 
C
 
** Stand alone facilities
Visitor information centers
 
P
C
 
B. Industrial Uses
 
 
 
 
Wineries and wine centers
 
C
 
 
"Boutique" food processing with retail sales
C
C
C
 
C. Offices and Related Uses
 
 
 
 
1. Financial services
 
 
 
 
Banks, savings and loans, credit unions and other financial institutions
P*
C
P
*C if > 5,000 sf
Financial services offices
p
P**
P
**Above/below ground floor or accessory to hotel
2. Medical services (medical, dental, health-related services, accessory sales)
 
 
 
*C if open after 10 p.m. or if > 5,000 sf
Clinics
C
 
C
Laboratories (excluding manufacture of pharmaceutical or other products for sale/distribution)
P*
 
P
Medical, dental, health-related offices
P*
 
P
3. Offices (administrative, business, and professional)
P
P*
P
*Above/below ground floor; accessory to hotel
D. Public and Quasi-Public Uses
 
 
 
 
1. General
 
 
 
 
Clubs and lodges, including for youth
C
C
C
 
Funeral and interment services
C
 
P
 
Other public/quasi-public uses of an administrative, educational, religious, cultural, communications or public service nature, including community care facilities not otherwise listed, and excluding corporation yards and warehouses
C
C
C
 
Parks, open space and recreation facilities, including docks, piers, etc.
C*
C*
C*
*P if part of approved public park plan or specific program approved by City Council
Recycling centers >500 sf or as principal use
 
 
C
 
2. Schools
 
 
 
*C if open after 10 p.m. or more than 18 students at any 1 time
Parochial, private
C
 
C
Performing arts, art, martial arts, sports
P*
C
P*
Public
P
P
P
Vocational, business trades
P*
 
P
3. Transportation facilities
 
 
 
 
Parking facilities, commercial or municipal (5+ spaces)
C
C
C
 
Taxi stations
 
C
C
 
Transit or bus stations
 
C
C
 
E. Residential and Related Uses
 
 
 
 
1. Residential and mixed uses*
*Residential projects of 5+ units or equivalent in :FP flood evacuation area see standards Ch. 17.38
Single-family detached
C
 
X
 
Single-family attached and condominiums
CS
 
X
See condominium standards Ch. 17.52
Caretaker's residence
 
C
 
1As long as ground level is retail/service
Condominium conversion of rental units
CS
 
CS
See condo conversion standards Ch. 17.52
Group residential, including SROs
CS
 
CS
See SRO standards Ch. 17.52
Live/work developments
C
 
C
 
Mixed use developments consisting of residential and other uses allowed in this district
P**
C***
P**
**Permitted if all proposed nonresidential uses are permitted and no density bonus or conversion of residential; otherwise C
***Allowed in CT district only when CT is applied in General Plan mixed use area
Multifamily residential
C
 
X
X Allowed as part of mixed use developments only
Residential care facilities
 
 
 
 
Small (0-6 residents)
P2
 
P2
2In residential units only
Large (7 or more residents)
C2
 
C2
2. Day care
 
 
 
 
Accessory structures and uses customarily accessory to a permitted or conditional use and contained on the same site
PS*
PS*
PS
*Accessory uses for residential are as described for the residential districts
Day care center (15 or more children or 9 or more adults)
C
C
C
 
Day care facility, child or adult (up to 14 children or 8 adults)
P*
P*
P*
*In residential units only
F. Accessory Structures and Uses
 
 
 
See standards Ch. 17.52
Automatic teller machines
P**
P**
P**
**C if drive-through
***No drive-through only
Beekeeping
PS
PS
PS
Cottage food operations
PS
PS
PS
Fences and hedges
PS
PS
PS
Outdoor display or sales
PS
PS
PS
Outdoor storage (up to 5% of site)
 
 
PS
Recycling facility, small
PS
PS
PS
Recycling/solid waste areas
PS
PS
PS
Satellite dishes
PS
PS
PS
Signs
PS
PS
PS
See Title 15
G. Other Uses
 
 
 
 
Conversion of grocery stores, supermarkets and convenience stores to other uses
C
C
C
 
Conversions of residential rental units to nonresidential uses
CS
P/CS*
CS
For CS, see standards Ch. 17.52
*CS only when CT is applied in mixed use General Plan category
See standards Ch. 17.52
Nonresidential condominiums
CS
CS
CS
Other similar permitted or conditional uses found consistent with the General Plan and applicable district pursuant to Chapter 17.04
P/C
P/C
P/C
Whether use is permitted or conditional depends on requirements for similar use
Temporary uses
PS/CS
PS/CS
PS/CS
See standards Ch. 17.52
Table B—Downtown Specific Plan Area
P = Permitted
C = Conditional
S = Specific Standards Apply
Blank = Not Allowed
 
DCC
DMU
DN
OBC
Specific Standards Apply
ground level
upper levels
ground level
upper levels
ground level
upper levels
ground level
upper levels
A. Retail
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Appliance, including repair
 
 
PS
 
 
 
 
 
C if open after 10 p.m. or if > 5,000 sf
Art galleries
PS
PS
PS
PS
 
 
PS
PS
C if open after 10 p.m. or > 5,000 sf
Beer and wine, liquor stores
PS
 
PS
C
 
 
C
C
C if open after 10 p.m. or if > 5,000 sf
Convenience markets
 
 
PS
 
 
 
 
 
C if > 5,000 sf
Department stores
PS
PS
 
 
 
 
 
 
C if > 5,000 sf
Grocery stores and supermarkets
C
C
PS
PS
 
 
 
 
C if open after 10 p.m. or if > 5,000 sf
Gun shop
 
 
PS
PS
 
 
 
 
C if open after 10 p.m. or if > 1,500 sf
Medical equipment and supplies
 
 
PS
PS
C*
 
 
 
C if open after 10 p.m. or if > 5,000 sf
C* only within buildings constructed for nonresidential use and existing as of May 1, 2012
Retail, Downtown (see Glossary)
PS
PS
PS
C
C*
 
PS
PS
C if more than 10% of the floor area is dedicated to the production of goods on the site or if > 5,000 sf or if open later than 10 p.m.
C* only within buildings constructed for nonresidential use and existing as of May 1, 2012
Consignment, secondhand, pawn shops and thrift stores
 
 
PS
PS
 
 
 
 
C if open after 10 p.m. or if > 5,000 sf, or if includes onsite outdoor drop-off area
Sporting goods, including rentals
PS
PS
PS
PS
 
 
PS
PS
C if open after 10 p.m. or if > 5,000 sf
Video sales and rentals
 
 
PS
PS
 
 
 
 
C if open after 10 p.m. or if > 5,000 sf
B. Services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ATM, stand alone
C
PS
C
PS
PS
PS
C
PS
C when not located within a fixed business
Bail bonds
 
 
C
C
 
 
 
 
 
Banks, savings and loans, credit unions and other financial institutions, with or without ATM
CS
CS
PS
PS
 
 
CS
CS
Prohibited within 100 feet of another bank
Business support services, Downtown
 
P
P
P
P
P
 
 
 
Catering
 
C
C
C
 
 
C
C
 
Check cashing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fitness centers/health clubs
 
PS
PS
PS
C*
 
 
 
C if > 5,000 sf
C* only within buildings constructed for nonresidential use and existing as of May 1, 2012
Funeral services
 
 
 
 
PS
PS
 
 
C if > 5,000 sf
Health services including chiropractic, acupuncture, reiki, physical therapy, occupational therapy
 
P
PS
P
PS
P
PS
PS
C if > 5,000 sf
Instructional services including performing arts, art, martial arts, sports, vocational and business trade schools
 
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
 
Laundry, dry cleaning
 
 
PS
 
 
 
 
 
C if > 5,000 sf
Medical services
 
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
 
 
C if > 5,000 sf
Palm readers and psychics
 
P
PS
P
PS
P
PS
PS
C if > 5,000 sf
Parking lots, private
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multi-level
 
 
C
C
C
C
C
C
Underground parking conditionally permitted, including in Downtown Core Commercial
Surface
 
 
CS 
 
CS
 
CS
 
Parking lots, public
 
 
P
P
P
P
P
P
 
Personal services, Downtown
PS
P
PS
P
PS
P
PS
PS
C if > 5,000 sf
Pet grooming
 
P
PS
P
PS
P
PS
PS
C if > 5,000 sf
Professional, administrative or business offices
 
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Includes city, special district, public utility. County facilities, while also included, are not regulated by the city
Recycling, small collection facility
 
 
C
 
C
 
 
 
 
Repair and tailoring, including shoes
 
P
PS
P
PS
P
PS
PS
C if > 5,000 sf
Repair of small electronics and appliances
 
P
PS
P
PS
P
PS
PS
C if > 5,000 sf
Specialty transportation retail, touring services
PS
 
PS
PS
 
 
PS
PS
C if storage exceeds 50% of the floor area
Vehicle services
 
 
CS
 
CS
 
 
 
Entirely indoors
Wine tasting facility, with or without associated retail sales
PS
PS
PS
PS
C*
 
PS
PS
C if retail area exceeds 5,000 sf
C* only within buildings constructed for nonresidential use and existing as of May 1, 2012
C. Visitor Accommodations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bed and breakfast inns
 
 
CS
CS
CS
CS
 
 
See Section 17.52.060 Bed and breakfast inns
Conference and convention facilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
CS
CS
Stand-alone facilities
Hotel
CS*
CS*
CS*
CS*
 
 
CS*
CS*
* Requires City Council approval
For condo hotels see Municipal Code Section 17.52.095
Vacation rentals
 
 
CS
CS
CS
CS
 
 
See standards Ch. 17.52
Visitor information centers
P
 
P
 
 
 
P
 
 
D. Entertainment Uses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Inside Entertainment District
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Entertainment District standards
Primary entertainment use (i.e., performance theater, dance club)
C
C
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Entertainment as joint use (i.e., restaurant with live music and dancing)
PS
PS
 
 
 
 
 
 
Entertainment as incidental use
PS
PS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outdoor entertainment
CS
CS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Outside Entertainment District
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Entertainment District standards
Primary entertainment use (i.e., performance theater, dance club)
CS
CS
CS
CS
 
 
CS
 
Entertainment as joint use (i.e., restaurant with live music and dancing)
CS
CS
CS
CS
 
 
CS
CS
 
Entertainment as incidental use
PS
PS
PS
PS
 
 
PS
PS
 
Outdoor entertainment
CS
CS
CS
CS
 
 
CS
CS
Movie theaters
C
C
C
C
 
 
C
C
 
Miscellaneous entertainment/recreation
CS
CS
CS
CS
 
 
CS
CS
See Section 17.52.070 Cocktail lounges, bars and commercial recreation facilities
E. Food Service and Drinking Establishments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cocktail lounges, bars, nightclubs
CS
CS
CS
CS
 
 
CS
CS
See Section 17.52.070 Cocktail lounges, bars and commercial recreation facilities
Food service
PS
PS
PS
PS
 
 
PS
PS
With outdoor dining, if in public right-of-way, site license agreement required per Section 17.52.340 Outdoor dining
P with incidental takeout and/or catering
C with takeout and no seating
With or without beer and wine or alcohol sales
C if beer and wine/bar area exceeds 20% of customer floor area and/or if open after 11 p.m.
Restaurants with drive-through
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
F. Food and Beverage Production
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bakeries, wholesale (with accessory retail sales)
PS
PS
PS
PS
 
 
PS
PS
Retail component must be located in the street frontage. C if 50% or less of the space is retail
Boutique and specialty food and beverage service, with or without production, limited
PS
PS
PS
PS
C*
 
PS
PS
Retail component must be located in the street frontage. C if 50% or less of the space is retail. C* only within buildings constructed for nonresidential use and existing as of May 1, 2012
G. Public and Quasi-Public Uses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assembly halls, clubs and lodges, including for youth
 
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
 
Parks, open space and recreation facilities, including docks, piers
C
 
C
 
C
 
C
 
Subject to design review
Cultural, educational, religious and related facilities, including schools, libraries, museums
PS
PS
PS
PS
C
C
PS
C
C if schools, churches or other educational facilities
Train depot
 
 
 
 
 
 
P
 
 
Public utility and safety facilities, including corporation or storage yards, pump stations, telecommunication facilities, utility substations, storm drainage ponds, water tanks, utility distribution facilities, police, fire or paramedic
C
C
C
C
 
 
C
C
 
H. Residential and Related Uses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family, detached
 
 
C
 
P
 
 
 
 
Single-family, attached
 
CS
CS
CS
PS
PS
CS
CS
See Section 17.52.090 Condominium standards
Multifamily, residential
 
P
P
P
P
P
C
C
 
Mixed-use developments, residential and other uses allowed in district
PS*
PS
PS
PS
P
P
PS
PS
See Section 17.52.280 Mixed use development objectives
Permitted if all proposed non-residential uses are permitted and no density bonus or conversion of residential, otherwise C
* As long as ground level is retail/service
Group residential, including SROs
 
 
CS
CS
 
 
 
 
See Section 17.52.460 Single room occupancies
Live/work developments
 
CS
 
CS
PS*
CS*
PS
PS
* only where structure is adding residential component - not converting residential to live/work
Residential care facilities
 
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
 
Day care facility, child or adult (up to 14 children or 8 adults)
 
P
P
C
P
C
 
 
 
Day care center (15 or more children or 9 or more adults) or community care facilities
 
C
C
C
C
C
 
 
 
Accessory structures and uses customarily accessory to a permitted or conditional use and contained on the same site
 
 
PS
 
PS
 
PS
 
Accessory uses for residential are as described for the residential districts
I. Accessory Structures and Uses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cottage food operations
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
See standards Ch. 17.52
Outdoor display or sales
PS
 
PS
 
 
 
PS
 
See Section 17.52.330 Outdoor display or sale of merchandise, accessory use
J. Other Uses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Conversions of residential structures from nonresidential uses to residential uses
 
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
 
Conversion of grocery stores, supermarkets and convenience stores to other uses
 
 
C
 
 
 
 
 
 
Conversion of rental unit to condominium
 
CS
CS
CS
CS
CS
CS
CS
See standards Chapter 17.52
Fences and hedges
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
Nonresidential condos
CS
CS
CS
CS
CS
CS
CS
CS
Satellite dishes
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
Signs
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
 
Temporary uses
PS/CS
PS/CS
PS/CS
PS/CS
PS/CS
PS/CS
PS/CS
PS/CS
 
(O2012-4, 5/15/12; O2013-1, 3/19/13; O2013-3, 5/21/13; O2014-3, 3/4/14; O2015-13, 11/3/15; O2017-016, 12/19/17; O2020-009, 6/23/20)
NA = Not Applicable
Property Development Standards
CL
CT
CC
Additional Standards
Floor area ratios (FARs) and densities
See General Plan for FARs and densities applicable to property
See Ch. 17.52 for calculation of FARs and densities
Height (in feet)
30
40
40
 
Minimum lot area (sq. ft)
5,000
10,000
10,000
 
Lot width (feet) at front setback line
50
70
70
 
Lot frontage (feet) at front property line
50
50
50
(1)
Front setback (feet)
 
 
 
 
Arterial or collector
30
30
30
(2)
Local street
15
15
15
 
Side setback (feet)
 
 
 
 
Arterial or collector
30
30
30
(2)
Local street
15
15
15
 
Side yard (feet)
NA
NA
NA
(3)
Rear yard (feet)
NA
NA
NA
(3)
Notes:
(1)
In the CL, CT and CC Districts, lot frontage may be reduced to 40 feet for lots with divergent lot lines, such as those that front on the bulb of a cul-de-sac or a sharply curved street.
(2)
In the CL, CT and CC Districts, front and side setbacks may be reduced to 15 feet with design review when the reduction improves the overall site design, design of the building or better integrates the building with its site and surroundings.
(3)
Commercial district development proposed on land that abuts a residential district is subject to transitional standards described in Section 17.10.040.
See Chapter 17.52 (Site and Use Regulations) for additional regulations pertaining to agricultural buffers, creeks and watercourses, historic preservation, noise, outdoor storage, recycling areas, wetlands, and other site development standards.
(O2012-4, 5/15/12)
A. 
Design Guidelines. Design guidelines shall be referred to where applicable.
B. 
Parking and Loading. On-site parking and loading shall be provided in accord with provisions of Chapter 17.54.
C. 
Accessory Structures. Accessory structures shall meet the same standards as for principal buildings. Walks or similar types of surfaced areas constructed at grade, parking (See subsection G of this section), fences (See Chapter 17.52, Site and Use Regulations) and signs (See Chapter 17.55, Sign Ordinance) may be located in setback areas.
D. 
Properties located within the boundaries of the Downtown Specific Plan shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 4.7 (Property Development Standards) of the Downtown Specific Plan.
E. 
Transitional Standards. Where development is proposed on land which abuts residential RS, RI, or RT District lands, the standards below shall be observed:
1. 
Front and side setbacks shall be those required in the adjacent residential district, except when properties abut along rear lot lines.
2. 
Design review shall identify potential impacts of the proposed project on the residential use (e.g., noise, privacy, visual) and utilize landscaped buffers consisting of a mix of trees and shrubs, solid masonry walls designed compatible with the project, building setbacks/stepbacks and/or other effective techniques to address such impacts.
F. 
Screening of Trash, Outdoor Storage. See Chapter 17.52 for outdoor storage screening requirements.
G. 
Rooftop Equipment. Rooftop equipment shall be screened and integrated into the building architecture. Screens shall not disproportionately increase the mass of the building.
H. 
Landscaping. All planting strips, yards, setbacks and other required open space areas shall be landscaped in accord with a landscape plan addressing city standards, approved by the decision-making body as part of the design review or other discretionary permit. Parking may be located in the front setback provided a minimum of 15 feet is landscaped. All landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy, weed-free condition. Landscape maintenance agreements with the city may be required on sensitive sites.
I. 
Street Trees. Street trees in rights-of-way may be required to be installed by the Community Resources Director in accordance with city standards.
J. 
Public Works Improvements. Curb, gutter, sidewalk, street, drainage, utility undergrounding and similar improvements may be required to be installed by the Public Works Director in accordance with Policy Resolution 27 or Public Works Department standard specifications.
K. 
Lighting. Exterior lighting shall be directed or shielded so as to prevent glare onto public streets and abutting residential properties.
L. 
Noise. See Section 17.52.310, Noise Standards.
(O2003-12; O2012-4, 5/15/12; O2019-001, 1/15/19)
New nonresidential or mixed use structures, additions and exterior remodels, or the subdivision of any lot shall require design review as described in Chapter 17.62 (Design Review Permits). The painting of walls with murals, wall graphics or unusual paint colors incompatible with their context also requires design review. Residential development is also subject to design review in accordance with Chapter 17.62. Signs require review in accordance with Chapter 17.55, Sign Ordinance.
(O2003-12; O2019-001, 1/15/19)