The CR (commercial residential) zone is a mixed-use zone allowing commercial as the primary use and residential as a permitted, optional secondary use. This mix of uses may be separate buildings on one site or separate areas in a building (such as appropriate ground floor shops and offices with apartments above). Densities may be within any of the residential density ranges of the general plan land use element.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
The following uses are permitted in the CR zone:
A. 
Commercial uses or services such as beauty shop, barber shop, shoe repair, laundromat, convenience retail uses such as café, bakery, pastry shop, book store, candy or ice cream store, apparel and accessory store, stationery store, drug store or pharmacy, food store and similar establishments;
B. 
Business and professional offices such as architects, attorneys, accountants, engineers, insurance agency, real estate and similar professional and general business offices;
C. 
Financial institution;
D. 
Similar uses subject to the approval of the zoning administrator;
E. 
ADUs subject to Chapter 17.715;
F. 
Low-barrier navigation housing pursuant to Government Code Section 65650. Subject only to the same standards as other multifamily uses within the same zone and subject only to the same ministerial review process as emergency shelters, see Chapter 17.770;
G. 
Supportive housing pursuant to Government Code Section 65651. Subject only to the same standards as other multifamily uses within the same zone.
(Ord. 408, 1987; Ord. 468 § 7, 1990; Ord. 728, 2002; Ord. 1083, 2/25/2025; Ord. 1084, 3/11/2025)
The following uses are permitted only on the granting of a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 17.830:
A. 
Medical or dental laboratories, medical or dental office or clinic, funeral services and crematorium;
B. 
Liquor establishments, health club, reducing studio, recreational club, drive-in or drive-through establishments related to a permitted use (subject to Chapter 17.655);
C. 
Residential uses on up to forty-nine percent of the land area or up to forty-nine percent of the building area and within any of the residential density ranges of the general plan land use element provided the entire parcel or a group of parcels are master planned developments;
D. 
Other uses that the zoning administrator determines, because of type of operation, material stored or sold, or other special circumstances require special consideration and regulations through the conditional use permit procedure.
(Ord. 408, 1987; Ord. 468 § 8, 1990; Ord. 728, 2002; Ord. 878 § 5, 2010; Ord. 1089, 10/14/2025)
The following regulations shall apply to the CR zone:
A. 
Minimum lot area: one acre except that a master planned project may be subdivided into parcels having a minimum lot area of ten thousand square feet;
B. 
Minimum street front yard: ten feet;
C. 
Minimum nonstreet frontage yard: ten feet;
D. 
Maximum Building Height.
1. 
The maximum height of a structure in the CR zone shall be two stories not to exceed thirty feet,
2. 
A three-story structure, not exceeding forty feet may be permitted subject to conditional use permit approval.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
A. 
Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 17.620.
B. 
Development Standards. The commercial uses within the CR zone shall comply with Section 17.200.003, except when a mixed use, residential/commercial development is approved, a zone wall separating the uses within the development need not be required.
C. 
Performance Standards. The commercial uses within the CR zone shall comply with Section 17.200.004.
(Ord. 408, 1987)