A.
CC District—Permitted Uses.
The following uses are allowed in the CC District, and a conditional use permit is not required. (Certain uses are subject to special requirements and/or limitations, as prescribed following the individual use classification.)
1.
Accessory uses, other than entertainment events, when in conjunction with a permitted use.
2.
Ambulance Service, Emergency. (A conditional use permit is required if located within 1,000 feet of an R District or the boundaries of a site occupied by a public or private school or park and recreation facility.)
3.
Ambulance Service, Non-Emergency. (An Administrative Review approval is required if located within 1,000 feet of an R District or the boundaries of a site occupied by a public or private school or park and recreation facility.)
4.
Animal Grooming.
5.
Animal Sales.
6.
Artists' Studios.
7.
Automobile Washing, Attended. (Subject to Section 4.04.208 Service Stations and Automobile Washing.)
8.
Brewpubs.
9.
Business Services.
10.
Business and Trade Schools.
11.
Cafés. (Subject to Section 2.08.272 Additional Use Restrictions: Commercial and Professional Districts.)
12.
Catering Services.
13.
Communication Facilities.
14.
Drugstores.
15.
Emergency Shelters, 25 or fewer beds.
17.
Financial Institutions, Retail.
18.
Furniture, Electronics, and Appliance Sales.
19.
Health and Fitness Centers.
20.
Home Improvement and Interior Decoration.
21.
Instruction and Improvement Services.
22.
Maintenance and Repair Services.
23.
Medical Supply Stores.
24.
Neighborhood/Specialty Food Markets.
25.
Nurseries.
26.
Offices, Business and Professional.
27.
Pharmacies.
28.
Residential Hotels, 25 or fewer beds.
29.
Restaurants, Full-Service. (Subject to Section 2.08.272 Additional Use Restrictions: Commercial and Professional Districts.)
30.
Retail Sales.
31.
Retail Services.
32.
Telecommunications, Architecturally-Integrated Antennas and/or Co-Locations on Existing Tower Structures. (Subject to the regulations of Section 4.04.376 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities.)
33.
Theaters, Small Scale.
34.
Travel Services.
35.
Utilities, Minor.
B.
CC District—Conditionally Permitted Uses.
The following uses are allowed in the CC District, subject to the approval of a conditional use permit. (Certain uses are subject to special requirements and/or limitations, as prescribed following the individual use classification.)
1.
Accessory Uses in conjunction with a conditionally permitted use.
2.
Animal Boarding.
3.
Animal Hospitals.
4.
Automobile Washing, Unattended. (Subject to Section 4.04.208 Service Stations and Automobile Washing.)
5.
Bars.
7.
Beer and Wine Stores. (Beer and wine stores shall not be located within 1,000 feet of a site occupied by a public or private school, park, library, or recreational facilities, and no exterior vending machines shall be permitted. Beer and wine stores may be operated only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. unless longer hours are allowed with the approval of a conditional use permit, with a finding that the extended hours would not have an adverse effect on neighboring uses. A pre-existing beer and wine store shall not be deemed a nonconforming use solely due to non-compliance with the 1,000 foot minimum distance requirement.)
8.
Billiard Parlors.
9.
Bingo Parlors.
10.
Building Materials and Services.
11.
Cannabis Dispensary. (Subject to performance standards in the San Leandro Municipal Code Section 4-33-500 Cannabis Dispensary Permits.)
12.
Coin-Operated Laundry Businesses.
13.
Commercial Parking Facility.
14.
Commercial Recreation.
15.
Convenience Stores. (Convenience markets shall not be located within 1,000 feet of a site occupied by a public or private school, park, library, or recreational facilities, and no exterior vending machines shall be permitted. Convenience markets may be operated only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. unless longer hours are allowed with the approval of a conditional use permit, with a finding that the extended hours would not have an adverse effect on neighboring uses. A pre-existing convenience store shall not be deemed a nonconforming use solely due to non-compliance with the 1,000 foot minimum distance requirement.)
16.
Cultural Institutions.
17.
Dance Clubs.
18.
Department Stores.
19.
Drive-Up Facilities.
20.
Emergency Health Care.
21.
Emergency Shelters, more than 25 beds.
22.
Entertainment Events. (Entertainment events, when provided either as a primary use or as an accessory use to permitted and conditionally permitted uses, require use permit approval.)
23.
Farmers' Market.
25.
Financial Institutions, Personal Loan Services. (Financial institutions, personal loan services uses shall not be located within 1,500 feet from other financial institutions, personal loan services uses. Financial institutions, personal loan services uses may be operated only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. unless longer hours are allowed with the approval of a conditional use permit, with a finding that the extended hours would not have an adverse effect on neighboring uses.)
26.
Fortune-Telling Establishments.
27.
Game Centers.
28.
Government Offices.
29.
Gun or Weapon Shop.
30.
Hospitals.
31.
Hotels, Motels, and Time-Share Facilities.
32.
Laboratories, Cannabis Testing Facilities.
33.
Liquor Stores. (Liquor stores shall not be located within 1,000 feet of a site occupied by a public or private school, park, library, or recreational facilities, and no exterior vending machines shall be permitted. Liquor stores may be operated only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. unless longer hours are allowed with the approval of a conditional use permit, with a finding that the extended hours would not have an adverse effect on neighboring uses. A pre-existing liquor store shall not be deemed a nonconforming use solely due to non-compliance with the 1,000 foot minimum distance requirement.)
34.
Massage Therapy.
35.
Mixed-Use Residential.
36.
Multi-Family Residential.
37.
Park and Recreation Facilities.
38.
Pawn Shop.
39.
Public Safety Facilities.
40.
Residential Hotels, more than 25 beds.
41.
Retail Sales, Big Box.
42.
Secondhand Sales.
44.
Supermarkets.
45.
Telecommunications, New Monopoles and Towers. (Subject to the regulations of Section 4.04.376 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities.)
46.
Theaters.
47.
Two-Family Residential.
48.
Utilities, Major.
49.
Vehicle/Equipment Repair, Limited.
50.
Vehicle/Equipment Repair, General.
51.
Vehicle/Heavy Equipment Dealers, New.
52.
Vehicle/Heavy Equipment Dealers, Used.
53.
Vehicle/Heavy Equipment Rentals.
C.
CC District—Uses Requiring Administrative Review.
The following uses are allowed in the CC District, subject to the approval of an Administrative Review by the Zoning Enforcement Official, as per the requirements of Chapter 5.04 Zoning Permits Required; Environmental Review; Fees and Deposits.
1.
Automatic Teller Machines.
2.
Automobile Parts Sales.
3.
Community Gardens.
4.
Day Care, General.
5.
Mobile Food Vending. (Subject to approval of operation and restrictions on operation as established by the Zoning Enforcement Official and compliance with San Leandro Municipal Code Chapter 4-34 Mobile Food Vending.)
6.
Parking Lot.
7.
Recycling Facilities, Bulk Reverse Vending Machine. (Subject to the regulations of Section 4.04.232 Recycling Facilities.)
8.
Recycling Facilities, Single-Feed Reverse Vending Machine. (Subject to the regulations of Section 4.04.232 Recycling Facilities.)
9.
Recycling Facilities, Small Collection. (Subject to the regulations of Section 4.04.232 Recycling Facilities.)
10.
Recycling Facilities, Large Collection. (Subject to the regulations of Section 4.04.232 Recycling Facilities.)
11.
Vehicle/Heavy Equipment Dealers Limited, Used.
(Ord. 2001-015 § 1; Ord. 2003-006 § 1; Ord. 2004-004 § 3; Ord. 2004-007 § 2; Ord. 2008-002 § 2; Ord. 2014-003 § 3; Ord. 2014-011 § 2; Ord. 2015-11 § 4; Ord. 2016-012 § 4; Ord. 2017-001 § 4; Ord. 2017-014 § 4; Ord. 2020-002 § 4; Ord. 2022-022 § 3; Ord. No. 2025-014, 12/1/2025)