The R/MU-CL zoning district provides for a mix of or a single
use of retail, services, restaurants, offices, higher density residential,
and/or civic uses. This flexibility allows the ability to create interesting
projects and other spaces at the core of the community, and to relate
to the surrounding land uses and activities.
(Ord. 04-245 § 3; Ord. 22-431 § 1)
B.
Services
including, but not limited to:
1.
Arts
instruction (music, dance, painting)
2.
Appliance
and equipment repair (small)
3.
Automatic
teller machine
4.
Barber/beauty
shop/nail salon
5.
Copying
and printing
6.
Drapery
and blind installation
7.
Dry
cleaner/laundry (no plant on premises)
8.
Format
wear/rental
9.
Laundromat
10.
Locksmith
11.
Photographic studio
12.
Tailor
13.
Travel agency
14.
Watch and clock repair.
C.
Local
serving retail including, but not limited to:
1.
Apparel/accessories
2.
Art
gallery/supply store
3.
Automotive
supply
4.
Bagel/donut
shop
5.
Bakery
6.
Beauty
supply store
7.
Beer/wine
store, sales-tasting
8.
Bicycle
shop
9.
Bookstore/newsstand
10.
Cafe
11.
Camera equipment and supply
12.
Candy and confectioners
13.
Computers/electronic equipment
14.
Coffeehouse
15.
Costume/wig shop
16.
Consignment/thrift store
17.
Fabric/craft store
18.
Delicatessen
19.
Drug/pharmacy (prescription and over the counter)
20.
Dry goods
21.
Floor coverings
22.
Florist/plant shop (fertilizer to be stored and sold only in packaged
form)
23.
Food/grocery store—Supermarkets, markets, health, specialty,
other
24.
Gift shop/novelties
25.
Hardware
26.
Home appliances
27.
Ice cream/yogurt shop
28.
Jewelry store
29.
Music store
30.
Paint, glass and wallpaper store
31.
Party supplies
32.
Pet store and supplies
33.
Phone/Internet service provider
34.
Postal/mail store
35.
Picture framing shop
36.
Restaurant (no drive-through)
37.
Shoe store/shoe repair
38.
Specialty goods, including cooking supplies, house wares, linen,
window coverings, china/glassware, etc.
39.
Sporting goods
40.
Stationery/office supplies/card shop
41.
Toy store/hobby shop
42.
Variety store
F.
Incidental
and accessory structures and uses on the same site as a permitted
use.
(Ord. 04-245 § 3; Ord. 22-431 § 1)
The following uses may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.108 of the Lathrop Zoning Code:
A.
Enclosed temporary construction materials storage yards required in connection with the development of a subdivision in accordance with Section 17.16.010 of the Lathrop Zoning Code.
B.
Temporary subdivision sales offices and signs, model homes, and model home display areas in accordance with Section 17.16.010.
D.
Garden
structures in accordance with the development standards described
in this chapter.
E.
Tennis
courts, including related fencing over seven feet in height located
on the same site as a permitted or conditional use.
F.
Banks,
savings and loan and other financial institutions.
G.
Electrical
transmission and distribution sub-stations, gas regulator stations,
public service pumping stations and elevated pressure tanks.
H.
Garden
supply and plant nurseries.
I.
Liquor,
packaged.
J.
Medical,
optometry, and dental clinics and offices.
K.
Recreational
facility—Indoor.
L.
Incidental
and accessory structures and uses on the same site as a use permitted
by administrative approval or conditional use.
(Ord. 04-245 § 3; Ord. 22-431 § 1)
The following uses may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.112 of the Lathrop Zoning Code:
A.
State
authorized licensed day care centers.
B.
Churches
and other religious facilities.
C.
Modest
expansion or remodeling of an existing nonconforming use of a structure
or land, up to 50% or less of the value of the structure, or reestablishment
of a nonconforming use which has been damaged, except nonconforming
signs and outdoor advertising structures, nonconforming uses occupying
a structure with an assessed valuation of less than $200, and nonconforming
fences, walls and hedges.
D.
Gas and electric transmission lines in accordance with Section 17.108.080 of the Lathrop Zoning Code, electrical distribution substations, gas regulator stations, communications equipment buildings, public service pumping stations and elevated pressure tanks.
E.
Public
and quasi-public uses of an educational or religious type, including
parochial schools, colleges, nursery schools, private non-profit schools
and colleges, churches, parsonages and other religious institutions.
F.
Public
uses of an administrative, recreational, public service or cultural
type including post offices, libraries, museums, art galleries, and
other public buildings, structures and facilities; and community centers,
senior centers and youth centers.
G.
Public
and private charitable institutions, hospitals, sanitariums, including
a state authorized, certified or licensed family care homes, foster
homes or group homes serving seven or more mentally disordered or
otherwise handicapped persons, including rehabilitation homes for
the alcohol and/or chemically dependent, or dependent and neglected
children, where such homes provide care on a 24 hour basis.
H.
Reclaimed
water storage and water quality ponds.
I.
Spray
fields.
J.
Storm
drain detention and retention ponds.
K.
Bars,
cocktail lounges or nightclubs.
L.
Microbreweries.
M.
Street
fair or farmer's market.
N.
Theater—Indoor
(dinner, movie, live play, etc.).
O.
Video
arcade.
(Ord. 04-245 § 3; Ord. 22-431 § 1)
Specific development standards for the Residential Mixed Use (RMU-CL) district shall be established as part of the Central Lathrop design guidelines review by incorporating the design standards identified in Section 17.62.120 of this chapter and by establishing the following design principals:
A.
By
utilizing a creative approach to landscaping and screening, parking
areas shall not become the predominant feature of the streetscape,
especially as it relates to adjacent open spaces and arterial streets.
B.
Landscaping and irrigation standards shall generally follow those required by Chapter 17.92 and may be modified by the required design guidelines review by city staff, prior to issuance of. development or building permits.
C.
Building
setbacks shall be varied in accordance with corresponding building
heights, uses and proposed shop front and street activity.
E.
All signage shall be consistent with the Central Lathrop Master Signage Plan adopted generally in accordance with Chapter 17.84 of the Lathrop Zoning Code, and included as a component of the Central Lathrop Specific Plan Design Guidelines.
F.
Pedestrian
circulation within the city center environment is a priority and a
strong emphasis on access to the main street spine shall be maintained.
G.
Buildings
will be sited such that they frame the space in which they are sited,
while maintaining a strong visual and pedestrian interface with surrounding
areas.
H.
Retail
and service related uses shall maintain a pedestrian friendly design
by utilizing sidewalks for use by pedestrians and for window shopping,
cafe table use and the like,
I.
All
businesses, services and processes shall be conducted entirely within
a completely enclosed structure, except for off-street parking and
off-street loading areas, gasoline service stations, outdoor dining
areas, florist stands, coffee carts, nurseries, garden shops, signs,
Christmas tree sales lots, farmer markets, bus depots and transit
stations, public utility stations, vehicle sales and storage and other
uses found to be acceptable outdoor uses by the planning commission.
J.
No
use shall be permitted, and no process, equipment or materials shall
be used which are found by the planning commission to be objectionable
to persons living or working in the vicinity by reasons of odor, fumes,
dust, smoke, cinders, dirt, refuse, water-carried waste, noise, vibration,
illumination, glare or unsightliness or to involve any hazard of fire,
explosion or toxic chemicals.
K.
Temporary
sidewalk sales and use of the public right-of-way for the display
and sales of merchandise shall require approval by the public works
director. Permanent use for such purposes is strictly prohibited.
L.
The
following elements may project into the right-of-way: entry features
up to 12 inches, awnings up to five feet, bay windows up to three
feet. Awnings, bay windows, and other similar elements must have a
minimum of eight feet clearance above the sidewalk.
(Ord. 04-245 § 3)
The Central Lathrop design review process shall take the place of the site plan review for which provision is made in Chapter 17.100 of the Lathrop Municipal Code and the architectural design review for which provision is made in Chapter 17.104 of the Lathrop Municipal Code. Design review is required for all proposed structures, whether residential or non-residential, together with related site plans, landscaping, and public improvements associated with new development within the Central Lathrop Specific Plan area.
Housing developments that include a minimum 20% of units affordable
to lower income households shall be ministerial and exempt from this
section.
(Ord. 04-245 § 3; Ord. 22-442 § 1)
All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapter 17.16.
(Ord. 04-245 § 3)
