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19.13.020 - Use regulations.

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Commerce, CA.

Local law · Updated May 13, 2025 · 2,277 sections

The text

A.

Table 19.13.020A identifies the uses permitted in the commercial public facility (CPF) zone.

B.

Certain permitted uses and conditionally permitted uses may be subject to special conditions regarding the location, operation, or design of the use. Such uses are marked in Table 19.13.020A with an asterisk (*), and the special conditions that apply are contained in Chapter 19.31 (Standards for Specific Land Uses) of this Title 19.

C.

When a use is not specifically listed, the community development director shall have the authority to determine what use the proposed use is most similar to and whether such proposed use is permitted within the context of existing regulations.

Table 19.13.020A

Permitted Uses—Public Facility Zone Use PF

Billboard (Digital), Outdoor Advertising P* subject to the requirements of Chapter 19.25 of this Title 19

Cemeteries, Crematories, Mausoleums, and Columbariums C*

Churches and Similar Religious Institutions P

Community Care Facilities (see Chapter 19.07, Division 2 for regulations) C*

Dwelling, Accessory or Caretaker, including those for churches or religious facilities C

Electric Distribution and Transmission Substation P

Energy Support Facilities P

Fire Station P

Flood Control Channels, Basins, Facilities P

Food Commissary, for Employees P

Government Buildings P

Greenhouses A

Heliports, Airports or Landing Strips C*

Highway Patrol Offices and Facilities P

Hospitals C

Libraries P

Nursery (plant)—Wholesale and Growing Stock P

Parks, Playgrounds P

Police Station P

Public Educational Facilities P

Public Parking Structures P

Public or Quasi-Public Uses of Educational/Recreational Nature P

Public or Quasi-Public Uses of Religious, Cultural, Public Service Nature P

Transmission Towers (>60 ft.), Radio, Television, Cellular Telephone, and Microwave (see Chapter 19.27) C

Water Pumping, Water Works, Treatment Plants, and Public Utilities C

Key: P = Permitted Use

A = Permitted as an Accessory Use

C = Conditional Use Permit Required (See Chapter 19.39, Division 7)

T = Temporary Use

* = Special use conditions and/or development standards apply

(Ord. 544 § 1(part), 2000).

(Ord. No. 652, §§ 4, 5, 9-17-2013)