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19.47.030 - Use regulations.

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Commerce, CA.

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

The text

A.

All uses in the applicable underlying zone are allowed. In addition, Table 19.11.030A identifies the uses permitted in the HOO zone.

B.

Certain permitted uses and conditionally permitted uses may be subject to special conditions regarding location, operation or the design of the use. Such uses are marked in Table 19.11.030A with an asterisk (*), and the special conditions that apply are contained in Chapter 19.31 (Standards for Specific Land Uses) of this title.

C.

The "notes and exceptions" column of Table 19.11.030A indicates more precisely the use regulations for specific operating characteristics. The notes and exceptions must be reviewed in conjunction with the other information for that class of use.

D.

For uses or activities not specifically identified in Table 19.11.030A, the community development director shall have the authority to interpret and assign the use. The decision of the community development director can be appealed to the planning commission pursuant to Chapter 19.39, Division 4 (Appeals and Revocations) of this title.

E.

Any use or activity not identified in Table 19.11.030A, or any use or activity not interpreted by the community development director, shall be prohibited.

Table 19.47.030A

Uses in Housing Opportunity Overlay Zone Use HOO *Notes and Exceptions

Accessory Buildings A

Child Care Center P/C* *See Chapter 19.31 Division 8

Care Facilities (<6 persons) P

Child Facilities (>6 persons) C

Clubs, Private and Fraternities/Sororities X

Community Gardens C

Dwelling, Multi-family Attached P Attached multifamily dwellings could be apartments, condominium or other attached multiple family dwellings

Dwelling, Single-Family Attached X Attached single family dwellings could include attached townhomes, rowhouses, courtyard and/or cluster housing

Dwelling, Single-Family X

Dwelling, Single-Family; new construction and additions where the total floor area of all structures is greater than 2,300 square feet X

Emergency Shelters X

Greenhouses A

Home Occupations P/C* See Chapter 19.31 Division 13

Live/Work P See Section 19.11.080 for additional standards

Manufactured Housing X

Mobile Home Parks X

Mixed-Use Development, where residential and nonresidential uses are integrated vertically, including live/work opportunities. Nonresidential uses in vertical mixed-use projects shall be limited to:

• Health and Fitness Centers;

• Schools, Specialized Education and Training;

• Studios, Professional;

• Printing and Publishing;

• Studios—Art, Dance, Music, Photography, etc.;

• Retail Trade uses that can only include:

• Appliance Sales

• Arts, Antiques, Collectibles, and Gifts

• Convenience Stores

• Furniture and Furnishings

• Grocery Stores

• Pet Shops

• Restaurants

• Retail, General Merchandise

• Bank and Financial Services;

• Day Care Centers;

• Laundry and Dry Cleaning;

• Laundromats, Self Service;

• Offices; and P Nonresidential uses are permitted in vertical mixed-use projects and shall be restricted to the ground floor only

Nursing/Rest Homes C

Parking Lots, Surface P

Parking Structure, Above Ground P Permitted if screened from views from public right-of-way and adjacent single-family residential districts

Public or Quasi-public uses of educational/recreational nature X

Public or Quasi-public use of religious, cultural pubic services nature X

Second Dwelling Unit X

Senior Housing P

Supportive Housing P

Swimming Pools, Private A

Transitional Housing P

NOTE: All uses are subject to performance standards as defined in Chapter 19.19. * = See "Notes and Exceptions" column.

P = Permitted by right.

X = Not permitted.

P/C = Either permitted by right or subject to conditional use permit review, depending upon criteria contained in Chapter 19.31

C = Conditional use permit required.

(Ord. No. 656, § 4 (Exh. A), 11-19-2013)