Zoning Districts

In addition to the general purposes listed in Section 10-2.102, the specific purposes of the C-1, C-2, C-3, and C-4 commercial zone regulations are to:

(a) Provide appropriately located areas consistent with the General Plan for a full range of neighborhood and community-oriented retail sales, services, professional offices, and other commercial uses.
(b) Strengthen the city's economic base, and provide employment opportunities close to home for residents of the City.
(c) Minimize the impact of commercial development on adjacent residential districts.
(d) Ensure that the appearance and effects of commercial buildings and uses are harmonious with the character of the area in which they are located.
(e) Provide, where appropriate, areas for the development of a distinct pedestrian scaled "village" environment which primarily serves the needs of local residents and enhances pedestrian activity.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

10-2.610 Land use regulations: C-1 Commercial zone.

In the following schedule the letter "P" designates use classifications permitted in the specified zone and the letter "C" designates use classifications permitted subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit, as provided in Section 10-2.2506. Where there is neither a "P" nor a "C" indicated under a specified zone, or where a use classification is not listed, that classification is not permitted. The "Additional Regulations" column references regulations located elsewhere in the Municipal Code.

Use Classifications	C-1	Additional Regulations See Section:
Commercial Uses
Animal sales and services: Animal feed and supplies Animal grooming Animal sales	P C C
Artist's studios	P
Banks and savings and loans with drive-up service	P C
Bars and cocktail lounges	C	10-2.1600
Commercial printing Commercial printing, limited	C P
Drive-up services	C
Food and beverage sales	P
Liquor stores	C	10-2.1600
Maintenance and repair services	P
Offices	P
Personal convenience services	P
Personal improvement services	C
Plant nurseries	C
Recycling collection facilities: Reverse vending machines Small collection facilities	P C	10-2.1616
Restaurants: 2,000 sq. ft. or less floor area with no drive-up service more than 2,000 sq. ft. floor area or with drive-up service	P C
Retail sales	P
Snack shops	P
Vehicle sales and services: Service stations Motor vehicle repair garages	C C	10-2.1602 10-2.611; 10-2.1604

Other Uses
Adult day care centers	C
Antennae for public communications	C
Child day care centers	C
Churches	C
Clubs and lodges	C
Cultural institutions	C
Government offices	P
Parking lots	C
Public safety facilities	C
Public utility facilities	C	10-2.1614
Recreation facilities	C
Schools, public or private	C

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996, as amended by Ord. 2801, eff. June 5, 1997)

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10-2.611 Additional land use regulations: C-1 Commercial zone.

(a) Motor vehicle repair garages. No motor vehicle repair garage shall be permitted on any lot abutting an (R) residential zone or (P) public and institutional zone.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

10-2.612 Development standards: C-1 Commercial zone.

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.35 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-2.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two (2) stories (see definition of story in Section 10-2.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum yard requirements shall be as follows:

(1) Front setback. There shall be a minimum front setback of five (5) feet the full width of the lot, except where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, in which case the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
(2) Side setback.

a. There shall be a minimum side setback of ten (10) feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

1. There shall be a minimum side setback of twenty (20) feet the full length of the lot;
2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of twenty (20) feet the full width of the lot;
b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

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10-2.620 Land use regulations: C-2, C-2A, and C-2B Commercial zones, and C-2-PD Pedestrian-oriented Commercial zone.

Use Classifications	C-2	C-2A	C-2B	C-2-PD	Additional Regulations See Section:
Commercial Uses
Ambulance services	C	C	C	---
Animal sales and services: Animal feed and supplies Animal grooming Animal hospitals Animal sales	P C C C	P C C C	P C C C	P C --- C
Artist's studios	P	P	P	P
Banks and savings and loans with drive-up service	P C	P C	P C	P C
Bars and cocktail lounges	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Building material sales	C	C	C	---
Business and trade schools	C	C	C	C
Check-cashing businesses	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Commercial printing Commercial printing, limited	P P	P P	P P	--- P
Commercial recreation	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Communications facilities	C	C	C	C
Drive-up services	C	C	C	C
Fire arm sales	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Food and beverage sales: 30,000 sq. ft. or less floor area more than 30,000 sq. ft. floor area	P P	P P	P P	P C	10-2.621
Hotels and motels	C	C	C	C
Laboratories	C	C	C	---
Liquor stores	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Maintenance and repair services	P	P	P	P
Mortuaries	C	C	C	---
Offices	P	P	P	P	10-2.621
Personal convenience services	P	P	P	P
Personal improvement services	C	C	C	C
Plant nurseries	C	C	C	C
Recycling collection facilities: Reverse vending machines Small collection facilities	P C	P C	P C	P C	10-2.1616
Restaurants: 2,000 sq. ft. or less floor area with no drive-up service more than 2,000 sq. ft. floor area or with drive-up service	P C	P C	P C	P C
Retail sales: 30,000 sq. ft. or less floor area more than 30,000 sq. ft. floor area	P P	P P	P P	P C	10-2.621
Snack shops	P	P	P	P
Thrift shops	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Vehicle sales and services: Sales, leasing, and rentals Automobile washing Service stations Motor vehicle repair garages	C C C C	--- --- --- ---	C C --- C	--- --- --- ---	10-2.1602 10-2.1604

Other Uses
Adult day care centers	C	C	C	C
Antennae for public communications	C	C	C	C
Child day care centers	C	C	C	C
Churches	C	C	C	C
Clubs and lodges	C	C	C	C
Cultural institutions	C	C	C	C
Government offices	P	P	P	P	10-2.621
Parking lots	C	C	C	C
Public safety facilities	C	C	C	C
Public utility facilities	C	C	C	C	10-2.1614
Recreation facilities	C	C	C	C
Schools, public or private	C	C	C	C

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996, as amended by Ord. 2801, eff. June 5, 1997)

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10-2.621 Additional land use regulations.

(a) C-2-PD zone.

(1) Offices. Offices are permitted only on the second floor and/or above, or on the ground floor to the rear of other permitted retail or service uses provided that the pedestrian character of the corridor is not disrupted.
(2) Uses exceeding 30,000 square feet. Uses exceeding 30,000 square feet shall be prohibited except where they are designed to be compatible with the intended pedestrian-oriented character of the zone, pursuant to the requirements for a Conditional Use Permit (Section 10-2.2506).

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

10-2.622 Development standards: C-2 Commercial zone.

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.5 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-2.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two (2) stories (see definition of story in Section 10-2.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:

(1) Front setback. There shall be a minimum front setback of five (5) feet the full width of the lot, except where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, in which case the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
(2) Side setback.

a. There shall be a minimum side setback of ten (10) feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

1. There shall be a minimum side setback of twenty (20) feet the full length of the lot;
2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of twenty (20) feet the full width of the lot;
b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

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10-2.623 Development standards: C-2A Commercial zone.

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.5 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet. (See definition of building height in Section 10-2.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two (2) stories (see definition of story in Section 10-2.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:

(1) Front setback. There shall be a minimum front setback of ten (10) feet the full width of the lot, except where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, in which case the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
(2) Side setback.

a. There shall be a minimum side setback of ten (10) feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

1. There shall be a minimum side setback of twenty (20) feet the full length of the lot;
2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of twenty (20) feet the full width of the lot;
b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

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10-2.624 Development standards: C-2B Commercial zone.

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.5 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-2.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two (2) stories (see definition of story in Section 10-2.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:

(1) Front setback. There shall be a minimum front setback of five (5) feet the full width of the lot, except where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, in which case the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
(2) Side setback.

a. There shall be a minimum side setback of ten (10) feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

1. There shall be a minimum side setback of twenty (20) feet the full length of the lot;
2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of twenty (20) feet the full width of the lot;
b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

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10-2.625 Development standards: C-2-PD Pedestrian-oriented Commercial zone.

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.5 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-2.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two (2) stories (see definition of story in Section 10-2.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:

(1) Front setback.

a. Minimum required. There shall be a minimum front setback of three (3) feet the full width of the lot, except that display windows may project to the front property line, provided that the bottom of the projection is no less than three feet above the adjacent sidewalk grade. However, where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
b. Maximum permitted. The front setback shall not exceed ten (10) feet for fifty (50%) percent of the linear frontage of the building, except areas contiguous with the structure and used for outdoor dining or courtyards shall be exempt from this requirement. This setback area shall not be used for parking.

(2) Side setback.

a. There shall be a minimum side setback of ten (10) feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

1. There shall be a minimum side setback of twenty (20) feet the full length of the lot;
2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of twenty (20) feet the full width of the lot;
b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

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10-2.630 Land use regulations: C-3, C-3A, and C-3B Commercial zones, and C-3-PD Pedestrian-oriented Commercial zone.

Use Classifications	C-3	C-3A	C-3B	C-3-PD	Additional Regulations See Section:
Commercial Uses
Ambulance services	C	---	---	---
Animal sales and services: Animal feed and supplies Animal grooming Animal hospitals Animal sales	P C C C	P C --- C	P C --- C	P C --- C
Artist's studios	P	P	P	P
Banks and savings and loans with drive-up service	P C	P C	P C	P C
Bars and cocktail lounges	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Building material sales	C	---	---	---
Business and trade schools	C	C	C	C
Check-cashing businesses	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Commercial printing Commercial printing, limited	P P	--- P	--- P	--- P
Commercial recreation	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Communications facilities	C	C	C	C
Drive-up services	C	C	C	C
Fire arm sales	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Food and beverage sales: 30,000 sq. ft. or less floor area more than 30,000 sq. ft. floor area	P P	P P	P C	P C	10-2.631
Hotels and motels	C	C	C	C
Laboratories	C	---	---	---
Liquor stores	C	C	C	C
Maintenance and repair services	P	P	P	P
Mortuaries	C	---	---	---
Offices	P	P	P	P	10-2.631
Personal convenience services	P	P	P	P
Personal improvement services	C	C	C	C
Plant nurseries	C	C	C	C
Recycling collection facilities: Reverse vending machines Small collection facilities	P C	P C	P C	P C	10-2.1616
Restaurants: 2,000 sq. ft. or less floor area with no drive-up service more than 2,000 sq. ft. floor area or with drive-up service	P C	P C	P C	P C
Retail sales: 30,000 sq. ft. or less floor area more than 30,000 sq. ft. floor area	P P	P C	P C	P C	10-2.631
Snack shops	P	P	P	P
Thrift shops	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Vehicle sales and services: Sales, leasing, and rentals Automobile washing Service stations Motor vehicle repair garages	C C C C	--- --- --- ---	--- --- --- ---	--- --- --- ---	10-2.1602 10-2.1604

Other Uses
Adult day care centers	C	C	C	C
Antennae for public communications	C	C	C	C
Child day care centers	C	C	C	C
Churches	C	C	C	C
Clubs and lodges	C	C	C	C
Cultural institutions	C	C	C	C
Government offices	P	P	P	P	10-2.631
Parking lots	C	C	C	C
Public safety facilities	C	C	C	C
Public utility facilities	C	C	C	C	10-2.1614
Recreation facilities	C	C	C	C
Schools, public or private	C	C	C	C

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996, as amended by Ord. 2801, eff. June 5, 1997)

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10-2.631 Additional land use regulations.

(a) C-3-PD, C-3A, and C-3B zones.

(1) Offices. Offices are permitted only on the second floor and/or above, or on the ground floor to the rear of other permitted retail or service uses provided that the pedestrian character of the corridor is not disrupted, except that such ground floor uses along the street frontage are permitted in the C-3-PD zone within the Riviera Village overlay zone (see Section 10-2.1315).
(2) Uses exceeding 30,000 square feet. Uses exceeding 30,000 square feet shall be prohibited except where they are designed to be compatible with the intended pedestrian-oriented character of the zone, pursuant to the requirements for a Conditional Use Permit (Section 10-2.2506).

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

10-2.632 Development standards: C-3 Commercial zone.

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.7 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-2.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two (2) stories (see definition of story in Section 10-2.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:

(1) Front setback. There shall be a minimum front setback of five (5) feet the full width of the lot, except where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, in which case the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
(2) Side setback.

a. There shall be a minimum side setback of ten (10) feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

1. There shall be a minimum side setback of twenty (20) feet the full length of the lot;
2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of twenty (20) feet the full width of the lot;
b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

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10-2.633 Development standards: C-3A Commercial zone.

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.7 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-2.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two (2) stories (see definition of story in Section 10-2.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum yard requirements shall be as follows:

(1) Abutting a street. From any property line abutting a street there shall be a minimum setback of fifteen (15) feet for the first story and a minimum setback of twenty-five (25) feet for the second story.
(2) Interior property line. From any property line not abutting a street there shall be a minimum setback of ten (10) feet.

(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking requirements. The parking provisions of Article 5 of this chapter shall apply, except that an allowance for overlapping the parking requirements of activities having non-simultaneous usage peaks may be permitted pursuant to Harbor Commission Review.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

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10-2.634 Development standards: C-3B Pedestrian-oriented Commercial zone.

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.7 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-2.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two (2) stories (see definition of story in Section 10-2.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:

(1) Front setback.

a. Minimum required. There shall be a minimum front setback of ten (10) feet the full width of the lot, except as follows:

1. Display windows may project three (3) feet into the required front setback provided that the bottom of the projection is no less than three (3) feet above the adjacent sidewalk grade.
2. Unenclosed pedestrian arcades, outdoor dining areas, and similar unenclosed features contributing to a pedestrian-oriented environment may project seven (7) feet into the required setback.
3. Where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.

b. Maximum permitted. The front setback shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet for fifty (50%) percent of the linear frontage of the building, except areas contiguous with the structure and used for outdoor dining or courtyards shall be exempt from this requirement. This setback area shall not be used for parking.

(2) Side setback.

a. There shall be a minimum side setback of ten (10) feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

1. There shall be a minimum side setback of twenty (20) feet the full length of the lot;
2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of twenty (20) feet the full width of the lot;
b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

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10-2.635 Development standards: C-3-PD Pedestrian-oriented Commercial zone.

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 0.7 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-2.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two (2) stories (see definition of story in Section 10-2.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:

(1) Front setback.

a. Minimum required. There shall be a minimum front setback of three (3) feet the full width of the lot, except that display windows may project to the front property line, provided that the bottom of the projection is no less than three feet above the adjacent sidewalk grade. However, where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
b. Maximum permitted. The front setback shall not exceed ten (10) feet for fifty (50%) percent of the linear frontage of the building, except areas contiguous with the structure and used for outdoor dining or courtyards shall be exempt from this requirement. This setback area shall not be used for parking.

(2) Side setback.

a. There shall be a minimum side setback of ten (10) feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

1. There shall be a minimum side setback of twenty (20) feet the full length of the lot;
2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of twenty (20) feet the full width of the lot;
b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

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10-2.640 Land use regulations: C-4 and C-4A Commercial zones, and C-4B and C-4-PD Pedestrian-oriented Commercial zones.

Use Classifications	C-4	C-4A	C-4B	C-4-PD	Additional Regulations See Section:
Commercial Uses
Ambulance services	C	C	---	---
Animal sales and services: Animal feed and supplies Animal grooming Animal hospitals Animal sales	P C C C	P C C C	P C --- C	P C --- C
Artist's studios	P	P	P	P
Banks and savings and loans with drive-up service	P C	P C	P C	P C
Bars and cocktail lounges	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Building material sales	C	C	---	---
Business and trade schools	C	C	C	C
Check-cashing businesses	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Commercial printing Commercial printing, limited	P P	P P	--- P	--- P
Commercial recreation	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Communications facilities	C	C	C	C
Drive-up services	C	C	C	C
Fire arm sales	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Food and beverage sales: 30,000 sq. ft. or less floor area more than 30,000 sq. ft. floor area	P P	P P	P C	P C	10-2.641
Hotels and motels	C	C	C	C
Laboratories	C	C	---	---
Liquor stores	C	C	C	C
Maintenance and repair services	P	P	P	P
Mortuaries	C	C	---	---
Offices	P	P	P	P	10-2.641
Personal convenience services	P	P	P	P
Personal improvement services	C	C	C	C
Plant nurseries	C	C	C	C
Recycling collection facilities: Reverse vending machines Small collection facilities	P C	P C	P C	P C	10-2.1616
Restaurants: 2,000 sq. ft. or less floor area with no drive-up service more than 2,000 sq. ft. floor area or with drive-up service	P C	P C	P C	P C
Retail sales: 30,000 sq. ft. or less floor area more than 30,000 sq. ft. floor area	P P	P P	P C	P C	10-2.641
Snack shops	P	P	P	P
Thrift shops	C	C	C	C	10-2.1600
Vehicle sales and services: Sales, leasing, and rentals Automobile washing Service stations Motor vehicle repair garages	C C C C	C C C C	--- --- --- ---	--- --- --- ---	10-2.1602 10-2.1604

Other Uses
Adult day care centers	C	C	C	C
Antennae for public communications	C	C	C	C
Child day care centers	C	C	C	C
Churches	C	C	C	C
Clubs and lodges	C	C	C	C
Cultural institutions	C	C	C	C
Government offices	P	P	P	P	10-2.641
Parking lots	C	C	C	C
Public safety facilities	C	C	C	C
Public utility facilities	C	C	C	C	10-2.1614
Recreation facilities	C	C	C	C
Schools, public or private	C	C	C	C

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996, as amended by Ord. 2801, eff. June 5, 1997)

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10-2.641 Additional land use regulations.

(a) C-4B and C-4-PD zones.

(1) Offices. Offices are permitted only on the second floor and/or above, or on the ground floor to the rear of other permitted retail or service uses provided that the pedestrian character of the corridor is not disrupted, except that such ground floor uses along the street frontage are permitted in the C-4-PD zone within the Riviera Village overlay zone (see Section 10-2.1315).
(2) Uses exceeding 30,000 square feet. Uses exceeding 30,000 square feet shall be prohibited except where they are designed to be compatible with the intended pedestrian-oriented character of the zone, pursuant to the requirements for a Conditional Use Permit (Section 10-2.2506).

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

10-2.642 Development standards: C-4 Commercial zone.

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 1.0 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 45 feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-2.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed three (3) stories (see definition of story in Section 10-2.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:

(1) Front setback. There shall be a minimum front setback of five (5) feet the full width of the lot, except where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, in which case the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
(2) Side setback.

a. There shall be a minimum side setback of ten (10) feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

1. There shall be a minimum side setback of twenty (20) feet the full length of the lot;
2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of twenty (20) feet the full width of the lot;
b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(4) Third story setback. Within the first thirty (30) feet of property depth, all building elevations above the second floor shall have a minimum average setback of five (5) feet from the second floor building face.

(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

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10-2.643 Development standards: C-4A Commercial zone.

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 1.0 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-2.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed two (2) stories (see definition of story in Section 10-2.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:

(1) Front setback. There shall be a minimum front setback of five (5) feet the full width of the lot, except where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, in which case the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
(2) Side setback.

a. There shall be a minimum side setback of ten (10) feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

1. There shall be a minimum side setback of twenty (20) feet the full length of the lot;
2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of twenty (20) feet the full width of the lot;
b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(4) Avenue H setback. The setback from lot lines abutting Avenue H shall be as follows:

a. There shall be a minimum setback of ten (10) feet the full width of the lot;
b. There shall be a minimum setback of twenty (20) feet for portions of the building where the building height exceeds twenty (20) feet;
c. The required setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

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10-2.644 Development standards: C-4B Pedestrian-oriented Commercial zone.

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 2.25 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of seventy-five (75) feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-2.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed five (5) stories (see definition of story in Section 10-2.402).
(d) Setbacks. From any property line abutting a street there shall be a minimum setback of fifteen (15) feet for the first story and a minimum setback of twenty-five (25) feet for the second story and above.
(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking requirements. The parking provisions of Article 5 of this chapter shall apply, except that an allowance for overlapping the parking requirements of activities having non-simultaneous usage peaks may be permitted pursuant to Planning Commission Review.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

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10-2.645 Development standards: C-4-PD Pedestrian-oriented Commercial zone.

(a) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 1.0 (see definition of floor area ratio in Section 10-2.402).
(b) Building height. No building or structure shall exceed a height of forty-five (45) feet (see definition of building height in Section 10-2.402).
(c) Stories. No building shall exceed three (3) stories (see definition of story in Section 10-2.402).
(d) Setbacks. The minimum setback requirements shall be as follows:

1. Front setback.

a. Minimum required. There shall be a minimum front setback of three (3) feet the full width of the lot, except that display windows may project to the front property line, provided that the bottom of the projection is no less than three feet above the adjacent sidewalk grade. However, where a lot is contiguous to a residentially zoned lot fronting on the same street, the required front setback shall be the same as required for the contiguous residential lot.
b. Maximum permitted. The front setback shall not exceed ten (10) feet for fifty (50%) percent of the linear frontage of the building, except areas contiguous with the structure and used for outdoor dining or courtyards shall be exempt from this requirement. This setback area shall not be used for parking.

2. Side setback.

a. There shall be a minimum side setback of ten (10) feet the full length of the lot on the street side of a corner or reverse corner lot.
b. No side setback shall be required along the interior lot lines, except where the side lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

1. There shall be a minimum side setback of twenty (20) feet the full length of the lot;
2. The required side setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(3) Rear setback. No rear setback shall be required, except where the rear lot line is contiguous to a residential zone, in which case the following standards shall apply:

a. There shall be a minimum rear setback of twenty (20) feet the full width of the lot;
b. The required rear setback may be modified pursuant to Planning Commission Review (Section 10-2.2502).

(4) Third story setback. Within the first thirty (30) feet of property depth, all building elevations above the second floor shall have a minimum average setback of five (5) feet from the second floor building face.

(e) General regulations. See Article 3 of this chapter.
(f) Parking regulations. See Article 5 of this chapter.
(g) Sign regulations. See Article 6 of this chapter.
(h) Landscaping regulations. See Article 7 of this chapter.
(i) Procedures. See Article 12 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)

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Commercial Uses

Other Uses

Commercial Uses

Other Uses

Commercial Uses

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Commercial Uses

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