Chapter 10.40 PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES IN COMMERICAL ZONES


Section 10.40.030 Definitions

A.    Conditional Use Permit: A conditional use permit is a special type of land use permit required for those uses which may have the potential to impact the surrounding neighborhood.  Conditional use permits are granted by the Planning Commission at a public hearing.

B    Design Review: Design review is a type of land use permit granted by the Planning and Building Director which ensures that a proposed development is in conformance with the standards of the Zoning Ordinance and policies of the Tulare General Plan.

C.     Administrative approvals may be granted for those minor planning requests that involve accessory structures,         classification of uses, and other minor planning requests, that can be approved by the Planning and Building         Director.
Table 12-1 Ž Commercial Zones
Permitted/Conditional Uses
        
        Use                                        Zone        

                                C-1    C-2    C-3    C-4
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     A.     Administrative/Professional/Financial
    Offices/Services

        1.    Commercial establishments engaged
            in performing a service in a professional
            Office, including financial, medical and
            professional activities.             P        P        P        P

        2.    Establishments involved in financial
            Transactions including banks, savings and
        loans, thrifts, etc.                     P        P        P        P

    B.    Automobile Related Uses

        Commercial establishments which provide sales
        and services of new and used automobiles, RV’s
        and trucks, repair, parts.
        Specific automobile related uses include:

        1.    Auto parts stores (installation of parts
             on site)                P        -        P         P
        2.    Auto parts sales (including installation            
             of partson site)                -        -        P        P
        3.    Vehicle repair, including, body, glass &
            upholstery                -        -        C         P
        4.    Auto, motorcycle and RV sales, including
            incidental repair on-site, conducted entirely
            within an enclosed building.        -        -        C        P
        5.    Large truck sales an service        -        -        C        C
        6.    Car washes                -        -        C         P
        7.    Vehicle storage yards, towing services.    -        -        -        C
        8.    Service Stations, an accessory uses including
            Auto repair and convenience stores*    C        -        C        C
        9.    Vehicle rental/leasing agencies        C        C
        10.    Tire Sales and incidental repair        -        -        P        P

     C.    Lodging/Board/Mixed Use Facilities

        Commercial establishments which provide
        lodging, boarding and mixed use facilities
        Including:

        1.    Hotels and motels            -        -        C         C
        2.    RV Parks                -        -        C         C
        3.    Boarding Houses                    -        C         C
        4.    Single Room Occupancy (SRO's)    -        -        C        C
    
    D.    Eating/Drinking Establishments

        Commercial establishments which serve
        establishments which serve prepared
        food or beverages for consumption on or off
        the premises, including:

        1.    Delicatessens/Sandwich Shops/Donut
            Shops                    P        P         P        P
            
        2.    Night clubs/Bars/Lounges (serving of alcoholic
            beverages*)                -        -        C         C
        3.    Restaurant without a drive-through     P        P        P        P
        4.    Restaurant with a drive-through        -        -        P         P

    E.    Public Assembly/Entertainment Uses

        Commercial establishments which provide
        participant/spectator amusement, entertainment
        or sport, including:

        1.    Auditoriums, Convention Halls and Theaters-        C        C        C
        2.    Miscellaneous Indoor (Bowling alleys, billard
            Halls, dance halls, gymnasium, skating rinks,
            sports arenas, arcades)            -        -        C         C
        3.    Miscellaneous Outdoor (stadiums, amphi-
            theaters, golf courses, driving ranges, shooting
            galleries, drive-in theaters and race tracts.-        -        -        C
        4.    Miniature golf courses            -        -        C         C
        5.    Transient assembly/entertainment uses,
            including tent revivals, carnivals, circuses,
            and similar uses.            A        A        A         A

    

    F.    Medical/Care/Health Facilities

        Commercial establishments which provided
        services of a medical/care nature which are related
        to the health and welfare of needs of the community's
        residents, including:

        1.    Blood banks, health clinics/Outpatient surgery-        C        C        C
        2.    Hospitals, convalescent homes         -        C        C        C
        3.    Outpatient Treatment Programs         -        C        C        C
        4.    Residential care facilities         C        C        C        C
        5.    Senior/Congregate Care Facilities    C         C        C        C
        6.    Social Services Centers            -        P        P         P

    G.    Personal Services

        Commercial establishments which provide
        services of a personal nature, including:

        1.    Barber/Beauty/Nail shops        P        P        P        P
        2.    Dance/Gymnastics Schools/Martial Arts
            Studios                     P        P        P        P
        3.    Dry Cleaners                 P        P        P        P
        4.    Health/Athletic Clubs            P        P        P        P
        5.    Self-Service Laundry Establishments    P        -        P        P
        6.    Tailors, shoe repair, and similar repair    
            shops                    P        -         P        P
        7.    Licensed/certified massage therapists    P        P        P        P
        8.    Gunsmith shops                -        -        P        P
        9.    Travel bureau/agencies            P        P        P        P

     H.    Retail

        Commercial establishments which sell general
        merchandise items needed by the community at
        large, including:

        1.    General Merchandise (including variety stores,
            Supermarkets, etc.)            P        -        P        P
        2.    Convenience stores            C        C        C        C
        3.    Pharmacy/drug stores            P        P        P        P
        4.    Flower, Gift shops and art galleries    P        -        P        P
        5.    Clothing and luggage stores, including
            apparel repair                P        -        P         P
        6.    Home improvements/hardware (including
            outdoor display of lumber, garden and
            nursery items)                -        -        P         P
        7.    Nurseries/Garden supplies        P        -        P        P
        8.    Furniture, home appliance/electronics
            stores                    -        -         P        P
        9.    Hobby and toy stores, sporting goods,
            pet stores                P        -        P         P
            10.  Jewelry/watch/clock sales and repair    P    -    P    P
        11.  Camera stores and photo studios        P    -    P    P
        12.  Liquor stores (sale of alcohol*)         -        -        C        C
        13.  Medical equipment and supplies        -        P        P        P
        14.  Office supplies/equipment/stationery    -        P        P        P
        15.    Antiques and second hand stores    -        -        P        P
        16.    Pawn Shops                -        -        C         C
        17.    Food/Meat lockers             -        -        P        P
        18.    Art supply stores            P        P        P        P
        19.    Candy, nut and confectionery stores    P        P        P        P
        20.    Clothing and costume rental        P        P        P        P
        21.    Floor covering sales            -        -        P        P
        22.    Paint and wall paper stores        -        -        P        P
        23.    Tobacco stores                P        -        P        P
        24.    Bakeries                P        -        P         P
        25.    Boat sales                -        -        P         P
        26.    Monument sales            -        -        -        P
        27.    Musical instrument sales and repair    P        -        P        P
    
    I.    Service Commercial    

        Commercial establishments which provide a
        variety of services, including repair of equipment.

        1.    Miscellaneous repair service shops, including
            radio/TV repair, appliances, and upholsterers.    -        -        P        P
        2.    Home and business servicers, including
            Janitorial services, carpet cleaners, exter-
            minators, linen suppliers diaper services.        -        -        -        P
        3.    Equipment rental/sales yards            -        -        -        P
        4.    Farm equipment sales/rental/repair        -        -        -        P
        5.    Cabinet shops, welding shops, glass/window
            shops                        -        -         -        C
        6.    Catering establishments                -        -        P        P
        7.    Printing/blueprinting/litho and copy shops        P        P        P        P
        8.    Gunsmith shops                    -        -        P        P
        9.    Travel bureau/agencies                P        P        P        P
        10.    Newspaper publishing            -        -        -        C
        11.    Locksmiths                P        -        P         P
        12.    Laboratories                -         P        P        P
        13.    Kennels and small animal boarding    -        -        -        C
        14.    Self-serve recycling machine        P        P        P        P
        15.    Storage buildings, min-storage        -        -        -         C
        16.    Off-site storage buildings located within
            300    feet of a principle use.        A        A        A        A
        17.    Taxidermists                -        -        C         P
        18.    Auction houses                -        -        P         P
        19.    Sheet metal                -        -        -         C
        20.    Machine shops                -        -        -         C
        21.    Parcel delivery services            -        -        -         C
        22.    Plumbing supply stores            -        -        P         P
        23.    Refrigeration equipment and air
            conditioning                -        -        -        C
        24.    Sign painting and manufacture shops    -        -        -        C

    J.    Public/Quasi-Public Uses

        Government uses, or other public quasi-public
        uses or institutional nature, including:

        1.    Public or quasi-public uses of an educational
            or religious type, including schools and colleges,
            churches, parsonages, parish houses, monasteries,
            convents and other religious institutions    C        C        C        C
        2.    Mortuaries, collumbariums and
            crematoriums                -        -        C        C
        3.    Fairgrounds, public parks, playgrounds or other
            public recreation facilities        C        C        C        C
        4.    Public buildings and grounds        C        C        C        C
        5.    Small family day care
            (8 or fewer children)            P        P        P         P
        6.    Large family day care
            (9 or more children)            C        C        C         C
        7.    Communications equipment buildings, public utility
            service yards, gas regulator stations, pumping
            stations, reservoirs, sumps and sinking basins,
            electric distribution substations and major trans-
            mission line structures.            C        C        C         C
        8.    Art and craft school and colleges    C        C        C        C
        9.    Business, professional and trade schools    -        -        C        C
        10.    Drainage basins as authorized by the Public
            Works Director                P        P        P         P
        11.    City water well sites            P        P        P         P

    K.    Miscellaneous Use

        1.    Accessory  uses on the site of a permitted
            or conditional use            A        A        A         A
        2.    Parking lots                A        A        A         A
        3.    Radio and television studios        -        P        P        P
        4.    Veterinarians, small animal hospitals
            and incidental boarding            -        -        P         P
        5.    Kennels                -        -        -         P
        6.    Ambulance service            -        -        C         C
        7.    Bus depots/transit facilities        C        C        C        C
        8.    On-site accessory storage building    -        -        P        P
        9.    Recycling small collection facility    P        -        P        P
        10.    Recycling large collection facility    C        -        C        C
        11.    Storage buildings, mini-storage        -        -        -        C
        12.    Residential uses                C        C        C         C
        13.    Fortune telling, hypnotists and
            palm reading                -        -        C        C
        14.    Meeting halls                -        C        C         P
        15.    Music studios                -        C        C         P
        16.    Private clubs and lodges            -        -        C         C
        17.    Electric distribution substations and major
            transmission lines            -        -        C         C
        18.    Permitted uses in the M-1 zone        -        -        -        C
        19.    Adult business***            -        -        -         P

Similar uses  which the Planning and Building Director finds that fit within the purpose of the individual zoning districts shall be permitted when in compliance with Section 10.134: Administrative Approval.  (Ord. 00-1854)