Chapter 2-31
CS – COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT
Sections:
2-31-010 Purpose.
2-31-020 Uses permitted.
2-31-030 Uses permitted with conditional use permit approval.
2-31-040 Minimum district size.
2-31-050 Minimum lot specifications.
2-31-060 Site plan approval.
2-31-070 Minimum frontage yard.
2-31-080 Maximum site coverage.
2-31-090 Maximum building height.
2-31-100 Off-street parking.
2-31-110 Fencing.
2-31-010 Purpose.
The purpose of the CS district is to provide areas for uses which support other activities in the central business district but because of their size, scale or relatively low pedestrian traffic generation are inappropriate for the CBD, including areas for high land demand, recreational, home improvement, repair services and auto-related uses. (Ord. 1336, 1990; Ord. 442 § 9.10)
2-31-020 Uses permitted.
The following uses are permitted subject to approval of any prerequisite permits and conformance to all applicable regulations set forth in this chapter, in LPZC Part 3, and elsewhere in the zoning code:
A. Automotive Sales, Services and Related Uses.
1. Automotive accessory shops.
2. Automotive dealers, excluding auto wrecking and salvage and gasoline sales.
3. Automotive repair, service and garages, excluding gasoline sales and sites adjacent to an R district, including body repair shops, motor rebuilding, paint shops, tire recapping and retreading, truck repair, and storage.
4. Trailer, boat, and RV sales, service and rental.
5. Car washing, excluding the retail sales of motor vehicle fuels.
B. Commercial Amusement and Entertainment Establishments (Generating Large Traffic Volumes).
1. Bowling alleys.
2. Miniature golf courses.
3. Skating rinks, ice and roller.
4. Tennis courts, outdoor, commercial.
C. Consumer Services.
1. Cocktail lounges.
2. Night clubs.
3. Restaurants, except fast foods.
D. Farm and Miscellaneous Equipment Sales and Service.
1. Commercial farm equipment sales, rental and repair.
2. Farm and dairy supply and equipment repair.
3. Feed sales.
E. Home Improvement.
1. Building materials (lumber yards).
2. Building materials and hardware.
3. Hardware only.
4. Paint, glass and wallpaper.
5. Floor and window coverings.
6. Carpentry shop or custom woodworking or custom furniture.
7. Food lockers, rental for individual households.
8. Spa and pool sales, supplies, service and repair.
9. Nursery sales (garden supply).
F. Miscellaneous Repair Services. Including only:
1. Business equipment and furnishings repair and service.
2. Household yard equipment and appliance repair and service.
3. Audio, video and computer repair and service.
G. Miscellaneous Service Uses with No Outdoor Storage.
1. Cleaning and janitorial service and supplies.
2. Locksmith.
3. Water purification and filtration.
H. Miscellaneous Service Uses with No Outdoor Storage and Not Adjacent to an R District.
1. Machine and welding shops.
2. Saw sharpening.
3. Stone cutting and products.
4. Glass and glass products.
5. Sheet metal.
I. Print and Graphics.
1. Heavy print shop, typesetting, lithograph, silk screening (of printed materials only).
2. Graphics and art services.
3. Sign company.
4. Blueprinting.
5. Nonretail photographic processing and printing.
6. Art services.
J. Rental Shops, Excluding Construction Equipment Rental. Including only:
1. Consumer-oriented rental shops including party furnishings, household tools and appliances, consumer scale garden equipment, auto-related equipment, etc.
2. Vending machine service.
K. Subcontractors and Contractors with No Outdoor Construction Vehicle Storage or Other Outdoor Storage.
1. Electrical.
2. Heating and air conditioning.
3. Flooring.
4. Plumbing and fire sprinkler.
5. Insulation.
6. Drywall.
7. Painting.
8. Landscaping, swimming pool installation.
9. Roofing.
10. Concrete and masonry.
11. Glass and glazing.
12. Similar contractors as determined by the zoning administrator.
L. Travel Accommodations.
1. Hotel.
2. Motel.
M. Accessory Uses, Structures and Buildings Related to Any Use Permitted.
1. Signs (Chapter 3-45 LPZC).
2. Retail certified recycler (where located within a building or fully screened from public view by a solid wall or fence).
N. And similar uses and any other retail business or service establishment determined by the zoning administrator to be of the same general character as the above uses. (Ord. 1689 § 1, 2003; Ord. 1538 § 1, 1998; Ord. 1423, 1994; Ord. 1336, 1990; Ord. 1287, 1988; Ord. 1239, 1987; Ord. 649 § 3, 1968; Ord. 442 § 9.20)
2-31-030 Uses permitted with conditional use permit approval.
The following uses are permitted subject to conditional use permit approval in addition to any other prerequisite permits and conformance to all applicable regulations set forth in this chapter and elsewhere in the zoning code:
A. Automotive Sales and Service.
1. Automobile service stations, including accessory car washing, subject to the requirements of LPZC 3-10-070.
2. Automotive repair, service and garages when the site is adjacent to an R district, including body repair shops, motor rebuilding, paint shops, tire recapping and retreading, truck repair, and storage.
B. Commercial Amusement and Entertainment (For Primarily Open Uses).
1. Golf courses.
2. Golf driving ranges.
C. Commercial Amusement and Entertainment (Generating Large Traffic Volumes).
1. Amusement parks, unlimited capacity.
2. Arenas, auditoriums or stadiums, unlimited capacity.
3. Drive-in theaters.
4. Theaters.
D. Consumer Services.
1. Fast foods.
2. Drive-in facilities.
E. Contract Construction.
1. Auto impoundment yards.
2. Building construction, general contractors and subcontractors with outdoor storage.
F. Construction and other large scale equipment rental.
G. Miscellaneous Service Uses When the Site Is Adjacent to an R District or with Outdoor Storage.
1. Machine and welding shops.
2. Saw sharpening.
3. Stone cutting and products.
4. Glass and glass products.
5. Sheet metal.
H. Travel Accommodations.
1. Travel trailer park.
I. Wholesale trade warehousing establishments.
J. Public and semi-public uses.
K. Wholesale certified recycler (where located within a building or fully screened from public view by a solid wall or fence).
L. Any land use that utilizes hazardous materials shall be subject to the regulations of Chapter 3-30 LPZC. Prior to approval, it must be found that the project includes sufficient safeguards to assure that the storage and use of the hazardous materials will be an acceptable risk as defined by Chapter 3-30 LPZC.
M. And similar uses and any other retail business or service establishment determined by the decisionmaking body approving the conditional use permit to be of the same general character as the above uses. (Ord. 1689 § 2, 2003; Ord. 1633 § 8, 2001; Ord. 1423, 1994; Ord. 1376, 1992; Ord. 1336, 1990; Ord. 1287, 1988; Ord. 1239, 1987; Ord. 1041, 1980; Ord. 442 § 9.21)
2-31-040 Minimum district size.
The minimum CS district size shall be two acres. (Ord. 442 § 9.30)
2-31-050 Minimum lot specifications.
A. Minimum Lot Size. There is no minimum requirement for lot size.
B. Minimum Street Frontage. There is no minimum requirement for street frontage; provided, any lot which does not have frontage on a street has an unobstructed easement of access having a width of not less than 25 feet. (Ord. 442 § 9.31)
2-31-060 Site plan approval.
Site plan approval shall be required prior to the development of any site, including the construction of any building, the establishment of any open land use, and the development of related off-street parking. (Ord. 948, 1978; Ord. 442 § 9.40)
2-31-070 Minimum frontage yard.
A. The minimum street frontage yard is 25 feet, which shall be developed and permanently maintained as a landscaped yard.
B. The minimum non-street frontage yard shall be required as follows:
1. No non-street frontage yard is required except where a parcel abuts a CO, CP, or R district, in which event any building or structure, other than a fence located on the property line, shall be set back from the CO, CP, or R district property line a distance of 25 feet. The setback area shall be landscaped.
2. All yards shall have open access to the street, which shall be unrestricted except by fences.
3. All yards and other open space shall be landscaped, surfaced, or otherwise maintained in a dust-free and fire-safe condition. (Ord. 948, 1978; Ord. 442 § 9.41)
2-31-080 Maximum site coverage.
The maximum allowable building site coverage shall be 50 percent. (Ord. 948, 1978; Ord. 442 § 9.42)
2-31-090 Maximum building height.
The height is limited to a maximum of 35 feet except as follows:
A. When a building site is within one-half mile of an airport runway, construction of buildings or other structures having a height in excess of 25 feet shall require approval of a conditional use permit, to be approved in conformance with recommendations of the Federal Aviation Administration.
B. Any building or structure may exceed the maximum building height, up to 50 feet, with a conditional use permit provided the zoning requirements and general plan policies, such as scenic corridor policies, are met. (Ord. 1810 § 1, 2007; Ord. 948, 1978; Ord. 442 § 9.43)
2-31-100 Off-street parking.
Off-street parking shall be provided for each use as set forth in Chapter 3-20 LPZC. (Ord. 948, 1978; Ord. 442 § 9.44)
2-31-110 Fencing.
A. Where a parcel abuts an R district, there shall be provided a masonry wall having a height of not less than six feet.
B. Fences or walls over three feet in height shall be prohibited within a required street frontage yard.
C. Exterior storage shall be screened from the public view by a masonry wall having a height of not less than six feet. No storage may exceed the height of the wall. Walls greater than eight feet in height require the approval of a conditional use permit. (Ord. 1336, 1990; Ord. 442 § 9.45)