Chapter 2-52
CO – COMMERCIAL OFFICE DISTRICT

Sections:

2-52-010    Purpose.

2-52-020    Uses permitted.

2-52-030    Uses permitted with conditional use permit approval.

2-52-040    Minimum district size.

2-52-050    Minimum parcel size.

2-52-060    Front yard requirement – Street frontage.

2-52-070    Yard requirement – Non-street frontage.

2-52-080    Maximum aggregate site coverage.

2-52-090    Maximum building height.

2-52-100    Off-street parking.

2-52-110    Site plan approval.

2-52-010 Purpose.

The purpose of the CO district is to provide areas for the grouping of professional offices, business offices, medical clinics and research laboratories. The district is intended to provide restrictive commercial areas which are to be non-retail in nature, grouping permitted uses in areas most favorable to those uses and to the community as a transitional area between more intensive commercial districts and residential districts. (Ord. 442 § 13.10)

2-52-020 Uses permitted.

The following uses are permitted subject to the provisions set forth in LPZC Part 3:

A. Offices.

1. Business.

2. Dental.

3. Medical.

4. Optical.

5. Pharmacy.

6. Professional.

7. X-ray laboratory.

B. Signs (Chapter 3-45 LPZC).

C. Accessory uses, structures and buildings related to any use permitted.

D. And similar uses and any other service establishment determined by the zoning administrator to be of the same general character as the above uses. (Ord. 649 § 7, 1968; Ord. 442 § 13.20)

2-52-030 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. Consumer Services.

1. Animal hospitals.

2. Veterinarians.

3. Restaurants, except fast foods.

4. Mortuaries.

B. Public and semi-public uses.

C. Residential uses subject to RM requirements.

D. Bed and breakfast uses limited to six units per use.

E. 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.

F. And similar uses and any other service establishment determined by the decisionmaking body approving the conditional use permit to be of the same general character as the above uses.

G. Health facilities as set forth in LPZC 3-10-340. (Ord. 1633 § 15, 2001; Ord. 1595 § 4, 2000; Ord. 1538 § 11, 1998; Ord. 1376, 1992; Ord. 1175, 1985; Ord. 442 § 13.21)

2-52-040 Minimum district size.

The minimum district size shall be one acre, unless adjacent to CN, CB, CH, or CG districts. (Ord. 442 § 13.30)

2-52-050 Minimum parcel size.

The minimum parcel size shall be 5,000 square feet. (Ord. 442 § 13.31)

2-52-060 Front yard requirement – Street frontage.

The minimum front yard size shall be five feet in depth and shall be improved with a sprinkler irrigation system and landscaping. The strip shall not be used for parking. In the event the parcel is located in a block which is partially in an R zone and partially in the CO zone, or has street frontage across the street from R zone property, the minimum front yard size shall be 15 feet in depth, and shall be improved with a sprinkler irrigation system and landscaping. The strip shall not be used for parking. (Ord. 442 § 13.32)

2-52-070 Yard requirement – Non-street frontage.

There is no yard requirement where the parcel does not front on a street, except where the parcel is adjacent to an R district, in which event the non-street frontage yard shall be 10 feet. (Ord. 442 § 13.33)

2-52-080 Maximum aggregate site coverage.

There is no maximum limit for aggregate site coverage. (Ord. 442 § 13.34)

2-52-090 Maximum building height.

The maximum building height limit is 35 feet. (Ord. 442 § 13.35)

2-52-100 Off-street parking.

Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided for each use as required in Chapter 3-20 LPZC. (Ord. 442 § 13.36)

2-52-110 Site plan approval.

Site plan approval is required for each use involving a new structure or expansion of an existing structure. (Ord. 442 § 13.37)