Appendix A: Regulation of Uses by Zoning District

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KEY:

P = Use permitted by right with Location and Development Plan Approval (subject to all local, State, and other applicable Code requirements)

C = Use requires Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 17.30 Adelanto Zoning Code)

Cm = Use Requires a Minor Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 17.30 Adelanto Zoning Code)

A = Use permitted as accessory use only (when such use is directly related to the primary use)

T = Use permitted as temporary use only (see Chapter 17.75)

Residential Zoning Districts:	Commercial and Mixed Use Zoning Districts:	Business Park and Manufacturing Zoning Districts:	Public Facility, Public Utility, Open Space, Public Land and Schools and Greenbelt Corridors Districts:
DL-9 = Desert Living 1 unit/9 acres	C = General Commercial	LM = Light Manufacturing	PU = Public Utility
DL-5 = Desert Living 1 unit/5 acres	MU = Mixed Use	LMCO=Light Manufacturing Cannabis Only	PF = Public Facility
DL-2.5 = Desert Living 1 unit/2.5 acres		MI = Manufacturing Industrial	OS = Open Space
R-S1 = Single Family Residential		ADD = Airport Development District	DE = Greenbelt Corridor: Drainage Easement
R1-.5 = Single Family Residential (½ Acre)		BP = Business Park	UE = Greenbelt Corridor: Utility Easement
R1 = Single Family Residential
R-S5 = Single Family Residential
R3-8 = Medium Density Residential
R-M12 = Medium Density Residential
R3-30 = High Density Residential
AP = Airport Park

 

LAND USE

Zone District

Residential

Commercial and Mixed Use

Business and Manufacturing

Public Facility, Public Utility, Open Space, Public Land and Schools and Greenbelt Corridors Districts

DL (9,5,2.5)

R-S1

R1-.5

R1

R-S5

R3-8

R-M12

R3-30

AP

MU

C

LM

LMCO

MI

ADD

BP

PU

PF

OS

DE

UE

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION and ANIMAL SERVICES7

Animal Keeping (subject to provisions of Title 7- Animals)11

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Animal Shelter (on lots greater than 2.5 acres only)

Cm

C

C

C

C

Cannabis Facilities excluding dispensaries

C

C

C

C

Feed and Grain Sales

C

P

P

P

Horses (Boarding and Raising as a Business), Kennels (subject to provisions of Title 7- Animals on lots greater than 2.5 acres only)

C

Taxidermist

P

P

P

Veterinarian/Veterinary Hospital/Pet Grooming

C

P

P

P

P

P

P

RESIDENTIAL

Bed and Breakfast

P

P

P

P

P

P

Dwelling Unit, Multiple Family, Two-Family (Duplex), Condominium

P

P

P

P

Dwelling Unit, Single-Family (detached)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Dwelling Unit - Second Units/ Dependent Housing/Granny Flats

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Day Care Center, Adult Day Health and Child Care (Subject to California Department of Social Services)

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Day Care Home, Large Family (14 or fewer children), (Subject to California Department of Social Services)

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Day Care Home, Small Family (8 or fewer children, (Subject to California Department of Social Services)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

Group Homes not licensed by the State with 2 or more residents

C

C

C

C

C

Single Room Occupancy Facilities

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Transitional and Supportive Housing

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Emergency and Homeless Shelters

P

C

C

C

Residential Care Facility (7 or more persons)

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Residential Care Facility for 6 or fewer persons (includes facilities licensed and/or controlled by California Department of Social Services)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Home Occupation (Use allowed subject to Chapter 17.95)

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Fraternal/Sorority Hall, Rooming

P

P

C

C

Manufactured Home, Mobile Home (includes individual unit placed in a residential subdivision)

P

P

P

P

P

P

Manufactured/Mobile Home Parks

C

Mobile Homes Sales

P

P

Model Home

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Game Courts (Badminton/Tennis/Racquetball/ Other) and Swimming Pool, Private

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

INSTITUTIONAL

Educational

Education Institution (including private, commercial, and vocational schools, **card room related training only)

C1

C

C

C

C

P

Education Institution, Public (Subject to LDP approval)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Prisons/Correctional Facilities

C

C

C

Medical

Chiropractic/Physical Therapy Office

P

P

P

P

Hospitals and Clinics

P

C

C

C

P

C

C

Medical/Dental Offices

P

P

P

P

P

P

Laboratories, Medical and Dental

C

P

P

P

P

Pharmacy (see also Drugstore)2, 9

P

P

P

P

Convalescent Hospital, Skilled Nursing Facility

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

Public

Conference ro Convention Centers

P

C

C

C

C

P

C

Parks, Plazas and Trails

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Visitor Centers

P

P

Religious/Non-Profit

Churches, Temples, other religious institutions, non-profits (except administrative offices- see Offices). In residential zones, vehicular access shall be only from major arterial or major collector as designated in the General Plan Circulation Element.

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

C

C

C

C

COMMERCIAL

Alcoholic Beverage Establishments

Alcoholic Beverage Onsite Sales in establishments open to persons over the legal drinking age exclusively, not allowed within 1,000 feet of any residential zoning district or residential use, churches, parks, and/or educational institutions3

C

Alcoholic Beverage Onsite Sales in establishments open to persons over the legal drinking age exclusively, more than 1,000 feet from any residential zoning district or residential use, churches, parks, and/or educational institutions3

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Alcoholic Beverage Onsite Sales as part of a bona fide sit down (non-age- restricted) restaurant3

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Alcoholic Beverage Offsite Sales within a supermarket or drug store 2,3,9

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Alcoholic Beverage Offsite Sales in any store other than a supermarket or drug store 2,3,9

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Wineries3

C

P

P

P

Automobile, Vehicle Rentals and Sales Related Uses

Automobile Auction

C

C

C

Automobiles/Recreational Vehicles/Boats/Motorcycles/Trucks4, Sales- New & Used, and Rentals

P

P

P

P

Service Station/Gas Station (Petroleum Products), including automobile service and Car Wash4,9

P

C

P

P

P

C

Parking Lot and Parking Garages, Public4

C

P

P

P

P

C

Automobile, Vehicle Service and Repair

Automobile Accessory Sales and Installation, including parts supply (No overnight outside storage or parking; body work prohibited)4,6

C

P

P

P

P

Automobile Service (Lubrication, Tune-ups, emission tests, batteries, mufflers, etc. No use of impact wrenches or other equipment that could create noise impacts; No overnight outside storage or parking; Paint, body work, upholstery prohibited)4,6

C

C

P

P

P

Automobile Minor Repair (Brakes, tires, radiators, electrical, etc. No overnight outside storage or parking; Paint, body work, upholstery prohibited)4,6

C

C

P

P

P

Automobile Paint, Body, and Upholstery Shops4,6

C

C

C

C

Communications/Utilities Distribution and Transmission

Cellular, Microwave Antenna/Towers and related equipment buildings8

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Gas Distribution, Meter, and Control Station

P

P

P

P

C

Electricity Distribution & Transmission Substation (<5,000 SF)

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

C

Electricity Distribution & Transmission Substation (>5,000 SF)

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Power Generating Facilities, Solar Energy and/or Wind Energy Conversion Systems >500 Kw10

C

C

C

C

C

Solar Energy and/or Wind Energy Conversion Systems <500 Kw

Cm

Cm

Cm

Cm

Cm

Cm

Cm

Cm

Cm

Cm

Cm

Cm

C

Cm

Solar Energy and/or Wind Energy Conversion Systems <25 Kw

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

Radio/Television Broadcasting Studios (including Recording Studios)

P

P

P

P

P

P

A

A

Telephone Repeater Stations

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

P

C

C

P

C

C

Eating and Drinking Establishments

Bakery, Coffeehouse, Delicatessen, Ice Cream Parlor, and other similar eating establishments2

C

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Catering Service

C

P

P

P

P

P

P

Nightclubs/Taverns/Bars3,9

C

C

C

C

Restaurant, No Alcohol Sales

C

P

P

P

P

P

C

P

Restaurant, Drive-Thru2, no alcohol sales

C

C

C

C

C

C

Restaurant, with Alcohol Sales3

See “Alcoholic Beverage Onsite Sales”

Entertainment/Recreation

Adult Business (subject to Adult Business Ordinance)

C

Amusement Park, Entertainment Center (including Arcade, Live Theater, Bowling, Ice and Roller Skating, Indoor Soccer and Hockey Arena)

C

C

C

C

C

Billiard/Pool Hall9

C

C

C

C

Batting Cages, Indoor or Outdoor

P

P

P

P

P

Card Rooms9

C

C

Carnival, Circus, or Fair

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Club - Athletic, Health, or Recreation (including Dance Studios)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Dance Hall/Dance Club

C

C

C

C

C

Game Courts, Commercial

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

Golf Course and Driving Range, Clubhouse, Country Club

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Movie Theater

P

P

Shooting Range, Indoor and Outdoor (outdoor ranges prohibited in the C and OS)

C

C

C

C

C

Stable, Public (Boarding/Riding) and Private - Boarding allowed as accessory use in DL

P

A

C

C

Food and Beverage Stores

Convenience Market, Health Food Store2,3,9

C

P

P

P

P

Drug store2,3,9

P

P

P

Grocery Store, Retail, Discount, and Club Stores2,3,9

P

P

P

P

P

General Merchandise Stores

Department Store, Specialty Stores

P

P

Discount Stores, Home Improvement Center

P

P

P

Lodging

Hotel, Motel *(more than 50 rooms requires a CUP)

P

P*

P

P

Recreational Vehicle Park and Campgrounds

C

C

C

Offices

Administrative, Professional, and Other Related Offices

P

P

P

A

A

P

A

Financial Institutions (Banks, Credit Unions, Check Cashing, Pay Advance, Money Transfer, etc.)2

P

P

P

P

P

P

Business Services

Copy Services, Postal Services, and Parcel Delivery Service

P

P

P

P

P

P

Personal Services7

Barber/Beauty Shop/Cosmetologist/Massage Parlor/ Acupuncturist

P

P

P

Cemetery/Mausoleums

C

C

Dressmaker/Tailor Shop

P

P

P

P

Dry Cleaner (Storefront Type); Laundry Service2

P

P

P

P

P

Funeral Parlor, Mortuary

C

C

P

P

Repair and Maintenance Services7

Shoe and Watch Repair/Sales, Locksmith

P

P

P

P

P

P

A

Janitorial Service, Pest Control Service

P

P

P

P

P

P

Retail7

Temporary Uses and Structures (Subject to Chapter 17.75)

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

General Retail Sales (including the following: Antiques, Appliance Sales/Repairs; Art Gallery/Supplies; Books/Music; Clothing/Accessories; Costumes; Coins/Collectables; Food Products; Glass Shops/Studios; Hardware; Hobby, Gift, and Floral Shops; Home Improvement Goods/Home Furnishings; Medical Supplies; Newsstands; Nursery/Garden Equipment; Office Equipment/Supplies; Pet Shop; Photography Studio/Photofinishing; Sporting Goods; Toy Stores9

C1

C1

P

P

P

P

P

C

A

Pawnshop, Secondhand Store

P

P

P

INDUSTRIAL7

Ambulance Service

P

P

Printing, Publishing, Bookbinding (including Lithographic and Newspaper Printing)

P

P

P

P

P

Recreational Vehicle Repair, Supplies

C1

P

P

P

Laboratories, Chemical, Research, and Testing

C

C

C

C

Machine/Sheet Metal Shop, Metal Engraving, Silk Screen Shop

C1

C

P

P

P

P

Industrial/Heavy Equipment, Sales, Service, and Rental (including, but not limited to Construction Equipment; Refrigeration; Vending Machines)

C

P

P

Junk, Salvage, Vehicle Wrecking, and Impound Yard

C

C

Outdoor Storage, as a Primary use

C

C

C

Recycling Facilities, Commercial

C

C

C

Recycling Facilities, Public (collection only)

P

C

C

C

C

Sanitary Landfill, Waste Haulers, Material Recovery Facility

C

Sewage Treatment Plant

P

P

C

C

Upholstery Shop, Welding Shop

C1

P

P

P

Construction7

Building Materials/Lumber/ Plumbing Supply Yard

P

P

P

Construction Office (on the same site as the construction activity)

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Contractor Storage Yard, Machinery Storage Yard

T

C

C

C

Horticultural (Landscape and Gardening) Services

C

P

P

P

P

P

Manufacture and wholesale7

Assembly, Manufacturing (Including food and beverage production and processing), Restoration of Goods; Except Tires

C1

P

P

P

C

Batch plants, aggregate products and other similar manufacturing uses

C

C

Dry Cleaning Plant, Large-Scale Commercial Type

P

P

P

Oil Exploration, Drilling, and Production (Limited to areas w/minimum lot size)

C

Sand and Gravel Pit, subject to Surface Materials and Reclamation Act (SMARA)

C

C

Swap Meet9

T

T

C

C

C

T

T

Wholesale Businesses (Including Electrical, Mechanical, Carpentry, Cabinetry)

C1

C

P

P

P

C

Warehouse/Distribution/Storage/Transportation7

Transfer, Moving, and Storage

C

C

C

Truck Terminals (includes Freight to Freight, Cross Dock, Parcel Delivery Terminals), Truck Parking

C

C

Truck and Trailer (and similar heavy transportation equipment) Sales, Repair (all repair to be conducted entirely within an enclosed building)5

C1

C

C

C

Mini-Warehouse/Storage Facilities/Recreational Vehicle Storage (in AP zone - Aviation hangar less than 10,000 square feet is a permitted use, over 10,000 square feet requires a CUP), may include one (1) caretaker unit.

C1

C

C

C

C

C

Warehouse/Distribution, Cold Storage (in AP zone - Aviation hangar less than 10,000 square feet is a permitted use, over 10,000 square feet requires a CUP)

C1

P

P

P

C

 

Note: Uses not shown above as Permitted, Conditionally Permitted, Accessory, or Temporary are prohibited in the zoning district as determined by the Director of Planning or their designee.

Footnotes:

1.   Aviation/Aircraft related uses only in the AP zone.

2.   Drive-thru requires Conditional Use Permit (CUP). A minor Conditional Use Permit (CUPm) may be allowed under certain circumstances, see Chapter 17.25 .

3.   Use allowed subject to Chapter 17.25 .

4.   Light duty trucks, less than 2 ton carrying capacity.

5.   Heavy duty trucks, greater than 2 tons carrying capacity.

6.   All uses shall be conducted in a fully enclosed building.

7.   Sales, storage, or use, of any materials classified as toxic or hazardous by either the federal or state government as a substantial part of the total use shall require a CUP, as shall the parking or storage of vehicles used to carry such materials.

8.   Co-location and wall antennas require LDPm/CUPm when placed on existing structures per Code, all other proposals require review and approval of an LDP/CUP.

9.   No tobacco retailer shall be permitted to sell, donate, distribute, or deliver to any person(s) tobacco products within 1,000 feet of any playground, church, public library, school, or any childcare facility or similar entity providing structured, organized care for youth; see Section 17.80.040 .

10.   Power Generating Facilities, Solar Energy and/or Wind Energy Conversion Systems >500 Kw are allowed in all zones west of Richardson Road and/or north of Calleja Avenue with approval of a LDP/CUP.

11.   Until referenced to R3-30 is included in Title 7 of the Municipal Code, Animal Keeping shall be allowed in the R3-30 district the same as is allowed in the R3-8 district.

12.   Only allowed in industrial parks.

(Amendment adopted May, 2008; Ord. No. 497, Section 5, 5/12/10; Ord. No. 502, Section 5, 4/27/11; Ord. No. 511, Exhibit B, 3/28/12; Ord. No. 515, Exhibit C, 5/22/13; Ord. No. 528, Exhibit C, 9/10/14; Ord. No. 535, Exhibit E, 5/27/15; Ord. No. 539, 11/23/15; Ord. No. 581, Sections 3, 4, 12/13/17; Ord. No. 586, Section 5, 5/9/18, Ord. No. 587, Section 3, 5/23/18; Ord. No. 600, Section 3, 5/8/19; Ord. No. 635, Section 3, 10/14/22; Ord. No. 641, 5/10/23; Ord. No. 654, Section 3, 10/23/24.)