The following uses shall be permitted in the C-3 Zone only if authorized by a conditional use permit issued pursuant to the provisions of article 38 of this chapter:
Alternative parking facilities used to provide required parking for commercial uses, excluding medical uses, pursuant to section 10-3-2730.4 of this chapter.
Amusement parks.
Brewing or manufacture of alcoholic beverages that is ancillary to a dining or bar use or is ancillary to a retail store that sells alcoholic beverages.
Car washes that:
A. Are enclosed in a building;
B. Exclusively serve a business whose operation is primarily devoted to the sales, long term leasing or rental of automobiles or other motorized vehicles;
C. Are located on the site of the business being served; and
D. Do not exceed twenty feet (20') in width or forty feet (40') in length.
When reviewing the conditional use permit application for such car washes, the Planning Commission shall consider the conditional use permit criteria set forth in section 10-3-1613 of this article.
Childcare uses licensed pursuant to State law.
Convenience stores not occupying a tenant space whose primary entrance opens into the interior of a commercial building.
Cosmetic spas pursuant to section 10-3-1620.2 of this article.
Drive-up, drive-in and drive-through facilities, subject to the provisions of section 10-3-1612 of this article.
Educational institutions.
Hotels, subject to the provisions of article 28.6 of this chapter.
Mini-shopping centers subject to the provisions of section 10-3-1611 of this article.
Museums.
Nightclubs within the business triangle, subject to the provisions of section 10-3-1619 of this article. For the purposes of this use, the "business triangle" shall mean the area bounded by the centerline of Wilshire Boulevard, the centerline of Santa Monica Boulevard, south roadway, and the centerline of the alley between Canon Drive and Crescent Drive.
Off site parking pursuant to section 10-3-2733 of this chapter.
Private training centers of more than three thousand (3,000) square feet of floor area in the business triangle and more than two thousand (2,000) square feet of floor area outside the business triangle.
Public utility uses, except as provided in section 10-3-2754 of this chapter.
Religious institutions.
A. The establishment or expansion of any activity that qualifies as a vehicle sales, service or fuel station use shall require a separate conditional use permit.
B. Notwithstanding other provisions of this use, a vehicle sales, service or fuel station that involves only the installation of vehicle accessories shall not require a conditional use permit unless such vehicle sales, service or fuel station is located adjacent to a Residential Zone or separated from a Residential Zone only by a public right-of-way. For the purposes of this use, the term "vehicle accessories" shall include, but not be limited to, tires and alarms, but shall not include engine or body parts.
(Ord. 91-O-2133, eff. 12-5-1991; amd. Ord. 94-O-2205, eff. 8-5-1994; Ord. 94-O-2212, eff. 9-9-1994; Ord. 94-O-2212, eff. 9-9-1994; Ord. 98-O-2295, eff. 5-1-1998; Ord. 99-O-2336, eff. 11-4-1999; Ord. 12-O-2625, eff. 8-3-2012; Ord. 16-O-2712, eff. 12-22-2016; Ord. 16-O-2715, eff. 1-7-2017; Ord. 19-O-2786, eff. 8-16-2019; Ord. 21-O-2846, eff. 11-12-2021; Ord. 23-O-2881, eff. 11-17-2023; Ord. 24-O-2894, eff. 6-7-2024)