21.20.020 Permitted land uses .

Table 21.20.020 identifies permitted uses, permitted accessory uses, uses permitted subject to conditional use permit approval, and uses prohibited in all commercial zoning districts, subject to compliance with all other provisions of this title. Uses not listed in Table 21.20.020 are prohibited. Chapter 21.42 contains additional regulations regarding accessory uses.

Table 21.20.020 Permitted Uses in Commercial Zoning Districts 11
Use	C-O	C-1	C-4(1)	C-F
Adult entertainment business	See Article VI, Chapter 21.44
Antique shop (see also secondhand store)	X	P	CUP	X
Arcades, including centers with computer terminals for entertainment ("internet cafes")	X	CUP	CUP	CUP
Art gallery	X	P	X	P
Artist studio	X	P	X	X
Astrology/fortunetelling	X	P	P	X
Auction house	X	X	CUP	X
Automotive and large equipment sales and services:
a.   Automotive sales, rental, and leasing (new and used)	X	X	CUP	CUP
b.   Automotive repair/installation (excludes body and paint)	X	CUP	CUP	CUP
Automotive and large equipment sales and services: (Cont.)
c.   Automotive storage (including RVs, no dismantling or sales)	X	X	CUP	X
d.   Heavy equipment rental and sales (trucks, construction)	X	X	CUP	CUP
e.   Large equipment repair (includes auto body repair and painting)	X	X	CUP	X
Banks and financial services	P	P	P	A
Banquet halls	X	CUP	X	X
Bars6	X	CUP	CUP	X
Boat sales (new or used)	X	X	X	CUP
Book stores	X	P	P	P
Business support services (blueprinting, computer-services, film processing, equipment rental, etc.)	P	P	P	P
Caretaker housing2	A	A	A	A
Check cashing businesses3	X	CUP	CUP	X
Church, temple, synagogue, mosque, or other places of worship or similar gathering place	CUP	CUP	CUP	X
Commercial entertainment:
a.   Indoor (motion picture theaters, performing arts, dance halls)	X	CUP	P	CUP
b.   Outdoor (amphitheaters, sports arenas, drive-in motion picture theaters)	X	X	CUP	CUP
Commercial recreation:
a.   Indoor (batting cages, billiard, bowling alley, etc.)	X	X	CUP	CUP
b.   Outdoor (batting cages, water parks, golf courses, etc.)	X	X	CUP	CUP
Community center/recreational facility (public)	P	P	X	CUP
Community service facility and/or utility	P4	P4	X	P4
Day care facility - child or adult	CUP3	CUP	CUP	X
Drive-through facility	X	CUP	CUP	CUP
Drug store/pharmacy	A3	P	P	X
Emergency shelter	X	X	CUP	CUP
Equipment sales, rental, or repair (excludes automotive and large equipment)	X	P	P	P
Gun shop (including accessory sale of firearms)	X	X	CUP	CUP
Food and beverage sales:
a.   Grocery store (includes large, full-service markets)	X	P	P	CUP
b.   Specialty store (deli, butcher, coffee, bakery, produce)	P	P	P	P
Food and beverage sales: (Cont.)
c.   Convenience store (includes smaller stores for retail sales of convenience items)	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP
Health/fitness club	A3	CUP	P	CUP
Home improvement sales and services, including hardware stores	X	P	P	P
Horse stables - commercial	X	X	X	X
Hospital/medical services:
a.   General hospital facilities (primarily inpatient)	P	X	CUP	CUP
b.   Medical/dental offices (see Section 21.20.030)	P	P	P	P
c.   Laboratory and research/development facilities	P	CUP	CUP	X
d.   Emergency medical (exclusive of continuing care)	CUP	X	X	X
e.   Psychiatric hospital services (primarily inpatient)	P	X	X	X
f.   Ambulance service	CUP	X	X	X
g.   Medical clinic (including urgent care)	CUP	X	CUP	X
h.   Alternative medicine clinic/office	CUP	X	CUP	X
Hotel/motel	X	X	CUP	CUP
Karaoke/Music Studios and combination thereof	X	X	CUP	CUP
Kennel	X	CUP	CUP	X
Laundry, self-service	CUP	CUP	X	X
Liquor stores6	X	CUP	CUP	X
Long-term residential care facility (licensed by the state for medical supervision on a 24-hour basis)	X	X	X	X
Lumber and building material yards	X	X	CUP	X
Massage establishment(12)	CUP	X	CUP	CUP
Micro-brewery - ancillary to bona fide restaurant(13)	X	X	P/CUP	P/CUP
Micro-brewery - stand-alone(13)	X	X	X	CUP
Museum	X	P	X	P
Nursery and garden centers	X	P	P	CUP
Office - business and professional	P	P	P	P
Parking structure (public or private)	CUP	X	CUP	CUP
Pawn shop	X	X	CUP	X
Performing arts center	X	CUP	P	P
Personal services (barber shops, beauty salons/spas, tailors, dry cleaning, self-service laundry, travel agencies, electrolysis, acupuncture/acupressure and the like) See Section 21.20.040	A3	P	P	X
Pet store (including sales and grooming, but not boarding)	X	P	P	P
Public and private non-profit clubs, lodges, meeting halls	X	CUP	CUP	X
Public park	P	P	P	P
Public park	P	P	P	P
Research and Development	X	X	X	CUP
Residential care facility	CUP	X	CUP	X
Restaurants and bars:
a.   Restaurant with no alcohol sales	P	P7	P7	P
b.   Restaurant with alcohol sales6	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP
c.   Night clubs and discotheques5	X	X	X	X
Retail sales	P	P8	P	P
Recycling facilities	See Article VI, Chapter 21.50
Schools:
a.   College, university, professional	CUP	CUP	X	X
b.   Elementary and secondary (private)	CUP3	CUP	X	X
c.   Vocational (specialized trade)	P	CUP	CUP	CUP
d.   Specialty (non-degree such as language, dance)	P	P	CUP	CUP
Secondhand store	X	CUP	CUP	X
Service station	X	CUP	CUP	CUP
Self-storage facility (mini-warehouse)	X	X	CUP	X
Tobacco retail businesses6	CUP	X	CUP	CUP
Tanning salon	X	CUP	X	X
Tattoo parlor	X	CUP	X	X
Veterinary services (clinic and hospital, may include accessory grooming and boarding)	CUP	CUP	CUP	X
Warehouse	A3	X	CUP3	A
Wireless communications facilities	See Article VI, Chapter 21.46

 

P = Permitted; CUP = Conditional Use Permit required; A = Accessory; X = Not Permitted

Notes:

1.   For any commercial business in the C-4 zone located within 50 feet of any residentially zoned property, the hours of business operation shall be limited to between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.

2.   Caretaker housing is permanent or temporary housing accessory to the primary use for caretakers or others employed for the purpose of site security and/or monitoring of facilities. A maximum of one caretaker housing is permitted for each commercial property. Additional units may be granted with a conditional use permit.

3.   Subject to requirements set forth for such uses in Article VI.

4.   Any community service facility or utility directly abutting residential property and which has the potential to cause off-site impacts (e.g., noise, odor) beyond the property line shall require approval of a conditional use permit.

5.   Such uses may be permitted as accessory to a permitted restaurant, provided a conditional use permit is granted.

6.   Alcoholic beverage sales stores, bars, liquor stores, or tobacco retail business shall not be located within 600 feet of any public or private school, church, temple, or park, nor shall any bar, liquor store, or tobacco retail business be located within 100 feet of any residential zone, nor within 500 feet of any bar or other liquor store, or other tobacco retail business, respectively.

7.   A conditional use permit is required if the proposed restaurant is freestanding with less than 5,000 square feet of gross floor area and/or includes a drive-through facility and/or includes outdoor dining.

8.   Permitted with a maximum gross floor area of 2,500 square feet. A conditional use permit is required for a larger facility.

9.   Karaoke/music studio and combination thereof means any business selling or offering to provide full karaoke services in conjunction with music studio services either separately or combination thereof and similar type operations as determined by the Planning Division.

10.   Research and development of high reliability/technology electrical and electric components and subsystems, including manufacturing, testing and assembly for military, aerospace and/or government systems.

11.   Any expansion or intensification of a use previously granted a CUP shall require the filing of a new CUP application.

12.   Shall comply with applicable provisions of Chapter 4.10, Title 4 of the La Mirada Municipal Code.

13.   Shall comply with applicable provisions of Section 21.20.057.

(Ord. 728. § 7, 2023; Ord. 682, § 6, 2016; Ord. 652, § 7, 2012; Ord. 624 §§ 5, 6, 2008; Ord. 618 § 4, 2008; Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).