SEC. 16-108. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

   The following table sets forth development standards for all of the commercial zone districts in the city. All permitted and conditionally permitted uses shall be consistent with the purpose and intent of the respective zone.

Development Standards
Standard	Zone District
	C-O	C-1	C-2
Height permitted	15 ft.*	20 ft.	35 ft.*
Front yard setback	10 ft.*	10 ft.; 20 ft. if abuts a residential zone	10 ft.**
Interior lot side yard setback	5 ft.; 1 ft. increase for each additional story	10 ft.	5 ft.; no setback if abuts another C-2 zoned lot**
Corner lot side yard setback	10 ft.; 1 ft. increase for each additional story	50% of the front yard setback	5 ft.; no setback if abuts another C-2 zoned lot**
Reverse corner lot street side: side yard setback rearing residential zone	Same as front yard setback	50% of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such lot	Same as front yard setback
Rear yard setback	10 ft.; 1 ft. increase for each additional story	15 ft.	No setback required for buildings less than 16 ft.; 15 ft. for buildings over 16 ft.; 10 ft. if abuts a public alley**
*Additional height may be allowed with approval of a SUP.
** Buildings used exclusively for dwelling purposes shall comply with the front, side, and rear yard regulations of the R-3 zone. Buildings having commercial uses on the lower floor and residential uses on the upper floor or floors shall comply with the front, side and rear yard regulations of the C-2 zone for commercial floors and the R-3 zone for the residential floors.

 

(Ord. No. 3037)

SEC. 16-109. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIC TO C-O, C-1, AND C-2.

   (A)   C-O zone.

      (1)   Residential uses prohibited, except as allowed per State law.

         (a)   Residential uses shall not be permitted in this zone, except as allowed per State law or except that any existing dwelling may be maintained and any necessary structural alterations that are required by law may be made to perpetuate such a nonconforming use.

         (b)   A special use permit for a multi-story structure may approve penthouses or one or more floors of living units in addition to the professional uses or other uses permitted by this division.

('64 Code, Sec. 34-70.3) (Ord. No. 1036)

      (2)   Conversion of existing structures prohibited. Existing dwellings and other residential structures shall not be converted to professional use. Existing hotels and motels shall not be converted to timeshare use.

('64 Code, Sec. 34-70.4) (Ord. No. 1036, 1959)

      (3)   Incidental retail and professional services. Retail commercial uses shall not be permitted except that where a special use permit application has been filed for a multi-story structure, the special use permit approval body may approve retail uses, such as restaurants and coffee shops, and personal services, such as barbershops, intended primarily to serve the occupants of the building.

('64 Code, Sec. 34-70.5) (Ord. No. 1036)

      (4)   Cannabis uses prohibited. All cannabis-related uses are prohibited in the C-O Commercial Office Zone.

(Ord. No. 2929)

   (B)   C-1 zone.

      (1)   C-1 basic provisions. Only one neighborhood shopping center may be so zoned for each neighborhood specified in the general plan. Property may be zoned as a neighborhood shopping center only when all of the following standards are met:

         (a)   The property is located at the intersection of thoroughfares or at the intersection of a thoroughfare and a collector street.

         (b)   The neighborhood within which the property is situated contains a minimum of 600 residents or is shown on adopted city maps to contain that number of dwelling units after development.

         (c)   The property, when developed as a neighborhood shopping center, shall:

            1.   Have as a major tenant, a convenience market or similar outlet for daily shopping needs;

            2.   Feature architecture of residential character in conformance with the neighborhood; and

            3.   Be in conformance with the traffic and circulation requirements of this code.

('64 Code, Sec. 34-72) (Ord. No. 1565)

      (2)   C-1 lot area. Each neighborhood shopping center shall normally be rectangular in shape with an area of approximately one acre and a depth of approximately 150 feet. In no case shall a neighborhood shopping center have less than 21,780 square feet (one-half acre) or more than 65,340 square feet (one and one-half acre) including the area, if any, devoted to service station use. Such centers shall have a minimum width of 100 feet and a minimum average depth of 135 feet.

(‘64 Code, Sec. 34-77) (Ord. No. 1565)

      (3)   C-1 prohibited uses. The following uses shall not be permitted in the C-1 zone:

         (a)   New residential uses, except as allowed per State law. Existing residential uses shall be subject to the provisions herein;

         (b)   Conversion of dwellings to commercial uses unless a special use permit is approved as provided in Sections 16-530 through 16-553;

         (c)   Drive-in or take-out cafe or restaurant;

         (d)   Food delivery, catering or food pickup or take-out establishments;

         (e)   Bars, cocktail lounges and the like;

         (f)   Liquor stores;

         (g)   Advertising structures other than those permitted in Article IX of this chapter.

('64 Code, Sec. 34-75) (Ord. No. 1565, 2929, 2972)

      (4)   Service station use. Service stations are permitted on approval of a special use permit, provided the service station is limited to the retail sale of gasoline, oil, tires and automobile accessories, lubrication services, minor automotive repairs and the replacement or installation of automotive accessories provided that:

         (a)   No service station shall have more than two pump islands or more than six pumps;

         (b)   No service station shall have more than two lubrication hoists and all such hoists shall be located within an enclosed structure; and

         (c)   No sales or rentals of trucks, trailers, cars, equipment, and the like, shall be permitted.

      (5)   Neighborhood shopping center development standards.

         (a)   A neighborhood shopping center shall have a zone wall, landscaping and on-site lighting as required by this chapter.

         (b)   Each neighborhood shopping center shall normally be rectangular in shape with an area of approximately one acre and a depth of approximately 150 feet. In no case shall a neighborhood shopping center have less than 21,780 square feet (one-half acre) or more than 65,340 square feet (one and one-half acre) including the area, if any, devoted to service station use. Such centers shall have a minimum width of 100 feet and a minimum average depth of 135 feet.

('64 Code, Sec. 34-78.3) (Ord. No. 1565, 2336)

   (C)   C-2 zone.

      (1)   Yard requirements for dwellings.

         (a)   Buildings used exclusively for dwelling purposes shall comply with the front, side and rear yard regulations of the R-3 zone.

         (b)   Buildings having commercial uses on the lower floor and residential uses on the upper floor or floors shall comply with the front, side and rear yard regulations of the C-2 zone for commercial floors and the R-3 zone for the residential floors.

('64 Code, Sec. 34-85) (Ord. No. 1409)

      (2)   Operating standard for sale or storage of used fabric items. Operators of retail stores that sell previously owned, secondhand or used merchandise, shall thoroughly launder or dry-clean such merchandise that is made of fabric (such as curtains, slipcovers and bed linens) before offering such merchandise for sale or storing such merchandise on the premises. On request of police department or code enforcement division personnel, the operator of such a store who has complied with this operating standard shall sign a statement under penalty of perjury providing the facts as to how and when such compliance occurred.

(Ord. No. 2626)

(Ord. No. 3037)

DIVISION 8. [RESERVED]

DIVISION 9. [RESERVED]

DIVISION 10. DOWNTOWN ZONES

SEC. 16-145. REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.

   The regulations applicable to the Downtown Zones, as found in Ordinance 2963, are hereby adopted by reference as if set forth in full herein. The regulations can be found at https://www.oxnard.org/downtown-code/.

(Ord. No. 2963, 2969, 2985)

Editor's note:

   Division 10 was repealed and replaced by Ord. No. 2963, adopted July 30, 2019. Division 10 related to the Central Business District, and the sections thereunder were derived from Ord. Code §§ 34-105.1—34-105.8 and Ord. Nos. 2101, 2102, 2128, 2165, 2313, 2463, 2466, 2587, 2626, 2671, 2681, 2864, 2896, and 2929.

SEC. 16-146. [RESERVED].

SEC. 16-147. [RESERVED].