The following restrictions shall apply to office uses:
(a) Conversion of Ground Floor Housing and Non-Office Commercial to Office
Medical, Professional, and Business offices shall not be located on the ground floor, unless any of the following apply to such offices:
(1) Have been continuously in existence in that space since March 19, 2001, and as of such date, were neither non-conforming nor in the process of being amortized pursuant to Chapter 18.30(I);
(2) Occupy a space that was not occupied by housing, neighborhood business service, retail services, personal services, eating and drinking services, or automotive service on March 19, 2001 or thereafter;
(3) Occupy a space that was vacant on March 19, 2001;
(4) Are located in new or remodeled ground floor area built on or after March 19, 2001 if the ground floor area devoted to housing, retail services, eating and drinking services, personal services, and automobile services does not decrease;
(5) Are on a site located in an area subject to a specific plan or coordinated area plan, which specifically allows for such ground floor medical, professional, and general business offices; or
(6) Are located anywhere in Building E or in the rear 50% of Building C or D of the property at the southeast corner of the intersection of Park Boulevard and California Avenue, as shown on sheet A2 of the plans titled “
(b) Size Restrictions on Office Uses in the CN and CS Districts
(1) In the CN district, office uses shall be governed by the following regulations:
(A) Total floor area of permitted office uses on a lot shall not exceed 25% of the lot area, provided:
(i) A lot shall be permitted to have at least a total floor area of 2,500 square feet of office uses, provided the uses meet all other zoning regulations.
(ii) No lot shall be permitted to have more than a total floor area of 5,000 square feet of office uses.
(B) Such uses may be allowed to exceed the maximum size, subject to issuance of a conditional use permit in accord with the provisions of Chapter 18.76. The maximum size for any conditional use shall be established by the director and specified in the conditional use permit for such use.
(2) In the CS district, office uses shall be governed by the following regulations:
(A) No lot shall be permitted to have more than a total floor area of 5,000 square feet of office uses.
(B) Such uses may be allowed to exceed the maximum size, subject to issuance of a conditional use permit in accord with the provisions of Chapter 18.76. The maximum size for any conditional use shall be established by the director and specified in the conditional use permit for such use.
(Ord. 5494 § 3, 2020: Ord. 5432 § 8, 2018: Ord. 5373 § 14 (part), 2016; Ord. 4923 § 3 (part), 2006: Ord. 4925 § 3 (part), 2006)