1. The purpose of this Chapter is to achieve the following:
A. Provide appropriate commercial areas for retail and service establishments, neighborhood convenience and office uses required by residents of the City in a manner consistent with the General Plan.
B. Provide adequate space to meet the needs of commercial development, including off-street parking and loading.
C. Minimize traffic congestion and avoid the overloading of utilities.
D. Protect commercial areas from excessive noise, illumination, unsightliness, odor, smoke, and other objectionable influences.
E. Promote high standards of site planning, and landscape design for commercial and office developments within the City.
F. Provide employment opportunities for existing and future residents of the City and those of adjacent communities.
G. Provide for land uses which meet the needs of and attract regional populations, in addition to local residents.
H. Ensure compatibility with adjacent land uses.
I. Single-family dwelling units which legally existed in commercial land use districts prior to June 3, 1991 may remain as a permitted use.
(Ord. MC-823, 3-03-92)
2. The purpose of the individual commercial zones are as follows:
(Ord. MC-1393, 12-02-13)
A. CO (COMMERCIAL OFFICE) ZONE
This zone is intended to provide for the continued use, expansion, and new development of administrative and professional offices, hospitals, and supporting retail uses in proximity to major transportation corridors and ensure their compatibility with adjacent residential and commercial uses. Additionally, this zone permits a maximum density of 47 units per net acre for senior citizen and senior congregate care housing. Existing single family residential structures may remain as a permitted use.
(Ord. MC-1381, 12-19-12; Ord. MC-818, 1-07-92)
B. CG-1 (COMMERCIAL GENERAL) ZONE
This zone is intended to provide for the continued use, enhancement, and new development of retail, personal service, entertainment, office and related commercial uses along major transportation corridors and intersections to service the needs of the residents; reinforcing existing commercial corridors and centers and establishing new locations as residential growth occurs. Additionally, this zone permits a maximum density of 47 units per net acre for senior citizen and senior congregate care housing.
(Ord. MC-1304, 5-05-09)
C. CG-2 (COMMERCIAL GENERAL-2) ZONE
This zone is intended to enhance the economic activity of appropriate commercial corridors; infilling and intensifying existing development, establishing new key activity centers and nodes, allowing for the development of medium and medium high residential density as alternative uses. The residential development shall have a minimum contiguous area of one net acre with a maximum density of 12 units per net acre along Mount Vernon Avenue and Baseline Street and other designated locations west of I-215 and a maximum density of 21 units per net acre along Baseline Street and other designated locations east of I-215. Additionally, a bonus density of 50% for the development of senior citizen and senior congregate care housing shall be permitted, subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
(Ord. MC-1381, 12-19-12)
D. CG-3 (COMMERCIAL GENERAL-3) ZONE
This zone provides for the development of local and regional serving retail, personal service, entertainment, office and related commercial uses. This district includes, but is not limited to, properties adjacent to California State University at San Bernardino along North Park Boulevard, Kendall Drive, and University Parkway for commercial and personal service uses to meet the needs of students, faculty, and visitors, and properties along Mt. Vernon Avenue, between 4th and 9th Streets, within the Paseo Las Placitas Specific Plan area.
Design guidelines for the Mount Vernon Corridor (Paseo Las Placitas) are contained in Chapter 19.10, Special Purpose Zones, Section 19.10.030(3).
(Ord. MC-1381, 12-19-12)
E. CR-1 (COMMERCIAL REGIONAL-MALLS) ZONE
This zone is intended to maintain and enhance the Inland Center Malls and adjacent properties to this and the Carousel Mall as the principal region-serving retail centers of the City.
(Ord. MC-1381, 12-19-12)
F. CR-2 (COMMERCIAL REGIONAL-DOWNTOWN) ZONE
This zone is intended to permit a diversity of regional-serving uses in the Downtown area including local, county, and state governmental-administrative, professional offices, cultural-historical and entertainment, convention facilities, hotels-motels, financial establishments, restaurants, supporting retail and services, educational institutions, public open spaces, and residential and senior citizen housing. Development of sites exclusively for residential uses shall have a minimum contiguous area of 1 net acre, with a maximum density of 47 units per net acre. Senior citizen and senior congregate care housing shall permit a maximum density of 130 units per net acre, subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
G. CR-3 (COMMERCIAL REGIONAL-TRI-CITY-CLUB) ZONE
This zone is intended to permit a diversity of regional-serving uses including corporate and professional offices, retail commercial, entertainment (theaters, nightclubs, etc.), financial establishments, restaurants, hotels-motels, warehouse-promotional retail, supporting retail and services, and similar uses.
(Ord. MC-1436, 12-21-16; Ord. MC-1098, 6-05-01)
H. CR-4 (COMMERCIAL REGIONAL-AUTO PLAZA) ZONE
This zone is intended to provide for the development of new and used automobile and truck sales and related retail and service uses in the Auto Plaza area.
I. CCS-1 (CENTRAL CITY SOUTH) ZONE
This zone is intended to permit general retail, professional office and medical types of uses. Standards are contained in Chapter 19.13.
(Ord. MC-1381, 12-19-12)
J. CCS-2 (CENTRAL CITY SOUTH) ZONE
This zone is intended to permit service commercial uses. Standards are contained in Chapter 19.13.
K. CCS-3 (CENTRAL CITY SOUTH-FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL) ZONE
This zone is intended to provide for the flood control channel. Standards are contained in Chapter 19.13.
L. CH (COMMERCIAL HEAVY) ZONE
This zone is intended to accommodate automobile and truck sales and repair facilities, lumberyards, and related hardware sales, plant nurseries, light industrial manufacturing and storage facilities, and similar uses requiring extensive outdoor or indoor space for their sales, service, and-or storage, excluding neighborhood commercial uses.