The following Table 8-2.605 identifies the development requirements, including minimum parcel sizes, setbacks, and other standards that allowed and permitted uses in the commercial zones must meet as a standard or condition of any issued building permit, Site Plan Review, or Use Permit.
C ZONE | Minimum Lot Area (1) | Front Yard Setback (feet) | Rear Yard Setback (feet) | Side Yard Setback (feet) | Height Limits(3) (feet) | Maximum Floor Area Ratio | Maximum Impervious Lot Coverage |
C-L | 3,500 square feet | None (6) | None, except 15 feet if abutting residential zone (6) | 35 feet | 0.5 (1.0 for mixed commercial/residential) | 85% | |
C-G | 5,000 square feet | Maximum of 50 feet or four stories | 1.0 (2.0 for mixed commercial/residential) | 90% | |||
DMX(2) | 3,500 square feet | Maximum of 10 feet from property line or sidewalk (see Sec. 8-2.606(a) | 10 feet, except 20 feet if abutting residential | None, except 20 feet if abutting residential | Minimum of 22 feet(4), maximum of 50 feet or four stories | 90% | |
C-H | 10,000 square feet | 15 feet from property line or curb strip (6) | None, except 20 feet if abutting residential (6) | None, except 15 feet if abutting residential (6) | 40 feet | 1.0 | 90% |
Notes: 1. Parcels in rural areas with no access to public water and/or wastewater services are subject to 2.0 acre minimum parcel sizes for new building permits, see Section 8-2.1002(a).
2. In addition to these development requirements in the DMX zone, new uses and construction must meet design and other requirements as specified in Section 8-2.606(a).
3. Appropriate findings for discretionary projects, and ministerial residential projects, located within the floodplain are required, see Section 8-2.306(ae). Structures built in the 100-year flood plain to comply with FEMA and local requirements will be measured from the top of the bottom floor, which may include a basement, crawlspace, or enclosed floor.
4. Minimum height limit along Yolo Avenue and Woodland Avenue only.
5. Development near the toe of any levee is restricted, see Section 8-2.306(ad).
6. For cannabis uses, see Article 14 (Cannabis Land Use Ordinance) for setbacks and buffer requirements.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014; as amended by Ord. 681.229, eff. October 29, 2015; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1497, eff. June 7, 2018; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1545, eff. January 6, 2022)