Sonoma County Unincorporated, California · District
CR
Commercial Rural District
Dimensional standards
Lot
Uses
Permitted by right15
- Animal Keeping: Beekeeping
- Periodic Special Events
- Accessory Dwelling Unit
- Family Day Care Home, Large
- Family Day Care Home, Small
- Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit
- Permanent Supportive Housing
- Residential Community Care, Small
- Transitional Housing
- Dwelling, Single-Family
- Home Occupation
- State-Regulated Small Employee Housing
- General Retail
- Personal Services
- Banks and Financial Institutions
Conditional / special use36
- Agricultural Processing
- Agricultural Support Services
- Animal Keeping: Livestock Feed Yards
- Mushroom Farming
- Tasting Rooms
- Animal Product Processing
- Community Meeting Facilities
- Recreation and Sports Facilities: Health/Fitness Facility
- Dwelling, Single-Family
- Live/Work
- Mixed-Use Development
- Residential Community Care, Large
- Single-Room Occupancy, Large
- Alcoholic Beverage Sales, Small
- Bar, Tavern, Nightclub
- Fuel Dealers
- Fuel Station, Non-Retail
- Heavy Equipment Sales and Rentals
- Outdoor Vendor
- Vehicles/Boats Sales and Rentals
- Commercial Kennels
- Day Care Center
- Homeless Shelter: Emergency
- Homeless Shelter: Small Scale
- Lodging: Bed and Breakfast (B&B)
- Lodging: Hotel, Motel, and Resort
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair
- Storage: Contractor's Storage Yard
- Storage: Personal Storage
- Storage: Vehicle, Boat, and RV Storage
- Low Temperature Geothermal Resource Development
- Public Safety Facilities
- Public Utility Facilities
- Truck/Bus/Freight Terminal
- Veterinary Clinic
- Medical Services: Offices and Outpatient Care
Prohibited41
- Agricultural Crop Production and Cultivation
- Agricultural Employee Housing
- Farm Retail Sales
- Farm Stands
- Nursery, Wholesale
- Fertilizer Plants
- Laboratories
- Laundry Plants
- Manufacturing/Processing, Light
- Manufacturing/Processing, Medium
- Storage: Manufacture Home Storage
- Storage: Warehouses
- Storage: Wholesale and Distribution
- Wrecking and Salvage Yards
- Camp, Organized
- Campgrounds
- Civic Institution
- Country Clubs
- Educational Institutions: Colleges and Universities
- Educational Institutions: Specialized Education and Training
- Golf Course
- Parks and Playgrounds
- Caretaker Dwelling
- Single-Room Occupancy, Small
- Alcoholic Beverage Sales, Large
- Building and Landscape Materials Sales
- Farm Equipment and Supplies Sales and Rental
- Fuel Station, Retail
- Manufactured Homes Sales and Rentals
- Nursery, Retail
- Adult Entertainment Establishment
- Business Support Services
- Lodging: Hosted Rental
- Lodging: Vacation Rental
- Lodging: Timeshare
- Maintenance and Repair Service, Non-Vehicular
- Medical Services: Hospitals
- Airfields and Landing Strips: Restricted Use Airfield
- Dispatch Facility
- Marinas
- Parking Facilities
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Increased building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. with use permit
The maximum allowed building height may be increased with a use permit.
Other
- AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. products sale and promotion
In the CR zone, the sale and promotion of agricultural products grown, produced, or processed on site is allowed, subject to design review.
- Maximum building intensity
Maximum building intensity is calculated by multiplying the maximum permitted building height by the maximum square footage of lot coverage permitted on a lot.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. with no public water and no sewer65,340 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Lot size for lots with no public water service and no public sewer service (min.): 1.5 acres
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. with public water and no sewer43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Lot size for lots with public water service and no public sewer service (min.): 1 acre
Setback
Lots exclusively occupied by a commercial use: Same as LC zone. Lots not exclusively commercial and less than 6,000 sq ft: Same as R1 zone. Lots not exclusively commercial and 6,000 sq ft or more: Same as RR zone, but may be reduced if hardship.
From the ordinance
CR zone: min lot 8,000 sq ft; max height 35 ft; max coverage 50%; setbacks depend on use and lot size (see 26-10-040.D).