Sonoma County Unincorporated, California · District
LC
Limited Commercial District
Dimensional standards
Lot
Uses
Permitted by right18
- Animal Keeping: Beekeeping
- Periodic Special Events
- Accessory Dwelling Unit
- Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit
- Low-Barrier Navigation Center
- Permanent Supportive Housing
- Residential Community Care, Small
- Transitional Housing
- Alcoholic Beverage Sales, Large
- Banks and Financial Institutions
- General Retail
- Restaurant
- Personal Services
- Professional Office
- Lodging: Vacation Rental
- Homeless Shelter: Small Scale
- Lodging: Hosted Rental
- Medical Services: Offices and Outpatient Care
Conditional / special use33
- Community Meeting Facilities
- Educational Institutions: Colleges and Universities
- Educational Institutions: Specialized Education and Training
- Recreation and Sports Facilities: Health/Fitness Facility
- Dwelling, Single-Family
- Live/Work
- Mixed-Use Development
- Residential Community Care, Large
- State-Regulated Small Employee Housing
- Single-Room Occupancy, Large
- Single-Room Occupancy, Small
- 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
- 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
- Parking Facilities
Prohibited43
- Agricultural Crop Production and Cultivation
- Agricultural Employee Housing
- Agricultural Processing
- Agricultural Support Services
- Animal Keeping: Livestock Feed Yards
- Farm Retail Sales
- Farm Stands
- Mushroom Farming
- Nursery, Wholesale
- Tasting Rooms
- Animal Product Processing
- 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
- Golf Course
- Parks and Playgrounds
- Caretaker Dwelling
- Family Day Care Home, Large
- Family Day Care Home, Small
- Home Occupation
- 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: Timeshare
- Maintenance and Repair Service, Non-Vehicular
- Medical Services: Hospitals
- Airfields and Landing Strips: Restricted Use Airfield
- Dispatch Facility
- Marinas
Extracted standards
8 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
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. storage yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. maximum area100 pct
In the C3 and LC zones, storage yards accessory to a permitted use are allowed provided the storage yards does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the gross area of the main building.
- Amplified live music allowed with use permit
Amplified live music allowed with a Use Permit in the C2, C3, LC, AS, and K zones.
- 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
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. opposite residential zone
Front property line opposite a residential zone: same as the residential zone
- Side or rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. abutting residential zone10 ft
Side or rear property line that abuts a residential zone: 10 ft.
From the ordinance
LC zone: min lot 8,000 sq ft; max height 35 ft; max coverage 50%; setbacks from residential zones: front same as residential, side/rear 10 ft.