Merced
Zoning districts
4 districts, grouped by category.
General provisions
81 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Check cashing/payday loan establishments are only permitted in zoning districts as shown ... shall not be permitted within one thousand (1,000) feet of another check cashing/payday loan establishment.
Community gardens are only permitted in zoning districts as shown ... A site plan review or conditional use permit per the land use regulation tables ... shall be required ...
A conditional use permit is required to establish and operate fraternity and sorority houses.
Minor automobile repairs are permitted on the premises of a gas and service station. ... A conditional use permit is required for the sale of alcoholic beverages ... if the retail outlet is less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in building size.
The minimum floor area of the live/work unit shall be one thousand (1,000) square feet. A maximum of fifty (50) percent of this space shall be reserved for work space; the rest reserved for occupancy.
Permits required for recycling facilities are shown in the land use regulation tables ... Reverse vending machines ... Small collection facilities ... Large collection facilities ... Recycling processing facilities ...
A minor use permit is required for any permanent outdoor display of merchandise ... Displayed items shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height.
Photovoltaic energy systems are permitted in all zoning districts as an accessory structure.
SRO uses shall not be located within three hundred (300) feet of any other SRO use or emergency shelter ... SRO units shall have a minimum size of one hundred (150) square feet and a maximum of one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet.
All underground storage tanks (except for those that store only water) shall be located a minimum of four hundred fifty (450) feet away from any parcel containing a city water well.
A conditional use permit is required to establish or operate any wrecking and salvage establishments. ... Wrecking and salvage establishments shall be only located in C-G, C-T, I-L, and I-H zoning districts.
Emergency shelters are principally-permitted uses in the C-G zone. ... The maximum number of beds on a property is two hundred (200).
New tobacco retailers ... are prohibited within one thousand (1,000) feet of any parcel ... by a 'school' ... and within six hundred (600) feet of other youth-oriented facilities
Specific commercial cannabis businesses are allowed as a special use in the C-C, C-O, C-G, C-N, C-T, B-P, I-L, and I-H Zoning Districts ... Commercial cannabis activities are expressly prohibited in all other zones.
an authorized resident shall be allowed to cultivate cannabis only in a private residence in a residential zone, only indoors, and only for personal use ... shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet and not exceed ten (10) feet in height
Conditional zoning is a discretionary action that enables the city to ensure that proposed zoning map amendments do not create negative impacts to the community or public service provision.
The maximum length of an unarticulated/blank building wall shall be ten (10) feet in the D-COR zoning district, and twenty-five (25) feet for all other downtown zoning districts
Commercial cannabis business permit regulations including modifications, revocation, fees, and labor peace agreements.
Multiple-Family Dwellings: P; Blank Walls: max 10 ft; Storefront Width: max 50 ft; Ground Floor Transparency: min 40%
Multiple-Family Dwellings: P; Blank Walls: max 25 ft; Storefront Width: max 100 ft
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.
- Chapter 2.24 - BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT459 charsRead →
- Chapter 20.06 - ZONING DISTRICTS AND MAP5K charsRead →
- Chapter 20.08 - RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS28.3K charsRead →
- Chapter 20.10 - COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS27.3K charsRead →
- Chapter 20.12 - INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS14.7K charsRead →
- Chapter 20.14 - DOWNTOWN ZONING DISTRICTS15.7K charsRead →
- Chapter 20.16 - URBAN VILLAGE ZONING DISTRICTS12.8K charsRead →
- Chapter 20.18 - PUBLIC USE AND AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICTS8.5K charsRead →
- Chapter 20.20 - SPECIAL USE ZONING DISTRICTS20.1K charsRead →
- Chapter 20.44 - SPECIAL LAND USE REGULATIONS143.8K charsRead →
- Chapter 20.78 - CONDITIONAL ZONING3.4K charsRead →
- Chapter 20.80 - ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS5.7K charsRead →