Modesto

An establishment that provides vehicle related services including a car wash, minor and major repair and service, minor maintenance, and installation of stereo systems or components, is subject to a conditional use permit if the establishment is within one hundred (100) feet of a residential zoned or developed property unless there is a sufficient buffer provided by a building, major street, or other physical separation as determined by the Director.

No adult entertainment business shall be established or located in any zone in the City other than Light Industrial (M-1) Zone or Heavy Industrial (M-2) Zone, or within certain distances of certain specified land uses or zones as set forth below

Any use of real property existing on November 2, 1995, which does not conform to the provisions of Section 10-3.303, but which was constructed, operated, and maintained in compliance with all previous regulations, shall be regarded as a nonconforming use which may be continued until November 3, 1996.

The owner or operator of a nonconforming use as described in Section 10-3.304 may apply under the provisions of this section to the Director for an extension of time within which to terminate the nonconforming use.

Amateur radio antennas, antennas used solely for the purpose of receiving local broadcast stations, and satellite dish antennas of one (1) meter in diameter or smaller and City owned/operated communication facilities, radio and television broadcasting facilities, are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

All new monopole, uni-pole, lattice tower, or any other freestanding or guyed tower telecom facilities shall maintain a setback from any residentially zoned property that is at least one hundred ten (110) percent of the maximum height of the facility, including any Antenna or Antenna Array attached thereto.

Any operator who intends to abandon or discontinue use of a telecom facility must notify the Director by certified mail no less than thirty (30) days prior to such action.

A nonconforming use may be continued in accordance with the provisions of this section but, except as provided in subsection (b) and (c) of this section, no nonconforming use may be enlarged within the building it occupies, nor shall it be enlarged or increased to occupy a greater area of land than that occupied by such use, nor shall any nonconforming use be moved in whole or in part to any other portion of the lot or parcel of land occupied by such nonconforming use.

A nonconforming structure or site may not be added to, enlarged, or relocated, unless the addition, enlargement or relocation conforms to all the regulations of the zone in which it is located.

All residentially zoned nonconforming lots are entitled to at least one (1) single-family dwelling and additional units may be permitted per the minimum density requirements of the zone in which the lot is located.

any and all uses of real property which become nonconforming uses by reason of an amendment to this Title and/or to the City of Modesto Zoning Map adopted by the City Council of the City of Modesto on or after January 1, 2022, shall be allowed to continue for a period of not more than six (6) months after the effective date of the ordinance rendering such use a nonconforming use.

The owner or operator of a nonconforming use as described in Section 10-3.505 may apply under the provisions of this section to the Community and Economic Development Director for an extension of time within which to terminate the nonconforming use.

All outdoor cultivation of cannabis within the City is prohibited.

Indoor cultivation of cannabis is permitted only within a private residence or within a fully enclosed and secure structure... shall not exceed six (6) cannabis plants per private residence

No commercial cannabis use shall be located within six hundred (600) feet of a school, child care center, or youth center... within one hundred (100) feet of any residential use... within two hundred (200) feet of a park or library

All commercial cannabis uses are prohibited in the Downtown Cannabis Prohibition Overlay, regardless of a property's zoning designation.

Commercial cannabis uses shall not create a public nuisance or adversely affect the health or safety of the nearby residents or businesses by creating dust, light, glare, heat, noise, noxious gasses, odor, smoke, traffic, vibration, unsafe conditions or other impacts...

Smoke Shops are permitted in the zones identified in Table 3.8-1 and prohibited in all other zones.

The following general conditions of design shall apply: (a) Streets and Highways. (1) Relationship to Existing Streets.