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Port Hueneme, California · District

C-1

General Commercial
CommercialGeneral CommercialAll Port Hueneme districts0

Dimensional standards

C-1 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 0 ftRear 20 ftSide 5 ftMin width 60 ftMin depth 100 ftMIN LOT AREA6,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX FAR0.55
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
6,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
60 ft
Minimum lot depth
100 ft

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
0 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
0.55

Uses

Permitted by right43

Conditional / special use13

Extracted standards

15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Fencing & walls

Other

  • Arcade alcohol prohibition

    No alcoholic beverages of any kind shall be sold, served, consumed, or permitted in any arcade.

  • Arcade bicycle racks

    Bicycle racks shall provide one bicycle stall for every three amusement devices.

  • Arcade distance from schools, churches, parks500 ft

    Arcades shall be prohibited within 500 feet of the property boundary of any public or private school, church, or park.

  • Arcade hours of operation

    Hours of operation: 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 9:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

  • Arcade lighting2 foot-candles

    A minimum of 2 foot candle illumination must be maintained in all parts of the arcade when open.

  • Arcade restrooms

    Separate public restroom facilities for males and females shall be provided.

  • Arcade exterior wall sound transmission class54 STC

    All exterior walls shall have a sound transmission class rating of 54.

  • Arcade supervision

    At least one adult shall be in attendance at all times, without duties of selling tokens or repairing devices.

  • Arcade tokens only

    Amusement devices shall be operated only by tokens purchased on premises.

  • Manufacturing restriction

    No permitted use shall involve any kind of manufacture, processing or treatment of products other than that which is clearly germane to the use listed and is incidental to the retail business conducted on the premises and provided that no more than 5 persons are employed in the manufacture, processing, or treatment of products; no operation objectionable due to noise, odor, dust, smoke, vibration, or other similar causes.

  • Screening of mechanical equipment

    All mechanical equipment, including heating and air conditioning units shall be completely screened from the surrounding properties by use of a wall or fence constructed of a material compatible with the main building, or shall be enclosed entirely within the building.

  • Screening of storage and refuse areas

    All outdoor storage and refuse collection areas shall be screened so that materials stored within these areas shall not be visible from any access street or adjacent property. A trash enclosure shall be provided, constructed of masonry block, height not greater than 6 feet.

  • Sheet metal walls restriction

    No building or structure having exterior walls of corrugated sheet metal shall be erected, altered, enlarged, or moved into the C-1 Zone except under specified circumstances (accessory building, screened, and allowed by permit).

From the ordinance

The purpose of this Chapter is to provide and regulate a zone for general business and commercial uses within the City. ... Permitted uses include antique store, auctions, automobile service station, etc. Conditional uses include car wash, distribution, etc. Development standards: height 35 ft, front yard none, side yard 5 ft if abutting residential, rear yard 20 ft, lot area 6,000 sq ft, lot width 60 ft, lot depth 100 ft, FAR 0.55. Performance standards restrict manufacturing and objectionable operations.
Chapter 10480 (C-1 Zone), Sections 10481-10484

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "permitted_uses": [
      "community clinic licensed pursuant to Section 1204 of the Health and Safety Code that provides reproductive health services"
    ]
  }
}