Visalia, California · District
C-MU
Mixed Use Commercial Zone
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- outside the Downtown Area (south of Murray Avenue, west of Ben Maddox Way, north of Mineral King Avenue, east of Conyer Street)
Uses
Permitted by right118
- Farmers' Market
- Stand-Alone Automatic Teller (ATM)
- Office (Banks & Financial Institutions)
- Auto Leasing/Renting
- Auto Oil, Lube & Smog Test Shops
- Automotive Supplies, Parts & Accessories
- Car Washing - automated - Meeting All Standards in Section 17.32.168
- Car Sales - New & Used, one (1) to four (4) vehicles on display
- Communications Equipment Building
- Media Studio
- Radio and TV Broadcasting Studios – with antenna off-site
- Wireless telecommunication facilities – more than 100 feet away from property planned/zoned residential
- Wireless telecommunication facilities – within 100-ft of property planned/zoned residential
- Adult Daycare – 12 or fewer adults
- Children Daycare – 14 or fewer
- Daycare In Conjunction with Primary Use
- Drive-Thru Lanes Meeting All Standards in Sect. 17.32.162
- Bars/Taverns – not within 300 feet of any residence/public use
- Micro-breweries/micro-wineries (with or without restaurants)
- Craft distilleries
- Cafeterias
- Quick Service/Fast Food Restaurants
- Live Entertainment
- Sit-Down Restaurant/Café – with or without full bar using less than 25% of public area
- Event Centers
- Florist
- Fortunetelling/Palm Reader
- Propane/Butane
- Above Ground Tanks dispensing Class I, II, and III-A liquids – more than 100 feet from a residential use or residential zoned property
- Home Occupation Businesses
- Hotels and Motels, located 250 feet or more from an existing residence
- Dry Cleaners (cleaning plant)
- Dry Cleaners (cleaning plant including carpet/rug cleaning and dyeing)
- Diaper Supply Service
- Linen & Uniform Supply Service
- Self service Laundry/Dry Cleaners
- Food & Beverage – commercial bakeries
- Food & Beverage – commercial kitchens
- Food & Beverage – packaging of previously prepared food items
- Hobby/Craft Manufacturing
- Printing & Publishing – desktop, blueprint & photocopy
- Products Manufactured/Assembled from Previously Prepared Materials – clothing assembly/imprinting
- Medical Clinics
- Medical Equipment/supplies (oxygen, prosthetics, walkers, etc.)
- Museums
- Offices – General Business and Professional (i.e., data processing services, employment agencies, insurance agencies, etc.) – less than 2,000 sq. ft.
- Offices – General Business and Professional (i.e., data processing services, employment agencies, insurance agencies, etc.) – 2,000 sq. ft. to 6,000 sq. ft.
- Offices – General Business and Professional (i.e., data processing services, employment agencies, insurance agencies, etc.) – more than 6,000 sq. ft.
- Offices – Medical
- Offices – Professional office with social services
- Parcel Delivery Services/Parcel Distribution (UPS, Federal Express, Etc.)
- Parking Facilities for Off-Site Uses
- Personal Services Stand Alone
- Personal Services Located with the Primary Permitted Use on the Site
- Tattooist
- Photocopy Services/Desktop Publishing With Printing Press
- Photocopy Services/Desktop Publishing Without Printing Press
- Photography Studio
- Photography Labs/Blue Printing/Microfilming (developing, printing – no retail on site)
- Photography labs (developing, printing – no retail on site)
- Photography Labs with Retail on Site
- Fire Stations
- Police Stations & Substations
- Post Offices
- Public Buildings, Offices & Grounds
- Public Libraries
- Public Parks/Playgrounds
- Post Office Substations
- Athletic and Health Clubs (gymnasiums, fitness centers, racquet clubs) less than 5,000 sq. ft.
- Bowling Alleys
- Dance, Yoga & Music Studios
- Escape Rooms
- Martial Arts
- Ice & Roller Skating Rinks
- Indoor Playgrounds and Trampoline Parks
- Indoor Amusement Facilities
- Pool Halls/Billiard Parlors
- Video Machines/Coin-Operated Games – 1 to 4 machines
- Video Arcade
- Reverse Vending Machines
- Residential Units, New or Expansion, on a site with one or more legally established dwelling units, maintaining General Plan density standards
- Existing single-family dwelling
- Residential Unit Reoccupation
- Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units on a lot with an existing primary residence
- General Merchandise Retail – less than 4,000 sq. ft.
- General Merchandise Retail – 4,000 to 6,000 sq. ft.
- General Merchandise Retail – 6,001 to 40,000 sq. ft.
- General Merchandise Retail – 40,001 to 60,000 sq. ft.
- Garden Centers/Nurseries – located within primary use
- Garden Centers/Nurseries – stand alone
- Glass Stores (windows, etc. for auto, residential, commercial)
- Home Improvement
- Drugstore/Pharmacy – including general retail merchandise
- Drugstore/Pharmacy – not including general retail merchandise, 1,500 sq. ft. or more
- Drugstore/Pharmacy – not including general retail merchandise, up to 1,500 sq. ft.
- Food Stores – convenience store
- Food Stores – specialty food stores (bakery, delicatessen, butcher shop, meat market, health food, gourmet/imported food, etc.)
- Food Stores – supermarkets/grocery stores
- Furniture & Furnishings – new
- Furniture & Furnishings – secondhand *up to 10,000 square feet
- Gun Shops – within primary use
- Gun Shops – stand alone
- Magazine/Newspaper Sales (Freestanding Booth/Stand/Kiosk) – indoor
- Pet Stores
- Pool/Spa Supplies/Equipment
- Tutoring Centers
- Appliance, Electrical Equipment, Tools (disassemble & repair)
- Check-Cashing Service
- Bail Bonds
- Locksmiths
- Pet Grooming/Dog Training (conducted indoors)
- Sharpening Service – small tools not including saw blades and lawn mowers
- Shoe Repair Shops
- Tailor, Dressmaking, & Alterations
- Payment Centers
- Animal Hospitals (no boarding)
- Warehousing Storage – not to exceed 20% of gross floor area of permitted use
- Other Uses Similar in Nature and Intensity as Determined by the City Planner
Conditional / special use90
- Animal Daycare Facility
- Auto Leasing/Renting
- Auto Repairs, Major-Overhauling, Rebuilding, Painting
- Car Washing - self service
- Car Washing - automated - Not Meeting All Standards in Section 17.32.168
- Car Sales - New & Used, More than four (4) vehicles on display
- Car Sales - New & Used, one (1) to four (4) vehicles on display
- Wireless telecommunication facilities – more than 100 feet away from property planned/zoned residential
- Wireless telecommunication facilities – within 100-ft of property planned/zoned residential
- Adult Daycare – 13 or more adults
- Children Daycare – 15 or more
- Drive-Thru Lanes Not Meeting All Standards in Sect. 17.32.162
- Bars/Taverns – within 300 feet of any residence/public use
- Micro-breweries/micro-wineries (with or without restaurants)
- Craft distilleries
- Live Entertainment
- Event Centers
- Propane/Butane within 50 feet of Planned/zoned Residential
- Above Ground Tanks dispensing Class I, II, and III-A liquids – within 100 feet of a residential use or residential zoned property
- Hotels and Motels, located 250 feet or more from an existing residence
- Hotels and Motels, located less than 250 feet from an existing residence
- Kennels (located 500 feet or more from a residential zone)
- Food & Beverage – commercial kitchens
- Massage Establishment
- Medical Facilities/Services – Hospitals, Acute Care (general medical/surgical)
- Medical Facilities/Services – Ambulance Services/Medical Transport
- Medical Facilities/Services – Convalescent Hospitals/Senior Care Facilities/Nursing Homes
- Medical Clinics
- Medical Dialysis Centers and Blood Donation Centers
- Medical Facilities/Services – Laboratories (medical testing & diagnostic)
- Medical Facilities/Services – Rehabilitation Hospitals
- Offices – Professional office with social services
- Parking Facilities for Off-Site Uses
- Planned Unit Developments
- Private Clubs and Lodges
- Community & Recreation Centers
- Community Gardens
- Fire Stations
- Police Stations & Substations
- Public Buildings, Offices & Grounds
- Public Libraries
- Athletic and Health Clubs (gymnasiums, fitness centers, racquet clubs)
- Aquatic Centers
- Athletic/Playing Fields
- Bowling Alleys
- Golf Courses & Driving Ranges
- Miniature Golf Courses
- Other Recreational Facilities
- Rifle and Pistol Range, indoor
- Small Collection Recycling Facilities
- Residential Units, New or Expansions
- Residential Care Facility Small
- Residential Care Facility, Large
- Emergency Shelters
- Low Barrier Navigation Centers
- Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units
- Transitional Housing and Supportive Housing as those terms are defined in Section 17.04.030
- Senior Citizen Residential Developments
- Employee housing
- General Merchandise Retail – over 60,000 sq. ft.
- Food Stores – liquor store within 300 feet of residential/public use
- Food Stores – liquor store not within 300 feet of residential/public use
- Food Stores – wine tasting with sales
- Magazine/Newspaper Sales (Freestanding Booth/Stand/Kiosk) – outdoor
- Pawnshops
- Smoke Shops / Tobacco Stores
- Preschool/After-School Care
- Elementary Schools, K-6 or K-8
- Middle Schools
- High Schools
- Colleges/Universities (academic)
- Vocational or other Specialized Schools – Non-industrial trades
- Vocational or other Specialized Schools – Industrial trades
- After Hours Academic Education Facilities (After 6:00 p.m.)
- Courier Services
- Equipment Rental – conducted outdoors
- Gunsmith Shops, including incidental retail
- Sheltered Workshops
- Service Stations – Fuel dispensing only – not including major auto repair services of any kind
- Service Stations – Also including major auto repair services
- Service Stations – Also including light servicing of trucks
- Electric Distribution Substations
- Elevated Pressure Tanks
- Gas Regulator Stations
- Public Service Pumping Stations
- Public Utility Service Yards
- Animal Hospitals (no boarding)
- Warehousing Storage – in excess of 20% of gross floor area of permitted use
- Mini Storage Facilities
- Other Uses Similar in Nature and Intensity as Determined by the City Planner Subject to the Granting of a Conditional Use Permit
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum landscaped front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.15 ft
Front landscaped yard: 15 feet
- Minimum landscaped rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.5 ft
Rear landscaped yard: 5 feet
- Minimum landscaped side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.5 ft
Side landscaped yard: 5 feet (except where a building is located on side property line)
- Minimum landscaped street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. on corner lot10 ft
Street side yard on corner lot: 10 feet
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when abutting R-S or R-M zone15 ft
Rear yards abutting an R-S or R-M zone district: 15 feet
- All businesses must be conducted within enclosed structure
All businesses, services and processes shall be conducted entirely within a completely enclosed structure, except for off-street parking and loading areas, gasoline service stations, outdoor dining areas, nurseries, garden shops, Christmas tree sales lots, bus depots and transit stations, electric distribution substation, and recycling facilities
- Products must be sold primarily at retail on site
All products produced on the site of any of the permitted uses shall be sold primarily at retail on the site where produced.
- Site plan review permit required
A site plan review permit must be obtained for any development in any C-MU and D-MU zones.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when abutting R-S or R-M zone15 ft
Side yards abutting an R-S or R-M zone district: 15 feet
From the ordinance
Minimum site area: 1 acre. Maximum building height: 50 feet. Front yard: 15 feet. Rear yard: 0 feet (15 feet if abutting R-S or R-M). Side yard: 0 feet (15 feet if abutting R-S or R-M). Street side yard on corner lot: 10 feet.