Visalia, California · District
C-N
Neighborhood Commercial Zone
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right65
- Stand-Alone Automatic Teller (ATM)
- Office (Banks & Financial Institutions)
- Communications Equipment Building
- 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
- Cafeterias
- Quick Service/Fast Food Restaurants
- Sit-Down Restaurant/Café – with or without full bar using less than 25% of public area
- Florist
- Home Occupation Businesses
- Dry Cleaners (cleaning plant)
- Self service Laundry/Dry Cleaners
- Commercial Kitchens
- Medical Clinics
- Medical Equipment/supplies (oxygen, prosthetics, walkers, etc.)
- Offices – General Business and Professional (i.e., data processing services, employment agencies, insurance agencies, etc.) – less than 2,000 sq. ft.
- Offices – Medical
- Personal Services Stand Alone
- Personal Services Located with the Primary Permitted Use on the Site
- Tattooist
- Photocopy Services/Desktop Publishing Without Printing Press
- Photography Studio
- Photography Labs with Retail on Site
- Private Postal Service (mail boxes, mailing service)
- Athletic and Health Clubs (gymnasiums, fitness centers, racquet clubs) less than 5,000 sq. ft.
- Dance, Yoga & Music Studios
- Martial Arts
- Indoor Playgrounds and Trampoline Parks
- Pool Halls/Billiard Parlors
- Video Machines/Coin-Operated Games – 1 to 4 machines
- Video Arcade
- Reverse Vending Machines
- 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.
- Garden Centers/Nurseries – located within primary use
- 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 – secondhand *up to 10,000 square feet
- Gun Shops – within primary use
- 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
- 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 use68
- Auto Oil, Lube & Smog Test Shops
- Automotive Supplies, Parts & Accessories
- Car Washing - self service
- Car Washing - automated - Meeting All Standards in Section 17.32.168
- Car Washing - automated - Not Meeting All Standards in Section 17.32.168
- Communications Equipment Building
- 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)
- 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
- Commercial Kitchens
- Massage Establishment
- 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 – Professional office with social services
- Parking Facilities for Off-Site Uses
- Park & Ride
- Planned Unit Developments
- Community & Recreation Centers
- Community Gardens
- Fire Stations
- Police Stations & Substations
- Public Buildings, Offices & Grounds
- Public Libraries
- Post Office Substations
- Athletic and Health Clubs (gymnasiums, fitness centers, racquet clubs)
- Aquatic Centers
- 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
- Transitional Housing and Supportive Housing as those terms are defined in Section 17.04.030
- Senior Citizen Residential Developments
- Employee housing
- General Merchandise Retail – 6,001 to 40,000 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
- 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
- After Hours Academic Education Facilities (After 6:00 p.m.)
- Courier Services
- Sheltered Workshops
- Service Stations – Fuel dispensing only – not including major auto repair services of any kind
- Electric Distribution Substations
- Elevated Pressure Tanks
- Gas Regulator Stations
- Public Service Pumping Stations
- Animal Hospitals (no boarding)
- Warehousing Storage – in excess of 20% of gross floor area of permitted use
- Other Uses Similar in Nature and Intensity as Determined by the City Planner Subject to the Granting of a Conditional Use Permit
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum residential density15 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
There should be 10 to 15 dwelling units per gross acre where residential uses are included.
Design
- New construction standards in existing C-N zones
All new construction in existing C-N zones not a part of a previously approved planned development shall conform with development standards determined by the site plan review staff
Other
- All businesses 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
- Maximum grocery store size40,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
anchored by a grocery store or similar business no larger than 40,000 square feet in size
- Maximum in-line store size10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
include smaller in-line stores of less than 10,000 square feet
- Maximum shopping center size12 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Shopping centers shall be of a total size of 5 to 12 acres
- Minimum shopping center size5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Shopping centers shall be of a total size of 5 to 12 acres
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. abutting residential zone15 ft
Rear yards abutting an R-S or R-M zone district: 15 feet
- Site plan review required
A site plan review permit must be obtained for all development in all C-N, C-S, and C-R zones
- Products 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
From the ordinance
Minimum site area 20,000 square feet; Maximum building height 50 feet; Front yard 15 feet; Rear yard 0 feet; Rear yards abutting an R-S or R-M zone district 15 feet. There should be 10 to 15 dwelling units per gross acre where residential uses are included.