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23.204.020 Allowed Land Uses.
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A. Allowed Land Use Table. Table 23.204-1: Allowed Uses in the Commercial Districts identifies allowed land uses and required permits in the Commercial Districts. All land uses are defined in Chapter 23.502 (Glossary). Permit requirements are described in Chapter 23.406 (Specific Permit Requirements). Permits required for land uses shown in Table 23.204-1 apply to both:

1. The initial establishment of a land use in a new building; and

2. The change of use in an existing building or portion of a building.

Table 23.204-1. Allowed Uses in the Commercial Districts

ZC = Zoning Certificate
AUP = Administrative Use Permit
UP(PH) = Use Permit
NP = Not Permitted
-- = Permitted with AUP, see 23.204.020(B)
[#] = Table Note Permit Requirement
* Use-Specific Regulations Apply

COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS

USE-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS

C-C

C-U

C-N

C-E

C-NS

C-SA

C-T

C-SO

C-DMU

C-W

C-AC

Residential Uses

Accessory Dwelling Unit

See 23.306--Accessory Dwelling Units

Dwellings

Single-Family

UP(H)

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

23.204.060.B.3; 23.302.070.H

Two-Family

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

23.204.060.B.3; 23.302.070.H

Multi-Family

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

23.204.060.B.3; 23.302.070.H

Group Living Accommodation

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

23.204.060.B.3; 23.302.070.H

Hotel, Residential

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

23.204.060.B.3; 23.302.070.H

Mixed-Use Residential

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

See Table 23.204-41

UP(PH)

23.204.060.B.3; 23.204.100.B.4; 23.204.110.B.5; 23.302.070.H

Senior Congregate Housing

See 23.302.070.I

Public and Quasi-Public Uses

Child Care Center

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

Cemetery/Crematory/Mausoleum

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Club/Lodge

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

Columbaria

See 23.302.070.C

Community Care Facility

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

ZC

AUP

Community Center

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

Emergency Shelter, 25 beds or fewer

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

See 23.308--Emergency Shelters

Emergency Shelter, 26 to 60 beds

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

ZC

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

Emergency Shelter, more than 60 beds

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

Family Day Care Home, Large

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

Family Day Care Home, Small

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

Hospital

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

Library

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

Low Barrier Navigation Center

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

Mortuaries and Crematories

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)

NP

Municipal Animal Shelter

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

--

Nursing Home

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

Park/Playground

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

ZC

AUP

ZC

Public Safety and Emergency Service

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

Public Utility Substation/Tank

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

Religious Assembly

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

AUP

UP(PH)

School

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

School, Vocational

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

UP(PH)

AUP

Supportive Housing

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

23.302.070. J--Supportive Housing

Retail Uses

Alcoholic Beverage Retail Sale

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

NP

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

23.204.060.B.2; 23.310

Cannabis Retailer

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

23.320; 12.21; and 12.22

Cannabis Retailer, Delivery Only

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

--

23.320; 12.21; and 12.22

Firearm/Munitions Business

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

NP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

23.302.070.D

Industrial and Mining Products

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

--

Pawn Shop/Auction House

UP(PH)

–

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

Pet Store

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

ZC [3]

UP(PH)

Retail, General

ZC [1]

ZC [1]

ZC* [2]

ZC* [2]

ZC* [2]

ZC [1]

ZC

ZC* [2]

ZC

ZC* [3]

ZC*

23.204.040.E (for department stores)
23.204.040.F (for drug stores)

Smoke Shop

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

NP

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

23.302.070.K

Personal and Household Service Uses

Personal and Household Services, General

ZC [1]

ZC [1]

ZC [2]

ZC [2]

ZC [2]

ZC [1]

ZC

ZC [2]

ZC

ZC [5]

ZC

Kennels and Pet Boarding

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)

NP

Laundromats and Cleaners

AUP

AUP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

AUP

AUP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

AUP [4]

AUP

Veterinary Clinic

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

Video Tape/Disk Rental

ZC [1]

ZC [1]

ZC [2]

AUP

ZC [2]

-

ZC

ZC [2]

ZC

ZC [5]

NP

Office Uses

Business Support Services

ZC [1]

ZC [1]

ZC [2]

ZC [2]

ZC [2]

ZC [1]

ZC*

ZC [2]

ZC

ZC [5]

ZC [6]

23.204.110.B.6

Banks and Financial Services, Retail

AUP

AUP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

ZC [1]

AUP*

UP(PH)

ZC*

AUP

ZC

23.204.110.B.6; 23.204.130.B.3; 23.204.130.D.3

Insurance Agents, Title Companies, Real Estate Agents, Travel Agents

ZC [1]

ZC [1]

ZC* [2]

ZC* [2]

ZC* [2]

ZC [1]

ZC*

ZC* [2]

ZC*

ZC [5]

ZC [6]

23.204.040.D; 23.204.110.B.6; 23.204.130.D.3

Medical Practitioners

ZC [1]

ZC [1]

AUP

NP

UP(PH)

ZC [1]

AUP*

UP(PH)

ZC*

ZC [5]

ZC [6]

23.204.040.D; 23.204.110.B.6; 23.204.130.D.3

Non-Chartered Financial Institutions

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

NP

NP

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

23.302.070.F 23.204.110.B.6

Office, Business and Professional

ZC [1]

ZC [1]

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

ZC [1]

AUP*

AUP*

ZC*

ZC [5]

ZC [6]

23.204.040.B; 23.204.110.B.6; 23.204.130.D.3

Food and Alcohol Service, Lodging, Entertainment, and Assembly Uses

Adult-oriented Business

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

NP

23.302.070.A

Amusement Device Arcade

See 23.204.040.A

23.302.070.B

Bar/Cocktail Lounge/Tavern

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

–

NP

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

NP

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

23.204.100.B.3; 23.204.110.B.2; 23.310

Commercial Recreation Center

See 23.204.040.A

Dance/Exercise/Martial Arts/Music Studio

ZC [1]

ZC [1]

ZC [2]

AUP

AUP [4]

ZC [1]

ZC

AUP

ZC

ZC [7]

ZC

Entertainment Establishment

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

Food Service Establishment

See 23.302.070.E

Group Class Instruction

ZC [1]

ZC [1]

AUP

AUP

AUP*

ZC [1]

ZC*

AUP

ZC*

ZC

ZC

23.204.040.B

Gym/Health Club

See 23.204.040.C

Hotels, Tourist

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

Motels, Tourist

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

Theater

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

AUP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

Vehicle Service and Sales Uses

Alternative Fuel Station

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP*

UP(PH)

NP

AUP*

UP(PH)

23.204.110.B.4; 23.204.140.B.3

Electric Vehicle Charging Station

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP*

AUP

Gasoline Fuel Stations

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP*

UP(PH)

NP

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)

23.204.140.B.3

Large Vehicle Sales and Rental

AUP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

AUP* [8]

NP

23.204.140.B.3

Small Vehicle Sales and Service

AUP

NP

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)*

NP

NP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

NP

23.204.100.B.5; 23.204.140.B.3

Tire Sales and Service

UP(PH)

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)*

NP

23.204.140.B.3

Vehicle Parts Store

ZC [1]

NP

ZC [2]

ZC [2]

ZC [2]

ZC [1]

ZC

ZC [2]

NP

AUP* [8]

ZC

Vehicle Rentals

AUP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)

AUP* [8]

NP

23.204.140.B.3

Vehicle Repair and Service

AUP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

AUP* [8]

NP

Vehicle Sales, New

AUP

NP

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)*

NP

NP

UP(PH)

AUP* [8]

NP

23.204.100.B.5
23.204.140.B.3

Vehicle Sales, Used

AUP

NP

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)*

NP

NP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

NP

23.204.100.B.5; 23.204.140.B.3; 23.204.140.D.4

Vehicle Wash

UP(PH)

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)*

NP

23.204.140.B.3

Vehicle Wrecking

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

Industrial and Heavy Commercial Uses

Bus/Cab/Truck/Public Utility Depot

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

--

Commercial Excavation

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

–

NP

UP(PH)

Contractors Yard

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

AUP

--

Dry Cleaning and Laundry Plant

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

–

UP(PH)

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)

NP

NP

Laboratory

Commercial Physical or Biological

AUP

AUP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

AUP

NP

NP

Cannabis Testing

AUP

AUP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

AUP

AUP [9]

NP

Manufacturing

Construction Products

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

UP(PH)

--

Light Manufacturing

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

AUP [8]

--

Pesticides/Herbicides/Fertilizers

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

UP(PH)

--

Petroleum Refining and Products

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

UP(PH)

--

Pharmaceuticals

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

UP(PH)

--

Primary Production Manufacturing

–

–

–

–

NP

–

–

–

–

UP(PH)

--

Semiconductors

–

–

–

–

NP

–

–

–

–

UP(PH)

--

Material Recovery Enterprise

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

--

Media Production

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)*

AUP

UP(PH)

23.204.130.B.4

Mini-storage

UP(PH)

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

–

UP(PH)

NP

NP

Recycled Materials Processing

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

--

Recycling Redemption Center

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

Repair Service, Non-Vehicle

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

AUP

--

Research and Development

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

--

--

Services to Buildings and Dwellings

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

AUP

--

Warehouse

UP(PH)

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

NP

–

UP(PH)

NP

NP

Warehouse-Based Non-Store Retailer

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

--

Wholesale Trade

–

–

–

–

--

–

–

–

–

AUP [8]

--

Incidental Uses

Amusement Devices

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

UP(PH)

23.302.070.B

Alcoholic Beverage Service

See 23.310

Cafeteria, On-Site

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

AUP

UP(PH)

Columbaria

See 23.302.070.C

Food and Beverage for Immediate Consumption

ZC

ZC

AUP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

ZC

AUP

UP(PH)

ZC

ZC

ZC

Food Service Establishment

See 23.302.070.E

Live Entertainment

See 23.302.020.D

Manufacturing

AUP

AUP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

UP(PH)

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

Retail Sale of Goods Manufactured On-Site

ZC [1]

ZC [1]

ZC [2]

ZC [2]

ZC [2]

ZC [1]

ZC

ZC [2]

ZC

AUP

ZC

Storage of Goods (>25% gross floor area)

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP

23.302.020.C

Wholesale Activities

AUP*

AUP*

UP(PH)*

UP(PH)*

NP

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP

AUP

23.204.080.B.3

Other Miscellaneous Uses

Art/Craft Studio

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

ZC [6]

ATM, Exterior and Attached to Bank

AUP

AUP

AUP

UP(PH)

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP*

AUP

AUP

AUP

23.204.120.B.2

ATM, Interior or Exterior and Not With Bank

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

UP(PH)*

AUP

UP(PH)

23.204.130.B.2

Circus/Carnival

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

Drive-in Uses

UP(PH)

NP

NP

NP

UP(PH)

UP(PH)

NP

UP(PH)

NP

NP

UP(PH)

Home Occupations

See 23.302.040

Live/Work

See 23.312

Parking Lot/Structure

See 23.302.070.G

Public Market, Open Air

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

UP(PH)

AUP

Public Market, Enclosed

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP

AUP [9]

AUP

Short-Term Rental

See 23.314

NP

NP

See 23.314

NP

See 23.314

NP

Urban Agriculture, Low-Impact

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC*

ZC

ZC

23.318

Urban Agriculture, High-Impact

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP*

AUP

AUP

23.318

Wireless Telecommunication Facility

See 23.332--Wireless Communication Facilities

Notes:

[1]Change of use of floor area over 3,000 square feet requires an AUP.

[2]Change of use of floor area over 2,000 square feet requires an AUP.

[3]Requires an AUP for uses 3,500 sq. ft. to 7,500 square feet. Requires a Use Permit for uses more than 7,500 sq. ft.

[4]Requires a Use Permit if 5,000 sq. ft. or more.

[5]Requires an AUP for uses 3,000 sq. ft. to 5,000 square feet. Requires a Use Permit for uses more than 5,000 sq. ft.

[6]Requires an AUP for uses 2,500 sq. ft. or greater or 50 ft. wide or greater on Shattuck, between Ward and Russell; Adeline between Russell and the City boundary; on Ashby, east of Adeline; or on the north side of Ashby, west of Adeline.

[7]Requires a Use Permit if 7,500 square feet or more.

[8]Requires a Use Permit if either 5,000 sq. ft. or more of floor area or 10,000 square feet or more of lot area.

[9]Requires a Use Permit if more than 10,000 sq. ft.

B. Unlisted Land Uses. Any use not listed in Table 23.204-1: Allowed Uses in the Commercial Districts is permitted with an AUP. To approve the AUP, the Zoning Officer must find that the use is compatible with the purposes of the district where it is located. Any use found to be incompatible with the purposes of the district is not permitted.

C. Use-Specific Regulations. Uses subject to supplemental regulations are shown in Table 23.204-1: Allowed Uses in the Commercial Districts with an asterisk (*) following the permit requirement (e.g., ZC*). The Use-Specific Regulations column in Table 23.204-1 identifies the location of these regulations in the Zoning Ordinance. (Ord. 7890-NS § 14, 2023; Ord. 7882-NS § 3, 2023; Ord. 7850-NS § 13, 2023; Ord. 7838-NS § 2, 2022; Ord. 7830-NS § 2, 2022; Ord. 7810-NS § 2, 2022: Ord. 7787-NS § 2 (Exh. A), 2021)