§ 9-26.030. Commercial, Industrial, Business Park Overlay, and Mixed-Use Overlay District Land Uses and Permit Requirements  


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  • A.

    General requirements. Table 2-5 identifies the uses of land allowed by this Development Code in the Commercial, Industrial, Business Park Overlay, and Mixed-Use Overlay Districts, and the Land Use Permit required to establish each use, in compliance with Chapter 9-22 (Land Use Permit Requirements). Regardless of the permit requirement established by Table 2-5, Planned Development Permit approval (Section 9-52.050) is also required for all new construction.

    Note: Where the last column in the tables ("Specific Use Regulations") includes a section number, the regulations in the referenced section apply to the use; however, provisions in other sections of this Development Code may also apply.

    B.

    RCC and BP districts. Allowable land uses within the RCC and BP zoning districts shall be determined by the applicable Specific Plan.

    C.

    Specific Plan (SP) Land Use Designations and Zoning Districts: Allowable land uses within Specific Plans shall be determined by the applicable specific plan, except that commercial nonmedicinal and medicinal cannabis uses, operations, and activities, including cultivation, dispensaries, distribution, deliveries, manufacturing, processing, microbusinesses, storing, laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, and transportation facilities or uses are prohibited in the City (refer to Chapter 5-41 for Nonmedicinal and Medicinal Cannabis Standards).

    TABLE 2-5
    Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements
    for Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts,
    and Mixed-Use and Business Park Overlay Districts
    P Permitted Use (2)
    CUP Conditional Use Permit required
    HP Home Occupation Permit required
    — Use not allowed
    LAND USE (1) PERMIT REQUIRED BY DISTRICT Specific
    Use
    Regulations
    MU (9) CO CN CR CC CPD CI BP (9) LI GI
    AGRICULTURE, RESOURCE, NONMEDICINAL AND MEDICINAL CANNABIS, & OPEN SPACE USES
    Agricultural services, except industrial hemp P 5-41
    Nonmedicinal or medicinal cannabis collectives and cooperatives
    Commercial nonmedicinal or medicinal cannabis, or industrial hemp uses, operations, and activities
    Commercial cannabis or medicinal cannabis dispensaries 5-41
    Crop production, horticulture, orchards and vineyards, except industrial hemp P P P P P P P P P
    Farm animals - Accessory to nonconforming dwelling CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP 9-44.060
    Oil and gas exploration and extraction CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
    Quarries, surface mines, mining CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP 9-44.160
    INDUSTRY, MANUFACTURING & PROCESSING USES (3)
    Agricultural product processing, wholesaling/distribution CUP
    Bakery products P P P P P
    Carpet/upholstery cleaning plants P P
    Chemical product manufacture, wholesaling/distribution CUP
    Clothing and fabric products P P P P P
    Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products P
    Contractor storage yards CUP
    Drug manufacturing P CUP CUP
    Electronics, equipment, and appliance manufacturing P P P P
    Food and beverage products, except bakery products CUP CUP
    Furniture/fixtures manufacturing, cabinet shops CUP P CUP P P
    Glass manufacturing CUP P P
    Handcraft industries, small scale manufacturing P P P P P
    Laundries, dry cleaning plants, and linen supply P CUP P P
    Leather tanning and finishing CUP
    Lumber and wood product manufacturing P CUP CUP P
    Machinery manufacturing P P P P
    Media production and distribution facilities CUP P P P P P P
    Metal industries, primary P P P P
    Metal products fabrication, machine/welding shops P P P P P
    Motor vehicles and transportation equipment P P P P
    Ordnance and accessories, except missiles or vehicles CUP
    Paper product manufacturing P P P P
    Petroleum/gas product manufacture, distribution, storage CUP
    Plastics, other synthetics, and rubber products P P P P
    Printing and publishing P P P P P P
    Recycling - Collection facility CUP CUP CUP CUP 9-35
    Recycling - Processing facility CUP CUP CUP 9-35
    Recycling - Scrap and Dismantling Yards CUP CUP CUP 9-35
    Research and development (R&D) P P P P
    Solid waste disposal facilities CUP CUP CUP
    Stone and cut stone products P P
    Structural clay, pottery, and ceramic products P P P
    Textile and leather product manufacturing P P P
    Warehouses, wholesaling and distribution facilities P P P P
    RECREATION, EDUCATION & PUBLIC ASSEMBLY USES
    Amplified music/dancing CUP P(4) 9-44.040
    Clubs, lodges, membership meeting halls P P P P ——
    Community centers CUP P P P P P P
    Drive-in movie theaters P CUP CUP
    Golf courses and driving ranges, public P CUP
    Gun clubs, shooting ranges and galleries CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
    Gymnastics instruction and training facilities P P P P CUP CUP CUP
    Health and fitness facilities P CUP CUP P P CUP CUP CUP
    Indoor entertainment and recreation facilities CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
    Indoor entertainment and recreation facilities-Children P P P P CUP CUP CUP
    Libraries CUP CUP P P CUP CUP
    Membership sports and recreation clubs P P CUP P CUP
    Museums, art galleries, botanical gardens, zoos P P CUP P P P
    Outdoor recreation facilities CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
    Religious facilities CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
    Schools CUP CUP CUP P P CUP CUP
    Sexually oriented business (5) (5) 9-28.050
    Studios for art, dance, music, photography, etc. P P P P
    Theaters, movie theaters, and auditoriums CUP P P P CUP
    RESIDENTIAL USES
    Accessory residential uses and structures P
    Boarding and lodging houses CUP
    Group homes, 6 or fewer persons P
    Home occupations HP 9-44.090
    Multi-family dwelling P
    Residential care, 6 or fewer clients P
    Single-family dwellings
    RETAIL TRADE
    Accessory retail uses P P P 9-44.030
    Aircraft, motorcycle, watercraft, or RV sales P CUP CUP 9-44.200
    Auto and vehicle sales, leasing, and rental P P CUP CUP CUP 9-44.200
    Auto and vehicle sales, used CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP 9-44.200
    Auto parts sales, without installation P P P
    Bookstores, magazine stores, newsstands P P P P P
    Building material and hardware stores, all indoor CUP P P
    Building material sales with outdoor sales or storage P P CUP 9-44.110
    Construction and other equipment sales, leasing, rental CUP P
    Drinking places CUP CUP CUP 9-44.080
    Drug stores P P P CUP P ——
    Food stores, 8,000 sf or larger, without extended hours P P P P
    Food stores, less than 8,000 sf, with extended hours P CUP CUP CUP
    Fuel dealers CUP CUP
    Gas stations CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP —— 9-44.180
    General retail P CUP P
    Gift and souvenir shops P P P CUP P
    Liquor stores P P P
    Plant nurseries and garden supply stores CUP P P CUP
    Restaurants - Drive-through CUP CUP
    Restaurants - Table service P P CUP CUP P P CUP P CUP CUP
    Restaurants - Take-out only P CUP CUP CUP P P CUP CUP CUP CUP
    Restaurants - With entertainment CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
    Second hand stores, pawnshops P CUP P
    Tobacco and cigar stores and stands P P P CUP P P
    SERVICES - BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
    Automated teller machines (ATMs) P P P P P P P P P P
    Banks and financial services P P P P CUP P CUP P
    Business support services P P P P P P P
    Offices - Accessory P P P P CUP P P P P P
    Offices - Business and service P P P CUP CUP P CUP P CUP CUP
    Offices - Construction contractors P P P CUP CUP P P P P P Office only
    Offices - Government P P CUP CUP P CUP P CUP CUP
    Offices - Processing P P CUP P P P
    Offices - Production P P CUP CUP P P P
    Offices - Professional P P P CUP CUP P P
    SERVICES - GENERAL
    Accessory services P P P P P P P P P P
    Adult day care P P P P CUP CUP CUP
    Child day care - Small family day care home P P P P CUP CUP CUP
    Child day care - Large family day care home CUP P P P CUP CUP CUP
    Emergency Shelter CUP P P P P P P 9-44.195
    Kennels and animal CUP
    Lodging - Camping and RV CUP CUP
    Lodging - Hotels and motels CUP CUP CUP CUP P CUP
    Lodging - Organizational houses CUP CUP CUP
    Maintenance and repair services, client P CUP P P P
    Medical services, except the following: CUP CUP P CUP
     Hospitals CUP CUP CUP CUP
     Extended care CUP CUP CUP CUP
     Medical and dental P P P P P P
     Practitioners' offices, clinics P P P P P P
    Mortuaries and funeral homes, with crematories CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
    Mortuaries and funeral homes, without crematories P CUP P P
    Personal services P CUP P P
    Pet grooming P P P
    Public safety CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
    Repair services P CUP P P P P
    Residential care facility CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP 9-44.210
    Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Unit CUP CUP
    Social services P P P P P P P P
    Storage - Personal storage facilities (mini-storage) CUP 9-44.140
    Storage - Recreational CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
    Vehicle services - Auto repair and service CUP CUP CUP
    Vehicle services - Car CUP CUP CUP
    Vehicle services - Truck rental and leasing CUP CUP 9-52.070(E)
    Veterinary clinics, animal CUP CUP P CUP
    TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS & INFRASTRUCTURE USES (8)
    Airports and heliports, including terminals CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
    Ambulance and limousine dispatch facilities P CUP
    Broadcasting studios CUP CUP P P P CUP P P
    Bus service base facilities - Intercity and school routes CUP
    Bus service base facilities - Local routes P CUP
    Parking lots and structures, commercial P CUP P CUP CUP
    Post offices (USPS) P P P P P P P P P P
    Public utility facilities P P P P P P P P P P
    Railroad facilities CUP
    Sewage treatment facilities P P P
    Taxi service base facility CUP P
    Telecommunications facilities CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP 9-46
    Transit/transportation maintenance and service facilities CUP
    Transit/transportation system passenger terminals P P CUP P P P P
    Transmission/distribution pipelines and surface facilities CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
    Truck and freight terminals CUP
    Utility infrastructure P P P P P P P P P P

     

    Notes:

    (1) See Article 8 for land use definitions. All commercial nonmedicinal or medicinal cannabis, and industrial hemp uses, operations, and activities, including collectives and cooperatives are prohibited (refer to Chapter 5-41 for Nonmedicinal and Medicinal Cannabis Standards).

    (2) A Planned Development Permit (Section 9-52.050) is also required prior to any construction.

    (3) See Section 9-10.070(B) for industrial district land use limitations.

    (4) May require a CUP depending on location (see Section 9-44.040).

    (5) Allowed if located within the Sexually Oriented Business Overlay District, with the approval of a sexually oriented business site plan review application and a zoning clearance. Refer to Chapter 5-41 Nonmedicinal and Medicinal Cannabis Standards.

    (6) Administrative Conditional Use Permit.

    (7) Wireless Telecommunications Facilities shall not be subject to the CUP requirement for Telecommunications Facilities, as set forth in the above Table, and instead shall be subject to the permit requirements of Chapter 35 of Title 5 of the Simi Valley Municipal Code.

    (8) Must be located on a property that does not abut a primary or secondary arterial street as defined by Appendix D of the General Plan.

    (9) Overlay District.

    (10) For Massage-related regulations, including separation, see SVMC Chapter 5-15.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006, as amended by § 4, Ord. 1098, eff. September 28, 2006, § 1, Ord. 1103, eff. November 23, 2006, § 4, Ord. 1107, February 9, 2007, § 2, Ord. 1110, eff. April 6, 2007, § 2, Ord. 1120, eff. December 20, 2007; Exh. A, Ord. 1147, eff. August 20, 2009; § 3 (Exh. B), Ord. No. 1193, eff. July 19, 2012; § 2 (Exh. A), Ord. No. 1221, eff. February 13, 2014; § 2 (Exh. A), Ord. No. 1227, eff. May 29, 2015; § 2 (Exh. A) Ord. 1255, eff. April 14, 2016; § 4(Exh. A), Ord. No. 1270, eff. May 25, 2017; § 5 (Exh. A), Ord. No. 1279, eff. October 30, 2017; and § 5 (Exh. A) Ord. No. 1280, eff. December 14, 2017 and § 2 (Exh. A), Ord. No. 1287, eff. April 5, 2018)