Simi Valley |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 9. DEVELOPMENT CODE Simi Valley Municipal Code |
Chapter 9-26. Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts |
§ 9-26.030. Commercial, Industrial, Business Park Overlay, and Mixed-Use Overlay District Land Uses and Permit Requirements
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 DistrictsP 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
RegulationsMU (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)