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Chapter 2-52

Livermore Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Livermore

CO – COMMERCIAL OFFICE DISTRICT

Sections:

2-52-010 Purpose.

2-52-020 Uses permitted.

2-52-030 Uses permitted with conditional use permit approval.

2-52-040 Minimum district size.

2-52-050 Minimum parcel size.

2-52-060 Front yard requirement – Street frontage.

2-52-070 Yard requirement – Non-street frontage.

2-52-080 Maximum aggregate site coverage.

2-52-090 Maximum building height.

2-52-100 Off-street parking.

2-52-110 Site plan approval.

2-52-010 Purpose.

The purpose of the CO district is to provide areas for the grouping of professional offices, business offices, medical clinics and research laboratories. The district is intended to provide restrictive commercial areas which are to be non-retail in nature, grouping permitted uses in areas most favorable to those uses and to the community as a transitional area between more intensive commercial districts and residential districts. (Ord. 442 § 13.10)

2-52-020 Uses permitted.

The following uses are permitted subject to the provisions set forth in LPZC Part 3:

A. Offices.

  1. Business.

2. Dental.

3. Medical.

  1. Optical.

  2. Pharmacy.

6. Professional.

  1. X-ray laboratory.

B. Signs (Chapter 3-45 LPZC).

  • C. Accessory uses, structures and buildings related to any use permitted.

D. And similar uses and any other service establishment determined by the zoning administrator to be of the same general character as the above uses. (Ord. 649 § 7, 1968; Ord. 442 § 13.20)

2-52-030 Uses permitted with conditional use permit approval.

The following uses are permitted subject to conditional use permit approval in addition to any other prerequisite permits and conformance to all applicable regulations set forth in this chapter and elsewhere in the zoning code:

A. Consumer Services.

1. Animal hospitals.

2. Veterinarians.

3. Restaurants, except fast foods.

4. Mortuaries.

  • B. Public and semi-public uses.

  • C. Residential uses subject to RM requirements.

  • D. Bed and breakfast uses limited to six units per use.

E. Any land use that utilizes hazardous materials shall be subject to the regulations of Chapter 3-30 LPZC. Prior to approval, it must be found that the project includes sufficient safeguards to assure that the storage and use of the hazardous materials will be an acceptable risk as defined by Chapter 3-30 LPZC.

F. And similar uses and any other service establishment determined by the decisionmaking body approving the conditional use permit to be of the same general character as the above uses.

G. Health facilities as set forth in LPZC 3-10-340. (Ord. 1633 § 15, 2001; Ord. 1595 § 4, 2000; Ord. 1538 § 11, 1998; Ord. 1376, 1992; Ord. 1175, 1985; Ord. 442 § 13.21)

2-52-040 Minimum district size.

The minimum district size shall be one acre, unless adjacent to CN, CB, CH, or CG districts. (Ord. 442 § 13.30)

2-52-050 Minimum parcel size.

The minimum parcel size shall be 5,000 square feet. (Ord. 442 § 13.31)

2-52-060 Front yard requirement – Street frontage.

The minimum front yard size shall be five feet in depth and shall be improved with a sprinkler irrigation system and landscaping. The strip shall not be used for parking. In the event the parcel is located in a block which is partially in an R zone and partially in the CO zone, or has street frontage across the street from R zone property, the minimum front yard size shall be 15 feet in depth, and shall be improved with a sprinkler irrigation system and landscaping. The strip shall not be used for parking. (Ord. 442 § 13.32)

2-52-070 Yard requirement – Non-street frontage.

There is no yard requirement where the parcel does not front on a street, except where the parcel is adjacent to an R district, in which event the non-street frontage yard shall be 10 feet. (Ord. 442 § 13.33)

2-52-080 Maximum aggregate site coverage.

There is no maximum limit for aggregate site coverage. (Ord. 442 § 13.34)

2-52-090 Maximum building height.

The maximum building height limit is 35 feet. (Ord. 442 § 13.35)

2-52-100 Off-street parking.

Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided for each use as required in Chapter 3-20 LPZC. (Ord. 442 § 13.36)

2-52-110 Site plan approval.

Site plan approval is required for each use involving a new structure or expansion of an existing structure. (Ord. 442 § 13.37)

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▸ Contents — Livermore Zoning Code
Livermore Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 1-05 — ADOPTION, PURPOSE, AND APPLICATION OF ZONING CODE
  2. Chapter 1-05
  3. Chapter 1-10 — DEFINITIONS
  4. Chapter 1-10 — DEFINITIONS
  5. Chapter 2-01 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF ZONING DISTRICTS
  6. Chapter 2-01 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF ZONING DISTRICTS
  7. Chapter 2-04 — ZONING DISTRICT MAPS
  8. Chapter 2-04 — ZONING DISTRICT MAPS
  9. Chapter 2-07 — OS – OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
  10. Chapter 2-07
  11. Chapter 2-10 — RS – SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
  12. Chapter 2-10 — RS – SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
  13. Chapter 2-13 — R-R – RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
  14. Chapter 2-13
  15. Chapter 2-16 — RL – LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
  16. Chapter 2-16
  17. Chapter 2-19 — RM – MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
  18. Chapter 2-19
  19. Chapter 2-22 — RH – RESIDENTIAL HIGH DISTRICT
  20. Chapter 2-22
  21. Chapter 2-25 — RG – SUBURBAN MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
  22. Chapter 2-25
  23. Chapter 2-28 — R2 – DUPLEX DISTRICT
  24. Chapter 2-28
  25. Chapter 2-31 — CS – COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT
  26. Chapter 2-31
  27. Chapter 2-34 — CHS – HIGHWAY SERVICE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
  28. Chapter 2-34
  29. Chapter 2-37 — CN – NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
  30. Chapter 2-37 — CN – NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
  31. Chapter 2-40 — CB – CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
  32. Chapter 2-40
  33. Chapter 2-43 — DSP – DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICT
  34. Chapter 2-43
  35. Chapter 2-46 — OCA – OUTER CORE AREA DISTRICT (Repealed by Ord…
  36. Chapter 2-46 — OCA – OUTER CORE AREA DISTRICT
  37. Chapter 2-49 — CG – GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
  38. Chapter 2-49
  39. Chapter 2-52 — CO – COMMERCIAL OFFICE DISTRICT
  40. Chapter 2-52
  41. Chapter 2-55 — NM – NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE DISTRICT
  42. Chapter 2-55
  43. Chapter 2-58 — I-1 – RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
  44. Chapter 2-58
  45. Chapter 2-61 — I-2 – LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
  46. Chapter 2-61
  47. Chapter 2-64 — I-3 – HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
  48. Chapter 2-64
  49. Chapter 2-67 — E – EDUCATION AND INSTITUTIONS DISTRICT
  50. Chapter 2-67
  51. Chapter 2-70 — CP – PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT
  52. Chapter 2-70
  53. Chapter 2-73 — COMBINING DISTRICTS
  54. Chapter 2-73 — COMBINING DISTRICTS
  55. Chapter 2-76 — PD – PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
  56. Chapter 2-76
  57. Chapter 2-79 — PD-AG – PLANNED DEVELOPMENT/ AGRICULTURE DISTRICT
  58. Chapter 2-79
  59. Chapter 2-82 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT – SOUTH LIVERMORE …
  60. Chapter 2-82 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT – SOUTH LIVERMORE …
  61. Chapter 2-85 — SOUTH LIVERMORE VALLEY – AGRICULTURAL (SLV-AG)
  62. Chapter 2-85 — SOUTH LIVERMORE VALLEY – AGRICULTURAL (SLV-AG)
  63. Chapter 3-05 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  64. Chapter 3-05 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  65. Chapter 3 — ‑10 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
  66. Chapter 3-10 — SPECIAL PROVISIONS
  67. Chapter 3 — ‑15 MOBILE HOME PARKS
  68. Chapter 3-15 — MOBILE HOME PARKS
  69. Chapter 3 — ‑20 OFF‑STREET PARKING
  70. Chapter 3-20 — OFF-STREET PARKING
  71. Chapter 3-25 — OUTDOOR DINING AND MERCHANT DISPLAY USES – DOWN…
  72. Chapter 3-25 — OUTDOOR DINING AND MERCHANT DISPLAY USES – DOWN…
  73. Chapter 3-30 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
  74. Chapter 3-30 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
  75. Chapter 3-35 — OFF-SITE HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES
  76. Chapter 3-35
  77. Chapter 3-40 — OUTDOOR STORAGE AND OUTDOOR SALES DISPLAYS
  78. Chapter 3-40 — OUTDOOR STORAGE AND OUTDOOR SALES DISPLAYS
  79. Chapter 3-45 — SIGNS
  80. Chapter 3-45 — SIGNS
  81. Chapter 3-50 — RECREATION AND CULTURAL FACILITIES
  82. Chapter 3-50 — RECREATION AND CULTURAL FACILITIES
  83. Chapter 3-60 — SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING CONTAINER ENCLOSURES
  84. Chapter 3-60 — SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING CONTAINER ENCLOSURES
  85. Chapter 4-05 — ZONING USE PERMITS
  86. Chapter 4-05 — ZONING USE PERMITS
  87. Chapter 4-10 — SITE PLAN APPROVAL
  88. Chapter 4-10
  89. Chapter 4-15 — VARIANCE PERMITS
  90. Chapter 4-15 — VARIANCE PERMITS
  91. Chapter 4-20 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
  92. Chapter 4-20 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
  93. Chapter 4-25 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  94. Chapter 4-25 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  95. Chapter 5-05 — RESPONSIBILITY AND PROCEDURES
  96. Chapter 5-05 — RESPONSIBILITY AND PROCEDURES
  97. Chapter 5-10 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS APPROVAL
  98. Chapter 5-10 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS APPROVAL
  99. Chapter 5-15 — APPEAL
  100. Chapter 5-15 — APPEAL
  101. Chapter 5-20 — AMENDMENT
  102. Chapter 5-20 — AMENDMENT
  103. Chapter 6-05 — INTERPRETATION
  104. Chapter 6-05 — INTERPRETATION
  105. Chapter 6-10 — ENFORCEMENT
  106. Chapter 6-10 — ENFORCEMENT
  107. Chapter 6-15 — PENALTIES
  108. Chapter 6-15 — PENALTIES

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