Chapter 22.19 — CIVIC DISTRICT

The intent of the Civic District is to provide a center for the existing functions and future expansion of the Contra Costa County government, including administrative, judicial and correctional facilities, and for Federal, State and local civic facilities. Commercial and service uses are intended to be limited to those that are incidental to, and for the convenience of, the governmental and judicial uses.

(Ord. 1328 C.S. § 3, 2006)

The following uses are permitted in the Civic District:

• A. All facilities owned, leased or operated by the City, the County, the State, the Government of the United States, the Martinez Unified School District, or the Mt. Diablo Unified School District;

• B. Public or private colleges and universities and facilities incidental or appurtenant thereto;

• C. Banking establishments;

• D. Business supply retail uses such as, but not limited to, office supplies, equipment rental and repair, photocopy shops, etc.;

• E. Courts;

• F. Libraries;

• G. Museums;

• H. Offices, including but not limited to administrative, general, government and professional;

• I. Parks and open spaces;

• J. Personal service establishments, such as, but not limited to, barber or beauty shops, tailors, shoe repairs, etc.;

• K. Post offices;

• L. Restaurants and cafeterias, including outdoor dining, that are 1,500 square feet or less in size, or within lease space 1,500 square feet or less in size;

• M. Temporary uses, pursuant to the standards established in the zoning code and consistent with the purposes of this district;

• N. Wireless telecommunication facilities, pursuant to the zoning code;

• O. Accessory uses, incidental and subordinate to the principal permitted use. (Ord. 1328 C.S. § 3, 2006)

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MARTINEZ CODE

§ 22.19.030

§ 22.19.050

The following uses may be allowed, subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit, in the Civic District:

• A. Bail bonds, on or above the second floor;

• B. Hotels;

• C. Outdoor food preparation;

• D. Parking structures and facilities. (Ord. 1328 C.S. § 3, 2006)

The following uses are prohibited in the Civic District:

• A. Car washes;

• B. Drive-through establishments;

• C. Motels;

• D. Vehicle repair;

• E. Vehicle sales and vehicle parts sales;

• F. Any use not specifically authorized.

• (Ord. 1328 C.S. § 3, 2006)

All property in the Civic district shall be developed in accordance with the following standards.

• A. Maximum floor area ratio. The maximum floor area ratio in the Civic district shall be 3.0 (increased to 4.0 with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81).

• B. Maximum height. The maximum building height in the Civic district shall be 40 feet, or three stories (increased to 50 feet or four stories with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81). Taller buildings may be approved by exception pursuant to Chapter 22.45.

• C. Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size for new development or for the creation of new parcels shall be 20,000 square feet.

• D. Front yard setback. The maximum front yard setback shall be 30 feet (decreased to 15 feet with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81). No parking is permitted in the front yard setback area. The front yard setback shall also apply to side and rear yards adjacent to a public street. For parcels that have frontage on Willow Street, the minimum front yard setback shall be 15 feet.

• E. Rear yard setback. No minimum rear yard setback is required, except where the rear parcel line abuts a residential zone district, the minimum rear yard setback shall be 25 feet (decreased to 15 feet with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81).

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ZONING

§ 22.19.050

§ 22.19.060

• F. Interior side yard setback. No minimum interior side yard setback is required, except where the rear parcel line abuts a residential district, the minimum interior side yard setback shall be 15 feet (decreased to ten feet with development incentive pursuant to Chapter 22.81).

• G. Parking. Refer to Chapter 22.36 for off-street parking requirements and standards. (Ord. 1328 C.S. § 3, 2006; Ord. No. 1463, § XI, 10/23/2024)

The design guidelines are found in the downtown specific plan, Section 5.6. (Ord. 1328 C.S. § 3, 2006)

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