Chapter 16.37 — Menlo Park Zoning Code

C-2-S NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, SPECIAL

§ 16.37.010. Permitted uses. ¶

Permitted uses in the C-2-S district, all within a building, are as follows:

(1) Retail sales;
(2) Financial services including, but not limited to, bank, realty, insurance;
(3) Professional offices;
(4) Personal services;
(5) Restaurants including full service and fast food, but excluding: (a) restaurants serving beer, wine, or alcoholic beverages of any type, and (b) restaurants providing live music or entertainment;
(6) Other similar and compatible neighborhood commercial uses; and
(7) Residential dwelling units.
(Ord. 869 § 1 (part), 1995)

§ 16.37.020. Conditional uses. ¶

Conditional uses allowed in the C-2-S district, subject to obtaining a use permit, are as follows:

(1) Service stations, with or without automotive repair, car wash and/or mini-mart;
(2) Cafes, restaurants or other retail establishments where beer, wine, or alcoholic beverages of any type are sold;
(3) Restaurants providing live music or entertainment;
(4) Special uses in accordance with Chapter 16.78.
(5) Uses conducted outside of a building; and
(6) Public utilities in accordance with Chapter 16.76.
(Ord. 869 § 1 (part), 1995)

§ 16.37.030. Development regulations. ¶

Development regulations in the C-2-S district are intended to be flexible and to encourage innovative site and design solutions that will accommodate the uses allowed in this district.

(1) Minimum district size: twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet;
(2) Minimum lot area: none, except that the cumulative lot area of all property within the C-2-S district shall be no less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet;
(3) Minimum lot dimensions: none;
(4) The maximum number of residential dwelling units shall not exceed 18.5 dwelling units

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City of Menlo Park, CA § 16.37.030

MENLO PARK CODE

§ 16.37.030

per acre;

(5) In the case of conditional uses, additional regulations may be required by the planning commission;
(6) The floor area ratio shall not exceed fifty (50) percent; and
(7) General requirements: Setbacks, building heights, distances between buildings, lot coverage, parking requirements, and landscaping requirements shall be established by the planning commission for each development. A development plan shall be submitted for preliminary review by the community development director and for final review and approval by the planning commission. The development plan shall include the following:
- (A) The development plan submitted for the project shall be consistent with the Willow Road Design Guidelines available at the community development department. Adequate parking shall be provided for the uses proposed. All development plans shall include provisions for reciprocal parking among the tenants of the affected properties, and if multiple parcels are involved, among the owners of the parcels;
- (B) A plot plan map which shows:
  - (i) Existing and proposed public street and sidewalk improvements,
  - (ii) Lot design,
  - (iii) Areas proposed to be dedicated or reserved for any public use including, but not limited to, public utility easements, public buildings and public land uses,
  - (iv) Parking and interior traffic flow, including parking ratios,
  - (v) Land used within five hundred feet (500') of the external boundary of the proposed development;
- (C) Site details for the proposals, including:
  - (i) Preliminary building plans, including generalized elevations,
  - (ii) Building heights,
  - (iii) Lot or area coverages,
  - (iv) Distance between structures,
  - (v) Setbacks from interior lot lines,
  - (vi) Setbacks from street rights-of-way,
  - (vii) Landscaping, screening, lighting, utilities, and trash enclosures,

(viii) Floor area ratio of structures;

(D) Development schedule, including date of commencement of construction, annual accomplishment, and completion of development; and
(E) Any other reasonable related information necessary for the planning commission to act.

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City of Menlo Park, CA

ZONING

§ 16.37.030

(Ord. 869 § 1 (part), 1995)

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