Chapter 17.030 — RESORT-RESIDENTIAL (R-R) ZONE
Pismo Beach Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Pismo Beach
17.030.010 Purpose of zone. ¶
The resort-residential or R-R zone is intended to apply in those areas of the city where it is reasonable to permit a mixture of hotels and motels along with apartments, condominiums and other similar uses.
17.030.020 Permitted uses. ¶
In the resort-residential or R-R zone the following uses only are permitted as hereafter specifically provided for by this section and subject to the general provisions and exceptions set forth in Articles 17.102 and 17.105.
- A. All permitted uses under R-l, R-2 and R-3 zones;
B. Hotels, motels and other R-4 permitted uses, subject to a development permit (See Chapter 17.121) found by the planning commission to be compatible and appropriate in regards to (a) hours of operation; (b) noise; (c) access; (d) traffic; and (e) scale with the adjoining area;
C. Vacation rental (see Chapter 5.22) ;
D. Check-cashing establishment (see Chapter 5.11);
E. Gold and silver exchange (see Chapter 5.11);
F. Massage establishment–accessory (see Chapter 5.11);
G. Pawn shop (see Chapter 5.11);
H. Resale establishment (see Chapter 5.11);
I. Smoke shop (see Chapter 5.11);
J. Tattoo establishment (see Chapter 5.11). (Ord. O-2019-006 § 4 (part), 2019: Ord. O- 2019-004 § 6, 2019)
17.030.030 Uses requiring a conditional use permit. ¶
A. All conditionally permitted uses in the R-1, R-2 and R-3 zones;
B. Dwelling groups;
C. Rooming and boarding houses;
D. Condominiums, stock cooperatives, Planned Unit Developments and community apartments;
E. Public utility buildings and structures;
F. Public buildings, churches, schools, parks, group care facilities, playgrounds, hospitals and family care facilities;
G. Professional office buildings;
H. Other similar uses deemed compatible to the R-R zone and adjacent land uses;
I. Massage establishment–primary (see Chapter 5.11). (Ord. O-2019-006 § 4 (part), 2019)
17.030.040 Visitor serving commercial conversions. ¶
Conversion of visitor serving lodging in R-4 and R-R zones to non-visitor serving types of uses shall be prohibited unless the cost of rehabilitation is greater than fifty percent of the market value of the structure or the city finds, based upon supporting data, that the existing use can no longer be made economically viable.
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- Chapter 17.003 — GENERAL
- Chapter 17.006 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 17.009 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.012 — AGRICULTURAL--EXCLUSIVE (A-E) ZONE
- Chapter 17.015 — UNCLASSIFIED (U) ZONE
- Chapter 17.018 — SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) ZONE
- Chapter 17.021 — TWO AND THREE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-2) ZONE
- Chapter 17.024 — MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-3) ZONE
- Chapter 17.027 — HOTEL-MOTEL AND VISITOR SERVING (R-4) ZONE
- Chapter 17.030 — RESORT-RESIDENTIAL (R-R) ZONE
- Chapter 17.033 — PLANNED RESIDENTIAL (P-R) ZONE
- Chapter 17.036 — COMMERCIAL RECREATION (C-R) ZONE
- Chapter 17.039 — MOBILE HOME (M-H) ZONE
- Chapter 17.042 — RETAIL COMMERCIAL (C-1) ZONE
- Chapter 17.045 — GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-2) ZONE
- Chapter 17.048 — COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING (C-M) ZONE
- Chapter 17.051 — OPEN SPACE--NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION (OS-…
- Chapter 17.054 — OPEN SPACE--RECREATIONAL USE (OS-R) ZONE
- Chapter 17.057 — GOVERNMENT (G) ZONE
- Chapter 17.060 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF OVERLAY ZONES
- Chapter 17.063 — ARCHAEOLOGY--HISTORIC SITES (A) OVERLAY LONE
- Chapter 17.066 — COASTAL ACCESS (AC) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.068 — AMUSEMENT HALL/RETAIL COMMERCIAL (AH/C-1) OVE…
- Chapter 17.069 — ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW (AR) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.072 — COASTAL APPEAL (CA) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.075 — FLOODPLAIN (F) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.078 — HAZARDS AND PROTECTION (H) OVERLAY ZONE (DRAI…
- Chapter 17.081 — HEIGHT LIMITATIONS (HL) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.084 — NOISE PROBLEMS (N) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.087 — OPEN SPACE (OS-2) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.090 — PUBLIC OR VISITOR PARKING (P) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.091 — RESIDENTIAL VERY HIGH DENSITY (RVHD) OVERLAY …
- Chapter 17.093 — TRANSFER DENSITY (TD) OVERLAY ZONE.
- Chapter 17.096 — VIEW CONSIDERATIONS (V) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.099 — VISITOR SERVICES (VS) OVERLAY ZONE
- Chapter 17.100 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
- Chapter 17.102 — GENERAL PROVISIONS: BUILDING HEIGHTS, YARD, A…
- Chapter 17.105 — GENERAL PROVISIONS: CONDITIONS, ARCHITECTURAL…
- Chapter 17.106 — STANDARDS FOR PLACING MOBILE HOMES ON SINGLE …
- Chapter 17.108 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 17.111 — SIGN REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.113 — SHORT-TERM RENTALS
- Chapter 17.115 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
- Chapter 17.117 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Chapter 17.118 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
- Chapter 17.119 — TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN LO…
- Chapter 17.121 — APPLICATIONS, PERMITS, PROCEDURES AND APPEALS
- Chapter 17.124 — COASTAL PERMITTING PROCEDURES
- Chapter 17.127 — AMENDMENTS
- Chapter 17.130 — INTERPRETATION
- Chapter 17.133 — ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE AND PENALTIES
- Chapter 17.136 — ZONING MAP