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Chapter 17.048 — COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING (C-M) ZONE

Pismo Beach Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Pismo Beach

17.048.010 Purpose of zone.

The commercial manufacturing or C-M zone is designed to accommodate non-polluting light manufacturing and light industrial uses in planned industrial parks.

17.048.020 Permitted uses.

Uses in the C-M zone are subject to the general provisions and exceptions set forth in Chapters 17.102, 17.105 and

17.121 and are as follows:

  • A. Electronics manufacturing;

  • B. Corporate offices;

  • C. Blacksmithing;

  • D. Welding shops;

  • E. Cold storage facilities;

  • F. Building material outlets;

  • G. Small food processing plants;

  • H. Light manufacturing;

  • I. Fabrication, assembly, component manufacturing or small part processing business;

  • J. Indoor warehousing and storage yards;

  • K. Mini-storage buildings;

  • L. Other similar uses deemed compatible by the planning commission.

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Contents — Pismo Beach Zoning Code
Pismo Beach Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 17.003 — GENERAL
  2. Chapter 17.006 — DEFINITIONS
  3. Chapter 17.009 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS
  4. Chapter 17.012 — AGRICULTURAL--EXCLUSIVE (A-E) ZONE
  5. Chapter 17.015 — UNCLASSIFIED (U) ZONE
  6. Chapter 17.018 — SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) ZONE
  7. Chapter 17.021 — TWO AND THREE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-2) ZONE
  8. Chapter 17.024 — MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-3) ZONE
  9. Chapter 17.027 — HOTEL-MOTEL AND VISITOR SERVING (R-4) ZONE
  10. Chapter 17.030 — RESORT-RESIDENTIAL (R-R) ZONE
  11. Chapter 17.033 — PLANNED RESIDENTIAL (P-R) ZONE
  12. Chapter 17.036 — COMMERCIAL RECREATION (C-R) ZONE
  13. Chapter 17.039 — MOBILE HOME (M-H) ZONE
  14. Chapter 17.042 — RETAIL COMMERCIAL (C-1) ZONE
  15. Chapter 17.045 — GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-2) ZONE
  16. Chapter 17.048 — COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING (C-M) ZONE
  17. Chapter 17.051 — OPEN SPACE--NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION (OS-…
  18. Chapter 17.054 — OPEN SPACE--RECREATIONAL USE (OS-R) ZONE
  19. Chapter 17.057 — GOVERNMENT (G) ZONE
  20. Chapter 17.060 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF OVERLAY ZONES
  21. Chapter 17.063 — ARCHAEOLOGY--HISTORIC SITES (A) OVERLAY LONE
  22. Chapter 17.066 — COASTAL ACCESS (AC) OVERLAY ZONE
  23. Chapter 17.068 — AMUSEMENT HALL/RETAIL COMMERCIAL (AH/C-1) OVE…
  24. Chapter 17.069 — ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW (AR) OVERLAY ZONE
  25. Chapter 17.072 — COASTAL APPEAL (CA) OVERLAY ZONE
  26. Chapter 17.075 — FLOODPLAIN (F) OVERLAY ZONE
  27. Chapter 17.078 — HAZARDS AND PROTECTION (H) OVERLAY ZONE (DRAI…
  28. Chapter 17.081 — HEIGHT LIMITATIONS (HL) OVERLAY ZONE
  29. Chapter 17.084 — NOISE PROBLEMS (N) OVERLAY ZONE
  30. Chapter 17.087 — OPEN SPACE (OS-2) OVERLAY ZONE
  31. Chapter 17.090 — PUBLIC OR VISITOR PARKING (P) OVERLAY ZONE
  32. Chapter 17.091 — RESIDENTIAL VERY HIGH DENSITY (RVHD) OVERLAY …
  33. Chapter 17.093 — TRANSFER DENSITY (TD) OVERLAY ZONE.
  34. Chapter 17.096 — VIEW CONSIDERATIONS (V) OVERLAY ZONE
  35. Chapter 17.099 — VISITOR SERVICES (VS) OVERLAY ZONE
  36. Chapter 17.100 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
  37. Chapter 17.102 — GENERAL PROVISIONS: BUILDING HEIGHTS, YARD, A…
  38. Chapter 17.105 — GENERAL PROVISIONS: CONDITIONS, ARCHITECTURAL…
  39. Chapter 17.106 — STANDARDS FOR PLACING MOBILE HOMES ON SINGLE …
  40. Chapter 17.108 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
  41. Chapter 17.111 — SIGN REGULATIONS
  42. Chapter 17.113 — SHORT-TERM RENTALS
  43. Chapter 17.115 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
  44. Chapter 17.117 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
  45. Chapter 17.118 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
  46. Chapter 17.119 — TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN LO…
  47. Chapter 17.121 — APPLICATIONS, PERMITS, PROCEDURES AND APPEALS
  48. Chapter 17.124 — COASTAL PERMITTING PROCEDURES
  49. Chapter 17.127 — AMENDMENTS
  50. Chapter 17.130 — INTERPRETATION
  51. Chapter 17.133 — ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE AND PENALTIES
  52. Chapter 17.136 — ZONING MAP

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