Chapter 17.20 — C-2 COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

The C-2 district is designed to supply the complete range of residential, commercial, retail, finance, real estate and insurance services in the general area of the central business district of Rio Vista.

(Prior code Appendix B § 407(A); Ord. 589 § 2, 2002; Ord. 001-2024, 2/20/2024)

Uses permitted are as follows:

• A. Shops, stores and services for all retail sales conducted within a building;

• B. Business and professional offices;

• C. Theatre;

• D. Medical and dental clinic;

• E. Hotel, motel;

• F. Lodge, fraternal organization, club, union hall, and similar organizations;

• G. Automobile service station;

• H. Business school, art, modeling, music and dancing studio similar academies;

• I. Automobile parking lot;

• J. Residential uses:

  1. On upper floors if located within structures architecturally designed for a commercial storefront on ground floor,

  2. On ground floor or upper floors if building is architecturally designed for residential use;

• K. Restaurant;

• L. Cocktail lounge or bar as an accessory use to a restaurant;

• M. Home occupation (Section 17.44.040);

• N. Adult day care homes;

• O. Family day care home;

• P. Low barrier navigation centers;

• Q. Supportive housing (Section 17.44.180);

• R. Transitional housing (Section 17.44.180);

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RIO VISTA CODE

§ 17.20.020

§ 17.20.060

• S. Other retail, service, public or semi-public uses which are similar in nature, function or operation to permitted uses listed, consistent with the intent of the district, as described in Section 17.20.010.

(Prior code Appendix B § 407(B); Ord. 589 § 2, 2002; Ord. 011-2018 § 3; Ord. 007-2020 § 4; Ord. 001-2024, 2/20/2024)

Uses permitted, provided the conditions for a use permit as set forth in Section 17.66.070 are fulfilled.

• A. Bakery, creamery, laundry, cleaning and dyeing establishment;

• B. Newspaper and commercial printing shop, blueprinting shop;

• C. Mortuary;

• D. Park, playground, museum;

• E. Governmental offices;

• F. Animal hospital and veterinarian clinic;

• G. Cocktail lounge, bar or nightclub as an accessory use;

• H. Public and semi-public buildings, including, but not limited to, fire stations, schools, churches, libraries, hospitals, community and civic centers;

• I. Convalescent and other 24-hour care facilities;

• J. Nursery school, pre-school, and day care center;

• K. Automobile service station;

• L. Generally. Any other limited commercial, service, or public use similar in nature, function and operation to listed conditional uses, consistent with the intent of this district.

• (Prior code Appendix B § 407(C); Ord. 589 § 2, 2002; Ord. 001-2024, 2/20/2024)

Site and architectural approval pursuant to Chapter 17.60 is required for all new structures and exterior improvements to existing structures in the C-2 district.

(Prior code Appendix B § 407(D); Ord. 628 § 1, 2007; Ord. 001-2024, 2/20/2024)

Loading requirements: adequate private off-street space for the loading and unloading of all materials, according to Section 17.48.020.

(Prior code Appendix B § 407(E); Ord. 001-2024, 2/20/2024)

Minimum side yard: none, except where the side of a lot abuts upon the side of a lot in an R district, in which case the abutting side yard shall be not less than 10 feet, and except where the

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ZONING

§ 17.20.060

§ 17.20.120

side yard of a corner lot abuts on a street where the frontage of the block is partially in an R district in which case the side yard shall be 10 feet adjacent to the street. (Prior code Appendix B § 407(F); Ord. 001-2024, 2/20/2024)

Minimum front yard: none, except where frontage in a block is partially in an R district, in which case the front yard shall be the same as required in such R district. Except when the proposed building is a minimum of 100 feet from the residential district, and the frontage between the building and the residential district is part of the same parcel as the frontage of the building. (Prior code Appendix B § 407(G); Ord. 001-2024, 2/20/2024)

Rear yard: no requirement where alley exists, 10 feet where no alley exists. (Prior code Appendix B § 407(H); Ord. 001-2024, 2/20/2024)

Parking shall be provided in accordance with requirements listed in Section 17.48.010, except when the lot or parcel lies within a parking assessment district in which case additional parking shall not be required.

(Prior code Appendix B § 407(I); Ord. 001-2024, 2/20/2024)

Maximum building height: 50 feet. (Prior code Appendix B § 407(J); Ord. 001-2024, 2/20/2024)

Minimum landscaping requirements: as provided in Section 17.44.130. (Prior code Appendix B § 407(K); Ord. 001-2024, 2/20/2024)

Alleys crossing into Main Street may be closed, where they are not needed, in order to encourage shopping frontage continuity.

(Prior code Appendix B § 407(L); Ord. 001-2024, 2/20/2024)

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