Sec. 3 Building Function Standards

Section 3. Building Function Standards

3.10.010 Applicability of Building Function Standards.

Parcels and buildings shall be occupied by only the land uses allowed by Table 3.1 within the zone applied to the site by the Zoning Map (Section 2.10 of this Code).

Table 3.1. Allowed Building Functions and Permit Requirements
Land Use¹	T4	T5	T6	T6-O	D1	D2	D3	D4
Key	P Permitted		MUP Minor Use Permit		CUP Conditional Use Permit		– Prohibited
Assembly
Bar/tavern/night club	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	–	–	–	CUP
Commercial recreation facility
Indoor, ≤ 5,000 sf	CUP	MUP²	MUP²	MUP	–	–	–	CUP
Indoor, > 5,000 sf	CUP	CUP²	CUP²	CUP	–	–	–	CUP
Outdoor	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	CUP
Community meeting facility
≤10,000 sf	CUP	P	MUP²	MUP	–	–	–	–
>10,000 sf	CUP	CUP	CUP²	CUP	–	–	–	–
Conference/convention facility
≤10,000 sf	P	P²	MUP²	MUP	–	–	–	P
>10,000 sf	CUP	CUP	CUP²	CUP	–	–	–	CUP
Fitness/health facility	P	P	P²	P	–	–	–	P
Library, museum	P	P	P²	P	–	–	–	–
School - Specialized education/training	P²	P²	P²	P²	–	–	–	CUP
Sports and entertainment assembly facility	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	CUP
Studio - Art, dance, martial arts, music, etc.	P	P	MUP	P	–	–	–	P
Tasting Room	MUP	MUP	MUP	MUP	–	–	–	MUP
Theater
Movie (See Chapter 19.70, Theater Combining District, Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance)	–	P²	P²	P²	–	–	–	–
Live Performance	CUP	CUP	MUP²	MUP	–	–	–	CUP
Lodging
Bed and breakfast inn	P	P	P²	P²	–	–	–	–
Hotel or motel	–	P²	P²	P²	–	–	–	P
Residential
Emergency shelter	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	–	CUP	–	CUP
Home occupation (See IZO Section 7.050)	P	P	P	P	–	–	–	P
Live/work unit (See Section 4.70.020)	P	P	CUP²	MUP	–	–	–	P
Multi-family housing	P²	P²	–	–	–	–	–	–
Residential in mixed use building (See Section 4.70.030)	P	P	P	P	–	–	–	P
Single-family dwelling	P²	P²	–	–	–	–	–	–
Work/live unit (See Section 4.70.020)	MUP	MUP	CUP	MUP	–	–	–	P
Retail
Alcoholic beverage sales	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	–	–	–	CUP
Artisan shop	P	P	P	P	–	–	–	CUP
Auto parts sales	–	MUP	MUP	MUP	–	–	–	P
Building and landscape materials sales
Indoor	MUP	MUP	–	–	–	–	–	P
Outdoor	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	CUP
Drive-through retail	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Farm supply and feed store	MUP	MUP	–	–	–	–	–	P
Gas station	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
General retail -
≤10,000 sf	MUP	P	P	P	–	–	–	P
>10,000 sf; ≤50,000 sf	–	CUP	CUP	CUP	–	–	–	P
>50,000 sf	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	CUP
Groceries, specialty foods
≤10,000 sf	P	P	P	P	–	–	–	P
>10,000 sf	CUP	MUP	MUP	MUP	–	–	–	P
Restaurant, café, coffee shop	P	P	P	P	–	–	–	P
Shopping center	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	–	–	–	CUP
Zero emission vehicles (battery charging station)⁵	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Zero emission vehicles (hydrogen fuel cell station)⁶	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP
Services
Adult day care
6 or fewer clients, provided in a home	P	P	P²	P	P	–	–	P
7 or more clients	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	–	–	P
ATM	CUP	MUP	MUP	MUP	P	–	–	P
Bank, financial services	P	P	P	P	P	–	–	P
Business support service	P	P	P²	P	P	–	–	P
Catering service	P	P	P	P	P	–	–	P
Child day care
Large or small family day care home	P	P	P²	P	P	–	–	P
Child day care center	CUP²	MUP²	MUP²	MUP	CUP	–	–	P
Community service organization	CUP	MUP²	MUP²	MUP	CUP	–	–	P
Drive-through service	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Equipment rental	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	P
Kennel, animal boarding	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	CUP
Maintenance/repair service
Equipment, large appliances, etc.	–	CUP	–	–	CUP	–	–	P
Client site services	CUP	MUP²	MUP²	MUP²	P	–	–	P
Medical services
Clinic, lab, urgent care	–	P²	–	–	P	–	–	P
Doctor office	P²	P²	MUP²	P	–	–	–	–
Mortuary, funeral home	–	–	–	–	CUP	–	–	CUP
Office
Business/service/government	CUP	P	P²	P	P	–	–	P
Office - Processing	–	CUP²	MUP²	MUP	CUP	–	–	CUP
Professional	P²	P²	P²	P	P	–	–	P
Personal services
Non-restricted	P	P	MUP	P	P	–	–	P
Restricted	–	–	–	–	CUP	–	–	P
Public safety facility	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	–	–	CUP
Vehicle services
Major repair/body work	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	CUP
Minor maintenance/repair	–	CUP	–	–	CUP	–	–	CUP
Veterinary clinic, animal hospital	–	CUP	–	CUP	CUP	–	–	CUP
Transportation, Communications, & Infrastructure
Ambulance, taxi, or limousine dispatch facility	–	–	–	–	CUP	CUP	–	CUP
Broadcasting studio	–	CUP	CUP²	CUP	CUP	–	–	CUP
Structured parking facility, public or commercial	P	P	P²	P	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP
Pipeline, utility transmission or distribution line	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP
Telecommunications facility	–	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP
Transit station or terminal	–	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	–	CUP
Utility facility (underground and alleys only)	–	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP	CUP
Utility infrastructure (underground and alleys only)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Rail Facility (Freight handling & track maintenance)	–	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
Industry, Manufacturing & Processing, Wholesaling
Agricultural product processing	–	CUP²^,⁴	–	–	P	–	P	–
Artisan/craft product manufacturing	P³	MUP²^,³	MUP²^,³	MUP²^,³	–	–	P	–
Chemical product manufacturing	–	–	–	–	–	–	CUP	–
Clothing and fabric product manufacturing	CUP	MUP²^,³	–	–	P	–	P	–
Concrete, gypsum, and plaster product manufacturing	–	–	–	–	–	–	P	–
Electronics, equipment, and appliance manufacturing	CUP	CUP²^,³	–	–	CUP	–	P	–
Food and beverage product manufacturing	CUP³	CUP²^,³	–	–	CUP	–	P	–
Furniture and fixtures manufacturing, cabinet shop	–	CUP²	–	–	CUP	–	P	–
Glass product manufacturing	CUP³	CUP²^,³	–	–	–	–	P	–
Laboratory - Medical, analytical, research & development	–	P²	–	–	P	–	P	–
Laundry, dry cleaning plant	–	–	–	–	CUP	–	CUP	–
Lumber and wood product manufacturing	–	CUP²^,⁴	–	–	CUP	–	CUP	–
Machinery manufacturing	–	CUP²^,⁴	–	–	–	–	P	–
Media production	P²	P²	P²	P²	P²	–	P	P
Metal products fabrication, machine or welding shop	–	CUP²^,⁴	–	–	–	–	CUP	–
Motor vehicles and transportation equipment	–	–	–	–	–	–	CUP	–
Paper product manufacturing	–	–	–	–	–	–	P	–
Photo/film processing lab	–	CUP²	–	–	–	–	CUP	–
Plastics, synthetics, rubber product manufacturing	–	–	–	–	–	–	CUP	–
Printing and publishing	P²	P²	–	–	P	–	P	P
Recycling - Small collection facility	–	–	–	–		–	CUP
Research and development	P	P²	P²	P²	P	–	P	P
Small product manufacturing	–	MUP²	MUP²^,⁴	MUP²^,⁴	P²	–	P	–
Stone and cut stone product manufacturing	–	–	–	–	–	–	P
Storage
Outdoor storage yard as a primary use	–	–	–	–	–	–	CUP	–
Warehouse, indoor storage	–	–	–	–	–	–	P	–
Structural clay and pottery product manufacturing	–	–	–	–	–	–	P	–
Textile and leather product manufacturing	–	CUP²	–	–	–	–	P	–
Wholesaling and distribution	–	CUP²^,⁴	–	–	–	–	P	CUP

1See Section 9 (Glossary) for use type definitions.

2On a frontage where shopfronts are required, use is allowed only on upper floor(s) or behind an allowed ground floor use per the permit requirement indicated.

3Limited to a maximum of 5,000sf on ground floor.

4In spaces greater than 8,000sf on ground floor; otherwise P.

5Pursuant to Government Code Section 65850.7, this Smart Code requires no permit for stations.

6Allowed with CUP when located on site of an existing gas station land use.

(Ord. 2765 § 3(A), 2021; Ord. 2729 § 3, 2020.)