§ 17.216.610 — C-1 zone-Permitted uses
Sacramento City Code (current through Supplement No. 4, July 2026, and Ord. 2026-0022) · Sacramento City Code § 17.216.610
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17.216.610 C-1 zone-Permitted uses.
A. Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in the C-1 zone, subject to the limitations specified: Use | Limitations 1. Residential Uses | Dormitory | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.111 Dwelling, duplex | Dwelling, multi-unit | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.117 Dwelling, single-unit | Low barrier navigation center | Residential care facility | Residential hotel | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.112 2. Commercial and Institutional Uses | Assembly-cultural, religious, social | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.128 Athletic club; fitness studio | Bed and breakfast inn | Childcare center | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.113 Cinema (inside arts and entertainment district) | Commercial service | Community clinic | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.118 . Community market | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.124 Laundromat, self-service | Library; archive | Museum | Nonresidential care facility | Office | Restaurant | Retail store | This use is limited to 40,000 gross square feet; if use exceeds this limitation, a conditional use permit is required School-dance, music, art, martial arts | Theater | Tobacco retailing | Permitted in a store that has greater than 15,000 square feet of gross floor area if the total area of shelving allocated to tobacco products and tobacco paraphernalia does not exceed 250 square feet. 3. Industrial and Agricultural Uses | Aquaculture | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq. Community garden, private (not exceeding 3.0 acres) | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq. Market garden (not exceeding 3.0 acres) | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq. Solar energy system, commercial (city property) | Allowed in this zone and exempt from the provisions of this title B. Conditional uses. The following uses in the C-1 zone require approval of a conditional use permit, subject to the limitations specified: Use | Limitations | Approval Required by: Planning and Design Commission (PDC); Zoning Administrator (ZA); or City Council (CC) 1. Residential Uses | | Fraternity house; sorority house | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.111 | PDC Mobilehome park | | PDC Temporary residential shelter | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.600 et seq. | ZA 2. Commercial and Institutional Uses | | Alcoholic beverage sales, off-premises consumption | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.108 | PDC Amusement center, indoor | | PDC Amusement center, outdoor | | PDC Bar; nightclub | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.108 | PDC Cannabis consumption lounge | Subject to special use regulations in article IX of chapter 17.228 | PDC Cannabis dispensary | Limited to storefront cannabis dispensary (delivery-only cannabis dispensary not allowed)Subject to special use regulations in article IX of chapter 17.228 | ZA/PDC Cemetery | | PDC Check-cashing center | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.121 | PDC Cinema (outside arts and entertainment district) | | PDC College campus | | PDC Correctional facility | | PDC Drive-in theater | | PDC Golf course; driving range | | PDC Kennel | | ZA Non-profit organization, food preparation for off-site consumption | | PDC Non-profit organization, food storage and distribution | This use is limited to 6,400 gross square feet | PDC Non-profit organization, meal service facility | | PDC Outdoor market | In granting a conditional use permit, the zoning administrator may consider the traffic, safety of vehicular and non-vehicular access, adequacy of bicycle parking, noise, hours of operation, and any applicable development standards related to the proposed outdoor market | ZA Retail store | Permitted with a conditional use permit if use exceeds 40,000 gross square feet; permitted by right if use does not exceed 40,000 gross square feet | PDC School, K-12 | | PDC Stand-alone parking facility | The zoning administrator may waive the development standards stated in sections 17.608.040 and 17.612.020 | ZA Superstore | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.119 | PDC Tobacco retailing | Permitted with a conditional use permit in a store that has 15,000 square feet or less of gross floor area or allocates more than 250 square feet of shelving to tobacco products and tobacco paraphernalia. | ZA Transit vehicle-service, repair, storage | | PDC Veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital | | ZA 3. Industrial and Agricultural Uses | | Antenna; telecommunications facility | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.300 et seq. | PDC Boat dock; marina | | PDC Community garden, private (exceeding 3.0 acres) | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq. | ZA Heliport; helistop | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.114 | PDC High voltage transmission facility | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.500 et seq. | CC Market garden (exceeding 3.0 acres) | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq. | ZA Passenger terminal | | PDC Surface mining operation | Subject to provisions of chapter 17.720 | PDC Well-gas, oil | | PDC C. Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted in the C-1 zone when accessory to a permitted or conditional use, subject to the limitations specified: Use | Limitations Accessory antenna | Childcare, in-home (family day care home) | Common area | Dwelling unit, accessory | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.105 Dwelling unit, junior accessory | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.105 Family care facility | Family day care facility | Home occupation | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.200 et seq. Private garden | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.810 et seq. Recycling facility, convenience | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.400 et seq. Urban beekeeping | Subject to section 9.44.330 Watchperson's quarters | The structure shall be limited to 1,000 square feet D. Prohibited uses. All uses not listed as permitted, conditional, or accessory uses are prohibited in the C-1 zone. E. Outdoor storage. Outdoor storage of any inventory or supplies in view of any public right-of-way is prohibited, except for auto and mobile home sales, rental, and storage uses. Outdoor storage or parking of vehicles overnight for auto service or repair uses is prohibited. F. Auto service and repair near residential. Auto service or repair work performed within 300 feet of property used or zoned for residential purposes shall not be conducted before 6:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. All such work shall be performed within a building. (Ord. 2026-0011 § 5; Ord. 2026-0010 § 6; Ord. 2026-0001 § 13; Ord. 2025-0007 § 9; Ord. 2024-0054 § 26; Ord. 2024-0017 § 32; Ord. 2021-0023 § 28; Ord. 2020-0021 § 29; Ord. 2019-0027 § 11; Ord. 2017-0061 § 39; Ord. 2016-0001 § 20; Ord. 2015-0005 § 28; Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)
