§ 12.1 — Building Use

A. Introduction This section includes provisions for building use and parking for all properties within the Plan area. Uses not listed in Table 12-1 Specific Building Use Provisions shall be allowed by right unless prohibited everywhere in the City by the Santa Clara City Code. All uses are subject to all applicable development standards, State law, and any other applicable requirements that are beyond the scope of this Chapter. Any use that is not specifically prohibited within in this section, but is deemed by the Director of Community Development to be of such a nature as to be detrimental to neighboring properties by reason of emission of odor, excessive noise, or any other factor that is adverse to their comfort, peace, enjoyment, health, or safety, shall also be prohibited. All procedural requirements of SCCC § 18.110 shall apply. Parking requirements associated with building uses, as well as standards for how that parking may be provided, are established in Section 12.3. Legend Notes TABLE 12-1 | SPECIFIC BUILDING USE PROVISIONS

| Use | Shopfront Overlay1 | Retail-Ready1 | Downtown General | |---|---|---|---| | Automobile service | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted | | Automobile dealership | Permitted only as a small-format showroom within a Shopfront | | Assisted living / memory care | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted | | Corporate cafeteria, as accessory to office use | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted | | Data center | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted | | Drive-through facility | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted | | Dwelling unit | Permitted on upper floors; not permitted on ground floor | Permitted on upper floors; not permitted on ground floor | Permitted | | Heavy industrial/manufacturing | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted | | Laboratory | CUP required on upper floors; not permitted on ground floor | CUP required on upper floors; not permitted on ground floor | CUP required | | Liquor store | CUP required | CUP required | CUP required | | Office | Permitted on upper floors; CUP required for ground floor1 | Permitted1 | Permitted | | Lobby | Permitted on upper floors; not permitted on ground floor2 | Permitted on upper floors; not permitted on ground floor2 | Permitted | | Place of assembly | CUP required | CUP Required | CUP Required | | Private building amenities and leasing offices | Permitted on upper floors; not permitted on ground floor | Permitted on upper floors; not permitted on ground floor | Permitted | | Specified “regulated businesses” (per SCCC § 18.70) | CUP required | CUP required | CUP required | | Storage/warehouse | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted | | Surface parking | Not permitted3 | Not permitted3 | Not permitted4 | | Thrift shop (not including buy-sell-trade stores) | CUP required | CUP required | CUP required | | Vehicle fueling facility | Not permitted anywhere in zone | Not permitted anywhere in zone | Not permitted anywhere in zone |

CUP: Conditional Use Permit (SCCC § 18.110) 1 All ground-floor office uses in the Shopfront or Retail-Ready Overlay shall be designed with Shopfront frontages (See Table 9-1 and Section 9.4.A). 2 Exception: If a project has no frontage in the Downtown General Overlay, a Lobby of 20' maximum width and designed as a Shopfront is permitted in the first of the following options where the project has frontage: Option 1) in the Retail-Ready Overlay on any street other than Franklin St; Option 2) in the Shopfront Overlay on any street other than Franklin St; Option 3) in the Retail-Ready Overlay on Franklin St; or Option 4, last resort) in the Shopfront Overlay on Franklin St. (Example: Option 1 shall be chosen over Option 2 if a project has frontage in both locations.) 3 Exceptions: Parking spaces along an alley, with no additional aisles for the purposes of accessing parking, are permitted. Also, interim on-site surface parking is permitted with a Conditional Use Permit, provided that it serves a phased development strategy.