§ 18.22.030 — Allowable Uses
Santa Clara City Code (Title 18, Zoning, July 2025 edition; partial) · Santa Clara City Code § 18.22.030
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A. Permitted Uses. 1. Single-family dwellings. 2. Two-family dwellings. 3. Dwelling groups. 4. Multiple-family dwellings. 5. Private garages and accessory buildings (Chapter 18.32, Residential Accessory Structures) customarily appurtenant to the permitted use. 6. Home occupations as defined under Section 18.60.120. 7. Supportive housing, subject to the same standards and restrictions as other dwelling units under this chapter. 8. Transitional housing, subject to the same standards and restrictions as other dwelling units under this chapter. 9. On the ground floor of multifamily dwellings with a dwelling unit density greater than fifty (50) dwelling units per acre, or in buildings intended solely for retail use, any use permitted in the C-C community commercial or C-N neighborhood commercial district (Chapter 18.12), or LO-RD Low-Intensity Office/Research and Development District (Chapter 18.16) each as amended, subject to the regulations set forth in this chapter. 10. On the ground floor of multifamily dwellings with a dwelling unit density greater than fifty (50) dwelling units per acre, live/work units, subject to the following performance standards: a. A minimum first floor to ceiling height of twelve (12) feet; b. A minimum front room depth of thirty-five (35) feet; c. A minimum of sixty-five percent (65%) glazing along the front elevation; d. Double entry doors with a minimum of eighty percent (80%) transparent glass surface area; and e. Live/work units occupy a maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of an individual building’s ground floor retail frontage. 11. Outdoor seating and dining areas appurtenant to retail uses. 12. Live entertainment that is wholly incidental to an otherwise permitted commercial use. 13. Outdoor walk-up facility appurtenant to retail uses. B. Existing Buildings and Uses. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, the lawful use of buildings existing prior to the adoption of this chapter may continue and none of the other sections of this chapter shall apply, as though the prior zoning of the parcel remained in place, until such time as the existing use (including any expansions) has been discontinued in its entirety, at which time the prior zoning shall become inapplicable and the other sections of this chapter shall apply from that point forward. 2. Allowed Uses. For parcels with legal uses of buildings existing prior to the adoption of this chapter, permitted uses of the ML light manufacturing district are allowed, and none of the other sections of this chapter shall apply to such building and use, until such time as the existing use (including any expansions) has been discontinued in its entirety. 3. Conditional Uses. For parcels with legal uses of buildings existing prior to the adoption of this chapter, conditional uses of the ML light manufacturing district are conditionally permitted, and none of the other sections of this chapter shall apply, until such time as the existing use (including any expansions) has been discontinued in its entirety. 4. Development Standards. For parcels with legal uses of buildings existing prior to the adoption of this chapter, development standards of the ML light manufacturing district shall apply, and none of the other sections of this chapter shall apply, until such time as the existing use (including any expansions) has been discontinued in its entirety..
