Uses.
Sacramento City Code § 17.442.040
in effect17.442.040 Uses.
A. Permitted uses. Except as provided below, the uses permitted within the ESC SPD are the same as the allowed uses within the C-3 zone.
1. Retail store. There is no conditional use permit requirement related to the size of a retail store.
B. Conditional uses. The following uses require approval of a conditional use permit by the planning director, subject to chapter 17.808 and the limitations specified:
Use | Limitations | Approval Required by Planning Director (PD)
1. Residential Uses | |
Dormitory | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.111 | PD
Dwelling, single-unit | | PD
Fraternity house; sorority house | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.111 | PD
Residential care facility | | PD
Residential hotel | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.112 | PD
2. Commercial and Institutional Uses | |
Alcoholic beverage sales, off-premises consumption | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.108 | PD
Amusement center, outdoor | | PD
Assembly - cultural, religious, social | | PD
Auto - sales, storage, rental | Repair work is permitted if confined to a building | PD
Bar; nightclub | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.108 | PD
College campus | | PD
Kennel | | PD
Major medical facility | | PD
Non-profit organization, meal service facility | | PD
Non-residential care facility | | PD
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 | PD
School, K-12 | | PD
Stand-alone parking facility | The planning director may waive the development standards stated in sections 17.608.040 and 17.612.020 | PD
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. | PD
Veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital | Permitted with a conditional use permit if animals are boarded outside, or entire business is not conducted within a building | PD
3. Industrial and Agricultural Uses | |
Antenna; telecommunications facility | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.300 et seq. | PD
Community garden (exceeding 21,780 gross square feet) | Subject to special use regulations in section 17.228.122 | PD
Produce stand | | PD
C. Prohibited uses. In addition to the uses prohibited within the C-3 zone, the following uses are prohibited in the ESC SPD:
1. Adult entertainment business.
2. Auto service and repair.
3. Boat dock; marina.
4. Check-cashing center.
5. Correctional facility.
6. Gas station.
7. High voltage transmission facility.
8. Mortuary; crematory.
9. Transit vehicle: service, repair, storage.
10. Well: gas, oil.
D. Ground-floor retail requirement. The following uses are added to Table 1: Retail, Pedestrian, and Personal Service Classifications (section 17.216.820), within the ESC SPD.
1. Sports complex.
2. Hotel, office, or residential entrance and/or lobby area.
3. Open space/public plaza. (Ord. 2025-0007 § 29; Ord. 2019-0027 § 25; Ord. 2014-0014 § 1)
Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-37922Fetched: 10/24/2026