Central Commercial (CC) Zone

Purpose: The CC Zone is intended for the development of a wide range of retail, financial, professional, governmental and entertainment uses within the community's core area. Establishment of certain uses may require a Site Plan Review permit.

Development Standards: All uses in the CC Zone are subject to development standards contained in the Lindsay Zoning Ordinance. Below is a summary of some of these standards. Note that the Zoning Ordinance may contain more details regarding these standards and should be consulted prior to pursuing a project in this zone.

Setbacks:

Height:

Parking:

The Zoning Ordinance requires every new use to provide a certain number of parking spaces in a properly designed and constructed parking lot. Certain uses must also provide freight loading docks.

The Parking Standards section contains more information regarding parking standards within the City. The following are some standards specific to the CC Zone:

Use	# of Spaces Per	Sq. Ft. of Floor Area
Commercial & Office	1	800
Banks	1	300
Offices*	1	400
Retail Stores (food)	1	150
Mini Marts	1	300**
Retail Stores (not food)	1	200
Uses Within an Integrated Shopping Center (3+ Retail Uses)	3 4***	1000 1000***

* Excluding Medical and Public Administration
** Where store is less than 2,000 square ft.
*** If project includes a supermarket

Signs:

The Zoning Ordinance contains regulations for all signs in the CC Zone. These regulations are designed to allow business to adequately identify themselves while preventing the blight and clutter of unregulated signs.

Permitted Sign Types:	1 Free Standing Sign
	1 Wall mounted sign on two of the building faces according to the standards outlined below:

Frontage	Sign Area (sq. ft.)	Min. Allowed	Max Allowed
Primary	2 per Lineal ft. of Street Frontage	50	350
Secondary	1 per Lineal ft. of Street Frontage	35	200

Other regulations apply to signs. See section about Signs.

Landscaping & Screening:

Landscaping is required for all commercial developments where yards are required. Landscaping is also required for Parking Lots. Businesses are encouraged to go beyond the minimum landscaping requirements to promote an attractive commercial environment in Lindsay.

Important landscaping and screening requirements include the following:

• Where a site adjoins a parcel located in a R, RCO, or PO zone, a 7 ft. tall solid fence or wall shall be constructed on the common property line.
• Open storage of materials shall be screened from view by a 7 ft.tall solid wall.
• Street trees may be required for certain projects.

Other Standards:

The material provided here is for general information and should not be relied upon as the definitive expression of City Ordinances or policies. The Planning Division should be contacted directly for more definitive information.