§ 17.14.020
Permitted uses
The following table of permitted uses establishes the uses that are permitted in each zoning district. Uses marked with a "Y" are permitted by right. Uses permitted in a zoning district requiring a special use permit are marked with an "S". The number next to the letter "S" indicates the specific and objective criteria listed in Chapter 17.109 Special Use Permits associated with that use, that an application for a special use permit must meet. For uses with no SUP Category listed, Chapter 17.96 Performance Standards, Chapter 17.100 Development Standards, Chapter 17.104 Parking and Loading Standards, and other applicable chapters may apply. Where the letter "N" appears, the use is prohibited.
| Key to the Table of Permitted Uses | |
| R-3 to R-160 | Residential District |
| GB | General Business District |
| LB | Limited Business District |
| WB | Waterfront Business District |
| CI | Commercial-Industrial District |
| TM | Traditional Maritime District |
| UV | Urban Village - Innovation Hub Subdistrict |
| MT | Maker-Tech - Innovation Hub Subdistrict |
| MK | Maker - Innovation Hub Subdistrict |
| OS | Open Space District |
| RD | Recreation District |
| Y | Use is permitted by right |
| S-1 | Use requires a Special Use Permit (SUP). The number refers to the SUP Category criteria required in Chapter 17.109 SPECIAL USE PERMITS. |
| N | Use is not permitted |
| * | Subject to Density Requirements sections of Chapters 17.16 through 17.48. |
| ** | Drive throughs in all districts other than Innovation Hub subdistricts are considered to be a permitted accessory use to primary uses that are permitted by right. |
| *** | See the specific standards for multifamily and/or live-work dwelling uses in the Urban Village and Maker-Tech subdistricts in Chapter 17.65.020 - Use regulations. |
Table of Permitted Uses
| Use Type | Use | Residential Zones | Business & Commercial Zones |
Innovation Hub
Subdistricts |
Open
Space & Recreation |
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| R-3 | R-10 | R-10A | R-20 | R-40 | R-40A | R-60 | R-120 | R-160 | GB | LB | WB | CI | TM | UV | MT | MK | OS | RD | ||
| Food, Lodging, Entertainment, & Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arcades | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Commercial indoor recreation facilities | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | S-3 | S-3 | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| Commercial outdoor recreation facilities | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | Y | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Convention or conference centers | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | N | S-3 | S-3 | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Drive throughs in a restaurant in a shopping center | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Fast-food restaurants | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Guest Facilities - Guest houses | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | S-3 | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Guest facilities - Historic guest houses | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | S-3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Guest Facilities - Transient guest facilities | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | S-3 | Y | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Guest Facilities - Vacation guest facilities | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Standard Restaurants | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| Taverns | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | S-3 | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| Theaters | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Industrial and Heavy Commercial Uses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced manufacturing | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | |
| Bulk storage of cement and petroleum products; concrete mixing plants; bituminous paving mixing plants | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | |
| Business and storage yards for lumber and building materials | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | |
| Commercial scale energy system | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | N | S-4 | S-4 | S-4 | N | N | |
| Commercial storage and sale of fuel and bottled gas | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | Y | N | N | N | S-4 | N | N | |
| Commercial transmitting and receiving antennas, with enclosures for associated equipment | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Contractor's warehouse and indoor storage | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Contractor's warehouse and storage yards | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | |
| Earth removal and paving contractor's business and storage yards | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Freight and materials trucking business and terminals | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Laundry, cleaning, and dyeing plants | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Manufacturing, processing, assembly or indoor storage of goods | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Manufacturing, processing, assembly or storage of goods | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Painting and woodworking shops | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | S-4 | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Plants for the processing and distribution of milk and edible dairy products; plants for the packaging and distribution of beverages | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Printing and publishing establishments | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | S-4 | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Public utilities - Private electrical services | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | N | S-4 | S-4 | S-4 | N | N | |
| Research and development facilities, including, but not limited to, clean energy, defense systems, ocean technologies, medical and pharmaceutical, and digital industries | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | |
| Research laboratories | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | |
| Sheet metal, blacksmith, welding; tire recapping; machine shops and the like | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Warehousing, wholesale business; and wholesale business warehousing | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Wholesale brewing, distilling, fermenting, fungicide or hydroponics | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-4 | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Maritime Uses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boat building and repair | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Boat dealers and brokers | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Boating instruction | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-5 | |
| Commercial marine oriented recreation facilities including boat shows, sightseeing tours, and sport fishing charters | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Docks, slips, and piers where boats may be berthed provided that the parcel of land is adjacent to an open water body. | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | S-5 | |
| Facilities for marine pollution control, oil spill clean-up and servicing of marine sanitation devices | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Fish and seafood receiving, handling, storage and shipping | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | |
| Marinas | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| Marine and oceanographic research laboratories | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | |
| Marine fabrication, including sail-making, canvas manufacturing, and marine metal casting | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Marine salvage and vessel towing services | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Marine transport operations, including shipping offices | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Maritime museums | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Maritime museums including such attractions as aquariums | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | |
| On land boat storage during nonboating season | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | |
| Professional and business offices where maritime issues and products are the primary use, i.e., naval architects, maritime publishers, etc | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | |
| Seafood sales, landing, storage, brokerage and distribution | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Stores where nautical goods are sold or nautical services rendered primarily at retail | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| Yacht and sailing clubs, and schools which give special marine or nautical instruction | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | |
| Office Uses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Banks and other financial institutions | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | S-3 | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | |
| Co-working space | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | |
| Maker-space | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Professional and business offices | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | |
| Radio and television broadcasting studios, excluding transmitting and receiving towers | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | S-4 | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Open Space & Recreation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bird sanctuaries | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | |
| Conservation land | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-4 | S-4 | S-4 | Y | N | |
| Day camps for children and youth | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-5 | |
| Golf courses, excluding miniature golf courses and commercial driving ranges | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | |
| Horses or ponies for hire | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Horse riding academies and boarding stables | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-5 | |
| Natural beach swimming areas, both public and private | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | |
| Open Space | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | |
| Parks | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | S-5 | Y | |
| Playgrounds | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | S-5 | S-5 | |
| Playing Fields | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | S-5 | S-5 | |
| Trails for horseback riding | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-5 | |
| Trails for walking or biking | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Wildlife preserves | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | |
| Public and Quasi-Public Uses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus terminals on a lot having a minimum area of 25,000 sq ft | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Cemeteries | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Churches and places of worship | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | S-4 | S-4 | N | N | N | |
| Clubs for outdoor recreation | N | S-2 | N | S-2 | S-2 | N | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-3 | N | S-3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Community water supply reservoirs, community well houses, water and sewage treatment facilities, water and sewage pumping stations | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | |
| Cultural institution | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Emergency low-income housing facilities | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | S-3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Established museum parking | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Family day care homes | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | |
| Federal, state, and municipal buildings, excluding correctional institutions and hospitals for the mentally ill | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | N | S-4 | S-4 | S-4 | N | N | |
| Governmental employee parking lots | S-2 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Historic resource preservation | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | |
| Hospitals | N | S-2 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Libraries | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | N | S-4 | S-4 | S-4 | N | N | |
| Multimodal transportation center | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-4 | S-4 | S-4 | N | N | |
| Municipal and public services corporation building and facility | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Museums | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | N | S-4 | S-4 | N | N | N | |
| Neighborhood parking lots | N | S-2 | S-2 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Nursery schools and day care centers | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Religious, philanthropic, scientific, literary, historical, fraternal, and charitable institutions | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | N | S-4 | S-4 | N | N | N | |
| Schools of limited instruction | S-2 | S-2 | N | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | S-4 | S-4 | N | N | N | |
| Schools, colleges, and universities including fraternity or sorority houses or dormitories for faculty or students | N | N | N | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Undertaker's establishments | N | S-2 | N | S-2 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Water tower | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | S-4 | S-4 | S-4 | Y | Y | |
| Residential Uses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dwelling - Single-family dwellings | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Dwelling - Two-family dwellings | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Dwellings - Multifamily dwellings | S-1 | S-1 | N | S-1 | S-1 | N | N | N | N | S-3 | N | S-3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Dwellings - Conversions to a two-family dwelling * | Y | Y | S-1 | Y | Y | S-1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| Dwellings - Conversions to a multi-family dwelling * | S-1 | S-1 | N | S-1 | S-1 | S-1 | S-1 | S-1 | S-1 | N | S-3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Dwellings - Nonprofit multifamily housing facilities for the elderly and/or handicapped | N | S-1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| Dwellings - Conversion to a multifamily dwelling of former public school buildings, excluding the Coggeshall School * | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| Group Living Accommodations - Community residences | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | |
| Group Living Accommodations - Convalescent homes and rest homes | S-1 | S-1 | N | S-1 | S-1 | N | S-1 | S-1 | S-1 | S-3 | N | N | N | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Retail Uses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shopping centers | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | N | S-3 | S-3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Stores where goods are sold or service is rendered primarily at retail | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| Vehicle Services | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A building for the inside storage of motor vehicles, wherein only light maintenance of the vehicles stored is allowed | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Automobile dealership | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Automobile repair shops | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Automobile washing and cleaning establishments | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Commercial parking lots | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Gasoline filling stations (with minor repairing) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-3 | S-3 | N | S-3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Parking garage | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-4 | S-4 | N | N | N | |
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Agricultural and horticultural societies | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-2 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | S-3 | N | S-4 | S-4 | N | N | N | |
| Farms, truck gardens, nurseries, forestry, excluding the keeping of livestock and poultry for commercial purposes | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Home occupations | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | |
| Residential scale wind energy system | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S-4 | S-4 | S-4 | N | N | |
| Temporary housing for yachting organizations | N | N | N | S-2 | Y | N | Y | Y | S-2 | N | N | N | N | N | S-4 | N | N | N | N | |
| Reserved | S-2 | S-2 | N | S-2 | S-2 | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Accessory uses with respect to the foregoing uses that are Permitted by Right | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | |
| Drive throughs ** | S-4 | S-4 | S-4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mixed use projects with multi-family and/or live-work dwellings in the Innovation Hub *** | Y | Y | N | |||||||||||||||||
| Outdoor retail including restaurant and open-air markets | S-4 | N | N | |||||||||||||||||
| Plaza | Y | Y | N | |||||||||||||||||
(Ord. No. 2023-35, § 1, 12-13-2023)