15900 Dam Rd, Clearlake, CA 95422

Mixed-Use Zone

The MUX Zone allows for a mix of residential and nonresidential uses, such as commercial uses, on the same site where mixed-use development would otherwise be optional.; The MUX Zone is intended to allow greater flexibility of development alternatives, especially attractive higher density residential development and live-work buildings, in appropriate areas of the City. More specifically, the intent of the MUX Zone is to accomplish the following objectives: Encourage mixed-use projects that combine residential with nonresidential uses in the same building or building site area as a means to create an active street life, enhance the vitality of businesses and reduce the need for automobile travel; Provide a meaningful blend of residential and nonresidential uses that enhance and build upon the City’s commercial base; the mixed-use overlay zone is not intended to simply act as a loophole in the Zoning Code for residential development; Provide additional housing options for people, including, but not limited to, young professionals and older people who want to live near their workplace and/or near retail and other nonresidential uses; Encourage consolidation of small parcels into viable, block-size mixed-use development in designated areas; Ensure on-site compatibility of residential and nonresidential uses; and Ensure compatibility of mixed-use projects with surrounding uses and development patterns.