34809 Highway 190, Springville, CA 93265

Commercial Recreation Zone

The CO Zone is intended primarily for the foothill and mountain areas of Tulare County and allows commercial uses which are oriented to recreation-related activities, services, and other recreational characteristics of these areas, especially where such uses may be located in environmentally sensitive surroundings. The purposes of this zone are as follows: To permit retail and service commercial uses that are oriented toward or associated with recreational opportunities for the tourist or highway traveler as well as those that serve the needs of residents of foothill and mountain areas.; To permit open-space oriented recreation-commercial uses as well as commercial uses commonly associated with recreational resort areas.; To permit certain types of commercial uses in environmentally sensitive areas where such uses are found to be compatible with the surrounding foothill or mountain environment.; To implement the goals, objectives, policies, and develop and implement strategies set forth in the Mountain Plan, the Springville Community Plan, and the Three Rivers Community Plan, specific to the commercial-recreation aspects of those communities and locales.; To permit multiple-family dwelling units on selected properties where such developments will be harmonious with surrounding natural features and compatible with adjacent land uses.