Montebello, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)

The Appendix A - Index of Primary Uses table lists "Secondhand Stores" across the same eleven zoning columns as other commercial uses; it is marked "R" for permitted-by-right only under the C-M, M-1 and M-2 columns, while the C-2 column carries "C 41," meaning a conditional use permit subject to footnote 41's discretionary criteria; every residential column, and the C-R and C-1 columns, are left blank and closed to the use. Footnote 41 sets out five review criteria the planning commission applies to a C-2 conditional use permit application: the store must have an appearance and be operated in a manner compatible with a thriving, stable, attractive retail district; it must use marketing and merchandise-display techniques comparable to new-merchandise retailers, backed by submitted interior layout, building elevation, sign and lighting plans; all merchandise except items like furniture and large appliances must sit on standard retail shelves or racks and be kept neat and organized; secondhand stores in the C-2 zone must be separated from one another by at least one thousand feet, to avoid an over-concentration of the use; and six months after a permit issues and the store opens, city staff must review the business for compliance with the zoning code and the permit's conditions.