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Title 17 — ZONING›Subtitle II: - Base Zones
Calaveras County Municipal Code § 17.07.010 Purpose and applicability
Calaveras County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Calaveras County
Cite as: Calaveras County Municipal Code § 17.07.010 · Text as of 2026-10-04
17.07.010 - Purpose and applicability.¶
The purposes of the industrial zones are as follows:
Light Industrial (M1) Zone. The M1 zone is intended to provide locations for a diverse range of light industrial and workplace uses in proximity to commercial and residential areas. Typical uses include light industrial activities such as processing, packaging, distribution, warehousing and storage, research and development, public and quasi-public, and other similar and compatible uses. This zone implements the industrial general plan land use category.
General Industrial (M2) Zone. The M2 zone is intended to provide areas for manufacturing, processing, storage, and similar industrial uses, including those which may create some objectionable conditions, subject to regulations needed to protect the surrounding area or adjoining premises. This zone provides for manufacturing, processing, assembly, research, wholesale, and storage uses, trucking terminals, and public and quasi-public uses, and similar and compatible uses. This zone implements the industrial general plan land use category.
Business Park (M4) Zone. The M4 zone is intended to provide a zone for a comprehensive employment-generating development and provide areas to accommodate business parks that center around basic employment-generating businesses and accessory and support services. This zone implements the industrial general plan land use category.
17.07.020 - Land use regulations.¶
Land use regulations for the Industrial Zones are established in Table 17.07.020: Land Use Regulations - Industrial Zones, and as specifically stated in any other part of this zoning code. Land uses are defined in Chapter 17.42, Use Classifications. In cases where a specific land use or activity is not defined, the planning director shall assign the land use or activity to a classification that is substantially similar in character. Land uses not listed in the table or specifically allowed pursuant to this Code and not substantially similar to the uses that are allowed are prohibited. Section numbers in the right-hand column refer to other sections of this title. Numbers in parentheses refer to specific limitations listed at the end of the table.
TABLE 17.07.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS - INDUSTRIAL ZONES "P" =Permitted Use; "A" = administrative use permit required; "C" = conditional use permit required; "T" = Temporary Use Permit required; "-" = use not allowed
| Land Use Classification | M1 | M2 | M4 | Additional Regulations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Uses | Residential Uses | Residential Uses | Residential Uses | Residential Uses |
| Caretaker Unit | P | P | P | |
| Public/ |
Public/ |
Public/ |
Public/ |
Public/ |
| Colleges and Trade Schools | P | - | P | |
| Crematories | P | P | - | |
| Emergency Shelter | A | - | P | See Section 17.25.110 , Emergency Shelters |
| Government Office | - | - | P | |
| Hospitals and Clinics | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Clinics | A | - | P | |
| Hospitals | - | - | C | |
| Skilled Nursing Facility | - | - | P | |
| Park and Recreation Facilities, Public | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Passive Recreation | A | A | A | |
| Active Recreation | A | A | A | |
| Public Safety Facilities | P | P | P | |
| Commercial Uses | Commercial Uses | Commercial Uses | Commercial Uses | Commercial Uses |
| Animal Care and Boarding Services | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Animal Shelter | P | P | P | |
| Animal Boarding | P | P | P | See Calaveras County Code Title 6 , Animals |
| Veterinary Services | - | - | P | |
| Banks and Financial Institutions | - | - | P | |
| Business Support Services | P | P | P | |
| Cannabis | See Chapter 17.17 , Cannabis Retailers, and Chapter 17.18 , Regulation of Commercial and Non-commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Commerce (Except for Cannabis Retailers Pursuant to Chapter 17.17 ) | See Chapter 17.17 , Cannabis Retailers, and Chapter 17.18 , Regulation of Commercial and Non-commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Commerce (Except for Cannabis Retailers Pursuant to Chapter 17.17 ) | See Chapter 17.17 , Cannabis Retailers, and Chapter 17.18 , Regulation of Commercial and Non-commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Commerce (Except for Cannabis Retailers Pursuant to Chapter 17.17 ) | See Chapter 17.17 , Cannabis Retailers, and Chapter 17.18 , Regulation of Commercial and Non-commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Commerce (Except for Cannabis Retailers Pursuant to Chapter 17.17 ) |
| Commercial Entertainment and Recreation | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Indoor Entertainment and Recreation | - | - | P | |
| Outdoor Sports and Recreation | - | - | A/C(1) | |
| Eating and Drinking Establishments | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Restaurants | P | - | P | |
| Tasting Room | P | P | P | |
| Food Preparation | P | P | P | |
| Funeral Parlors | - | - | P | |
| Offices | - | - | P | |
| Personal Services | - | - | P | |
| Repair and Maintenance Services | P | P | P | |
| Retail Sales | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Building Material Stores | P | - | P | |
| Feed and Farm Supply Store | P | - | P | |
| Food and Beverage Sales | P | - | P | |
| General Retail | P | - | P | |
| Garden Shop | P | - | P | |
| Sexually Oriented Business | - | - | P | Shall be located a minimum of 1,000 feet from any other Sexually Oriented Business use and a minimum of 1,000 feet from any park, school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades 1 through 12, day care center, youth center, or county central library and its branches. |
| Vehicle Sales and Services | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Automobile Rental | P | P | P | |
| Automobile/ |
P | P | P | |
| Automobile/ |
P | P | P | |
| Automobile/ |
P | P | P | |
| Large Vehicle and Equipment Sales, Service, and Rental | P | P | P | |
| Service Stations | C | C | C | |
| Towing and Impound | C | C | C | |
| Washing | P | P | P | |
| Industrial Uses | Industrial Uses | Industrial Uses | Industrial Uses | Industrial Uses |
| Contractor and Materials Yards | P | P | P | |
| Custom Manufacturing | P | P | P | |
| Food and Beverage Manufacturing | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Small Scale | P | P | P | |
| Large Scale | P | P | P | |
| Light Industrial | P | P | P | |
| General Industrial | C | P | C | |
| Intensive Industrial | - | C | C | |
| Lumbermill/ |
C | P | - | |
| Research and Development | P | P | P | |
| Salvage and Wrecking | C | C | - | See Section 17.16.110 , Non Residential Outdoor Storage |
| Warehousing and Storage | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Indoor | P | P | P | |
| Boat and RV Storage | P | P | C | See Section 17.16.110 , Non Residential Outdoor Storage |
| Outdoor | C | P | C | See Section 17.16.110 , Non Residential Outdoor Storage |
| Personal Storage | P | P | P | |
| Chemical, Mineral, Explosives | C | C | C | |
| Woodyard | P | P | - | |
| Transportation, Communication, and Utility Uses | ||||
| Aviation | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Airports | C | C | C | |
| Heliports | C | C | C | |
| Communication Facilities | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Facilities within Buildings | P | P | P | |
| Telecommunication | A/C | A/C | A/C | See Section 17.25.220 , Telecommunication Facilities |
| Freight/ |
P | P | P | |
| Light Fleet-Based Services | P | P | P | |
| Public Works and Utilities | C | C | C | Biowaste/ |
| Recycling Facility | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Recycling Collection Facility | C | P | - | |
| Recycling Processing Facility | C | C | - | |
| Agricultural and Natural Resource Uses | Agricultural and Natural Resource Uses | Agricultural and Natural Resource Uses | Agricultural and Natural Resource Uses | Agricultural and Natural Resource Uses |
| Feed Lot | - | C | - | |
| Stockyards | - | C | - | |
| Mineral Extraction | C | C | - | |
| Nurseries and Greenhouses, Wholesale | P | P | P | |
| Slaughterhouse | - | C | - | |
| Other Uses | Other Uses | Other Uses | Other Uses | Other Uses |
| Accessory Uses, Activities, and Structures | P | P | P | See Section 17.25.030 , Accessory Uses, and Section 17.16.030 , Detached Accessory Structures |
| Outdoor Dining and Seating | A | A | A | See Section 17.25.160 , Outdoor Dining and Seating |
| Outdoor Display and Sales | P | P | P | See Section 17.25.170 , Outdoor Display and Sales |
| Special Events | P/T/A/C | P/T/A/C | P/T/A/C | See Section 17.25.190 , Special Events |
| Wind and Solar Energy Systems | P/A/C | P/A/C | P/A/C | See Section 17.25.230 , Wind and Solar Energy Systems |
| Temporary Uses | P/T/A | P/T/A | P/T/A | See Section 17.25.220 , Temporary Uses |
| Specific Limitations | Specific Limitations | Specific Limitations | Specific Limitations | Specific Limitations |
| 1. conditional use permit approval required for facilities more than one acre in combined floor and use area. Shooting and archery ranges and motocross/ |
17.07.030 - Development standards.¶
Table 17.07.030, Development Regulations—Industrial Zones, prescribes the development regulations for the industrial zones. Section numbers in the additional regulations column refer to other sections of this title.
TABLE 17.07.030: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - INDUSTRIAL ZONES
| Standard | M1 | M2 | M4 | Additional Regulations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Density | 1 caretaker unit | 1 caretaker unit | 1 caretaker unit | |
| Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) | See below | See below | See below | See below |
| Individual well and/ |
.5 | .5 | .5 | See Section 17.02.030.G, Determining Floor Area Ratio |
| Public water and public sewage disposal | .75 | .75 | .75 | See Section 17.02.030.G, Determining Floor Area Ratio |
| Minimum Parcel Size | Subject to compliance with the general plan, for lots with slopes of 50% or more, see Section 17.16.050 , Slopes 50 Percent or More | Subject to compliance with the general plan, for lots with slopes of 50% or more, see Section 17.16.050 , Slopes 50 Percent or More | Subject to compliance with the general plan, for lots with slopes of 50% or more, see Section 17.16.050 , Slopes 50 Percent or More | Subject to compliance with the general plan, for lots with slopes of 50% or more, see Section 17.16.050 , Slopes 50 Percent or More |
| Maximum Building Height (ft) | 45 | 45 | 45 | See Section 17.16.090 , Height Exceptions |
| Minimum Setbacks (ft) | Measured in feet from property line unless otherwise stated. Construction must also meet the requirements for "Defensible Space" and "Fire Regulations for State Responsibility Areas" pursuant to Title 15 of Calaveras County Code and any other applicable fire safety requirements. See also Section 17.16.080 , Setbacks | Measured in feet from property line unless otherwise stated. Construction must also meet the requirements for "Defensible Space" and "Fire Regulations for State Responsibility Areas" pursuant to Title 15 of Calaveras County Code and any other applicable fire safety requirements. See also Section 17.16.080 , Setbacks | Measured in feet from property line unless otherwise stated. Construction must also meet the requirements for "Defensible Space" and "Fire Regulations for State Responsibility Areas" pursuant to Title 15 of Calaveras County Code and any other applicable fire safety requirements. See also Section 17.16.080 , Setbacks | Measured in feet from property line unless otherwise stated. Construction must also meet the requirements for "Defensible Space" and "Fire Regulations for State Responsibility Areas" pursuant to Title 15 of Calaveras County Code and any other applicable fire safety requirements. See also Section 17.16.080 , Setbacks |
| Front | 30 from property line or 60 from centerline of the road right-of-way or easement, whichever results in a greater setback from the road right-of-way or easement. | 30 from property line or 60 from centerline of the road right-of-way or easement, whichever results in a greater setback from the road right-of-way or easement. | 30 from property line or 60 from centerline of the road right-of-way or easement, whichever results in a greater setback from the road right-of-way or easement. | See Section 17.16.140 , Visibility at Intersections and Driveways |
| Street Side | 30 from property line or 60 from centerline of the road right-of-way or easement, whichever results in a greater setback from the road right-of-way or easement. | 30 from property line or 60 from centerline of the road right-of-way or easement, whichever results in a greater setback from the road right-of-way or easement. | 30 from property line or 60 from centerline of the road right-of-way or easement, whichever results in a greater setback from the road right-of-way or easement. | See Section 17.16.140 , Visibility at Intersections and Driveways |
| Interior Side | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| Rear | 30 | 30 | 20 |
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