Calaveras County Municipal Code Ch. 17.07 Industrial Zones

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.

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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/Semi-Public Uses	Public/Semi-Public Uses	Public/Semi-Public Uses	Public/Semi-Public Uses	Public/Semi-Public Uses
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/Vehicle Sales and Leasing	P	P	P
Automobile/Vehicle Service and Repair, Minor	P	P	P
Automobile/Vehicle Repair, Major	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/Sawmill	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/Truck Terminals and Distribution	P	P	P
Light Fleet-Based Services	P	P	P
Public Works and Utilities	C	C	C	Biowaste/biosolids facilities are prohibited
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/ATV parks are prohibited.

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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/or on-site sewage disposal	.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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17.07.010 - Purpose and applicability.¶

17.07.020 - Land use regulations.¶

17.07.030 - Development standards.¶

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