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Chapter 14.30 — M-CD COASTAL INDUSTRY DISTRICT

Carpinteria Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Carpinteria

14.30.010 - Purpose and intent.

The purpose and intent of the M-CD district is to provide for certain energy and industrial uses that require a site on or adjacent to the sea in order to be able to function at all, while providing standards and conditions that will ensure that environmental damage will be avoided or minimized to the maximum extent feasible.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

14.30.020 - Processing.

Prior to the issuance of any permits for development on property zoned or to be rezoned to coastaldependent industry, a development plan shall be submitted, processed, and approved as provided in Chapter 14.68.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

14.30.030 - Uses permitted subject to development plan approval.

Uses permitted in the M-CD district subject to development plan approval are as follows:

Onshore facilities necessary for the exploration, development, production and/or transportation of offshore oil and gas resources including:

a.

Pipelines and any necessary equipment, buildings, apparatus or appurtenances incidental thereto;

b.

Structures, equipment or facilities necessary and incidental to dehydration and/or separation of oil, gas, condensate and other liquid products from gas or water, obtained from an offshore hydrocarbon area, for the purpose of shipping and transporting, recycling, repressurizing, or reinjection of the offshore oil, gas, condensate and/or water for underground disposal in connection with enhanced recovery operations in an offshore producing oil and gas field;

c.

Staging areas and piers established for shipping equipment, supplies and personnel to offshore sites during offshore exploratory and development drilling;

d.

Pipeline installation service bases and pipe coating yards;

2.

Marine terminals required for waterborne shipments of crude oil or petroleum products including a berthing system for vessels, loading/unloading equipment, storage tanks, terminal control and safety equipment, and navigational facilities;

3.

Aquaculture, including fish hatcheries;

4.

Oil spill and cleanup facilities including central office space and vehicles for the storage of floating oil/water separators, pumps, generators, hosing, assorted absorbent materials, steam cleaners, storage tanks, fuel tanks, and other beach and wildlife cleanup equipment;

5.

Structures, equipment or facilities used in the exploration, development or production of oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances from an onshore oil and gas field, or any appurtenances necessary thereto including:

a.

Exploratory oil and gas drilling, including any necessary equipment, apparatus, buildings or appurtenances incidental thereto;

b.

Drilling, redrilling or reworking of production oil and gas wells;

c.

Structures, equipment or facilities necessary and incidental to dehydration and/or separation of oil, gas condensate and other liquid products from gas or water, obtained from an onshore hydrocarbon area, for the purpose of shipping and transporting, recycling, repressurizing, or reinjection of said onshore oil, gas, condensate and/or water for underground disposal in connection with enhanced recovery operations in an onshore oil and gas field;

d.

Injection wells, necessary for enhanced oil recovery or disposal of production wastes;

e.

Equipment necessary for enhanced oil recovery;

f.

Gathering and transmission lines for oil and gas;

g.

Access roads.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

14.30.040 - Uses permitted with conditional use permit.

Uses permitted in the M-CD district with the conditional use permit are as follows:

1.

Caretaker dwellings for employees of the owner or lessee of the land engaged in a permitted use of the land upon which the dwelling is to be located;

2.

As provided in Chapter 14.62.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

14.30.050 - Minimum parcel size.

No parcel shall be created having a net lot area of less than one acre.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

14.30.060 - Setbacks.

1.

Front. No building or structure shall be located closer than eighty (80) feet to the centerline of any street nor closer than fifty (50) feet to the property line, whichever is the greater distance.

Side. No building or structure shall be located closer than ten (10) feet to the side property lines.

3.

Rear. No building or structure shall be located closer than ten (10) feet to the rear property line except that:

a.

For any parcel that has a rear boundary which abuts the rear boundary of a lot zoned residential or commercial, the required rear yard setback shall be not less than two (2) times the height of the building;

b.

No rear yard setback shall be required for buildings located on a lot having a rear boundary common to the rear boundary of any parcel zoned for industrial use.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

14.30.070 - Building height.

No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

14.30.080 - Parking.

Parking regulations for the M-CD district are as provided in Chapter 14.54.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

14.30.090 - Landscaping/screening.

1.

All front property lines shall be landscaped with a minimum of a five (5) foot wide planted area.

2.

Where any portion of a parcel subject to the requirements of this district abuts a parcel in a residential or commercially zoned district, the first ten (10) feet of the setback area shall be landscaped and a masonry wall not less than six (6) feet in height shall be provided.

3.

Outdoor storage areas shall be screened from view of any street by a wall or fence six (6) feet in height. Such wall or fence shall be located not closer than five (5) feet to the street right-of-way line. The space between the wall or fence and the street shall be landscaped. Areas where stored materials or equipment exceed a height of six (6) feet shall be landscaped to provide continuous screening to an approximate height of not less than twenty (20) feet nor more than forty (40) feet when mature.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

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Contents — Carpinteria Zoning Code
Carpinteria Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 14.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  2. Chapter 14.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  3. Chapter 14.08 — DEFINITIONS
  4. Chapter 14.12 — R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
  5. Chapter 14.14 — PRD PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
  6. Chapter 14.14 — PRD PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
  7. Chapter 14.16 — PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
  8. Chapter 14.17 — MHS/PUD MOBILE/MODULAR HOME SUBDIVISION/ PLANN…
  9. Chapter 14.17 — MHS/PUD MOBILE/MODULAR HOME SUBDIVISION/ PLANN…
  10. Chapter 14.18 — MHP MOBILE HOME PARK PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTR…
  11. Chapter 14.18 — MHP MOBILE HOME PARK PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTR…
  12. Chapter 14.20 — CPD COMMERCIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
  13. Chapter 14.20 — CPD COMMERCIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
  14. Chapter 14.22 — CB CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
  15. Chapter 14.22 — CB CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
  16. Chapter 14.24 — RES RESORT DISTRICT
  17. Chapter 14.24 — RES RESORT DISTRICT
  18. Chapter 14.26 — M-RP INDUSTRIAL/RESEARCH PARK DISTRICT
  19. Chapter 14.26 — M-RP INDUSTRIAL/RESEARCH PARK DISTRICT
  20. Chapter 14.28 — M GENERAL INDUSTRY DISTRICT
  21. Chapter 14.28 — M GENERAL INDUSTRY DISTRICT
  22. Chapter 14.30 — M-CD COASTAL INDUSTRY DISTRICT
  23. Chapter 14.30 — M-CD COASTAL INDUSTRY DISTRICT
  24. Chapter 14.32 — A AGRICULTURE DISTRICT
  25. Chapter 14.32 — A AGRICULTURE DISTRICT
  26. Chapter 14.34 — CF COMMUNITY FACILITY DISTRICT
  27. Chapter 14.34 — CF COMMUNITY FACILITY DISTRICT
  28. Chapter 14.36 — UT PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT
  29. Chapter 14.36 — UT PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT
  30. Chapter 14.38 — REC RECREATION DISTRICT
  31. Chapter 14.38 — REC RECREATION DISTRICT
  32. Chapter 14.40 — FH FLOOD HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT
  33. Chapter 14.40 — FH FLOOD HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT[[1]]
  34. Chapter 14.41 — WHITNEY SITE OVERLAY DISTRICT
  35. Chapter 14.41 — WHITNEY SITE OVERLAY DISTRICT
  36. Chapter 14.42 — ESH ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE HABITAT AREA OVE…
  37. Chapter 14.42 — ESH ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE HABITAT AREA OVE…
  38. Chapter 14.43 — ELLINWOOD PARCEL (APN 004-013-026) OVERLAY DIS…
  39. Chapter 14.43 — ELLINWOOD PARCEL (APN 004-013-026) OVERLAY DIS…
  40. Chapter 14.45 — TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR WETLAND OVERLAY DISTRICT
  41. Chapter 14.45 — TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR WETLAND OVERLAY DISTRICT
  42. Chapter 14.46 — S SPECIFIC PLAN OVERLAY DISTRICT
  43. Chapter 14.46 — S SPECIFIC PLAN OVERLAY DISTRICT
  44. Chapter 14.47 — VACATION RENTAL OVERLAY DISTRICT
  45. Chapter 14.47 — VACATION RENTAL OVERLAY DISTRICT
  46. Chapter 14.54 — PARKING REGULATIONS
  47. Chapter 14.54 — PARKING REGULATIONS
  48. Chapter 14.56 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
  49. Chapter 14.56 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS[[3]]
  50. Chapter 14.58 — SIGN REGULATIONS
  51. Chapter 14.58 — SIGN REGULATIONS
  52. Chapter 14.59 — PERSONAL USE AND COMMERCIAL CANNABIS REGULATIONS
  53. Chapter 14.59 — PERSONAL USE AND COMMERCIAL CANNABIS REGULATIO…
  54. Chapter 14.61 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PROCEDURES
  55. Chapter 14.61 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PROCEDURES
  56. Chapter 14.62 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
  57. Chapter 14.62 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
  58. Chapter 14.64 — TEMPORARY USE PERMIT
  59. Chapter 14.64 — TEMPORARY USE PERMIT
  60. Chapter 14.66 — EMERGENCY PERMITS
  61. Chapter 14.66 — EMERGENCY PERMITS
  62. Chapter 14.68 — DEVELOPMENT PLAN
  63. Chapter 14.68 — DEVELOPMENT PLAN
  64. Chapter 14.70 — VARIANCES
  65. Chapter 14.70 — VARIANCES
  66. Chapter 14.71 — ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
  67. Chapter 14.71 — ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
  68. Chapter 14.72 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY …
  69. Chapter 14.73 — RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNIT DEMOLITION
  70. Chapter 14.73 — RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNIT DEMOLITION
  71. Chapter 14.74 — OWNERSHIP CONVERSIONS AFFECTING APARTMENTS; CO…
  72. Chapter 14.75 — INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENT
  73. Chapter 14.75 — INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENT
  74. Chapter 14.76 — NOTICING REQUIREMENTS
  75. Chapter 14.76 — NOTICING REQUIREMENTS
  76. Chapter 14.77 — DENSITY BONUS
  77. Chapter 14.77 — DENSITY BONUS[[8]]
  78. Chapter 14.78 — APPEALS
  79. Chapter 14.78 — APPEALS
  80. Chapter 14.80 — REAPPLICATIONS
  81. Chapter 14.80 — REAPPLICATIONS
  82. Chapter 14.82 — NONCONFORMING USES
  83. Chapter 14.82 — NONCONFORMING USES
  84. Chapter 14.84 — LEGAL ISSUES AND PROCEDURES
  85. Chapter 14.84 — LEGAL ISSUES AND PROCEDURES

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