Del Norte County Municipal Code § 20.29.20 Permitted Uses

This district classification is intended to be applied to areas in which heavy commercial and light manufacturing uses of the nonnuisance type and large administrative facilities are the desired predominant uses.

The regulations set forth in this chapter apply in all C-4 districts, and are subject to the provisions of Chapters 20.46-20.58.

(Ord. 79-20 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1200, 1967)

Uses permitted shall be as follows:

A. Hotels, motels, clubs and lodge halls, hospitals, sanitariums and clinics retail stores of a light commercial character conducted within a building storage garages, offices, outdoor sales yards of automobiles and boats, commercial recreation facilities, restaurants, theaters, and other uses which are of similar character to those enumerated and which will not be detrimental or obnoxious to the neighborhood in which they are to be located accessory buildings and accessory uses appurtenant to a permitted use B. Storage and warehousing, bottling works, carpenter shops, machine shops, plumbing shops, public garages, welding shops, and other uses of a similar character but not including sawmills and planing mills C. Manufacture of clothing, handicraft products, printing, lithographing and other light manufacturing or industrial uses of a similar character D. Manufacture of food products, and pharmaceuticals but not including the production of fish, meat products, vinegar, or sauerkraut or the like E. Accessory uses and buildings appurtenant to a permitted use F. Accessory dwelling units subject to having a legal conforming or non-conforming residence on the property G. Junior accessory dwelling units subject to having a legal conforming or non-conforming residence on the property H. Multiple dwellings and dwelling groups on the following APNs per the Housing Element, 116-263-010, 116-263011, and 116-263-021. Development on these parcels are subject to the height limit, building site area, average lot width, and yard requirements specified for R-3 districts and shall include 20 percent or more of its units to be affordable to lower income households I. Low-barrier Navigation Centers as specified in the Government Code Sections 65660 through 65668.

(Ord. 2023-007 § 42, 2023; Ord. 2023-006 § 3 (part); 2023; Ord. 79-24 (part), 1979: Ord. 79-20 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 76-22 § 1 (part), 1976: Ord. 70-7 § 2 (part), 1970: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1201, 1967)

Uses permitted with a use permit shall be as follows: Public and quasi-public uses

1. Animal hospitals, enclosed kennels and veterinary clinics Drive-in theaters

2. Single-family dwelling, or mobile home, or manufactured home subject to the height limit, building site area, average lot width, and yard requirements for R-3 districts

3. Employee housing, up to six residents as specified in the State Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Sections 17000 through 17062.5)

4. Contractor yards, lumber yards, storage yards Mobile home park

5. Multiple dwellings, and dwelling groups subject to the height limit, building site area, average lot width, and yard requirements for R-3 districts

(Ord. 2023-007 § 43, 2023; Ord. 95-06 § 5 (part), 1995: Ord. 79-20 § 1 (part),1979: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1202, 1967)

Building height limit shall be forty-five feet.

(Ord. 79-20 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1203, 1967)

Minimum lot area shall be none where both a public or mutual water supply and public sanitary system is available, and twelve thousand square feet where both public or mutual water supply and public sanitary system are not available. Where water and sanitary facilities are contained on the property, all state and county health regulations shall apply. See also Section 20.48.80.

(Ord. 79-20 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1204, 1967)

Minimum lot width shall be twenty-five feet.

(Ord. 79-20 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1205, 1967)

Percentage of lot coverage permitted shall be up to one hundred percent of the building site where both a public or mutual water supply and public sanitary system are available. Where water and sanitary facilities are contained on the property adequate yard space shall be provided. See also Section 20.48.80.

(Ord. 79-20 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1206, 1967)

Front yards shall be none, except as provided in Section 20.48.90. Where frontage in a block is partially in an R district, the front yard shall be one-half that required in such R district or not less than ten feet.

(Ord. 79-20 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1207, 1967)

Side yards shall be none, except where the side of a lot abuts upon the side of a lot in an R district, in which case the abutting side yard shall not be less than five feet. Where the side yard on the street side of a corner lot abuts on an R district, the side yard on the street side shall comply with the standard corner lot setback adjacent to key lots.

(Ord. 79-20 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1208, 1967)

Rear yards shall be none.

(Ord. 79-20 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1209, 1967)

For special yards required for dwelling groups, see Section 20.48.100.

(Ord. 79-20 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1210, 1967)

For parking areas, see Section 20.46.20.

(Ord. 79-20 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1211, 1967)