Del Norte County Municipal Code Ch. 21 47D — HG District - Harbor Greenery

21.47D.10 Intent 21.47D.20 Principally Permitted Uses 21.47D.30 Uses Permitted With A Use Permit 21.47D.40 Height And Area Requirements

Greenery areas are set aside as open space areas to be utilized for habitat protection/restoration, passive recreation, wind or weather screens and for visual effect. These areas may also include day use public recreational facilities and be utilized as utility corridors, but any vegetation removed in the course of installing or maintaining utility lines shall be replaced in kind. Changes of district classification from Harbor Greenery Areas to another classification are to be made only where such uses are in accord with the adopted land use designations and policies of the Harbor Land Use Plan. The greenery area along Highway 101 and adjacent to the existing boat basin will continue to act as a reserve area until such time the area is needed for future harbor-dependent uses. This area and the beach strand area between the Inner Boat Basin and Shoreline Campground shall be zoned greenery as an interim zone until it is necessary to develop these areas as a harbor-dependent use or uses.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 6, 2021)

The principal permitted Harbor Greenery Areas uses include, but are not limited to, uses such as:

1. Day use public recreational facilities requiring little or no alteration to existing landforms.

2. Native tree plantings.

3. Habitat restoration.

4. Public trails or pathways.

5. Public events.

6. Publicly owned directional or site identification signs.

7. Utility lines, provided that any removed vegetation shall be replaced in kind unless a public safety risk is involved with the vegetation replacement.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 6, 2021)

Uses permitted with a use permit shall be as follows:

1. Limited structural development for visitor-serving recreational uses such as lifeguard towers, recreational equipment, restrooms and showers.

2. Non-publicly owned subsurface pipelines.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 6, 2021)

In the Harbor Greenery Areas District, no minimum or maximum dimensions of yard, lots or heights are established, except that no more than ten percent of the contiguous Harbor Greenery Areas zone may be covered by a building or structure and no more than an additional ten percent of the contiguous zoned area may be placed in pavement, exclusive of any required roads.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 6, 2021)

21.47E Harbor Area Parking 21.47E.10 Purpose 21.47E.20 Shared Parking 21.47E.30 Low Demand

21.47E.10 Purpose

Adequate parking shall be provided for all uses in the Harbor area. Where new development in the Harbor area cannot meet current off-street parking standards (Chapter 21.44), lesser standards may be allowed in accordance with this Section.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 7, 2021)

21.47E.20 Shared Parking

Shared parking is the practice of allowing land uses within different peak and off-peak parking demand schedules to share required onsite parking spaces. Where two or more adjacent nonresidential uses have distinct and differing peak parking usage, a reduction in the required number of parking spaces may be allowed through Community Development Director approval.

Shared parking may be allowed only with: (a) a parking plan approved by the Community Development Director that in total provides shared parking to meet the combined needs of the businesses and/or uses involved; (b) evidence that facilities and/or programs are available that provide for the use of alternative modes of transportation such as public transit, bicycling or walking; and (c) documentation that less parking will not result in interference with public access, or overcrowding or over use of any single area.

The Director may approve shared parking to satisfy off-street parking space requirements, if the following findings are made:

1. The off-street parking spaces designed for joint use are located within 500 feet of the use to be served.

2. The times demanded for these parking spaces will not conflict substantially between the use offering the spaces and the use to be served.

3. The off-street parking spaces designated for joint use are not otherwise committed to satisfying the parking requirements for some other use at similar times. The Director may require that additional documents, covenants, deed restriction, or other agreement are executed to ensure the required parking spaces are maintained for the duration of the uses served.

The Director may require that additional documents, covenants, deed restriction, or other agreement are executed to ensure the required parking spaces are maintained for the duration of the uses served.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 7, 2021)

21.47E.30 Low Demand

The number or required parking spaces may be reduced by up to 25 percent with Community Development Director approval for uses with unique operating characteristics that result in lower parking demand than otherwise would be required.

An applicant requesting reduced parking for a low demand use must submit evidence to the satisfaction of the Director that the use requires fewer parking spaces than otherwise required. Acceptable evidence may include parking surveys, sales receipts, and examples of comparable uses. To approve reduced parking, the Director must make the following findings:

1. Evidence submitted by the applicant demonstrates that the uses requires fewer parking spaces required than by Chapter 21.44, and

2. The use will provide sufficient on-site parking to accommodate its expected parking demand.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 7, 2021)