Eureka Municipal Code § 155.212 Industrial Zoning Districts

(A) General. The purposes of the industrial zoning districts are to:

(1) Provide land for a broad range of viable industrial, manufacturing and assembly uses to attract new industries and retain and expand existing uses;

(2) Protect industrially-designated lands from encroachment by incompatible uses and activities that could conflict with or limit industrial activities;

(3) Accommodate non-conforming industrial uses relocated from other locations;

(4) Encourage the new use and redevelopment of properties that have been previously used for industrial purposes;

(5) Strengthen Eureka’s role as a regional manufacturing and industrial center;

(6) Foster a diverse and resilient local economy, friendly to new business investment and the creation and retention of quality jobs; and

(7) Provide locations for non-coastal related industrial uses outside of the coastal zone, with access to necessary transportation routes and infrastructure.

(B) Specific.

(1) Hinge (HN) Industrial Zoning District. The HN Zoning District provides an area for low-intensity manufacturing and very limited commercial uses close to Eureka’s historic Core Area. The primary purpose of the HN Zoning District is to provide a location for manufacturing uses. The HN Zoning District secondarily allows upper-floor residential and office uses to increase housing opportunities and support a dynamic employment area that can evolve and adapt over time.

(2) Light Industrial (LI) Zoning District. The LI Zoning District provides an area for lower-intensity manufacturing, assembly, wholesaling, service commercial and other employment-generating uses. The LI Zoning District accommodates industrial and heavy commercial uses in proximity to residential, retail and commercial service uses without adverse impacts to these uses. Existing office uses are permitted.

(3) Heavy Industrial (HI) Zoning District. The HI Zoning District provides an area for intensive manufacturing, assembly, packaging, processing, wholesaling, warehousing, distribution, research and development and other employment-generating uses. The HI Zoning District locates industrial uses away from residential, commercial and visitor serving uses due to the potential for loud noise, noxious odors and emissions, vibrations and high volumes of truck traffic.

(4) Coastal zoning districts.

(a) The following industrial zoning districts are located exclusively in Eureka’s coastal zone:

• 1. Hinge Industrial - Coastal (HN-CZ);
• 2. Light Industrial - Coastal (LI-CZ);
• 3. Heavy Industrial - Coastal (HI-CZ); and
• 4. Coastal Dependent Industrial (CDI-CZ).

(b) Purpose statements, allowed land uses and development standards for coastal zoning districts are found in Municipal Code Ch. 156 (Coastal Zoning).

(Ord. 885-C.S., passed 5-21-19)

(A) General. Table 212-1 identifies allowed land uses and required permits in the industrial zoning districts.

Table 212-1: Allowed Land Uses in the Industrial Zoning Districts P = Permitted Use M = Minor Use Permit Required C = Use Permit Required - = Prohibited

Table 212-1: Allowed Land Uses in the Industrial Zoning Districts P = Permitted Use M = Minor Use Permit Required C = Use Permit Required - = Prohibited

(B) Additional permits. In addition to permits identified in Table 212-1, proposed projects in the industrial zoning districts may require additional permits and approvals as described in § 155.412 (Specific Permits and Approvals).

(Ord. 885-C.S., passed 5-21-19; Am. Ord. 951-C.S., passed 10-17-23)

(A) Purpose. This section establishes standards for new residential and office uses in the Hinge (HN) Zoning District to:

(1) Protect existing and new manufacturing uses in the industrial zoning districts;

(2) Ensure that manufacturing uses are recognized as the primary purpose of the industrial zoning districts; and

(3) Ensure that residential and office uses can functionally co-exist in a mixed-use development in the industrial zoning districts.

(B) Where allowed. Residential and office uses are allowed in the industrial zoning districts only as provided in Table 212-1.

(C) Nuisance protection for non-residential uses.

(1) If a residential or office use (excluding caretaker units) is established in Hinge (HN) Zoning District, existing non-residential uses in the HN Zoning District are considered a protected use.

(2) A protected use may not be considered a nuisance pursuant to the Municipal Code if:

(a) The use was not a nuisance when it began;

(b) The use is conducted and/or maintained in a manner consistent with proper and accepted customs and standards, as established and followed by similar uses in Eureka;

(c) The use is consistent with the purposes of the applicable zoning district as described in § 155.212.010 (Purpose of Industrial Zoning Districts); and

(d) The use complies with the requirements of all applicable federal, state and city statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, approvals and permits.

(3) The nuisance protections in this division (C) do not apply where a nuisance results from the negligent or improper management or operation of a protected use.

(D) Standards for residential and office uses in mixed-use projects. The following standards apply to new residential and office uses proposed as part of a mixed-use development project in the Hinge (HN) Zoning District.

(1) General standard. The city may approve a new residential or office use only upon finding that the new use will not interfere with existing or anticipated future industrial operations within an industrial zoning district.

(2) Noise. Proposed new residential and office development must prepare an assessment of existing and anticipated future noise at the site and incorporate construction measures as needed to meet the interior noise levels described in Table N-2 of the Noise Element of the General Plan.

(3) Vibration. Proposed new residential and office development must prepare an assessment of existing and anticipated future vibration on the site and incorporate construction measures as needed to reduce the effects of vibration to acceptable levels for the proposed new land use.

(4) Odors, dust and fumes. Proposed new residential and office development must prepare an assessment of existing and anticipated odor/dust/fumes at the site and incorporate construction measures as needed to reduce the effects of odor/dust/fumes to acceptable levels for the proposed new land use.

(Ord. 885-C.S., passed 5-21-19)

Table 212-2 identifies development standards in the industrial zoning districts.

Table 212-2: Development Standards - Industrial Zoning Districts

Table 212-2: Development Standards - Industrial Zoning Districts

(Ord. 885-C.S., passed 5-21-19)