Healdsburg Municipal Code Art. VII Industrial District (I)

§ 20.08.190. Purposes¶

The following purposes are intended to be achieved through the Industrial District:

A. Implement the Industrial land use designation of the Healdsburg General Plan.

B. Accommodate a range of manufacturing, production, warehousing, wholesaling, distribution, maintenance and repair uses.

C. Accommodate nonindustrial uses whose operations require large amounts of floor and/or site areas.

D. Accommodate on-site housing for employees.

E. Control the operating characteristics of uses that may otherwise generate objectionable visual impacts, noise, odors, insect nuisance, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, cold or glare, and/or create a risk of fire, explosion, noxious fumes, radiation or other hazards.

F. Protect areas of the city that are suitable for industrial and heavy commercial uses from encroachment by uses that could readily locate in commercial zoning districts.

G. Promote a mix of uses that provides the city with a sound and diverse industrial base.

(Ord. 950 § 2 (Exh. A § 800), 1998; Ord. 1010 § 4 (Exh. A § 7), 2003; Ord. 1088 § 2 (Exh. A § 800), 2009)

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§ 20.08.195. Permitted and conditionally permitted uses¶

The following table identifies the permitted and conditionally permitted uses for the Industrial District. This table is to be used in conjunction with the definitions contained in Chapter 20.28 HMC, Article IX. Chapter 20.28 HMC, Article V, describes the procedures for obtaining a conditional use permit.

Table 15 Permitted (P) and conditionally permitted (C) uses: I District

		Specific Use Regulations
Residential Uses	Residential Uses	Residential Uses
Home-based business	P
Live/work facilities, including caretaker residence	C
Supportive housing	P
Transitional housing	P
Workforce housing	C
Retail Trade	Retail Trade	Retail Trade
Nonstorefront commercial medicinal retailer (delivery only)	P	HMC § 20.20.095
Cannabis storefront retailer (dispensary)	P	HMC § 20.20.095
Cannabis microbusiness (without cultivation)	P	HMC § 20.20.095
Firearm dealers	C	HMC § 20.20.105
Retail sales, bulky products • Outdoor display and sales	P C
Retail, general, of products manufactured, assembled or warehoused on the same premises, incidental to the primary use	P
Vehicle and agricultural equipment sales and related equipment and supplies sales	C
Wholesaling and distribution	P
Services	Services	Services
Adult entertainment	C
Business support services	P
Catering	P
Commercial recreation	C
Equipment rental • With outdoor storage and display	P C
Equipment storage yard	C
Fitness center	P
Furniture repair, refinishing and re-upholstery	P
Instructional services • Abutting a residential or office use or zoning district	P C
Kennel, animal grooming and sales of related equipment and supplies	C
Maintenance/repair service	P*
Mortuary	C
Offices, nonmedical	C
Offices, medical, where medical, dental, mental health, surgical and/or other similar health care services are provided on an outpatient basis, and that accommodate no more than four licensed primary practitioners (such as medical doctors, dentists, chiropractors, psychologists) within a single office suite in a building specifically designed for office uses. This classification does not include hospitals, clinics, laboratories and dispensing opticians and optometrists.	C
Recycling facility • Small collection facility • Medium collection facility	C C
Restaurant	P
Storage – personal storage facility	P
Vehicle rental	C
Vehicle services • Major maintenance and repair • Minor maintenance and repair • Service station	C P P
Vehicle/boat storage	C
Veterinarian, small animal hospital	C
Industrial Uses	Industrial Uses	Industrial Uses
Alcoholic beverage manufacturing facility • Amplified music • Entertainment and assembly venue • Tasting room	P C C C
Cannabis manufacturing facility (nonvolatile/no solvents)	P	HMC § 20.20.095
Cannabis manufacturing facility (volatile solvents)	--
Cannabis distributor	P	HMC § 20.20.095
Cannabis testing laboratory	P	HMC § 20.20.095
Laboratory – medical, analytical	P
Manufacturing/processing – light	P
Manufacturing/processing – moderate	C
Research and development	P
Warehouse	P
Accessory Facilities and Uses	Accessory Facilities and Uses	Accessory Facilities and Uses
Accessory uses customarily associated with or essential to a permitted use, and operated incidental to the principal use, including offices	P
Tasting of food and nonalcoholic beverage products produced on site	P
Public and Quasi-Public Uses	Public and Quasi-Public Uses	Public and Quasi-Public Uses
Transit station	P
Mail collection and distribution center	P
Utilities	Utilities	Utilities
Public utility facility	P
Telecommunication facility – minor	P
Telecommunication facility – major	C

Notes:
* If this use (maintenance/repair service) includes firearm sales, a conditional use permit is required subject to the requirements of HMC § 20.20.105 .

(Ord. 950 § 2 (Exh. A § 820), 1998; Ord. 956 § 2 (Att. A § 820), 1999; Ord. 971 § 2 (Exh. A § 3), 2001; Ord. 983 § 2 (Exh. A), 2001; Ord. 987 § 2 (Att. A § 6), 2002; Ord. 1004 § 3, 2004; Ord. 1012 § 2 (Exh. D §§ 1, 2), 2004; Ord. 1018 § 2 (Exh. A § 820), 2004; Ord. 1047 §§ 1, 2, 3, 2006; Ord. 1088 § 2 (Exh. A § 805), 2009; Ord. 1140 § 2, 2014; Ord. 1166 § 4, 2017; Ord. 1179 § 4, 2018; Ord. 1227 § 5, 2023)

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§ 20.08.200. Minimum development standards¶

The following standards apply to development within the Industrial Zoning District.

Table 16 Minimum Development standards: I District

Minimum lot area	20,000 square feet
Minimum lot width	100 feet
Minimum lot depth	120 feet
Minimum front yard	15 feet
Minimum side yard (interior)	0 feet 10 feet for residential uses 10 feet for nonresidential uses adjacent to residential district
Minimum side yard (street side)	15 feet
Minimum rear yard	10 feet
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR)	.50, excluding floor area associated exclusively with residential uses
Maximum building height – industrial buildings	35 feet when abutting or directly across a street/alley from a site zoned for single-family housing as a permitted use 40 feet when abutting or directly across a street/alley from a site zoned for multi-family housing as a permitted use 50 feet in all other instances These heights may be reduced through the design review process in consideration of site-specific circumstances.
Maximum building height – residential buildings	40 feet
Site area per dwelling	2,700 square feet, except where density bonuses apply as provided in HMC § 20.20.035 .
Usable open space per dwelling	150 square feet, subject to the location and design criteria of HMC § 20.20.015 , except that up to 75 percent of ground level open space may be covered by an overhang or balcony.

(Ord. 950 § 2 (Exh. A §§ 825, 830, 835, 840), 1998; Ord. 1088 § 2 (Exh. A § 810), 2009)

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§ 20.08.205. Other development requirements¶

The following additional requirements apply to development in the Industrial District:

Accessory structures: Chapter 20.16 HMC, Article II.

Off-street parking and loading: Chapter 20.16 HMC, Article VIII.

Signs: Chapter 20.16 HMC, Article IX.

Fences and walls: Chapter 20.16 HMC, Article III.

Riparian setbacks: Chapter 20.24 HMC, Article III.

Design review: Chapter 20.28 HMC, Article IV.

(Ord. 950 § 2 (Exh. A § 855), 1998; Ord. 1018 § 2 (Exh. A § 855), 2004; Ord. 1088 § 2 (Exh. A § 815), 2009)

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§ 20.08.190. Purposes¶

§ 20.08.195. Permitted and conditionally permitted uses¶

§ 20.08.200. Minimum development standards¶

§ 20.08.205. Other development requirements¶

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