Hollister Municipal Code § 17.12.030 Land use and permit requirements for the Airport Support Zoning District

The following table identifies the uses of land allowed by this Zoning Ordinance in the Airport Zoning District, and the land use permit required to establish each use, in compliance with this chapter.

Table 17.12-1 Airport Zone Districts Land Use and Permit Requirements

Key/Permit Requirements

(Ord. 1038, § 2, 2008; Ord. 1235, § 1(1.8), 2023; Ord. 1267, § 9, 2025)

The following table identifies the uses of land allowed by this Zoning Ordinance in the Airport Support Zoning District. For projects that include direct access to the airport, a separate Access Approval is required (see Chapter 8.28 of the Municipal Code).

Table 17.12-2 Airport Support District Land Use and Permit Requirements

Key/Permit Requirements

(Ord. 1038, § 2, 2008; Ord. 1057, § 15, 2009; Ord. 1194, § 3, 2020; Ord. 1235, § 1(1.9), 2023; Ord. 1267, § 10, 2025)

The general development standards for the Industrial Zoning Districts shall apply to the Airport and Airport Support Zoning Districts with the following additional standards to assure land use compatibility with the Hollister Municipal Airport.

A. Air Emissions. No approved land use shall generate or cause any visible dust, gasses, heat, odor, or smoke to be emitted into the atmosphere that would disturb aircraft, and the operation of motor vehicles on the site, or would violate the requirements of the Monterey Bay Area Unified Air Pollution Control District.

B. Electronic Interference. No structure or use on land or water shall create electrical or electronic interference with navigational signals, or radio or radar communications between the aircraft and a ground station.

C. Glare. No glare-producing materials shall be used on the exterior of any structure, including any metal building, which are hazardous to aviation, or result in glare in the eyes of pilots using the Hollister Municipal Airport.

D. Ground Vibration. No approved land use shall generate ground vibration perceptible without instruments at any point along or outside of the property line of the use, except for motor vehicle operations.

E. Height. All application submittals for new construction shall include the FAR Part 77 elevation for the subject property based on the FAR Part 77 Surfaces established in the most recently adopted Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the Hollister Municipal Airport, the elevation of the ground and the building height of the proposed structure. Structures that exceed the FAR elevation shall be prohibited.

F. Lighting. There shall be no illumination that produces a flashing or blinking effect that would interfere with aircraft or a pilot's ability to identify Airport lights, nor any lighting projecting upward that would interfere with aircraft or a pilot's ability to identify Airport lights.

G. Noise. Office buildings, motels, hotels and schools shall be designed to include noise attenuation measures to maintain an interior noise level not to exceed 55 dB CNEL.

H. Traffic Pattern Zone Lot Coverage. No more than 50 percent of the gross area or 65 percent of the net area of a lot, whichever is greater, shall be covered by structures.

I. Traffic Pattern Zone Maximum Population Density of Nonresidential Uses. Land uses that would have a maximum population density of one 150 people per acre shall be prohibited. The methodology for calculating population density in Appendix C of the 2002 California Airport Land Use Planning Handbook or subsequent amendments shall be used to calculate population density. The City Planner shall determine the most appropriate methodology on a case by case basis.

(Ord. 1038, § 2, 2008)