Part 1 — CLASSIFICATION OF USE TYPES

Note: This section is new and is based on the format used in Coastal Zone regulations using text from noncoastal regulations. Currently, use types are referred to in Chapter 4 for the following zones: C-3: Industrial Commercial; MB: Business Park; RA: Rural Residential Agriculture; and F: Flood Hazard Combining.

314-162 Purpose of Use Type Classifications

The purpose of these provisions is to classify uses of property into a limited number of use types on the basis of common functional, product, or compatibility characteristics. The desired result is to provide a basis for regulation of uses in accordance with criteria which are directly relevant to the public interest. These provisions apply throughout the County. (From Section CZ#A313-1; Added by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00)

314-163 Listing of Use Classifications

163.1 All uses are classified into the following use types. Use types are described and defined in the Glossary of Use Types, below.

163.1.1 Agricultural Use Types. General Agriculture (allowed in RA)

Intensive Agriculture (allowed in RA)

Stables and Kennels (allowed in RA)

163.1.2 Civic Use Types. Administrative (allowed in MB)

Community Assembly (allowed in C-3, RA)

Electrical Distribution Lines, Major (allowed in RA)

Essential Services (allowed in RA)

Extensive Impact Civic Uses (prohibited in F)

Generation and Distribution Facilities, Minor (allowed in RA)

Health Care Services (prohibited in F)

The Humboldt County Code is current through Ordinance 2784, passed March 10, 2026.

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Oil and Gas Pipelines (allowed in RA)

Public Recreation and Open Spaces (allowed in RA)

Solid Waste Disposal (allowed in RA; prohibited in F)

Utilities, Minor (allowed in RA)

163.1.3 Commercial Use Types. Automotive Sales, Service and Repair (allowed in C-3)

Heavy Commercial (allowed in C-3)

Mini-Storage (allowed in C-3, MB, and ML)

Neighborhood Commercial (allowed in C-3, RA)

Office and Professional Service (allowed in C-3, MB)

Private Recreation (allowed in RA)

Retail Sales (allowed in C-3, MB)

Retail Service (allowed in C-3, MB)

Transient Habitation (allowed in MB)

Warehousing, Storage and Distribution (allowed in C-3, MB)

163.1.4 Commercial Timber Use Types. Timber Production (allowed in RA)

163.1.5 Extractive Use Types. Surface Mining - 2 (allowed in RA)

163.1.6 Industrial Use Types. Cottage Industry (allowed in C-3, RA)

Research/Light Industrial (allowed in C-3, MB)

Hazardous Industrial (prohibited in F)

163.1.7 Natural Resource Use Types. Fish and Wildlife Management (allowed in RA)

Watershed Management (allowed in RA)

Wetland Restoration (allowed in RA)

163.1.8 Residential Use Types. Commercial Residential (allowed in C-1, C-2, C-3, CH, and MB)

Guest House (allowed in RA)

Manufactured Home Park (prohibited in F)

The Humboldt County Code is current through Ordinance 2784, passed March 10, 2026.

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Residential Uses Subordinate to the Permitted Use (allowed in C-3)

Accessory Dwelling Unit

Single-Family Residence (allowed in RA) (Ord. 2650, § 6, 9/1/2020; Ord. 2732, § 4, 3/5/2024; Ord. 2747, § 4, 10/1/ 2024; Ord. 2748, § 3, 10/1/2024)

SECTION D: USE TYPES