Title III›Division 1 — PLANNING›Part 1 — PRINCIPAL ZONES
4.2 PF1: PUBLIC FACILITY (URBAN)
Humboldt County Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Humboldt County
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314-4.2 PF1: PUBLIC FACILITY (URBAN)
Use Type Principal Permitted Use
Civic Use Types Essential Services
Administrative
Community Assembly
Non-Assembly Cultural
Public Recreation and Open Space
Health Care Services
Minor Utilities
Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use
Residential Use Types Caretaker’s Residence
Civic Use Types Extensive Impact Civic Uses
Oil and Gas Pipelines; subject to the Oil and Gas Pipelines Regulations
Major Electrical Distribution Lines; subject to the Electrical Distribution
Lines Regulations
Minor Generation and Distribution Facilities
Natural Resource Use Type Coastal Access Facilities
Use Types Not Listed in This Any use not specifically enumerated in this division, if it is similar to and
Table** compatible with the uses permitted in the PF1 Zone.
Development Standards
Minimum Lot Size 5,000 square feet.
Minimum Lot Width Fifty feet (50').
Maximum Lot Depth Three (3) times the lot width.
Maximum Density (None specified.)
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The Humboldt County Code is current through Ordinance 2784, passed March 10, 2026.
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314-4.2 PF1: PUBLIC FACILITY (URBAN)
Minimum Yard Setbacks***
Front None, except that where frontage is in a block which is partially in a
Residential (RS, R2, RM) Zone, the front yard shall be same as that
required in such Residential Zone
Rear Fifteen feet (15'), except that where a rear yard abuts an alley, such rear
yard may be not less than five feet (5').
Side None, except that a side yard of an interior lot abutting on a Residential
(RS, R2, RM) Zone or an Agricultural (AE) Zone shall not be less than the
front yard required in such Residential Zone or Agricultural Zone.
Flag Lots For Flag Lots, the Director, in consultation with the Public Works
Department, shall establish the minimum yard that is required for a
vehicular turnaround on the lot.
Maximum Ground Coverage (None specified.)
Maximum Structure Height Forty-five feet (45').
Ancillary Residential; Manufactured Home.
Permitted Main Building
Limited Mixed Residential – Nonresidential.
Types
Nonresidential Detached, Multiple/Group.
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(Ord. 2422, § 2, 11/10/2009)
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▸ Title III
Overview-
▸ Division 1 — PLANNING
Overview- Chapter 2 — ADMINISTRATION, PROCEDURES, AMENDMENTS AND ENFORCE…
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Part 1 — PRINCIPAL ZONES
- Part 2 — SPECIAL AREA COMBINING ZONES
- Part 1 — USES AND ACTIVITIES
- Part 2 — STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES
- Part 3 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Part 4 — REGULATIONS THAT APPLY IN SENSITIVE HABITATS AND HAZA…
- Part 5 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
- Part 1 — CLASSIFICATION OF USE TYPES
- Part 2 — GLOSSARY OF USE TYPES
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▸ Part 1 — PRINCIPAL ZONES
Overview- 1.1 ZONE MAPPING DESIGNATIONS
- 1.2 LISTS OF PERMITTED USES
- 2.1 C-1: NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE
- 2.2 C-2: COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONE
- 2.3 C-3: INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONE
- 2.4 CH: HIGHWAY SERVICE COMMERCIAL ZONE
- 3.1 MB: BUSINESS PARK ZONE
- 3.2 ML: LIMITED INDUSTRIAL ZONE
- 3.3 MH: HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE
- 4.1 AV: AIRPORT ZONE
- 4.2 PF1: PUBLIC FACILITY (URBAN)
- 4.3 PF2: PUBLIC FACILTY ZONE (RURAL)
- 4.5 PR: PUBLIC RESOURCE AND RECREATION
- 5.1 DF: DESIGN FLOODWAY ZONE
- 5.2 FP: FLOOD PLAIN ZONE
- 6.1 RS: RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN ZONE
- 6.2 R-1: RESIDENTIAL ONE-FAMILY ZONE
- 6.3 R-2: RESIDENTIAL TWO-FAMILY ZONE
- 6.4 R-3: RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE FAMILY ZONE
- 6.5 R-4: APARTMENT PROFESSIONAL ZONE
- 6.6 RA: RURAL RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE
- 7.1 AE: AGRICULTURE EXCLUSIVE ZONE
- 7.2 AG: AGRICULTURE GENERAL ZONE
- 7.3 FR: FORESTRY RECREATION ZONE
- 7.4 TPZ: TIMBERLAND PRODUCTION ZONE
- 7.5 TE: TIMBERLAND EXCLUSIVE ZONE
- 7.6 TL: TRIBAL LANDS
- 8.1 U: UNCLASSIFIED ZONE
- 9.1 MU1: MIXED USE (URBAN)
- 9.2 MU2: MIXED USE (RURAL)
- Part 2 — REGULATIONS FOR THE COMBINING ZONES
- Part 1 — USES AND ACTIVITIES
- Part 2 — STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES
- Part 3 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Part 4 — (SECTION RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE)
- Part 5 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
- Part 1 — CLASSIFICATION OF USE TYPES
- Part 2 — GLOSSARY OF USE TYPES
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- Title III — LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT