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Title III›Division 1 — PLANNING›Part 1 — PRINCIPAL ZONES

4.5 PR: PUBLIC RESOURCE AND RECREATION

Humboldt County Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Humboldt County

The PR or Public Resource and Recreation Zone is intended to be applied on properties under the jurisdiction of Federal, State, County, or other district authority or public corporation, or agency thereof, and where the intended use is public recreation, or resource protection or production. The County has no land use jurisdiction over Federal or State owned lands. The following regulations shall apply in all PR or Public Resource and Recreation Zones over which the County has land use jurisdiction:

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

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314-4.5 PR: PUBLIC RESOURCE AND RECREATION
Use Type Principal Permitted Use
Agricultural and Resource Use Types General Agriculture
Timber Production
Civic Use Types Public Recreation and Open Space
Community Assembly
Natural Resource Use Types Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management
Watershed Management
Wetland Restoration
Resource-Related Recreation
Boating Facilities
Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use
Residential Use Types Caretaker’s Residence
Commercial Use Types Temporary RV Park
Civic Use Types Administrative
Essential Services
Oil and Gas Pipelines; Subject to the Oil and Gas Pipeline
Regulations
Minor Generation and Distribution Facilities
Major Electrical Distribution Lines; Subject to the Electrical
Distribution Lines Regulations
Extractive Use Types Surface Mining – 2; Subject to the Surface Mining Regulations
Use Types Not Listed in This Table Any use not specifically enumerated in this division, if it is similar
to and compatible with the uses permitted in the PR Zone
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(Ord. 2572, 4/25/2017; Ord. 2629, § 4, 6/11/2019)

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Humboldt County Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Title III
    Overview
    1. ▸ Division 1 — PLANNING
      Overview
      1. Chapter 2 — ADMINISTRATION, PROCEDURES, AMENDMENTS AND ENFORCE…
      2. Chapter 1
      3. Chapter 2
      4. Chapter 3
      5. Part 1 — PRINCIPAL ZONES
      6. Part 2 — SPECIAL AREA COMBINING ZONES
      7. Part 1 — USES AND ACTIVITIES
      8. Part 2 — STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES
      9. Part 3 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
      10. Part 4 — REGULATIONS THAT APPLY IN SENSITIVE HABITATS AND HAZA…
      11. Part 5 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
      12. Part 1 — CLASSIFICATION OF USE TYPES
      13. Part 2 — GLOSSARY OF USE TYPES
      14. ▸ Part 1 — PRINCIPAL ZONES
        Overview
        1. 1.1 ZONE MAPPING DESIGNATIONS
        2. 1.2 LISTS OF PERMITTED USES
        3. 2.1 C-1: NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE
        4. 2.2 C-2: COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONE
        5. 2.3 C-3: INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONE
        6. 2.4 CH: HIGHWAY SERVICE COMMERCIAL ZONE
        7. 3.1 MB: BUSINESS PARK ZONE
        8. 3.2 ML: LIMITED INDUSTRIAL ZONE
        9. 3.3 MH: HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE
        10. 4.1 AV: AIRPORT ZONE
        11. 4.2 PF1: PUBLIC FACILITY (URBAN)
        12. 4.3 PF2: PUBLIC FACILTY ZONE (RURAL)
        13. 4.5 PR: PUBLIC RESOURCE AND RECREATION
        14. 5.1 DF: DESIGN FLOODWAY ZONE
        15. 5.2 FP: FLOOD PLAIN ZONE
        16. 6.1 RS: RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN ZONE
        17. 6.2 R-1: RESIDENTIAL ONE-FAMILY ZONE
        18. 6.3 R-2: RESIDENTIAL TWO-FAMILY ZONE
        19. 6.4 R-3: RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE FAMILY ZONE
        20. 6.5 R-4: APARTMENT PROFESSIONAL ZONE
        21. 6.6 RA: RURAL RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE
        22. 7.1 AE: AGRICULTURE EXCLUSIVE ZONE
        23. 7.2 AG: AGRICULTURE GENERAL ZONE
        24. 7.3 FR: FORESTRY RECREATION ZONE
        25. 7.4 TPZ: TIMBERLAND PRODUCTION ZONE
        26. 7.5 TE: TIMBERLAND EXCLUSIVE ZONE
        27. 7.6 TL: TRIBAL LANDS
        28. 8.1 U: UNCLASSIFIED ZONE
        29. 9.1 MU1: MIXED USE (URBAN)
        30. 9.2 MU2: MIXED USE (RURAL)
      15. Part 2 — REGULATIONS FOR THE COMBINING ZONES
      16. Part 1 — USES AND ACTIVITIES
      17. Part 2 — STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES
      18. Part 3 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
      19. Part 4 — (SECTION RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE)
      20. Part 5 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
      21. Part 1 — CLASSIFICATION OF USE TYPES
      22. Part 2 — GLOSSARY OF USE TYPES
  2. Title III — LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT

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