Humboldt County Municipal Code Ch. 4 Table of Contents

Regulations for the Zoning Districts

Part 1: 314-1 314-1.1 314-1.2 314-2 314-2.1 314-2.2 314-2.3 314-2.4 314-3 314-3.1 314-3.2 314-3.3 314-4 314-4.1 314-4.2 314-4.3 314-4.5 314-5 314-5.1 314-5.2 314-6 314-6.1 314-6.2 314-6.3 314-6.4 314-6.5 314-6.6 314-7 314-7.1 314-7.2 314-7.3 314-7.4 314-7.5 314-7.6 314-8 314-8.1 314-9 Principal Zones Lists of Zone Mapping Designations and Lists of Permitted Use Types Zone Mapping Designations Lists of Permitted Uses Commercial Zone Districts C-1: Neighborhood Commercial Zone C-2: Community Commercial Zone C-3: Industrial Commercial Zone CH: Highway Service Commercial Zone Industrial Use Regulations MB: Business Park Zone ML: Limited Industrial Zone MH: Heavy Industrial Zone Public Zones AV: Airport Zone PF1: Public Facility (Urban) PF2: Public Facilty Zone (Rural) PR: Public Resource and Recreation Natural Hazard/Flood Zones DF: Design Floodway Zone FP: Flood Plain Zone Residential Zone Districts RS: Residential Suburban Zone R-1: Residential One-Family Zone R-2: Residential Two-Family Zone R-3: Residential Multiple Family Zone R-4: Apartment Professional Zone RA: Rural Residential Agriculture Resource Use Regulations AE: Agriculture Exclusive Zone AG: Agriculture General Zone FR: Forestry Recreation Zone TPZ: Timberland Production Zone TE: Timberland Exclusive Zone TL: Tribal Lands Unclassified Zone Regulations U: Unclassified Zone Mixed Use Zone Districts

314-9.1 314-9.2 Part 2: 314-15 314-15.1 314-15.2 314-16 314-16.1 314-17 314-17.1 314-19 314-19.1 314-21 314-21.1 314-22 314-22.1 314-22.2 314-27 314-27.1 314-28 314-28.1 314-28.2 314-29 314-29.1 314-31 314-31.1 314-31.2 314-32 314-32.1 314-33 MU1: Mixed Use (Urban) MU2: Mixed Use (Rural) Regulations for the Combining Zones Special Area Combining Zones: Purpose, Where They Apply, and List of Zone Designations Applicability Special Area Combining Zones and Respective Designations “A” Combining Zone Designations AP - Airport Safety Review “B” Combining Zone Designations B - Special Building Site “D” Combining Zone Designations D - Design Control “F” Combining Zone Designations F - Flood Hazard Areas “G” Combining Zone Designations G - Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard GO - Greenway and Open Space “L” Combining Zone Designations L - Landscaping and Design “M” Combining Zone Designations M - Manufactured Home Development Standard Combining Zone MR – Mineral Resources Combining Zone “N” Combining Zone Designations N - Noise Impact “P” Combining Zone Designations P - Planned Development PRD – Planned Rural Development “Q” Combining Zone Designations Q - Qualified “R” Combining Zone Designations 314-10 through 314-14 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 314-18 “C” Combining Zone Designations 314-20 “E” Combining Zone Designations 314-23 “H” Combining Zone Designations 314-24 “I” Combining Zone Designations 314-25 “J” Combining Zone Designations 314-26 “K” Combining Zone Designations 314-30 “O” Combining Zone Designations

314-33.1 314-33.2 314-34 314-34.1 314-34.2 314-34.3 314-34.4 314-35 314-35.1 314-37 314-38 314-38.1 314-38.1 314-38.2 314-38.3 314-39 314-39.1 314-40 314-40.1 314-41 314-41.1 Section B: Part 1: 314-42 314-42.1 314-43-68 314-43.1 314-43.2 314-43.3 314-44.1 314-45.1 314-46.1 314-47.1 314-47.2* 314-47.3 R - Recreation RR – Railroad Rights-of-Way Protection “S” Combining Zone Designations S - Development Standard Combining Zone SM - Development Standard Combining Zone SY - Development Standard Combining Zone SZ - Development Standard Combining Zone “T” Combining Zone Designations T - Manufactured Home Combining Zone [Repealed by Ord. 2732, § 9, 3/5/2024] “W” Combining Zone Designations WR - Streamside Management Areas and Wetlands Purpose Applicability Modifications Imposed by the Streamside Management Areas and Wetlands Combining Zone “X” Combining Zone Designations X - Recreation “Y” Combining Zone Designations Y - Specified Minimum and Average Lot Size “Z” Combining Zone Designations Z - No Further Subdivision Allowed Regulations That Apply in All or Several Zones Uses and Activities General Provisions Applicability Alphabetical Listing of Uses and Activities Accessory Uses Allowed Agricultural Activities Not a Nuisance (“Right to Farm Ordinance”) Animal Keeping Repealed by Ord. 2732, § 9, 3/5/2024 Cottage Industry Day Shelters Emergency Housing Under Shelter Crisis Declaration Emergency Shelters Employee Housing 314-36 “U” Combining Zone Designations 314-49 (Section Reserved for Future Use)

314-50.1 314-54.1 314-55 314-55.1 314-55.2 314-55.3 314-55.4 314-55.5 314-314-56.5 314-58.1 314-59.1 314-60.05 314-60.1 314-61.05 314-61.1 314-61-2 314-62.1 314-62.2 314-62.3 314-62.3.1 314-62.3.2 314-62.3.3 314-62.3.4 314-62.4 314-62.4.1 314-62.4.2 314-62.4.3 314-62.5 314-62.5.1 314-62.5.2 314-62.5.3 314-62.5.4 314-62.5.5 314-62.5.6 Part 2: Home Occupations and Addresses of Convenience Low Barrier Navigation Centers Medical Marijuana Land Uses: Inland Indoor Residential Cultivation of Medical Marijuana for Personal Use Outdoor Cultivation of Medical Marijuana for Personal Use on Small Parcels Medical Cannabis Dispensaries Commercial Cultivation, Processing, Manufacturing, Distribution, Testing, and Sale of Cannabis Land Use Regulation for the Inland Area Industrial Hemp Land Use Regulations Commercial Residential Development Public Uses Removal of Natural Materials Short-Term Rentals Single-Room Occupancy Structures and Facilities Safe Parking and Safe Shelter Pilot Program Streamside Management Areas and Wetlands Ordinance Supportive Housing Temporary Uses Timber Production Tiny House Villages Types and Number of Structures General Provisions Development Standards Development Standards for Moveable Tiny Houses Dependent Unit Villages Types and Number of Structures General Provisions Development Standards Emergency Housing Villages Applicability Operating Standards Development Standards Emergency Dependent Unit Villages Alternative Lodge Parks Removal of Emergency Housing Village Sites Structures and Facilities 314-51 through 314-53 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 314-63 through 314-68 (Sections Reserved for Future Use)

314-69–98 314-69.05 314-69.1 314-69.2 314-73.1 314-75.1 314-81.1 314-84.2 314-85.1 314-87.2 314-88.1 314-91.2 Part 3: 314-99.1 314-102.1 314-105.1 314-106.9 314-107.1 314-107.2 314-109.1 314-110.1 314-110.2 314-112.1 314-113.1 Part 5: 314-131 314-131.1 Alphabetical Listing of Structures and Facilities Accessory Dwelling Units Accessory Structures Airports Fences Guest Houses Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles Public Utility Buildings Quasi-Public Structures and Uses Signs Temporary Structures Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Development Standards Exceptions to Development Standards Height and Size Limitations and Modifications Outdoor Lighting Manufactured Home Park Conversion Manufactured Home Parks Merger of Substandard Lots Off-Street Parking Parkland Dedication Plot Plan Approval Residential Density Bonus and Other Developer Incentives Special Occupancy Parks Nonconforming Uses and Structures Nonconforming Uses Qualification of Nonconforming Use 314-70 through 314-72 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 314-74 (Section Reserved for Future Use) 314-76 through 314-80 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 314-82 through 314-83 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 314-86 (Section Reserved for Future Use) 314-89 through 314-90 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 314-92 through 314-95 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 314-96 through 314-98 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 314-100 through 314-101 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 314-103 through 314-104 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 314-108 (Section Reserved for Future Use) Part 4: (Section Reserved for Future Use)

314-131.2 314-132 314-132.1 314-132.2 314-132.3 Section C: 314-135 314-136 314-137 314-138 314-139 314-140 314-141 314-142 314-143 314-144 314-145 314-146 314-147 314-148 314-149 314-150 314-151 314-152 314-153 314-154 314-155 314-156 314-157 314-158 314-160 314-161 Section D: Part 1: 314-162 314-163 Part 2: Regulations Controlling Other Nonconforming Uses Nonconforming Structures Qualification of Nonconforming Structure Enlargement of Nonconforming Structures Regulations Controlling Other Nonconforming Structures Index of Definitions of Language and Legal Terms General Rules for Construction of Language Definitions (A) Definitions (B) Definitions (C) Definitions (D) Definitions (E) Definitions (F) Definitions (G) Definitions (H) Definitions (I) Definitions (J) Definitions (K) Definitions (L) Definitions (M) Definitions (N) Definitions (O) Definitions (P) Definitions (Q) Definitions (R) Definitions (S) Definitions (T) Definitions (U) Definitions (V) Definitions (W) Definitions (Y) Definitions (Z) Use Types Classification of Use Types Purpose of Use Type Classifications Listing of Use Classifications Glossary of Use Types 314-159 Definitions (X)

314-170 314-170.1 314-170.2 314-170.3 314-171 314-171.1 314-171.2 314-171.4 314-171.5 314-171.6 314-171.7 314-171.8 314-171.9 314-171.10 314-171.11 314-171.12 314-172 314-172.1 314-172.2 314-172.3 314-172.4 314-172.5 314-172.6 314-172.7 314-172.8 314-172.9 314-172.10 314-173 314-173.1 314-174 314-174.1 314-175 314-175.1 314-175.2 314-175.3 314-176 314-176.1 314-176.2 Agricultural Use Types General Agriculture Intensive Agriculture Stables and Kennels Civic Use Types Administrative Community Assembly Electrical Distribution Lines, Major Essential Services Extensive Impact Civic Use Generation and Distribution Facilities, Minor Health Care Services Oil and Gas Pipelines Public Recreation and Open Space Solid Waste Disposal Utilities, Minor Commercial Use Types Automotive Sales, Service and Repair Repealed by Ord. 2732, § 5, 3/5/2024. Heavy Commercial Neighborhood Commercial Office and Professional Services Private Recreation Retail Sales Retail Service Transient Habitation Warehousing, Storage and Distribution Commercial Timber Use Types Timber Production Extractive Use Types Surface Mining - 2 Industrial Use Types Cottage Industry Hazardous Industrial Research/Light Industrial Natural Resource Use Types Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Watershed Management

314-176.3 314-177 314-177.1 314-177.2 314-177.3 314-177.4 314-177.5 314-177.6 314-177.7 314-177.8 Wetland Restoration Residential Use Types Emergency Shelter Guest House Manufactured Home Park Development Residential Uses Subordinate to the Permitted Use Accessory Dwelling Unit Single-Family Residential Transitional Housing Supportive Housing A SECTION A: REGULATIONS FOR THE ZONING DISTRICTS