Humboldt County Municipal Code Part 1 Principal Zones
Humboldt County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Humboldt County
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313-1 Lists of Zone Mapping Designations and Lists of Permitted Use Types
1.1 ZONE MAPPING DESIGNATIONS¶
The Principal Zone is the first zone designation applied to property which designates the principally permitted uses on the property. The Principal Zoning Districts in the Coastal Zone shall be represented on the adopted zoning maps by the designations in the following table. An explanation of what is allowed in each district follows this list. Definitions and terms used (such as “use type”) are explained in Section C: Index of Definitions of Language and Legal Terms, below.
1.2 LISTS OF PERMITTED USE TYPES¶
Beginning with Section 313-2, Section A, Part 1 of this Chapter contains a list of permitted use types in the Principal Zones. These use types are listed by zone district, and are permitted pursuant to the Development Permit Procedures in Chapter 2 of this division. Definitions and terms used (such as “use type”) are explained in Section C: Index of Definitions of Language and Legal Terms. Full descriptions of each use type are found in Section D, Part 2: Glossary of Use Types. PRINCIPAL ZONES - COASTAL ZONE DISTRICT DESIGNATION CODE SECTION COMMERCIAL Neighborhood Commercial CN 313-2.1 Commercial General CG 313-2.2 INDUSTRIAL Business Park MB 313-3.1 Light Industrial ML 313-3.2 Industrial General MG 313-3.3 Industrial/Coastal-Dependent MC 313-3.4 PUBLIC Public Facility – Urban PF1 313-4.1 Public Facility – Rural PF2 313-4.2 RECREATION AND CONSERVATION Public Recreation PR 313-5.1 Commercial Recreation CR 313-5.2 Coastal-Dependent Commercial Recreation CRD 313-5.3 Natural Resources NR 313-5.4 RESIDENTIAL
PRINCIPAL ZONES - COASTAL ZONE DISTRICT DESIGNATION CODE SECTION Residential Single Family* RS-5, RS-7.5, RS-10, RS-20, RS-40 313-6.1 Residential Multi-Family** RM 313-6.2 Residential Mixed R2 313-6.3 Rural Residential Agriculture*** RA-1, RA-2, RA-2.5, RA-5, RA-10, RA-20, RA-40 313-6.4 RESOURCE Agriculture Exclusive*** AE-20, AE-40, AE-60, AE-160, AE-600 313-7.1 Commercial Timberland (Coastal) TC 313-7.2 Timberland Production Zone TPZ 313-7.3
- In the RS district, the number following the RS sets forth the minimum parcel size, in square feet, in the zone district. ** In the “RM - Residential Multi-Family Zone”, a maximum density shall be represented on the adopted zoning maps by a whole number immediately following the principal zone designator corresponding to the maximum permitted dwelling units per acre (e.g., RM-5 equals a Residential Multi-Family Density Zone that allows for the development of up to five dwelling units per acre [5du/a]). (Former Section CZ#A313-13) *** In the RA and AE districts, the number following the RA or AE sets forth the minimum parcel size, in acres, in the zone district. 313-2 Commercial Zone Regulations 313-2.1 CN: Neighborhood Commercial Principal Permitted Use Neighborhood Commercial Principal Permitted Use (See Section 313-163.1.9 for description)
313-2.1 CN: Neighborhood Commercial Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types Caretaker’s Residence. Civic Use Types Administrative Community Assembly Essential Services Minor Generation and Distribution Facilities Oil and Gas Pipelines; subject to the Oil and Gas Pipelines Regulations Major Electrical Distribution Lines; subject to the Electrical Distribution Lines Regulations Commercial Use Types Retail Sales Retail Services Office and Professional Service Industrial Use Types Cottage Industry; subject to the Cottage Industry 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 CN Zone.
- See, Industrial Performance Standards, Section 313-103.1. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. (Former Section CZ#A313-21(A-C); amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 18, 4/7/98, amended by Ord. 2367A, 7/25/06) 313-2.1 CN: Neighborhood Commercial Development Standards Minimum Lot Size 5000 square feet Minimum Lot Width Fifty feet (50') Maximum Lot Depth Three (3) times the lot width Maximum Density (None specified.)
313-2.1 CN: Neighborhood Commercial 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') Permitted Main Building Types Ancillary Residential, Manufactured Home Limited Mixed Residential - Nonresidential Nonresidential Detached, Multiple/Group *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-21(A-C)) 313-2.2 CG: Commercial General Use Type Principal Permitted Use Civic Use Types Minor Utilities Essential Services
313-2.2 CG: Commercial General Administrative Non-Assembly Cultural Commercial Use Types Retail Sales Retail Services Automotive, Sales, Service and Repair Office and Professional Service Industrial Use Types* Cottage Industry; subject to the Cottage Industry Regulations Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types Caretaker’s Residence Civic Use Types Community Assembly Health Care Services Extensive Impact Civic Use 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 Commercial Use Types Heavy Commercial Warehousing Storage and Distribution Transient Habitation Mini-Storage Industrial Use Type* Research/Light Industrial Natural Resource Use Type Coastal Access Facilities 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 CG Zone. Development Standards Minimum Lot Size 5,000 square feet
313-2.2 CG: Commercial General Minimum Lot Width Fifty feet (50') Maximum Lot Depth Three (3) times the lot width Maximum Density (None specified.) 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') Permitted Main Building Types Ancillary Residential; Manufactured Home Limited Mixed Residential - Nonresidential Nonresidential Detached; Multiple/Group
- See, Industrial Performance Standards, Section 313-103.1. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. (Ord. 2749, § 5, 10/1/2024)
313-3 Industrial Use Regulations 313-3.1 MB: Business Park Use Type Principal Permitted Use Civic Use Types Minor Utilities Administrative Commercial Use Types Warehousing, Storage and Distribution Office and Professional Service Industrial Use Types* Research/Light Industrial Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Commercial Use Types Retail Sales Retail Service Uses Transient Habitation Mini-Storage 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 MB Zone. Development Standards Minimum Lot Size 10,000 square feet. Minimum Lot Width Sixty feet (60'). Maximum Lot Depth (None specified.) Maximum Density (None specified.) Minimum Yard Setbacks*** Front Thirty feet (30'). Rear Ten feet (10'). Side Thirty feet (30') where side yard adjoins a public street and ten feet (10') otherwise
313-3.1 MB: Business Park 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 Fifty percent (50%). Maximum Structure Height Fifty feet (50'). Permitted Main Building Types Nonresidential Detached, Attached or Multiple/ Group Limited Mixed Residential and Nonresidential
- See, Industrial Performance Standards, Section 313-103.1. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-25(A-C)) 313-3.2 ML: Light Industrial Use Type Principal Permitted Use Civic Use Types Minor Utilities Commercial Use Types Warehousing, Storage and Distribution Heavy Commercial Industrial Use Types* Research/Light Industrial Aquaculture; subject to the Coastal-Dependent Industrial Development Regulations Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types Caretaker’s Residence Civic Use Types Oil and Gas Pipelines; subject to the Oil and Gas Pipeline Regulations Major Electrical Distribution Lines; subject to the Major Electrical Distribution Lines Regulations
313-3.2 ML: Light Industrial Minor Generation and Distribution Facilities Extensive Impact Civic Uses Commercial Use Types Retail Service Retail Sales Mini-Storage Industrial Use Types* Coastal-Dependent; subject to the Coastal- Dependent Industrial Development Regulations Coastal-Related; subject to the Coastal-Dependent Industrial Development Regulations Timber Product Processing Agricultural Use Type General Agriculture Extractive Use Type Surface Mining – 2; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations Natural Resource Use Type Coastal Access Facilities 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 ML Zone. Development Standards Minimum Lot Size 10,000 square feet. Minimum Lot Width Sixty feet (60'). Maximum Lot Depth (None specified.) Maximum Density (None specified.) Minimum Yard Setbacks*** Front Twenty-five feet (25'). Rear Twenty-five feet (25'). Side Twenty-five feet (25') on one side, and 0 feet on one side.
313-3.2 ML: Light Industrial 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 Fifty feet (50'). Permitted Main Building Types Ancillary Residential; Manufactured Home. Unlimited Mixed Residential - Nonresidential. Nonresidential Detached or Multiple/Group.
- See, Industrial Performance Standards, Section 313-103.1. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-26(A-C)) 313-3.3 MG: Industrial General Use Type Principal Permitted Use Civic Use Types Minor Utilities Commercial Use Types Warehousing, Storage and Distribution Heavy Commercial Industrial Use Types* Research/Light Industrial Aquaculture; subject to the Coastal-Dependent Industrial Development Regulations Timber Product Processing Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types Caretaker’s Residence Civic Use Types Solid Waste Disposal; subject to the Solid Waste Disposal Regulations
313-3.3 MG: Industrial General Oil and Gas Pipelines; subject to the Oil and Gas Pipelines Regulations Minor Generation and Distribution Facilities Extensive Impact Civic Uses Major Electrical Distribution Lines; subject to the Electrical Distribution Lines Regulations Industrial Use Type* Heavy Industrial Hazardous Industrial Coastal-Dependent; subject to the Coastal- Dependent Industrial Development Regulations Coastal-Related; subject to the Coastal-Dependent Industrial Development Regulations Agricultural Use Type General Agriculture Extractive Use Type Surface Mining - 1; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations Surface Mining - 2; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations Oil and Gas Drilling and Processing; subject to the Oil and Gas Drilling and Processing Regulations Metallic Mineral Extraction; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations Natural Resource Use Type Coastal Access Facilities 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 MG Zone.
- See, Industrial Performance Standards, Section 313-103.1. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. 313-3.3 MG: Industrial General Development Standards Minimum Lot Size One acre (1a).
313-3.3 MG: Industrial General Development Standards Minimum Lot Width (None specified.) Maximum Lot Depth (None specified.) Maximum Density (None specified.) Minimum Yard Setbacks*** Front Fifty feet (50'). Rear Fifty feet (50'). Side Twenty-five feet (25'). 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 Fifty feet (50') plus one foot (1') for each foot of front yard setback over fifty feet (50') to a maximum of seventy-five feet (75'). Permitted Main Building Types Ancillary Residential; Manufactured Home. Unlimited Mixed Residential - Nonresidential. Nonresidential Detached or Multiple/Group. *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-27(A-C)) 313-3.4 MC: Industrial/Coastal-Dependent Use Type Principal Permitted Use Civic Use Types Minor Utilities
313-3.4 MC: Industrial/Coastal-Dependent Industrial Use Types* Coastal-Dependent; subject to the Coastal- Dependent Industrial Development Regulations Aquaculture; subject to the Coastal-Dependent Industrial Regulations Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types Caretaker’s Residence Civic Use Types Solid Waste Disposal; subject to the Solid Waste Disposal Regulations Oil and Gas Pipelines; subject to the Oil and Gas Pipelines Regulations Major Electrical Distribution Lines; subject to the Electrical Distribution Lines Regulations Commercial Use Types Coastal-Dependent Recreation Industrial Use Type* Coastal-Related; subject to the Coastal-Dependent Industrial Regulations Heavy Industrial, limited to alteration, improvement, and relocation of existing facilities Extractive Use Type Surface Mining - 1; subject to Surface Mining Regulations Surface Mining - 2; subject to Surface Mining Regulations Oil and Gas Drilling Processing; subject to Oil and Gas Drilling and Processing Regulations Natural Resource Use Type Coastal Access Facilities Use Type Interim Conditionally Permitted Use Certain uses Principally and Conditionally permitted in Section 313-3.2 ML: Light Industrial and Section 313-3.3 MG: Industrial General not listed above; subject to the Interim Uses in the Coastal- Dependent Industrial Zone Performance Standards contained in Section 313-104.1. Pursuant to Section 313-104.1, certain uses included in the following
313-3.4 MC: Industrial/Coastal-Dependent use types would not be allowed due to their inability to be removed or relocated in a feasible manner. Civic Use Types Extensive Impact Civic Uses Minor Generation and Distribution Facilities Commercial Use Types Heavy Commercial Retail Sales Retail Service Warehousing, Storage and Distribution Industrial Use Types Heavy Industrial Research/Light Industrial Timber Product Processing Agricultural Use Type General Agriculture 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, excepting Interim Conditionally Permitted Uses, permitted in the MC Zone.
- See, Industrial Performance Standards, Section 313-103.1. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. 313-3.4 MC: Industrial/Coastal-Dependent Development Standards Minimum Lot Size 10,000 square feet. Minimum Lot Width (None specified.) Maximum Lot Depth (None specified.) Maximum Density (None specified.) Minimum Yard Setbacks***
313-3.4 MC: Industrial/Coastal-Dependent Development Standards Front Front yard setbacks in the MC Zone district shall be as designated by the Development Standard Combining Zone regulations. Rear Rear yard setbacks in the MC Zone district shall be as designated by the Development Standard Combining Zone regulations. Side Side yard setbacks in the MC Zone district shall be as designated by the Development Standard Combining Zone regulations. Exceptions to Required Rear or Side Yard Setbacks Where a required side or rear yard abuts the ocean or harbor, and is proposed to be developed for a coastal-dependent use, an exception to the required side or rear yard may be granted through a Special Permit. 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 Fifty feet (50') plus one foot (1') for each foot of front yard setback over fifty feet (50') to a maximum of seventy-five feet (75'). Permitted Main Building Types Ancillary Residential; Manufactured Home. Unlimited Mixed Residential-Nonresidential. Nonresidential Detached or Multiple/Group. *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-28(A-C)) (Ord. 2749, § 5, 10/1/2024)
313-4 Public Use Zones 313-4.1 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 Table** Any use not specifically enumerated in this division, if it is similar to and 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.
313-4.1 PF1: Public Facility (Urban) Maximum Density (None specified.) 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'). Permitted Main Building Types Ancillary Residential; Manufactured Home. Limited Mixed Residential - Nonresidential. Nonresidential Detached, Multiple/Group. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-18(A-C); Amended by Ord. 1842, Sec. 19, 8/16/88) 313-4.2 PF2: Public Facility (Rural) Use Type Principal Permitted Use
313-4.2 PF2: Public Facility (Rural) Civic Use Types Essential Services Community Assembly Public Recreation and Open Spaces Minor Utilities Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types Caretaker’s Residence Civic Use Types Extensive Impact Civic Uses Solid Waste Disposal; subject to the Solid Waste and Dredge Spoils Disposal Regulations Oil and Gas Pipelines; subject to the Oil and Gas Pipelines Regulations Major Electrical Distribution Lines; subject to the Electrical Transmission Lines Regulations Minor Generation and Distribution Facilities Natural Resource Use Type Coastal Access Facilities 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 PF2 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.) 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
313-4.2 PF2: Public Facility (Rural) 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 Thirty-five percent (35%). Maximum Structure Height Forty-five feet (45'). Permitted Main Building Types Ancillary Residential; Manufactured Home. Limited Mixed Residential - Nonresidential. Nonresidential Detached, Multiple/Group. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-19(A-C)) 313-5 Recreation and Conservation Zones 313-5.1 PR: Public Recreation Principal Permitted Use Public Recreation Principal Permitted Use (See Section 313-163.1.9 for description) Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use
313-5.1 PR: Public Recreation Residential Use Types Caretaker’s Residence Civic Use Types 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 Commercial Use Types Visitor Serving Facilities Commercial Recreation Coastal-Dependent Recreation Recreational Vehicle Park Natural Resource Use Types Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Watershed Management Wetland Restoration Resource-Related Recreation Boating Facilities 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. 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.) 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
313-5.1 PR: Public Recreation Rear Fifteen feet (15'), except that where a rear yard abuts an alley, such rear yard may be not less than five feet (15'). 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 Thirty-five percent (35%). Maximum Structure Height Thirty-five feet (35'). Permitted Main Building Types Ancillary Residential; Manufactured Home. Limited Mixed Residential - Nonresidential. Nonresidential Detached, Multiple/Group. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-20(A)); amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 17, 4/7/98, amended by Ord. 2367A, 7/25/06) 313-5.2 CR: Commercial Recreation Principal Permitted Use Commercial Recreation Principal Permitted Use (See Section 313-163.1.9 for description) Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types Single Family Residential Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Caretaker’s Residence
313-5.2 CR: Commercial Recreation Civic Use Types 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 Commercial Use Types Recreational Vehicle Park Commercial Timber Use Types Timber Production Natural Resource Use Types Fish and Wildlife Management Watershed Management Wetland Restoration Boating Facilities Improvements 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 CR 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.) 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
313-5.2 CR: Commercial Recreation 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'). Permitted Main Building Types Ancillary Residential; Manufactured Home. Limited Mixed Residential - Nonresidential. Nonresidential Detached, Multiple/Group. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-23(A-C); amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 19, 4/7/98; amended by Ord. 2367A, 7/25/06) 313-5.3 CRD: Coastal-Dependent Commercial Recreation Principal Permitted Use Coastal-Dependent Commercial Recreation Principal Permitted Use (See Section 313-163.1.9 for description) Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types Single Family Residential Caretaker’s Residence Civic Use Types 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
313-5.3 CRD: Coastal-Dependent Commercial Recreation Commercial Use Types Visitor Serving Facilities Transient Habitation Commercial Recreation Recreational Vehicle Park Natural Resource Use Types Fish and Wildlife Management Watershed Management Wetland Restoration Boating Facilities Improvements 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 CRD Zone. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. (Former Section CZ#A313-24(A-C, amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 20, 4/7/98, amended by Ord. 2367A, 7/25/06) 313-5.3 CRD: Coastal-Dependent Commercial Recreation 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.) 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').
313-5.3 CRD: Coastal-Dependent Commercial Recreation Development Standards 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'). Permitted Main Building Types Ancillary Residential; Manufactured Home. Limited Mixed Residential - Nonresidential. Nonresidential Detached, Multiple/Group. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-24(A-C) 313-5.4 NR: Natural Resources Use Type Principal Permitted Use Natural Resource Use Types Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types Caretaker’s Residence (allowed only within Humboldt Bay Coastal sand dune areas only) Civic Use Types Minor Utilities Oil and Gas Pipelines; subject to the Oil and Gas Pipelines Regulations
313-5.4 NR: Natural Resources Major Electrical Distribution Lines; subject to the Electrical Distribution Lines Regulations Minor Generation and Distribution Facilities Industrial Use Types* Aquaculture; subject to the Coastal-Dependent Industrial Regulations Extractive Use Types Surface Mining - 3; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations Natural Resource Use Types Watershed Management Wetland Management Boating Facilities Improvements Resource-Related Recreation Coastal Access Facilities 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 NR Zone. Development Standards Minimum Lot Size Determined during subdivision approval process and in conformance with this zone and the General Plan. Minimum Lot Width Determined during subdivision approval process and in conformance with this zone and the General Plan. Maximum Lot Depth (None specified.) Maximum Density (None specified.) Minimum Yard Setbacks*** Front Twenty feet (20'). Rear Ten feet (10'). Side Five feet (5').
313-5.4 NR: Natural Resources 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 Thirty-five feet (35'). Permitted Main Building Types Ancillary Residential or Manufactured Home (only one unit per lot). Nonresidential Detached, Multiple/Group.
- See, Industrial Performance Standards, Section 313-103.1. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-32(A-C)) (Ord. 2717, § 10, 6/27/2023) 313-6 Residential Zone Districts 313-6.1 RS: Residential Single Family Principal Permitted Use Residential Single Family Principal Permitted Use (See Section 313-163.1.9 for description) Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types Manufactured Home Park; subject to the Manufactured Home Park Regulations Guest House Civic Use Types Essential Services Community Assembly Public Recreation and Open Space
313-6.1 RS: Residential Single Family 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 Commercial Use Types Neighborhood Commercial Private Institution Private Recreation Commercial Timber Use Type Timber Production Industrial Use Types* Cottage Industry; subject to the Cottage Industry Regulations Extractive Use Type Surface Mining - 2; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations Natural Resource Use Type Fish and Wildlife Management Watershed Management Wetland Restoration Coastal Access Facilities 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 RS Zone.
- See, Industrial Performance Standards, Section 313-103.1. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. (Former Section CZ#A313-16(A-C); amended by Ord. 1853, 12/20/88; amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 13, 4/7/98; amended by Ord. 2367A, 7/25/06) 313-6.1 RS: Residential Single Family Development Standards Minimum Lot Size and Minimum Lot Width Zone Designation Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Width
313-6.1 RS: Residential Single Family Development Standards RS-5 5,000 sq. ft. 50 feet RS-7.5 7,500 sq. ft. 60 feet RS-10 10,000 sq. ft. 60 feet RS-20 20,000 sq. ft. 75 feet RS-40 40,000 sq. ft. 150 feet Maximum Lot Depth Three (3) times the lot width. Maximum Density One (1) dwelling unit (1du) per lawfully created lot plus one (1) accessory dwelling unit, or one (1) accessory dwelling unit and one (1) junior accessory dwelling unit as described in subsection 313-69.05.3.8. Accessory dwelling units do not exceed the allowable density for the lot upon which the accessory dwelling unit is located. In a manufactured home park, one (1) dwelling unit per manufactured home lot is permitted up to the maximum density allowed by the General Plan. Note 1: Notwithstanding the otherwise applicable density provisions of the Coastal Zoning Regulations the 4.8-acre area zoned RS on APN 517-121-010 may accommodate the relocation of existing residential development on the adjacent 28-acre lot (APN 517-131-009) away from geologically hazardous areas, if all of the following conditions are met: (1) the relocation of existing structures from APN 517-131-009 to APN 517-121-010 will result in no increase in development potential of the combined property comprising APNs 517-131-009, 517-121-010, and 517-131-011, (2) the commonly owned property comprising these three APNs are either (a) legally merged, or (b) treated as one (1) parcel under a legally binding agreement required to be executed and recorded pursuant to a valid coastal development permit authorizing the relocation of the existing residential development, (3) the property comprising APN 517-121-010 is capable of being developed with relocated existing residential development consistent with all applicable policies and standards of the
313-6.1 RS: Residential Single Family Development Standards certified LCP, and (4) the relocation of the existing residential development shall be sited and designed such that it assures stability and structural integrity and at no time engenders the need for the construction of a shoreline protection device that would substantially alter natural landforms along bluffs and cliffs. Minimum Yard Setbacks*** Front Twenty feet (20'). Rear Ten feet (10'). Interior Side Five feet (5'). Exterior Side Same as front or one-half (½) the front if all parts of the main building are more than twenty-five feet (25') from the rear lot line, and the exterior side yard does not abut a “collector” or “higher order street” (see this Chapter, Section C: Index of Definitions of Language and Legal Terms). In questionable cases, the Public Works Director shall classify the subject street. A record of all streets so classified shall be maintained as a public record which is available to the public at Community Development Services and/or the Department of Public Works. Double Frontage Lots Front and rear yards shall be twenty feet (20'); except that the rear yard setback may be reduced to ten feet (10') where such yard abuts an alley. 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 Thirty-five percent (35%). Maximum Structure Height Thirty-five feet (35'). Permitted Main Building Types Residential Single Detached; Ancillary Residential; Manufactured Homes in Manufactured Home Parks.
313-6.1 RS: Residential Single Family Development Standards Limited Mixed Residential-Nonresidential. Nonresidential Detached or Multiple/Group. *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-16(A-C); amended by Ord. 1853, 12/20/88; amended by Ordinance 2543, Sec. 1, 01/19/ 2016) 313-6.2 RM: Residential Multi-Family Principal Permitted Use Residential Multifamily Principal Permitted Use (See Section 313-163.1.9 for description) Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types Single Family Residential where it can be shown that the property could be developed in the future with multifamily dwellings. The Hearing Officer may require submittal of a development plan which shows how the multifamily dwelling units could be sited on the property in conformance with County requirements. Manufactured Home Parks; subject to the Manufactured Home Park Regulations Civic Use Types Essential Services Community Assembly Non-Assembly Cultural Public Recreation and Open Space Oil and Gas Pipelines; subject to the Oil and Gas Pipelines Regulations Major Electrical Distribution Lines; subject to the Electrical Distribution Lines Regulations Commercial Use Types Transient Habitation
313-6.2 RM: Residential Multi-Family Private Recreation Neighborhood Commercial Office and Professional Service Private Institution Commercial Timber Use Type Timber Production Natural Resource Use Type Fish and Wildlife Management Watershed Management Wetland Restoration Coastal Access Facilities 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 RM Zone. Development Standards Minimum Lot Size Five thousand (5,000) square feet. Minimum Lot Width Fifty feet (50'). Maximum Lot Depth Three (3) times the lot width. Maximum Density The maximum density as specified on the adopted zoning maps. A minimum of one dwelling unit (1du) per lawfully created lot is permitted, even if the specified maximum dwelling unit density is exceeded, if it meets all other development standards. The maximum density shall be calculated as the total number of dwelling units divided by the total area within the lot and within one-half (1/2) of any adjacent street. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. (Former Section CZ#A313-14(A-C); amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 13, 4/7/98 ; amended by Ord. 2367A, 7/25/06)
313-6.2 RM: Residential Multi-Family Development Standards Minimum Yard Setbacks*** Front Twenty feet (20'). Rear Ten feet (10'). Interior Side Five feet (5'). Exterior Side Same as front or one-half (½) the front if all parts of the main building are more than twenty-five feet (25') from the rear lot line, and the exterior side yard does not abut a “collector” or “higher order street” (see this Chapter, Section C: Index of Definitions of Language and Legal Terms). In questionable cases, the Public Works Director shall classify the subject street. A record of all streets so classified shall be maintained as a public record which is available to the public at Community Development Services and/or the Department of Public Works. Double Frontage Lots Front and rear yards shall be twenty feet (20'), except that the rear yard setback may be reduced to ten feet (10') where such yard abuts an alley. 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. Minimum Setbacks Between Detached Multiple Unit Dwellings On building sites containing more than one (1) main detached multiple unit residential building, the following required distances between such buildings apply: Minimum distance between buildings: Ten feet (10'). Minimum distance between the front of any dwelling unit in a building and any other building on-site: Twenty feet (20').
313-6.2 RM: Residential Multi-Family Development Standards Minimum distance between the front of any dwelling unit and any side lot line: Twelve feet (12'). Minimum distance between buildings exceeding two (2) stories: Two foot (2') increase, over setbacks specified in this section, for each additional story. Maximum Ground Coverage Sixty Percent (60%). Maximum Structure Height Forty-five feet (45'). Permitted Main Building Types Single Detached (only one dwelling per lot), Manufactured homes in manufactured home parks. Duplex, Multiple dwellings, and Multiple/Group. Limited Mixed Residential-Nonresidential. Nonresidential Detached, or Multiple/Group. *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-14(A-C)) 313-6.3 R2: Mixed Residential Principal Permitted Use Mixed Residential Principal Permitted Use (See Section 313-163.1.9 for description) Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types Manufactured Home Park; subject to the Manufactured Home Park Regulations Guest House Civic Use Types Essential Services Community Assembly Public Recreation and Open Space Oil and Gas Pipelines; subject to the Oil and Gas Pipelines Regulations
313-6.3 R2: Mixed Residential Major Electrical Distribution Lines; subject to the Electrical Distribution Lines Regulations Minor Generation and Distribution Facilities Commercial Use Types Neighborhood Commercial Private Institution Private Recreation Commercial Timber Use Type Timber Production Industrial Use Types* Cottage Industry; subject to the Cottage Industry Regulations Extractive Use Type Surface Mining - 2; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations Natural Resource Use Type Fish and Wildlife Management Watershed Management Wetland Restoration Coastal Access Facilities 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 R2 Zone.
- See, Industrial Performance Standards, Section 313-103.1. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. (Former Section CZ#A313-15(A)(1-2); amended by Ord. 1853, 12/20/88; amended by Ord. 1875, Sec. 2, 9/26/89 amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 16, 4/7/98, amended by Ord. 2367A, 7/25/06) 313-6.3 R2: MIXED RESIDENTIAL Development Standards Minimum Lot Size Five thousand (5,000) square feet. Minimum Lot Width Fifty feet (50'). Maximum Lot Depth Three (3) times the lot width. Maximum Density (None specified.)
313-6.3 R2: MIXED RESIDENTIAL Development Standards Minimum Yard Setbacks*** Front Twenty feet (20'). Rear Ten feet (10'). Interior Side Five feet (5'). Exterior Side Same as front or one-half (1/2) the front if all parts of the main building are more than twenty-five feet (25') from the rear lot line, and the exterior side yard does not abut a “collector” or “higher order street” (see this Chapter, Section C: Index of Definitions of Language and Legal Terms). In questionable cases, the Public Works Director shall classify the subject street. A record of all streets so classified shall be maintained as a public record which is available to the public at Community Development Services and/or the Department of Public Works. Double Frontage Lots Front and rear yards shall be twenty feet (20'), except that the rear yard setback may be reduced to ten feet (10') where such yard abuts an alley. 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 Thirty-five percent (35%). Maximum Structure Height Thirty-five feet (35'). Permitted Main Building Types Residential Single Detached; Manufactured Homes in Manufactured Home Parks; Ancillary Residential. Only one (1) dwelling per lot or manufactured home per lot except for an accessory dwelling unit (see Accessory Dwelling Unit in Section 313-69.05). Duplex.
313-6.3 R2: MIXED RESIDENTIAL Development Standards Limited Mixed Residential-Nonresidential. Nonresidential Detached or Multiple/Group. *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-15(A)(1-2); amended by Ord. 1853, 12/20/88; amended by Ord. 1875, Sec. 2, 9/26/89) 313-6.4 RA: Rural Residential Agriculture Principal Permitted Use Rural Residential Agriculture Principal Permitted Use (See Section 313-163.1.9 for description) Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types Guest House Civic Use Types Essential Services Community Assembly Public Recreation and Open Space Solid Waste Disposal; subject to the Solid Waste Disposal Regulations Oil and Gas Pipelines; subject to the Oil and Gas Pipeline Regulations Major Electrical Distribution Lines; subject to the Electrical Distribution Lines Regulations Minor Generation and Distribution Facilities Commercial Use Types Neighborhood Commercial Private Recreation Industrial Use Types* Cottage Industry; subject to the Cottage Industry Regulations Agricultural Use Types Stables and Kennels Intensive Agriculture
313-6.4 RA: Rural Residential Agriculture Commercial Timber Use Type Timber Production Extractive Use Type Surface Mining - 2; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations Natural Resource Use Types Fish and Wildlife Management Watershed Management Wetland Restoration Coastal Access Facilities 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 RA Zone.
- See, Industrial Performance Standards, Section 313-103.1. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. (Former Section CZ#A313-17(A-C); amended by Ord. 1853, 12/20/88, amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 16, 4/7/98, amended by Ord. 2367A, 7/25/06) 313-6.4 RA: RURAL RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE Development Standards Minimum Lot Size and Minimum Lot Width Zone Designation Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Width RA -1 1.0 acres 150 feet RA -2 2.0 acres 175 feet RA -2.5 2.5 acres 175 feet RA -5 5.0 acres 250 feet RA -10 10.0 acres 350 feet RA -20 20.0 acres 475 feet RA -40 40.0 acres 750 feet Maximum Lot Depth Four (4) times the lot width.
313-6.4 RA: RURAL RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE Development Standards Maximum Density One (1) dwelling unit (1du) per lawfully created lot plus one (1) accessory dwelling unit. Accessory dwelling units do not exceed the allowable density for the lot upon which the accessory dwelling unit is located. Minimum Yard Setbacks*** Minimum Lot Size Less Than
2.5 Acres¶
Minimum Lot Size 2.5 Acres or Greater Front Twenty feet (20') Twenty feet (20'); Thirty feet (30') for flag lots Rear Ten feet (10') Thirty feet (30') Interior Side Five feet (5') Thirty feet (30') Exterior Side Twenty feet (20') Twenty feet (20') 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. 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. Double Frontage Lots Front and rear yards shall be twenty feet (20'), except that the rear yard setback may be reduced to ten feet (10') where such yard abuts an alley. Front and rear yards shall be twenty feet (20'), except that the rear yard setback may be reduced to ten feet (10') where such yard abuts an alley. Maximum Ground Coverage Thirty-five percent (35%) Maximum Structure Height Thirty-five feet (35'). Permitted Main Building Types Residential Single Detached Ancillary Residential Limited Mixed Residential - Nonresidential Nonresidential Detached or Multiple/Group
*** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-17(A-C); amended by Ord. 1853, 12/20/88) (Ord. 2717, § 11, 6/27/2023; Ord. 2733, § 7, 3/ 5/2024) 313-7 Resource Use Regulations 313-7.1 AE: Agriculture Exclusive Principal Permitted Use Agriculture Exclusive Principal Permitted Use (See Section 313-163.1.9 for description) Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types Guest House Farm Employee Housing Labor Camp Second Agriculture or Commercial Timber Production Residence (on a lot less than sixty acres (60a) in size) Single Family Residential (a Use Permit is required on a lot less than sixty acres (60a) in size for a second single detached dwelling other than an Accessory Dwelling Unit) Civic Use Types Essential Services Solid Waste Disposal; subject to the Solid Waste Disposal Regulations 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 Industrial Use Types* Aquaculture, allowed within non-prime agricultural lands only Cottage Industry; subject to the Cottage Industry Regulations
313-7.1 AE: Agriculture Exclusive Agricultural Use Types Hog Farming Feed Lots/Slaughter House Kennels Agriculture-Related Recreation Intensive Agriculture Extractive Use Types Oil and Gas Drilling and Processing; subject to the Oil and Gas Drilling and Processing Regulations Surface Mining - 2; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations Surface Mining - 3; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations Metallic Mineral Extraction; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations Natural Resource Use Types Fish and Wildlife Management Watershed Management Wetland Restoration Resource-Related Recreation Coastal Access Facilities 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 AE Zone.
- See, Industrial Performance Standards, Section 313-103.1. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. (Former Section CZ#A313-29(A-C); amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 22, 4/7/98; amended by Ag Zone ordinance amendments approved by the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors 2/9/99, amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 13, 4/7/ 98, amended by Ord. 2367A, 7/25/06) 313-7.1 AE: AGRICULTURE EXCLUSIVE Development Standards Minimum Lot Size and Minimum Lot Width Zone Designation Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Width
313-7.1 AE: AGRICULTURE EXCLUSIVE Development Standards AE-20 20 acres (As determined during subdivision review and approval.) AE-40 40 acres AE-60 60 acres AE-160 160 acres AE-600 600 acres Maximum Lot Depth (None specified.) Maximum Density (None specified.) Minimum Yard Setbacks*** Front Twenty feet (20'); Thirty feet (30') for flag lots. Rear Thirty feet (30'). Interior Side Thirty feet (30'). Exterior Side Twenty feet (20'). 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. Double Frontage Lots Front and rear yards shall be twenty feet (20'), except that the rear yard setback may be reduced to ten feet (10') where such yard abuts an alley. Maximum Ground Coverage (None specified.) Maximum Structure Height (None specified.) Permitted Main Building Types Residential Single Detached; Ancillary Residential, Manufactured Home; Unlimited Mixed Residential - Nonresidential Detached Nonresidential
*** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (Former Section CZ#A313-29(A-C); amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 21, 4/7/98; amended by Ag Zone ordinance amendments approved by the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors 2/9/99) 313-7.2 TC: Commercial Timber Principal Permitted Use Commercial Timber Principal Permitted Use (See Section 313-163.1.9 for description) Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types A Use Permit is required for a second single-family residence other than an Accessory Dwelling Unit. Civic Use Types Essential Services Solid Waste Disposal; subject to the Solid Waste Disposal Regulations 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 Industrial Use Types* Timber Products Processing Aquaculture Cottage Industry; subject to the Cottage Industry Regulations Agricultural Use Types Agricultural Related Recreation Extractive Use Type Surface Mining - 2; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations Oil and Gas Drilling and Processing; subject to the Oil and Gas Drilling and Processing Regulations Metallic Mineral Extraction; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations Natural Resource Use Type Coastal Access Facilities
313-7.2 TC: Commercial Timber 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 TC Zone. Use Type Compatible Uses Permitted With a Special Permit Residential Use Types Labor Camp Commercial Timber Use Type Timber Related Recreation Natural Resource Use Types Fish and Wildlife Management Watershed Management Wetland Restoration
- See, Industrial Performance Standards, Section 313-103.1. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. (From Section CZ#A314-11(B); CZ#A313-30(A-C); amended by Ord. 1853, 12/20/88, amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 22, 4/7/98; amended by Ord. 2367A, 7/25/06) 313-7.2 TC: COMMERCIAL TIMBER Development Standards Minimum Lot Size Forty acres (40a). Minimum Lot Width (As determined during subdivision review and approval). Maximum Lot Depth (None specified.) Maximum Density (None specified.) Maximum Total Conversion of Timberland for Non-Timber Production Uses Two acres (2a) of contiguous or non-contiguous land. Minimum Yard Setbacks*** Front Twenty feet (20'); Thirty feet (30') for flag lot. Rear Thirty feet (30').
313-7.2 TC: COMMERCIAL TIMBER Development Standards Interior Side Thirty feet (30'). Exterior Side Twenty feet (20'). 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. Double Frontage Lots Front and rear yards shall be twenty feet (20'), except that the rear yard setback may be reduced to ten feet (10') where such yard abuts an alley. Maximum Ground Coverage (None specified.) Maximum Structure Height Thirty-five feet (35'). Permitted Main Building Types Residential Single Detached; Ancillary Residential; Manufactured Home. Detached Nonresidential *** Note> Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11. (From Section CZ#A314-11(B); CZ#A313-30(A-C); amended by Ord. 1853, 12/20/88) 313-7.3 TPZ: Timberland Production Zone Principal Permitted Use Timber Production Principal Permitted Use (See Section 313-163.1.9 for description) Use Type Conditionally Permitted Use Residential Use Types A Use Permit is required for a second single-family residence other than an Accessory Dwelling Unit. Civic Use Types Essential Services Solid Waste Disposal; subject to the Solid Waste Disposal Regulations
313-7.3 TPZ: Timberland Production Zone 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 Industrial Use Types* Timber Products Processing Aquaculture Cottage Industry; subject to the Cottage Industry Regulations Agricultural Use Types Agriculture-Related Recreation Extractive Use Type Surface Mining - 2; subject to the Surface Mining Regulations Oil and Gas Drilling and Processing; subject to the Oil and Gas Drilling and Processing Regulations Natural Resource Use Type Coastal Access Facilities 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 TPZ Zone. Use Type Compatible Uses Permitted With a Special Permit Residential Use Types Labor Camp Commercial Timber Use Type Timber Related Recreation Natural Resource Use Types Fish and Wildlife Management Watershed Management Wetland Restoration
- See, Industrial Performance Standards, Section 313-103.1. ** See, “Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions,” Section 313-165. (Former Section CZ#A313-31(A-C); Section CZ#A314-11(B); amended by Ord. 1853, 12/20/88; amended by Ord. 2167, Sec. 23, 4/7/98; amended by Ord. 2367A, 7/25/06)
313-7.3 TPZ: TIMBERLAND PRODUCTION ZONE Development Standards Minimum Lot Size Forty acres (40a). Minimum Lot Width (As determined during subdivision review and approval). Maximum Lot Depth (None specified.) Maximum Density (None specified.) Maximum Total Conversion of Timberland for Non-Timber Production Uses Two acres (2a) of contiguous or non-contiguous land. Minimum Yard Setbacks*** Front Twenty feet (20'); Thirty feet (30') for flag lots. Rear Thirty feet (30'). Interior Side Thirty feet (30') Exterior Side Twenty feet (20') 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. Double Frontage Lots Front and rear yards shall be twenty feet (20'), except that the rear yard setback may be reduced to ten feet (10') where such yard abuts an alley. Maximum Ground Coverage (None specified.) Maximum Structure Height Thirty-five feet (35'). Permitted Main BuildingTypes Residential Single Detached; Ancillary Residential; Manufactured Home. Detached Nonresidential. *** Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 313-30: “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe Regulations” at Title III, Division 11.
(Former Section CZ#A313-31(A-C); Section CZ#A314-11(B); amended by Ord. 1853, 12/20/88) (Ord. 2717, § 12, 6/27/ 2023) 313-8 through 313-14 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) SECTION A: REGULATIONS FOR THE ZONING DISTRICTS
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