Humboldt County Municipal Code Ch. 3 Table of Contents

Regulations for the Zoning Districts Principal Zones Lists of Zone Mapping Designations and Lists of Permitted Use Types Zone Mapping Designations Lists of Permitted Use Types Commercial Zone Regulations CN: Neighborhood Commercial CG: Commercial General Industrial Use Regulations MB: Business Park ML: Light Industrial MG: Industrial General MC: Industrial/Coastal-Dependent Public Use Zones PF1: Public Facility (Urban) PF2: Public Facility (Rural) Recreation and Conservation Zones PR: Public Recreation CR: Commercial Recreation CRD: Coastal-Dependent Commercial Recreation NR: Natural Resources Residential Zone Districts RS: Residential Single Family RM: Residential Multi-Family R2: Mixed Residential RA: Rural Residential Agriculture Resource Use Regulations AE: Agriculture Exclusive TC: Commercial Timber TPZ: Timber Production Zone Special Area Combining Zones 313-8 through 313-14 (Sections Reserved for Future Use)

313-15 313-15.1 313-15.2 313-15.3 313-15.4 313-16 313-16.1 313-16.2 313-16.3 313-17 313-17.1 313-18 313-18.1 313-19 313-19.1 313-20 313-20.1 313-21 313-21.1 313-22 313-22.1 313-27 313-27.1 313-28 313-28.1 313-29 313-29.1 313-30 313-30.1 313-31 313-31.1 313-32 313-32.1 313-33 313-33.1 313-34 Special Area Combining Zones: Purpose, Where They Apply, and List of Zone Designations Purpose Applicability Special Area Combining Zones and Respective Designations Representation of the Special Area Combining Zones Regulations “A” Combining Zone Designations A: Archaeological Resource Area Outside Shelter Cove A: Special Archaeological Resource Area Regulations for Shelter Cove AP: Airport Safety Review “B” Combining Zone Designations B: Beach and Dune Areas “C” Combining Zone Designations C: Coastal Resource Dependent “D” Combining Zone Designations D: Design Review “E” Combining Zone Designations E: Coastal Elk Habitat “F” Combining Zone Designations F: Flood Hazard Areas “G” Combining Zone Designations G: Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard “L” Combining Zone Designations L: Landscaping and Design “M” Combining Zone Designations M: Manufactured Homes “N” Combining Zone Designations N: Noise Impact “O” Combining Zone Designations O: Offshore Rocks and Rocky Intertidal Areas “P” Combining Zone Designations P: Planned Unit Development “Q” Combining Zone Designations Q: Qualified “R” Combining Zone Designations R: Streams and Riparian Corridors Protection “S” Combining Zone Designations 313-23 through 313-26 (Sections Reserved for Future Use)

313-34.1 313-34.2 313-34.3 313-34.4 313-34.5 313-35 313-35.1 313-38 313-38.1 313-39 313-39.1 313-40 313-40.1 Section B: Part 1: 313-42 313-43-68 313-43.1 313-43.2 313-43.3 313-44 313-45.1 313-45.2 313-46.1 313-50.1 313-55 313-55.1 313-55.2 313-55.3 313-55.4 S: Development Standard Combining Zone Regulations SM: Modified Building Standards Including Provision for Manufactured Homes SX: Development Standards Which Are Combined With a Prohibition against Further Subdivision SY: Development Standards Where Standards in Addition to Minimum Lot Size Are Modified STMP: Samoa Town Plan Standards “T” Combining Zone Designations T: Transitional Agricultural Lands “W” Combining Zone Designations W: Coastal Wetland Areas “X” Combining Zone Designations X: No Further Subdivision Allowed “Y” Combining Zone Designations Y: Specified Minimum and Average Lot Sizes Regulations That Apply in All or Several Zones Uses and Activities General Provisions Alphabetical Listing of Uses and Activities Accessory Uses Allowed Agricultural Activities Not a Nuisance (“Right to Farm Ordinance”) Animal Keeping [Repealed by Ord. 2733, § 8, 3/5/2024] Coastal-Dependent Industrial Development Cottage Industry Dredge Spoils Disposal Home Occupation and Addresses of Convenience Cannabis Land Uses: Coastal Indoor Cultivation of Cannabis for Personal Use Outdoor Cultivation of Cannabis for Personal Use Medical Cannabis Dispensaries 313-36 & 313-37 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 313-41 (Section Reserved for Future Use) 313-47 through 313-49 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 313-51 through 313-54 (Sections Reserved for Future Use)

313-55.5 313-57.1 313-61.05 313-61.1 313-61.2 313-62.1 313-64.1 Part 2: 313-69-94 313-69.05 313-69.1 313-71.1 313-73.1 313-74.1 313-83.1 313-87.1 313-87.2 313-87.3 313-88.1 313-91.1 313-91.2 Part 3: 313-95.1 313-95.2 313-95.3 313-99.1 Commercial Cultivation, Processing, Manufacturing, Distribution, Testing, and Sale of Cannabis Land Use Regulation for the Coastal Zone in the County of Humboldt Industrial Hemp Land Use Regulations Oil and Gas Drilling and Processing Short-Term Rentals Solid Waste Disposal Surface Mining and Reclamation Temporary Uses Vegetation Removal, Major Structures and Facilities Alphabetical Listing of Structures and Facilities Accessory Dwelling Unit Accessory Structures County Historic Structures Electrical Transmission Lines, Major Fences Oil and Gas Pipelines Repealed by Ord. 2717 Shoreline Protection Structures Signs and Nameplates Temporary Structures Wind-Generating Facility Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Development Standards Access Dedication Requirements for New Developments Access Dedication Requirements for New Developments in Shelter Cove Access Protection Exceptions to the Development Standards 313-58 through 313-60 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 313-63 (Section Reserved for Future Use) 313-65 through 313-68 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 313-70 (Section Reserved for Future Use) 313-72 (Section Reserved for Future Use) 313-75 through 313-82 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 313-84 through 313-86 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 313-89 through 313-90 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 313-92 through 313-94 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 313-96 through 313-98 (Sections Reserved for Future Use) 313-100 through 313-102 (Sections Reserved for Future Use)

313-103.1 313-104.1 313-106.1 313-106.2 313-106.3 313-106.4 313-106.5 313-106.6 313-107.1 313-107.2 313-109.1 313-110.1 313-111.1 313-111.1 313-112.1 313-113.1 Part 4: 313-121 313-121.1 313-121.2 313-121.3 313-121.4 313-121.5 313-121.6 313-121.7 313-122 313-122.1 313-122.2 313-122.3 313-122.4 313-123 313-123.1 313-123.2 Industrial Performance Standards Interim Uses in the Industrial/Coastal-Dependent Zone Performance Standards Agriculture Exclusive Sixty Acre Minimum (AE-60) Land Division Agriculture Exclusive One Hundred Sixty Acre Minimum (AE-160) Land Division Agriculture Exclusive Six (6) Hundred Acre Minimum (AE-600) Land Division Coastal Recreational (CR) Land Division Rural Residential Agriculture (RA) Land Division Commercial Timber (TC) and Timber Production Zone (TPZ) Land Division Manufactured Home Park Development Merger of Substandard Lots Off-Street Parking Parkland Dedication Residential Density Bonus Residential Density Bonus Road Construction Special Occupancy Parks Regulations That Apply in Sensitive Habitats and Hazardous Areas Geologic Hazards Regulations Purpose Applicability Modifications Imposed by Geologic Hazards Regulations Natural Hazards/Land Use Rating Matrix Reports Required Contents of Reports Development Standards Natural Drainage Courses Purpose Applicability Required Mitigation Required Findings Natural Landforms Protection Purpose Applicability 313-105 (Section Reserved for Future Use) 313-108 (Section Reserved for Future Use) 313-114 through 313-120 (Sections Reserved for Future Use)

313-123.3 313-123.4 313-123.5 313-124 313-124.1 313-124.2 313-124.3 313-124.4 313-124.5 313-125 313-125.1 313-125.2 313-125.3 313-125.4 313-125.5 313-125.6 313-125.7 313-125.8 313-125.9 Part 5: 313-131 313-131.1 313-131.2 313-131.3 313-131.4 313-131.5 313-131.6 313-131.7 313-132 313-132.1 313-132.2 313-132.3 313-132.4 313-132.5 Modifications Imposed by Coastal Natural Landforms Protection Regulations Required Mitigation Required Findings Water Withdrawals from Anadromous Fish Streams Purpose Application Limitation of Development Dependent Upon Water Withdrawals Required Findings Required Mitigation Wetland Buffer Areas Purpose Application of the Coastal Wetland Buffer Area Regulations Modifications Imposed by the Coastal Wetland Buffer Area Regulations Consultation with Department of Fish and Game Definitions Development Permitted Within Coastal Wetland Buffer Areas Development Permitted Within Coastal Wetland Buffer Areas with Supplemental Setback Required Findings Required Mitigation Nonconforming Uses and Structures Nonconforming Uses Purpose Applicability Right to Continue as a Nonconforming Use Rights Pertaining to the Use Itself Special Permit Required for the Substitution of Nonconforming Uses Termination of Nonconforming Use Non-Application to Use Initiated or Constructed in Violation of Law Nonconforming Structures Purpose Applicability Right to Continue to Use a Nonconforming Structure Rights Pertaining to the Structure Itself Expansion, Reconstruction, Structural Alteration or Replacement of Nonconforming Structures and Manufactured Homes 313-126 through 313-130 (Sections Reserved for Future Use)

313-132.6 313-132.7 Section C: 313-135 313-136 313-137 313-138 313-139 313-140 313-141 313-142 313-143 313-144 313-145 313-146 313-147 313-148 313-149 313-150 313-151 313-152 313-153 313-154 313-155 313-156 313-157 313-158 313-159 313-160 313-161 Section D: Part 1: 313-162 313-163 313-164 313-164.1 Special Provisions Concerning Nonconforming Manufactured Homes Non-Application to Structure Constructed in Violation of Law 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 (X) Definitions (Y) Definitions (Z) Use Types Classification of Use Types Purpose of Use Type and Principal Permitted Use Classifications Listing of Use Type and Principal Permitted Use Classifications How to Determine and Classify Allowed Uses When More than One Use Type Might Apply Separate Classifications of Several Establishments 313-133 through 313-134 (Sections Reserved for Future Use)

313-164.2 313-165 Part 2: 313-170 313-170.1 313-170.2 313-170.3 313-170.4 313-170.5 313-170.6 313-171 313-171.1 313-171.2 313-171.3 313-171.4 313-171.5 313-171.6 313-171.7 313-171.8 313-171.9 313-171.10 313-171.11 313-171.12 313-172 313-172.1 313-172.2 313-172.3 313-172.4 313-172.5 313-172.6 313-172.7 313-172.8 313-172.9 313-172.10 313-172.11 313-172.12 Classification and Limitation of Different Uses Within Same Category of Use Types Conducted by Individual Establishment Classifying Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in Use Type Descriptions Glossary of Use Types Agricultural Use Types Agriculture-Related Recreational Feed Lot/Slaughter House General Agriculture Hog Farming Intensive Agriculture Stables and Kennels Civic Use Types Administrative Community Assembly Cultural, Non-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. 2733, § 5, 3/5/2024. Coastal-Dependent Commercial Recreation Commercial Recreation Heavy Commercial Incidental Camping Area Neighborhood Commercial Office and Professional Services Private Institution Private Recreation Recreational Vehicle Parks Retail Sales 313-166 through 313-169 (Sections Reserved for Future Use)

313-172.13 313-172.15 313-172.16 313-172.17 313-172.18 313-172.19 313-173 313-173.1 313-173.2 313-174 313-174.1 313-174.2 313-174.3 313-174.4 313-174.5 313-175 313-175.1 313-175.2 313-175.3 313-175.4 313-175.5 313-175.6 313-175.7 313-175.8 313-176 313-176.1 313-176.2 313-176.3 313-176.4 313-176.5 313-176.6 313-177 313-177.05 313-177.1 313-177.2 313-177.3 313-177.4 313-177.5 Retail Service Temporary Recreational Vehicle Park Tent Camp Transient Habitation Visitor Serving Facilities Warehousing, Storage and Distribution Commercial Timber Use Types Timber Production Timber-Related Recreation Extractive Use Types Metallic Mineral Extraction Oil and Gas Drilling and Processing Surface Mining - 1 Surface Mining - 2 Surface Mining - 3 Industrial Use Types Aquaculture Coastal-Dependent Coastal-Related Cottage Industry Hazardous Industrial Heavy Industrial Research/Light Industrial Timber Products Processing Natural Resource Use Types Boating Facilities Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Coastal Public Access Facilities Resource-Related Recreational Watershed Management Wetland Restoration Residential Use Types Accessory Dwelling Unit Caretaker’s Residence Community Care Facility Family Day Care Center Family Day Care Home Farm Employee Housing

313-177.6 313-177.7 313-177.8 313-177.9 313-177.10 313-177.11 313-177.12 313-177.13 Group Residential Guest House Labor Camp Manufactured Home Park Development Multi Family Residential Residence Incidental to Agriculture or Commercial Timber Production Second Agriculture or Commercial Timber Production Residence Single-Family Residential Organization. Chapter 3 contains the regulations which apply exclusively within the California Coastal Zone in Humboldt County and is organized as follows: Section A: Regulations For the Zoning Districts Section B: Regulations That Apply In All or Several Zones Section C: Index of Definitions of Language and Legal Terms Section D: Permitted Use Types Coastal Development Permits. As specified in Chapter 2 of these regulations, “A Coastal Development Permit must be secured, pursuant to the requirements of these regulations, prior to the commencement of any development within the Coastal Zone of the County, not exempted or excluded under the California Public Resources Code (Section 30000, and following).” A SECTION A: REGULATIONS FOR THE ZONING DISTRICTS