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Chapter 17.96 — I-P INDUSTRIAL PARK ZONE

Idyllwild Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Idyllwild

Chapter 17.96 - I-P INDUSTRIAL PARK ZONE

Sections:

17.96.010 - Uses permitted.

A.

The following uses shall be permitted in the I-P Zone:

1.

Emergency shelters.

B.

The following uses are permitted provided an industrial park plot plan has been approved pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.216:

1.

The following industrial and manufacturing uses:

a.

Food, lumber, wood and paper products:

i.

Grain and bakery products,

ii.

Sugar and confectionary products,

iii.

Nonalcoholic beverages,

iv.

Ice,

v.

Manufacture of furniture and fixtures including cabinets, partitions, and similar items,

vi.

Printing and publishing or newspapers, periodicals, books, forms, cards, and similar items,

vii.

Binding of books and other publications;

b.

Textile and leather products:

i.

Wearing apparel and accessory products,

ii.

Manufacture of handbags, luggage, footwear, and other personal leather goods;

c.

Chemical and glass products:

i.

Pharmaceutical research and manufacture,

ii.

Glassblowing, pressing, cutting, and other glassware products;

d.

Metal, machinery, and electrical products:

i.

Jewelry manufacture and repair,

ii.

Manufacture, assembly, testing and repair of components, devices, equipment and system so fan electrical, electronic, or electro-mechanical nature, such as, but not limited to:

(A)

Television and radio equipment and systems,

(B)

Phonographs and audio units,

(C)

Metering instruments, equipment and systems,

(D)

Radar, infrared and ultraviolet equipment and systems,

(E)

Coils, tubes, semiconductors and similar components,

(F)

Scientific and mechanical instruments,

(G)

Data processing equipment and systems,

(H)

Communication, navigation control, transmission and reception equipment, control transmission and reception equipment, control equipment and systems, guidance equipment and systems,

(I)

Musical and recording equipment,

iii.

Office and computing machine manufacture, repair and sales,

iv.

Control devices and gauges,

v.

Equipment sales, rental and storage,

vi.

Appliance manufacture, and repair,

vii.

Manufacture of lighting fixtures, and supplies;

e.

Transportation and related industries:

i.

Vehicle storage and impoundment within an enclosed building,

ii.

Trailer, recreational vehicle, and boat storage within an enclosed building;

f.

Engineering and scientific instruments:

i.

Manufacture and repair of engineering, scientific and medical instrumentation including but not limited to:

(A)

Measuring devices, watches, clocks, and related items,

(B)

Optical goods,

(C)

Medical, and dental instruments,

(D)

Engineering, survey, and drafting instruments,

(E)

Photographic equipment;

g.

Industrial uses:

i.

Public utility substations and storage buildings,

ii.

Warehousing and distribution, including mini-warehouses,

iii.

Communications and microwave installations,

iv.

Cold storage facilities,

v.

Telephone exchanges and switching equipment,

vi.

Post offices,

vii.

Fire and police stations,

viii.

Water and gas company service facilities,

ix.

Parcel delivery services,

x.

Recycling collection facilities.

2.

The following service and commercial uses:

a.

Banks and financial institutions;

b.

Blueprint and duplicating services;

c.

Laboratories, film, medical, research or testing centers;

d.

Office equipment sales and service;

e.

Offices, professional sales and service, including business, law, medical, dental, chiropractic, architectural and engineering;

f.

Parking lots and parking structures;

g.

Restaurants and other eating establishments;

h.

Barber and beauty shops;

i.

Day care centers;

j.

Health and exercise centers;

k.

Mobilehomes, provided they are kept mobile and licensed pursuant to state law, when used for construction offices and caretaker's quarters on construction sites for the duration of a valid building permit;

l.

One-family dwellings on the same parcel as the industrial or commercial use provided such dwellings are occupied exclusively by the proprietor or caretaker of the use and their immediate families;

m.

Signs, on-site advertising;

n.

Automobile service stations, not including the concurrent sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption;

o.

Motels;

p.

Churches, temples or other structures used primarily for religious worship.

C.

The following uses are permitted provided a conditional use permit has been granted pursuant to Chapter 17.200:

1.

Airports;

Heliports;

3.

Recycling processing facilities.

Solar power plant on a lot ten (10) acres or larger.

5.

Parolee-probationer home developed in accordance with the standards set forth in Section 18.52 of this ordinance.

D.

Sex-Oriented Businesses, Subject to the Provisions of County Ordinance No. 743. The uses listed in subsections A and B of this section do not include sex-oriented businesses.

E.

Any use that is not specifically listed in subsections B and C may be considered a permitted or conditionally permitted use provided that the planning director finds that the proposed use is substantially the same in character and intensity as those listed in the designated subsections. Such a use is subject to the permit process which governs the category in which it falls.

F.

Industrial hemp activities are permitted or conditionally permitted in subsection A., B., or C. in section 17.96.010 pursuant to the provisions set forth in chapter 17.306 of this ordinance including, but not limited to, permit processing, location, standards and approval requirements.

(Ord. 348.3753, 1995; Ord. 348.3584, 1994; Ord. 348.3053, 1989; Ord. 348.3047, 1989; Ord. 348.3032, 1989; Ord. 348 § 10.1)

(Ord. No. 348.4706, §§ 1—3, 3-22-2011; Ord. 348.4705, § 5, 11-8-2011; Ord. 348.4744, § 3, 6-19-2012; Ord. No. 348.4931, § 5, 11-10-2020)

17.96.020 - Planned industrial developments.

Planned industrial developments are permitted provided a land division has been approved pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 460.

(Ord. 348, § 10.2)

17.96.030 - Industrial park plot plan.

Applications for an industrial park plot plan shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.216. In addition to the requirements of Chapter 17.216, the application shall contain:

A.

A description of the proposed industrial operation in sufficient detail to fully describe the nature and extent of the proposed use;

B.

Plans or reports describing proposed methods for handling traffic, noise, glare, odor, vibration, hazardous gases, liquids and other materials;

C.

Plans or reports showing proposed method for treatment and disposal of sewage and industrial and toxic waste materials;

D.

An architectural perspective of all buildings and grounds showing the relationship of the proposed development to adjacent properties.

(Ord. 348, § 10.3)

17.96.040 - Development standards.

The following standards of development are required in the I-P zone:

A.

The minimum lot size shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet with a minimum average lot width of one hundred (100) feet.

B.

The maximum height of all structures, including buildings, shall be thirty-five (35) feet at the yard setback line. Any portion of a structure that exceeds thirty-five (35) feet in height shall be set back from each yard setback line not less than two feet for each one foot in height that is in excess of thirty-five (35) feet. All buildings and structures shall not exceed fifty (50) feet in height, unless a height up to seventy-five (75) feet for buildings, or one hundred five (105) feet for other structures is specifically permitted under the provisions of section 17.172.230.

C.

A minimum fifteen (15) percent of the site shall be landscaped and automatic irrigation shall be installed.

D.

A minimum twenty-five (25) foot setback shall be required on any street. A minimum ten (10) foot strip adjacent to the street line shall be appropriately landscaped and maintained, except for designated pedestrian and vehicular accessways. The remainder of the setback may be used for off-street automobile parking, driveways or landscaping.

E.

The minimum sideyard setback shall equal not less than ten (10) feet for the two side lot areas combined.

F.

The minimum rear yard setback shall be fifteen (15) feet.

G.

A minimum fifty (50) foot setback shall be required on any boundary where the industrial property abuts a residential or commercially zoned property. A minimum of twenty (20) feet of the setback shall be landscaped, unless a tree screen is approved, in which case the setback area may be used for automobile parking, driveways or landscaping. Block walls or other fencing may be required.

H.

Parking, loading, trash and service areas shall be screened by structures or landscaping. They shall be located in such a manner as to minimize noise or odor nuisance. Block walls or other fencing may be required.

I.

Outside storage shall be screened with structures or landscaping. Landscaping shall be placed in a manner adjacent to the exterior boundaries of the area so that materials stored are screened from view. If a nonscreened exhibit of products is proposed, it shall be part of the industrial park plot plan, and shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from the street line.

J.

Automobile parking shall be provided as required by Chapter 17.188.

K.

All new utilities shall be underground.

L.

All roof mounted mechanical equipment shall be screened from the ground elevation view to a minimum sight distance of one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet.

M.

All signs shall be in conformance with Chapter 17.252.

N.

All lighting, including spotlights, floodlights, electrical reflectors and other means of illumination for signs, structures, landscaping, parking, loading, unloading and similar areas shall be focused, directed, and arranged to prevent glare or direct illumination on streets or adjoining property.

O.

Emergency shelters. In addition to all other development standards of the I-P Zone, the following development standards shall apply to emergency shelters:

1.

For purposes of this section, the term "client" shall mean a homeless person who uses the facilities of an emergency shelter to eat, shower or sleep but is not a staff member.

2.

A minimum of one hundred twenty-five (125) square feet of floor area shall be provided for each client served (eating, showering or sleeping) at any one time. one bed shall be provided for each client sleeping at the emergency shelter.

3.

The minimum interior waiting and client intake area for a shelter with fourteen (14) or fewer beds shall be one hundred twenty-five (125) square feet. The minimum interior waiting and client intake area for a shelter with fifteen (15) or more beds shall be two hundred (200) square feet.

4.

The minimum exterior waiting and client intake area for a shelter with fourteen (14) or fewer beds shall be four hundred fifty (450) square feet. The minimum exterior waiting and client intake area for a shelter with fifteen (15) or more beds shall be nine hundred (900) square feet.

5.

The following off-street parking shall be provided: one space each for the maximum number of employees who will be present on the site at the same time and one space for each size client beds in the shelter, rounded up to the nearest whole number.

6.

Outdoor lighting shall be provided in all parking areas, exterior waiting and client intake areas, and outdoor common areas.

7.

If the emergency shelter accommodates both men and women, separate sleeping, lavatory and bathing areas shall be provided for men and for women.

8.

An emergency shelter shall have a manager and at least one (2) other staff member present on site during all hours of operation. If the emergency shelter accommodates both men and women, one employee, manager or staff member, of each sex shall be present during all hours of operation. The manager and all staff members shall be persons who maintain a separate residence.

9.

No client shall be allowed to stay more than three hundred (300) total days within any twelve-month period or more than one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days.

No emergency shelter shall be located on a lot where any lot line of such lot is within three hundred (300) feet of any lot line of a lot where another emergency shelter is located.

11.

No emergency shelter shall be located within one thousand seven hundred (1,700) feet of any point on the centerline of a runway of a public-use airport if the runway is less than six thousand (6,000) feet in length. No emergency shelter shall be located within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of any point on the centerline of a runway of a public-use airport if the runway is six thousand (6,000) feet or more in length but less than twelve thousand (12,000) feet in length. No emergency shelter shall be located within three thousand (3,000) feet of any point on the centerline of a runway of a public-use airport or a military airport if the runway is twelve thousand (12,000) feet or more in length.

12.

The maximum number of beds in an emergency shelter shall be eleven (11) when the emergency shelter is located within twenty-one thousand five hundred (21,500) feet of any point on the centerline of a runway of a public-use airport or located within forty-three thousand three hundred (43,300) feet of any point on the centerline of a runway of a military airport. In all other instances, the maximum number of beds in an emergency shelter shall be seventy-five (75).

P.

Notwithstanding the requirements of Chapter 17.196 to the contrary, any variance from the development standards of this section shall be heard by the planning director pursuant to section 17.216.050(B) unless the proposed use also requires approval of a conditional or public use permit.

(Ord. 348.375, 1995; Ord. 348.3584, 1994; Ord. 348.3420, 1992; Ord. 348.3217, 1990; Ord. 348.3023, 1989; Ord. 348.2414, 1984; Ord. 348.1880, 1980; Ord. 348.1481, 1975; Ord. 348.1356, 1974; Ord. 348.1349, 1974; Ord. 348.1327, 1974; Ord. 348.1201, 1974; Ord. 348.1023, 1972; Ord. 348 § 10.4)

(Ord. 348.4706, §§ 4, 5, 3-22-2011)

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Idyllwild Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 17.04 — COUNTY LAND USE
  2. Chapter 17.08 — GENERAL PLAN AND SPECIFIC PLANS
  3. Chapter 17.12 — ZONE CLASSIFICATIONS AND DISTRICTS
  4. Chapter 17.16 — R-R RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE
  5. Chapter 17.20 — R-R-O RURAL RESIDENTIAL, OUTDOOR ADVERTISING Z…
  6. Chapter 17.24 — R-1 ONE-FAMILY DWELLING ZONE
  7. Chapter 17.28 — R-1A ONE-FAMILY DWELLINGS, MOUNTAIN RESORT ZONE
  8. Chapter 17.32 — R-A RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL ZONE
  9. Chapter 17.36 — R-2 MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING ZONE
  10. Chapter 17.40 — R-2A LIMITED MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING ZONE
  11. Chapter 17.44 — R-3 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE
  12. Chapter 17.48 — R-3A VILLAGE TOURIST RESIDENTIAL ZONE
  13. Chapter 17.52 — R-T MOBILEHOME SUBDIVISIONS AND MOBILEHOME PAR…
  14. Chapter 17.56 — R-T-R MOBILEHOME SUBDIVISION, RURAL ZONE
  15. Chapter 17.60 — R-4 PLANNED RESIDENTIAL ZONE
  16. Chapter 17.64 — R-5 OPEN AREA COMBINING ZONE, RESIDENTIAL DEVE…
  17. Chapter 17.67 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFI…
  18. Chapter 17.68 — R-6 RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE ZONE
  19. Chapter 17.70 — R-7 ZONE (HIGHEST DENSITY RESIDENTIAL)
  20. Chapter 17.72 — C-1 AND C-P GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONES
  21. Chapter 17.73 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFI…
  22. Chapter 17.76 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFI…
  23. Chapter 17.78 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFI…
  24. Chapter 17.79 — C-T ZONE (TOURIST COMMERCIAL)
  25. Chapter 17.80 — C-P-S SCENIC HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE
  26. Chapter 17.82 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR
  27. Chapter 17.84 — C-R RURAL COMMERCIAL ZONE
  28. Chapter 17.88 — C-O COMMERCIAL OFFICE ZONE
  29. Chapter 17.90 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFI…
  30. Chapter 17.92 — R-VC RUBIDOUX-VILLAGE COMMERCIAL ZONE
  31. Chapter 17.94 — MU ZONE (MIXED USE)
  32. Chapter 17.96 — I-P INDUSTRIAL PARK ZONE
  33. Chapter 17.97 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIFI…
  34. Chapter 17.100 — M-SC MANUFACTURING-SERVICE COMMERCIAL ZONE
  35. Chapter 17.104 — M-M MANUFACTURING-MEDIUM ZONE
  36. Chapter 17.105 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIF…
  37. Chapter 17.106 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIF…
  38. Chapter 17.107 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIF…
  39. Chapter 17.108 — M-H MANUFACTURING-HEAVY ZONE
  40. Chapter 17.109 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIF…
  41. Chapter 17.110 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIF…
  42. Chapter 17.111 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIF…
  43. Chapter 17.112 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIF…
  44. Chapter 17.113 — M-R MINERAL RESOURCES ZONE
  45. Chapter 17.114 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIF…
  46. Chapter 17.115 — MIXED USE OVERLAYS
  47. Chapter 17.116 — M-R-A MINERAL RESOURCES AND RELATED MANUFACTU…
  48. Chapter 17.120 — A-1 LIGHT AGRICULTURE ZONE
  49. Chapter 17.123 — SP ZONE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIF…
  50. Chapter 17.124 — A-P LIGHT AGRICULTURE WITH POULTRY ZONE
  51. Chapter 17.128 — A-2 HEAVY AGRICULTURE ZONE
  52. Chapter 17.132 — A-D AGRICULTURE-DAIRY ZONE
  53. Chapter 17.136 — C/V CITRUS/VINEYARD ZONE
  54. Chapter 17.140 — C-C/V COMMERCIAL CITRUS/VINEYARD ZONE
  55. Chapter 17.142 — WINE COUNTRY ZONES (WC)
  56. Chapter 17.144 — W-2 CONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT AREAS ZONE
  57. Chapter 17.148 — R-D REGULATED DEVELOPMENT AREAS ZONE
  58. Chapter 17.152 — N-A NATURAL ASSETS ZONE
  59. Chapter 17.156 — W-2-M CONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT AREA WITH MOBILE…
  60. Chapter 17.160 — W-1 WATERCOURSE, WATERSHED AND CONSERVATION A…
  61. Chapter 17.164 — W-E WIND ENERGY RESOURCE ZONE
  62. Chapter 17.168 — SP SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE
  63. Chapter 17.172 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  64. Chapter 17.176 — SPECIAL STUDIES ZONES—GEOLOGIC REPORT REQUIRE…
  65. Chapter 17.180 — STANDARDS FOR PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
  66. Chapter 17.188 — OFF-STREET VEHICLE PARKING STANDARDS
  67. Chapter 17.192 — PERMIT APPLICATIONS
  68. Chapter 17.196 — VARIANCES
  69. Chapter 17.200 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
  70. Chapter 17.206 — CROWING FOWL PERMITS
  71. Chapter 17.208 — PUBLIC USE PERMITS
  72. Chapter 17.212 — FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES
  73. Chapter 17.216 — PLOT PLANS
  74. Chapter 17.220 — REVOCATION OF VARIANCES AND PERMITS
  75. Chapter 17.224 — COMMERCIAL WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS (WE…
  76. Chapter 17.228 — MODIFICATIONS TO APPROVED PERMITS
  77. Chapter 17.232 — HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY SITING PERMIT
  78. Chapter 17.236 — KENNELS AND CATTERIES
  79. Chapter 17.240 — MINI-WAREHOUSES
  80. Chapter 17.244 — RECYCLING FACILITIES
  81. Chapter 17.248 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES
  82. Chapter 17.252 — ADVERTISING REGULATIONS
  83. Chapter 17.254 — TERMPORARY SIGNS
  84. Chapter 17.256 — TEMPORARY EVENTS
  85. Chapter 17.260 — MOBILEHOMES
  86. Chapter 17.264 — MOBILEHOME PARKS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
  87. Chapter 17.268 — RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS
  88. Chapter 17.272 — COMMUNITY CARE FACILITIES
  89. Chapter 17.276 — WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS
  90. Chapter 17.277 — WIRELESS FACILITIES
  91. Chapter 17.280 — AMENDMENTS AND CHANGE OF ZONE
  92. Chapter 17.284 — ENCROACHMENT PERMITS
  93. Chapter 17.288 — METAL SHIPPING CONTAINERS
  94. Chapter 17.290 — PAROLEE-PROBATIONER HOMES
  95. Chapter 17.291 — COTTAGE FOOD OPERATIONS
  96. Chapter 17.292 — BERMUDA DUNES NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION OVERL…
  97. Chapter 17.294 — ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATIONS
  98. Chapter 17.296 — SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
  99. Chapter 17.298 — UNATTENDED DONATION BINS
  100. Chapter 17.300 — Mobile Food Trucks
  101. Chapter 17.302 — COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES
  102. Chapter 17.306 — INDUSTRIAL HEMP ACTIVITIES
  103. Chapter 17.310 — SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY UNITS
  104. Chapter 17.314 — HOUSING ALTERNATIVES
  105. Chapter 17.318 — RANCHO COMMUNITY EVENT FACILITIES

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