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Title 20 — ZONING ORDINANCE›Division II — MENDOCINO COUNTY COASTAL ZONING CODE
Mendocino County Municipal Code Ch. 20.400 I—industrial District
Mendocino County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Mendocino County
Cite as: Mendocino County Municipal Code Chapter 20.400 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 20.400.005 - Intent.¶
The intent of this land use district is to provide suitable locations for necessary industrial and commercial service activities where transportation facilities and utilities exist or can be provided.
(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)
Sec. 20.400.010 - Principal Permitted Uses for I Districts.¶
The following use types are permitted in an I District:
(A) Coastal Commercial Use Types.
Mail Order Businesses;
Research Services.
(B) Coastal Industrial Use Types.
Coastal-Related Industrial;
Coastal-Dependent Industrial;
Custom Manufacturing: Light Industrial.
(C) Coastal Open Space Use Types.
Passive Recreation.
(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991; Ord. No. 4149 (part), adopted 2005)
Sec. 20.400.015 - Conditional Uses for I Districts.¶
The following uses are permitted in an I District with a coastal development use permit:
(A) Coastal Residential Use Type.
Employee Caretaker Housing.
(B) Coastal Civic Use Types.
Administrative Services: Government;
Alternative Energy Facilities: On-site;
Alternative Energy Facilities: Off-site;
Ambulance Services;
Community Recreation;
Fire and Police Protection Services;
Major Impact Facilities;
Major Impact Services and Utilities;
Minor Impact Utilities.
(C) Coastal Commercial Use Types.
Agricultural Sales and Services;
Animal Sales and Services: Auctioning;
Automotive and Equipment: Cleaning;
Automotive and Equipment: Fleet Storage;
Automotive and Equipment: Gasoline Sales;
Automotive and Equipment: Parking;
Automotive and Equipment: Repairs, Light;
Automotive and Equipment: Repairs, Heavy;
Automotive and Equipment: Sales/Rentals;
Automotive and Equipment: Storage, Nonoperating Vehicles;
Automotive and Equipment: Storage, Recreational Vehicles and Boats;
Communications Services;
Recycling Centers;
Wholesaling, Storage and Distribution: Miniwarehouses;
Wholesaling, Storage and Distribution: Light.
(D) Coastal Industrial Use Types.
General Industrial;
Heavy Industrial.
(E) Coastal Agricultural Use Types.
Animal Waste Processing;
Forest Production and Processing: General;
Forest Production and Processing: Commercial Woodlots;
Packing and Processing: Limited;
Packing and Processing: General;
Packing and Processing: Fisheries Byproducts.
(F) Coastal Extractive Use Types.
Mining and Processing;
Onshore Oil and Gas Development Facilities.
(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)
Sec. 20.400.020 - Minimum Lot Area for I Districts.¶
(A) Within water and sewer service areas: Six thousand (6,000) square feet.
(B) Within water or sewer service areas: twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.
(C) Not in a water or sewer service area: Forty thousand (40,000) square feet.
(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)
Sec. 20.400.025 - Minimum Front Yard for I Districts.¶
Ten (10) feet.
(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)
Sec. 20.400.030 - Minimum Side and Rear Yards for I Districts.¶
None required except that any side or rear yard contiguous to any district other than commercial or industrial shall have a minimum side yard of five (5) feet and a minimum rear yard of twenty (20) feet and buffered from adjoining uses by fencing or plant screening or other appropriate mitigating devices.
(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)
Sec. 20.400.035 - Building Height Limit for I Districts.¶
Fifty (50) feet.
(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)
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