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Title 20 — ZONING ORDINANCE›Division II — MENDOCINO COUNTY COASTAL ZONING CODE

Mendocino County Municipal Code Ch. 20 407A - Gi—gualala Industrial

Mendocino County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Mendocino County

Cite as: Mendocino County Municipal Code Chapter 20 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. 20.407A.005 - Intent of the GI District.

To provide suitable locations for necessary industrial and commercial service activities where transportation facilities and utilities exist or can be provided.

(Ord. No. 4083 (part), adopted 2002.)

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Sec. 20.407A.010 - Permitted Uses for GI Districts.

The following use types are permitted in a GI District, subject to obtaining a Coastal Development Permit and all necessary building permits and approvals.

(A) Coastal Civic Use Types.

Ambulance Services;

Fire and Police Protection Services.

(B) Coastal Commercial Use Types.

Agricultural Sales and Services;

Automotive and Equipment: Parking;

Building Maintenance Services;

Communications Services;

Research Services;

Wholesaling, Storage and Distribution: Mini-Warehouses;

Wholesaling, Storage and Distribution: Light.

(C) Coastal Industrial Use Types.

Coastal-Related Industrial;

Coastal-Dependent Industrial;

Custom Manufacturing: Light Industrial.

(D) Coastal Open Space Use Type.

Passive Recreation.

For purposes of appeals to the California Coastal Commission, pursuant to Section 20.544.020(B)(4) of the Coastal Zoning Code and Section 30603(a)(4) of the Coastal Act, the Principal Permitted Use (PPU) is industrial use.

(Ord. No. 4083 (part), adopted 2002.)

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Sec. 20.407A.015 - Conditional Uses for GI Districts.

The following use types are permitted in a GI District, subject to obtaining a Coastal Development Use Permit and all necessary building permits and approvals.

(A) Coastal Residential Use Type.

Employee Caretaker Housing.

(B) Coastal Civic Use Types.

Administrative Services: Government;

Alternative Energy Facilities: On-site;

Alternative Energy Facilities: Offsite;

Community Recreation;

Major Impact Facilities;

Major Impact Services and Utilities;

Minor Impact Utilities.

(C) Coastal Commercial Use Types.

Animal Sales and Services: Auctioning;

Automotive and Equipment: Cleaning;

Automotive and Equipment: Fleet Storage;

Automotive and Equipment: Gasoline Sales;

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;

Construction Sales and Services;

Recycling Centers.

(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 By-Products.

(F) Coastal Extractive Use Types.

Mining and Processing.

(Ord. No. 4083 (part), adopted 2002.)

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Sec. 20.407A.020 - Minimum Lot Area for GI 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 water or sewer service area: Forty thousand (40,000) square feet.

(Ord. No. 4083 (part), adopted 2002)

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Sec. 20.407A.025 - Minimum Front Yard for GI Districts.

Ten (10) feet.

(Ord. No. 4083 (part), adopted 2002)

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Sec. 20.407A.030 - Minimum Side and Rear Yards for GI Districts.

Where a parcel in the GI District is adjacent to a property which is not in the GI District, a setback of ten (10) feet shall be required between the subject parcel and the adjoining property. All industrial development shall be buffered from adjoining properties with RR, SR, RMR or GHMU designations by fencing or plant screening or other appropriate mitigating devices.

(Ord. No. 4083 (part), adopted 2002)

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Sec. 20.407A.035 - Building Height Limit for GI Districts.

Fifty (50) feet.

(Ord. No. 4083 (part), adopted 2002)

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