Chapter 18.54 — INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS (I)

Pittsburg Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Pittsburg

Sections:

Article I. General

18.54.005 Specifc purposes.

– 18.54.010 IP, IL and IG district Land use regulations.

Article II. Development Standards

– 18.54.100 IP, IL and IG districts Review of plans.

– 18.54.115 IP, IL and IG districts Property development regulations.

18.54.120 Additional height allowance.

– 18.54.130 IP, IL and IG districts Planting areas.

Article I. General

18.54.005 Specific purposes.

A. The specific purposes of industrial district regulations are to:

  1. Provide appropriately located areas consistent with the general plan for a broad range of manufacturing, research and development, processing and service uses;

  2. Strengthen the city’s economic base, and provide employment opportunities close to home for residents of the city and surrounding communities;

  3. Provide a suitable environment for various types of industrial uses, and protect them from the adverse impacts of inharmonious uses;

  4. Ensure that the appearance and effects of industrial uses are compatible with the character of the area in which they are located;

  5. Minimize the impact of industrial uses on adjacent residential districts;

  6. Ensure the provision of adequate off-street parking and loading facilities.

B. The additional purposes of specific industrial districts are as follows:

  1. Industrial Park District (IP). To provide sites in landscaped settings for service-oriented commercial and light industrial uses with limited customer presence and turnover, including industrial office centers, research and development facilities, limited industrial activities (including production and assembly but no raw materials processing or bulk handling), limited and warehouse type retail and commercial activities, and small-scale warehousing distribution.

  2. Limited Industrial District (IL). To provide opportunities for service-oriented commercial and limited industrial uses in transitional areas between heavy industry and residential and commercial land uses. Heavy industrial uses are restricted or subject to discretionary approval in order to minimize their potential impacts on surrounding land uses.

  3. General Industrial District (IG). To provide sites for intense industrial uses on large parcels occupied by or directly adjacent to existing heavy industrial uses, as well as on small parcels in the vicinity of heavy industrial uses. Areas are established for heavy industrial uses in order to protect them, to the extent feasible, from disruption and competition for space from unrelated retail and commercial uses that are more appropriately located elsewhere in the city. [Ord. 07-1284 § 3 (Exh. D), 2007; Ord. 979 § 2 (Exh. A), 1990.]

18.54.010 IP, IL and IG district – Land use regulations.

In the following schedule, the letter “P” designates use classifications permitted in industrial districts. The letter “L” designates use classifications subject to certain limitations prescribed by the “Additional Use Regulations” which follow. The letter “U” designates use classifications permitted on approval of a use permit (Chapter 18.28 PMC). The letter “T” designates temporary use classifications permitted on approval of a temporary activity permit. The letter “Z” designates accessory use classifications permitted on approval of the zoning administrator. The symbol (–) under any of the zoning district columns indicates that the use is not allowed in that particular district.

IP, IL AND IG DISTRICTS – LAND USE REGULATIONS

P = Permitted

U = Use Permit, Planning Commission

T = Temporary Activity Permit

L = Limited (See Additional Use Regulations)

Z = Use Permit, Zoning Administrator

– = Not Permitted

IP IL IG
Governmental and Quasipublic
Club and lodge U – –
College, public or private L-32 – –
Day care, general L-31 L-31 L-31
Disposal facility – – L-28
Government ofce U U U
Hazardous waste facility
Land disposal facility – – L-28
On-site facility – L-28 L-28
Single-user of-site facility – L-28 L-28
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Specifed hazardous
waste facility		 – – L-28
Transfer facility – L-28 L-28
Heliport – – L-15
Maintenance and service
facility		 L-112 L-112 P
Military installation – U U
Park and recreation
facility		 L-2a L-2a L-2a
Public parking facility U U –
Public safety facility P P P
Public transit terminal U U U
Religious assembly U – –
Telecommunication
facility		 P P P
Utility, major – – U
Utility, minor P P P

Commercial

Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial
Ambulance service U – –
Animal sales and service
Animal boarding – U –
Artists’ studio P P –
Bakery, commercial U U –
Bank and savings and
loan		 – – –
ATM P P P
Cannabis delivery L-
175,
L177		 L-
175,
L178		 L-
175,
L178
Cannabis retail L-
175,
L177		 L-
175,
L178		 L-
175,
L178
Commercial flming and
communications		 L-123 L-123 L-123
Commercial recreation
and entertainment within
building		 L-5a – –
Eating and drinking
establishment
--- --- --- ---
Food shop L-151 L-151 –
Restaurant, full-service L-31 L-31 L-31
Restaurant, self-service L-151 L-151 L-151
Food and beverage sales
Catering service P P –
Funeral and interment
services		 L-18 L-18 –
Horticulture, limited – P P
Laboratory, limited P P P
Maintenance and repair
service		 P P P
Marine facilities and
services
Boat and marine vessel
sales and rental		 U P P
Boat and marine vessel
storage		 – L-152 L-152
Marina – P P
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Ofce, business and
administrative		 L-19 – –
Printing and publishing
services
Commercial P P P
Electronic P P P
Recycling collection
facility
Reverse vending machine P P P
Recycling facility, small Z – –
Recycling facility, large U U U
Research and
development services		 P P P
Retail and wholesale
sales
Lumber and building
material yard		 L-112 L-112 P
Home improvement sales
and service		 L-153 L-153 –
Nursery L-112 L-112 P
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Mail order or direct selling
establishment		 P P P
School, commercial U P P
Vehicle sales and service
Automobile and
recreational vehicle repair,
major		 U U P
Automobile repair, limited P U –
Automobile washing – L-20 L-20
Recreational vehicle and
mobile home sales		 U U –
Service station – L-21 L-21
Vehicle storage – U U
Warehousing and storage,
limited		 U U U
Industrial
Cannabis distribution L-
175,
L-177		 L-
175,
L-178		 L-
175,
L-178
Cannabis manufacturing L-
175,
L-177		 L-
175,
L-178		 L-
175,
L-178
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Cannabis microbusiness L-
175,
L-177		 L-
175,
L-178		 L-
175,
L-178
Cannabis testing
laboratory		 L-
175,
L-178		 L-
175,
L-178		 L-
175,
L-178
Food and drug
processing		 U U U
Industrial services
Boatyard – U U
Contractor P P P
Contractor yard L-112 L-112 L-112
Equipment sales and
rental		 L-112 L-112 L-112
Laboratory U P P
Laundry U U P
Processor – L-154 L-154
Repair/jobbing service U P P
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Manufacturing
Heavy – L-155 U
Limited L-112 L-112 P
Custom P P P
Research and
development production		 U P P
Transportation/distribution
Commercial/personal
transport services		 U U L-112
Railroad terminal and
switchyard		 – U P
Truck terminal U U P
Wharf – U L-156
Wholesaling and storage
Interior operation L-23 P P
With exterior storage U L-112 P
Agricultural and Extractive
Cannabis cultivation
--- --- --- ---
Indoor L-
175,
L-177		 L-
175,
L-178		 L-
175,
L-178
Mixed light – – –
Outdoor – – –
Mining and processing – – L-115
Accessory Uses
Accessory uses P P P
Accessory structures
Nonresidential accessory
structure		 P P P
Caretaker’s quarters U U U
Temporary Uses
Animal show T T T
Christmas tree sales T T T
Circus and carnival T T T
Commercial flming,
limited		 T T T
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Farmers’ market T – –
Holiday boutique T – –
Real property sales P P P
Religious assembly T T T
Retail sales, outdoor T – –
Storage, outdoor T T P
Trade fair T T T

IP, IL AND IG DISTRICTS – ADDITIONAL USE REGULATIONS

IP, IL AND IG DISTRICTS – ADDITIONAL
USE REGULATIONS
L-2a Publicly owned facilities permitted.
Privately owned noncommercial
facilities, including swim clubs or
tennis clubs, shall be permitted;
provided, that the facility is not
made available for use after 9:00
p.m.; otherwise, use permit
required.
L-5a Use permit required. Limited to
arenas for feld sports (such as
football, soccer and lacrosse), ice
or hockey rinks, basketball and
tennis/racquetball courts, or
health/ftness clubs/gyms.
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L-15 Use permit and heliport permit
from California Department of
Transportation, Division of
Aeronautics.
L-17 Permitted as an ancillary use to
wholesale operations.
L-18 Limited to crematories,
columbariums or mausoleums.
L-19 Businesses are not permitted that
typically provide on-site customer
or patient services, such as
medical-dental, counseling, real
estate or insurance brokerage
ofces.
L-20 Prohibited on sites within 1,000
feet of the shoreline. Elsewhere,
permitted, limited to truck, tractor,
trailer or construction equipment
washing.
L-21 Limited to stations ofering specifc
services to individual uses within
the base zoning district, subject to
a use permit.
L-23 Use permit required for more than
two truck docks; otherwise,
permitted.
L-28 Prohibited within 1,000 feet of the
shoreline. Elsewhere, limited to an
accessory use only, subject to a
use permit.
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L-31 Permitted if established as an
ancillary use for employees of and
located on the same site as the
primary use.
L-32 Use permit for private institutions;
public schools permitted.
L-
112		 Permitted; provided, that: (1)
vehicles with gross vehicle weight
in excess of 15,000 pounds,
equipment, supplies or
merchandise are stored indoors, or,
if stored outdoors, are not visible
from public right(s)-of-way by
means of screening by a building
or an eight-foot-tall masonry wall
constructed prior to the
establishment of the use, and (2)
the city engineer has determined
that deliveries to and from the site
can be made safely and without
disruption of circulation patterns or
modifcation to the existing streets
that provide access to the site. Use
permit required for any use that
does not meet all of these
provisions.
L-
123		 Indoor flming studios permitted.
Use permit required for activities
conducted outside of a building,
including outdoor flming and
outdoor storage.
L-
151		 Limited to establishments
occupying 1,500 or fewer square
feet of foor area and located in a
multi-tenant building. Such
establishments shall be separated
from each other by 1,000 or more
feet. Use permit required for any
establishment that does not meet
all of these criteria.
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L-
152		 Permitted on properties within
1,000 feet of the shoreline;
provided, that: (1) secure areas for
vessel storage are located within a
building, or, if outside of a building,
are enclosed by a minimum six-
foot-tall wrought iron fence or
masonry wall; and (2) the city
engineer has determined that
vehicles and utility trailers can
safely enter and exit the site
without disruption of circulation
patterns or modifcation to the
existing streets that provide access
to the site. Use permit required for
any use that does not meet all of
these provisions.
L-
153		 Establishments occupying 15,000
or fewer square feet of indoor retail
or display space are permitted.
Use permit required for any
establishment with outdoor display
area or that occupies more than
15,000 square feet of indoor and
outdoor display area.
L-
154		 Use permit required. Storage of
materials or items on any portion of
the site that is located within 500
feet of a shoreline or within 200
feet of a public street shall occur
within a building or a fully enclosed
structure.
L-
155		 Use permit required.
Manufacturing or mining activities
occurring outside of a building
shall not be conducted within 200
feet of a public right-of-way or
nonindustrial district. Any portion
of the site located within 200 feet
of a public right-of-way or
nonindustrial district shall be
occupied exclusively by
landscaping, on-site parking
facilities, administrative ofces
accessory to the manufacturing
use, on-site employee services
such as dining and day care
facilities, or manufacturing or
processing activities that occur
within a building.
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L-
156		 Permitted if ancillary to a permitted
or conditionally permitted use on
the same site; otherwise, use
permit required.
L-
175		 Businesses utilizing cannabis as a
primary or accessory use shall
comply with the requirements
prescribed by Chapters
5.70 and
18.88 PMC. On-site tasting or
sampling of cannabis products to
or by the public is prohibited.
L-
177		 Limited to areas located within the
Railroad Avenue specifc plan area
south of State Route 4 and east of
Harbor Street. Uses must also be
set back a minimum of 200 feet
from the right-of-way of Harbor
Street, Leland Road, and
Loveridge Road.
L-
178		 Limited to areas located north of
Pittsburg-Antioch Highway and
east of Loveridge Road.
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[Ord. 21-1492 § 9, 2021; Ord. 18-1448 § 3 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 15-1390 § 3 (Exh. C), 2015; Ord. 07-1284 § 3 (Exh. D), 2007; Ord. 05-1257 § 4 (Exh. D), 2005; Ord. 1060 § 7 (Exh. B), 1993; Ord. 1026 § 5 (Exh. D), 1991; Ord. 1004 (Exh. B), 1991; Ord. 979 § 2 (Exh. A), 1990.]

Article II. Development Standards

18.54.100 IP, IL and IG districts – Review of plans.

All projects require design review (Chapter 18.36 PMC). [Ord. 07-1284 § 3 (Exh. D), 2007; Ord. 979 § 2 (Exh. A), 1990. Formerly 18.54.020.]

18.54.115 IP, IL and IG districts – Property development regulations.

The schedule set out in Table 18.54.115 prescribes development regulations for the IP, IL and IG districts. The second, third and fourth columns prescribe basic requirements for permitted or conditional uses in each district. The symbol “–” under any of the zoning district columns indicates no regulation for that particular classification.

Table 18.54.115

IP, IL and IG DISTRICTS – DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

Development
Classifcations		 IP IL IG
Minimum lot
area (sq. ft.)		 15,000 10,000 20,000
Minimum lot
width (ft.)		 80 70 100
Minimum yards
(ft.)
Development
Classifcations		 IP IL IG
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Front 25 25 25
Corner side 25 25 25
Side 10 – –
Side (adjacent to
nonindustrial
district)		 10 10 10
Rear 10 – –
Rear (adjacent
to nonindustrial
district)		 10 10 10
Maximum height
of structures		 35 50 50
Maximum lot
coverage		 50% 60% 75%
Maximum FAR 0.8 0.8 0.8
Minimum site
landscaping		 15% 10% 10%

[Ord. 07-1284 § 3 (Exh. D), 2007; Ord. 979 § 2 (Exh. A), 1990. Formerly 18.54.015.]

18.54.120 Additional height allowance.

An increase over the maximum height allowance is allowed in the IL and IG districts equal to the number of additional feet the structure is set back from each property line beyond the minimum yard requirements, up to a maximum height of 75 feet. To be entitled to additional height, the building or structure setback must exceed the minimum on all sides. See also, height limit exceptions (PMC 18.80.020). [Ord. 07-1284 § 3 (Exh. D), 2007; Ord. 979 § 2 (Exh. A), 1990. Formerly 18.54.100.]

18.54.130 IP, IL and IG districts – Planting areas.

A. Required front and street side yards must be landscaped except for access driveways. Required side and rear yards abutting a residential use must be landscaped unless occupied by a parking facility or vehicle aisle.

B. Trees shall be planted along each side or rear property line abutting a residential use. Such trees shall be planted within a continuous planting area or, in the case of a side or rear yard that is occupied by a parking facility or vehicle aisle, within irrigated tree wells. A minimum of five trees shall be planted for each 100 linear feet along the respective property line.

C. Exceptions.

  1. Credit for Preservation of Natural Features. In calculating the minimum percent of the site area to be landscaped, walks, creeks, riverfront, wetlands, adjacent riparian vegetation and slopes to be retained in their natural state qualify as planting areas.

  2. Credit for Recreational Amenities. In calculating the total site landscaping percentage, the following outdoor active and passive recreational amenities shall qualify as landscaping when provided on-site and privately maintained. Pursuant to the limitations specified in PMC 18.54.010, recreational amenities provided under this subsection may require a use permit. Each one square foot of the following recreational amenities provided on-site shall be credited as one and one-half square feet toward the minimum site landscaping requirement for the site:

a. Paved patios or gardens; provided, that the patio or garden encompasses 200 or more square feet, incorporates at least one tree for shade, and incorporates fixed outdoor furniture at a ratio of no less than one seat and no more than two seats per 50 square feet of patio or garden area. Seating required under this provision may include benches, or may include individual chairs combined with tables, as for dining purposes;

b. Continuous trails of at least one-quarter mile in length. Trails less than one-quarter mile in length shall not qualify for the landscaping credit provided under this subsection, unless that portion of the trail that is provided on-site is connected to another paved trail on one or more abutting sites; and provided, that all legs of the trail are continuous and have a combined length of no less than one-half mile. As used in this subsection, “trail” shall mean a paved course, excluding a sidewalk or lane within a public right-of-way, that is intended for use by bicyclists or pedestrians, that is constructed of pervious material, that is at least six feet wide, and that is designed and constructed so as to comply with the minimum accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act;

c. Basketball courts and half-courts; recreational soccer fields with minimum dimensions of 50 feet by 100 feet; baseball and softball diamonds; horseshoe pits; volleyball, tennis, badminton and handball courts;

lawn bowling greens; and similar athletic courts with associated sports equipment.

  1. Pervious Surfaces. Notwithstanding subsection (C)(2) of this section, at least five percent of the total site area provided on-site shall consist of pervious surfaces or materials. [Ord. 07-1284 § 3 (Exh. D), 2007; Ord. 979 § 2 (Exh. A), 1990. Formerly 18.54.105.]

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