Title 17 — Zoning›Division 5 — USE CLASSIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED PARKING

Chapter 17.44 — INDUSTRIAL USE TYPES

Santa Clarita Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Santa Clarita

§ 17.44.010. Industrial Use Types.

1. Assembly Parking Parking
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Includes the assembly or treatment of articles or merchandise of
previously manufactured materials. No raw materials are used. Articles of
assembly include, but are not limited to, cloth, electronics, fur, glass,
leather, metals, paper, plastics, precious or semi-precious stones or
metals, textiles, tobacco or wood. Typical end products include appliances,
books, computers, cosmetics, electronic devices, furniture, medical and
dental instruments, motors, newspapers and televisions.		 1 space per 500
square feet of
assembly area or 1
space per two
employees of largest
shift, whichever is
greater; plus 1 space
per business vehicle;
plus required parking
for additional uses on
site
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2. Bottling Plants 2. Bottling Plants Parking Parking
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Includes facilities primarily engaged in the bottling and distribution of
beverages.		 1 space per 500
square feet of bottling
area or 1 space per
two employees of
largest shift,
whichever is greater;
plus 1 space per
business vehicle; plus
required parking for
additional uses on site
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3. Cleaning and Dyeing Plants 3. Cleaning and Dyeing Plants 3. Cleaning and Dyeing Plants 3. Cleaning and Dyeing Plants Parking Parking
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Includes facilities primarily engaged in industrial dry cleaning and/or the
commercial dyeing of apparel and fabrics and does not include drop-off or
pick-up of apparel from the public as a part of a dry cleaning use as
classifed under Personal Services in Section 17.43.010(17).		 As determined by the
Director
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4. Crematory Parking
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Includes a facility where cremation takes place. Cremation is the process
of reducing human remains to basic chemical compounds in the form of		 1 space per 250
square feet of offce
space, plus 1 space
4. Crematory Parking Parking
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gases and bone fragments, accomplished through high temperatures
vaporization.		 and per 500 square feet of
foor area dedicated to
cremation, plus
required parking for
additional uses on site
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5. Distribution Parking NU1 NU2 NU3 NU4 NU5 UR1 UR2 UR3 UR4 UR5 CR CC CN BP I Includes facilities primarily engaged in the receipt, storage, and distribution 1 space per 1,000 of goods, products, cargo and materials, including transshipment by air, square feet of rail or motor vehicle, but excludes truck terminals. distribution floor area

1 space per 1,000 square feet of distribution floor area or 1 space per two employees of largest shift, whichever is greater; plus 1 space per business vehicle plus required parking for additional uses on site

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6. Distribution Showrooms 6. Distribution Showrooms 6. Distribution Showrooms 6. Distribution Showrooms Parking Parking
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Includes facilities that display goods that are stored and/or distributed at
the site for wholesaling purposes but does not include retail sale.		 1 space per 250
square feet
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7. Food Processing 7. Food Processing Parking Parking
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Includes facilities engaged
freezing of food goods, but		 in the cooking, packaging, canning and
excludes meat packing.		 1 space per 500
square feet of
processing area or 1
space per two
employees of largest
shift, whichever is
greater; plus 1 space
per business vehicle;
plus required parking
for additional uses on
site
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8. Furniture Upholstering 8. Furniture Upholstering 8. Furniture Upholstering Parking Parking
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Includes facilities primarily engaged in the upholstering of furniture. 1 space per each 2
employees
8. Furniture Upholstering 8. Furniture Upholstering 8. Furniture Upholstering 8. Furniture Upholstering Parking Parking
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9. Laboratories 9. Laboratories Parking Parking
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Includes chemical, dental, electrical, optical, mechanical, and medical
laboratories and includes facilities that provide research and investigation
of the natural, physical or social sciences, which may include engineering
and product development.		 As determined by the
Director
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10. Landfll Parking Parking
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A facility for the disposal of solid waste
combusted for energy recovery.		 that is not reused, recycled, or 1 parking space per
250 square feet of
offce space; plus
other parking as
determined by the
Director
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11. Manufacturing 11. Manufacturing Parking Parking
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Includes facilities engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of raw materials or
substances into new products or product components and may include the assembly of the new
products. Includes the blending of materials, such as lubricating oils, plastics, resins, or liquors.
The following are manufacturing use types:
a. Light—any kind of manufacturing, processing or treating of products
which are not obnoxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor,
dust, smoke, gas, noise or other causes. Typical uses include, but are not
limited to, cabinet/carpenter shops, garment manufacturing, machine
shops, and textile manufacturing.		 1 space per 500
square feet of
processing area or 1
space per two
employees of largest
shift, whichever is
greater; plus 1 space
per business vehicle;
plus required parking
for additional uses on
site
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b. Heavy—includes manufacturing, processing or treating, or storage of
products which may be obnoxious or offensive by reason of the emission
of odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise or other causes. Typical uses include, but
are not limited to, asphalt and cement batch plants, automobile
dismantling yards, chrome plating, fat rendering plants, freworks plants,
foundries, glass plants, lumber mills, meat packing plants, microchip
plants, paper mills, petroleum refneries, rock and gravel processing
plants, scrap metal processing, smelters, storage of gunpowder in excess
of seven hundred ffty (750) pounds, storage of any other explosive in
excess of one hundred (100) pounds, storage of oil, gasoline or petroleum		 1 space per 500
square feet of
processing area or 1
space per two
employees of largest
shift, whichever is
greater; plus 1 space
per business vehicle;
plus required parking
11. Manufacturing 11. Manufacturing Parking Parking
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products in excess of two thousand fve hundred (2,500) barrels, and
waste disposal facilities.		 for additional uses on
site
6. Distribution Showrooms 6. Distribution Showrooms 6. Distribution Showrooms 6. Distribution Showrooms Parking Parking
(1) Scrap Metal Processing
(2) Automobile Dismantling
(3) Salvage Yards		 3 spaces minimum or
1 space per 7,000
square feet of yard
area or fraction
thereof up to the frst
42,000 square feet
plus 1 space for each
20,000 square feet or
fraction thereof, in
excess of 42,000
square feet,
whichever is greater
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12. Moving and Storage Facilities 12. Moving and Storage Facilities 12. Moving and Storage Facilities 12. Moving and Storage Facilities 12. Moving and Storage Facilities Parking Parking
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Include facilities engaged in the moving of residential and/or offce
furniture and similar items from one location to another and may include
the short-term storage of such items. Moving and storage may also include
the storage of large moving trucks.		 1 space per 2,000
square feet of storage
area; plus required
parking for additional
uses on site
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13. Outdoor Storage

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Includes facilities engaged in the outdoor storage of vehicles, equipment, and materials subject to Chapter 17.53 (Property Development Standards—Commercial and Industrial). Typical uses include:

a. Building Material Yards —includes the outdoor storage of building materials including, but not limited to, brick, stone, sand, gravel, rock, wood, concrete, or other materials used in construction. Building material yards may include the accessory rental of construction equipment. Storage areas shall be enclosed with a wall or fence at a minimum height of six (6) feet.

1 space per 1,000 square feet of storage area

X X X X X X X X X X X X X M M b. Contractor Storage Yards —includes an outdoor storage area used for 1 space per 5,000 the storage of the equipment, vehicles, or other materials when not in use. square feet of outdoor Contractor storage yards may include offices and other accessory uses storage area; plus 1 directly related to the business on the property. Accessory storage of space per each construction materials shall be permitted; provided, that the storage is not business vehicle; plus detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare and does not become required parking for the primary use of the property. Broken or nonoperative vehicles and additional uses on site equipment shall be properly disposed of within ninety (90) days of becoming nonoperative.

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c. General —includes the outdoor storage of vehicles, materials, or equipment related to the business on the property. This use shall not be construed to be the commercial leasing of space for storage similar to a self storage facility, vehicle, or other recreational vehicle storage facility.

c. General —includes the outdoor storage of vehicles, materials, or 1 space per 5,000 equipment related to the business on the property. This use shall not be square feet of outdoor construed to be the commercial leasing of space for storage similar to a storage area; plus 1 self storage facility, vehicle, or other recreational vehicle storage facility. space per each business vehicle; plus required parking for additional uses on site X X X X X X X X X X X C X M P d. Lumber Yards (1) Retail —includes the outdoor storage and retail sales of lumber and 1 space per 1,000 other associated material. square feet of storage area (2) Wholesale —includes the outdoor storage and sale of lumber and other 1 space per 5,000 associated material for wholesale purposes. square feet of storage area X X X X X X X X X X X C X M P e. Salvage Yards —includes outdoor storage of nonoperative vehicles, 1 space per 1,000 equipment, or material for salvage and/or re-use purposes. This use shall square feet of storage not include vehicle impound yards. area X X X X X X X X X X X X X X C f. Vehicle Impound Yards —includes the storage of vehicles impounded Minimum of 5 spaces; by law enforcement officials. plus 1 space per business vehicle; plus required parking for additional uses on site X X X X X X X X X X X X X M P

14. Recycling—the following are recycling types:

Parking

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14. Recycling—the following are recycling types: Parking NU1 NU2 NU3 NU4 NU5 UR1 UR2 UR3 UR4 UR5 CR CC CN BP I

14. Recycling—the following are recycling types:

Materials may be accepted for compensation or as donations, and are intended for transfer to a larger facility for processing. (1) Small —an area and/or structure less than three hundred (300) square feet and is intended for day-to-day collection of materials and does not include power-driven processing equipment.

14. Recycling—the following are recycling types: 14. Recycling—the following are recycling types: 14. Recycling—the following are recycling types: 14. Recycling—the following are recycling types: 14. Recycling—the following are recycling types: 14. Recycling—the following are recycling types: 14. Recycling—the following are recycling types: 14. Recycling—the following are recycling types: 14. Recycling—the following are recycling types: 14. Recycling—the following are recycling types: 14. Recycling—the following are recycling types: Parking Parking Parking Parking
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Materials may be accepted for compensation or as donations, and are
intended for transfer to a larger facility for processing.
(1) Small—an area and/or structure less than three hundred (300) square feet and is intended for
day-to-day collection of materials and does not include power-driven processing equipment.
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(2) Large—an area and/or structure over three hundred (300) square
may not contain equipment for processing the materials collected.		 feet. A large collection facility
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d. Greenwaste—includes facilities that accept, store, and load
greenwaste for the purpose of recycling.		 municipal As determined by the
Director
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e. Materials Recovery Facility—includes facilities where mixed municipal
solid waste is sorted and separated, by hand or through the use of
machinery, for the purpose of recovering recyclable materials. A materials
recovery facility may incorporate a solid waste transfer station as an
accessory use.		 As determined by the
Director
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15. Studios, Recording—the following are 15. Studios, Recording—the following are 15. Studios, Recording—the following are 15. Studios, Recording—the following are 15. Studios, Recording—the following are 15. Studios, Recording—the following are studio use studio use types: types: Parking Parking
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a. Movie—includes facilities where motion pictures
sound stages and backlots.		 are produced including As determined by the
Director
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b. Music—includes facilities for music recording/production. As determined by the
Director
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c. Radio—includes facilities for radio production. As determined by the
Director
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d. Television—includes facilities
stages and backlots.		 for television production including sound As determined by the
Director
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e. Studio/Film Rental Business—includes facilities primarily engaged in
the rental of flm trailers, wagons, and accessory flming equipment to the
general public, contractors, or movie production companies.		 As determined by the
Director
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16. Truck Terminal Parking
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Includes facilities where trucks load and unload cargo and freight and
where the cargo and freight may be broken down or aggregated into
smaller or larger loads for transfer to other vehicles or modes of
transportation and may include the incidental warehousing of goods and
storage of trucks and trailers.		 As determined by the
Director
16. Truck Terminal 16. Truck Terminal Parking Parking
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17. Warehousing 17. Warehousing Parking Parking
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Includes facilities primarily engaged in the storage of goods and materials
in a building and does not include the assembly or manufacture of goods
and materials.		 1 space per 1,000
square feet of
warehouse area; plus
1 space per business
vehicle; plus required
parking for additional
uses on site
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(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/2013; Ord. 22-9 § 5 (Exh. A), 7/12/2022)