313-136 Definitions (A)
Abutting: Land having a common property line or separated only by any alley, easement or private road. (Former Section CZ#A312-3)
Access: The place or way by which pedestrians and/or vehicles have usable ingress and egress to a property or use. (Former Section CZ#A312-3)
Access, Coastal Lateral: A recorded dedication or easement granting to the public the right to pass and repass over the dedicator’s real property generally parallel to the mean high tide line. (Former Section CZ#A312-3)
Access, Coastal Public: Public rights-of-way to and along coastal beaches and tidelands. (Former Section CZ#A312-3)
Access, Coastal Vertical: A recorded dedication or easement granting the public the privilege and right to pass and repass over the dedicator’s real property from a public road to the mean high tide line. (Former Section CZ#A312-3)
Accessory Building: (See, Building, Accessory)
Accessory Dwelling Unit: An attached or a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one (1) or more persons, that includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same lot where a single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated. An accessory dwelling unit also includes a manufactured home, as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 18007; and a tiny house or moveable tiny house as defined in this code. (See Residential Use Types, Accessory Dwelling Unit, in Section 313-139: Use Types; Tiny House, Section 313-155, Definitions (T); and Moveable Tiny House, Section 313-148, Definitions (M)).
Accessory Use: (See, Use, Accessory)
Acreage: Land customarily measured in terms of acres rather than square feet. The number of acres, extent in acres.
Address of Convenience: Nonresidential activities associated with any profession, occupation, or hobby, having no employees, receiving no deliveries at the address, and utilizing a private residence only for receiving mail, phone calls, or related record keeping (typically a mobile business). No more than one (1) truck or other motor vehicle of no larger than three-fourths (3/4) of a ton shall be permitted in conjunction with any Address of Convenience. (Former Section CZ#A312-3)
Additional Incentives: Means such regulatory concessions as specified in California Government Code Subsections 65915 (d) and (b). These include, but are not limited to, the reduction of site development standards or zoning code requirements, direct financial assistance, approval of mixed-use zoning in conjunction with the Housing Development, or any other regulatory incentive resulting in identifiable cost avoidance or reductions offered in addition to a Density Bonus. See, Section 313-112.1, Residential Density Bonus, for further discussion. (Former Section CZ#A314-12.1(B)(1); Added by Ord. 2167, Sec. 25, 4/7/98)
Adequate Off-Street Parking: Parking facilities sufficient to meet anticipated parking demand generated by a use or activity. (See, Section 313-109.1, Off-Street Parking, for parking requirements.)
Administrative Official: The Director of Community Development Services and/or other Planning Division employee designated by the Director. (From Section INL#312-5; Ord. 519, Sec. 205, 5/11/65)
Administrative Services: (See, Civic Use Types, Administrative, in Section D: Use Types.)
Affordable Rent: Means monthly housing expenses, including a reasonable allowance for utilities, for rental Target Units reserved for Very Low or Lower Income Households, not exceeding the following calculations:
a.Very Low Income: Fifty percent of the area median income for Humboldt County, adjusted for household size, multiplied by thirty percent (30%) and divided by twelve (12). (Former Section CZ#A314-12.1(B)(2)(a); Added by Ord. 2167, Sec. 25, 4/7/98)
b.Lower Income: Sixty percent of the area median income for Humboldt County, adjusted for household size, multiplied by thirty percent (30%) and divided by twelve (12). (Former Section CZ#A314-12.1(B)(2)(b); Added by Ord. 2167, Sec. 25, 4/7/98)
(See, Section 313-112.1, Residential Density Bonus, for further discussion.) (Former Section CZ#A314-12.1(B)(2); Added by Ord. 2167, Sec. 25, 4/7/98 )
Affordable Sales Price: Means a sales price at which Lower or Very Low Income Households can qualify for the purchase of Target Units, calculated on the basis of underwriting standards of mortgage financing available for the development. (See, Section 313-112.1, Residential Density Bonus, for further discussion.) (Former Section CZ#A314-12.1(B)(3); Added by Ord. 2167, Sec. 25, 4/7/98)
Aggrieved Person: Any person who, in person or through a representative, appeared at a public hearing, held by Humboldt County in accordance with these Zoning Regulations, or who, by other appropriate means prior to action on a development permit, or variance, informed the County of his or her concerns about the application for such permit or who, for good cause, was unable to do either, and who objects to the action taken on such permit and wishes to appeal such action to a higher authority. (Former Section CZ#A312-3)
Agricultural Activities: (See, Agricultural Use Types, in Section D: Use Types.)
Agricultural Land, Boundary of Transitional: (See, Section 313-35.1, Transitional Agricultural Lands.)
Agricultural Land: “Agricultural Land” shall mean all real property within the boundaries of Humboldt County which is designated in the General Plan, Local Coastal Program, or any plan element (in these regulations, “designations” or “planned”) and/or zoned for agricultural use. Such designations or zones shall include, but not be limited to Timber Production Zones (TPZ), Agricultural General (AG), Agricultural Exclusive (AE), and any other agricultural designations of zones which may exist or be established by the County in the future. (From Section INL#316.2-1(a); Added by Ord. 1662, Sec. 1, 11/27/84; Amended by Ord. 2138b, Sec. 1, 1/14/97)
Agricultural Land, Non Prime: Agricultural lands that are now in use for crops, grazing, or that are suitable for agriculture, other than Prime Agricultural Land, as defined in these regulations. (Former Section CZ#A312-3)
Agricultural Land, Prime: Per California Government Code Section 51201(c), or any successor provision thereto, with which it is intended that the following definitions be consistent: (Former Section CZ#A312-3)
a.All land which qualifies for rating as Class I or Class II in the Soil Conservation Service land use capability classification;
b.Land which qualifies for rating 80-100 in the Storie Index Rating;
c.Land which supports livestock used for the production of food and fiber which has an annual carrying capacity equivalent to at least one (1) animal unit per acre as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture;
d.Land planted with fruit or nut bearing trees, vines, bushes or crops which have a non-bearing period of less than five (5) years and which will normally return during the commercial bearing period on an annual basis from the production of unprocessed agricultural plant production not less than $200.00 per acre.
Agricultural Land, Transitional: A wetland that has been altered for production of crops, including pasture, hay, or other forage, but where hydrophytes typical of non-farmed wetlands will predominate if farming is discontinued. In Humboldt County, these areas are typically diked former tidal marshes or clearly defined non-tidal sloughs used for hay or pasture. (Former Section CZ#A312-3)
Agricultural Operation: “Agricultural Operation” shall mean and include, but not be limited to, the cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, the production, irrigation, frost protection, cultivation, growing, harvesting, and processing of any agricultural commodity, including viticulture, horticulture, timber or apiculture, the raising of livestock, fur bearing animals, fish or poultry, and any commercial operations, including preparation for market, delivery to storage or to market, or to carriers for transportation to market. (From Section INL#316.2-1(b); Added by Ord. 1662, Sec. 1, 11/27/84; Amended by Ord. 1138b, Sec. 1, 1/14/97)
Agricultural Use Types: (See, Agricultural Use Types in Section D: Use Types.)
Airports: (See, Civic Use Types, Extensive Impact Civic Uses, in Section D: Use Types.)
Alley or Lane: A public or private way permanently reserved as a secondary means of access to abutting properties and not intended for general traffic circulation. (Former Section CZ#A312-3)
Ambulance Services: (See, Civic Use Types, Essential Services, in Section D: Use Types.)
Amendment: Any change, modification, deletion, or addition to the wording, text or substance of the Zoning Regulations or any change, modification, deletion, or addition to the application of the Zoning Regulations to property within Humboldt County, including any alteration in the boundaries of a zone, when adopted by ordinance passed by the Board of Supervisors in the manner prescribed by law. (Former Section CZ#A312-3)
Anadromous Fish Stream: (See, Streams, Anadromous Fish)
Animal Hospital: A building where animals are given medical or surgical treatment for compensation, and boarding of animals is incidental to such treatment. (Former Section CZ#A312-10)
Animal and/or Fish Product Processing: The preparation for wholesale distribution of animal and/or fish products, including but not limited to, slaughtering, fat rendering, fertilizer production, tanning, seafood packing and canning, and distillation of bones. (Former Section CZ#A312-18)
Animal and/or Fish Waste Product Processing: The processing of animal or fish waste and by-products including but not limited to animal manure, animal bedding waste, by-products from fish packing and a similar by-product of an animal raising agricultural operation, or commercial fishing or fish processing operation, for use as a commercial fertilizer or soil amendment and including composting operations. (Former Section CZ#A312-18)
Aquaculture: The culture and husbandry of aquatic organisms, including, but not limited to, fish, shellfish, mollusks, crustaceans, kelp, and algae. “Aquaculture” does not include the culture and husbandry of commercially utilized inland crops, including, but not limited to, rice, watercress, and bean sprouts. (See also, Industrial Use Types, Aquaculture, in Section D: Use Types.) (Former Section CZ#A312-3)
Automobile Repair:
a.Major: General repair, rebuilding or reconditioning of engines, including removal of same; motor vehicle, truck or trailer collision service, including body, frame or fender straightening or repair; over-all painting or body shop. (Former Section CZ#A312-3(a))
b.Minor: Upholstering, replacement of parts and motor service, not including removal of the motor, to passenger cars and trucks not exceeding one and one-half (1 1/2) tons capacity, but not including any operation under “automobile repair, major.” (Former Section CZ#A312-3(b))
Automobile Service, Gas or Filling Station: A commercial activity which provides servicing, washing and/or fueling of operating motor vehicles, including minor repairs, and the sales of merchandise and supplies incidental thereto. (Former Section CZ#A312-3)
Automobile Wrecking: The dismantling or wrecking of used motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, or sale, or dumping of dismantled or wrecked vehicles or their parts. The presence of five or more non-operating vehicles on any lot or parcel of land for a period exceeding 30 days, and from which parts have been or are to be removed for reuse or sale shall constitute prima facie evidence of an automobile wrecking yard. (See also, “Wrecking and Salvage Yard.”) (Former Section CZ#A312-3) (Ord. 2717, § 5, 6/27/2023)