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2.1 C-1: NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE

The Neighborhood Commercial or C-l Zone is intended to provide for neighborhood shopping centers which will provide convenient sales and service facilities to residential areas without detracting from the residential desirability of such areas. The following regulations shall apply in all Neighborhood Commercial or C-l Zones. (Former Section INL#314-34; Ord. 1086, Sec. 7, 7/13/76; Amended by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00; Amended by Ord. 2472, Sec. 1, 2/14/12)

314-2.1

C-1: NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL

Principal Permitted Uses

Social halls, fraternal and social organizations, and clubs.

Professional and business offices, and commercial instruction.

Stores, agencies and services of a light commercial character, conducted entirely within an enclosed building, such as antique shops, art galleries, retail bakeries, banks, barber shops, beauty salons, book stores, clothing and apparel stores, coin-operated dry cleaning and laundries, dry cleaning and laundry agencies, drug stores, florists, food markets, furniture stores, hardware and appliance stores, radio and television sales and services, restaurants and licensed premises appurtenant thereto, automobile service stations, studios, tailor shops, enclosed theaters, variety stores, and mortuaries.

Sales of used and secondhand goods when appurtenant to any of the foregoing.

Caretaker’s residence which is incidental to and under the same ownership as an existing commercial use. (Added by Ord. 2166, Sec. 14, 4/7/98)

Within Housing Opportunity Zones, multiple dwellings on the upper floors of multistory structures where below are commercial establishments engaged in uses designated “Principally Permitted” or “Conditionally Permitted” in the C-1 Zone.

Supportive housing is permitted above the ground floor as the primary use.

Emergency shelters.

Uses Permitted with a Special Permit

Outside Housing Opportunity Zones, apartments on the upper floors of multistory structures where below are establishments engaged in commercial uses designated “Principally Permitted” or “Conditionally Permitted” in the C-1 Zone. (Added by Ord. 2313A 12/16/2003, Amended by Ord. 2335_12/14/2004)

Single Room Occupancy Facilities which are conversions of existing buildings

Supportive housing may be located on the ground floor with a special permit.

Uses Permitted with a Use Permit

Manufactured homes, hotels, motels, boarding and rooming houses, and manufactured home parks.

Small animal hospitals completely enclosed within a building.

Stores, agencies and services such as minor automobile repair; new automobile, trailer and boat sales, and used automobile, trailer and boat sales appurtenant thereto; bowling alleys; licensed premises not appurtenant to any restaurant, pet shops, public garages, sales of used or secondhand goods, and storage warehouses.

Private institutions where specifically allowed by the General Plan. (Amended by Ord. 2161 on 3/3/98)

Any use not specifically enumerated in this Division, if it is similar to and compatible with the uses permitted in the C-1 zone.

Other Regulations

Minimum Lot Area

2,000 square feet.

Minimum Lot Width

Twenty-five feet (25').

Minimum Yard Setbacks*

Front

None, except that where frontage is in a block which is partially in a Residential Zone (RS, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4) the front yard shall be the same as that required in such Residential Zone.

Rear

Fifteen feet (15'), except that where a rear yard abuts on an alley, such rear yard may be not less than five feet (5').

Side

None, except that a side yard of an interior lot abutting on a Residential Zone (RS, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4) or Agricultural Zone (AE, AG) shall be not less than the front yard required in such Residential Zone or Agricultural Zone.

Maximum Ground Coverage

(None specified.)

Maximum Building Height

Forty-five feet (45').

(Ord. 1086, Sec. 7, 7/13/76)

* Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 314-22.1, “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe” Regulations at Title III, Division 11.

(Former Section INL#314-34(c)(1-4); Amended by Ord. 2166, Sec. 13, 4/7/98)

2.2 C-2: COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONE

The Community Commercial or C-2 Zone is intended to apply to areas where more complete commercial facilities are necessary for community convenience. The following regulations shall apply in all Community Commercial or C-2 Zones. (Former Section INL#314-37; Amended by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00; Amended by Ord. 2472, Sec. 1, 2/14/12)

314-2.2

C-2: COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL

Principal Permitted Uses

Social halls, fraternal and social organizations, and clubs.

Professional and business offices, and commercial instruction.

Stores, agencies and services of a light commercial character, conducted entirely within an enclosed building, such as antique shops, art galleries, retail bakeries, banks, barber shops, beauty salons, book stores, clothing and apparel stores, coin-operated dry cleaning and laundries, dry cleaning and laundry agencies, drug stores, florists, food markets, furniture stores, hardware and appliance stores, radio and television sales and services, restaurants and licensed premises appurtenant thereto, automobile service stations, studios, tailor shops, enclosed theaters, variety stores, and mortuaries. (From Section INL#314-34(a)(3))

Caretaker’s residence which is incidental to and under the same ownership as an existing commercial use. (From Section INL#314-34(a)(5); Added by Ord. 2166, Sec. 14, 4/7/98)

Stores, agencies and services such as minor automobile repair; new automobile, trailer and boat sales, and used automobile, trailer and boat sales appurtenant thereto; bowling alleys; licensed premises not appurtenant to any restaurant, pet shops, public garages, sales of used or secondhand goods, and storage warehouses. (From Section INL#314-34(b)(3); Ord. 1086, Sec. 8, 7/13/76)

Within Housing Opportunity Zones multiple dwellings on the upper floors of multistory structures where below are commercial establishments engaged in uses designated “Principally Permitted” or “Conditionally Permitted” in the C-2 Zone.

Supportive housing is permitted above the ground floor as the primary use.

Emergency shelters. (Amended by Ord. 2472, Sec. 1, 2/14/12).

Uses Permitted with a Special Permit

Outside Housing Opportunity Zones, apartments on the upper floors of multistory structures where below are establishments engaged in commercial uses designated “Principally Permitted” or “Conditionally Permitted” in the C-2 Zone. (Added by Ord. 2313A, 12/16/2003, Amended by Ord 2235, 12/14/2004)

Single room occupancy facilities which are conversions of existing buildings. (Amended by Ord. 2472, Sec. 1, 2/14/12)

Supportive housing may be located on the ground floor with a special permit.

Uses Permitted with a Use Permit

Hotels, motels, boarding and rooming houses and manufactured home parks.

Small animal hospitals completely enclosed within a building.

Stores, agencies and services such as carpentry and cabinet-making shops, clothing manufacture, contractors’ yards, dry cleaning and laundry plants, handicraft manufacture, lumber yards metal-working shops, wholesale outlet stores, painters’ and decorators’ yards, plumbing shops, printing, lithographing and major auto repair. (Amended by Ord. 1848, Sec. 14, 9/13/88)

Any use not specifically enumerated in this Division, if it is similar to and compatible with the uses permitted in the C-2 zone.

Other Regulations

Minimum Lot Area

2,000 square feet.

Minimum Lot Width

Twenty-five feet (25').

Minimum Yard Setbacks*

Front

None, except that where frontage is in a block which is partially in a Residential Zone (RS, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4) the front yard shall be the same as that required in such Residential Zone.

Rear

Fifteen feet (15'), except that where a rear yard abuts on an alley, such rear yard may be not less than five feet (5').

Side

None, except that a side yard of an interior lot abutting on a Residential Zone (RS, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4) or Agricultural Zone (AE, AG) shall be not less than the front yard required in such Residential Zone or Agricultural Zone.

Maximum Ground Coverage

(None specified.)

Maximum Building Height

Seventy-five feet (75').

* Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 314-22.1, “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe” Regulations at Title III, Division 11.

(Former Section INL#314-37(c)(1-2); Ord. 1086, Sec. 8, 7/13/76)

2.3 C-3: INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONE

The Industrial Commercial or C-3 Zone is intended to apply to areas where heavy commercial uses and compatible light industrial uses not serving day to day needs are the desirable predominant uses. The following regulations shall apply in all Industrial Commercial or C-3 zones. For further description of use types, see “Glossary of Use Types” in Section D: Use Types, at the end of this Chapter. (Former Section INL#314-38; Ord. 1801, Sec. 1, 6/30/87; Amended by Ord. 2472, Sec. 1, 2/14/12)

314-2.3

C-3: INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

Use Type

Principal Permitted Use

Commercial Use Types

Automotive Sales, Service and Repair

Office and Professional Service

Warehousing, Storage and Distribution

Industrial Use Types

Cottage Industry

Research/Light Industrial

Residential Use Types

Emergency Shelters. (Amended by Ord. 2472, Sec. 1, 2/14/12)

Within Housing Opportunity Zones multiple dwellings on the upper floors of multistory structures where below are commercial establishments engaged in uses designated “Principally Permitted” or “Conditionally Permitted” in the C-3 Zone.

Supportive housing is permitted above the ground floor as the primary use.

Use Type

Uses Permitted with a Special Permit

Residential Use Types

Outside Housing Opportunity Zones, residential uses subordinate to the permitted use including caretaker’s residences and apartments on the upper floors of multistory structures where below are establishments engaged in uses designated “Principally Permitted” or “Conditionally Permitted” in the C-3 Zone.

Single room occupancy facilities which are conversions of existing buildings. (Added by Ord. 2313A, 12/16/03, Amended by Ord. 2335, 12/14/04)

Supportive housing may be located on the ground floor with a special permit.

Use Type

Uses Permitted with a Use Permit

Civic Use Types

Community Assembly

Commercial Use Types

Heavy Commercial

Neighborhood Commercial

Retail Sales

Retail Service

Use Types Not Listed in This Table

Any use not specifically enumerated in this Division, if it is similar to and compatible with the uses permitted in the C-3 zone.

Other Regulations

Minimum Lot Area

5,000 square feet.

Minimum Lot Width

Fifty feet (50').

Minimum Yard Setbacks*

Front

Five feet (5').

Rear

Five feet (5').

Side

Five feet (5') or ten (10') feet on one side.

Maximum Ground Coverage

(None specified.)

Maximum Building Height

Forty-five feet (45').

Special Regulations

All equipment and materials storage areas shall be security fenced to a height of not less than six feet (6'). (Added by Ord. 1801, Sec. 1, 6/30/87)

In addition, all such areas shall be screened from view of any residential area, public roadway, or recreational use area.

(Former Section INL#314-38(c)(5); Added by Ord. 1801, Sec. 1, 6/30/87)

Such fencing and screening need not comply with yard setbacks, but shall comply with the Visibility Obstruction Regulations (Humboldt County Code, Section 341). (Former Section INL#314-38(c)(5); Added by Ord. 1801, Sec. 1, 6/30/87)

* Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 314-22.1, “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe” Regulations at Title III, Division 11.

(Former Section INL#314-38(a)(1-5); INL#314-38(b)(1-6); INL#314-38(c)(1-5))

2.4 CH: HIGHWAY SERVICE COMMERCIAL ZONE

The Highway Service Commercial or CH Zone is intended to provide necessary services and conveniences for the traveling public along main roads and highway frontages at proper intervals and locations in developments designed for safety, convenience and suitable appearance. The following regulations shall apply in all highway Service Commercial or CH Zones. (Former Section INL#314-40; Ord. 1086, Sections 9 and 10, 7/13/76; Amended by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00; Amended by Ord. 2472, Sec. 1, 2/14/12)

314-2.4 CH: HIGHWAY SERVICE COMMERCIAL

Principal Permitted Uses

Hotels and motels.

Car washes.

Nurseries and greenhouses.

Amusement parks and commercial recreational facilities.

Social halls, fraternal and social organizations, and clubs. (From Section INL#314-34(a)(1)

Professional and business offices, and commercial instruction. (From Section INL#314-34(a)(2))

Stores, agencies and services of a light commercial character, conducted entirely within an enclosed building, such as antique shops, art galleries, retail bakeries, banks, barber shops, beauty salons, book stores, clothing and apparel stores, coin-operated dry cleaning and laundries, dry cleaning and laundry agencies, drug stores, florists, food markets, furniture stores, hardware and appliance stores, radio and television sales and services, restaurants and licensed premises appurtenant thereto, automobile service stations, studios, tailor shops, enclosed theaters, variety stores, and mortuaries. (From Section INL#314-34(a)(3))

Caretaker’s Residence which is incidental to and under the same ownership as an existing commercial use. (From Section INL#314-34(a)(5); Added by Ord. 2166, Sec. 14, 4/7/98)

Stores, agencies and services such as minor automobile repair; new automobile, trailer and boat sales, and used automobile, trailer and boat sales appurtenant thereto; bowling alleys; licensed premises not appurtenant to any restaurant, pet shops, public garages, sales of used or secondhand goods, and storage warehouses. (From Section INL#314-34(b)(3))

Within Housing Opportunity Zones multiple dwellings on the upper floors of multistory structures where below are commercial establishments engaged in uses designated “Principally Permitted” or “Conditionally Permitted” in the C-H Zone

Uses Permitted with a Special Permit

Outside Housing Opportunity Zones, apartments on the upper floors of multistory structures where below are establishments engaged in commercial uses designated “Principally Permitted” or “Conditionally Permitted” in the CH Zone, as well as emergency shelters outside areas mapped to specifically allow emergency shelters as a principally permitted use.. (Added by Ord. 2313A, 12/16/2003, Amended by Ord. 2335, 12/14/04)

Single Room Occupancy Facilities which are conversions of existing buildings

Uses Permitted with a Use Permit

Small animal hospitals and kennels.

Special occupancy parks. (Amended by Ord. 2166, Sec. 15, 4/7/98)

Dwellings, manufactured homes, manufactured home parks and boarding and rooming houses.

Any use not specifically enumerated in this Division, if it is similar to and compatible with the uses permitted in the CH zone.

314-2.4

CH: HIGHWAY SERVICE COMMERCIAL

Other Regulations

Minimum Lot Area

5,000 square feet.

Minimum Lot Width

Fifty feet (50').

Minimum Yard Setbacks*

Front

Fifteen feet (15').

Rear

None, except that where a rear yard abuts on a Residential Zone (RS, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4) such rear yard shall not be less than twenty feet (20').

Side

None, except that, where a side yard abuts on a Residential Zone (RS, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4), such side yard shall not be less than fifteen feet (15') provided further that such side yard, of a motel shall not be less than six feet (6').

Maximum Ground Coverage

(None specified.)

Maximum Building Height

Forty-five feet (45').

* Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 314-22.1, “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe” Regulations at Title III, Division 11.

(Former Section INL#314-40(a)(1-5); INL#314-40(b)(1-3); INL#314-40(c)(1-4)) (Ord. 2693, § 6, 6/7/2022; Ord. 2721, § 5, 7/11/2023)