§ 314-4 Public Zones | Humboldt County Code

314-4 Public Zones

The Airport or AV Zone is intended to be applied on properties used or planned to be used as airports where special regulations may be necessary to protect life and property. The following regulations shall apply in all Airport or AV Zones. (Former Section INL#314-49; Ord. 1086; Sec. 13, 7/13/76)

314-4.1	AV: AIRPORT
Principal Permitted Uses
Airports, heliports and landing strips for aircraft.
Storage, service, fueling, freight and passenger service, lighting, and radio and radar facilities.
Sales and rental of aircraft and aviation supplies and equipment.
Uses Permitted with a Use Permit
Any other residential, agricultural, recreational, commercial or industrial use.
Manufactured homes.
Any use not specifically enumerated in this Division, if it is similar to and compatible with the uses permitted in the AV zone.
Other Regulations
Minimum Lot Area	(None specified.)
Minimum Lot Width	(None specified.)
Minimum Yard Setbacks*
Front	(None specified.)
Rear	(None specified.)
Side	(None specified.)
Maximum Ground Coverage	(None specified.)
Maximum Building Height	Federal aviation height safety standards shall apply except that heights in excess of thirty feet (30' ) may be permitted only upon securing of a Use Permit.

* 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.

Note: Any new development must also conform with the adopted Humboldt County Airport Master Plan.

(Former Section INL#314-49(a)(1-3); INL#314-49(b)(1-2); INL#314-49(c)(1))

314-4.2	PF1: PUBLIC FACILITY (URBAN)
Use Type	Principal Permitted Use
Civic Use Types	Essential Services Administrative Community Assembly Non-Assembly Cultural Public Recreation and Open Space Health Care Services Minor Utilities
Use Type	Conditionally Permitted Use
Residential Use Types	Caretaker’s Residence
Civic Use Types	Extensive Impact Civic Uses Oil and Gas Pipelines; subject to the Oil and Gas Pipelines Regulations Major Electrical Distribution Lines; subject to the Electrical Distribution Lines Regulations Minor Generation and Distribution Facilities
Natural Resource Use Type	Coastal Access Facilities
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 PF1 zone.
Development Standards
Minimum Lot Size	5,000 square feet
Minimum Lot Width	Fifty feet (50').
Maximum Lot Depth	Three (3) times the lot width.
Maximum Density	(None specified.)
Minimum Yard Setbacks***
Front	None, except that where frontage is in a block which is partially in a Residential (RS, R2, RM) zone, the front yard shall be same as that required in such Residential zone
Rear	Fifteen feet (15'), except that where a rear yard abuts 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 (RS, R2, RM) zone or an Agricultural (AE) zone shall not be less than the front yard required in such Residential zone or Agricultural zone.
Flag Lots	For Flag Lots, the Director, in consultation with the Public Works Department, shall establish the minimum yard that is required for a vehicular turnaround on the lot.
Maximum Ground Coverage	(None specified.)
Maximum Structure Height	Forty-five feet (45').
Permitted Main Building Types	Ancillary Residential; Manufactured Home. Limited Mixed Residential – Nonresidential. Nonresidential Detached, Multiple/Group.

(Ord. 2422, Sec. 2, 11/10/2009)

The PF2 zone is intended to apply to areas in which community-based uses are the desirable predominant uses. The purpose of this zoning classification is to allow a variety of civic uses and natural resource uses, including resource production, recreation, education and research, and natural resource uses.

314-4.3	PF2: PUBLIC FACILITY (RURAL)
Principal Permitted Uses
Essential services and minor utilities
Community assembly
Commercial and non-commercial recreation
Education and research
General Agriculture and Timber Production
Caretakers and other incidental residence
Uses Permitted with a Use Permit
Extensive impact civic uses, solid waste disposal.
Any use not specifically enumerated in this Division, if it is similar to and compatible with the uses permitted in the PF zone.
Other Regulations
Minimum Lot Area	(None Specified)
Minimum Lot Width	(None Specified)
Minimum Yard Setbacks*
Front	(None Specified)
Rear	(None Specified)
Side	(None Specified)
Maximum Ground Coverage	(None Specified)
Maximum Building Height	35'

* 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.”

The PR or Public Resource and Recreation Zone is intended to be applied on properties under the jurisdiction of Federal, State, County, or other district authority or public corporation, or agency thereof, and where the intended use is public recreation, or resource protection or production. The County has no land use jurisdiction over Federal or State owned lands. The following regulations shall apply in all PR or Public Resource and Recreation Zones over which the County has land use jurisdiction:

314-4.5	PR: PUBLIC RESOURCE AND RECREATION
Use Type	Principal Permitted Use
Agricultural and Resource Use Types	General Agriculture Timber Production
Civic Use Types	Public Recreation and Open Space Community Assembly
Natural Resource Use Types	Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Watershed Management Wetland Restoration Resource-Related Recreation Boating Facilities
Use Type	Conditionally Permitted Use
Residential Use Types	Caretaker’s Residence
Commercial Use Types	Temporary RV Park
Civic Use Types	Administrative Essential Services Oil and Gas Pipelines; Subject to the Oil and Gas Pipeline Regulations Minor Generation and Distribution Facilities Major Electrical Distribution Lines; Subject to the Electrical Distribution Lines Regulations
Extractive Use Types	Surface Mining – 2; Subject to the Surface Mining Regulations
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 PR Zone

(Ord. 2572, 4/25/2017; Ord. 2629, § 4, 6/11/2019)