(A) General. The purposes of the industrial zoning districts are to:
(1) Provide land for a broad range of viable industrial, manufacturing and assembly uses to attract new industries and retain and expand existing uses;
(2) Protect industrially-designated lands from encroachment by incompatible uses and activities that could conflict with or limit industrial activities;
(3) Accommodate non-conforming industrial uses relocated from other locations;
(4) Encourage the new use and redevelopment of properties that have been previously used for industrial purposes;
(5) Strengthen Eureka’s role as a regional manufacturing and industrial center;
(6) Foster a diverse and resilient local economy, friendly to new business investment and the creation and retention of quality jobs; and
(7) Provide locations for non-coastal related industrial uses outside of the coastal zone, with access to necessary transportation routes and infrastructure.
(B) Specific.
(1) Hinge (HN) Industrial Zoning District. The HN Zoning District provides an area for low-intensity manufacturing and very limited commercial uses close to Eureka’s historic Core Area. The primary purpose of the HN Zoning District is to provide a location for manufacturing uses. The HN Zoning District secondarily allows upper-floor residential and office uses to increase housing opportunities and support a dynamic employment area that can evolve and adapt over time.
(2) Light Industrial (LI) Zoning District. The LI Zoning District provides an area for lower-intensity manufacturing, assembly, wholesaling, service commercial and other employment-generating uses. The LI Zoning District accommodates industrial and heavy commercial uses in proximity to residential, retail and commercial service uses without adverse impacts to these uses. Existing office uses are permitted.
(3) Heavy Industrial (HI) Zoning District. The HI Zoning District provides an area for intensive manufacturing, assembly, packaging, processing, wholesaling, warehousing, distribution, research and development and other employment-generating uses. The HI Zoning District locates industrial uses away from residential, commercial and visitor serving uses due to the potential for loud noise, noxious odors and emissions, vibrations and high volumes of truck traffic.
(4) Coastal zoning districts.
(a) The following industrial zoning districts are located exclusively in Eureka’s coastal zone:
1. Hinge Industrial - Coastal (HN-CZ);
2. Light Industrial - Coastal (LI-CZ);
3. Heavy Industrial - Coastal (HI-CZ); and
4. Coastal Dependent Industrial (CDI-CZ).
(b) Purpose statements, allowed land uses and development standards for coastal zoning districts are found in Municipal Code Ch. 156 (Coastal Zoning).
(Ord. 885-C.S., passed 5-21-19)