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Title 21 — Coastal Zoning

Del Norte County Municipal Code Ch. 21 47B — HDR District - Harbor Dependent Recreational

Del Norte County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-22 · Del Norte County

Cite as: Del Norte County Municipal Code Chapter 21 · Text as of 2026-10-22

21.47B.10 Intent 21.47B.20 Principally Permitted Uses 21.47B.30 Uses Permitted With A Use Permit 21.47B.40 Building Height 21.47B.50 Minimum Lot Area 21.47B.60 Minimum Lot Width 21.47B.70 Lot Coverage

21.47B.80 Front Yard 21.47B.90 Side Yard 21.47B.100 Rear Yard

21.47B.10 Intent

This district classification is intended to provide for public and commercial recreational development within or immediately adjacent to the waters of the harbor in a manner that will encourage the continuation of recreational boating and other water-oriented visitor-serving and recreational uses and mutually supportive businesses that enhance public opportunities for coastal recreation, maintain the marine theme and character of the Harbor, and encourage physical and visual access to harbor on waterfront commercial and recreational sites along or in proximity to the water of the harbor. District classification changes from Harbor Dependent Recreational to another classification are to be made only where such uses are in accord with the adopted land use designations and policies of the Harbor Land Use Plan.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 4, 2021)

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21.47B.20 Principally Permitted Uses

The principal permitted Harbor Dependent Recreational uses include:

  1. Recreational marinas and boat basins, boat berthing and float facilities, docks, piers, moorings, and breakwater devices.

  2. Bait and tackle shops, fuel sales for boats, party boat offices, recreational boat sales and rental, boat and boat motor sales and service, marine electronic shops, and dry storage for trailerable boats.

  3. Custom fish processing and canneries.

  4. Restaurants, drinking places, and cafes with a harbor theme, coastal-related retail shops (including specialty shops) of 3,000 square feet or less in areas that are located and designed to foster pedestrian access within the harbor, and seafood sales.

  5. Harbor-related outdoor seasonal sales and events.

  6. Accessory uses and buildings appurtenant to a permitted use including parking areas.

  7. Maintenance dredging and dredge materials disposal at approved disposal sites.

  8. Non-flashing signs appurtenant to any permitted use not exceeding forty square feet in aggregate.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 4, 2021)

21.47B.30 Uses Permitted With A Use Permit

Uses permitted with a use permit shall be as follows:

  1. Boat ramps, boat launching facilities, fish cleaning stations, and boat cleaning areas.

  2. Boat motels (floating overnight accommodations) when the vessels are maintained in a seaworthy state and such use does not occupy more than 33% of designed available boat moorage in the recreational marina area.

  3. Public and quasi-public utilities needed to serve the harbor and/or coastal-dependent or coastal-related uses and facilities.

  4. Coast Guard stations, quarters and dock facilities.

  5. Non-flashing signs exceeding forty square feet in aggregate area, subject to Title 18.

  6. Sub-surface pipelines.

7. Aquaculture, mariculture, and auxiliary facilities.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 4, 2021)

21.47B.40 Building Height

Building height limit shall be forty-five feet excluding light poles and navigational aides.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 4, 2021)

21.47B.50 Minimum Lot Area

Minimum lot area shall be two thousand eight hundred and fifty square feet.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 4, 2021)

21.47B.60 Minimum Lot Width

Minimum parcel width shall be thirty feet.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 4, 2021)

21.47B.70 Lot Coverage

Percentage of lot coverage permitted shall be up to one hundred percent of the building site, except as required in Chapter 21.47.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 4, 2021)

21.47B.80 Front Yard

Required front yards shall be none, except as provided in Chapter 21.47 and Section 21.46.090.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 4, 2021)

21.47B.90 Side Yard

Required side yards shall be none, except as provided in Chapter 21.47 and Section 21.46.090.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 4, 2021)

21.47B.100 Rear Yard

Required rear yards shall be none, except as provided in Chapter 21.47 and Section 21.46.090.

(Ord. 2021-001 § 4, 2021)

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