The purpose of the M-RP district is to provide areas primarily for light industry, technical research, and large business headquarters office use in well-designed buildings and attractively landscaped areas. Additionally, the purpose is to provide opportunities for mixed residential/industrial uses. The intent is to establish development standards and landscaping requirements to ensure a park-like environment for the permitted industrial uses and compatibility with adjoining nonindustrial areas. The intent of the mixed residential/industrial use is to encourage rehabilitation of important existing housing stock or the production of affordable housing and to assist the city in maintaining an appropriate balance between jobs and housing while assuring that industrial use is the primary use within the zone. Mixed residential/industrial use will not be permitted unless such use is found to be compatible with existing and anticipated use in the surrounding area.

(Ord. 586 § 1 (part), 2003: Ord. 543 § 1, 1998: Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

The following processes shall govern development of such units in the M-RP district, in accordance with Chapter 14.72 (Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units):

1.

Accessory dwelling units, outside the coastal zone appeals jurisdiction, shall be subject to approval of an administrative coastal development permit.

2.

Accessory dwelling units, within the coastal zone appeals jurisdiction, shall be subject to approval of an administrative coastal development permit, appealable to the California Coastal Commission as provided in Chapter 14.78 (Appeals).

3.

Junior accessory dwelling units shall be subject to issuance of a building permit.

(Ord. 758, § 4, 1-23-2023)

Prior to the issuance of any permit for development on property zoned or to be rezoned to industrial/research park, a development plan shall be submitted, processed, and approved as provided in Chapter 14.68.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, emergency shelters are permitted by right in the M-RP district subject to the following standards:

1.

Permitting. No discretionary review including conditional use permit or development plan will be required for an emergency shelter in the M-RP zone. Applications for emergency shelters shall be submitted to the community development department. If the application meets all applicable standards and any other state or local requirement, the application shall be reviewed ministerially by the planning commission.

2.

Standards. Emergency shelters shall only be subject to those development and management standards that apply to residential or commercial use within the M-RP zone district and the following standards.

a.

Maximum Occupancy. A maximum of twenty-five occupants/clients shall be permitted at each facility. Occupants shall be counted as persons served by overnight accommodations in a twenty-four-hour period. Higher occupancy facilities may be considered through a conditional use permit.

b.

Vehicle and Bicycle Parking. One vehicle parking space shall be provided onsite per five beds, plus one space for each employee on duty. One bicycle parking space shall be provided onsite per five beds. Bicycle parking shall be secure, located near a common building entrance and well-lit.

c.

Waiting Intake Area. A client lobby or intake room shall be provided near the entrance of the facility. The area shall provide seats or beds and be large enough to accommodate regular occupancy.

d.

Support Services and Amenities. The facility may provide amenities such as: commercial kitchen, recreation room, support services, laundry services and storage areas.

e.

Length of Stay. Individual occupancy in a facility shall be limited to no more than six months in any twelve-month period.

f.

Management and Security. A written management plan shall be submitted to the city prior to occupancy of the facility. The management plan shall include provisions for staffing, management, security, outdoor uses, temporary storage, site maintenance, service amenities and transportation.

g.

Lighting. The facility shall include appropriate lighting for security and safety. Such lighting shall be installed prior to occupancy.

h.

Proximity. The facility shall be located no closer than three hundred feet to any other emergency shelter, as measured property boundary to property boundary.

(Ord. No. 668, § 2, 6-27-2016)

Permitted uses in the M-RP district subject to development plan approval are as follows:

1.

Research, development, and testing laboratories and facilities;

2.

Administrative offices required in conjunction with the uses permitted in this district and executive headquarters of business firms that are compatible with uses permitted in this district;

3.

Professional offices of a scale appropriate to a business park setting;

4.

Buildings, structures, and uses accessory and customarily incidental to any of the above uses;

5.

Mixed residential/industrial use pursuant to Sections 14.26.120, 14.26.130 and 14.26.140;

6.

Residential-only development consistent with the provisions of Chapter 14.49 of this code (Residential Overlay District);

7.

Commercial cannabis testing laboratory, as provided for in Chapter 14.59; and

8.

Personal use cannabis cultivation, as provided for in Chapter 14.59.

(Ord. 603 § 1 (part), 2004; Ord. 586 § 1 (part), 2003: Ord. 414 § 1, 1987: Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

(Ord. No. 726, § 6, 3-25-2019)

Adult-oriented businesses shall be permitted subject to the requirements of Chapter 14.71, Ord. 542 § 2, 1998.

(Ord. 543 § 2, 1998)

Permitted uses in the M-RP district subject to conditional use permit are as follows:

1.

Restaurant, coffee shop, for the use of the employees of the industrial/research park;

2.

Light recreational uses and facilities such as tennis courts, gymnasium, or track operated for the use of the employees of the industrial/research park;

3.

As provided in Chapter 14.62;

4.

Manufacturing and assembly of business machines including electronic data processing equipment, accounting machines, calculators, typewriters and related equipment;

5.

Manufacture of ceramic products, such as pottery, figurines, and small glazed tile, utilizing only previously pulverized clay, provided that kilns are fired only by electricity or gas;

6.

Manufacturing, assembly, compounding, packaging and processing of cosmetics, drugs, pharmaceuticals, perfumes, perfumed toilet soap (not including refining or rendering of fats or oils) and toiletries;

7.

Manufacture, design, and production of handicraft articles, musical instruments, toys, jewelry, and novelties;

8.

Assembly of transistors and electronic chips, electrical appliances, electronic instruments and devices, and radio, phonograph, and television sets, including the manufacture of small parts only, such as coils, condensers, transformers, and crystal holders;

9.

Printing, embossing, engraving, etching, lithographic, and bookbinding plants;

10.

Experimental, photo or motion picture, film, research, and testing laboratories which utilize chemicals, radiation, high energy technologies and have potential to affect the health, safety or welfare of the community;

11.

Scientific instruments and equipment manufacture or precision machine shops;

12.

Manufacture of optical goods;

13.

Packaging business;

14.

Storage warehouse and wholesale distributing;

15.

Any other research or light industrial use, building, or structure which, by resolution of the planning commission is determined to be of similar character or intensity to those enumerated in this district and is not obnoxious or offensive because of noise, odor, dust, smoke, vibration, danger to life and property, or similar causes;

16.

Administrative offices required in conjunction with the conditional uses permitted in this district and executive headquarters of business firms that are compatible with conditional uses permitted in this district;

17.

Buildings, structures, and uses accessory and customarily incidental to any of the above conditional uses;

18.

Commercial cannabis distribution, as provided for in Chapter 14.59;

19.

Commercial cannabis manufacturing, as provided for in Chapter 14.59; and

20.

Commercial cannabis non-storefront retail (delivery), as provided for in Chapter 14.59.

(Ord. 414 § 2, 1987: Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

(Ord. No. 726, § 6, 3-25-2019)

1.

No building or structure shall be located closer than eighty (80) feet from the centerline of any street, or fifty (50) feet of the property line, whichever is the greater distance, nor closer than ten (10) feet from the side or rear property lines of the lot upon which such building or structure is located.

2.

Where any portion of a parcel subject to the requirements of this district abuts a lot in any residential district, no building or structure shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet of the property line. On secondary, interior streets of an industrial/research park, buildings and structures may be located within twenty (20) feet of the right-of-way line of the street.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

Not more than forty (40) percent of the net area of the property shall be occupied by buildings or structures.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

No parcel shall be created having a net lot area of less than one acre.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

Parking regulations in the M-RP district are as provided in Chapter 14.54.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

Not less than thirty (30) percent of the net area shall be landscaped. All landscaping shall be in conformance with the approved development plan. In addition, where any portion of an industrial/research park abuts a residential district, the first twenty-five (25) feet of the required front yard setback shall be landscaped to screen the industrial uses, and a masonry wall not less than six (6) feet in height shall be provided. The first twenty-five (25) feet of the front yard setback shall also be landscaped.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

1.

All activities, other than loading and unloading, and other incidental handling, shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building.

2.

The volume of sound, measured during calm air conditions, generated by or resulting from any use, other than motor vehicles, operated in any lot shall not exceed fifty (50) decibels at any point along the boundary of or outside of the lot upon which such use is located.

3.

The ground vibration generated by any use, other than motor vehicles, operated on any lot shall not be perceptible without instruments at any point along the boundary of or outside of the lot upon which such use is located.

4.

Except for the heating of buildings, there shall be no smoke or dust generated by or resulting from any use, other than motor vehicles, located upon the lot.

5.

No beam of exterior lighting used for the purpose of illuminating buildings or structures shall be directed toward adjacent residential areas without intermediate obstruction.

6.

No operation and no material stored shall be injurious to the health, safety, or welfare of persons residing or working in the neighborhood by reason of danger to life or property.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

The industrial component of any mixed use development shall be developed pursuant to the standards and regulations of this chapter. Residential use shall be developed pursuant to the standards and regulations in Chapter 14.16 (PUD Planned Unit Development District), Sections 14.16.030—14.16.140. Residential density shall not exceed twenty (20) units per acre including any bonus density allowances. The city shall determine the appropriate residential density on all or a portion of a parcel and shall consider, but not be limited to, the following factors:

1.

Availability and cost of providing local services and infrastructure; e.g., sewer, water, schools, and transportation and parking availability;

2.

Unique site characteristics such as size, shape, topography, and easements;

3.

The existence on site or adjacent to the site of Environmentally Sensitive Habitat area;

4.

The need for protection or enhancement of other coastal resources; e.g., viewsheds, coastal access, recreation, visitor-serving commercial and other coastal dependent or coastal related uses.

(Ord. 586 § 2 (part), 2003)

When mixed use is proposed in a common building, determination of the allowable density shall include, in addition to the criteria above, consideration of the intensity of the industrial use including characteristics such as parking demand, vehicle trip generation, noise, and vibration that could affect compatibility of the residential use with the industrial component.

(Ord. 586 § 2 (part), 2003)

Prior to approving a mixed residential/industrial use, the city shall make all of the Development Plan Permit findings pursuant to Chapter 14.68 of the Carpinteria Municipal Code and the following additional findings:

1.

The mixed use development encourages rehabilitation of important existing housing stock, or would result in the production of affordable housing and that the mixed use would assist the city in maintaining an appropriate balance between jobs and housing;

2.

The mixed use development is compatible with existing and anticipated uses in the area surrounding the site;

3.

Industrial use of the site is the primary use and residential use is secondary. The industrial use shall be found to be the primary use if it is greater in area than the residential component and/or is situated and designed such that it appears and functions as the primary use of the parcel from its primary street frontage.

(Ord. 586 § 2 (part), 2003)