The purpose of the Natural Resource (NR) district is to designate lands that contain productive or potentially productive petroleum, mineral or timber resources and to prevent the encroachment of incompatible uses onto such lands. Uses in the NR district are limited to resource exploration, production and transportation, and to compatible activities. The minimum lot size shall be five (5) gross acres unless the NR district is combined with the Lot Size Combining district where a larger minimum lot size is specified. No final tract map subdivisions are permitted in the NR district. The NR district may be applied only in areas designated map codes 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5 by the Kern County general plan and in areas designated "Extensive Agriculture" or "Mineral and Petroleum" by the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010 general plan.

(Ord. G-6864 § 44, 2002: Prior code § 7100.01)

The following uses and all others determined to be similar to these uses pursuant to Sections 19.08.030 through 19.08.080 of this title are permitted in the NR district:

A.

Residential Uses.

— Manager, caretaker or proprietor quarters, including a mobilehome;

B.

Agricultural Uses.

1.

Growing and harvesting crops:

— Berry crops

— Bush crops

— Christmas trees

— Field crops, dry land

— Field crops, irrigated

— Flowers and horticultural specialties, wholesale only

— Nursery, plant, wholesale only

— Nut and fruit trees

— Timber

— Vegetables

— Vine crops,

2.

Breeding and raising animals:

— Bee keeping

— Beef cattle or livestock grazing

— Fish and frogs

— Poultry, including the hatching, breeding, raising, butchering, processing or shipping of chickens, turkeys, other fowl, or poultry, including eggs

— Rabbits and fur-bearing animals

— Horses, donkeys, mules, hogs, sheep, goats or dairy stock;

C.

Industrial Uses.

1.

Industrial storage:

— Bottled gas, when accessory to on-site production

— Cargo containers, when accessory and incidental to a permitted use

— Firewood

— Oilfield-related contractor's storage yard*

— Petroleum, when accessory to on-site production;

2.

Other industrial uses:

— Oilfield service yards*;

D.

Utility and Communications Facilities.

— Transmission lines and supporting towers, poles, and underground facilities for gas, water, electricity, telephone or telegraph service owned and operated by a public utility company or other company under the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Section 19.08.090 of this title. Microwave towers are also permitted pursuant to this section provided that there is a minimum setback of three hundred (300) feet from any dwelling

— Utility substation;

E.

Resource Extraction and Energy Development Uses.

— Accessory structures and equipment storage for natural resource extraction or processing uses

— Explosives storage, temporary, subject to approval by the Kern County fire department

— Mineral exploration

— Oil or gas exploration and production pursuant to Chapter 19.98 of this title

— Solar energy electrical generators which are accessory to a permitted or conditionally permitted use and where the power generated does not exceed the total on-site power demand

— Small wind energy system, pursuant to Section 19.08.415;

F.

Miscellaneous Uses.

— Commercial coach, when incidental to a permitted use

— Drainage sump, if proposed and approved as part of a tentative subdivision map or tentative parcel map, or if accessory to a permitted use

— Garage or yard sales pursuant to subsection (A) of Section 19.46.130 of this chapter

— Hunting or fishing club, not involving buildings or structures

— Water storage or groundwater recharge facilities

— Water system, small or large

— Wildlife or nature preserve.

(Ord. G-7012 § 43, 2003; Ord. G-6968 § 46, 2003; Ord. G-6864 §§ 45, 46, 2002; Ord. G-6551 § 82, 1998; Ord. G-6412 § 51, 1997; Ord. G-6191 §§ 64, 65, 1995; Ord. G-6077 § 187, 1994; Ord. G-5966 §§ 95, 96, 97, 1993; Ord. G-5684 §§ 73, 74, 1991; Ord. G-5030 § 10, 1989; Ord. G-5029 § 10, 1989; Ord. G-4832 § 143, 1988; Prior code § 7100.02)

(Ord. No. G-8226, § 70, 11-8-11; Res. No. 2020-116, § 2, 5-19-20; Ord. No. G-8992, § 13, 3-8-21)

* These uses shall be subject to development standards and a plot plan review pursuant to Sections 19.80.030 and 19.80.040 of this title.

The following uses and all others determined to be similar to these uses pursuant to Sections 19.08.030 through 19.08.080 of this title are permitted in the NR district subject to securing a conditional use permit in accordance with the standards and procedures set out in Chapter 19.104 of this title:

A.

Residential Uses.

— Farm labor or nonfarm-related employer owned housing for employees associated with a permitted use or a conditionally permitted use

— Logging camp

— Single-family dwelling (including a mobilehome), one (1) per lot, not accessory to a permitted or conditionally permitted use;

B.

Agricultural Uses.

1.

Agricultural industries:

— Agricultural chemical, storage and repackaging

— Agricultural pesticide and herbicide, blending and distribution

— Agricultural services laboratory

— Agricultural trucking facilities

— Animal product processing, including slaughter

— Commercial livestock feed storage and sales

— Contract harvesting

— Dead animal and fat rendering

— Farm machinery and equipment repair

— Fertilizer manufacture and storage

— Saw or planing mill

— Soil amendment, blending and distribution;

C.

Recreation, Entertainment, and Tourist Facilities.

— Boat dock, private

— Equestrian establishment

— Park or playground

— Racetrack or test track, automobile, bicycle, horse or motorcycle

— Recreational vehicle park

— Trade fairs and exhibitions, temporary (fourteen (14) day maximum), excluding flea markets and swap meets;

D.

Industrial Uses.

1.

Industrial manufacturing or assembly:

— Brick manufacturing

— Cement

— Concrete block manufacturing

— Oil refining

— Mining products milling

— Powder coating, spray painting and sandblasting,

2.

Industrial storage:

— Liquefied petroleum gas, bulk storage or distribution, in excess of two thousand (2,000) gallons capacity

— Mining, oilfield or logging-related truck and heavy equipment parking and storage;

E.

Transportation Facilities.

— Airport, private

— Airport, public use

— Heliport;

F.

Utility and Communications Facilities.

— Radio, television or commercial communications transmitter, receiver or translator, including microwave towers less than three hundred (300) feet from a dwelling, except as specified in subsection (D) of Section 19.46.020 of this chapter;

G.

Resource Extraction and Energy Development Uses.

— Cogeneration facility or steam generators

— Concrete or asphalt batch plant

— Electric power generating plant

— Explosives storage

— Mining and mineral extraction pursuant to Chapter 19.100 of this title

— Rock, gravel, sand, concrete, aggregate, or soils crushing, processing, or distribution

— Solar energy electrical generators when not accessory to a permitted or conditionally permitted use

— Wind-driven electrical generators, commercial or domestic;

H.

Waste Facilities.

— Hazardous waste disposal facility

— Nonhazardous oil production and/or oily waste disposal facility

— Nonhazardous oilfield waste treatment or recycling

— Sanitary landfill, private landfill or monofill

— Septage storage and transfer site

— Sewage sludge, animal waste or greenwaste composting

— Sewage treatment plant

— Soil reclamation or remediation for soils contaminated with nonhazardous materials

— Transfer station, large

— Transfer station, small;

I.

Institutional Uses.

— Cemetery

— Charitable or public service organization

— Community or regional correctional or similar involuntary detention facilities

— Community or senior citizens center

— Museum

— Public agency or public utility buildings or facilities;

J.

Educational Institutions and Schools.

— Preschool

— Elementary school

— Junior high school

— Senior high school

— College or university;

K.

Miscellaneous Uses.

— Animal shelter

— Corporate or administrative offices in conjunction with, and accessory to, a use permitted or conditionally permitted in this chapter

— Drainage sump

— Hunting or fishing club

— Kennel or dog training facilities

— Wild animal keeping.

(Ord. G-7012 §§ 45, 46, 2003; Ord. G-6968 § 48, 2003; Ord G-6870 § 12, 2002; Ord. G-6864 §§ 48—50, 2002; Ord. G-6551 § 84, 1998; Ord. G-6412 § 53, 1997; Ord. G-6305 § 12, 1996; Ord. G-6191 § 67, 1995; Ord. G-6077 §§ 189, 190, 1994; Ord. G-5966 §§ 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 1993; Ord. G-5803 § 43, 1992; Ord. G-5346 § 75, 1990; Ord. G-5030 § 11, 1989; Ord. G-5029 § 11, 1989; Ord. G-4832 §§ 144—147, 1988; prior code § 7100.03)

(Ord. No. G-8226, § 71, 11-8-11; Ord. No. G-8656, § 6, 7-26-16; Res. No. 2020-116, § 2, 5-19-20; Ord. No. G-8992, § 14, 3-8-21)

All other uses not permitted by Sections 19.46.020 and 19.46.030 of this chapter or accessory thereto under Section 19.08.110 are prohibited in the NR district, including final map subdivisions.

(Ord. G-7189 § 48, 2005: prior code § 7100.04)

No portion of any lot within the NR district shall contain less than five (5) gross acres or as otherwise specified by the Lot Size combining district, excepting in the case of the conveyance to or from a governmental agency, public entity, public utility, community water company or mutual water company for public purposes, public utility purposes, or for rights-of-way or well sites.

(Prior code § 7100.05)

Except for employee housing and dwellings accessory or incidental to a permitted use on the property, there shall be no more than one (1) single-family dwelling per legal lot in the NR district.

(Ord. 5966 § 105, 1993: prior code § 7100.06)

The following yard and setback requirements apply in the NR district:

A.

Front Yard. The front-yard minimum setback for all buildings shall be as follows:

1.

Fifty-five (55) feet from the legal centerline of any existing or proposed public or private local street or access easements;

2.

Seventy (70) feet from the legal centerline of any existing or proposed secondary highway;

3.

Eighty (80) feet from the legal centerline of any existing or proposed major highway;

In no case shall the minimum front-yard setback be less than twenty-five (25) feet from the right-of-way established by any official or specific plan line, street or access easement.

B.

Side Yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of any building of not less than five (5) feet, except that on the street side of corner lots, buildings shall have a side yard of not less than ten (10) feet from the right-of-way of any local street, existing or proposed secondary or major highway, or the right-of-way established by any official or specific plan line.

C.

Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than five (5) feet, except that in the case of through lots, the designated rear yard shall be in accordance with the front-yard setback requirements.

D.

In no case shall the buildings be located in any existing or future right-of-way established by any official or specific plan line, street, access easement or adopted circulation element of the applicable general or specific plan.

(Ord. G-6551 § 86, 1998: Ord. G-4832 § 148, 1988; prior code § 7100.07)

The following height limits apply in the NR district:

A.

No building or permanent structure shall exceed six (6) stories or seventy-five (75) feet in height, except as otherwise authorized in conjunction with approval of a conditionally permitted use.

B.

Buildings and structures shall not exceed the maximum permitted heights in areas of protected military airspace as specified in Section 19.08.160.

(Prior code § 7100.08)

(Ord. No. G-8226, § 72, 11-8-11)

Minimum distance between structures in the NR district shall be as follows:

A.

There shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet between residential buildings.

B.

There shall be a minimum of six (6) feet between a residential building and an accessory building or between accessory buildings.

(Prior code § 7100.09)

Off-street parking in the NR district shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 19.82 of this title.

(Prior code § 7100.10)

A.

The following signs are permitted in the NR district in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 19.84 of this title:

1.

Temporary real estate signs advertising the property for sale or rent, not to exceed sixteen (16) square feet, excluding the area of any vertical and/or horizontal support members;

2.

Temporary construction signs;

3.

Temporary political, religious and civic campaign signs;

4.

Agricultural signs;

5.

Signs attached to buildings;

6.

Monument signs, not to exceed one hundred (100) square feet in area each;

7.

Pole signs, not to exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area each;

8.

Oilfield identification signs.

B.

The maximum permitted area of all signs shall not exceed three (3) square feet for each lineal foot of street frontage.

(Ord. G-5861 § 24, 1992: Ord. G-5684 § 75, 1991: prior code § 7100.11)

Landscaping is not required in the NR district.

(Ord. G-5966 § 106, 1993: prior code § 7100.12)

The following special review procedures and development standards apply in the NR district:

A.

Garage or yard sales are permitted without special permit provided they meet the following standards:

1.

Sales last no longer than three (3) days;

2.

Sales are held no more than twice yearly;

3.

Sales are conducted on the owner's or tenant's property. Multiple-family sales are permitted if they are held on the property of one (1) of the participants;

4.

No goods purchased for resale may be offered for sale;

5.

No consignment goods may be offered for sale;

6.

Directional signs may be placed on the street right-of-way;

7.

All directional and advertising signs shall be freestanding and removed after completion of the sale;

8.

All directional and advertising signs placed on private property shall have the owner's permission;

9.

No directional or advertising signs may be larger than two (2) feet by three (3) feet.

B.

Development in the NR district shall comply with the interpretations and provisions of Chapter 19.08 of this title.

(Prior code § 7100.13)