The purpose of the M district is to provide land for a wide range of manufacturing, wholesale and other industrial-related activities. The M district would accommodate those uses where noise, glare, outdoor storage, heavy trucking and rail operations and other similar factors are common and which should be set off from other activities, particularly residential, which would be adversely affected by these characteristics.
(Ord. 84-1 §11-1; Ord. 25-01, 2/18/2025)
Principal permitted uses in the M district are as follows:
A. 
Manufacture, processing, storage and packaging of food, concrete, asphaltic concrete, sand, gravel and storage of petroleum - based products.
B. 
Fish and meat packing.
C. 
Wholesaling, storage, warehousing and heavy equipment storage.
D. 
Printing, publishing and bookbinding plants.
E. 
Railroad terminal facilities, truck depots.
F. 
Public utility buildings and substations.
G. 
Uses appurtenant to a permitted use such as offices, storage, repair and maintenance.
H. 
Existing residential units shall remain as conforming uses in the M district, and will be allowed accessory uses, buildings and mobile homes as deemed appropriate by the City Council. Site plans will be required for all construction or physical alterations in the M district.
I. 
Transitional housing as defined in Section 18.04.527.
J. 
Supportive housing as defined in Section 18.04.517.
K. 
Residential care facility, large, as defined in Chapter 18.04 of this title.
(Ord. 84-1 §11-2; Ord. 25-01, 2/18/2025)
Conditional uses permitted in the M district are as follows:
A. 
Public and quasi-public uses appropriate in the M district.
B. 
Retail commercial uses such as restaurants and service stations necessary for service to uses within the district.
C. 
Any other manufacturing/industrial uses deemed appropriate for the M district by the City Council.
D. 
Other manufacturing, assembly, processing and packaging or other industrial operations when, in the determination of the Council, all resulting dust, dirt, cinders, fumes, gases, smoke and odor shall be confined effectively to the premises or so disposed of as to avoid air pollution, and where any noise, vibration or flashing is not normally unreasonable.
E. 
1. 
Allow construction of secondary rental units as part of new commercial and industrial developments and as part of existing residential units after City review per the following criteria:
a. 
Limit amount of residential square footage per commercial/industrial square footage so no more than 50% of the total commercial/industrial square footage shall be residential;
b. 
Limit maximum size of a secondary unit, such as to 650 square feet;
c. 
Require that the residential unit be suitable for living with regard to all health and safety requirements, noise conditions of surrounding uses, etc.;
d. 
Acknowledge priority of commercial/industrial uses by requiring that a statement be issued to potential renters advising them of potential nuisances of surrounding uses, and that subsequent complaints may not be valid. The statement will be provided by the City;
e. 
At least one parking space per unit is provided and any traffic concerns addressed. The parking requirement may be waived for one unit if dual parking use is feasible;
f. 
Projects will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, utilizing these criteria.
2. 
As an incentive allow a waiver of development tax, plan check and building permit fees up to $2,000 for construction of a secondary residential rental unit. Require that secondary units be used for rental purposes only. Require a minimum five year residential rental period through deed restriction if a waiver of fees has been granted by the City.
(Ord. 84-1 §11-3; Ord. 25-01, 2/18/2025)
Uses prohibited in the M district are as follows:
A. 
Production of coal, coke and tar.
B. 
Production of dry fertilizers, gelatine, animal glue and sizing.
C. 
Production of turpentine, matches and paint.
D. 
The following processes: nitrating of cotton or other materials; magnesium foundry; reduction, refining, smelting and alloying of metal or metal ores; refining petroleum products such as kerosene, gasoline, naphtha and lubricating oil; distillation of wood or bones; or tanning of raw, green or salted hides of skins.
E. 
Stockyards, slaughterhouses.
F. 
Storage of fireworks or explosives.
(Ord. 84-1 §11-4; Ord. 25-01, 2/18/2025)
Other required conditions and provisions in the M district are as follows: applicable fence height limits and other regulations relating to fences and hedges are contained in Sections 18.62.050 and 18.62.060.
Site plan approval is required for all construction or physical alterations in the M district. The City Council shall consider architectural style and landscape treatment as a condition of site plan approval.
(Ord. 84-1 §11-5; Ord. 25-01, 2/18/2025)
Development standards in the M district are as follows:
A. 
Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.
1. 
Off-street parking and loading requirements are contained in Chapter 18.64;
2. 
Where a building located in the manufacturing district is to be used for a nonmanufacturing operation such as, but not limited to, wholesale and storage uses, parking for a more intense manufacturing use shall be provided on-site or at another off-street location thereto at the time of conversion to such a use.
B. 
Area and Yard Requirements.
Minimum Area
3,750 square feet
Yards:
Front*
20
Rear and Side
zero
Floor Area Ratio
1.0
Notes:
*
Corner lot setbacks are subject to review by the City Council.
Covered or uncovered loading docks may be located within required yards.
C. 
Existing Nonconforming Uses. Those uses existing at the time of enactment of the ordinances codified in this title, which are nonconforming in nature may continue in operation. A building that is dimensionally nonconforming in a specific yard or yards may be expanded into that yard or yards to the extent of existing nonconformance; provided, that occupants of such a building shall file a site plan of their entire property showing all buildings then existing thereon with the first application for expansion thereof following enactment of this section.
D. 
Design control district regulations apply.
E. 
Height requirement: maximum 75 feet.
(Ord. 84-1 §11-6; Ord. 25-01, 2/18/2025)