The Industrial/Business district permits a range of light industrial, business, and marine oriented uses. The district also allows the potential for affordable housing as a conditional use.
(a) 
Industrial/Business District. The Industrial/Business (I/B) district promotes the development of attractive, well-planned light industrial and business uses to serve the needs of the community, the City's coastal resources and a stable and vital local economy. Uses include, but are not limited to, marine-related businesses, auto supplies and services, home furnishings and appliances, lumber yards, home improvement centers, wholesale businesses, light manufacturing, research and development, and support activities for the City's commercial and office districts. The district provides for the development of an efficient and attractive industrial/business area that includes adequate circulation and landscaping, attractive buildings, and coordinated signage.
(Added by Ord. 93-16, 11/23/93)
(a) 
Several classes of uses are allowed in Industrial/Business district. Each of these classes must promote the industrial/business character of the district. These classes of uses are:
(1) 
Permitted Use — allowed by right if no discretionary review is required.
(2) 
Accessory Use — allowed by right if accessory to a permitted or conditional use.
(3) 
Temporary Use — allowed on a temporary basis in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9.39.
(4) 
Conditional Use — allowed subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9.65.
(5) 
Prohibited Use — not allowed in the Industrial/Business District.
(b) 
The following Table lists the classification of allowable uses in Industrial/Business district. Any use not expressly allowed is prohibited.
SECTION 9.17.020(b)
INDUSTRIAL/BUSINESS DISTRICT
LAND USES
I/B
Administrative Office Uses
P
Adult Businesses
P*
Automotive Sales and Rental Uses
C*
Building Materials Sales and Service Uses
P
Business Service Uses
P
Caretaker's Residence
C
Commercial Antenna
C
Communal Housing
C
Construction and Maintenance Service Uses
P
Drive-Through Uses
C
Educational Uses
P
Hazardous Waste Facility
C*
Heavy Industrial Uses
C
Kennel
P
Light Industrial Uses
P
Major Automotive Uses
P
Medium Industrial Uses
P
Minor Automotive Uses
P
Minor Repair Service Uses
P
Open Space
P
Photographic, Reproduction and Graphic Service Uses
P
Public Utility Uses
P
Recreational Uses
C
Recycling Facilities
C*
Research and Development Uses
P
Restaurant
P
Restaurant, Drive-Through
C
Sanitary Sewer Facility
P
Single Room Occupancy
C
Solid Waste Disposal Facility
C*
Storage Yard Uses
C
Temporary Uses
T*
Transportation Uses
P
Warehouse and Storage Uses
P
LEGEND:
 
P = Permitted Use
P* = Permitted Use subject to special use standards (see Chapter 9.07)
C = Conditional Use
C* = Conditional Use subject to special use standards (see Chapter 9.07)
T = Temporary Use
T* = Temporary Use subject to special use standards (see Chapter 9.39)
X = Prohibited Use
A = Accessory Use
(Added by Ord. 93-16, 11/23/93; amended by Ord. 94-02, 1/11/94; Ord. 94-09, 5/24/94; Ord. 96-10, 8/13/96)
The following general development standards Table provides the minimum acceptable standards for development within the Industrial/Business Districts necessary to assure quality development and attractive local Industrial/Business areas. The development standards are supplemented, and where applicable, superseded by the special development standards described in Chapter 9.05, Chapter 9.07, and Section 9.17.040. Parking standards are provided in Chapter 9.35.
SECTION 9.17.030
INDUSTRIAL/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Development Standards (1)
I/B
(a) Minimum Lot Size (2)
20,000 sf
(b) Minimum Lot Width (2)
100 ft
(c) Minimum Lot Depth (2)
150 ft
(d) Maximum Lot Coverage
50%
(e) Maximum Height
31-35 ft (3) 3 stories (4)
(f) Standard Floor Area Ratio (5)
.5:1
(g) Minimum Front Yard Setback
 
From Ultimate Public Street R/W Line
20 ft
(h) Minimum Side Yard Setback
 
Interior Side
10 ft
Street Side
20 ft
(i) Minimum Rear Yard Setback
 
Standard Lot
25 ft
Adjacent to Alley or Street
20 ft
(j) Minimum Landscape Coverage
20%
(k) Minimum Building Separation
10 ft
Footnotes for Section 9.17.030:
(1)
See Chapter 9.75 for definitions and illustrations of development standards.
(2)
Development standard applies to proposed subdivisions of land. The standards may be waived by the Planning Commission when necessary to accommodate the parcel configuration for an integrated commercial development.
(3)
Subject to the measurement and design criteria in Section (b)(4).
(4)
A maximum of 3 stories may only be permitted in accordance with Section 9.05.200.
(5)
A Maximum FAR of .75:1 may be permitted in accordance with Section 9.05.210.
(Added by Ord. 93-16, 11/23/93; amended by Ord. 94-21, 12/13/94)
(a) 
Accessory Uses and Structures. Accessory buildings and structures are subject to the same height and setback requirements described for primary buildings and structures in Section 9.13.030 except as modified by Section 9.05.080, Maximum Projections into Required Yard Areas.
(b) 
Sign Programs. Multi-tenant Industrial/Business developments shall be required to obtain approval for a project sign program pursuant to Chapter 9.37.
(c) 
"Art-in-Public-Places" Program. All new development projects located in the zoning districts described in this Chapter are subject to the provisions of the "Art-in-Public-Places" Program as described in Section 9.05.240.
(Added by Ord. 93-16, 11/23/93; amended by Ord. 94-13, 8/23/94)