The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply in all M districts and shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter
21.08.
(Ord. CS 106 §12, 1984)
Uses permitted in M districts:
A. Wholesale
and distribution establishments, service establishments, public and
quasi-public buildings; junkyards, wrecking yards and auto dismantling
yards; and all uses permitted in the C districts except dwelling units
of any kind unless otherwise specifically permitted in this zone;
B. All industrial uses except those specified in Section
21.60.030;
C. Outdoor
advertising signs which are non-flashing and nonanimated;
D. One mobile home when appurtenant and secondary to a permitted use with substantial outside storage subject to provisions of Chapter
21.72;
E. One
identification or informational sign not more than twelve square feet
in area nor more than six feet in height, may be permitted in the
front yard or side yard adjacent to each street frontage in lieu of
any other freestanding sign, provided that:
1. It
does not bear any advertising message,
2. It
is nonflashing, nonmoving and nonanimated,
3. It
is located wholly on private property on the premises to which it
pertains,
4. A
plot plan and elevation of the sign is approved by the director of
planning and community development prior to request for building or
electrical permits and installation;
G. Ballrooms,
commercial clubs, dance halls, drive-in theaters, nightclubs, stadiums
and tent or open-air churches. However, when located within two hundred
feet of the boundary of an R district, a use permit shall first be
secured;
H. Single-family
dwelling or one apartment if it is accessory to a permitted commercial
or industrial use;
I. Christmas
tree sales lots provided they meet the required setbacks and provide
at least ten accessible and usable off-street parking spaces in addition
to one space per employee on a maximum shift. Such lots shall be limited
to two double-faced signs not to exceed twelve square feet each. No
off-site signs shall be permitted. Such lots may not be established
prior to November 15th of any year and shall be removed and the property
returned to its original condition prior to January 1st;
J. Firework
stands provided they meet all required setbacks and provide at least
five usable and accessible off-street parking spaces in addition to
one space per employee on a maximum shift. Such stands shall meet
all the requirements of the department of fire safety and shall be
erected and removed within the time period prescribed by that department;
K. Adult businesses as allowed by the provisions of Chapter
21.68;
L. All
retail stores and wholesale retail stores which have a building and
sales area less than sixty-five thousand square feet or greater.
(Ord. CS 106 §12, 1984; Ord. CS 607 §3, 1995; Ord. CS 896 §§9, 10, 2004)
Uses permitted, subject to first securing a use permit in each
case:
A. Distillation
of bones, disposal, dumping, sanitary landfill; incineration or reduction
of dead animals, garbage, offal, refuse or sewage; and fat rendering;
B. Manufacturing
of acid, cement, compressed gases, fertilizer, fungicides, glue, gypsum,
hides, insecticides, lime, paper pulp, pesticides, plaster of Paris
or poison gas;
C. Manufacture
of explosives, or fireworks, and storage of explosives;
D. Feed
lots, stockyards, slaughter of animals or poultry;
E. Refining
of petroleum products, smelter of copper, iron, tin, zinc or other
ores and metals;
F. Drilling
for or removal of gas, oil or commercial removal of minerals, earth
or other materials;
G. Go-cart
tracks, motor vehicle rides, race tracks, rifle ranges, skeet ranges,
motorcycle tracks and motorcycle hill climbs;
H. All
retail stores and wholesale retail stores with a gross building and/or
sales area of sixty-five thousand square feet or greater;
J. Commercial cannabis retail (storefront or non-storefront), manufacturing (volatile or nonvolatile), testing labs, distribution, and cultivation or nursery activities (mixed-light or indoor), subject to Section
21.08.020(D) of this title.
(Ord. CS 106 §12, 1984; Ord. CS 896 §11, 2004; Ord. CS 1169 §14, 2015; Ord. CS 1205 §6, 2017)
Height limit in M districts:
A. Building
and appurtenant structures, seventy-five feet;
B. Fireproof
structures (excluding advertising structures) not used for human occupancy,
no height limit;
C. Separate
standing advertising structures, thirty-five feet;
D. No
fence or screen planting in excess of three feet in height, shall
be constructed or permitted to grow within any required front yard,
or side yard of a corner lot unless the director determines that visibility
will not be obstructed;
E. Additional
height may be granted for advertising signs, transmitting towers,
storage towers, and structures not used for human occupancy, provided
that a use permit is first secured in each case.
(Ord. CS 106 §12, 1984)
Yard required in M districts:
A. Front
Yard and Side Yards of Corner Lots.
1. Not
less than seventy feet from the existing centerline of the street
nor less than fifteen feet from the planned street line on a major
street or expressway whichever is the greater. Loading docks shall
be so located that trucks will head-in and head-out and not use the
public street for maneuvering, loading and unloading. The vehicle
opening of any building shall be no closer than twenty feet to the
property line toward which the opening faces;
2. Not
less than forty-five feet from the existing centerline of the street
on a collector street (sixty feet wide) nor less than fifteen feet
from the planned street line where a specific plan has been adopted.
Loading docks shall be so located that trucks will head-in and head-out
and not use the public highway for maneuvering, loading or unloading.
The vehicle opening of any building shall be no closer than twenty
feet to the property line toward which the opening faces;
3. Not
less than forty feet from the existing centerline of the street on
a minor street (fifty feet wide) nor less than fifteen feet from the
planned street line where a specific plan has been adopted. Loading
docks shall be so located that trucks will head-in and head-out and
not use the public highway for maneuvering, loading or unloading.
The vehicle opening of any building shall be no closer than twenty
feet to the property line toward which the opening faces;
4. The
side yards of corner lots may be five feet less than the required
front yard for the main building.
B. Side
Yard of Interior Lot and Rear Yard. To be governed by the Uniform
Building Code for use or occupancy and type of construction.
(Ord. CS 106 §12, 1984; Ord. CS 663 §41, 1998)
No operation shall be conducted on any premises in such a manner
as to cause an unreasonable amount of noise, odor, dust, smoke, vibration,
or electrical interference, detectable off the site.
(Ord. CS 106 §12, 1984)
An eight-foot masonry wall shall be constructed along the property
line adjacent to any residential or agricultural zone or any P-D zoning
for residential use, except where a building abuts an alley in which
case no wall shall be required.
(Ord. CS 106 §12, 1984)
See Chapter
21.76 for off-street parking requirements for all uses in all districts.
(Ord. CS 106 §12, 1984)
Percentage of lot coverage, total area of building, maximum
seventy-five percent.
(Ord. CS 106 §12, 1984)