A. 
The purpose of industrial zoning districts is to:
1. 
Provide appropriate areas of the City where industrial uses can locate and operate without significant conflicts with other land uses;
2. 
Strengthen the City's economic base and provide employment opportunities for residents of the City; and
3. 
Provide areas for a wide range of manufacturing, industrial processing, and service commercial uses and protect areas where such uses now exist.
B. 
Additional Purposes of Each Industrial Zoning District.
1. 
Light Industrial (IL). The IL district is intended to provide areas for small-scale industrial businesses and operations that do not create adverse visual, noise, or other impacts on adjoining public and residential properties. This district allows for small-scale industrial, manufacturing, and service uses. Industries that use or produce substantial amounts of hazardous materials or generate noise, odor, or other pollutants are not permitted. This district implements the Industrial General Plan land use designation.
2. 
General Industrial (IG). The IG district is intended to provide areas for businesses that have potential to create adverse visual, noise, or other impacts to adjoining public and residential properties. This district allows for large- and small-scale industrial, manufacturing, heavy commercial uses such as food processing, fabricating, motor vehicle service and repair, truck yards and terminals, warehousing, distribution and storage uses without a tax revenue generating component, wholesale uses, construction supplies, building material facilities, offices, contractors' yards and the like. This district implements the Industrial General Plan land use designation.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))
Table 18.06.020: Land Use Regulations – Industrial Districts, sets the land use regulations for the industrial districts. Land uses are defined in Chapter 18.34 DMC, Use Classifications. Land uses not listed in the table and not substantially similar to the uses listed are prohibited. In cases where a specific land use or activity is not defined, the Community Development Director shall assign the land use or activity to a classification that is substantially similar in character. The decision of the Director in such instances may be appealed under DMC § 18.21.120, Appeals. The Director may refer any request for determination of use classification that is unclear, may generate substantial public controversy, or involve significant land use policy decisions to the Planning Commission for decision.
TABLE 18.06.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS – INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
"P" = Permitted Use; "A" = Administrative Use Permit required;
"C" = Conditional Use Permit required; "–" = use not allowed
Land Use Classification
IL
IG
Additional Regulations
Residential Uses
Caretaker Unit
P
P
Public/Semi-Public Uses
Colleges and Trade Schools
P
P
Emergency Shelters
P
–
See DMC § 18.19.080, Emergency shelters
Government Offices
P
P
Public Safety Facilities
P
P
Commercial Uses
Adult-Oriented Businesses
–
P
See DMC § 18.19.050, Adult-oriented businesses, and Chapter 11.02 DMC, Adult-Oriented Businesses
Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Services
See subclassifications below
Automobile/Vehicle Service and Repair, Minor
P
P
Automobile/Vehicle Repair, Major
P
P
Large Vehicle and Equipment Sales, Service, and Rental
P
P
Towing and Impound
P
P
Washing
P
P
Business Services
P
P
Cannabis Business
C(1)
C(1)
See Chapter 6.12 DMC, Cannabis Business Pilot Program
Commercial Entertainment and Recreation
See subclassifications below
Outdoor Recreation
–
C
Eating and Drinking Establishments
See subclassifications below
Restaurant
P
P
Food Preparation
P
P
Offices
P
P
Repair and Maintenance Services
P
P
Retail Sales
See subclassifications below
Building Materials Stores
P
P
Food and Beverage Sales
P
P
General Retail
P
P
Nurseries
P
P
Industrial Uses
Construction and Material Yards
P
P
Contractor Shops
P
P
Custom Manufacturing
P
P
Donation Center/Station
A
A
Food and Beverage Manufacturing
See subclassifications below
Small Scale
P
P
Large Scale
A
A
General Industrial
–
A
Light Industrial
P
P
Research and Development
P
P
Salvage and Wrecking
–
C
Storage, Warehousing, and Wholesaling
See subclassifications below
Indoor
P
P
See DMC § 18.19.110, Warehouse, storage, freight/trucking terminals, and distribution facilities
Outdoor
–
C
Personal Storage
A
A
Vehicle Storage
A
A
Transportation, Communication, and Utility Uses
Airports and Heliports
–
C
Distribution Facilities and Freight/Trucking Terminals, less than 150,000 square feet in size
P
P
Distribution Facilities and Freight/Trucking Terminals, 150,000 square feet or more in size
C
C
See DMC § 18.19.110, Warehouse, storage, freight/trucking terminals, and distribution facilities
Light Fleet Based Services
P
P
Public Works and Utilities
A
A
Recycling Facility
See subclassifications below
Recycling Collection Facility, Small
–
C
Recycling Collection Facility, Large
–
C
Recycling Processing Facility
–
C
Transit Stations and Terminals
P
P
Telecommunication Facilities
See DMC § 18.19.150, Telecommunication facilities
Other Uses
Accessory Uses, Activities, and Structures
See DMC § 18.19.030, Accessory uses and activities, and DMC § 18.11.020, Accessory structures
Alcoholic Beverage Sales (Off-Sale)
See DMC § 18.19.060, Alcoholic beverage sales (off-sale)
Nonconforming Uses
See Chapter 18.15 DMC, Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Lots
Outdoor Dining and Seating
See DMC § 18.19.130, Outdoor dining and seating
Temporary Uses
See DMC § 18.19.160, Temporary uses
Notes:
1. Must be located a minimum of six hundred (600) feet from a school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades one (1) through twelve (12), day care center, or youth center, as those terms are defined in Chapter 6.12 DMC, and a minimum of three hundred (300) feet from any residential use.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))
Table 18.06.030: Development Standards – Industrial Districts, prescribes the development regulations for the industrial districts. Section numbers in the Additional Regulations column refer to other sections of this code.
TABLE 18.06.030: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS – INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
Standard
IL
IG
Additional Regulations
Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
0.6
0.6
See DMC § 18.02.030(F), Determining Floor Area Ratio
Minimum Lot Size (sq ft)
20,000
40,000
Maximum Height (ft)
40
40 within 200 feet of an R District, otherwise 75
See DMC § 18.02.030(C), Measuring Height, and DMC § 18.11.070, Height limitation exceptions
Minimum Setbacks (ft)
Front
10
10
See DMC § 18.02.030(I), Determining Setbacks, and DMC § 18.11.050, Encroachments into required setbacks
Interior Side
Adjacent to an R District: 50
Other areas: 0
Adjacent to an R District: 50
Other areas: 0
Street Side
10
10
Rear
Adjacent to an R District: 50
Other areas: 10
Adjacent to an R District: 50
Other areas: 10
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of site)
60
60
See DMC § 18.02.030(G), Determining Lot Coverage
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))