Legend

X.

Automatically permitted use.

L.

Automatically permitted use provided special limitations and requirements are satisfied as noted herein, in Division 8 of this Part and in Division 8 of Part 3.

D.

Use permitted subject to the approval of the Director.

LD.

Use permitted provided special limitations and requirements are satisfied as noted herein, in Division 8 of Part 2, and subject to the approval of the Director.

C.

Use permitted upon approval of a conditional use permit.

CC.

Use permitted upon approval of the City Council as prescribed under other provisions of the Carson Municipal Code.

Use prohibited.

DA.

Use permitted upon approval of a development agreement by the City Council subject to the requirements contained in Chapter 15 of Article VI.

Manufacturing of the Following Products:*

*Food manufacturing and processing activities are listed under a separate heading.

Pharmaceuticals – drugs, medicines, vitamin tablets.

X

X

Perfume, cosmetics, toiletries (except soap).

X

X

Soap, bleaching powder, glue.

C

Novelties, buttons, brushes, toys, candles.

X

X

Ceramics, pottery, statuary.

X

X

Jewelry, watches, clocks, optical goods, musical instruments, scientific instruments, electronic instruments, phonographs, phonograph records, radios, television sets, electronic parts, precision metal products, wire, springs, tools, sandpaper, emery cloth, grinding wheels, printer’s type.

X

X

Electric and gas fixtures, electric appliances, electric motors and generators, batteries (including rebuilding), signs (electric, neon, billboards, etc.).

X

X

Furniture, bedsprings, boxes, coffins, fences, sash and doors, venetian blinds, window shades.

X

X

Clothing, dry goods, draperies, bedding, rugs, upholstery, automobile seat covers, awnings, bags, rope, baskets.

X

X

Chamois.

C

Ink, polish, putty, enamel (except lacquer, synthetic enamel, polyurethane), ethylene glycol.

X

X

Lacquer, synthetic enamel, polyurethane.

C

C

Engines (no foundry).

X

X

Engines (with foundry).

C

C

Automobiles, trailers, boats, aircraft, heavy equipment.

X

Tile (indoor kiln).

X

X

Concrete block, brick, tile (outdoor kiln).

C

Poisons (Class A and Class B)* – pesticides, rodenticides, insecticides, herbicides.

C

*Classification according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department (R.M. Graziano’s Tariff No. 25).

Explosives – fireworks, dynamite, ammunition, weapons involving use or testing with explosive materials.

C

CalARP regulated substances.^

Hazardous materials.^***

C

C

Manufacturing of Products from the Following Materials:

Textiles, wool, yarn, fur, felt, canvas, leather, hair, feathers, paper, cloth.

X

X

Bone, horn, shells, cellophane, casein (except glue).

X

X

Wood, cork, fiberglass, clay, glass (no blast furnace), plastic (no pyroxylin).

X

X

Hydrocyanic acid, tar, coal tar, pyroxyline plastic, guncotton.

C

Aluminum, sheet metal, ornamental iron, steel.

X

X

Rubber (in ML Zone, rubber is not to be melted and, where a banbury mixer is used, the resulting dust is to be washed).

L

X

Petroleum.

C

Any CalARP regulated substance.^

Any hazardous material.^***

C

C

Manufacturing of the Following Materials:

Dextrin.

X

X

Cloth, textiles, upholstery, felt, canvas.

X

X

Wallboard, fiberglass, glass (no blast furnace).

X

X

Glass (with blast furnace).

C

Polyurethane foam.

C

C

Cellophane, celluloid, cellulose.

C

Steel.

C

Gas acetylene, chlorine, ammonia, synthetic ammonia.

C

Acid, caustic soda, soda ash, lye, lime.

C

Gelatin, grease, tallow.

C

Cement, gypsum, terra cotta.

C

Kalsomine, lamp black, size, phenol, potash, pyroxylin plastic.

C

Petroleum, petroleum cleaning compound, asphalt, tar, coal tar, creosote.

C

Organic peroxide.

C

Fertilizer.

C

Explosives – nitroglycerine, nitromethane, nitroethane, cellulose nitrate, gunpowder, blasting powder.

C

CalARP regulated substances.^

Hazardous material.^***

C

C

Industrial Activities Involving the Following Processes:

Sewing, weaving and knitting of textiles, dyeing of yarn and fabrics.

X

X

Cleaning of fabrics, curtains, carpets.

X

X

Mattress renovation.

X

X

Wool pulling.

C

Photo-finishing, film developing and processing, photoengraving, lithography, block printing, silk screening, printing, book binding.

X

X

Glass silvering, optical grinding, fitting and mounting; glass blowing (no blast furnace).

X

X

Furniture redecorating and restoration, antique restoration, cabinet making, wood carving.

X

X

Plastic molding (including hydraulic press).

X

X

Tire retreading and recapping.

X

X

Raw rubber processing (in ML Zone, rubber is not to be melted and, where a banbury mixer is used, the resulting dust is to be washed).

L

X

Rubber reclaiming.

C

Metal plating and finishing (in ML Zone, no perchloric acid).

L

X

Metal engraving, metal fabrication (no snap riveting), metal spinning, tool tempering, welding.

X

X

Foundry (no brass or bronze) – precision investment casting, die casting.

X

X

Foundry (including brass or bronze) forging, drop forge, drop hammer, boiler works, smelter, blast furnace, coke oven, scrap metal processing, metal fabrication (including snap riveting).

C

Vehicle dismantling or wrecking, junk and salvage processing, subject to the requirements of CMC 9148.1.

C

Aircraft power plant testing.

X

Ore grinding and reduction.

C

Paper shredding.

C

Grinding, dressing or cutting of stone, granite or marble; sand washing.

X

X

Aggregate batch plant, aggregate dryer, rock or asphalt crushing, asphalt plant, sandblasting. (In ML Zone, only permitted on property which also has an ORL Zone designation, and must be at least 1,000 feet, as measured from lot line to lot line, from any residential zone, and any conditional use permit shall be subject to final approval or other action by the City Council.)

C

C

Starch mixing and bottling, paint spray booth, shellac mixing (no cooking), paint or enamel mixing (except lacquer, synthetic enamel, polyurethane).

X

X

Mixing of lacquers, synthetic enamel, polyurethane paint.

C

C

Shellac mixing (with cooking).

C

Processing of coconut oil, cottonseed oil, linseed oil.

C

Oil canning and packaging (in ML Zone, not more than 100 barrels stored aboveground).

L

X

Petroleum refining, oil reclaiming, coal or coal tar distillation.

C

Potash refining.

C

Bone distillation, fat rendering, offal reduction, curing or tanning of furs or hides, processing of animal by-products.

C

Creosoting.

C

Fertilizer works, manure spreading and drying.

C

Use of organic peroxides,* nitromethane, nitroethane.

C

*Having a severity classification of 3 or greater according to tests prescribed by the Society of the Plastics Industry and acceptable to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Water treatment.

X

X

Any process involving use of CalARP regulated substances.^

Any process involving use of hazardous materials.^***

C

C

Resource Extraction:

Borrow pit.

C

C

Oil fields, oil wells, subject to the requirements of CMC 9500 – 9537, Oil and Gas Code.

C*

C*

*Development agreement provisions apply as specified in CMC 9502 and 9508.

Food Manufacturing and Processing:

Ice, soft drinks, beer, wine, malt products, dairy products, candy, confections, pastries, bread, oleomargarine, sodium glutamate, honey, nuts and similar food products (no lard, pickles, sauerkraut, or vinegar).

X

X

Lard, pickles, sauerkraut, vinegar.

C

Box lunch preparation.

X

X

Fruits and vegetables – packing, canning, processing or extracting or bottling of juices (must be at least 100 feet from any residential zone, public school, public park, hospital or long-term health care facility).

L

L

Fish barbecuing or smoking (oven less than 10 cubic feet, no fish cleaning, retail sales only).

L

L

Dressing of poultry or rabbits (must be at least 100 feet from any residential zone, public school, public park, hospital or long-term health care facility).

L

Slaughtering of animals.

C

Meat, fish, dog or cat food – packing, canning, processing.

C

Coffee roasting.

C

Cigars, cigarettes.

X

X

Chewing tobacco.

C

Service and Repair:

Linen, towel or uniform supply.

X

X

Assaying, gas heater testing, pest control, cesspool cleaning service, plumbing contractor, roofing contractor, tree surgeon.

X

X

Carpenter shop, machine shop, metal working shop, sheet metal shop, tinsmith, gunsmith (no weapons manufacture involving use or testing with explosive materials), blacksmith, lapidary shop, electrical motor and appliance repair.

X

X

Boat repair, vehicle repair (no limit on size of vehicle), equipment and machinery repair, subject to the limitations of CMC 9138.2 if within 300 feet of other than an industrial zone.

L

L

Laboratory – product testing, product research.

X

X

Laboratory – chemical, biological, anatomical.

C

C

Equipment Sale and Rental:

Motor vehicles and heavy equipment of all types and sizes, contractor’s equipment, agricultural equipment.

X

X

Auction:

Auction – indoor or outdoor (no swap meet or flea market).

C

C

Wholesale:

Wholesale activities of all types (except livestock and poultry).

X

X

Poultry (in ML Zone, all activities within an enclosed building).

L

X

Storage:

Cold storage plant.

X

X

Petroleum coke.

C

Pharmaceuticals – drugs, medicines, vitamin tablets (indoor).

X

X

Pharmaceuticals – drugs, medicines, vitamin tablets (outdoor).

D

D

Perfume, cosmetics, shampoo, soap, toiletries, and other personal care products (indoor).

X

X

Perfume, cosmetics, shampoo, soap, toiletries, and other personal care products (outdoor).

D

D

Novelties, buttons, brushes, toys, candles (indoor).

X

X

Novelties, buttons, brushes, toys, candles (outdoor).

D

D

Ceramics, pottery, statuary (indoor).

X

X

Ceramics, pottery, statuary (outdoor).

D

D

Jewelry, watches, clocks, optical goods, musical instruments, scientific instruments, electronic instruments, phonographs, phonograph records, radios, television sets, electronic parts, precision metal products, wire, springs, tools, sandpaper, emery cloth, grinding wheels, printer’s type (indoor).

X

X

Jewelry, watches, clocks, optical goods, musical instruments, scientific instruments, electronic instruments, phonographs, phonograph records, radios, television sets, electronic parts, precision metal products, wire, springs, tools, sandpaper, emery cloth, grinding wheels, printer’s type (outdoor).

D

D

Electric and gas fixtures, electric appliances, electric motors and generators, batteries, signs (electric, neon, billboards, etc.) (indoor).

X

X

Electric and gas fixtures, electric appliances, electric motors and generators, batteries, signs (electric, neon, billboards, etc.) (outdoor).

D

D

Mattresses, bedsprings, coffins, fences, sash and doors, venetian blinds, window shades (indoor).

X

X

Mattresses, bedsprings, coffins, fences, sash and doors, venetian blinds, window shades (outdoor).

D

D

Draperies, bedding, rugs, automobile seat covers, awnings, bags, rope, baskets (indoor).

X

X

Draperies, bedding, rugs, automobile seat covers, awnings, bags, rope, baskets (outdoor).

D

D

Ink, polish, putty, enamel (indoor).

X

X

Ink, polish, putty, enamel (outdoor).

D

D

Engines (no foundry) (indoor).

X

X

Engines (no foundry) (outdoor).

D

D

Automobiles, trailers, boats, aircraft, heavy equipment (indoor).

X

X

Automobiles, trailers, boats, aircraft, heavy equipment (outdoor).

D

D

Tile (indoor kiln).

X

X

Tile (outdoor kiln).

D

D

Bone, horn, shells, cellophane, casein (except glue) (indoor).

X

X

Bone, horn, shells, cellophane, casein (except glue) (outdoor).

D

D

Wood, cork, clay, plastic (indoor).

X

X

Wood, cork, clay, plastic (outdoor).

D

D

Aluminum, sheet metal, ornamental iron, steel (indoor).

X

X

Aluminum, sheet metal, ornamental iron, steel (outdoor).

D

D

Rubber (natural or synthetic) (indoor).

X

X

Rubber (natural or synthetic) (outdoor).

D

D

Dextrin (indoor).

X

X

Dextrin (outdoor).

D

D

Cloth, upholstery, felt, canvas, fur, leather, hair, feathers (indoor).

X

X

Cloth, upholstery, felt, canvas, fur, leather, hair, feathers (outdoor).

D

D

Wallboard, fiberglass, glass (indoor).

X

X

Wallboard, fiberglass, glass (outdoor).

D

D

Yarn, fabrics, curtains, carpets, wool (indoor).

X

X

Yarn, fabrics, curtains, carpets, wool (outdoor).

D

D

Photography-related materials (indoor).

X

X

Photography-related materials (outdoor).

D

D

Tires (indoor).

X

X

Tires (outdoor).

D

D

Stone, granite, marble (indoor).

X

X

Stone, granite, marble (outdoor).

D

D

Ice, soft drinks, beer, wine, malt products, dairy products, candy, confections, pastries, bread, oleomargarine, sodium glutamate, honey, food additives and preservatives, nuts and similar food products (indoor).

X

X

Ice, soft drinks, beer, wine, malt products, dairy products, candy, confections, pastries, bread, oleomargarine, sodium glutamate, honey, food additives and preservatives, nuts and similar food products (outdoor).

D

D

Cigars, cigarettes (indoor).

X

X

Cigars, cigarettes (outdoor).

D

D

Tints, paints, epoxies, resins, sealants (indoor).

X

X

Tints, paints, epoxies, resins, sealants (outdoor).

D

D

Paper, industrial use paper (indoor).

X

X

Paper, industrial use paper (outdoor).

D

D

Warehousing of furniture, household goods, dry goods, clothing, textiles, durable goods, no perishable foods.

X

X

Glass, lumber (no boxes or crates), naval stores, plaster, empty barrels, metal (no scrap), machinery, equipment.

X

X

Polyurethane foam.

C

C

Rock, sand, crushed aggregate and gravel:

Not more than 2,000 tons.

X

X

More than 2,000 tons. (In ML Zone, only permitted on property which also has an ORL Zone designation and must be at least 1,000 feet, as measured from lot line to lot line, from any residential zone, and any conditional use permit shall be subject to approval or other action by the City Council.)

C

X

Clay and clay products.

X

X

Cement silo, grain elevator.

X

Petroleum and petroleum products (if associated with oil and gas production and related facilities, refer to CMC 9500 – 9537, Oil and Gas Code, for governing requirements):

Not more than 2,500 barrels.

X

X

More than 2,500 barrels.

C

Cargo container (prohibited within 1,000 feet, as measured from lot line to lot line, of residentially zoned property or institutional uses).

L

Natural gas (if associated with oil and gas production and related facilities, refer to CMC 9500 – 9537, Oil and Gas Code, for governing requirements):

Belowground – any amount.

X

X

Aboveground:

Not more than 500,000 cubic feet.

X

X

More than 500,000 cubic feet.

C

Oxygen, acetylene (subject to Fire Code requirements).

X

X

Agricultural chemicals (must be at least 100 feet from any residential zone, public school, public park, hospital or long-term health care facility).

L

L

Liquid petroleum gas (if associated with oil and gas production and related facilities, refer to CMC 9500 – 9537, Oil and Gas Code, for governing requirements):

Not more than 30,000 gallons.

X

X

More than 30,000 gallons

C

Fuel yard (not covered elsewhere, including propane).

X

X

Aircraft fuel and lubricant.

C

Explosives – dynamite (over 100 pounds), nitroglycerine, nitromethane, nitroethane, cellulose nitrate, gun powder, blasting powder.

C

Creosote, creosoted poles.

C

Fertilizer.

C

Junk, salvage, metal scrap, rags, bottles, nonferrous scrap (other than paper), subject to the requirements of CMC 9148.1.

C

Waste paper, subject to the requirements of CMC 9148.1.

C

C

CalARP regulated substances.^

Hazardous materials.^***

C

C

Poison (Class A or Class B)* – pesticides, rodenticides, insecticides, herbicides.

C

*Classification according to Los Angeles County Fire Department. (R.M. Graziano’s Tariff No. 25).

Organic peroxides** – (more than 50 pounds).

C

**Having a severity classification of 3 or greater according to tests prescribed by the Society of the Plastics Industry and acceptable to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Motor vehicles (not including impounding yard).

X

X

Vehicle impounding yard, subject to the requirements of CMC 9148.1.

C

Aircraft.

X

Transportation, Communications, Utilities and Public Service:

Service yard – public utility or public service.

X

X

Jail farm, honor farm.

C

C

Aircraft beacons and navigational aids – operating.

X

X

Blimp port, heliport, helistop.

C

C

Railroad yard, repair shop, roundhouse.

C

Truck terminal, subject to the requirements of CMC 9148.9.

C

C

Truck yard, subject to the requirements of CMC 9148.9.

C

Transfer station for refuse, sewage treatment plant.

C

Access to other property lawfully used for purposes not permitted on subject property.

X

X

Intermodal container transfer facility.

C

Education:

Trade school.

X

X

Recreation:

Arcade (subject to the requirements of CMC 9138.4).

C

C

Archery range.

C

C

Outdoor drive-in theater.

C

C

Range for pistol, rifle, skeet, or trap shooting; turkey shoot.

C

Model airplane area (motor-driven or jet-propelled).

C

Fairgrounds, outdoor festival (permanent).

C

C

Race track – horse, automobile, motorcycle.

C

Zoo.

C

Agriculture:

Earthworm farm (must be at least 100 feet from any residential zone, public school, public park, hospital or long-term health care facility).

L

L

Mushroom farm (must be at least 300 feet from any residential zone, public school, public park, hospital or long-term health facility).

L

Egg candling.

X

X

Studios:

Motion picture studio or set – indoor or outdoor.

X

X

Cemetery:

Cemetery, mausoleum, columbarium, crematory.

C

Animal Services:

Horse stable, riding academy – commercial or private (must be at least 100 feet from any residential zone, public school, public park, hospital or long-term health care facility).

C

C

Animal shelter, pound, kennel, training school.

C

C

Animal hospital, animal research institute.

X

X

Pet cemetery.

C

Electronic message center signs. (See CMC 9146.7.)

C

C

Outdoor Advertising:

Outdoor advertising sign, including electronic digital displays, subject to the requirements of CMC 9146.7.

CC

CC

Recycling Facilities:

Large collection recycling facility. (Subject to CMC 9148.4.)

L

L

Processing facility for recyclables, light. (Subject to CMC 9148.5.)

L

L

Processing facility for recyclables, heavy. (Subject to CMC 9148.5.)

C

Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (see CMC 9138.16):

Minor wireless telecommunications facilities, subject to the requirement of CMC 9138.16.

L

L

Major wireless telecommunications facilities, subject to the requirement of CMC 9138.16.

C

C

Uses Permitted in Commercial Zones:

Any principal use permitted in any commercial zone, whether automatically (X), with limitation (L), or by conditional use permit (C), is automatically permitted in the industrial zones, subject to the same requirements specified for such use in the commercial zones, except the following:

Residential:

Mobile home park.

Not permitted

Group quarters for members of a religious order.

Not permitted

Community residential care facility, boarding or rooming house, fraternity or sorority house, dormitory, residential hotel or similar group quarters, motel units with kitchens.

Not permitted

Emergency shelters, up to 30 occupants within the City.

L

L

Emergency shelters, more than 30 occupants within the City.

C

C

Transitional housing, supportive housing and single-room occupancy (SRO) housing.

Not permitted

Transportation related uses:

Shared parking facilities.

C

C

Health services:

Hospital, long-term health care facility, public health center.

C

Ambulance service.

C

C

Public and quasi-public uses:

Archaeological dig, provided the Director determines there is a reasonable prospect that significant scientific, cultural, or historical information will be obtained from the site.

D

D

Education:

Elementary or secondary school public or private.

Not permitted

Recreation:

Golf driving range, pitch-and-putt course, golf course, subject to the limitations of CMC 9138.3.

L

L

Arcade, subject to the requirements of CMC 9138.4.

C

C

Retail services and offices:

Adult business.

Not permitted

Convenience stores.

C

C

Payday loans.

CUP

CUP

Massage service.

Not permitted

Tattoo service. (New uses not permitted. Existing uses prior to June 7, 2006, required a CUP and are subject to CMC 9138.92.)

L

Not permitted

Alcoholic beverage sales and services:

Alcoholic beverage sales in conjunction with variety store, drugstore, mini market, drive-through market, food store, or grocery store excluding a supermarket, take-out food, liquor store, subject to requirements of CMC 9138.5.

C

C

Alcoholic beverage sales and services in conjunction with cocktail lounge, bar, arcade, pool hall, billiards, card room, bowling alley, indoor theater, night club and eating establishment other than a bona fide restaurant, subject to requirements of CMC 9138.5.

C

C

Vehicles sales and service:

Automobile service station, subject to the requirements of CMC 9138.14.

C

C

Automobile/vehicle washing, subject to the requirements of CMC 9138.14.

C

C

Automobile/vehicle service and repair, subject to the limitations of CMC 9138.14.

C

C

Auctions for used automobiles, recreational vehicles, travel trailers, trucks or trailers, not over 2-ton capacity, motorcycles or motorscooters, subject to the requirements of CMC 9138.21.

C

C

Temporary Uses:

Election campaign office in a trailer. (Not permitted earlier than 90 days before the election. To be removed within 14 days after the election.)

L

L

Office or other permitted commercial use in a trailer or other mobile unit. (Permitted for a period not exceeding 6 months during construction of a building on the same lot while a building permit is in effect. The Director may approve reasonable time extensions if he finds construction is proceeding in good faith.)

L

L

Storage of construction materials and equipment at a construction site without the screening which would be required for permanent outdoor storage (only during the period a building permit is in effect).

L

L

Subdivision directional sign. (See CMC 9128.31 – 9128.35.)

LD

LD

Fireworks stand, fireworks storage. (See CMC 3101.0 – 3101.10.)

CC

CC

Tent revival. (See Chapter 6 of Article III.)

CC

CC

Carnival, mechanical rides, pony rides, outdoor festival and similar uses. (See CMC 63119 and 63119.1.)

CC

CC

Circus, rodeo. (See CMC 63120; and Animal Control Ordinance, CMC 3300 – 3301.)

CC

CC

Sidewalk, parking lot, and tent sales. (See CMC 9148.7.)

D

D

Yard sales. (See CMC 4600 – 4606.)

L

L

Uses Permitted in Manufacturing Zones:

Auction house.

C

C

Indoor mini-mart.

Not permitted

Commercial Cannabis (See Chapter 15 of Article VI)

DA

DA