Chapter 18.06 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

Chapter 18.06
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

Sections:

18.06.010 Purpose.

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).]

18.06.020 Land use regulations.

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).]

18.06.030 Development standards.

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).]