Chapter 18.55
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE (M-2)
Sections:
18.55.040 Lot size and dimensions.
18.55.010 Purpose and intent.
Light industrial uses are to be conducted wholly within an enclosed building and are expected to have minimal noise, air, or odor impacts on surrounding uses. (Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.9), 1998)
18.55.020 Permitted uses.
The following categories of uses are permitted outright in the M-2 zone:
A. Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, assembling or treatment of products (such as bakery goods, candy, drugs, food and beverage products, paper, plastics, cloth).
B. Machine shop not using drop-hammer or punch press.
C. Distribution plant or parcel delivery.
D. Wholesale business, storage buildings, and warehouses.
E. Lumber yards, retail and wholesale. (Ord. 1040 § 2(c), 2007; Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.9), 1998)
18.55.030 Conditional uses.
The following categories of uses are permitted when a conditional use is approved subject to Chapter 18.130 RMC:
A. Auto wrecking.
B. Boat building or repair (small boats only).
C. Planing mill.
D. Commercial use which supports the industrial area and uses.
E. Public use.
F. Semipublic use. (Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.9), 1998)
18.55.040 Lot size and dimensions.
A. The minimum lot area shall be 6,000 square feet.
B. The minimum lot width shall be 60 feet. (Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.9), 1998)
18.55.050 Setbacks.
A. The minimum front yard shall be 20 feet.
B. No side or rear yard setback required, unless abutting or facing a residential district. A setback of 50 feet is required for the yard abutting or facing the residential district. (Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.9), 1998)
18.55.060 Building height.
Buildings in the M-2 zone shall not exceed a height of 45 feet or three stories, whichever is less. (Ord. 1040 § 2(c), 2007; Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.9), 1998)
18.55.070 Landscaping.
A. All areas of the site not occupied by paved roadways, walkways, or buildings shall be landscaped.
B. It shall be the owner’s responsibility to maintain the landscaping installed on the site.
C. Screen planting, masonry walls or fencing shall be provided to screen trash collection areas, truck loading areas, and other similar uses. (Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.9), 1998)
18.55.080 Design review.
All new development in the M-2 zone, including new construction, a significant modification or expansion, or a change in use to a light industrial use, is subject to design review under the provisions of Chapter 18.145 RMC. A change in use from an existing light industrial use to a new light industrial use shall be required to go through design review if the change is to a more intensive use in any external impact, as determined by planning and public works. External impact includes, but is not limited to, impacts such as traffic, parking, noise, odors, discharges or the use of hazardous materials. (Ord. 1040 § 2(c), 2007; Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.9), 1998)