Chapter 17.53 SWEETWATER INDUSTRIAL OVERLAY ZONE

Chapter 17.53
SWEETWATER INDUSTRIAL OVERLAY ZONE

Sections:

17.53.010 What this chapter does.

This chapter contains land use provisions to provide for uses of property that might otherwise be undesirable due to their proximity to the odor and stigma of locating near a wastewater treatment plant. [Ord. O-21-2015 § 2 (Exh. A)].

17.53.030 Purpose.

The purpose of the Sweetwater industrial overlay zone is to provide for and allow industrial and business opportunities that will provide a buffer zone between the wastewater treatment facility and higher end businesses and industrial uses. The standards and processes of the base zoning or underlying zoning shall be applicable unless modified or replaced by this overlay zone. [Ord. O-21-2015 § 2 (Exh. A)].

17.53.040 Land uses.

The following land uses shall be permitted (P), permitted on a conditional basis (C), or prohibited uses (N) in the Sweetwater industrial overlay zone (and such conditional and prohibited uses as the planning director and planning commission may recommend as similar and consistent with the scale, character and impact of the area):

Table 17.53 – Use Table
Use	Status
Automobile Gas/Service Stations	P
Automobile Sales and/or Service	C
Commercial Animal Farms	N
Communications Facilities and Towers (Limited to 5 Stories)	P
Construction Related Business: Lumber, Hardware, Etc.	P
Contract Construction Service Establishments	P
Convenience Store	C
Distribution Facilities	P
Electronic Data Management Businesses	C
Fitness and Recreation	P
Industrial Parks and Warehouses	P
Laundry and Dry Cleaning Establishments	C
Light Manufacturing and Assembly	P
Manufactured Homes Developments	C
Motels and Hotels	C
Office Buildings Including: Medical, Dental or Professional Offices, Corporate Offices or Corporate Campuses	P
Other Businesses Retailing Goods and Services or Rendering Personal Services for a Fee, Except as Otherwise Regulated by the City’s Ordinances	C
Other Manufacturing Businesses	C
Portable Storage Containers	P
Printing and Publishing Establishments	P
Public and Private Utility Structures or Facilities	P
Public Buildings	P
Public Parks, Plazas, or Squares	P
Recycling Facilities	N
Research and Development Uses Including: Medical or Electronic Assembly and Associated Light Manufacturing	P
Restaurants and Banks (with Drive-Through Service Facilities)	C
Self-Storage or Mini-Storage Units	P
Sexually Oriented Businesses	N
Wholesale Trade, Distribution, and Other Operations Characterized by the Need for Large Truck and Shipping Establishments	C
Permitted (P), Conditional (C), and Prohibited Uses (N)

[Ord. O-21-2015 § 2 (Exh. A)].

17.53.050 Setbacks.

The setbacks of the base zoning or underlying zoning shall be applicable; however, the planning commission and city council may approve any setback that is reasonable based upon the specific use and potential impacts to neighboring properties. [Ord. O-21-2015 § 2 (Exh. A)].

17.53.060 Development standards.

The base zoning development standards shall be applicable, unless modified or replaced as follows:

A. Buildings must comply with the city’s commercial design standards found in EMMC 17.72.040, except that metal may be used as a primary exterior building material, and pedestrian-scaled architectural details are not required.

B. The front parking lots and driveway entrances shall be asphalted to city standards, while equipment and parking areas behind the front of a building may be graveled.

C. Rear parking or storage areas do not need to comply with city landscaping requirements.

D. Outdoor storage of equipment, used materials, and wrecked or abandoned vehicles shall be screened behind an opaque fence or wall to be out of sight of major roads. Fencing and screening of outdoor uses shall be reviewed with each individual site plan.

E. All outdoor lighting shall comply with Chapter 17.56 EMMC.

F. Parking for each site plan shall comply with Chapter 17.55 EMMC. [Ord. O-21-2015 § 2 (Exh. A)].