Chapter 18.44
I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE
Sections:
18.44.060 Access requirements.
18.44.070 Location requirements.
18.44.080 Parking and loading requirements.
18.44.090 Area and location requirements.
18.44.100 Site plan approval required for certain nonconditional uses.
18.44.110 Utility requirements.
18.44.010 Legislative intent.
The I-1 light industrial zone has been established for the purpose of providing a place where firms engaged in light manufacturing, processing, warehousing and fabrication of goods and materials can locate with minimum conflict or deleterious effect on surrounding properties and uses and with a high degree of protection from encroachment of residential and commercial uses. It is also intended in this zone to promote the economic well-being of the people and broaden the tax base.
The zone is characterized by a mixture of industrial establishments with ready access to major transportation routes and served by adequate streets, power, water and other utilities and facilities. Some of the territory designated will consist of open land intended for future industrial development. Accordingly, some of the territory will be used for agriculture or other open land uses until its industrial potential is realized.
Representative of the uses within the zone are structures utilized for light manufacturing, fabrication, processing, storage, warehousing and wholesale distribution under conditions which limit the generation of noise, vibration, smoke, odor, dust, fumes or hazard from explosion. Residential and retail commercial developments and other activities which would be inconsistent with the use of the land for industrial purposes are not permitted in the zone.
The specific requirements necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of the zone are hereinafter set forth. [Ord. 1998-99-A § 10.5-16.1.]
18.44.020 Permitted uses.
The following buildings, structures and uses of land shall be permitted upon compliance with the standards and requirements set forth in this code:
A. The manufacturing, compounding, processing, fabrication and warehousing of goods and materials; provided, that all activities shall be conducted in a manner that no fumes, smoke, noise, vibration or odor is emitted which is discernible beyond the limits of the zone boundary.
B. The raising, care and keeping of animals and fowl.
C. Production of fruit and crops in the field.
D. Buildings, silos and other structures for the storage and keeping of agricultural products and machinery.
E. Structures and buildings for the sorting, grading, packaging, storage and processing of fresh fruits and vegetables.
F. Barns, stables, corrals, pens, coops and other buildings for the care and keeping of domestic livestock.
G. Forest and plant nurseries and greenhouses.
H. Minor utility transmission projects.
I. Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics.
J. Livestock and commodity auctions.
K. Accessory advertising signs.
L. Nonaccessory advertising signs, subject to the conditions of Section 10-3-3.30.
M. Truck terminals.
N. The incidental sale of products manufactured on the premises or utilized in the manufacturing process carried out by the primary use. [Ord. 1998-99-A § 10-5-16.2.]
18.44.030 Conditional uses.
The following buildings, structures and uses of land shall be permitted upon compliance with the requirements set forth in this code and after approval has been given by the designated reviewing agency (approval by other agencies or levels of government may be required):
A. Caretaker dwellings subject to the conditions set forth in MMC 18.48.220. [Ord. 1998-99-A § 10-5-16.3.]
18.44.040 Area requirements.
There shall be no minimum area requirements except that an area sufficient to accommodate location requirements, off-street parking, landscaping, loading and unloading and vehicular access shall be provided and maintained. [Ord. 1998-99-A § 10-5-16.4.]
18.44.050 Width requirements.
Each zoning lot shall have a minimum width of 100 feet, measured at the front property line. [Ord. 1998-99-A § 10-5-16.5.]
18.44.060 Access requirements.
Each zoning lot shall abut upon and have access to a street having a width and quality of construction sufficient to accommodate the type and weight of anticipated vehicles. [Ord. 1998-99-A § 10-5-16.6.]
18.44.070 Location requirements.
Buildings shall be set back from the lot lines as follows:
A. Front Setback. All buildings shall be set back not less than 25 feet; provided, that where it is proposed that the front setback area be used for off-street parking, the minimum front setback shall be increased to 40 feet.
B. Side Setback.
1. Side Abutting Street. Same as required for front setbacks.
2. Interior Side. All buildings shall be set back not less than 20 feet from the lot line.
C. Rear Setback. Same as required under side setback, interior side. [Ord. 1998-99-A § 10-5-16.7.]
18.44.080 Parking and loading requirements.
Each lot or parcel shall provide parking and access facilities which are sufficient to accommodate the needs of the proposed use as determined by the city. [Ord. 1998-99-A § 10-5-16.8.]
18.44.090 Area and location requirements.
Each individual zone shall contain a minimum of five acres and each zone shall abut upon and have access to a collector or arterial class road as shown on the city’s major street plan. [Ord. 1998-99-A § 10-5-16.9.]
18.44.100 Site plan approval required for certain nonconditional uses.
Prior to commencing operation or construction of any industrial building or the establishment of any nonconditional industrial use or building, a site plan shall be submitted to and approved by the city in accordance with the provisions of MMC 18.48.200. [Ord. 1998-99-A § 10-5-16.10.]
18.44.110 Utility requirements.
A. Culinary Water. All caretaker dwellings and structures used for human occupancy shall be served by the city’s central water system.
B. Sewage Disposal Facilities. All buildings used for human occupancy shall be served by the city’s sewage disposal system.
No industrial use shall discharge any substance into the sewage system which would have the effect of reducing the bacterial action of the treatment lagoons. [Ord. 1998-99-A § 10-5-16.11.]
18.44.120 Special provisions.
A. Uses within Buildings. All uses shall be conducted entirely within a fully enclosed building, except those uses deemed by the city to be customarily and appropriately conducted in the open.
B. Trash Storage. No trash, used materials, or wrecked or abandoned vehicles or equipment shall be stored in an open area.
Containers for trash storage of a size, type and quantity approved by the town shall be maintained in the location as shown on the approved site plan.
C. Outside Storage Areas. All outside storage areas shall be enclosed within a fence or wall of not less than six feet in height.
D. Maintenance of Premises. The yards around buildings shall be kept free of debris, refuse, weeds and other flammable material which may constitute a fire hazard.
E. Landscaping Required. As a means of mitigating potential safety hazards or significant adverse visual impacts, the city may require, as a condition of site plan approval, the installation of landscape features and/or peripheral landscape screens. When landscaping is required the site plan shall, in addition to all other plan elements, contain a landscape plan showing the location, types and initial sizes of all planting materials and other landscape features, and the location of required sprinkler systems. [Ord. 1998-99-A § 10-5-16.12.]