Light industrial districts, hereinafter designated as M-1 districts, are established to provide for and encourage the development of light industrial manufacturing and processing uses in areas suitable for such use, and to promote a desirable and attractive working environment with a minimum of detriment to surrounding properties.

(Prior gen. code § 8-51.0)

Every parcel designated on the zoning map as being in an M-S district shall hereafter be subject to these regulations as established for an M-1-B-40 district, and shall be so designated on any revised zoning map or part thereof.

(Prior gen. code § 8-51.1)

Subject to conformance with the performance standards specified in Section 17.44.100, the following principal uses are permitted in an M-1 district:

A.

Any manufacturing, processing, assembling, research, wholesale, storage or utility use, when conducted within an enclosed building, except those uses which are specifically listed and otherwise regulated in Section 17.44.040 and in Section 17.46.030;

B.

Parking lot.

(Prior gen. code § 8-51.2)

The following are conditional uses and shall be permitted in an M-1 district only if approved by the planning commission, sitting as a board of zoning adjustments, as provided in Sections 17.54.135 and 17.44.010:

A.

Adult entertainment activity provided, however, that no adult entertainment activity shall be located closer than one thousand (1,000) feet to the boundary of any residential zone or closer than one thousand (1,000) feet to any other adult entertainment activity.

(Ord. 2000-53 § 1 (part)

(Ord. No. 2010-71, § 65, 12-21-10)

In addition to the uses listed in Sections 17.52.480 and 17.52.580, the following are conditional uses in an M-1 district, and shall be permitted only if approved by the board of zoning adjustments, pursuant to Section 17.54.130:

A.

Restaurant, retail store, or shop needed to serve the occupants of existing industrial buildings in the immediate vicinity;

B.

Contractor's or other outdoor storage yard for equipment and supplies, if conducted within an area enclosed by a solid wall or fence;

C.

Animal hospital, kennel;

D.

Storage of liquefied petroleum gas;

E.

Recreation facility, within an enclosed building;

F.

Drive-in theater;

G.

Sale at retail of building materials, or of industrial equipment or machinery;

H.

Concrete or asphalt batching plant;

I.

Advertising sign, provided that no single sign shall exceed three hundred (300) feet in area, and except as regulated by Section 17.52.550, and no sign shall be flashing or intermittent, contain moving parts, or be located so as to be directed towards lands in any adjacent R district;

J.

Service station, Type A and Type B;

K.

Mobile outdoor business that directly serves the needs of the occupants of existing industrial uses or workers, patrons, or clients of businesses in the immediate vicinity;

L.

Other uses which are found by the board of zoning adjustments as may meet the intent of the district and the requirements of Section 17.44.100 of this chapter.

(Ord. 2008-33 § 5: Ord. 2002-60 (part); Ord. 2000-53 § 1 (part); prior gen. code § 8-51.3)

(Ord. No. 2010-49, § 10, 9-14-10; Ord. No. 2010-71, § 66, 12-21-10)

Certain uses, not otherwise permitted, may be qualified as accessory to a permitted use on the same lot in an M-1 district including:

A.

Retail store or personal service shop or restaurant for employees; when conducted, and entered, from within the main building;

B.

Retail sales of products produced by a permitted use on the premises.

(Prior gen. code § 8-51.4)

Any structure of one thousand (1,000) square feet or more or any construction aggregating one thousand (1,000) square feet or more placed since July 9, 1977, shall be subject to site development review pursuant to Section 17.54.210; unless zoning approval is granted upon the determination that the construction constitutes a minor project and that the building permit plans are in accord with the intent and objectives of the site development review procedure.

(Prior gen. code § 8-51.4.1)

Except as otherwise provided in the case of a combining B district, every use in an M-1 district shall be on a building site having a median lot width not less than one hundred (100) feet and an area not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

(Prior gen. code § 8-51.5)

Except as otherwise provided in the case of a combining district, the yard requirements in M-1 districts shall be as follows, subject to the general provisions of Section 17.52.330:

A.

Depth of front yard: not less than twenty (20) feet;

B.

Depth of rear yard: not less than twenty (20) feet;

C.

Width of each side yard: not less than ten feet provided that where the abutting lot is any R district, the width of the side yard shall be not less than thirty (30) feet.

(Prior gen. code § 8-51.6)

No building or structure in an M-1 district shall have a height in excess of forty-five (45) feet, except as provided by Section 17.52.090.

(Prior gen. code § 8-51.7)

No use shall be permitted in an M-1 district, which is characterized by any of the detrimental effects specified in the performance standards of this title for M-P districts as set forth in Section 17.42.020, except that in an M-1 district Section 17.42.020(A) shall apply to noise or vibration discernible at a lot line separating the premises from an abutting R district.

(Prior gen. code § 8-51.8)

(Ord. No. 2010-71, § 67, 12-21-10)

Business signs, low profile signs and service station sign display structures are permitted subject to Section 17.52.520 and Section 17.36.080, Section 17.38.100, Section 17.38.110 and Section 17.38.140.

(Prior gen. code § 8-51.9)

Open areas used for storage or for parking or loading of vehicles having a rated capacity greater than sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds manufacturer's gross weight rating as defined in the State Vehicle Code, shall be enclosed by a solid wall or fence not less than six feet in height, with solid exit and entrance gates. In no case shall any material be stacked or stored so as to exceed the height of the fence. All other open portions of the lot or building site shall have adequate grading and drainage, and shall be continuously maintained in an all-weather dust-free condition by suitable landscaping with trees, shrubs, or planted ground cover, or by paving. Except as a temporary use regulated by Section 17.52.480, use of a mobilehome is not permitted.

(Prior gen. code § 8-51.10)