The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply in the M-2 light manufacturing zone unless otherwise provided in this title.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

Uses permitted in the M-2 zone are as follows:

A.

Any use permitted in the M-1 zone, provided, however, that no building shall be used as a dwelling, except institutional and accessory buildings which are incidental to the use of the improvements thereon;

B.

Any of the following uses:

1.

Any kind of manufacturing, compounding, assembling, processing or treatment of products other than any which produces, causes or emits any fumes, odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise or vibrations which are or may be detrimental to properties in the neighborhood or to the welfare of the occupants thereof,

2.

Agricultural industries, including packing, canning and processing plants,

3.

Aircraft and automobile factories (no foundries),

4.

Automobile assembling, body and fender works, painting, upholstering, dismantling and used parts storage when operated or maintained wholly within a building,

5.

Automobile and truck parking and storage,

6.

Auto wash,

7.

Bakeries,

8.

Blacksmith shops,

9.

Boat building,

10.

Breweries,

11.

Building material storage yards,

12.

Carpet, awning, blinds, mattress or upholstery shops, including cleaning and repair,

13.

Contractors plants or storage,

14.

Distributing plants and facilities,

15.

Draying, freighting or trucking yards or terminals,

16.

Electric welding and electroplating,

17.

Equestrian establishments, including stables or riding academies, schools, or amusements,

18.

Feed and fuel yards,

19.

Flour mills,

20.

Fruit, vegetable and meat canning, freezing, packing and preserving plants,

21.

Ice and cold storage plants,

22.

Laundries, cleaning and dyeing plants,

23.

Machine shops (except punch presses of over twenty (20) tons rated capacity),

24.

Motion picture studios,

25.

Paint mixing plants (not employing a boiling process),

26.

Petroleum product storage, provided, that no storage structure shall exceed fifty (50) feet in height,

27.

Poultry and rabbit raising, slaughter or storage,

28.

Public utilities service yards, electric transmission substations and gas transmission and compressor stations,

29.

Rubber fabrication or product made from finished rubber,

30.

Sheet metal shops,

31.

Storage spaces for transit and transportation equipment,

32.

Tire rebuilding, recapping and retreading plants,

33.

Truck repairing and overhauling shops,

34.

Manufacture of:

a.

Batteries,

b.

Billboards and advertising structures, electric or neon signs,

c.

Ceramic products,

d.

Clothing or garments,

e.

Cosmetics, perfumes and toiletries, drugs and pharmaceuticals,

f.

Computers, electronic instruments and devices, radios, televisions; and phonographs,

g.

Food products (except the rendering or refining of fats or oils),

h.

Furniture,

i.

Musical instruments and toys,

j.

Prefabricated buildings,

k.

Shoes,

l.

Soap (cold mix only),

m.

Textiles,

35.

Manufacture, compounding, assembling or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: bone, cellophane, canvas, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semi-precious metals or stones, shell, textiles, tobacco, wood, yarns and paint not employing a boiling process,

36.

Recycling facilities as defined in chapter 17.47 and subject to all conditions set forth in section 17.47.030;

37.

Emergency housing, subject to standards contained in section 17.50.140.

C.

The accessory buildings and structures necessary to such use located on the same lot or parcel of land;

D.

Oil and gas drilling and production shall be permitted according to the provisions contained in Chapter 17.46, Oil and Gas Production;

E.

Commercial cannabis activity as established by chapter 8.29.05, Commercial Cannabis Activity, within Title 8, Health and Safety.

F.

Additional uses may be permitted by the planning commission according to the provisions of chapter 17.56, Conditional Use Permits.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

(Ord. No. 421, § 6, 7-7-2015; Ord. No. 480, § 2, 4-26-2022)

The maximum height for buildings in the M-2 zone shall be six (6) stories and not to exceed seventy-five (75) feet.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

A.

In the M-2 zone, all buildings shall be located not nearer than forty (40) feet from the centerline of a street; provided, however, that along any secondary highway, as designated by the city's highway plan a minimum setback of forty-five (45) feet from the centerline of the highway shall be required, and along any major highway, as designated by the city's highway plan, a minimum setback of fifty-five (55) feet from the centerline of the highway shall be required. Setback from the centerline of Bear Mountain Boulevard (State Route 223) shall be seventy-two (72) feet.

B.

In the M-2 zone, all buildings used exclusively for dwelling purposes shall comply with the provisions of the R-4 zone.

C.

All new construction and/or changes of occupancy shall be subject to Chapter 17.60, Site Development Permits.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

In the M-2 zone, a side yard setback is not required, except that a minimum side yard of twenty (20) feet shall be provided when the side property line abuts a street or a residential zone.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

No development shall be constructed on any lot or site in this zone until a site plan has been submitted and approved consistent with Chapter 17.60 Site development permit.

(Ord. No. 480, § 2, 4-26-2022)

(Ord. No. 376, 2008).

In the M-2 zone, a rear yard setback is not required, except that a minimum rear yard of twenty (20) feet shall be provided when the rear property line abuts a street or a residential zone; No rear yard setbacks are required when there is an existing public dedicated and accepted alley abutting the rear property line.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

(Ord. No. 376, 2008).

In the M-2 zone, the minimum lot size shall be six thousand (6,000) square feet and all buildings used exclusively for dwelling purposes shall comply with the provisions of the R-4 zone.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

There shall be no required distance between buildings on the same lot in the M-2 zone, except that all buildings used exclusively for dwelling purposes shall comply with the provisions of the R-4 zone.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

Uses expressly prohibited in the M-2 zone are new residential dwellings and hazardous waste facilities.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).