Heavy Industrial Zone
The regulations set out in this chapter shall apply in the M-3 (heavy industrial) zone unless otherwise provided in this chapter. The M-3 zone is intended to provide areas suitable for the development of heavy manufacturing and industrial uses, processing of animals for food or byproducts, waste recycling or disposal processing, and processing or manufacture of undesirable products. Uses allowed in the M-3 zone are incompatible with other land uses and should be located in places substantially removed from uses which may be impacted from M-3 uses. (Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
The following uses are permitted in an M-3 zone:
A. Acetylene gas manufacture and storage;
B. Acid manufacture;
C. Alcohol and alcoholic beverage manufacturing and distillation;
D. Beef, swine, poultry or rabbit slaughter;
E. Blast furnaces;
F. Cement and lime manufacturing when the manufacturing plant is equipped capable of collecting at least ninety-seven percent of all particulate matter from kiln gases;
G. Chemical manufacture;
H. Clay product manufacture;
I. Coke ovens;
J. Cotton gins or oil mills;
K. Creosote treatment or manufacture;
L. Curing, tanning, and storage of raw hide or skins;
M. Disinfectant manufacture;
N. Distillation of coal, wood, bones, or tar;
O. Drop forge industries manufacturing forgings with power hammers;
P. Explosives, manufacture or storage;
Q. Exterminator or insect poison manufacture;
R. Fat rendering;
S. Feed and fuel yards;
T. Fertilizer manufacture;
U. Forge plants;
V. Gelatin or size manufacture;
W. Glass or glass product manufacture;
X. Glucose or dextrine manufacture;
Y. Glue manufacture;
Z. Iron, steel, brass or copper foundries or fabrication plants, and heavy weight casting;
AA. Nonmineral oil extracting plants;
BB. Ore reduction;
CC. Paint, oil, shellac, turpentine or varnish manufacture;
DD. Paper or pulp manufacture;
EE. Petroleum refining, reclaiming plants, and associated uses;
FF. Rolling mills;
GG. Rubber processing and manufacture;
HH. Sawmills;
II. Smelting of tin, copper, zinc, or iron ores;
KK. Tar roofing or waterproofing or other tar products manufacture;
LL. Accessory buildings or structures necessary to such use located on the same lot or parcel of land;
MM. Dwelling for use by a caretaker or night security, or as accessory and incidental to the permitted use on the parcel. (Ord. 5165 § 1, 2024; Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
While any use may be permitted by conditional use permit pursuant to subsection B of Section 17.64.020, the following uses are not permitted in the M-3 zone except by conditional use permit issued in accordance with the procedures provided in Chapter 17.64 of this code:
A. Coal-fired cogeneration facility or steam generators;
B. Community septic disposal systems;
C. Electrical power generator plants;
D. Hazardous waste disposal facilities;
E. Mining and mineral extraction;
F. Nonhazardous oily waste disposal facilities;
G. Sanitary landfills;
H. Septage disposal sites;
I. Sewage treatment plants;
J. Transfer station;
K. Waste-to-energy facilities. (Ord. 3746 § 12, 1997; Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
The following requirements shall apply to all development permitted by this chapter:
A. All permitted and conditional uses pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to site plan review as provided in Chapter 17.08 of this code.
B. Landscaping shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.61 of this code.
C. Off-street parking and loading shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.58 of this code.
D. Signs shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.60 of this code.
E. Industrial and/or commercial development proposed adjacent to property zoned or designated for residential development shall be required to be separated by a solid masonry wall constructed a minimum height of six feet from highest grade. Any wall located within or along the front yard area shall not exceed a height of four feet. Along street frontages, landscaping shall be required in lieu of or in combination with a solid wall, as determined by the development services director, to screen the proposed development from the residential uses.
F. Open storage of material and equipment permitted in this zone shall be surrounded and screened by a solid wall or fence, including solid gates where necessary, not less than six feet in height. Materials shall not be stacked above the height of the screening.
G. For developments under this section using outside storage, the areas devoted to outside storage shall be treated with a permanent dust binder or other permanent dust control measures consistent with air pollution control regulations, as approved by the planning director.
H. Roof-top areas of structures adjacent to properties zoned or designated for residential development shall be completely screened from view by parapets or other finished architectural features constructed to a height of the highest equipment and unfinished structural element or architectural feature of the building. This requirement shall apply to all new construction and remodeling of existing structures which involve a change of fifty percent or more of the roof structure or an addition of fifty percent or more to the floor area of the structure. (Ord. 4939 § 16, 2018; Ord. 4714 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3964 § 27, 2000; Ord. 3835 § 17, 1998; Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
Building height in an M-3 zone shall not exceed two hundred ten feet (approximately fourteen stories). (Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
Front yard requirements in an M-3 zone shall be as follows:
A. All buildings shall be located not nearer than ten feet from the front property line. (Ord. 5165 § 1, 2024; Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
Side yard requirements in an M-3 zone shall be as follows:
A. Where the lot abuts any R, MH zone, or PUD project of a residential nature, there shall be a side yard of not less than twenty feet.
B. On a corner lot, the side yard on the street side of the lot shall be not less than ten feet.
C. In all other cases, a side yard shall not be required. (Ord. 5165 § 1, 2024; Ord. 4236 § 10, 2005; Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
Rear yard requirements in an M-3 zone shall be as follows:
A. Where the lot abuts any R, MH zone, or PUD project of a residential nature, there shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty feet.
B. Where there is an alley at the rear of the lot, such rear yard may be measured to the center of the alley.
C. In all other cases, a rear yard shall not be required. (Ord. 5165 § 1, 2024; Ord. 4236 § 11, 2005; Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
Heavy Industrial Zone
The regulations set out in this chapter shall apply in the M-3 (heavy industrial) zone unless otherwise provided in this chapter. The M-3 zone is intended to provide areas suitable for the development of heavy manufacturing and industrial uses, processing of animals for food or byproducts, waste recycling or disposal processing, and processing or manufacture of undesirable products. Uses allowed in the M-3 zone are incompatible with other land uses and should be located in places substantially removed from uses which may be impacted from M-3 uses. (Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
The following uses are permitted in an M-3 zone:
A. Acetylene gas manufacture and storage;
B. Acid manufacture;
C. Alcohol and alcoholic beverage manufacturing and distillation;
D. Beef, swine, poultry or rabbit slaughter;
E. Blast furnaces;
F. Cement and lime manufacturing when the manufacturing plant is equipped capable of collecting at least ninety-seven percent of all particulate matter from kiln gases;
G. Chemical manufacture;
H. Clay product manufacture;
I. Coke ovens;
J. Cotton gins or oil mills;
K. Creosote treatment or manufacture;
L. Curing, tanning, and storage of raw hide or skins;
M. Disinfectant manufacture;
N. Distillation of coal, wood, bones, or tar;
O. Drop forge industries manufacturing forgings with power hammers;
P. Explosives, manufacture or storage;
Q. Exterminator or insect poison manufacture;
R. Fat rendering;
S. Feed and fuel yards;
T. Fertilizer manufacture;
U. Forge plants;
V. Gelatin or size manufacture;
W. Glass or glass product manufacture;
X. Glucose or dextrine manufacture;
Y. Glue manufacture;
Z. Iron, steel, brass or copper foundries or fabrication plants, and heavy weight casting;
AA. Nonmineral oil extracting plants;
BB. Ore reduction;
CC. Paint, oil, shellac, turpentine or varnish manufacture;
DD. Paper or pulp manufacture;
EE. Petroleum refining, reclaiming plants, and associated uses;
FF. Rolling mills;
GG. Rubber processing and manufacture;
HH. Sawmills;
II. Smelting of tin, copper, zinc, or iron ores;
KK. Tar roofing or waterproofing or other tar products manufacture;
LL. Accessory buildings or structures necessary to such use located on the same lot or parcel of land;
MM. Dwelling for use by a caretaker or night security, or as accessory and incidental to the permitted use on the parcel. (Ord. 5165 § 1, 2024; Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
While any use may be permitted by conditional use permit pursuant to subsection B of Section 17.64.020, the following uses are not permitted in the M-3 zone except by conditional use permit issued in accordance with the procedures provided in Chapter 17.64 of this code:
A. Coal-fired cogeneration facility or steam generators;
B. Community septic disposal systems;
C. Electrical power generator plants;
D. Hazardous waste disposal facilities;
E. Mining and mineral extraction;
F. Nonhazardous oily waste disposal facilities;
G. Sanitary landfills;
H. Septage disposal sites;
I. Sewage treatment plants;
J. Transfer station;
K. Waste-to-energy facilities. (Ord. 3746 § 12, 1997; Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
The following requirements shall apply to all development permitted by this chapter:
A. All permitted and conditional uses pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to site plan review as provided in Chapter 17.08 of this code.
B. Landscaping shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.61 of this code.
C. Off-street parking and loading shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.58 of this code.
D. Signs shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.60 of this code.
E. Industrial and/or commercial development proposed adjacent to property zoned or designated for residential development shall be required to be separated by a solid masonry wall constructed a minimum height of six feet from highest grade. Any wall located within or along the front yard area shall not exceed a height of four feet. Along street frontages, landscaping shall be required in lieu of or in combination with a solid wall, as determined by the development services director, to screen the proposed development from the residential uses.
F. Open storage of material and equipment permitted in this zone shall be surrounded and screened by a solid wall or fence, including solid gates where necessary, not less than six feet in height. Materials shall not be stacked above the height of the screening.
G. For developments under this section using outside storage, the areas devoted to outside storage shall be treated with a permanent dust binder or other permanent dust control measures consistent with air pollution control regulations, as approved by the planning director.
H. Roof-top areas of structures adjacent to properties zoned or designated for residential development shall be completely screened from view by parapets or other finished architectural features constructed to a height of the highest equipment and unfinished structural element or architectural feature of the building. This requirement shall apply to all new construction and remodeling of existing structures which involve a change of fifty percent or more of the roof structure or an addition of fifty percent or more to the floor area of the structure. (Ord. 4939 § 16, 2018; Ord. 4714 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3964 § 27, 2000; Ord. 3835 § 17, 1998; Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
Building height in an M-3 zone shall not exceed two hundred ten feet (approximately fourteen stories). (Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
Front yard requirements in an M-3 zone shall be as follows:
A. All buildings shall be located not nearer than ten feet from the front property line. (Ord. 5165 § 1, 2024; Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
Side yard requirements in an M-3 zone shall be as follows:
A. Where the lot abuts any R, MH zone, or PUD project of a residential nature, there shall be a side yard of not less than twenty feet.
B. On a corner lot, the side yard on the street side of the lot shall be not less than ten feet.
C. In all other cases, a side yard shall not be required. (Ord. 5165 § 1, 2024; Ord. 4236 § 10, 2005; Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)
Rear yard requirements in an M-3 zone shall be as follows:
A. Where the lot abuts any R, MH zone, or PUD project of a residential nature, there shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty feet.
B. Where there is an alley at the rear of the lot, such rear yard may be measured to the center of the alley.
C. In all other cases, a rear yard shall not be required. (Ord. 5165 § 1, 2024; Ord. 4236 § 11, 2005; Ord. 3383 § 1, 1991)