Bellflower City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
52 M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
§ 17.52.010 Intent and Purpose.
The Light Industrial District is intended to provide for the development and establishment of certain industrial uses considered by the City Council to be essential to the development for a balanced economic basis of the City. These include fabrication, manufacturing, assembly or processing of materials that are in processed form and which do not in their maintenance, assembly, manufacture or plant operation create smoke, gas, odor, dust, sound, vibration, soot or lighting to any degree which might be termed obnoxious or offensive to any person residing in, or conducting business in, this or any other zoning district in the City.
(Prior code § 19-12.1)
§ 17.52.020 Permitted Uses.
The following uses only shall be permitted in the M-l, Light Industrial District unless as may be otherwise provided for in this title:
A.
Any use permitted in the C-G District, provided it complies with all regulations applicable to said C-G District.
B.
The following uses if conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, and subject to the following conditions: Neither drop hammers nor punch presses in excess of five ton capacity shall be permitted. Open storage is permitted on rear half of lot (subject to the conditions of Chapter 17.72). These uses are:
2.
Manufacturing, assembly, compounding or treating of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials:
3.
The manufacture of ceramic products, provided that each kiln is limited to 18 cubic feet capacity.
4.
The manufacture of scientific instruments or equipment.
5.
The following uses:
(1)
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses when located on the same lot.
(2)
Addressograph service.
(3)
Aircraft factory (no foundry).
(4)
Automotive paintless dent removal.
(5)
Automobile assembly, body and fender works, used parts storage.
(6)
Awning shop.
(7)
Bakery goods distributor.
(8)
Blacksmith shop.
(9)
Boat building.
(10)
Boat sales, including other recreational vehicles.
(11)
Book bindery.
(12)
Bottling plant.
(13)
Box lunch preparation.
(14)
Brewery.
(15)
Building materials yards.
(16)
Cabinet shop or furniture manufacturing including carpenter shop.
(17)
Candy manufacturing.
(18)
Carpet cleaning plant.
(19)
Catering establishment.
(20)
Cleaning and dyeing plant.
(21)
Confectionery manufacturing.
(23)
Cookie manufacturing.
(24)
Cosmetics manufacturing.
(25)
Creamery.
(26)
Dairy products manufacture.
(27)
Distributing plant.
(28)
Dog and cat food processing.
(29)
Doughnut manufacturing.
(30)
Electric or neon sign manufacturing.
(31)
Flour mill.
(32)
Food products manufacture.
(33)
Garment manufacture.
(34)
Golf ball manufacture.
(35)
Ice and cold storage plant.
(36)
Ice cream manufacture.
(37)
Jewelry manufacture.
(38)
Laboratory—experimental, film, research or testing.
(39)
Lapidary shop.
(40)
Laundry.
(41)
Lithographing.
(42)
Lumber yard.
(43)
Machine shop.
(44)
Manufacture of products of precious or semi-precious stones or metal.
(45)
Metal fabrication shop with automobile installation.
(46)
Motion picture reconstruction.
(47)
Motion picture studio, no outside set.
(48)
Optical goods manufacture.
(49)
Packaging business.
(50)
Perfume manufacture, blending and bottling.
(51)
Pesticide exterminating plant.
(52)
Pharmaceuticals manufacturing.
(53)
Pharmaceutical trial clinic.
(54)
Pie manufacture.
(55)
Planing mill.
(56)
Printing or publishing house.
(57)
Public utility transmission substation with microwave facilities and service yard.
(58)
Sheet metal shop.
(59)
Shoe manufacture.
(60)
Soap manufacture, cold mix only.
(61)
Storage of compressed oxygen and other gases in Interstate Commerce Commission approved type cylinders.
(62)
Surplus store.
(63)
Tattoo parlors.
(64)
Textile manufacture.
(65)
Tire rebuilding, recapping and retreading.
(66)
Toiletries manufacture.
(67)
Tool sales and rental.
(68)
Trailer manufacture.
(69)
Wholesale businesses, storage buildings and warehouses.
(70)
Wiping rag storage, laundered only.
C.
Wireless communication facilities, excluding ground mounted antennas.
(Prior code § 19-12.2; Ord. 1150 § 1 (Exh. 8), 11/26/07; Ord. 1179 § 1 (Exh. H), 5/26/09; Ord. 1210 § 1, 4/11/11; Ord. 1217 § 15, 9/26/11; Ord. 1247 § 3, 8/12/13; Ord. 1272 § 9, 4/28/14; Ord. 1300 § 7, 10/12/15; Ord. 1370 § 8, 3/11/19)
§ 17.52.030 Conditional Uses.
All the requirements of the C-G District pertaining to Conditional Use Permits shall apply to the M-1 District and the same uses shall be permitted only after a valid Conditional Use Permit has been approved by the Planning Commission. In addition, the following uses may be permitted after approval of a Conditional Use Permit as provided in Chapter 17.96:
A.
Dog kennel or cattery.
B.
Hay yard.
C.
Poultry slaughter house.
D.
Stable or riding academy.
E.
Outside storage or display of secondhand or used merchandise, provided all materials are completely enclosed within a neatly painted solid six foot fence, except that solid masonry fence need not be painted.
F.
Electric generating plants.
G.
Self-service storage facility, subject to the following development standards:
1.
The minimum area of the parcel or lot shall not be less than 80,000 square feet.
2.
Each lot shall have a minimum frontage of not less than 100 feet. A self-service storage facility shall not be permitted on a lot which has street frontage on a major street as indicated on the Land Use and Circulation Plan of the City.
5.
Maximum lot coverage of all buildings shall not exceed 50% of the total lot area.
6.
Off-street parking shall be provided in the following manner:
a.
The provision of parking/driving lanes adjacent to the storage buildings.
b.
Two enclosed parking spaces shall be provided adjacent to the manager's quarters.
c.
One parking space for every 200 storage cubicles or fraction thereof shall be located adjacent to the project office with a minimum of three spaces being provided.
d.
Required parking spaces shall not be rented as or used as vehicular storage.
8.
Building height shall not exceed 15 feet.
9.
Any site boundary abutting a residential zoning district shall be fenced with a solid eight foot high decorative block wall.
Any site boundary abutting a commercial or industrial district shall be fenced with a solid six foot high decorative block wall.
10.
Exterior lighting shall be so arranged and shielded so as to prevent glare on adjacent properties or highways.
11.
An on-site manager's unit and a full time manager shall be provided; failure to provide such an on-site manager shall be grounds for revocation of the Conditional Use Permit.
12.
Landscaping shall be provided in all required setback areas.
13.
The sale of any item from or at a self-storage facility is specifically prohibited.
a.
It is unlawful for any owner, operator or lessee of any self-storage facility or portion thereof to offer for sale or to sell any item of personal property or to conduct any type of commercial activity of any kind whatsoever other than leasing of the storage units, or to permit same to occur upon any area designated as a self-service storage facility.
14.
No outside storage shall be permitted except for recreational vehicles or motorized equipment, and such outside storage area shall comply with all requirements of Section 17.72.070.
15.
Repair of vehicles and furniture prohibited. Because of the danger from fire or explosion caused by the accumulation of vapors from gasoline, diesel fuel, paint, paint remover and other flammable materials, the repair, construction or reconstruction of any boat, engine, motor vehicle or furniture, and the storage of any propane or gasoline engine or propane or gasoline storage tank or any boat or vehicle incorporating such components, is prohibited within any structure on the parcel of land designated as a self-service storage facility.
16.
Storage of caustic, hazardous or toxic materials. The storage of any caustic, hazardous or toxic materials or waste materials thereof shall be prohibited with the exception of the storage of the above materials with approval by the Los Angeles County Fire and Health Departments.
17.
Existing self-service storage facilities constructed with proper building permits prior to May 2, 1986, shall be considered to be legal and conforming. Any proposed expansion of building area or change in use of the property shall require prior approval of a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Chapter 17.92 of the Municipal Code.
H.
Automobile storage or impound yards subject to requirements of this title pertaining to outdoor storage.
I.
Ground mounted antennas.
J.
Towing services.
K.
Recycling centers, in addition to any other requirement of this Code, must comply with the following:
1.
Cannot abut a residential zone;
2.
All operations and storage of equipment and materials must be conducted completely within enclosed buildings;
3.
Recycling and collection centers cannot shred, compact or bale ferrous metals other than food and beverage containers;
4.
If the center is open to the public, containers must be secured from unauthorized entry or removal of materials and be clearly marked to identify the type of material that may be deposited. The facility must display a notice stating that no materials be left outside containers;
5.
The center must be administered by on-site personnel during the hours the center is open;
6.
Site must be maintained free of all solid and liquid waste and must be cleaned of loose debris on a daily basis;
7.
All recycling and collection centers are subject to periodic re-inspection. Any changes, additions or modifications must conform to the requirements of this section and are subject to the review and approval of the Director.
L.
Collection centers, subject to the development standards applicable to recycling centers in this section.
M.
Body piercing shops.
N.
Draying, freighting or trucking yard or terminal.
O.
Storage yards for transit and transportation equipment, except freight classification yard.
S.
Truck sales, repairing, or overhauling.
T.
Electronic cigarette and/or electronic manufacturing.
U.
Cannabis-related business.
(Prior code § 19-12.3; Ord. 1150 § 1 (Exh. 8), 11/26/07; Ord. 1210 § 2, 4/11/11; Ord. 1272 § 9, 4/28/14; Ord. 1293 § 6, 8/24/15; Ord. 1323 § 9, 8/28/17; Ord. 1370 § 9, 3/11/19)
§ 17.52.040 Development Standards.
All development in the M-1 Zone shall comply with the development standards set forth in this chapter.
(Added during 2008 codification)
§ 17.52.050 Building Height.
Any building or structure hereafter erected or structurally altered shall not exceed 12 stories in height, and in no event shall any building or structure exceed 150 feet in height, and said building shall have a setback of at least one foot from the front, side and rear property line for every two feet above 50 feet in height.
(Prior code § 19-12.4(a))
§ 17.52.060 Front Yard.
In the M-1 Zone every lot shall have a front yard setback as follows:
A.
Interior lots shall have a front yard setback of not less than 10 feet from the front property line, or ultimate right-of-way, whichever is greater, and no building nor structure, nor the enlargement thereof, shall hereafter be erected unless the required front yard setback is provided, and through lots shall maintain the required front yard setback on both abutting streets.
(Prior code § 19-12.4(b))
§ 17.52.070 Side and Rear Yard.
No setback is required for a side or rear yard. Any structure to be constructed within three feet of a side or rear property line shall be constructed of concrete block, concrete tilt up, or equivalent material. Permanent wall, color, texture, and/or relief shall be cast into concrete and shall not be painted.
(Prior code § 1912.4(c))
§ 17.52.080 Area Requirement.
The minimum lot area shall be not less than 15,000 square feet, with minimum frontage of 100 feet on each public street, except as follows:
A.
A separate lot or parcel of record as of September 3, 1957, which lot or parcel may be occupied or utilized as having the minimum required area.
B.
A separate lot or parcel created prior to June 22, 1987, pursuant to applicable Municipal Code provisions, which lot or parcel may be occupied or utilized as having the minimum required area.
C.
Projects to be developed with private streets which are constructed and maintained to City standards with conditions, covenants and restrictions that establish mutual easements, covenants and restrictions upon the property and each of the parcels for vehicular and pedestrian access, subject to approval by the City Council.
(Prior code § 19-12.4(d))
§ 17.52.090 Parking and Driveway Requirements.
A.
Parking. The area required and developed for parking shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 17.88.
B.
Driveways. There shall be a 20 foot minimum driveway width or two 10 foot driveways for each project site.
C.
If a portion of the required driveway width is also used as a back-out space and the minimum required back-out space is greater than the minimum required driveway width, the minimum required back-out space requirement shall apply for the portion of the driveway used as back-out space.
(Prior code § 1912.4(e); Ord. 1179 § 1 (Exh. H), 5/26/09)
§ 17.52.100 Loading.
Each lot shall have loading facilities as required by Section 17.88.100.
(Prior code § 19-12.4(g); Ord. 1404 § 5, 12/14/20)
§ 17.52.110 Required Walls.
A.
Each lot shall be provided with walls as follows:
1.
When any M-1 zoned lot has common side or rear property line with any R-zoned property, a six foot masonry or concrete wall shall be constructed and maintained, provided no wall or fence shall not exceed 42 inches in height where it is in the front yard area of an abutting residential use or district.
2.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, all existing uses, buildings, and structures in the M-1 Zone which do not conform to this section shall provide a perimeter wall which also exceed the adopted valuation threshold for disabled access.
B.
All open areas used for parking or loading of vehicles over one and one-half (1-1/2) tons rated capacity, shall be enclosed by a solid masonry wall or solid fence, with solid entrance and exit gates. Such wall or fence shall be six feet in height.
(Prior code § 19-12.4(h); Ord. 1404 § 5, 12/14/20)
§ 17.52.120 Trash Facilities.
Each such lot shall be provided with facilities for the storage and collection of trash as follows:
A.
The trash area shall be enclosed by a five foot high solid masonry, brick or concrete wall except for access way which shall be enclosed with solid decorative gates of the same height.
B.
Location and size shall be subject to approval by the planner.
C.
Adequate vehicular access to and from such trash area shall be provided.
D.
Trash areas shall be maintained in closed manner at all times to prohibit visibility from public rights-of-way or adjacent property.
(Prior code § 19-12.4(i); Ord. 1404 § 5, 12/14/20)
§ 17.52.130 Mechanical Equipment.
Each such lot which has compressors, air-conditioning units or similar machinery located outside of the exterior walls of any building shall comply with the following:
A.
All such mechanical equipment shall be enclosed within a permanent sound-proofed enclosure subject to the approval of the building inspector. Location shall be subject to the approval of the planner.
B.
All such mechanical equipment shall be maintained in a clean and proper condition to prevent a collection of litter and filth and to avoid the emission of unnecessary noise, dust or fumes.
C.
All ground-mounted mechanical equipment shall be completely screened behind a permanent structure and all rooftop mechanical equipment shall be screened from view from the ground surface from a distance of 100 feet. Screening methods shall be architecturally compatible with the main building.
(Prior code § 19-12.4(j); Ord. 1247 § 3, 8/12/13; Ord. 1404 § 5, 12/14/20)
§ 17.52.140 Lighting.
All outdoor lighting shall be located and shielded so as to prevent the spill of light onto adjacent lots and streets.
(Prior code § 19-12.4(k); Ord. 1404 § 5, 12/14/20)
§ 17.52.150 Landscaping.
A.
Landscaping in the interior of the parking area shall be required to equal at least 5% of the parking area with a minimum 10 foot wide landscaped planter located adjacent to all rights-of-way, and the same shall be continuously maintained.
B.
Planting beds shall have a minimum width of six feet and shall be distributed throughout the parking area.
C.
Earth mounding shall be used when required by the Planner.
D.
All planting beds shall be bordered by a minimum six inch high concrete curb except where decorative walls are provided. No automobile space may incorporate the required planter within its dimension.
E.
The following landscaping requirements are hereby established for the design of all landscape plans prepared for all properties located within the M-1 Zone:
1.
Plants and irrigation systems shall be installed in all landscape areas in conjunction with any alteration or modification of the property except as noted herein.
2.
A minimum of one 48 inch box tree and five five gallon plants for each 1,000 square feet of floor area shall be provided.
3.
Landscape and irrigation plan shall be submitted to the Department of Planning and shall show the type, quantity, location, and size of all plants and irrigation equipment. Plants shall be selected appropriately based upon their adaptability to the climatic, geologic, and topographical conditions of the site and the type shall be approved by the Planning Director. Protection and preservation of native species and creation of hydrozones are encouraged.
4.
Every plant shall be installed in the manner and location as provided herein.
a.
Plants shall be installed a minimum of eight inches on center.
b.
Groundcover shall not exceed 50% of the total landscape area.
c.
Shrubs, annuals, semiannuals, and other plants shall be installed in groups of clusters.
d.
Mulch shall be provided three inches deep in all landscape areas except for groundcover areas.
5.
Irrigation Requirements.
a.
All irrigation shall consist of an automatic drip irrigation system for all non-turf planter areas and conventional irrigation for turf and groundcover areas. Both types of irrigation systems shall include the following features:
b.
Irrigation shall occur only between the hours of 4:00 p.m. of one day and 10:00 a.m. of the next day.
c.
To ensure water use efficiency of the landscape and irrigation system, landscape and irrigation system shall be consistently checked to ensure that the landscape and irrigation system is operating in optimum condition including, but not limited to:
(1)
Maintain irrigation lines;
(2)
Conduct valve adjustment and/or repairs;
(3)
Conduct sprinkler head adjustments/repair;
(4)
Reset/repair automatic controllers;
(5)
Maintain static water pressure at the point of connection to the public water supply;
(6)
Aerating and dethatching turf areas;
(7)
Replenish mulch;
(8)
Prune and weed all landscape areas;
(9)
Replace all dead plant material.
F.
Exceptions. Compliance with the landscape provisions in this section is required for all properties located within the M-1 Zone in conjunction with any alteration or modification of the property except where the alteration or modification does not result in an expansion of more than 50% of the gross floor area of all structures on the property. Developments with no structures, including, but not limited to, parking lots, shall not be exempt from the landscaping requirements.
(Prior code § 19-12.4(l); Ord. 1217 § 16, 9/26/11; Ord. 1321 § 9, 10/24/16; Ord. 1404 § 5, 12/14/20)
§ 17.52.160 Limitations on Permitted Uses.
A.
All uses shall be conducted totally within a completely enclosed building, except for those uses which are customarily conducted in the open.
B.
There shall be no overnight parking of vehicles, except those used in conjunction with a permitted use.
C.
No use shall be permitted which produces or causes or emits any dust, gas, smoke, glare, noise, fumes, odors, electromagnetic emanations or vibrations which are or may be detrimental to the safety, welfare, health, and peace of the City and its residents.
(Prior code § 19-12.4(m); Ord. 1404 § 5, 12/14/20)
§ 17.52.170 Limitations Upon External Effects.
The following limitations shall be imposed upon external effects of any use permitted in the M-1 District.
A.
Noise. No use shall be permitted which creates a sound level beyond the boundaries of the site in excess of 45 decibels. Sound level shall be measured with an instrument which is in accordance with the American Standard for Sound Level Meters, Z 24.3, and response Curve "A" given in this Standard shall be used.
B.
Vibration, Heat, Glare, Electrical Disturbance. No use shall be permitted which creates vibration, heat, glare, or electrical disturbance beyond the boundaries of the site.
C.
Air Pollution. No use shall be permitted which emits any air pollutant detectable by the human senses without the aid of instruments beyond the boundaries of the site.
D.
Emissions. No use shall be permitted which creates emissions which endangers human health, can cause damage to animals, vegetation or other property or which can cause soiling at any point beyond the boundaries of the site.
E.
Odor. No use shall be permitted which creates odor detectable by the human senses without the aid of instruments beyond the boundaries of the site.
(Prior code § 19-12.7; Ord. 1404 § 5, 12/14/20)