Bethel City Zoning Code
18.40 Industrial District
I District
18.40.010 Intent.
The industrial district is intended to apply to areas where industrial development is the predominant, or is expected to be the predominant, use. [Ord. 16-24 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.40.020 Permitted and principal uses and structures.
A. Commercial uses permitted as principal uses in the GU district, except that all residential uses and structures are prohibited unless specifically authorized in this section.
B. One dwelling unit occupied by the owner, the manager or a watchman of a principal use on the lot.
C. Any accessory use or structure associated with the principal use or structure on the lot.
D. Industrial uses, including:
1. Airplane assembly, remodeling or repair.
2. Airports.
3. Machine shops.
4. Metal working or welding shops.
5. Sawmills.
6. Steel fabrication shops or yards.
7. Urethane foaming yards or plants.
8. Warehouses.
9. Shipping or receiving terminals.
10. Bulk fuel distribution and storage.
11. Cement manufacturing.
12. Distillation of wood, coal or bones.
13. Tannery.
14. Paper manufacturing.
15. Poison manufacturing.
16. Printing ink manufacturing.
17. Rock and stone crushing mill.
18. Natural resource extraction, such as a sandpit.
19. Cargo dock facility or freight transfer area.
20. Fish processing plants.
21. Fiberglass fabrication shops or yards.
22. Junk yards and salvage yards.
23. Land fills, solid waste processing facilities.
24. Sewage treatment facilities.
25. Other industrial uses of a character similar to those uses listed in this section.
26. Recreational uses, to include the Bethel shooting range. [Ord. 16-24 § 2; Ord. 11-22 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.40.030 Conditional uses.
The following uses and structures are permitted in the I district under the terms of a conditional use permit:
A. Planned unit developments;
B. Marijuana cultivation facilities (indoor and outdoor);
C. Standard marijuana product manufacturing facilities;
D. Marijuana concentrate manufacturing facilities. [Ord. 16-24 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.40.040 Minimum lot size.
The minimum lot size in the I district is seven thousand (7,000) square feet. [Ord. 16-24 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.40.050 Minimum setback requirements.
Structures, other than minor structures, in the I district shall be set back from property lines to provide the following yards:
A. Front yard: Fifteen (15) feet.
B. Side yard: Ten (10) feet.
C. Rear yard: Ten (10) feet.
D. Twenty-five (25) feet from the high water mark of any drainage or lake. [Ord. 16-24 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.40.060 Maximum height of structures.
The height of a structure in the I district is not restricted except as may be limited under airport height restrictions applied under BMC 18.48.250 through 18.48.270. [Ord. 16-24 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.40.070 Restrictions on marijuana facilities.
A. Indoor cultivation facilities must be fully enclosed and secure. If the facility will be a greenhouse, in addition to the need to be fully enclosed and secure, the greenhouse must have rigid walls, a roof and doors.
B. Outdoor cultivation facilities must be obscured from public view either by a sight-obscuring wall or a fence at least six (6) feet in height. [Ord. 16-24 § 2.]
18.40.010 Intent.
The industrial district is intended to apply to areas where industrial development is the predominant, or is expected to be the predominant, use. [Ord. 16-24 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.40.020 Permitted and principal uses and structures.
A. Commercial uses permitted as principal uses in the GU district, except that all residential uses and structures are prohibited unless specifically authorized in this section.
B. One dwelling unit occupied by the owner, the manager or a watchman of a principal use on the lot.
C. Any accessory use or structure associated with the principal use or structure on the lot.
D. Industrial uses, including:
1. Airplane assembly, remodeling or repair.
2. Airports.
3. Machine shops.
4. Metal working or welding shops.
5. Sawmills.
6. Steel fabrication shops or yards.
7. Urethane foaming yards or plants.
8. Warehouses.
9. Shipping or receiving terminals.
10. Bulk fuel distribution and storage.
11. Cement manufacturing.
12. Distillation of wood, coal or bones.
13. Tannery.
14. Paper manufacturing.
15. Poison manufacturing.
16. Printing ink manufacturing.
17. Rock and stone crushing mill.
18. Natural resource extraction, such as a sandpit.
19. Cargo dock facility or freight transfer area.
20. Fish processing plants.
21. Fiberglass fabrication shops or yards.
22. Junk yards and salvage yards.
23. Land fills, solid waste processing facilities.
24. Sewage treatment facilities.
25. Other industrial uses of a character similar to those uses listed in this section.
26. Recreational uses, to include the Bethel shooting range. [Ord. 16-24 § 2; Ord. 11-22 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.40.030 Conditional uses.
The following uses and structures are permitted in the I district under the terms of a conditional use permit:
A. Planned unit developments;
B. Marijuana cultivation facilities (indoor and outdoor);
C. Standard marijuana product manufacturing facilities;
D. Marijuana concentrate manufacturing facilities. [Ord. 16-24 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.40.040 Minimum lot size.
The minimum lot size in the I district is seven thousand (7,000) square feet. [Ord. 16-24 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.40.050 Minimum setback requirements.
Structures, other than minor structures, in the I district shall be set back from property lines to provide the following yards:
A. Front yard: Fifteen (15) feet.
B. Side yard: Ten (10) feet.
C. Rear yard: Ten (10) feet.
D. Twenty-five (25) feet from the high water mark of any drainage or lake. [Ord. 16-24 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.40.060 Maximum height of structures.
The height of a structure in the I district is not restricted except as may be limited under airport height restrictions applied under BMC 18.48.250 through 18.48.270. [Ord. 16-24 § 2; Ord. 01-05 § 8.]
18.40.070 Restrictions on marijuana facilities.
A. Indoor cultivation facilities must be fully enclosed and secure. If the facility will be a greenhouse, in addition to the need to be fully enclosed and secure, the greenhouse must have rigid walls, a roof and doors.
B. Outdoor cultivation facilities must be obscured from public view either by a sight-obscuring wall or a fence at least six (6) feet in height. [Ord. 16-24 § 2.]