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Centralia City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 20

40 M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

§ 20.40.010 Intent.

It is the intent of this chapter to:
A. 
Provide for the development of areas in which certain types of light industrial activities may be located;
B. 
Protect light industrial areas from other uses which may interfere with the purpose and efficient functioning of the areas;
C. 
Permit in the same areas such commercial uses as may be compatible with the industrial activities;
D. 
Protect adjacent areas from adverse or damaging impact of any kind emanating or resulting from activities in the light industrial areas;
E. 
Provide criteria for the location and standards for the development of the areas.
(Ord. 2024 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008)

§ 20.40.020 Permitted uses.

A. 
Permitted as provided in Chapter 20.11 CMC.
B. 
Other or Related Uses Permitted.
1. 
Home occupations as provided in Chapter 20.69 CMC.
2. 
Signs. See Chapter 18.24 CMC.
3. 
Hotels/Motels. A hotel/motel is an establishment that provides lodging paid on a short-term basis. The maximum time any person may stay at a hotel/motel shall be thirty consecutive days.
C. 
Conditional uses as provided in Chapter 20.67 CMC.
D. 
Similar or related permitted uses, and criteria for determination of similarity or relatedness, are as follows:
1. 
Uses similar to, or related to, those listed in subsection (A) of this section are permitted upon a finding of the community development director and/or the site plan review committee that a particular unlisted use does not conflict with the intent of this chapter or the policies of the Centralia comprehensive plan;
2. 
The criteria for such finding of similarity shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
a. 
The proposed use is appropriate in this area;
b. 
The development standards for permitted uses can be met by the proposed use;
c. 
The public need is served by the proposed use.
(Ord. 2024 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 2094 § 3, 2002; Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008; Ord. 2190 § 4, 2007; Ord. 2346 § 12, 2015; Ord. 2445 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 2020)

§ 20.40.030 Prohibited uses.

Uses other than those identified or described in CMC § 20.40.020 are prohibited, including but not limited to:
A. 
All uses or activities which would require extraordinary equipment, devices or technology for the control of odors, dust, fumes, smoke, noise or other wastes and/or byproducts which, if uncontrolled, would exceed the acceptable limits established by competent and recognized public and quasi-public agencies;
B. 
Examples of prohibited uses are:
1. 
Animal slaughtering;
2. 
Care and/or sale of livestock, poultry or similar animals;
3. 
Storage, manufacturing or sale of highly volatile or otherwise extremely hazardous substances or materials;
C. 
No building, structure, or premises, or portion thereof, shall be used for human habitation, permanent, transient or temporary, except as provided in Chapter 20.11.
(Ord. 2024 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008; Ord. 2445 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 2020)

§ 20.40.040 Environmental performance standards.

A. 
It shall be the responsibility of the operator and/or the proprietor of any permitted use to provide such reasonable evidence and technical data as the enforcing officer may require to demonstrate that the use or activity is or will be in compliance with the environmental performance standards of Chapter 20.57 CMC. In addition, any outside storage must have sight-obscuring screening around the storage area. All stored materials shall not exceed the height of the screening.
B. 
Failure of the enforcing officer to require such information shall not be construed as relieving the operator and/or the proprietor from compliance with the environmental performance standards of this title.
(Ord. 2024 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008)

§ 20.40.050 Site requirements.

Minimum site requirements shall be as follows:
A. 
Lot area: no minimum;
B. 
Lot width: no minimum;
C. 
Side yard setback: as currently required by the currently adopted building code of the city of Centralia;
D. 
Rear yard setback: as currently required by the currently adopted building code of the city of Centralia;
E. 
Front yard setback: twenty feet;
F. 
Wherever buildings are separated, a minimum distance of ten feet shall be maintained between such buildings;
G. 
Corner yard setback: fifteen feet.
(Ord. 2024 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008)

§ 20.40.060 Building allowance.

Maximum building allowance shall be as follows:
A. 
Maximum Building Height. Height limits will be imposed if necessary to prevent detrimental effects upon the surrounding properties.
(Ord. 2024 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008)

§ 20.40.070 Off-street parking.

Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 20.72 CMC.
(Ord. 2024 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008)

§ 20.40.080 Landscaping, buffering, fencing and solid waste receptacles.

Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 20.50 CMC.
(Ord. 2024 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008)

§ 20.40.090 Design and development guidelines.

Developments shall comply with the requirements of CMC § 18.10.030, Design and Development Guidelines manual.
(Ord. 2024 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008)

§ 20.40.100 Site plan review.

Architectural and building materials review will be critical in this district to ensure that new or remodeled structures maintain an appearance which is highly compatible with adjoining commercial and residential areas in accordance with Chapter 20.84 CMC.
(Ord. 2209 § 2 (part), 2008)