This chapter shall apply to all land within the Light Industrial (I-L) zone. The purpose of the I-L district is to provide areas for the types of manufacturing, wholesale, and storage activities that are primarily conducted inside buildings and that will not be detrimental to activities in adjacent commercial or residential neighborhoods by reason of, but not limited to, excessive noise, smoke, odor, dust, vibrations, fumes, glare or gas.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

Uses shall be permitted or not permitted, conditionally permitted, administratively permitted, or temporarily permitted as prescribed in the land use table in Section 18.08.030.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

The minimum site area for new lots shall be twenty thousand square feet, unless a conditional use permit for smaller lots is approved, in accordance with Chapter 18.80.

B.

Existing sites of less than twenty thousand square feet may be developed in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

The minimum lot frontage shall be sixty feet, except that where there is a recorded reciprocal use agreement for shared common access and parking areas, no minimum frontage is required.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

The maximum coverage of a lot shall be determined by the combined building setback area requirements, open space requirements, and off-street parking and loading requirements.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

No structure shall be placed within a building setback area.

B.

The front building setback area shall be a minimum of fifteen feet.

C.

The rear building setback shall be a minimum of ten feet.

D.

The interior side building setback area [shall] be a minimum of ten feet.

E.

The street side building setback area [shall] be a minimum of fifteen feet.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

There is no minimum distance between structures required, except that all building code requirements shall be met.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

The maximum structure height shall be seventy-five feet, except that the height of portions of structures set back at least two hundred feet from any lot line may be up to one hundred feet high.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

Wherever possible, developments shall share driveways to minimize the number of driveways on public streets.

B.

New driveways near street corners shall be located a minimum one hundred fifty feet from the radius curve of the curb, unless otherwise specifically approved by the city engineer.

C.

Gated entrances shall be set back at least one hundred feet from the public right-of-way, unless a shorter distance is approved by the city engineer.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities shall be provided on the site for each use as prescribed in Chapter 18.54.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

There is no minimum requirement for usable open space.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

Landscaping shall be provided for each use as prescribed in Chapter 18.52 landscape standards.

B.

Landscaping shall be provided and permanently maintained in a setback area not less than ten feet from a lot line adjoining a street.

C.

Required landscaping is to be installed prior to occupancy and continually maintained pursuant to Chapter 18.52.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

Fences and walls shall be provided on the site for each use in accordance with Sections 18.50.110 and 18.50.120.

B.

A block wall with a minimum height of seven feet shall be provided along any side or rear lot line that abuts an R-L, R-M, R-MH R-H, O, or PF zone district.

C.

No fence or wall shall be placed in front of or within any landscaped area located next to a street.

D.

The open storage of materials and equipment attendant to a use shall be permitted only within an area surrounded or screened by a solid wall or fence seven feet minimum in height, except as may be modified under site plan review. Such storage shall not be visible above the fence or wall.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

Signs placed in the I-L zone shall be subject to the requirements and standards prescribed in Chapter 18.56.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)

A.

No business, service, or processes that is not a part of the main use of the site shall be conducted outside a completely enclosed permanently fixed structure, except where specifically permitted by this title.

B.

Mechanical equipment shall be located a minimum of ten feet from a rear or side lot line that abuts an R-L, R-M, R-MH, or R-H zone district, except that where there is a parapet wall that shields the mechanical equipment no minimum distance is required.

C.

All open and non-landscaped portions of any lot shall be maintained in good condition free from weeds, dust, trash and debris.

D.

No use shall be permitted and no process, equipment or material shall be employed that is found by the city to be injurious to persons residing or working in the vicinity by reason of odor, fumes, dust, smoke, cinders, dirt, refuse, noise, vibrations, illumination, glare or heavy truck traffic, or to involve any hazard of fire, explosion, hazardous or toxic waste, or radioactivity or to emit electrical disturbances which adversely affect commercial or electronic equipment outside the boundaries of the site.

E.

No solid or liquid waste shall be discharged into a natural watercourse, nor into a public or private sewage disposal system except in compliance with the applicable regulations of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board and city ordinances and policies.

F.

Structures and the use of structures or land shall be subject to the requirements and standards prescribed in Chapter 18.50.

(Ord. No. 491-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10-9-2018)