The following are the permitted uses in a light manufacturing (ML) zone district:

A. Any use permitted in the C-1 and C-2 districts except single-family dwellings, multiple-family dwellings, apartment houses, hotels, motels, rooming houses, provided, a caretaker’s apartment shall be allowed as an accessory to a permitted use, so long as the apartment is within or attached to a structure occupied by the permitted use, and so long as the apartment is occupied by the owner or his employee for the purpose of caring for, watching, or guarding the property. The apartment shall not be occupied by any person not employed in the main business occupying the property, except that the caretaker’s family may also occupy the apartment;

B. Auto and truck salvage and wrecking operations provided the operation is approved and licensed pursuant to Chapter 5.05 CCC, or as hereafter amended;

C. Bakeries producing for the wholesale market with retail sales limited to items produced on the premises;

D. Buildings, yards, and developments necessary for the operation of a public utility, but not including thermal power generating facilities;

E. Construction and contracting offices, and equipment and material storage yards;

F. Construction and logging equipment manufacture, sales, repair, and service;

G. Employee cafeterias accessory to a permitted use;

H. Farm and agricultural production, product processing, canning, packaging and distributing, except large animal (sheep, goats, horses, cattle) feedlots and slaughter facilities;

I. Laboratories and research organizations;

J. Light manufacturing and fabrication of previously processed metals and materials;

K. Major automobile and truck repair including painting and body work;

L. Storage and wholesale and retail sales of wood, lumber and building materials;

M. Storage and distribution of petroleum, propane, liquefied gas, coal, and wood as an accessory to a permitted use, so long as all fire and safety specifications are met;

N. Rental and leasing services using extensive outdoor storage and/or warehousing, and primarily serving other permitted uses within the land use district in which they are located;

O. Storage buildings for household goods and property, e.g., mini-storage;

P. Veterinary offices and clinics and hospitals; outside animal runs, dog grooming facilities, kennels or animal boarding establishments;

Q. Warehouses, storage facilities, and distribution centers, including truck terminals and transit storage; provided that docking and loading activities do not use any public street, alley or sidewalk;

R. Nurseries, greenhouses, yard and garden supply outlets;

S. On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities; provided: (1) such facilities are accessory to and clearly subordinate to another permitted use; (2) such facilities comply with the state siting criteria; and (3) such facilities are developed and operated in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including but not limited to Chapter 70.105 RCW and the regulations thereunder, as now or hereafter amended. [Ord. 88-102, § 5, 6-27-88; Ord. 82-181, § 2, 6-28-82.]