This district classification is intended to apply to areas suited to normal operations of industries, subject only to such regulations as are needed to control congestion and protect surrounding areas.

The regulations set forth in this chapter apply in all M districts and are subject to the provisions of Chapters 20.46-20.58.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.1300, 1967)

Uses permitted shall be as follows:

1. All commercial uses permitted in C-3 districts (except residential buildings) and all other commercial and manufacturing uses except as set forth in Section 20.30.30.
2. Accessory uses appurtenant to a permitted use including watchman's residences.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.1301, 1967)

Uses permitted with a use permit shall be as follows:

1. Airports.
2. Animal hospitals, enclosed kennels, and veterinary clinics.
3. Commercial cannabis cultivation.
4. Commercial excavation of stone or earth materials.
5. Distillation of bones.
6. Drilling for and/or removal of oil or gas.
7. Dumping, disposal, incineration or reduction of garbage, sewage, offal, dead animals or refuse.
8. Fat rendering.
9. Hog ranches.
10. Junkyards, wrecking yards, contractor yards, lumber yards and storage yards.
11. Fish or meat processing.
12. Manufacturing of acid, chemicals, cement, explosives, fireworks, fertilizer, gas, glue, gypsum, inflammable fluids or gases.
13. Professional offices.
14. Pulp mills and paper mills.
15. Refining of petroleum and its products.
16. Sawmills and planing mills.
17. Smelting of copper, iron, tin, zinc, and other ores.
18. Stockyards and slaughterhouses.
19. Tanneries.
20. Other uses which might be objectionable by reason of production or emission of noise, offensive odor, smoke, dust, bright lights, vibration or involving the handling of explosive or dangerous materials.

(2018-013 §5, 2018: Ord. 70-7 § 2 (part) 1970: Ord. 67-10 § 3.102, 1967)

Building height limit shall be seventy-five feet.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.1303, 1967)

Minimum lot area shall be none, where both a public or mutual water supply and public sanitary system is available, and twelve thousand square feet where both public or mutual water supply and public sanitary system are not available. Where water and sanitary facilities are contained on the property, all state and county health regulations shall apply. See also Section 20.48.80.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.1304, 1967)

Minimum lot width shall be twenty-five feet.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.1305, 1967)

Percentage of lot coverage permitted shall be up to one hundred percent of the building site where both a public or mutual water supply and public sanitary system are available. Where water and sanitary facilities are contained on the property adequate yard space shall be provided. See also Section 20.48.80.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.1306, 1967)

Front yards shall be none, except as provided in Section 20.48.90. Where frontage in a block is partially in an R district, the front yard shall be one-half that required in such R district or not less than ten feet.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.1307, 1967)

Side yards shall be none, except where the side of a lot abuts upon the side of a lot in an R district, in which case the abutting side yard shall not be less than five feet. Where the side yard on the street side of a corner lot abuts on an R district, the side yard on the street side shall comply with the standard corner lot setback adjacent to a key lot.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.1308, 1967)

Rear yards shall be none.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.1309, 1967)

For parking areas, see Section 20.46.20.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.1310, 1967)