Inyo County Unincorporated, CA Zoning Ordinance

Certain classes of districts, designated herein by the primary symbol "M" and collectively referred to as "industrial" or "M" districts, are established to provide for the various types of manufacturing, warehousing, processing and mineral extraction activities of Inyo County.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)

The general industrial and extractive M-1 district is intended to provide space in suitable locations in Inyo County for all types of manufacturing, warehousing, processing, mining, ore reduction and mineral development activities, provided such activity does not cause pollution of any human or natural resource.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)

The following listed uses are permitted uses within the M-1 districts:

Agricultural uses of any kind;

Retail and wholesale establishment for the sale of products manufactured or produced by the industry on the same site;

Commercial establishments provided as a service to employees of the plant or industry on the same site;

Dwellings to be limited to lots or parcels on which permitted factories, manufacturing plants or industrial uses are located, such dwelling to be used exclusively by the caretaker or superintendent or bona fide employees of such enterprise, and their families. Dwellings shall be limited to mobilehomes and trailers when occupied as a dwelling, provided the factory, plant or use, is located in a rural area;

Railroad yards;

Airports and landing fields;

Manufacturing uses, as listed;

Food and kindred products:

Sugar,

All other types of food and kindred products:

Felt goods,

ii.

Linen goods,

iii.

Jute goods,

iv.

Cordage and twine,

Metal and nonmetallic molding,

Leather and leather products:

Industrial leather belting and packaging,

Boot and shoe cut stock and findings,

Miscellaneous manufacturing industries:

Candles,

Mortician's goods,

Beauty and barbershop equipment,

Furs, dressed and dyed;

Storage facilities and warehouses.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994; Ord. 955 § 7, 1995)

The following are conditional uses of the M-1 zone:

Other manufacturing and industrial uses not listed under permitted uses;

Mining and processing of natural resources, including borrow pits, subject to the provisions of the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act;

Beverage industries including retail and wholesale establishments for the distribution of beverage products manufactured or produced by the industry on the same site;

Billboard, electronic sign, informational kiosk, off-site advertising sign, off-site directional sign, and three-dimensional sign in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 18.75 and subject to the requirements of Sections 18.57.090 and 18.57.100;

Floor area ratio increases;

Public/quasi-public buildings and uses of recreational, religious, cultural or public service nature.

Commercial cannabis cultivation shall be conducted indoors only, and subject to odor, noise and visual resource mitigation requirements;

Non-volatile commercial cannabis manufacturing pursuant to commercial cannabis license classification 6;

Volatile commercial cannabis manufacturing pursuant to commercial cannabis license classification 7;

Commercial cannabis transportation or distribution facilities pursuant to commercial cannabis license classification 11;

Commercial cannabis testing facilities pursuant to commercial cannabis license classification 8;

Cannabis microbusinesses pursuant to commercial cannabis license classification 12 combining only some or all of those uses otherwise permitted by this section;

Hemp Cultivation. Industrial hemp cultivation shall be subject to odor, noise, pollen escape and visual resource mitigation requirements;

Hemp manufacturing.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994; Ord. 955 § 8, 1995; Ord. 1007 § 30, 1998; Ord. 1077 § 5, 2004; Ord. 1187 § 5, 2014; Ord. 1221 § 15, 2018; Ord. 1236 §§ 7, 8, 2018)

One dwelling when occupied solely by a caretaker or watch person and his or her family. Dwelling shall be limited to a mobilehome;

Emergency housing, in conformance with the policies stated in the housing element of the Inyo County general plan;

Signs and advertising for any permitted, accessory or conditional use in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 18.75 and subject to the requirements of Sections 18.57.090 and 18.57.100.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994; Ord. 1007 § 31, 1998)

Any accessory customarily incident to any of the above uses when located on the same lot.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)

Any use similar to those listed specifically for the M-1 district if the use, location and development plan is approved by the planning commission.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)

Uses in the M-1 district shall be planned, developed, conducted and operated, so that smoke, fumes, dust, odors, liquids and other waste of any kind is confined and/or purified to control pollution of air, soil or water to meet the standards and requirements of the planning commission and in such manner as to provide no threat to public health and welfare, or aesthetic value of the county.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)

One parking space for each full-time employee shall be provided, plus guest parking and loading space as deemed appropriate by the building inspector as established by the policy of the planning commission.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)

The minimum requirements for yards in the M-1 district shall be as follows:

Front yard: twenty-five feet;

Rear yard: fifteen feet;

Side yards: ten feet.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)

Where the M-1 district abuts an R or C district, no building, structure, chimney or other facility within five hundred feet of an R or C district boundary shall exceed thirty-five feet or two and one-half stories in height. In all other cases, approval shall first be obtained from the planning commission in cases where a building, structure, chimney or other facility exceeds forty feet or two and one-half stories in height.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)

Every lot or building site in an M-1 district shall have an area not less than twenty thousand square feet, and a width of not less than one hundred feet.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)

For properties with a general plan designation of heavy commercial/commercial service, the allowable floor area ratio is 0.4 without a conditional use permit and up to 1.0 with a conditional use permit. For properties with a general plan designation of light industrial or general industrial, the allowable floor area ratio is 0.5 without a conditional use permit and up to 1.2 with a conditional use permit.

(Ord. 1077 § 6, 2004)