Kalispell City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 27
16 I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
§ 27.16.010 Intent.
An industrial district intended to provide areas for light industrial, research and technology. The uses would typically not create objectionable characteristics (such as dirt, noise, glare, heat, odor, smoke, etc.), which extend beyond the lot lines. This zoning district would typically be restricted to areas designated as industrial on the Kalispell Land Use Plan Future Land Use Map.
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010; Ord. 1950, 5-4-2026)
§ 27.16.020 Permitted Uses.
(1) | Auctions, indoor | |
(2) | Aircraft Hangers | |
(3) | Aircraft maintenance/repair | |
(4) | Art foundry, metal sculpture, molding and casting | |
(5) | Assembly, light | |
(6) | Auto (RV, boats, motorcycles) sales and/or repair | |
(7) | Auto parking, surface | |
(8) | Auto or vehicle body shops | |
(9) | Auto service station | |
(10) | Auto rental, limo, shuttle (taxi) services | |
(11) | Bakery | |
(12) | Bus station | |
(13) | Car wash, auto detailing shop | |
(14) | Catering establishments | |
(15) | Contractor's storage yards | |
(16) | Fairgrounds (public) | |
(17) | Farm machinery assembly, repair, and sales | |
(18) | Feed/seed/processing/cleaning | |
(19) | Fertilizer, bulk sales | |
(20) | Film production studios | |
(21) | Food bank | |
(22) | Food processing, light | |
(23) | Greenhouses, nursery centers, landscaping materials | |
(24) | Glazier | |
(25) | Heavy equipment sales and service | |
(26) | HVAC/electrical/plumbing, sales/service | |
(27) | Jail facilities (public) | |
(28) | Janitor services | |
(29) | Laboratories, tech research, development, and testing | |
(30) | Laundromats or dry cleaners | |
(31) | Laundries/dry cleaning plants | |
(32) | Lumber/building material sales with outdoor display/storage | |
(33) | Manufactured home sales lot | |
(34) | Manufacturing, light (no smoke, fumes, odor, dust) | |
(35) | Media (newspaper, radio, TV) | |
(36) | Media, towers, and facilities (accessory) | |
(37) | Microbreweries, wineries, distilleries, and tasting rooms | |
(38) | Monument manufacture and sales | |
(39) | Office, professional/governmental | |
(40) | Pack and ship shops | |
(41) | Parks | |
(42) | Print and copy shops | |
(43) | Police and fire stations | |
(44) | Recreation area, indoor | |
(45) | Rental service stores and yards | |
(46) | Repair shops | - appliance |
- clothing/electronics | ||
(47) | Recycling center | |
(48) | Retail, limited (showrooms only) | |
(49) | Safe houses | |
(50) | Schools | - K-12 (public) |
- post secondary (public) | ||
- commercial | ||
(51) | Shooting/archery, indoor | |
(52) | Small engine sales, service, and repair | |
(53) | Taxidermy facilities | |
(54) | Technology - research, design, engineering, and telecommunication facilities | |
(55) | Truck and trailer rental | |
(56) | Truck terminal | |
(57) | Utility storage yards and associated offices | |
(58) | Veterinary clinic | - large animal |
- small animal | ||
(59) | Warehousing and distribution | |
(60) | Woodworking shops, mill work | |
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010; amd. Ord. 1720, 1-22-2013; Ord. 1771, 6-6-2016; Ord. 1824, 3-18-2019; Ord. 1950, 5-4-2026)
§ 27.16.030 Uses Which May Be Permitted By Conditional Use Permit.
(1) | Assembly halls/stadiums/convention hall facilities (includes public fair grounds, auditoriums, and racetracks) |
(2) | Auction yards, livestock |
(3) | Auto wrecking/salvage yards |
(4) | Energy production |
(5) | Forest products and manufacturing |
(6) | Fuel oil/gas/petroleum products, bulk storage/sale |
(7) | Grain elevators |
(8) | Kennels, animal shelters (Administrative CUP) |
(9) | Marijuana cultivation (Administrative CUP) |
(10) | Marijuana dispensaries (Administrative CUP) |
(11) | Marijuana manufacturing (Administrative CUP) |
(12) | Mini storage/recreational vehicle storage (Administrative CUP) |
(13) | Pre-release centers and private jail facilities |
(14) | Recreation area, outdoor |
(15) | Scrap processing yard (recycle/metal yard) |
(16) | Shooting/archery, outdoor (archery only) |
(17) | Sexually oriented business |
(18) | Telecommunication towers and cellular communication towers (including radio, TV, internet, phone, and cable providers) |
(19) | Utilities (primary distribution site) |
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010; amd. Ord. 1720, 1-22-2013; Ord. 1866, 10-18-2021; Ord. 1950, 5-4-2026)
§ 27.16.040 Property Development Standards.
(1) | Minimum Lot Area (ft): 5,250 | ||
(2) | Minimum Lot Width (ft): 50 | ||
(3) | Minimum Setbacks (ft): | ||
Front Yard | - 20 | ||
Side Yard | - 10 | ||
Rear Yard | - 10 | ||
Side Corner | - 20 | ||
Accessory Structures - See Section 27.20.020 | |||
(4) | Maximum Building Height (ft): 60 (unlimited with Conditional Use Permit) | ||
(5) | Permitted Lot Coverage (%): N/A | ||
(6) | Off-Street Parking (refer to Chapter 27.24) | ||
(7) | Fences (refer to Section 27.20.040) | ||
Maximum Heights (ft): | |||
Front | - 4 | ||
Side corner | - 8* | ||
Rear | - 8* | ||
Side corner | - 8* | ||
*Option to increase side, rear and side corner fence heights by 2 feet with barbed wire | |||
(8) | Signs (refer to Chapter 27.22) | ||
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010; amd. Ord. 1771, 6-6-2016; Ord. 1950, 5-4-2026)
