The manufacturing-commercial (M-C) zone is established to provide a wide variety and complexity of light manufacturing and commercial uses in proximity to residential and commercial zones, including installation and operation of compatible necessary public service facilities. Performance standards are prescribed to assist in controlling the intensity and development of uses and to limit the performance of activities in the zone to levels allowing no objectionable or obnoxious influences such as smoke, noise, fumes, vibration, radiation, light, or glare that might adversely affect the persons, businesses, and uses in and around the zoned area.

Zone M-C is intended for the establishment of necessary light manufacturing and commercial uses in proximity to residential and commercial zones, including the establishment of necessary public service facilities compatible with the requirements of this zone. Standards are provided to control the intensity and development of uses and to limit the performance of activities in the zone to levels permitting no objectionable or obnoxious influences such as smoke, noise, fumes, vibration, radiation, light or glare that might adversely affect the tenants and purposes of this zone or any adjacent zone.

(Ord. No. 863, § 3(E, F), 10-3-24)

(A)

Premises in zone M-C may be used for the following principal uses:

(1)

Automobile sales and rentals.

(2)

Bakery goods distributor.

(3)

Boat and other marine sales.

(4)

Book binderies.

(5)

Building materials, sales of.

(6)

Business and professional schools.

(7)

Car washes, automatic, coin-operated and hand wash.

(8)

Catering services.

(9

Reserved.

(10)

Contractors' equipment, rental and sale of.

(11)

Contractors' yards, including plumbing, heating, electrical, roofing, building and other similar contractors.

(12)

Electric distribution and transmission substations for public utility service yard, including microwave facilities incorporated as part of a public utility installation.

(13)

Emergency shelters subject to the development standards listed in section 11-1.68.09.

(14)

Equipment rental services.

(15)

Feed and grain sales.

(16)

Fueling service stations.

(17)

Laundries, retail.

(18)

Reserved.

(19)

Lumberyards, including the cutting of lumber to size but permitting no other milling operations.

(20)

Machinery storage yards, including sales.

(21)

Massage establishments subject to the standards set forth in title 6, chapter 8 of the Lomita Municipal Code, and located no closer than one thousand (1,000) feet from another massage establishment measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures.

(22)

Mortuaries.

(23)

Packaging businesses.

(24)

Parking lots and parking buildings, pursuant to the provisions of article 66, "off-street parking and loading."

(25)

Pet grooming, excluding boarding.

(26)

Photocopying and duplicating services.

(27)

Photoengravers and lithographers.

(28)

Printers or publishers.

(29)

Prototype electronic development labs.

(30)

Retail cigar or tobacco sales, where the main purpose of the business is the sale of tobacco products and smoking accessories. An accessory smoking lounge is permitted provided that the lounge (1) utilizes no more than thirty (30) percent of floor area; (2) complies with California Labor Code § 6404.5; (3) is used only for the consumption of tobacco products and food and beverages are not served for consumption in the lounge; (4) provides an air cleaner/filter in the lounge area equipped to filter the square footage of the lounge area to the satisfaction of the community development director; (5) is located wholly within the interior of the establishment; (6) the lounge is not used for smoking tobacco or other substances through a hookah pipe or used as a hookah lounge. For purposes of this section, a hookah lounge means any facility or location whose business operation, whether as its primary use or as an accessory use, is denoted by the smoking of tobacco or other substances through one or more pipes (commonly known as a hookah pipe, waterpipe, shisha or narghile) designed with a tube passing through an urn of water that cools the smoke as it is drawn through it, including, but not limited to establishments known variously as hookah bars and/or hookah cafes; and (7) lounges located in multi-tenant buildings must provide an effective membrane to prohibit the passage of air contaminants. An effective membrane may consist of a full height one-hour fire rated separation from the floor to the underside of the roof/floor structure above. All joints, seams and penetrations must be sealed in a way that resists the passage of air contaminants. Such sealed separations may be required to be tested to show compliance prior to the permit being finalized.

(31)

Reupholsters, furniture.

(32)

Skating rinks.

(33)

Tire retreading or recapping.

(34)

Tool rentals, including rototillers, power mowers, sanders and saws, cement mixers and other equipment but excluding heavy machinery or trucks exceeding two (2) tons capacity.

(35)

Truck and trailer sales, rentals and repairs.

(36)

Truck storage except when containing flammable liquids or gases.

(37)

Uses without a conditional use permit in the C-G zones, but excluding residential uses, schools, places of public worship such as churches, and other uses similar to these specifically excluded.

(38)

Water wells, reservoirs, tanks, treatment plants, gauging stations, pumping stations and any use normal and appurtenant to the obtainment, storage and distribution of water.

(39)

Weighing, public scales.

(40)

Wholesale business.

(B)

The following industrial uses provided all activities are conducted within an enclosed building:

(1)

Assembly and manufacture from previously prepared materials and excluding the use of drop hammers, automatic screw machines, punch presses exceeding five (5) tons capacity and motors exceeding two (2) horsepower capacity that are used to operate lathes, drill presses, grinders or metal cutters:

1.

Appliance assembly, electrical, electronic and electromechanical.

2.

Equipment assembly, electrical, electronic and electromechanical.

3.

Furniture refinishing, with a maximum of three thousand (3,000) square feet of building space.

4.

Instrument assembly, electrical, electronic and electromechanical, including precision machine shops.

5.

Jewelry manufacture.

6.

Metals, working and casting of rare, precious or semiprecious metals.

7.

Optical goods manufacture.

(2)

Food processing:

1.

Bakeries.

2.

Candy and confectioneries.

3.

Fruit and vegetable juices, excluding the uses of carbonization.

4.

Ice cream.

(C)

The following agricultural uses:

(1)

Crops, trees, bush, berry and row, including nursery stock, not including medical marijuana dispensaries, cannabis cultivation, or any other commercial cannabis activity.

(2)

Greenhouses, not including medical marijuana dispensaries or cultivation, cannabis cultivation, or any other commercial cannabis activity.

(Ord. No. 863, § 3(G), 10-3-24)

Premises in zone M-C may be used for the following purposes, subject to the review and approval of the commission, pursuant to the provisions of article 70, "zoning ordinance administration:"

(1)

Outdoor advertising signs.

(2)

A caretaker's or superintendent's residence, where the legally established use requires the continuous supervision of a caretaker or superintendent, if occupied only by such persons and their families, and if the residence is only incidental to the legally established use of the land.

(3)

(Repealed.)

(4)

Any use where new buildings, structures or additions are proposed, the location of said buildings, structures and additions shall be to the satisfaction of the commission. This paragraph shall be applicable when section 11-1.66.06 (site plan review for parking facilities for three (3) or more vehicles) is applicable. Also, minor additions not increasing the required parking shall be exempt.

(5)

Satellite antennas.

(Ord. No. 863, § 3(H), 10-3-24)

Premises in zone M-C may be used for the following purposes, provided a permit has first been obtained, pursuant to the provisions of article 70, "zoning ordinance administration:"

(1)

Animal hospitals.

(2)

Arcades.

(3)

Assembly halls, subject to the provisions of section 11-1.68.04.

(4)

Automobile body and fender repair shops, automobile muffler shops, automobile painting and upholstery shops, and automobile radiator shops.

(5)

Automobile impound yards.

(6)

Automobile repair garages, provided all operations are conducted within a building enclosed on three (3) sides.

(7)

Bars and cocktail lounges, pursuant to article 56 of the Lomita Zoning Code.

(8)

Buildings exceeding thirty-five (35) feet in height.

(9)

Reserved.

(10)

Drive-in restaurants.

(11)

Kennels, dog and cat.

(12)

Novelty retail or service specialty establishments purveying primarily novelties, curios, curiosa, and related items.

(13)

Restaurants and cafes serving alcoholic beverages, pursuant to article 56 of the Lomita Zoning Code.

(14)

Self-storage facilities.

(Ord. No. 863, § 3(I), 10-3-24)

Premises in zone M-C shall be subject to the development standards prescribed in this section and those standards contained in part 6, "general standards of development."

(A)

Lot area: Each lot or parcel of land created after adoption of this chapter in zone M-C shall have a minimum lot area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet.

(B)

Lot width: Each lot or parcel which is created or undergoes a lot line adjustment after the adoption of this ordinance [April 17, 1989] shall have a minimum lot width along the entire length of the lot of not less than fifty (50) feet, including a minimum of fifty (50) feet of frontage on a fully dedicated street. A lot fronting on the turnaround portion of a cul-de-sac street may have a minimum frontage of forty (40) feet.

A variance from these requirements may be applied for pursuant to article 70, "zoning ordinance administration."

(C)

Yards:

(1)

Front yard—None required.

(2)

Side yards—None required except that each lot or parcel of land in zone M-C which has a side lot line adjoining property in a residential zone shall have a side yard of not less than ten (10) feet in width on the side adjoining such residential lot or parcel of land.

(3)

Rear yard—None required except that each lot or parcel of land in zone M-C which has a rear lot line adjoining property in a residential zone shall have a rear yard not less than ten (10) feet in depth.

(4)

Except as otherwise expressly provided in article 63 (yards).

(D)

Off-street parking and loading: Each lot or parcel of land in zone M-C shall have off-street parking and loading facilities as prescribed in article 66 (off-street parking and loading).

(E)

Signs: Each lot or parcel of land in zone M-C may have signs on-premises pursuant to the provisions of article 67 (signs).

(F)

Special development standards:

(1)

Performance standards—Each use in this zone shall be established pursuant to the performance standards prescribed in article 68 (special development standards).

(2)

Outdoor storage—Any outdoor area used for storage shall be completely enclosed by a solid masonry wall not less than six (6) feet in height, except that the commission may without notice or hearing approve the substitution of a fence or a decorative wall where, in the opinion of said commission, such fence or wall will adequately comply with the provisions of this section. All outdoor storage areas shall be paved in accordance with section 11-1.66.05 for parking facilities. All requests for fencing substitution shall be subject to the provisions of article 70 (zoning ordinance administration).

(3)

Fences and walls—Fences and walls as provided in article 68 (special development standards).

(4)

Outdoor display—All display and service in zone M-C shall be located entirely within an enclosed building, except as specified in section 11-1.51.06(F)(2) and where the following merchandise is being sold on the premises:

(a)

Automobiles, motorcycles, boats, trailers, recreation vehicles.

(b)

New power lawn tools.

(c)

Petroleum-related items including new tires, new batteries and similar new equipment when part of a fueling service station.

(d)

Other items as may be permitted by the planning commission subject to a site plan review. The planning commission may impose conditions, including but not be limited to the following:

1.

Type and number of materials to be stored or displayed.

2.

Screening fences or walls.

3.

Special setbacks relative to the materials stored or displayed.

4.

Time limits.

5.

Special regulations relative to access by trucks.

6.

Other conditions deemed necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare.

(5)

(a)
All outdoor display items except for those listed in section 11-1.51.06(F)(r)(a) shall only be displayed during daytime operating hours of the business.

(b)

Outdoor display of merchandise shall not be allowed in the public right-of-way, nor shall it occupy any required parking spaces.

(c)

All outdoor display areas shall be paved in accordance with section 11-1.66.08 for parking facilities.

(G)

Building bulk:

(1)

Height limit—No lot or parcel or land in zone M-C shall have a building or structure in excess of thirty-five (35) feet unless approved by a conditional use permit.

(H)

Neon tubing: Outlining of buildings and glass surfaces by means of neon tubing, string lights or similar devices to create light source may be permitted subject to the requirements of article 68, special development standards, section 11-1.68.05, illumination of glass surfaces and outlining of buildings.

(Ord. No. 863, § 3(J), 10-3-24)

(1)

The minimum residential density shall be twenty (20) dwelling units per net acre;

(2)

Housing developments allowing exclusively residential uses are permitted;

(3)

Residential uses in mixed-use developments shall occupy at least fifty (50) percent of the total gross floor area of a mixed-use project;

(4)

For developments in which twenty (20) percent or more of the units are affordable to lower income households (income and affordability levels set forth in Health and Safety Code §§ 50079.5, 50093, and 50105 shall apply), owner-occupied and rental multifamily uses shall be permitted; and

(5)

An applicant for a project pursuant to this chapter may apply for a density bonus in accordance with Government Code § 65915.

(Ord. No. 863, § 3(K), 10-3-24)