Pasco City Zoning Code
25.120 I-2
Medium Industrial District
25.120.010 Purpose.
The I-2 medium industrial district is established to provide areas for necessary industrial and related uses that could create problems of compatibility with other land uses. Uses in this district have the potential to generate high levels of noise, light, odor, fumes or smoke that require their protection from encroachment by incompatible land uses. [Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.54.010.]
25.120.020 Permitted uses.
Uses permitted in the I-2 district shall be:
(1) All uses not otherwise prohibited by law, but no residential buildings shall be permitted.
(2) Junkyards, automobile wrecking yards, scrap iron, scrap paper, or rag storage, sorting or bailing shall be permitted, provided:
(a) An eight-foot, sight-obscuring fence must be constructed and inspected prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for use of the goods. The fence shall be of solid single neutral color.
(b) No automobile or parts thereof, junk or salvage materials or parts thereof shall be visible from any public right-of-way. All materials or parts shall be located within the fenced area.
(c) Fire lanes shall be provided as required in the International Fire Code.
(d) A performance bond for $1,000 shall be required prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit, to ensure compliance with provisions of this section. The bond shall remain in force as long as the use exists.
(e) The permit shall be granted for a period not to exceed two years, and at the end of such period an inspection shall be made of the premises to determine the advisability of renewing such permit.
(3) Cannabis retail facilities as defined in PMC 25.15.050 and pursuant to PMC 25.10.025.
(4) Food truck parks as defined in PMC 25.15.080 and pursuant to PMC 25.165.215. [Ord. 4722 § 13, 2024; Ord. 4670 § 10, 2023; Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.54.020.]
25.120.030 Permitted accessory uses.
25.120.040 Permitted conditional uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the I-2 district upon approval of a special permit as provided in Chapter 25.200 PMC:
(1) Slaughterhouses and stockyards;
(2) Acid manufacture or wholesale storage of acids;
(3) Cement, lime, gypsum, or plaster of Paris manufacture;
(4) Distillation of bones;
(5) Manufacture of explosives or storage of explosives, including gases;
(6) Fat rendering, fertilizer, gas or glue manufacture;
(7) Garbage, offal, or dead-animal reduction or dumping;
(8) Petroleum or petroleum products refining;
(9) Smelting or reduction of ore or metallurgical products;
(10) Foundry casting of nonferrous metals or electric foundry causing noxious fumes or odors;
(11) Racetracks and courses for the conduct of seasonal or periodic racing;
(12) Asphalt or concrete batch plant; and
(13) Commercial composting facilities. [Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.54.040.]
25.120.050 Development standards.
(1) Minimum lot area: Not required, except for nonconforming residential uses which must retain a minimum of 5,000 square feet;
(2) Lot coverage: Dictated by parking requirements, setbacks and landscaping;
(3) Minimum yard setbacks: None required, except as required by Chapters 25.180 and 25.185 PMC, and by Chapter 25.175 PMC where an industrial zone adjoins a residential district;
(4) Maximum building height: No restrictions except for airport height limitations under PMC 25.190.070;
(5) Fences and hedges: See Chapter 25.180 PMC;
(6) Parking: See Chapter 25.185 PMC; and
(7) Landscaping: See Chapter 25.180 PMC. [Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.54.050.]