The purpose of the I-P industrial zone is to provide for and encourage the development of land for industrial purposes, to protect these lands from intrusion by inharmonious nonindustrial uses, to promote uniform and orderly industrial development, to protect property values, to foster an efficient and aesthetically pleasant industrial district, to attract and encourage the location of desirable industrial plants, to provide an industrial environment which will be conducive to good employee relations and pride on the part of all citizens of the community, and to provide proper safeguards and appropriate transition for surrounding land uses. (Ord. 1000 § 28.50, 1955)

   A.   In the I-P zone, site plans and elevations for all new construction and/or additions shall be submitted to the commission for review and approval.

   B.   Buildings, structures and land shall be used, and buildings and structures shall hereafter be erected, altered or enlarged only for the following uses. (Ord. 1000 § 28.51(A), 1955)

Principal permitted uses in the I-P zone include:

   A.   Accessory uses:

      Commercial sales and service incidental to a principal permitted use.

      Employee recreational facilities and play areas.

      One dwelling unit on the same parcel of land as a permitted use needing continual supervision, to be occupied exclusively by a superintendent or a caretaker and his family.

      Storage buildings incidental to a permitted use.

      Other accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to a permitted use.

   B.   Manufacturing:

      Machine tool manufacture, including metal lathes, presses and stamping machines, and woodworking machines.

      Machinery manufacture, including electrical, agricultural, construction, mining, air conditioning equipment, dishwashers, dryers, furnaces, heaters, stoves and washing machines.

      Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, except those requiring a conditional use permit.

      Manufacture of food products, including such processes as cooking, roasting, refining and extraction involved in the preparation of such products as cereal, chocolate, cider, coffee, glucose, rice, flour, feed and grain, vegetable oils and yeast; but not including fish or meat products.

      Manufacturing and processing of the following, conducted in an enclosed building, except that any outdoor manufacturing or processing operation in this group of uses shall be subject to approval of a conditional use permit:

         Abrasives.

         Aircraft and aircraft accessories.

         Aluminum products.

         Asbestos.

         Automobiles, trucks and trailers.

         Automotive accessories and parts.

         Boats.

         Candles.

         Canvas.

         Carpets and rugs.

         Cellophane.

         Cloth.

         Composition wallboard.

         Cork.

         Felt.

         Fiber.

         Fur.

         Glass, but excluding blast furnaces.

         Glazed tile.

         Hemp products.

         Ink.

         Jute products.

         Leather.

         Linter.

         Metal foil.

         Metal products.

         Missiles and missile components, excluding explosive fuels.

         Motors and generators.

         Paper.

         Plastics.

         Porcelain products.

         Pulp goods.

         Putty.

         Railroad equipment.

         Rubber products.

         Sisal products.

         Starch and dextrine.

         Structural steel products.

         Textiles.

         Tile.

         Wire and wire products.

         Yarns.

      Metal fabricating, heat treating, pickling and stamping.

      Transit and transportation terminals, repair and storage facilities.

   C.   Services:

      Blueprinting, photocopying and film processing.

      Business and research offices related to the administration and operation of the permitted industrial uses.

      Electrical distribution substations, electrical transmission substations, public utility service yards and steam electric generating stations.

      Laboratories.

      Lumberyards.

      Newspaper publishing.

      Off street parking.

      Offices, business and professional.

      Petroleum bulk plants.

      Printing, lithographing, publishing.

      Public buildings.

      Public utility offices.

      Radio and television broadcasting.

      Restaurants operated for employees on the premises.

      Trade union halls.

      Warehousing, ancillary to another primary use (see RMC Chapter 18.156, Article XII).

      Warehousing, in buildings with less than 50,000 square-feet in gross floor area, and not more than five truck docks or dock high loading doors.

      Wholesaling. (Ord. 2955, 2023: Ord. 1000 § 28.51(A), 1955)

The commission may, by resolution, permit any other use which it may determine to be similar to those listed above, in conformity with the intent and purpose of the I-P zone, and not more obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare, or to other uses permitted in this zone. (Ord. 1000 § 28.51(B), 1955)

The following uses may be permitted subject to approval of a conditional use permit:

   A.   Heliports.

   B.   Manufacturing of:

      Acetylene.

      Ammonia.

      Aniline dyes.

      Bleaching powder.

      Breweries, distilleries and wineries.

      Bronze, babbitt metal and similar alloys.

      Carbide.

      Carbolic, hydrochloric, picric and sulfuric acid.

      Caustic soda.

      Cellulose and celluloid.

      Chlorine.

      Coal, coke or coal tar products.

      Exterminating agents.

      Film.

      Gas.

      Lacquer, shellac, turpentine, varnish or calcimine (Kalsomine).

      Linoleum or oilcloth.

      Matches.

      Nitrating of cotton and other materials.

      Phenol.

      Potash.

      Pyroxylin.

      Rubber (natural or synthetic).

      Soap, tallow, grease and lard.

      Radio transmitter towers higher than fifty feet (50') above ground level.

   C.   Storage of:

      Oil or gas in amounts of two thousand five hundred (2,500) barrels or more.

      Oil or gas within three hundred feet (300') of any residential zone, school or park.

      Recreational vehicles and boats.

   D.   Warehouses and logistics distribution centers, in accordance with chapter 18.156 of this title. (Ord. 2955, 2023: Ord. 2759, 2011)

The following property development standards, set out in sections 18.112.080 through 18.112.190 of this chapter shall apply to all land and buildings in the I-P zone. (Ord. 1000 § 28.53, 1955)

Each lot in the I-P zone shall have a minimum area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. (Ord. 1000 § 28.53(A), 1955)

In the I-P zone:

   A.   Each lot shall have a minimum width of one hundred feet (100').

   B.   Each lot shall have a minimum depth of one hundred fifty feet (150'). (Ord. 1000 § 28.53(B), 1955)

There is no maximum building height in the I-P zone. (Ord. 1000 § 28.53(C), 1955)

In the I-P zone:

   A.   Front Yard: Each lot shall have a front yard of not less than twenty five feet (25'), extending across the full width of the lot, except where adjacent to a major or secondary highway, and except where adjacent to or across the street from a residential zone, school or park, in which case the front yard shall be not less than fifty feet (50'). The ten feet (10') nearest the street shall be landscaped and maintained. The remainder may be used for parking.

   B.   Side And Rear Yards: None required, except where adjoining a residential district, the side yard shall be twenty five feet (25') and the rear yard shall be a minimum of fifty feet (50'). The yard may be used for parking, loading and accessways. (Ord. 1000 § 28.53(D), 1955)

In the I-P zone:

   A.   Required Walls: On those sides of property in the I-P zone which abut a residential zone, school or park, a solid masonry wall not less than six feet (6') in height shall be built and maintained along the property lines adjoining the residential zone, school or park, except that the wall shall be three feet (3') in height where it adjoins the front yard setback area, such wall to be installed at the time the property is used for I-P purposes.

   B.   Required Landscaping: A minimum of ten feet (10') of the front yard area adjacent to the street shall be landscaped. Landscaping shall be provided and maintained in accordance with the standards established in chapter 18.168 of this title. (Ord. 1000 § 28.53(E), 1955)

All lots in the I-P zone shall have a minimum of fifty feet (50') of access on a dedicated and improved street. (Ord. 1000 § 28.53(F), 1955)

Lot area coverage by buildings and structures in the I-P zone shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total lot area. (Ord. 1000 § 28.53(G), 1955)

For off street parking in the I-P zone, the provisions of sections 18.164.140 through 18.164.320 of this title shall apply. (Ord. 1000 § 28.53(H), 1955)

For off street loading in the I-P zone, the provisions of sections 18.164.330 and 18.164.340 of this title shall apply. (Ord. 1000 § 28.53(I), 1955)

For signs in the I-P zone, the provisions of the Redlands sign code shall apply. (Ord. 1000 § 28.53(J), 1955)

In the I-P zone:

   A.   Outdoor storage and activities associated with permitted uses shall be screened from the street by building walls, screen walls or screen fencing. Such screening shall be constructed of solid masonry or rust resistant metal fences not less than six feet (6') in height and with the capacity to support vine growth of sufficient density to screen the storage activities from public view. These walls or fences shall be located on or behind the front setback line.

   B.   The storage of combustible materials shall be not less than twenty feet (20') from any interior lot line, and a roadway shall be provided, graded, surfaced and maintained from the street to the rear of the property to permit free access of firetrucks at any time.

   C.   No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a subject lot in such form or manner that they may be transferred off the lot by natural causes or forces. All waste materials shall be stored in an enclosed area and shall be accessible to service vehicles.

   D.   Wastes which might cause fumes or dust, or which constitute a fire hazard, or which may be edible by or otherwise be attractive to rodents or insects, shall be stored only in closed containers in required enclosures. (Ord. 2759, 2011)

In the I-P zone, buildings or structures having exterior walls of sheet metal shall not be located closer than one hundred fifty feet (150') from the property line along any freeway, major or secondary highway, or closer than one hundred feet (100') from the property line along any other dedicated street, except that such buildings or structures may be located closer to the street if any of the following conditions prevail:

   A.   The sheet metal comprises less than twenty five percent (25%) of the exterior wall area of the building or structure; or

   B.   The sheet metal consists of panels with stainless steel, baked enamel, or similar finish;

   C.   The building or structure is concealed from view from the public street by walls, fences, landscaping or other buildings or structures. (Ord. 1000 § 28.53(L), 1955)

All uses in the I-P zone shall comply with the following limitations or performance standards set out in sections 18.112.210 through 18.112.270 of this chapter. (Ord. 1000 § 28.54, 1955)

All storage activities involving flammable and explosive materials shall be provided with adequate safety devices against the hazard of fire and explosion, and adequate firefighting and fire suppression equipment and devices standard in industry. All incineration is prohibited. (Ord. 1000 § 28.54(A), 1955)

Devices which radiate radio frequency energy shall be so operated as not to cause interference with any activity carried on beyond the boundary line of the property on which the device is located. "Radio frequency energy" means electromagnetic energy at any frequency in the radio spectrum between ten (10) kilocycles and three million (3,000,000) megacycles. (Ord. 1000 § 28.54(B), 1955)

In the I-P district:

   A.   The maximum sound pressure level radiated by any use or facility, when measured at the boundary line of the subject property, shall not exceed the values shown in the following table:

 

   B.   If the noise is not smooth and continuous, or is not present between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) A.M., one or more of the following corrections shall be applied to the above octave band levels:

 

 

   C.   The sound pressure level shall be measured with a sound level meter and associated octave band analyzer conforming to standards prescribed by the American Standards Association, as set forth in a pamphlet published by the association, entitled, "American Standard Sound Level Meters For Measurement Of Noise And Other Sounds No. 224.10", published in 1953. (Ord. 1000 § 28.54(C), 1955)

Every use in the I-P zone shall be so operated that the ground vibration inherently and recurrently generated is not perceptible, without instruments, at any point on a boundary line of the subject property. (Ord. 1000 § 28.54(D), 1955)

In the I-P zone, smoke emission shall be controlled in accordance with standards and regulations established by the San Bernardino County air pollution control board. (Ord. 1000 § 28.54(E), 1955)

In the I-P zone:

   A.   Every use shall be so operated that it does not emit dust, heat or glare in such quantities or degree so as to be readily detectable on any boundary line of the lot on which the use is located.

   B.   Glare from arc welding, acetylene torch cutting or similar processes shall be shielded from adjacent properties. (Ord. 1000 § 28.54(F), 1955)

In the I-P district, any process which involves the creation or emission of any odors, gases or other odorous matter shall at all times comply with the standards set by the San Bernardino County air pollution control board. In no event shall odors, gases or other odorous matter be emitted in such quantities as to be readily detectable when diluted in a ratio of one volume of odorous air to four (4) volumes of clear air. The point of measurements shall be at the lot line or at the point of greatest concentration, if further than the lot line. (Ord. 1000 § 28.54(G), 1955)