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Camarillo Municipal Code Ch. 19.30 M-1 Light Manufacturing Zone
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Cite as: Camarillo Municipal Code Chapter 19.30 · Text as of 2026-10-04
19.30.010 - Established.¶
There is established and added to the zones heretofore established in this title a zone to be designated M-1 light manufacturing zone.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.)
19.30.020 - Intent and purpose.¶
The light manufacturing zone is intended to provide facilities which by their nature are of moderate intensity and therefore may emit certain amounts of noise, vibration, heat, light and glare, or similar characteristics but which can still be located within relatively close proximity of commercial, professional or residential land uses. It is intended that the development standards provided herein are for the specific purpose of providing compatibility of diverse land uses and that without such standards the use delineated could oftentimes be considered objectionable and not be allowed.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.1.)
19.30.030 - Uses permitted.¶
A. No building or improvements may be erected, constructed, converted, established, altered or enlarged, nor may a lot or premises be used until a development plan has been submitted to, and approved by, the planning commission unless otherwise set forth in this code. All such uses must be within an enclosed building unless stated otherwise in this chapter. However, any use listed as permitted and proposed to be located in an existing structure may be approved by the director after the use has been reviewed and determined to be compatible. All uses are subject to the property development standards in sections 19.30.050 through 19.30.230.
B. The following uses are permitted:
Agricultural uses and uses accessory to an agricultural use. No poultry or animals may be raised or kept on the lot or parcel except as permitted by this chapter. A dwelling may be used only as a residence for agricultural workers employed on the farm where the dwelling is located.
Any kind of manufacturing, processing or treating of products which are not obnoxious or offensive by reason of emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise or other causes.
Appliance and small electrical service center (including ancillary sales).
Auction business conducted within a building but excluding livestock sales.
Automobile service stations and garages.
Bakery plants.
Blueprinting, copying and photofinishing facilities.
Blacksmith shops.
Boat building.
Bottling and canning plants.
Building materials storage and sales yards.
Cabinet and carpenter shops.
Carpet cleaning.
Contractors' storage yards.
Creameries, dairy products manufacture, and distributing plants.
Drayage, freight and trucking terminals.
Dry cleaning and laundry plants.
Dwelling for a caretaker or superintendent whenever the use requires the on-site residence for such person.
Electric and neon signs manufacture.
Emergency shelters.
Equipment rental and repair yards.
Farm equipment storage and repair yards and sales.
Feed storage and fuel yards.
Fire stations and facilities for federal, state, city and county law enforcement agencies, but not including prisons, jails, or other places of imprisonment.
Floriculture and horticulture of all types, including truck gardening and retail nursery.
Furniture warehouses.
Garment manufacture.
Ice and cold storage plants.
Laboratories, experimental and medical.
Lumber and building materials sales yards.
Machine shops.
Motion picture studios.
Newspaper and publishing plants.
Office buildings.
Paint mixing plants, but not including the manufacture of paint ingredients or the use of any boiling process.
Paper and paper products manufacturing, but not including pulp manufacturing.
Planing mills.
Plumbing shops.
Public parking lots.
Public utility buildings and structures.
Sexually Oriented Businesses; subject to compliance with Chapter 19.64 of this code.
Sheet metal shops.
Shoe manufacture.
Stands, temporary; all temporary stands used for the sale of agricultural or horticultural products grown on the premises as permitted by this chapter must conform to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) The floor area of such stands may not exceed four hundred square feet each,
(b) Such stands may not be located or maintained within twenty feet of any public road, street or highway.
(c) The construction must be wood frame or other material suitable for a portable structure exclusively,
(d) The stand must be removed when not in use for a period of thirty days or more.
Storage yards for transit and transportation equipment.
Textile manufacture.
Temporary uses. Special events as set forth in chapter 19.63.
Trade schools
Tire rebuilding, recapping and retreading.
Upholstering.
Water supply: no new private wells may be drilled, equipped or used except for agricultural purposes exclusively.
Wholesale businesses, warehouses, and distribution facilities.
Other uses which in the judgment of the planning commission are similar to and compatible with any of those enumerated in this section. Should the commission find that such use is similar to and compatible with other uses enumerated in this section, then the use may be approved by resolution of the commission.
C. Uses and structures which are incidental or ancillary to any of the uses permitted in this zone including retail sales on premises not exceeding thirty percent of the gross sales per year of products produced, distributed, manufactured or processed on the premises are also permitted. The portion of the area devoted to retail activity must provide parking in accordance with the general commercial zone standards. In the case of business operations which are permitted in the M-1 zone as distribution facilities, all items which are distributed may be sold for retail as long as such sales do not exceed the limitation set forth in this chapter. However, where the use is permitted in the M-1 zone, because the business operation is production, manufacturing or processing, retail sales are limited exclusively to those items which are produced, manufactured or processed in the premises, and no other items may be brought in for retail sales as an incidental or ancillary use.
(Ord. 851 § 16, 1996; Ord. 692 § 2, 1989; Ord. 628 § 7, 1987; Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.2.)
(Ord. No. 1059, § 3, 10-13-2010; Ord. No. 1099, § 4(Exh. A), 12-10-2014; Ord. No. 2007, § 7A, 4-12-2023; Ord. No. 2013, § 4(Exh. A), 7-26-2023)
19.30.040 - Uses permitted by conditional use permit.¶
A. The following uses are permitted in the M-1 zone if a conditional use permit is obtained under Chapter 19.62 of this code:
Amusement parks and batting cage facilities.
Banks and financial institutions.
[Intentionally deleted];
Buildings in excess of forty feet, excluding rooftop mechanical equipment.
Carnivals and circuses.
Churches, temples and other places of worship.
Clubs and lodges, private.
Dairy farms.
Dog kennels.
Gymnasium or gymnastic club or studio, martial arts club and studio.
Home improvement showrooms.
Hospital or clinic for animals; provided, if large animals are to be treated, no treatment rooms or pens for large animals may be maintained closer than two hundred feet to any property line.
Hospital or clinic for small animals, dogs, cats, birds and the like; provided, that such hospital or clinic and any treatment rooms, cages, pens, or kennels must be maintained within a completely enclosed, soundproof building and that such hospital or clinic must be operated in such a way as to produce no objectionable odors or noise outside its walls.
Labor supply camps.
Race tracks.
Radio or television transmitter or stations.
Recycling facility—Large.
Restaurants with or without alcohol sales (may include ancillary outside seating).
Skating rinks, indoor.
Theaters, including open air or drive-in, and the on-sale of alcoholic beverages.
Washing facilities, automobile.
(Ord. 988 § 1, 2006; Ord. 977 § 7, 2005; Ord. 946 § 1, 2002: Ord. 942 § 2, 2001; Ord. 888 § 2, 1997; Ord. 640 § 5, 1987; Ord. 615 § 1, 1986: Ord. 567 § 2, 1984: Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.3.)
(Ord. No. 1059, § 4, 10-13-2010; Ord. No. 1099, § 4(Exh. A), 12-10-2014; Ord. No. 1182, § 7, 8-25-2021; Ord. No. 1196, § 11A, 9-14-2022)
19.30.041 - Uses requiring conditional use permits that may be approved at the director level.¶
The following uses may be permitted in the Light Manufacturing (M-1) Zone if a conditional use permit is approved by the director in the manner provided in Chapter 19.62:
A. Breweries, wineries, and distilleries, with or without tasting areas, including retail sales of alcoholic beverages manufactured on-site that will be consumed off the premises.
(Ord. No. 1196, § 11B, 9-14-2022)
19.30.045 - Tasting area standards.¶
A. Size. The total space allowed for tasting areas is limited to thirty percent of the gross floor area of the brewery, winery, or distillery to which they are ancillary.
B. Parking. Off street parking for tasting areas must satisfy the parking requirements of Section 19.44.080(11)(a) of this code.
(Ord. No. 1099, § 3(Exh. A), 12-10-2014)
19.30.050 - Property development standards.¶
The development standards set forth in Sections 19.30.060 through 19.30.230 shall apply to all M-1 light manufacturing uses including land and buildings within the M-1 zone.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4 (part).)
19.30.055 - Commercial/industrial performance standards.¶
All uses within the M-1 light manufacturing zone shall operate in accordance with the provisions of the performance standards contained in Chapter 19.54 of this code.
(Ord. 763 § 15, 1992.)
19.30.060 - Nonconversion.¶
No structure originally constructed for single-family residential use shall be converted to any M-1 use.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(A).)
19.30.070 - Minimum lot area.¶
Each lot in an M-1 zone shall contain twenty thousand square feet.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(B).)
19.30.080 - Lot dimension.¶
Each lot in the M-1 zone shall have a minimum frontage on a public street of not less than one hundred feet and a minimum depth of two hundred feet which shall be measured from the parcel frontage.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(C).)
19.30.090 - Building height.¶
All buildings shall be limited to a height of forty feet unless greater height is authorized under a conditional use permit.
Rooftop HVAC equipment and the parapet or architectural projections used to screen HVAC equipment are excluded from building height calculations.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(D).)
(Ord. No. 2007, § 7B, 4-12-2023)
19.30.100 - Building coverage.¶
Lot area coverage by building or structures shall not exceed sixty percent of the net area of the parcel. Coverage shall be based upon structures which are roofed.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(E).)
19.30.110 - Building setbacks.¶
A. Front Yard. All buildings or structures on property adjacent to a public road shall have a front yard setback, not less than twenty feet nor greater than fifty feet from the existing or proposed right-of-way line, with the actual setback being determined by the planning commission at time of approval of the planned development permit in accordance with the planned development permit standards set forth in Section 19.30.242 and the purposes and intent of this zone.
B. Side Yard.
A setback shall be twenty feet for the side yard adjacent to the public road or future public right-of-way, whichever is greater.
No building setback shall be required on one side of the interior parcel's property line with the opposite side providing a setback equal to the height of the building or up to a yard of twenty-five feet unless parking and other uses require a greater setback. In any case, where a parcel abuts a residential zone, a setback equal to one and one-half feet for each vertical foot of the building height shall be provided; but in no case shall the setback exceed fifty feet, and provide a six foot screen wall installed on the property line and maintained.
C. Rear Yard. No rear yard shall be provided except where adjacent to a public right-of-way in which case a setback of twenty feet shall be maintained, or when adjacent to or across a street from a residential property, a setback equal to one and one-half feet for each vertical foot of building height shall be provided, but in no case shall the setback exceed fifty feet, and a six-foot screen wall be provided and maintained on the property line.
(Ord. 617 § 1, 1986; Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(F).)
19.30.120 - Sign.¶
The area for the M-1 zone shall be in accordance with the sign ordinance codified in Title 17.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(G).)
19.30.130 - Landscaping areas.¶
Landscaping and all other ground space treatment shall be provided upon ten percent of the net developed site. All landscaping shall be provided with a permanent watering system; landscaping provided adjacent to parking and maneuvering area shall be surrounded by a six-inch concrete curb. The landscaping area shall be maintained in an orderly healthy manner, or replaced. Landscaping shall be considered actual planting areas of lawn, trees, planter boxes, shrubs, or other plants. Such landscaping shall be provided in accordance with the following standards:
A. The entire required front yard setback shall be landscaped with the exception of vehicle access ways and the rear ten feet of the setback may be used for parking.
B. When the industrial development either rears on or sides on a residential zone or a lesser zone or developed property, it shall include a six foot wide landscaped, solid screen area adjacent to that residential or lesser zone or developed property line.
C. Landscaping shall consist of a combination of trees, shrubs and ground cover with careful consideration given to the eventual size and spread, susceptibility to disease and pests, durability and adaptability to disease and pests, durability and adaptability to existing soil and climatic conditions. Foundations, ponds, sculpture and decorative screening walls as an integral part of the landscaping scheme are permitted.
D. Landscaping Plan. A plan at a minimum scale of one inch equals thirty feet shall be submitted for approval by the planning director.
E. The planning director or the applicant may request the planning commission to review any landscaping plan or fence plan as provided for under Section 19.30.240 even though not required by this section and in such event, the planning commission shall replace that of the planning director.
The approval provided for herein may be conditioned so as to insure compliance with the purpose and provisions of this part with the plan including the following:
The dimensions and square footage of each planting area;
The total square footage and percentage of the net developed site devoted to landscaping;
Identification of each plant, common and botanical name, at the planting area; the number of each and their container size;
Permanent watering system, including all pipe sizes, and type and size of all sprinkler heads;
Specification sheet indicating the soil preparation and maintenance program for continual maintenance of the landscaping area and any type of guarantee associated with the installation of the landscaping.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(H).)
19.30.140 - Fences and walls.¶
The planning director may require a six-foot solid decorative masonry wall be provided and maintained at a location to screen any exterior storage on the boundary of any industrial zone which abuts or lies across a public way from a residential or lesser zone subject to review and approval by the planning commission.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4 (I).)
19.30.150 - Utilities.¶
All utilities shall be placed underground in accordance with the underground utilities ordinance codified in Chapter 13.08.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(J).)
19.30.160 - Off-street parking and loading area.¶
Off-street parking and loading shall be in accordance with the parking and loading provisions and standards set forth under the parking and loading chapters of this title (Chapters 19.44 and 19.46).
(Ord. 588 § 6, 1985: Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(K).)
19.30.180 - Refuse and recycling containment.¶
Refuse and recycling enclosures shall be provided in accordance with the enclosure provisions of Chapter 19.50 and the following standards:
A. Each industrial use established shall provide an outdoor refuse and recycling storage area which shall be easily accessible and enclosed on all sides by a minimum six-foot high brick, concrete block or masonry wall. The opening of the storage area shall be screened by a solid gate of durable wood, metal, or comparable material.
B. In addition, no material or waste shall be deposited in such a form or manner that it may be transferred by natural causes or force, and waste which may cause fumes, dust, or which may constitute a fire hazard or be edible by or otherwise attractive to rodents or insects shall be stored only in closed containers in required enclosures.
C. The number and general placement of the enclosures shall be as set forth in the planned development permit and approved by the planning commission.
(Ord. 791 § 10, 1993: Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(M).)
19.30.190 - Storage.¶
All storage of wares, merchandise, crates, bottles or similar items shall be completed screened from view from any adjoining public right-of-way. Screening shall be by means of a solid wood, metal or masonry wall, not more than eight feet in height, the design of the wall must be presented to the planning department for approval. The height of the storage area may exceed eight feet if a five-foot setback from the screen wall is provided for each one foot of additional storage height up to a maximum of twelve feet.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(N).)
19.30.200 - Lighting.¶
Exterior lighting is permitted subject to the procedures and regulations in Chapter 19.47 of this code.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(O).)
(Ord. No. 2004, § 15, 1-11-2023)
19.30.210 - Mechanical and electrical equipment and satellite dish antenna.¶
All mechanical and electrical equipment, including standby generators, and satellite dish antennas shall be screened by landscaping or fence or combination with the design approved by the director of planning and community development, and all rooftop equipment shall be placed behind a permanent parapet wall or equipment screen approved by the director of planning and community development or his designated representative and be completely screened from view at ground level.
For life science applications, venting exhaust may protrude from screening up to five feet above the parapet, as long as it's not visible by line of site from centerline of the right of way, and standby generators may be located within the required parking and/or required landscaping areas.
(Ord. 821 § 7, 1994: Ord. 593 § 17, 1985: Ord. 590 § 17, 1985: Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(P).)
(Ord. No. 2007, § 7C, 4-12-2023)
19.30.220 - Nuisance control.¶
A. The planning director or planning commission, in review of the proposed use, may require the applicant to submit a report from a professional engineer describing the proposed operation to be conducted on the property and the efforts proposed by the intended user to control the nuisance aspects typical of the particular industry, if any, and to justify the adequacy of specific requirements and modifications of the installation, change in process. or ingredients to control the nuisance.
B. No use or process within the M-I zone shall be permitted which creates an objectionable air pollution, noise, glare, vibration, radioactivity or electrical disturbances.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(Q).)
19.30.230 - Ramping and equipment for handicapped.¶
Adequate ramps and equipment shall be provided to accommodate the use of the facility by the handicapped, which shall include, but not be limited to, access ramps, restrooms, drinking fountains, etc.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.4(R).)
19.30.232 - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. 2008, § 4(Exh. A), adopted April 12, 2023, repealed § 19.30.232, which pertained to emergency shelters and derived from Ord. No. 1059, § 5, 10-13-2010.
19.30.240 - Planned development permit—Required—Application process.¶
A. No building or improvement or portion thereof shall be erected, constructed, converted, established, altered or enlarged; nor shall a lot or premises be used without first obtaining a planned development permit; nor shall an existing building be used for a new use without an occupancy permit first being obtained.
B. An application for a planned development permit shall be filed with the planning department in the form set forth herein accompanied by the filing fee and shall include a development plan containing the following:
An accurately dimensioned plot plan showing existing and proposed topography, all proposed buildings, parking, landscaping areas, and walls, and all existing or proposed streets within a one-hundred-foot radius of the property:
The dimension of all yards, setbacks, parking area, driveways and square footage of all buildings, landscaping, and building coverage;
The exterior elevations of all buildings proposed with a notation of the type of material proposed in addition to a color and material sample.
C. The application and development plan shall be reviewed by the planning department and its proposed recommendations shall be prepared and submitted to the planning commission along with the development plan for their consideration.
D. Notice of time and place of the planning commission review of the application and staff's proposed recommendation shall be given to the applicant.
(Ord. 617 § 2, 1986: Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.5.)
19.30.242 - Planned development permit—Planning commission consideration of proposal.¶
In considering the approval, denial or modification of an application for a planned development permit, the planning commission shall consider the proposed recommendation of the staff and the following guidelines:
A. That the degree of compatibility of property uses for which this chapter is intended to promote and preserve shall be maintained with respect to the particular use on the particular site and consideration of existing and potential uses of property within the zone and the general area in which the use is proposed to be located;
B. That performance standards and conditions shall be imposed upon uses which without such condition might become obnoxious, dangerous, offensive or injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare or a portion thereof by reason of the emission of noise, smoke, dust, fumes, vibration, odor or other harmful or annoying substances;
C. That there shall be maintained the integrity and character of the neighborhood in which the use will be located and the utility and value of property in the neighborhood and in the adjacent zones;
D. That the use shall be compatible with public interest, health, safety, convenience and general welfare;
E. That the review will take into consideration the General Plan and the various elements, including but not limited to land use, circulation, scenic highways, public safety, community design, open space, and housing.
(Ord. 617 § 3 (part), 1986.)
(Ord. No. 2019, § 4(Exh. A), 4-24-2024)
19.30.244 - Planned development permit.¶
A. In considering an application for an industrial planned development, the planning commission may approve the request subject to conditions or may approve the application as submitted. The planning commission may also deny the application if appropriate findings cannot be made in support of the request. The planning commission may attach such conditions and make such modifications, changes or alterations in the proposed application as determined necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this zone and the guidelines of Section 19.30.242.
B. Upon obtaining approval, the applicant has twelve months in which to initiate the construction. During the period of construction, the project must be diligently pursued. If the applicant is unable to proceed with construction during the twelve months following the date of approval by the planning commission and if an extension is not requested, then the permit will automatically expire. If there have been no changes in the proposed plot plan or adjacent areas, then the planning director may grant additional twelve-month extensions to allow for the initiation of construction. The action by the planning director in approving or denying a time extension may be appealed to the planning commission.
(Ord. 856 § 14, 1996: Ord. 617 § 3 (part), 1986.)
19.30.246 - Planning commission decisions—Appeals—Council review.¶
A. Effective Date of Planning Commission Decision. Decisions of the planning commission approving, denying or conditionally approving an application for a plan shall be final and conclusive on the tenth consecutive calendar day following the date of the planning commission's decision, unless an effective timely and complete appeal is filed or a city council review is ordered as provided in this section.
B. Form of Appeal. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, an appeal from a decision of the planning commission relating to a plan shall not be valid or effective for any purpose unless it meets all of the following requirements:
Each such appeal shall be in writing on a form provided by the director of planning and community development of the city ("director"), and shall identify the planning commission's action to which the appeal relates; and
Each such appeal shall be filed with the director prior to the planning commission decision to which the appeal relates becoming final, as provided in subsection A of this section; and
Each such appeal shall be accompanied by a processing fee in an amount set by the city council; and
Each such appeal is field by or on behalf of any of the following:
a. The owner of any real property located within the city, or
b. A person who lawfully occupies or is entitled to lawfully occupy any real property which is located within three hundred feet of the lot lines of the lot or lots which are the subject of the planned development permit, or
c. Any interested person.
C. Effectiveness of an Appeal. No appeal shall be deemed complete nor effective for any purpose unless it complies with all of the provisions of this section.
D. Review by City Council. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this section to the contrary, the city council, by majority vote of its total membership and at any time before a planning commission decision becomes final pursuant to subsection A of this section, may issue an order to review, de novo, a planning commission decision relating to a planned development permit ("order of review").
E. Stay of Proceedings. The timely filing of an effective appeal or the timely adoption by the city council of an order of review shall stay the decision of the planning commission to which the appeal or order of review relates, pending the city council action on the matter.
F. Action of City Clerk. Upon the timely filing of an effective appeal or the adoption of a timely order of review, the city clerk will:
Set the matter for hearing at the next most convenient meeting of the city council; and
Give written mailed notice of the time and place of the hearing to the appellant, the applicant, and such other persons and entities in accordance with Section 19.84.030 of this code.
G. Action by the City Council. At the time and place of the hearing on an appeal or an order of review, the city council shall conduct a de novo hearing on the matter, at which time all interested persons shall be allowed to present relevant reliable evidence to the city council. The technical rules of evidence applicable to judicial proceedings need not be observed, provided that the matter is resolved by the city council based upon reliable relevant evidence. The applicant shall have the burden of proof to show the existence of the facts which warrant the granting of the planned development permit.
H. City Council Decision. The city clerk shall give written notice of the city council's decision to the appellant, the applicant and any other interested person who requests such notice. The city council's determination shall be final and conclusive subject only to judicial review.
(Ord. 856 § 15, 1996: Ord. 617 § 3 (part), 1986.)
(Ord. No. 1153, § 4(R), 5-25-2018)
19.30.248 - Planned development permit—Revocation.¶
A. Any permit heretofore or hereafter granted may be revoked by the planning commission or city council after appropriate proceedings, provided herein, for any of the following causes:
That any term or condition of the permit has not been complied with;
That the property subject to the permit. or any portion thereof, is used or maintained in violation of any statute, ordinance, law or regulation in effect at time of approval;
That the use for which the permit was granted has not been exercised for at least twelve consecutive months, or has ceased to exist, or has been abandoned;
That the use for which the permit was granted has been so exercised as to be detrimental to the public health or safety, or as to constitute a nuisance.
B. After revocation of a permit, the property affected thereby shall be subject to the regulations of the applicable zone classification.
C. The failure of the planning commission or city council to revoke a permit whenever due cause exists or occurs does not constitute a waiver of such right with respect to any subsequent cause for revocation.
(Ord. 617 § 1 (part), 1986.)
19.30.250 - Certificate of occupancy.¶
A. A certificate of occupancy shall be applied for any use of land or new buildings permitted in Section 19.30.030. The building department may issue the certificate after the planning commission approval and completion of the new buildings. A change in the use in an existing building may be approved by the planning director.
B. An application for a certificate of occupancy shall be accompanied by:
A description of the proposed industrial operation in sufficient detail to describe fully the nature and extent of the proposed use;
Plans or reports describing proposed treatment of noise, glare, air pollution and treatment and handling of hazardous gases, liquids or other material;
Plans or reports showing proposed treatment and disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, and hazardous wastes;
Description of any fuel proposed to be used, including engineering plans for the control of any smoke which may be generated;
Plans or reports describing the proposed management of hazardous materials and hazardous waste;
Additional data which may be required by the department of planning and community development to ascertain conformance with the requirement of this zone.
C. Whenever appropriate and reasonable, and as a continued condition of occupancy, the department of planning and community development may require the installation, maintenance, and operation by the applicant of continuous recording instruments which will ensure that any machines, devices, or instruments used to monitor or control noise, glare, emissions, smoke, hazardous gases, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, liquids, or other material are operating properly and in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local permits. The acquisition, installation, maintenance, and operation of such recording instruments shall be at the sole expense of the applicant.
D. A change or changes in the use permitted by a certificate of occupancy shall occur only after the holder of such certificate has obtained an amendment thereto allowing such change or changes.
(Ord. 763 §§ 16—19, 1992; Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.6.)
19.30.260 - Uses expressly prohibited.¶
A. The following uses are prohibited in the M-1 zone:
Drinking establishments.
General retail sales except as set forth under section 19.30.030 and as set forth under section 19.30.040 when approved under a condition use permit.
Motels.
Multiple-family dwellings.
Self-storage facilities — including storage of all vehicles.
(Ord. 277 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 9411.7.)
(Ord. No. 1099, § 4(Exh. A), 12-10-2014; Ord. No. 2013, § 4(Exh. A), 7-26-2023)
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