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APPENDIX A. - ZONING.

Colusa Municipal Code Art. 12 M-1 Light Industrial District—Regulations

Colusa Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Colusa

Cite as: Colusa Municipal Code Article 12 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. 12.01. - Regulations generally.

The following specific regulations and general rules set forth in Article 32 shall apply in M-1 districts.

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Sec. 12.02. - Uses permitted.

(a) Uses permitted in C-G districts, except that dwellings, as defined herein, and hotels may be permitted only upon the approval of a use permit.

(b) The following uses, provided that the use and storage of flammable and explosive materials shall be subject to appropriate safety regulations, and provided further that smoke, dust, noxious odors and fumes, and noise above the ambient level in the vicinity, be confined within the premises:

  1. Wholesale and storage warehouse.

  2. Feed and fuel yards.

  3. Manufacturing, processing, fabricating, repairing, packaging, and other such treatment of goods and materials, but not including operations involving fish fats and oils, bones and meat products, or similar substances commonly recognized as creating offensive conditions in the handling thereof, and so classified by the planning commission.

  4. Dyeing, dry-cleaning, and rug cleaning plants, laundries, veterinary hospitals, cabinet shops, and construction and building materials yards, but not including rock, sand, and gravel or concrete mixing operations, or open lumber yards.

  5. The following when conducted within a building or enclosed within a solid wall or fence not less than six feet in height, and of a type approved by the planning commission: welding and sheet metal shops, cooperage and bottling works, truck terminals, and lumber yards.

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Sec. 12.03. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.

(a) Lot Area, Width, Coverage and Front Yard: None.

(b) Side Yard Set-back: None except as required by building code or other regulations.

(c) Rear Yard Set-back: Five feet.

(d) Loading Area: Private off-street space for the handling of all materials and equipment.

(e) Building Height Limit: One hundred feet.

(f) Off-street Parking: As required by Article 29.

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