Title 17 — ZoningDivision II — DISTRICT REGULATIONS

Chapter 17.21 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

Escalon Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Escalon

§ 17.21.010. Purpose.

This section provides general requirements for the development of industrial sites. (Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)

§ 17.21.020. Storage of hazardous materials.

The following standards for the storage of hazardous materials are provided:

  • A. The storage facility shall be required to comply with a fire department hazardous materials storage permit as may be required by that agency.

  • B. If the facility is a structure, the building materials and color shall be in harmony with the existing buildings on the site.

  • C. If the facility is not a structure, it shall be screened so as not to be visible from off the site. Screening may be fencing, landscaping or a combination.

  • D. The facility shall never be located in a required front yard nor in a required side or required rear yard if that yard is adjacent to a street, a residential use or zone, a park or a creek.

  • E. The facility shall not reduce the number of parking spaces below the minimum requirements as stated in this title.

  • F. The facility shall be located so as not to involve or endanger other structures or persons.

  • G. The facility shall be located for ease of transfer to work stations so as not to increase potential risk in the handling and transportation of hazardous materials.

  • H. The facility shall be removed when it is no longer needed, or if the hazardous materials storage permit is suspended, revoked, or has expired.

  • (Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)

§ 17.21.030. Limitations on storage of hazardous materials.

The use of a hazardous materials storage facility is limited to the storage, decanting and dispensing of hazardous materials. No other storage or manufacturing activities are allowed without planning commission approval.

(Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)

§ 17.21.040. Loading docks.

Loading docks shall be located so that trucks will not use roadways for maneuvering, loading or unloading.

(Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)

§ 17.21.050. Vehicle openings.

No vehicle opening of a building shall be closer than 20 feet from a property line towards which the opening faces.

(Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)