Chapter 156 — COASTAL ZONING REGULATIONS

§ 156.077 ML — LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.

Eureka Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Eureka

(A) Purposes. In addition to the objectives prescribed in § 156.002 of this chapter, the ML Limited industrial Districts are included in the zoning regulations to achieve the following purposes:

(1) To reserve appropriately located areas for industrial plants and related activities;

(2) To protect areas appropriate for industrial uses from intrusion by dwellings and other inharmonious uses;

(3) To protect residential and commercial properties and to protect nuisance-free, nonhazardous industrial uses from noise, odor, insect nuisance, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat and cold, blare, truck and rail traffic, and other objectionable influences,

and from fire, explosion, noxious fumes, radiation, and other hazards incidental to certain industrial uses;

(4) To provide opportunities for certain types of industrial plants to concentrate in mutually beneficial relationship with each other;

(5) To provide adequate space to meet the needs of modern industrial developments, including off-street parking and truck loading areas and landscaping;

(6) To provide sufficient open space around industrial structures to protect them from the hazard of fire and to minimize the impact of industrial plants on nearby residential and agricultural districts;

(7) To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid the overloading of utilities by preventing the construction of buildings of excessive size in relation to the amount of land around them;

(8) To provide locations for industries that can operate in close proximity to commercial and residential uses with minimum mutual adverse impacts; and,

(9) To protect light industrial and related uses from nuisances associated with heavy industrial uses.

('63 Code, § 10-5.29160)

(B) Required conditions.
(1) All uses shall comply with the regulations prescribed in §§ 155.025 through 155.036 of this title.
(2) All uses shall comply with the policies established by the land use plan;

(3) In an ML District, no use shall be permitted which emits any air pollutant detectable by the human senses without the aid of instruments beyond the boundaries of the site;

(4) No use shall be permitted which creates any emission which endangers human health, can cause damage to animals, vegetation, or other property, or which can cause soiling at any point beyond the boundaries of the site;

(5) In an ML District, no use shall emit visible gray smoke of a shade equal to or darker than No. 2 on a standard Ringlemann Chart issued by the United States Bureau of Mines or smoke of an equivalent opacity, except that smoke of a shade equal to No. 3 on a Ringlemann Chart or smoke of equivalent opacity may be emitted for four minutes in any 30-minute period;

(6) In an ML District, no use, except a temporary construction operation, shall be permitted which creates, at any point beyond the boundaries of the site, noise of a maximum sound pressure level greater than the values given in the following table:

*Octave Band (Cycles per Second)*	*Maximum Permitted Sound Pressure Level (Decibels)*
Below 75	72
75 - 149	67
150 - 299	59
300 - 599	52
600 - 1,199	46
1,200 - 2,399	40
2,400 - 4,799	34
4,800 and above	32

(7) No use shall be permitted which creates annoying odor in such quantities as to be readily detectable beyond the boundaries of the M District when diluted in the ratio of one volume of odorous air to four volumes of clean air;

(8) No use, except a temporary construction operation, shall be permitted which creates vibration, changes in temperature, direct or sky reflected glare, or electrical disturbances detectable by the human senses without the aid of instruments beyond the boundaries of the site. No use shall be permitted which creates electrical disturbances that affect the operation of any equipment beyond the boundaries of the site;

(9) No use shall be permitted which emits dangerous radio-activity;

(10) No use shall be permitted which creates insect nuisance beyond the boundaries of the site.

('63 Code, § 10-5.29161)

(1) Manufacturing, assembling, compounding, packaging, and processing of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: asbestos, bone, canvas, cellophane, cellulose, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, and synthetic fiber, fur, glass, hair, ink, horn, leather, paint (not employing a boiling process), paper, plastics, precious or semi-precious metals or stones, rubber and synthetic rubber, shells, straw, textiles, tobacco, and wood (not including a planing mill or saw mill);

(2) Manufacturing, assembling, compounding, packaging, and processing cosmetics, drugs, pharmaceuticals, perfumes, perfumed toilet soap (not including refining or rendering of fats or oils), and toiletries;

(3) Manufacture of ceramic products, such as pottery, figurines, and small glazed tile, utilizing only previously pulverized slag, providing that kilns are fired only by electricity or gas;

(4) Manufacture and maintenance of electric and neon signs, commercial advertising structures, and light sheet metal products, including heating, and ventilating ducts and equipment, cornices, eaves, and the like;

(5) Manufacture of scientific, medical, dental, and drafting instruments, orthopedic and medical appliances, optical goods, watches and clocks, electronics equipment, precision instruments, musical instruments, and cameras and photographic equipment, except film;

(6) Assembly of small electric appliances, such as lighting fixtures, irons, fans, toasters, and electric toys, but not including refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, and similar home appliances;

(7) Assembly of electrical equipment, such as radio and television receivers, phonographs, and home motion picture equipment, but not including electrical machinery;

(8) Manufacture and assembly of electrical supplies, such as coils, condensers, crystal holders, insulation, lamps, switches, and wire and cable assembly, provided no noxious or offensive fumes or odors are produced;

(9) Manufacture of cutlery, hardware, and hand tools, die and pattern making, metal stamping, and extrusion of small products, such as costume jewelry, pins and needles, razor blades, bottle caps, buttons, and kitchen utensils;

(10) Manufacturing, canning, and packing of food products, including fruits and vegetables, but not including meat products, pickles, sauerkraut, vinegar, or yeast, dehydrating of garlic or onions, or refining or rendering of fats and oils;
(11) Processing, packing, and canning of seafood for human consumption, not including processing seafood for fish oils;
(12) Bakeries;
(13) Blacksmith shops;
(14) Boat buildings;
(15) Bottling works;
(16) Building material storage yards;
(17) Bus depots;
(18) Cold storage plants;
(19) Contractors' equipment yards;
(20) Dairy products plants;
(21) Freight forwarding terminals;
(22) Furniture manufacture;
(23) Ice manufacture;
(24) Janitorial services and supplies;
(25) Kennels;
(26) Laboratories;
(27) Laundry and cleaning plants;
(28) Lumber yards, not including planing mills or saw mills;
(29) Machine shops not involving the use of drop hammers, automatic screw machines, or punch presses with a rated capacity of over 20 tons;
(30) Mattress manufacture;
(30.1) Medical cannabis cultivation facilities, indoor, not more than 10,000 square feet of cultivation area, subject to the provisions of Chapter 158;
(30.2) Medical cannabis distribution facilities, subject to the provisions of Chapter 158;

(30.3) Medical cannabis manufacturing facilities, non- volatile, more than 5,000 square feet of floor area, subject to the provisions of Chapter 158;

(30.4) Medical cannabis manufacturing facilities, non- volatile, 5,000 square feet or less of floor area, subject to the provisions of Chapter 158;

(30.5) Medical cannabis testing facilities subject to the provisions of Chapter 158;
(30.6) Medical cannabis transportation facilities, co- located with a distribution facility, subject to the provisions of Chapter 158;
(30.7) Medical cannabis transportation facilities, located separate from a distribution facility, subject to the provisions of Chapter 158;
(31) Metal finishing and plating;
(32) Mobile vendors as prescribed in §§ 155.220 through 155.221;
(33) Offices, not including medical or dental offices;
(34) Printing, lithographing, and engraving;
(35) Public utility and public service pumping stations, equipment buildings and installations, service yards, power stations, drainage ways and structures, storage tanks, and transmission lines;
(36) Railroad stations;
(37) Repair shops, including electrical, glass and automotive;
(38) Sheet metal shops;
(39) Storage yards for commercial vehicles;
(40) Textile, knitting and hosiery mills;
(41) Trucking terminals;
(42) Veterinarians’ offices and small animal hospitals;
(43) Warehouses, except for the storage of fuel or flammable liquids;
(44) Welding shops;
(45) Woodworking shops and cabinet shops;
(46) Pickup truck camper and canopy assembly;
(47) Retail sales establishments with single occupant floor areas of 40,000 square feet or larger;
(48) Wholesale stores with single occupant floor areas of 40,000 square feet or larger and public utility building, and uses;
(49) Parking lots;
(50) Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a permitted use.
(‘63 Code, § 10-5.29162)
(51) Emergency shelters pursuant to the requirements and regulations contained in § 156.041 of this chapter; and

(52) Wireless telecommunication facilities located more than 100 feet from an R District subject to a wireless telecommunication facility permit pursuant to Chapter 159.

(D) Conditional uses.

(1) The following conditional uses shall be permitted upon the granting of a use permit in accord with the provisions of §§ 155.280 through 155.299 of this title:
(a) Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a conditional use;
(b) Motor vehicle wrecking yards and scrap metal yards;
(c) Oil and gas pipelines;
(d) Recreational vehicle parks in accordance with the regulations prescribed in §§ 155.230 through 155.232 of this title.
(e) Storage of fuel and flammable liquids;
(f) Storage of logs or wood chips;
(g) Gymnastics schools and health clubs;
(h) Wireless telecommunication facilities located within 100 feet of an R District subject to the provisions of Chapter 159;
(i) Medical cannabis dispensing facilities, subject to the provisions of Chapter 158; and
(j) Medical cannabis manufacturing facilities, volatile, 1,500 square feet or less of floor area, subject to the provisions of Chapter 158.

(2) The following conditional uses shall be permitted upon the granting of a minor use permit in accord with the provisions of §§ 155.280 through 155.299 of this title:

(a) Medical cannabis cultivation facilities, indoor, with 10,000 square feet or less of cultivation area, subject to the provisions of Chapter 158.

(3) Any of these uses listed as permitted uses in the MG District provided that, on the basis of the use permit application and evidence submitted, the Planning Commission makes the following findings:

(a) The consideration of all determinable characteristics of the use that is the subject of the application indicates that the use has the same essential characteristics as the uses listed as permitted uses in the ML District with respect to the method of

operations, type of process, materials, equipment, structures, storage, and appearance;

(b) That the use will conform with each of the principles and standards prescribed for uses in the ML District;

(c) That the use will not create significantly, more vehicular or rail traffic than the volumes normally created by the permitted uses of the ML District.

('63 Code, § 10-5.29163)

(E) Off-street parking. Off-street parking facilities shall be provided for each use as prescribed in §§ 155.115 through 155.124 of this title.

('63 Code, § 10-5.29164)

(F) Off-street loading. Off-street loading facilities shall be provided for each use as prescribed in §§ 155.135 through 155.141 of this title.

('63 Code, § 10-5.29165)

(G) Signs. No sign, outdoor advertising structure, or display of any character shall be permitted except as prescribed in §§ 155.155 through 155.169 of this title.

('63 Code, § 10-5.29166)

(H) Site plan review and architectural review. All permitted uses shall be subject to site plan review as prescribed in §§ 155.180 through 155.188 of this title. Conditional uses shall be subject to architectural review.

('63 Code, § 10-5.29167)

(Ord. 417-C.S., passed 12-6-84; Am. Ord. 489-C.S., passed 3-12-89; Am. Ord. 526-C.S., passed 6-20-91; Am. Ord. 551-C.S., passed 12-17-92; Am. Ord. 631-C.S., passed 9-7-99; Am. Ord. 757-C.S., passed 10-19-10; Am. Ord. 768-C.S., passed 5-3-11; Am. Ord. 786-C.S., passed 8-21-12; Am. Ord. 842-C.S., passed 7-19-16; Am. Ord. 847-C.S., passed 9-20-16) Penalty, see § 150.999

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