Chapter 17.38 — I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE — Holtville Zoning Code

§ 17.38.010. Intent. ¶

The intent of the I-1 light industrial zone is to provide for wholesale and warehousing uses as well as those industrial uses that include fabrication, manufacturing, assembly or processing of materials that are in refined form and that do not in their transformation create smoke, gas, odor, dust, noise, vibration of earth, soot or lighting to a degree that is offensive when measured at the property line of subject property.

(Ord. 441 § 1, 2000; Ord. 472 § 3, 2010)

§ 17.38.020. Permitted uses. ¶

Permitted uses allowed in the I-1 zone are set forth in Table 17.38-1. Any retail sales portion of such uses shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building. (Ord. 441 § 1, 2000; Ord. 472 § 3, 2010)

§ 17.38.030. Conditional uses. ¶

Conditional uses allowed in the I-1 zone, subject to the conditional use permit regulations, are set forth in Table 17.38-1.

Table 17.38-1 I-1 Light Industrial Zone – Permitted and Conditional Uses	Table 17.38-1 I-1 Light Industrial Zone – Permitted and Conditional Uses	Table 17.38-1 I-1 Light Industrial Zone – Permitted and Conditional Uses
Uses	Permitted Use 1	Conditional Use 2
Agricultural processing plants	✓
Bakeries	✓
Building material and lumber storage	✓
Cabinetmaking and carpenter shops	✓
Distributing plants (except petroleum products with fash point below 70 degrees Fahrenheit)	✓
Electric power transformer substations	✓
Food processing (except fsh, dairy, poultry and meat products, sauerkraut, vinegar, yeast and rendering of fats and oils)	✓
Fruit or vegetable packing plants	✓
Ice and cold storage	✓
Kennels, dog and cat pounds	✓
Laboratories for research and development	✓
Light manufacturing and assembly	✓
Machine shops	✓
Mechanized equipment storage and sale	✓
Municipal waterworks	✓
Nonhazardous material, bulk storage and related uses	✓
Railroad yards and freight stations	✓
Sheet metal shops	✓
Storage building for household goods	✓
Tractor repair shops	✓
Trucking yard or terminal	✓
Wholesale and warehouse uses	✓
Towing yards and vehicle storage		✓
Chemical manufacturing plants		✓
Concrete products manufacturing plants		✓
Grain milling		✓
Treatment of wastewater		✓
Uses involving handling, storage, or shipping		✓

Notes:

1 Other similar uses shall be allowed subject to a recommendation by the planning commission and adopted by the city council.

2 These uses shall be permitted subject to a conditional use permit. (Ord. 441 § 1, 2000; Ord. 472 § 3, 2010)

§ 17.38.040. Minimum property development standards. ¶

The property development standards set forth in Table 17.38-2 and HMC § 17.38.050 through § 17.38.080 shall apply to all land and buildings in the light industrial zone, except that any lot shown on an official subdivision map duly approved and recorded, or any lot for which a bona fide deed has been duly recorded prior to November 15, 1977, may be used as a building site as provided in HMC § 17.10.060 .

Table 17.38-2 I-1 Light Industrial Zone – Minimum Property Development Standards	Table 17.38-2 I-1 Light Industrial Zone – Minimum Property Development Standards
Development Standards	I-1 Light Industrial Zone
Minimum lot area	10,000 square feet
Maximum lot coverage	80 percent
Maximum building height	35 feet
Minimum lot width	100 feet
Minimum lot depth	120 feet
Minimum front yard requirement	10 feet
Minimum side yard requirement	None
Minimum rear yard requirement	None

(Ord. 441 § 1, 2000; Ord. 472 § 3, 2010)

§ 17.38.050. Landscaping requirements. ¶

Required front and street yards shall be landscaped to a depth of not less than 10 feet. Remaining front and street side yard areas or setbacks may be used for required off-street parking. Such landscaping shall consist predominantly of plant materials, except for necessary walks and drives. (Ord. 441 § 1, 2000; Ord. 472 § 3, 2010)

§ 17.38.060. Accessory structures. ¶

A. Accessory structures shall not be located in front of the main building.
B. Accessory structures shall meet all of the setback requirements for main buildings.
C. Porches, steps, architectural features such as canopies and eaves, and chimneys, balconies or stairways may project not more than four feet into any required yard area.
D. Accessory structures used for the selling of agricultural products shall be reviewed by the planning commission.
(Ord. 441 § 1, 2000; Ord. 472 § 3, 2010)

§ 17.38.070. Walls and fences. ¶

A. All improved property shall be fenced with chain link, block wall or other type fence as may be approved by the city.
B. In any required rear or interior side yard area, a wall or fence shall not exceed six feet in height as measured from the highest grade.
C. A wall or fence adjacent to a driveway providing vehicular access to an abutting lot shall not exceed 30 inches in height within 15 feet of the intersection of said driveway and street right-ofway.
D. A solid masonry wall not less than six feet in height shall be erected along the property line (side and rear) that forms a common boundary with any residential or any commercial zone.
E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a wall or fence required by any law or regulation of the state of California or any agency thereof.
(Ord. 441 § 1, 2000; Ord. 472 § 3, 2010)

§ 17.38.080. Property abutting/across a street from a residential zone. ¶

When an I-1 zone abuts or is situated across a street from a property in any residential zone, a minimum building setback of 100 feet shall be required from such residential zone; provided, that the 25 feet of said setback nearest the street or zone boundary line shall be landscaped, and the remainder may be used for off-street parking purposes. A three-foot-high wall or berm shall be constructed in back of the landscaped area along street setbacks. Along all other lot lines adjacent to residential zones, a six-foot-high wall shall be constructed.

(Ord. 441 § 1, 2000; Ord. 472 § 3, 2010)