Kerman Municipal Code Ch. 17.14 Industrial Zones

The purpose and intent of the industrial zones are as follows:

(Ord. 24-01 § 2(Exh. A-1))

A. Table 17.14-1 Land Use Regulations — Industrial Zones. Table 17.14-1 (Land Use Regulations — Industrial Zones) establishes the uses allowed within each industrial zone and any permits required to establish the use.

B. Uses Not Listed. Land uses not listed in Table 17.14-1 (Land Use Regulations — Industrial Zones) are not allowed, in compliance with Section 17.04.030 (Uses not classified).

C. Additional Regulations. The right-hand column in Table 17.14-1 (Land Use Regulations — Industrial Zones) indicates additional regulations that may apply to the use. Provisions in other sections of this zoning code may also apply.

D. Allowed Uses. The allowed uses established in Table 17.14-1 (Land Use Regulations — Industrial Zones) shall be allowed in the subject zones to the extent that the following conditions are not associated with the use:

1. The use does not involve the disposal of wastewater which, due to its content or flow, will have a significant impact on the city wastewater treatment plant; and

2. The use would place a significant demand on the city’s water system. The term "significant" shall be determined by the city engineer after a review of the use’s water demand and wastewater treatment requirements.

E. Twenty-Four-Hour Uses. Any nonresidential use established in Table 17.14-1 (Land Use Regulations — Industrial Zones) that is proposed to operate twenty-four hours a day, and is located within three hundred feet of a residential zone boundary line, shall require the approval of a conditional use permit. For the purpose of this subsection, this distance shall be measured in a straight line from the property line of the parcel in which the twenty-four-hour use is to be proposed to the nearest point on the adjacent residential zone boundary line.

F. Above Ground Fuel and Gas Tanks. Above ground fuel and gas storage tanks shall require the approval of a conditional use permit.

Table 17.14-1 Land Use Regulations — Industrial Zones

(Ord. 24-01 § 2(Exh. A-1))

Table 17.14-2 Development Standards — Industrial Zones. Table 17.14-2 (Development Standards — Industrial Zones) establishes parcel and structure standards that apply to all development in the specified zone. Provisions in other sections of this zoning code may also apply.

Table 17.14-2 Development Standards — Industrial Zones

Specific Standards

(Ord. 24-01 § 2(Exh. A-1))

Construction of accessory structures shall be consistent with the standards established in Chapter 17.22 (Accessory Structures).

(Ord. 24-01 § 2(Exh. A-1))

Signs shall be consistent with the requirements of Chapter 17.30 (Sign Regulations).

(Ord. 24-01 § 2(Exh. A-1))

A. The maximum height of fences, walls, and hedges shall be seven feet. Where a parcel abuts a residential zone a seven-foot solid block, masonry or brick wall shall be erected on the property line between the two zones.

B. Construction of fences more than seven feet, but not to exceed nine feet, when deemed necessary to protect the public health and safety of surrounding uses, may be approved through a conditional use permit.

C. Chain-linked fences shall include privacy slats, except where the zone abuts a residential zone. Fences abutting a residential zone shall be of CMU block, seven feet in height.

D. Any fence requiring barbed wire or any other form of nonelectrical privacy or security measure shall be subject to a conditional use permit.

(Ord. 24-01 § 2(Exh. A-1))

A. Parking in All Commercial, Office, and Mixed-Use Zones. Off-street parking and loading standards shall be consistent with the requirements of Chapter 17.28 (Parking, Loading, and Access).

B. Industrial and Manufacturing Uses Not Listed. Industrial and manufacturing uses not specifically identified in Chapter 17.28 (Parking, Loading, and Access) parking shall be provided at a ratio of at least one space for every permanent employee on the maximum work shift, one space for each truck operated by the concern and one space for each sales person permanently employed.

(Ord. 24-01 § 2(Exh. A-1))

A site plan shall be submitted to the planning division for approval before any new structure is constructed, use established, or parking facilities are installed on parcel within the industrial zones. This provision shall also apply to all uses proposing to occupy a parcel which does not have adequate parking or related parcel improvements for the use or increase in occupancy intensity.

(Ord. 24-01 § 2(Exh. A-1))