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Title 17 — ZONING›Article II — ZONING DISTRICTS AND ALLOWABLE LAND USES
Mammoth Lakes Municipal Code Ch. 17.28 Industrial Zoning District
Mammoth Lakes Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Mammoth Lakes
Cite as: Mammoth Lakes Municipal Code Chapter 17.28 · Text as of 2026-10-04
17.28.010. - Purpose.¶
In addition to the objectives outlined in Section 17.04.010, the specific purposes of the industrial zoning district are to:
(1) To reserve appropriately located areas for viable industrial uses and protect these areas from intrusion by family dwellings or other incompatible uses.
(2) To protect residential and commercial uses from noise, odor, dust, smoke, truck traffic and other objectionable influences incidental to certain industrial uses.
(3) To protect industrial uses and structures from hazard and to minimize the impact of industrial uses on the environment.
(4) To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid the overloading of utilities by restricting the construction of buildings of excessive size in relation to the amount of land around them.
(5) Provide an area for light industrial and limited service type uses located so as to minimize impacts on adjacent land use patterns and the environment and with development standards to facilitate relocation of existing nonconforming industrial/service uses in commercial zones to designated industrial areas.
(Code 1990, § 17.28.010; Ord. No. 14-02, § 4, 3-19-2014)
17.28.020. - Industrial zoning district land use and permit requirements.¶
(a) General permit requirements. Table 17.28.020 identifies the uses of land allowed by this chapter in the industrial zoning district, and the permit required to establish each use, in compliance with Section 17.08.020.
(b) Requirements for certain specific land uses. Where the last column in Table 17.28.020 includes a section number, the referenced section may establish other requirements and standards applicable to the use. The following is a key for the abbreviations used in Table 17.28.020:
| P | Permitted Use |
|---|---|
| U | Use permit required |
| A | Administrative permit required |
Table 17.28.020 Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements for the Industrial Zoning District
| Land Use | Permit Requirements | See Specific Use Regulations |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Use Classifications | Residential Use Classifications | Residential Use Classifications |
| Caretaker housing | A | See Section 17.52.090 |
| Supportive housing | See Section 17.52.290 | See Section 17.52.290 |
| Transitional housing | See Section 17.52.290 | See Section 17.52.290 |
| Recreation, Education, & Public Assembly Use Classifications | ||
| Parks and playgrounds, public | A | |
| Retail Use Classifications | Retail Use Classifications | Retail Use Classifications |
| Artisan shop | P | |
| Auto and vehicle sales and rental | P | |
| Building materials and services | A | |
| Nurseries and garden centers | P | |
| Service Use Classifications | Service Use Classifications | Service Use Classifications |
| Animal Care and Boarding | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Kennel | U | See Section 17.52.070 |
| Pet day care | U | |
| Pet grooming | A | |
| Food preparation | P | |
| Maintenance and repair services | P | |
| Personal services | P | |
| Research and development | P | |
| Vehicle Services | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Large vehicle and equipment sales, service and rental | P | |
| Repair, major | A | |
| Services and repair, minor | P | |
| Washing | P | |
| Vehicle storage | A | |
| Warehousing, Storage, and Distribution | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Construction and material yards | A | |
| Indoor warehousing and storage | P | |
| Outdoor storage | P | |
| Personal storage | P | |
| Wholesaling and distribution | A | |
| Industry, Manufacturing, and Processing Use Classifications | ||
| Commercial Cannabis Activity | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Commercial cannabis cultivation | U | See Section 17.52.085 |
| Commercial cannabis nonvolatile manufacturing | U | See Section 17.52.085 |
| Commercial cannabis volatile manufacturing | — | |
| Commercial cannabis distribution | U | See Section 17.52.085 |
| Commercial cannabis testing | U | See Section 17.52.085 |
| Handicraft/ |
P | |
| Industry, general | A | |
| Industry, heavy | U | |
| Recycling Facility | See subclassifications below | See subclassifications below |
| Reverse vending machine | P | See Section 17.52.250 |
| Small collection facility | P | |
| Large collection facility | U | |
| Transportation, Communications, Infrastructure Use Classifications | ||
| Parking, public or private | A | |
| Transportation passenger facilities | U | |
| Utilities, major | U | |
| Other Applicable Types | Other Applicable Types | Other Applicable Types |
| Accessory use | P | See Section 17.52.030 |
| Adult businesses | U | See Section 17.52.060 |
| Condominium conversions | See Section 17.52.110 | See Section 17.52.110 |
| Fractional or timeshare development | See Section 17.52.120 | See Section 17.52.120 |
| Outdoor display and sales | A | See Section 17.52.230 |
| Temporary uses and events | See Chapter 17.56 | See Chapter 17.56 |
| Mobile businesses | A | See Chapter 17.52 |
| Telecommunication facilities | See Section 17.52.280 | See Section 17.52.280 |
| Wind energy conversion systems (WECS) | See Section 17.52.300 | See Section 17.52.300 |
(Code 1990, § 17.28.020; Ord. No. 14-02, § 4, 3-19-2014; Ord. No. 15-01, § 4(exh. A, § 5), 1-21-2015; Ord. No. 16-04, § 2b(exh. A), 5-18-2016; Ord. No. 18-02, § 5(exh. A, b.), 3-13-2018)
17.28.030. - Industrial zoning district development standards.¶
Subdivisions, new land uses and structures, and alterations to existing land uses and structures, shall be designed, constructed, or established in compliance with the requirements in Table 17.28.030, in addition to the applicable development standards (e.g., landscaping, parking and loading, etc.) in Chapters 17.36 through 17.56. Additional regulations are denoted in the right column. Section numbers refer to other sections of this chapter.
Table 17.28.030. Planning and Building Standards Development Feature Planning
| Development Feature | Requirement for Industrial Zone (I) |
|---|---|
| Lot Size | Lot Size |
| Lot area | 8,000 square feet |
| Lot area, corner lots | 9,000 square feet |
| Lot width | 75 feet |
| Lot depth | 100 feet |
| Minimum width for access | 50 feet |
| Minimum buildable site area | 5,000 square feet |
| Minimum width/ |
50 feet |
| Maximum slope for a building site | 30% |
| Setbacks | Setbacks |
| Front yard, to structures | 20 feet |
| Front yard, to parking and fencing on Commerce Circle | 0 feet |
| Front yard, to parking and fencing on Commerce Drive | 10 feet |
| Side yard | 0 feet, or as required by building Code |
| Side yard, street side | 10 feet |
| Rear yard | 10 feet, or as required by building Code |
| Maximum lot coverage | 100% (exclusive of snow storage easements) |
| Maximum height | 35 feet |
| Required snow storage area | 40% of all parking and driveways; Section 17.36.110 |
| Propane tanks | See Section 17.36.080 |
| Dumpsters | See Section 17.36.130 |
| Fences and walls | See Section 17.36.040 |
| Exterior lighting | See Section 17.36.030 |
| Design review | See Chapter 17.88 |
| Outdoor storage and work areas | See Section 17.52.240 |
| Signs | See Chapter 17.48 |
| Parking | See Chapter 17.44 |
| Landscaping | See Chapter 17.40 |
(Code 1990, § 17.28.030; Ord. No. 14-02, § 4, 3-19-2014)
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