§ 92.16

• A. This zone is intended to provide for and encourage planned industrial districts compatible with surrounding or abutting residential zones and which would not in any way depreciate the character of the resort community. Uses are to be confined to those administrative, wholesaling, warehousing and light manufacturing activities that can be carried on in an unobtrusive manner, and to certain accessory commercial facilities that are necessary to service the employees of the zone. Regulations provide for suitable open spaces, landscaping, access, parking and loading, a low intensity of development, and performance standards to assure unobtrusive operation.

• B. No industrial use shall be permitted which, by the nature of its development or operation, will in any way adversely affect the resort-residential environment in the city.

• (Ord. 1294, 1988)

• A. Uses Permitted.

Buildings, structures and land shall be used and buildings and structures shall hereafter be erected, altered or enlarged only for the following uses. All uses shall be subject to the standards in Section 92.16.03.

1. Manufacturing.

   • a. Electronics.

     • i. Electrical and related parts,

     • ii. Electrical appliances,

     • iii. Electrical devices,

     • iv. Motors,

     • v. Radio, television and phonograph;

   • b. Instruments.

     • i. Electronic,

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• ii. Medical and dental tools,

• iii. Precision,

• iv. Timing and measuring;

• c. Laboratories.

  • i. Chemical,

  • ii. Dental,

  • iii. Electrical,

  • iv. Optical,

  • v. Mechanical,

  • vi. Medical;

• d. Office and Related Machinery.

  • i. Audio machinery,

  • ii. Computers—electrical,

  • iii. Computers—manual,

  • iv. Visual machinery;

• e. Pharmaceutics.

  • i. Cosmetics,

  • ii. Drugs,

  • iii. Perfumes,

  • iv. Soap,

  • v. Toiletries;

• f. Bakeries;

• g. Bottling plants, except those liquids that are offensive or obnoxious by reason of odor or are hazardous;

• h. Candy;

• i. Fabrication of products made from finished rubber;

• j. Furniture upholstering;

• k. Manufacture and maintenance of electrical and neon signs;

• l. Manufacturing, compounding, assembly or treatment of article or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials:

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• i. Canvas,

ii. Cellophane, iii. Cloth, iv. Cork, v. Felt, vi. Fiber, vii. Fur,

viii. Glass,

ix. Leather,

• x. Paper (no milling),

xi. Precious or semiprecious stones or metals,

xii. Plaster, xiii. Plastics, xiv. Shells,

xv. Textiles, xvi. Tobacco, xvii. Wood, xviii. Yarns;

• m. Novelties and holiday paraphernalia;

• n. Rubber and metal stamps.

2. Processing.

   • a. Carpet and rug cleaning;

   • b. Cleaning and dyeing;

   • c. Laundry.

3. Services.

   • a. Animal day care;

   • b. Athletic and health clubs;

   • c. Auto sales agencies, subject to the following conditions:

     • i. Each site shall have a minimum area of two acres,

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• ii. Each site shall be located on a major thoroughfare,

• iii. At least 50% of the autos displayed for sale shall be new;

• d. Banks and financial institutions;

• e. Blueprinting and photocopying;

• f. Caretaker's residence (1,000 square feet), as an accessory use;

• g. Catering;

• h. Childcare centers;

• i. Governmental facilities;

• j. Office: business, professional and research;

• k. Off-street parking;

• l. Newspaper publishing;

• m. Painting and powder coating (within an entirely enclosed building);

• n. Printing, lithographing, publishing;

  • o. Radio and television broadcasting;

  • p. Restaurants, excluding drive-through facilities.

  4. Cannabis lounge or cannabis dispensary, subject to the property development standards contained in Section 93.23.15 of this Code;

  5. Cannabis transportation and distribution facility, subject to the development standards contained in Section 93.23.15 of this Code;

  6. Movie, television and radio production and broadcast facilities;

  7. Religious institutions;

  8. Wholesaling and warehousing (including mini-warehousing);

  9. Adult oriented business subject to Chapter 5.77 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code.

• B. Similar Uses Permitted by Commission Determination.

The commission may, by resolution of record, permit any other uses which it may determine to be similar to those listed above, in conformity with the intent and purpose of this zone, and not more obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare, or to other uses permitted in this zone, as provided in Section 94.01.00. All uses shall be subject to standards in Section 92.16.03.

• C.

• Uses Permitted by Land Use Permit.

1. Christmas tree sales not as an accessory use to a main use;

2. Commercial recreation (indoor);

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3. Large-scale service retail outlets;

4. Recycling collection center as an accessory use on a developed property;

5. Retail uses in conjunction with another permitted use;

6. Thrift shops operated by charitable organizations.

• D. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit.

The following uses may be permitted subject to approval of a conditional use permit, as provided in Section 94.02.00.

1. Adult entertainment (Deleted by Ord. 1511);

2. Ambulance services, and accessory uses customarily incident to the permitted use; pro-vided that, the site is located at least 500 feet from any property zoned residential;

3. Animal hospital and shelter;

4. Automobile and truck repair garages, and re-upholstering (all service and repair within an entirely enclosed building);

5. Automobile service station;

6. Car wash;

7. Drive-through facilities;

8. Hotels, subject to the standards of the R-4 zone, Section 92.05.00;

9. Cannabis cultivation facility only if located within a Cannabis Overlay Zone; otherwise, such facility is prohibited in the M-1-P zone. Where permitted, such facilities are also subject to the development standards contained in Section 93.23.15 of this Code;

10. Cannabis Manufacturing Facility. Type N or Type P State-licensed facilities are conditionally permitted in any M-1-P zone. Type 6 and Type 7 State-licensed facilities are conditionally permitted only within a Cannabis Overlay Zone and otherwise prohibited in the M-1-P zone. All such facilities are subject to the development standards contained in Section 93.23.15 of this Code;

11. Cannabis testing facility, subject to the development standards contained in Section 93.23.15 of this Code;

12. Mortuary;

13. Recreational facilities, commercial;

14. Retail uses not otherwise regulated;

15. Truck and transportation terminals;

16. Uses listed in the M-1 zone, Section 92.17.00, and not listed in this zone unless otherwise prohibited.

• (Ord. 1294, 1988; Ord. 1307, 1988; Ord. 1347, 1990; Ord. 1418, 1992; Ord. 1502, 1995; Ord.

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City of Palm Springs, CA

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§ 92.16.01

§ 92.16.03

1511, 1995; Ord. 1553, 1998; Ord. 1697 § 1, 2006; Ord. 1841 § 10, 2014; Ord. 1876 § 5, 2015; Ord. 1908 §§ 1, 2, 2016; Ord. 1943 §§ 9—11, 2017; Ord. 1977 §§ 13, 14, 2019; Ord. 2007 §§ 16—19, 2019; Ord. 2020 §§ 35—36, 2020; Ord. 2041 § 19, 2021; Ord. 2063 § 19, 2022; Ord. 2076, 1/12/2023)

The following classification of uses shall not be permitted in this zone by commission determination:

• A. All uses prohibited in the M-1 zone, Section 92.17.02;

• B. The following industrial uses:

  1. Wineries or wine making.

• (Ord. 1294, 1988)

The following property development standards shall apply to all land and buildings in the M-1-P zone; except that any lot created in compliance with applicable laws and ordinances in effect at the time of its creation may be used as a building site. These standards may be altered where a specific development plan is approved under a planned development or a conditional use permit or otherwise approved master plan of development where the development meets the intent of this code.

• A. Lot Area.

Except where lot sizes are otherwise established by an approved master plan, each lot shall have a minimum area of 40,000 square feet, except that lots which abut a major or secondary thoroughfare shall have a minimum area of 60,000 square feet.

• B. Lot Dimensions.

  1. Each lot shall have a minimum width of 200 feet.

  2. Each lot shall have a minimum depth of 200 feet.

• C. Building Height.

  1. Buildings and structures shall have a height not greater than 40 feet; provided that, any portion of buildings in excess of 30 feet are: (a) located on a parcel of not less than one acre in size; and (b) set back one foot from any property line for every one foot of vertical rise. Buildings which exceed 40 feet in height may be permitted pursuant to the provisions of Sections 93.04.00 and 94.02.00.

  2. Exceptions.

Permitted Projections Above Building Limit. The provisions of Section 93.03.00 shall apply.

• D. Yards.

  1. General provisions, see Section 93.01.00.

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2. Where property in the M-1-P zone abuts a street which is a boundary with a residential zone, there shall be a yard abutting such street of not less than 100 feet. The 25 feet nearest the street shall be landscaped and maintained. The remainder may be used for parking.

3. Where property in the M-1-P zone abuts property in a residential zone, there shall be a yard of not less than 100 feet. The 25 feet nearest the property line shall be landscaped and maintained.

4. a. Where property in the M-1-P zone abuts a major or secondary thoroughfare which is not a boundary with a residential zone, there shall be a yard abutting such street of not less than 25 feet which shall be landscaped and maintained. No portion of this yard shall be used for parking, storage or loading.

   • b. Where property in the M-1-P zone abuts a collector or local street which is not a boundary with a residential zone, there shall be a yard abutting such street of not less than 25 feet, of which the 10 feet nearest the street shall be landscaped and maintained; the remaining yard may be used for parking. No portion of this yard shall be used for storage or loading.

5. Where property in the M-1-P zone abuts property in a nonresidential zone, there shall be a yard of not less than 20 feet. Such yard may be used for parking, loading or storage.

6. Where property in the M-1-P zone abuts an alley which is a boundary with a residential zone, there shall be a yard of not less than 100 feet, measured from the side of the alley opposite the subject property. The 25 feet nearest the alley shall be landscaped and maintained.

   7. Landscaped buffers at least five feet in width may be required by the planning commission along interior yards.

• E.

• Walls, Fences and Landscaping.

The provisions of Section 93.02.00 shall apply.

Exception.

Fences and walls shall not exceed eight feet in height in any required interior side or rear yard.

• F. Access.

The provisions of Section 93.05.00 shall apply.

• G. Coverage.

No requirements.

• H. Off-street Parking.

The provisions of Section 93.06.00 shall apply.

• I. Off-street Loading and Trash Areas.

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§ 92.16.04

1. The provisions of Section 93.07.00 shall apply.

2. Loading docks, which are located within 150 feet of a residential zone boundary, shall be screened from view from the residential area.

• J. Signs.

The provisions of Section 93.20.00 shall apply.

• K. Outdoor Storage and Waste Disposal.

  1. Outdoor storage and activities associated with permitted uses shall be entirely enclosed by solid masonry walls to adequately screen view of outdoor storage and/or equipment from the external boundaries of the property. Items shall not be stacked or stored higher than the wall. All enclosures and stored materials must comply with fire department requirements for access and fire protection.

  2. No materials or wastes shall be deposited or stored in such form or manner that they may be transferred off the lot by normally-occurring natural causes or forces. Wastes which might cause fumes or dust or which constitute a fire hazard or which may be edible by or otherwise be attractive to rodents or insects shall be stored only in closed containers in required enclosure.

• L. Minimum Size of Zone.

No parcel of land containing less than 40 acres shall be zoned M-1-P.

• M. Antennas.

The provisions of Section 93.08.00 shall apply.

• N. Public Art.

The provisions of Section 93.11.00 shall apply. (Ord. 1294, 1988; Ord. 1502, 1995; Ord. 1553, 1998)

The uses established or placed into operation after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this Zoning Code, shall comply at all times hereafter with the following limitations or performance standards.

• A. Fire and Explosion Hazards.

  1. All storage of and activities involving inflammable and explosive materials shall be provided with adequate safety devices against the hazard of fire and explosion and adequate firefighting and fire-suppression equipment and devices standard in industry. All incineration is prohibited; or

  2. The storage and handling of flammable liquids, liquefied petroleum, gases and explosives shall comply with the state rules and regulations. Bulk storage of flammable liquids, liquid petroleum, gases and explosives above ground shall be unlawful, except gasoline and lubricating fuel oil. Storage below ground shall be permitted; provided, all tanks shall be located not closer to any property line than the

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greatest depth of the bottom of the buried tank. All incineration is prohibited.

• B. Radioactivity or Electrical Disturbance.

Devices which radiate radio-frequency energy shall be so operated as not to cause interference with any activity carried on beyond the boundary line of the property upon which the device is located. Radio-frequency energy is electromagnetic energy at any frequency in the radio spectrum between 10 kilocycles and three million (3,000,000) megacycles.

• C. Noise.

The provisions of Chapter 11.74 of the Municipal Code shall apply.

• D. Vibration.

Every use shall be so operated that the ground vibration inherently and recurrently generated is not perceptible, without instruments, at any point on any boundary line of the lot on which the use is located.

• E. Emission of Smoke, Dust, Heat and Glare.

Every use shall be so operated that it does not emit smoke, dust, heat or glare in such quantities or degree as to be readily detectable on any boundary line of the lot on which the use is located.

• F. Emission of Odors/Gas.

  1. Odor.

The emission of obnoxious odors of any kind shall not be permitted.

2. Gas.

No gas shall be emitted which is deleterious to the public health, safety or general welfare.

• (Ord. 1294, 1988)

All properties shall be subject to property maintenance standards established in Section 93.19.00. (Ord. 1294, 1988)