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Chapter 18.28 — M-1 DISTRICT—MANUFACTURING

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18.28.010 - Intent.

The M-1 manufacturing district has been created for uses which include manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, processing of material, and specified, limited commercial agricultural operations.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228, 1968).

(Ord. No. 2017-03, § 2, 11-15-2017)

18.28.020 - Uses permitted—Generally.

The following uses shall be permitted, provided that no uses shall be carried on in a manner that is, in the opinion of the planning commission, objectionable from the standpoint of odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise or vibration. All uses shall be subject to the property development standards in Sections 18.28.060 through 18.28.190:

Animal hospital and shelter;

Automotive painting;

Automotive reconditioning;

Bulk oil storage and supply;

Butane gas storage;

Carpenter or cabinet shop;

Carpet and rug cleaning plant;

City, county or state maintenance and equipment yards;

Cleaning and dyeing plant;

Commercial cannabis operations subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.55.

Concrete, sand and gravel storage and mixing;

Electric motor;

Farm equipment sales repair and storage;

Feed and fuel yard;

Freight yard;

Grain storage and shipping;

Heavy farm equipment sales and repair;

Ice and cold storage plant;

Ice manufacturing;

Indoor cultivation of crops other than cannabis;

Lumber yard, outside storage and warehouses;

Machinery shop (no punch press over twenty ton or drop hammer);

Machinery rental;

Packing of fruit and vegetables;

Packing sheds;

Petroleum bulk plant;

Printing, lithographing, publishing;

Public utility buildings and uses;

Repair garage;

Retail lumber yard including warehousing;

Service station;

Sheet metal shop;

Storage yards and building materials;

Storage yards for contractors;

Tire retreading, recapping, rebuilding;

Truck terminal and repair;

Upholstering;

Welding and machine works;

Wholesaling and warehousing.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.1, 1968).

(Ord. No. 2017-03, § 2, 11-15-2017)

18.28.030 - Uses permitted—Subject to commission review and approval.

Uses permitted subject to planning commission review and approval shall include: The manufacturing, compounding, assembly or treatment of articles of merchandise from previously prepared materials and metals.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.2, 1968).

18.28.040 - Uses permitted—Subject to conditional use permit.

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit shall include:

Bailed cotton storage;

Cotton compress;

Used lumber and material yard.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.3, 1968).

18.28.050 - Prohibited uses.

A.

The residential uses existing as of May 4, 1968, may continue as residential uses but may not be expanded into more intensified residential uses.

B.

Uses expressly prohibited in the M-1 district include:

New residential uses;

Automobile wrecking or burning, rag or scrap iron storage or bailing;

Asphalt and asphaltic concrete mixing or batching plants;

Chemical plants (heavy);

Garbage, offal, dead animal or refuse incineration, reduction or dumping;

Inorganic fertilizers and the compounding of dried inorganic material;

Metals extraction and smelting plant;

Organic fertilizer manufacture;

Tanning, curing or storing of raw hides or skins;

Serum, toxin and virus manufacturing laboratory;

Sugar or starch manufacturing plant;

Wool pulling or scouring plant.

C.

Adult uses shall not be permitted in the M-1 district.

(Ord. 85-19 §8, 1985; Ord. 68-128 §5-228.4, 1968).

18.28.060 - Property development standards.

The property development standards codified in Sections 18.28.070 through 18.28.190 shall apply in the M-1 district.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.5(part), 1968).

18.28.070 - Lot area.

There are no lot area requirements in the M-1 district.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.5(A), 1968).

18.28.080 - Lot dimensions.

The minimum width shall be seventy-five feet and the minimum depth shall be one hundred twenty feet.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.5(B), 1968).

18.28.090 - Population density.

There are no population density requirements in the M-1 district.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.5(C), 1968).

18.28.100 - Building height.

No structure or building shall have a height greater than seventy-five feet.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.5(D), 1968).

18.28.110 - Setback and yard requirements.

A.

Front. None, except if the boundary between the M-1 district and a residential district is developed on a street or highway the front yard or side yard setback shall be fifteen feet. This yard shall not be used for parking or boarding.

B.

Side. None, except when the side lot line of an M-1 district adjoins any residential district there shall be a side yard of fifteen feet. Side yard may be used for parking and storage. Storage shall not be stored higher than six feet.

C.

Corner Lot. When the rear lot line of a corner lot in an M-1 district adjoins any residential district there shall be a side yard abutting the street not less than ten feet in width.

D.

Reversed Corner Lots. When the rear lot line of a reversed corner lot in an M-1 district adjoins any residential district, there shall be a side yard abutting the street fifteen feet in width. This yard shall not be used for parking or loading.

E.

Rear. None, except if the boundary between the M-1 district and a residential district is developed on a street or highway the rear yard setback shall be fifteen feet. The yard shall not be used for parking or loading. When the rear lot line in an M-1 district adjoins any residential district there shall be a rear yard of fifteen feet. The yard may be used for parking and material storage.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.5(E), 1968).

18.28.120 - Space between buildings.

There are no requirements in the M-1 district.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.5(F), 1968).

18.28.130 - Lot coverage.

There are no lot coverage requirements in the M-1 district.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.5(G), 1968).

18.28.140 - Fences, hedges and walls—Corner cut-off areas.

A.

A lot that is bounded by an M-1 and residential district shall have a six-foot high masonry wall erected along the property line of the M-1 lot.

B.

The wall height of the interior lot line between the M-1 and residential district shall be reduced to three feet within the front yard setback area.

C.

Corner Cut-off Areas. There shall be a corner cut-off area at all intersecting streets or highways. The cut-off area shall be visually nonobstructive. The area shall be measured horizontally thirty feet from the corner of the lot, in each direction.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.5(H), 1968).

18.28.150 - Off-street parking.

There shall be one off-street parking space for each two permanent employees, one parking space for each truck operated by the concern and one parking space for each salesperson permanently employed. Such spaces shall be located within three hundred feet of the property served. The general conditions Section

18.32.140 shall apply.

18.28.160 - Access.

A.

The planning commission shall designate the number and location of the ingress and egress system.

B.

There shall be vehicular access from a dedicated and improved street or alley to off-street parking and loading facilities on the property requiring off-street parking and loading.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.5(J), 1968).

18.28.170 - Outdoor advertising.

There shall be no advertising structures or signs located within fifty feet of a boundary between an M-1 and a residential district.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.5(K), 1968).

18.28.180 - Lighting.

No red, green or amber lights or illuminated signs may be placed in such a position that they could reasonably be expected to interfere with or be confused with any official traffic control device or traffic

signal or official directional guide sign. Lights used to illuminate signs or advertising structures shall be so installed as to concentrate the illumination on the sign or advertising structure and so as to minimize glare upon a street or adjacent property.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.5(L), 1968).

18.28.190 - Loading spaces required.

Number of Loading Spaces Gross Floor Area


A. Industrial building

  1. 3,500 — 40,000 square feet

  2. 40,001 — 80,000 square feet

  3. 80,001 — 120,000 square feet

  4. 120,001 — 160,000 square feet


B. Commercial buildings

  1. 3,000 — 15,000 square feet

  2. 15,001 — 45,000 square feet

  3. 45,001 — 75,000 square feet

  4. 75,001 — 105,000 square feet


C. Office buildings

  1. 3,500 — 50,000 square feet

  2. 50,001 — 100,000 square feet

  3. 100,001 — and over square feet


D.

The minimum loading space shall be twelve feet in width, forty feet in length and fourteen feet in vertical clearance.

E.

An alley or street shall not be used for loading.

F.

Whenever the loading area abuts a street, the front yard required in this M-1 district can be used in calculating the area needed for loading.

G.

After May 4, 1968, if a building has existing loading spaces, those loading spaces shall be maintained as long as the building remains. If a new building is erected, the loading space requirements of this title shall apply.

(Ord. 68-128 §5-228.5(M), 1968).

18.28.200 - Site plan review.

A site plan will be submitted to the city council for its approval before any building is erected or any parking facilities developed on any lot within the M-1 district. The provisions of Chapter 18.40 shall apply.

(Ord. 88-08, 1988).

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  1. Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  2. Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION
  3. Chapter 2.01 — ELECTIONS
  4. Chapter 2.04 — CITY COUNCIL
  5. Chapter 2.08 — OFFICIALS OF THE CITY
  6. Chapter 2.10 — CITY MANAGER
  7. Chapter 2.15 — POLICE DEPARTMENT
  8. Chapter 2.16 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
  9. Chapter 2.20 — CIVIL DEFENSE, EMERGENCIES AND DISASTER RELIEF
  10. Chapter 2.40 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  11. Title 3 — REVENUE AND FINANCE
  12. Chapter 3.04 — PURCHASING PROCEDURES
  13. Chapter 3.08 — FUNDS
  14. Chapter 3.12 — TAX COLLECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT
  15. Chapter 3.14 — UTILITY USERS TAX
  16. Chapter 3.16 — TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
  17. Chapter 3.20 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
  18. Chapter 3.23 — FIRE SPECIAL PARCEL TAX
  19. Chapter 3.24 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
  20. Chapter 3.25 — POLICE SPECIAL PARCEL TAX
  21. Chapter 3.26 — CLAIMS FOR MONEY OR DAMAGES BY THE STATE OR BY …
  22. Chapter 3.30 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES
  23. Title 4 — PERSONNEL
  24. Chapter 4.01 — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
  25. Chapter 4.02 — PERSONNEL BOARD
  26. Chapter 4.03 — DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
  27. Chapter 4.04 — LAYOFF PROCEDURES
  28. Chapter 4.05 — EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
  29. Chapter 4.06 — AT-WILL EMPLOYEES
  30. Chapter 4.07 — POST STANDARDS FOR RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF …
  31. Chapter 4.08 — PERSONNEL SYSTEM RULES
  32. Article 1 — APPLICATIONS AND APPLICANTS
  33. Article 2 — METHOD OF FILLING VACANCIES
  34. Article 3 — PROBATIONARY PERIOD
  35. Article 4 — TRANSFER, PROMOTION, DEMOTION AND REINSTATEMENT
  36. Article 5 — ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVES, REPORTS AND RECORDS
  37. Article 6 — GRIEVANCE-COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
  38. Article 7 — HARASSMENT OF EMPLOYEES
  39. Article 8 — ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE POLICY
  40. Article 9 — INCONSISTENT, INCOMPATIBLE OR CONFLICTING EMPLOYME…
  41. Title 5 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
  42. Chapter 5.04 — BUSINESS LICENSE TAX
  43. Chapter 5.05 — TOBACCO RETAILERS
  44. Chapter 5.07 — MOBILE VENDORS
  45. Chapter 5.08 — PEDDLERS
  46. Chapter 5.12 — SOLICITORS AND CANVASSERS
  47. Chapter 5.16 — SOLICITING OR PEDDLING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
  48. Chapter 5.18 — STREET VENDORS
  49. Chapter 5.20 — AMUSEMENT ARCADES AND MACHINES
  50. Chapter 5.24 — GAMING AND AMUSEMENTS
  51. Chapter 5.28 — LAUNDRIES
  52. Chapter 5.32 — BINGO
  53. Title 6 — HEALTH AND SAFETY
  54. Chapter 6.04 — MILK
  55. Chapter 6.08 — DISEASED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
  56. Chapter 6.10 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
  57. Chapter 6.11 — NUISANCES
  58. Article 1 — UNLAWFUL PROPERTY RELATED NUISANCES
  59. Article 2 — PARLIER BUILDING CODE
  60. Article 3 — VACANT BUILDINGS
  61. Article 4 — MANAGEMENT OF REAL PROPERTY
  62. Article 5 — NUISANCE RELATED ACTIVITIES
  63. Article 6 — UNLAWFUL NOISE RELATED NUISANCES
  64. Article 7 — OTHER NUISANCES AND ENFORCEMENT
  65. Article 8 — SEVERABILITY
  66. Chapter 6.12 — ABATEMENT, APPEALS AND ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
  67. Article 1 — PROPERTY ABATEMENT PROCEDURES
  68. Article 2 — ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
  69. Article 3 — SEVERABILITY
  70. Chapter 6.13 — COST RECOVERY
  71. Article 1 — COST RECOVERY AND PENALTIES
  72. Article 2 — MULTIPLE RESPONSE ORDINANCE
  73. Article 3 — OTHER COST RECOVERY PROVISIONS
  74. Article 4 — SEVERABILITY
  75. Chapter 6.14 — GRAFFITI
  76. Chapter 6.15 — AEROSOL SPRAY PAINTS
  77. Chapter 6.16 — SANITATION
  78. Chapter 6.20 — GARBAGE, RUBBISH, AND CONSTRUCTION WASTE RECYCL…
  79. Chapter 6.24 — WEED REMOVAL
  80. Chapter 6.28 — BURNING OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
  81. Chapter 6.32 — EXPLOSIVES
  82. Chapter 6.34 — MEDICAL MARIJUANA
  83. Chapter 6.36 — SMOKING AND TOBACCO PRODUCT USE
  84. Title 7 — ANIMALS
  85. Chapter 7.04 — TREATMENT AND USE OF ANIMALS
  86. Chapter 7.08 — KEEPING OF ANIMALS
  87. Chapter 7.12 — DOGS
  88. Title 8 — PARKS, RECREATION AND SPECIAL EVENTS
  89. Chapter 8.01 — PARK OPERATIONS
  90. Chapter 8.02 — SPECIAL EVENTS
  91. Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
  92. Chapter 9.04 — INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT
  93. Chapter 9.08 — OPIUM
  94. Chapter 9.12 — INDECENT EXPOSURE OBSCENE BOOKS, ETC.
  95. Chapter 9.16 — GAMBLING
  96. Chapter 9.17 — DANCEHALLS
  97. Chapter 9.20 — LIQUOR CONTROL
  98. Chapter 9.21 — SOCIAL HOSTING
  99. Chapter 9.24 — DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND DISTURBING THE PEACE
  100. Chapter 9.28 — OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY
  101. Chapter 9.32 — MINORS' CURFEW
  102. Chapter 9.40 — WEAPONS AND FIREWORKS
  103. Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
  104. Chapter 10.04 — TRAFFIC REGULATIONS DEFINITIONS
  105. Chapter 10.08 — ENFORCEMENT OF AN OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULAT…
  106. Chapter 10.12 — TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
  107. Chapter 10.16 — TURNING MOVEMENTS
  108. Chapter 10.20 — ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
  109. Chapter 10.24 — SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED
  110. Chapter 10.28 — MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING RULES
  111. Chapter 10.32 — PEDESTRIAN REGULATIONS
  112. Chapter 10.36 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING FOR CERTAIN PUR…
  113. Chapter 10.40 — STOPPING FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING ONLY
  114. Chapter 10.44 — STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING RESTRICTED OR PR…
  115. Chapter 10.46 — SPEED LIMITS
  116. Chapter 10.48 — TRAINS
  117. Chapter 10.52 — SCHEDULES OF DESIGNATED STREETS
  118. Chapter 10.56 — PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTERS 10.04 THR…
  119. Chapter 10.60 — ABANDONED OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLES
  120. Chapter 10.64 — RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING
  121. Title 12 — STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
  122. Chapter 12.04 — OBSTRUCTIONS TO STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
  123. Chapter 12.12 — PROTECTION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
  124. Chapter 12.16 — TREES AND OTHER PLANTS
  125. Chapter 12.22 — CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISES
  126. Chapter 12.26 — GARAGE YARD SALES
  127. Title 13 — UTILITIES
  128. Chapter 13.10 — WATER SERVICE
  129. Chapter 13.20 — WATER CONSERVATION
  130. Chapter 13.30 — CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL
  131. Chapter 13.40 — SEWER SERVICE
  132. Chapter 13.50 — SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
  133. Chapter 13.60 — USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
  134. Chapter 13.70 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY INSTALLATIONS
  135. Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
  136. Chapter 15.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  137. Chapter 15.06 — UNIFORM HOUSING CODE
  138. Chapter 15.08 — UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
  139. Chapter 15.10 — UNIFORM FIRE CODE
  140. Chapter 15.12 — UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE
  141. Chapter 15.16 — UNIFORM ELECTRICAL CODE
  142. Chapter 15.20 — UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE
  143. Chapter 15.24 — UNIFORM SIGN CODE
  144. Chapter 15.28 — GRADING AND EXCAVATION
  145. Chapter 15.30 — REHABILITATION OF RESIDENTIAL HOTELS
  146. Chapter 15.32 — SUBSTANDARD HOUSING AND UNSAFE STRUCTURES—NUIS…
  147. Chapter 15.40 — AUTO COURTS, RESORTS AND MOTELS
  148. Chapter 15.44 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT
  149. Chapter 15.48 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
  150. Article I — STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION, FINDINGS OF FACT, PURPOSE…
  151. Article II — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  152. Article III — ADMINISTRATION
  153. Article IV — PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
  154. Article V — VARIANCE PROCEDURE
  155. Chapter 15.52 — HOME-FINANCING PROGRAM
  156. Title 16 — SUBDIVISIONS
  157. Chapter 16.01 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  158. Chapter 16.02 — DEFINITIONS
  159. Chapter 16.03 — MAPS—GENERALLY
  160. Chapter 16.04 — PRELIMINARY MAPS
  161. Chapter 16.05 — TENTATIVE MAPS
  162. Chapter 16.06 — FINAL MAPS
  163. Chapter 16.07 — PARCEL MAPS
  164. Chapter 16.08 — DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS
  165. Chapter 16.09 — DEDICATIONS, FEES, REIMBURSEMENT AND RESERVATI…
  166. Chapter 16.10 — FEES, BONDS, AND DEPOSITS
  167. Chapter 16.11 — EXCEPTIONS
  168. Chapter 16.12 — REVERSION TO ACREAGE
  169. Chapter 16.13 — AMENDMENTS
  170. Chapter 16.14 — SUBDIVISION PROHIBITION AND PENALTIES
  171. Title 18 — ZONING
  172. Chapter 18.02 — PURPOSE AND TITLE
  173. Chapter 18.04 — DEFINITIONS
  174. Chapter 18.06 — DISTRICTS
  175. Chapter 18.08 — ZONING MAP AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
  176. Chapter 18.10 — ANNEXED AREAS
  177. Chapter 18.12 — O DISTRICT—OPEN CONSERVATION
  178. Chapter 18.14 — R-1 DISTRICT—SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
  179. Chapter 18.15 — R-1, RS-10 OVERLAY DISTRICT
  180. Chapter 18.16 — R-2 DISTRICT—LOW DENSITY MULTIPLE FAMILY RESID…
  181. Chapter 18.18 — R-3 DISTRICT—MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIPLE FAMILY RE…
  182. Chapter 18.20 — T-P DISTRICT—TRAILER PARK RESIDENTIAL
  183. Chapter 18.22 — C-P DISTRICT—ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL O…
  184. Chapter 18.24 — C-4 DISTRICT—CENTRAL TRADING DISTRICT
  185. Chapter 18.26 — C-5 DISTRICT—GENERAL COMMERCIAL
  186. Chapter 18.28 — M-1 DISTRICT—MANUFACTURING
  187. Chapter 18.30 — P DISTRICT—OFF-STREET PARKING
  188. Chapter 18.32 — GENERAL CONDITIONS
  189. Chapter 18.33 — SMOKE SHOPS AND SMOKING LOUNGES
  190. Chapter 18.34 — CLASSIFICATION OF UNLISTED USES
  191. Chapter 18.36 — COMMISSION REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURE
  192. Chapter 18.38 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCEDURE
  193. Chapter 18.40 — SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCEDURE
  194. Chapter 18.42 — PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SERVICES
  195. Chapter 18.44 — NONCONFORMING USES
  196. Chapter 18.46 — VARIANCES
  197. Chapter 18.48 — AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES
  198. Chapter 18.50 — FEES AND FORM OF APPLICATIONS
  199. Chapter 18.52 — CONDUCT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
  200. Chapter 18.54 — PROCEDURE, VIOLATION AND PENALTY
  201. Chapter 18.55 — CANNABIS CONTROL

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