Article 31 — M-2 HEAVY MANUFACTURING DISTRICT

(Amended by O-1877; O-1878)

91.31.1 PERMISSIBLE USES.

(Amended by O-3766)

No building, structure, improvement or premises shall be used, and no building, structure or improvement shall be erected or enlarged which is designed, arranged or intended to be occupied or used for any purpose other than the following:

a) Any use permitted in an M-1 zone.

b) Any other manufacturing use; provided, however, that the following uses shall be excluded in Zone M-2 unless a permit shall have been obtained therefor as hereinafter provided in Chapter 5:

Acid, manufacture of, including but not limited to ammonia products of hydrocyanic acid, chlorine or other noxious gases

Airports and emergency landing fields as provided for in Chapter 5

Cement and plaster of paris, manufacture of

Distillation of bones, fat rendering, the processing of dead animals and fish products

Explosives or fireworks

Fertilizers and glue

Livestock feed yard

Potash

Pyrozilin plastic products

Refuse dumps as provided for in Chapter 5

Rock crushers, brick yards, quarries, clay or gravel pits

Salvage yards, auto wrecking establishments, junk yards as provided for in Chapter 5

Smelting

Wood distillation products

Any business enterprise which produces or causes any dust, gas, smoke, noise, fumes, odor or vibrations which are or may be detrimental to other property in the neighborhood or to the welfare of the occupants thereof

c) The following commercial uses for which a conditional use permit has been granted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5:

1. Sales of merchandise at retail;

2. Business and professional offices;

3. Service business.

d) An emergency shelter as defined in Section 91.2.170, subject to the following standards:

1. An emergency shelter for up to thirty (30) occupants or beds is a permitted use in the M-2 heavy manufacturing zone. Any emergency shelter for more than thirty (30) occupants or beds will be subject to the approval of a conditional use permit.

2. Any emergency shelter with kitchen facilities serving emergency shelter clients will be subject to the approval of a conditional use permit.

3. The maximum length of stay for an individual in the same emergency shelter facility will not exceed thirty (30) days in a three hundred sixty-five (365) day period. 4) An emergency shelter will operate on a first-come, first-serve basis with clients only permitted on site and admitted into the facility between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. during Pacific Daylight Time, and 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. during Pacific Standard Time. Clients must vacate the facility by 8:00 a.m. and have no guaranteed bed for the next night. 5) Alcohol consumption and illegal drug use are prohibited within the emergency shelter and on the property where the emergency shelter is located. The emergency shelter operator must expel clients from the facility if found using alcohol or illegal drugs. 6) A screening program to determine client eligibility is required. The emergency shelter will be required to utilize the Los Angeles County region’s current homeless management information system. 7) An emergency shelter must be situated no closer than three hundred (300) feet from another emergency shelter and at least five hundred (500) feet from a residential zone or use as measured from property line to property line. 8) A waiting area must be provided which contains a minimum of ten (10) square feet per bed provided at the facility. The waiting area must be in a location not adjacent to the public right-of-way, must be visually separated from public view by a minimum six (6) foot tall visually screening mature landscaping or a minimum six (6) foot tall decorative masonry wall, and must provide accommodation shade/rain protection.

4. Separate sleeping areas for men, women, and families must be provided within the emergency shelter.

5. Separate private shower and restroom facilities must be provided for men, women, and families.

6. Off-street parking must be provided at a ratio of one (1) on-site parking space for every four (4) beds, plus one (1) parking space provided for each emergency shelter employee, staff member, client service provider or volunteer present during the maximum work shift.

7. An emergency shelter must be located within one-half (1/2) mile from a public bus or public transit stop.

8. An emergency shelter must post signage that states “No Loitering from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.” on the emergency shelter facing the street frontage.

The maximum building height shall be regulated by the Building Code of the City of Torrance.

No minimum front yard depth is required.

(Added by O-2470)

a) All trash from all uses permitted by this Article shall be kept at all times in enclosures of the type described in this Section.

b) Trash enclosures as required in this Section shall be bounded on three (3) sides by walls of material compatible in color, texture and appearance with the main structure and having a gated opening of sufficient width to permit the removal and replacement of standard size commercial trash bins. The gate of said enclosure shall be constructed of solid, opaque material.

c) Trash bins shall remain in the enclosures except during trash pickup.