Chapter 17.10 — EMPLOYMENT ZONES

The purposes of the Employment Zones are to:

• A. Designate adequate land for industrial uses and growth consistent with the General Plan;

• B. Maintain and strengthen the City's economic resources;

• C. Provide a range of employment opportunities to meet the needs of current and future residents; and

• D. Provide areas for a wide range of manufacturing, industrial processing, and service industrial uses and protect areas where such uses now exist.

Additional purposes of each Employment Zone:

Limited Industrial (M-L). The M-L Zone is intended to accommodate a limited group of business, professional, research and technical manufacturing uses that have requirements for space, light and air. This zone provides for industrial parks, wholesale and intensive retail commercial uses, warehouses, distribution centers, light manufacturing, offices, public and quasi-public uses, and similar and compatible uses. This zone implements the Mixed Commercial/Industrial General Plan Land Use Designation.

Light Industrial (M-1). The M-1 Zone is intended to accommodate a diverse range of light industrial and workplace uses and protect these areas from incompatible uses. This zone provides for

industrial parks, warehouses, light manufacturing, public and quasi-public uses, and similar and compatible uses. This zone implements the Light Industrial General Plan Land Use Designation. Heavy Industrial (M-2). The M-2 Zone is intended to accommodate manufacturing, processing, storage, and similar industrial uses, including those which may create some objectionable conditions, subject to the regulations needed to control congestion and to protect the surrounding area or adjoining premises. This zone provides for manufacturing, processing, assembly, research, wholesale and storage uses, trucking terminals, railroad facilities, and public and quasi-public uses, and similar and compatible uses. This zone implements the Heavy Industrial General Plan Land Use Designation.

Water-Related Industrial (M-3). The M-3 Zone is intended to provide for heavy, water-related industrial activity, including those which may create some objectionable conditions, subject to the regulations needed to control congestion and to protect the surrounding area or adjoining premises. This zone provides for docking facilities, bulk cargo handling, manufacturing and assembly, processing, warehousing, trucking terminals, rail-road facilities, and wholesale and storage uses for industrial use and similar and compatible uses which are dependent on water transportation, and public and quasi-public uses. This zone implements the Water-Related Industrial General Plan Land Use Designation.

zone provides for docking facilities, bulk cargo handling, manufacturing and assembly, processing, warehousing, trucking terminals, rail-road facilities, and wholesale and storage uses for industrial use and similar and compatible uses which are dependent on water transportation, and public and quasi-public uses. This zone implements the Water-Related Industrial General Plan Land Use Designation.

Business Park (BP). The BP Zone is intended to provide areas for large-scale, planned business park development. This zone provides for professional and administrative offices, medical and dental offices, laboratories, financial institutions, industrial parks, warehouses, distribution centers, light manufacturing, locally-oriented retail and service uses, public and quasi-public uses, and similar and compatible uses. This zone implements the Business Park General Plan Land Use Designation. (Ord. 19-1 § 3)

Table 17.10.020, Land Use Regulations—Employment Zones, sets the land use regulations for the Employment Zones. Land uses are defined in Chapter 17.50 , Use Classifications. In cases where a specific land use or activity is not defined, the Director shall assign the land use or activity to a classification that is substantially similar in character. Land uses not listed in the table and not substantially like the uses below may be allowed pursuant to Conditional Use Permit approval. Section numbers in the right-hand column refer to other sections of this title.

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TABLE 17.10.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—EMPLOYMENT ZONES

TABLE 17.10.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—EMPLOYMENT ZONES

TABLE 17.10.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—EMPLOYMENT ZONES

TABLE 17.10.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—EMPLOYMENT ZONES

(Ord. 19-1 § 3; Ord. 21-4 § 2; Ord. 21-7 § 2; Ord. 23-1, 3/15/2023)

Table 17.10.030, Development Standards—Employment Zones, prescribes the development standards for the Employment Zones. Individual letters in parenthesis refer to subsections that directly follow the table. Additional regulations are also denoted in the right-hand column. Section numbers in this column refer to other sections of this title.

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• A. Transitional Height Standards. Where an Employment Zone abuts a Residential Zone, the following height limitations apply.

  1. Maximum height within 50 feet of a Residential Zone boundary: 35 feet.

  2. Maximum height between 50 and 75 feet of a Residential Zone boundary: 50 feet.

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FIGURE 17.10.030.A: TRANSITIONAL HEIGHT STANDARDS

(Ord. 19-1 § 3; Ord. 25-7, 7/16/2025)

Large-Scale Office and Industrial Development. All new office or industrial development containing 80,000 square feet or more of floor area shall provide the following:

• A. Open space areas equal to 10% of the site area, providing gathering space or opportunities for active or passive recreation. Open space areas shall include amenities that enhance the comfort, aesthetics, and usability of the space, including, but not limited to, benches, trees, shade structures, drinking fountains, or public art.

• B. Pedestrian walkways that connect all parts of the park and to any existing or planned pedestrian facilities in adjacent neighborhoods.

• C. Stormwater detention facilities incorporated into the site landscaping as a visual amenity. (Ord. 19-1 § 3)