Chapter 17.230 — INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS

This Chapter provides development and land use regulations for the industrial zoning districts established by Section 17.200.010 . The purposes of the individual industrial zoning districts and the manner in which they are applied are as follows.

• A. M1 (Light Industrial) District. The M1 zoning district provides areas for low-intensity and lowimpact industrial, manufacturing, and related uses. Typical uses include research and development facilities and laboratories, small-scale warehouses, and light manufacturing. The M1 zoning district is consistent with the Industrial land use designation of the General Plan.

• B. M2 (Medium Industrial) District. The M2 zoning district provides areas suitable for a broad range of manufacturing businesses, wholesaling businesses, and limited warehousing and distribution facilities. The M2 zoning district is consistent with the Industrial land use designation of the General Plan.

• (Ord. 2456 § 2, 2010)

• A. General Requirements. Table 2-6 identifies the uses of land permitted by this Title in each industrial zoning district, and the land use permit required to establish each use, in compliance with Section 17.200.020B , Zoning District Regulations .

Note: Where the last column in the tables ("See Specific Use Regulations") includes a section number, the regulations in the referenced section apply to the use; however, provisions in other sections of this Title may also apply.

Notes:

P = Permitted Use; AUP = Administrative Use Permit Required; CUP = Conditional Use Permit Required; – = Prohibited Use

• 1 See Article 7 for definitions of the land uses listed.

• 2 Uses permitted in the CM zoning district shall be as follows:

  • a. Uses permitted in the C2 zoning district, subject to the restrictions provided in the above table and providing the property is developed as a planned, unified shopping center.

  • b. Uses permitted in the M1 zoning district, provided that if any portion of the property is developed for commercial uses not permitted by the M1 zoning district, compatibility of commercial and industrial uses shall be determined by development review as provided elsewhere in this Title.

  • c. Tables 2-4 and 2-6 provide a listing of permitted, conditionally permitted, and prohibited uses for the CM zone district.

• 3 Retail commercial uses (occupying no more than 20 percent of the building), customarily incidental or directly related to the service or product manufactured or stored on the same property.

• 4 The use of a blast furnace, incinerator, or similar industrial process is prohibited.

• 5 The sale of used vehicles, wholesale and repair/servicing are permitted as incidental uses to the primary retail sale of new vehicles.

• 6

  - Limited to indoor sales only. 
  

  • 7 All Conditional Use Permits for hotels and motels shall require City Council review and approval, following a public hearing review and recommendation by the Planning Commission.

  • 8 CUP required only if the use is within 500 feet of any parcel zoned for residential uses, or parcels containing residential uses within a mixed-use development measured from the external boundaries of the site. Otherwise, the use is permitted by right but subject to the regulations in Section 17.400.060 .

• (Ord. 2456 § 2, 2010; Ord. 2478 § 2, 2011; Ord. 2490 § 2, 2012; Ord. 2623, 8/27/2025)

• A. General Requirements. Subdivisions, new land uses and structures, and alterations to existing land uses and structures in the CM, M1, and M2 Zones shall be designed, constructed, and/or established in compliance with the requirements outlined in Table 2-7. In addition, the applicable development standards (e.g., landscaping, parking and loading, etc.) outlined in Article 3 shall apply to all industrial zoning districts.

Notes:

SF = square feet

• 1 Providing the property is developed as a planned, unified shopping center, the development standards in Table 2-5 shall apply; however, if the property is developed for uses permitted in the M1 zoning district, then the development standards in Table 2-7 shall apply.

• 2 See Footnote 7 in Table 3-8, Permitted Signs by Type and Zoning District, for applicable standards and requirements.

• 3 Where the property adjoins property zoned for residential uses, the side yard shall not be used for storage purposes including refuse and recyclable materials or other activities, except parking and traffic circulation.

• 4 For streets 80 feet or more in width setback is 20 feet or 20 percent of street width whichever is greater but no more than 30 feet.

State Highways – 70 feet from centerline of street, except the following:

• If width is more than 100 feet – 20 percent of street width but not more than 30 feet

On Beach Blvd, existing lots less than 50 feet in depth – 0 setback

• B. Industrial Zoning District Performance Standards. All land uses proposed in the M1 and M2 zoning districts shall be operated and maintained so as not to be injurious to public health, safety, or welfare, and shall comply with the following standards.

  1. Air emissions. No approved land use shall generate or cause any visible dust, gases, or smoke to be emitted into the atmosphere, except as necessary for the heating or cooling of structures, and the operation of motor vehicles on the site. All uses and activities shall comply with the air quality regulations in Chapter 8.24 , Air Pollution , of the WMC.

  2. Glare and heat. No direct or reflected glare or heat, whether from floodlights or from high temperature processes (including combustion or welding or otherwise), shall be visible or felt at or beyond the property line.

  3. Ground vibration. No approved land use shall generate ground vibration perceptible without instruments at any point along or outside of the property line of the use, except for motor vehicle operations.

  4. Noise. All uses and activities shall comply with the noise regulations in Chapter 8.28 , Noise Control, of the WMC.

  5. Odor. No approved land use shall generate or emit any obnoxious odor or fumes perceptible at or beyond the property line. All uses and activities shall comply with the odor regulations in Chapter 8.24 , Air Pollution , of the WMC.

  6. Late night business restrictions. Industrial businesses located within 150 feet of a parcel zoned for residential use with late night operations and late night hours, as defined in Article 7 of this Title, shall require the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit.

• (Ord. 2456 § 2, 2010; Ord. 2478 § 2, 2011)