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Title 18 — Zoning

Chapter 18.42 — M-2 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

Wheatland Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-07 · Wheatland

§ 18.42.010. Purpose of district.

The purpose of the M-2 district is to provide appropriate sites for manufacturing and processing uses which, by their nature, require locations buffered from other uses so as not to create nuisances or have deleterious effects upon neighboring properties. All uses permitted in M-1 districts are also permitted in M-2 districts. The M-2 district is consistent with the heavy intensity industrial land use classification of the Wheatland general plan.

(Ord. 337 Exh. A, 1991)

§ 18.42.030. Permitted accessory uses.

The following are the accessory uses permitted in the M-2 district:

  • A. Incidental services, such as cafeterias to serve employees, when conducted in an enclosed building and entered from within the site;

  • B. Other accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant or appropriate to a permitted use, subject to the requirements of Sections 18.60.010 and 18.60.020 .

  • (Ord. 337 Exh. A, 1991)

§ 18.42.040. Conditional uses.

The following are the conditional uses in the M-2 district:

  • A. Living quarters, which may include mobile homes, for security guards, watchmen, or similar employees of a principal permitted use;

  • B. Wholesale lumber yards, lumber mills, grain elevators and storage;

  • C. Pottery kilns and ceramic works of heavy industrial types;

  • D. Concrete batching plants;

  • E. Blacksmith shops, casting foundries;

  • F. Junkyards, auto wrecking yard;

  • G. Animal feed and sales yards;

  • H. Automobile salvage and wrecking operations;

  • I. Stockyards and slaughterhouses;

  • J. All uses allowed by use permit in M-1 districts.

  • (Ord. 337 Exh. A, 1991)

§ 18.42.050. Height regulations.

No building or structure shall exceed a height of forty-eight feet except as follows:

  • A. Within two hundred feet of the boundary of any R district, no building or structure shall exceed the maximum height permitted in such adjoining R district;

  • B. As permitted by Section 18.60.110 . (Ord. 337 Exh. A, 1991)

§ 18.42.060. Area. lot coverage, and yards.

The following minimum requirements shall be observed except where imposed or increased for a conditional use, and subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.60 :

Lot Area
(sq. ft.)		 Lot Coverage Depth or Width of Required Yards
(in feet)		 Depth or Width of Required Yards
(in feet)
Front Side Rear
20,000 No
requirements		 20 10 ft., except when
adjoining on R district
designed for future
residential development
in the Wheatland
comprehensive general
plan, then not less than
50 feet.		 50 ft.; may be reduced
to 20 ft. by conditional
use permit.
  • (Ord. 337 Exh. A, 1991)

§ 18.42.070. Other conditions.

  • A. Performance Standards. All uses shall be subject to initial and continued compliance with performance standards set forth by the city.

  • B. Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking and loading facilities are required for all uses as provided in Chapter 18.63 .

  • C. Landscaping. All portions of the required front yard not used for access shall be landscaped in accordance with the standards of Section 18.60.130 .

  • (Ord. 337 Exh. A, 1991)

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▸ Contents — Wheatland Zoning Code
Wheatland Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Title 18 — Zoning
    Overview
    1. Chapter 18.03 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
    2. Chapter 18.06 — DEFINITIONS
    3. Chapter 18.09 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
    4. Chapter 18.12 — ZONING MAP AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
    5. Chapter 18.15 — A-E AGRICULTURE-EXCLUSIVE ZONE
    6. Chapter 18.18 — RE RESIDENTIAL ESTATES DISTRICTS
    7. Chapter 18.21 — R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
    8. Chapter 18.24 — R-2 TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
    9. Chapter 18.27 — R-3 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL-LIMIT DISTRICT
    10. Chapter 18.30 — C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
    11. Chapter 18.33 — C-2 RETAIL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
    12. Chapter 18.36 — C-3 HEAVY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
    13. Chapter 18.39 — M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
    14. Chapter 18.42 — M-2 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
    15. Chapter 18.45 — F-W FLOODWAY DISTRICT
    16. Chapter 18.48 — F-P FLOODPLAIN COMBINING DISTRICT
    17. Chapter 18.51 — PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONE
    18. Chapter 18.54 — A AGRICULTURE COMBINING DISTRICTREGULATIONS
    19. Chapter 18.55 — EMERGENCY SHELTER COMBINING DISTRICT
    20. Chapter 18.57 — IND-PK INDUSTRIAL PARK COMBINING DISTRICT
    21. Chapter 18.60 — REGULATION OF SPECIFIC USES
    22. Chapter 18.61 — CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA
    23. Chapter 18.63 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
    24. Chapter 18.64 — BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE C…
    25. Chapter 18.67 — SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW
    26. Chapter 18.70 — NONCONFORMING USES
    27. Chapter 18.73 — VARIANCES
    28. Chapter 18.76 — USE PERMITS
    29. Chapter 18.77 — DENSITY BONUS
    30. Chapter 18.78 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT REGULATIONS
    31. Chapter 18.79 — ADMINISTRATION
    32. Chapter 18.82 — APPEALS
    33. Chapter 18.85 — AMENDMENTS
    34. Chapter 18.88 — ENFORCEMENT

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