Willows Municipal Code § 18.70.010 Purpose

The light industrial or ML district is intended to apply to areas in which light manufacturing and heavy commercial uses of the nonnuisance type and large administrative facilities are the desirable predominant uses.

(Ord. 632-91 § 18.01, 10-22-1991)

The following uses and structures are permitted in the ML district:

(1) Uses permitted in the CG district as defined in WMC § 18.60.020.

(2) Assembly and storage of goods, materials, liquids, and equipment, except storage of flammable or explosive matter or materials which create dust, odors, or fumes.

(3) Wholesale and storage warehouses.

(4) Feed stores.

(5) Manufacturing, processing, fabricating, refining, repairing, packaging or treatment of goods, materials or produce by electric power, oil or gas (except operations involving fish fats and oils, bones and products or similar substances commonly recognized as creating offensive conditions in the handling thereof).

(6) Dyeing and dry cleaning plants, rug cleaning plants, laundries, veterinary hospitals and enclosed animal kennels, cabinet shops, and construction and materials yards (except gravel, rock, and cement materials yards).

(7) The following, when conducted within a building or enclosed within a solid wall or fence of a type approved by the planning commission not less than six feet in height: major automobile repairs, body and fender repair shops, auto painting shops, cooperage and bottling works, sheet metal shops, welding shops, truck terminals and retail lumberyards.

(8) Automobile sales and service including used car lots.

(9) Caretaker's residence; provided, that the legally established use requires the continuous supervision of a caretaker or security person.

(Ord. 632-91 § 18.02, 10-22-1991; Ord. 664-00 § 18.02, 6-27-2000)

The following uses and structures may be permitted:

Retail stores and business or service enterprises which, in the opinion of the planning commission, are similar those included in WMC § 18.60.030 (CG district).

(Ord. 632-91 § 18.03, 10-22-1991)

(1) Industrial Uses.

(a) Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet.

(b) Minimum Yard Requirements.

(i) Front: none.

(ii) Side: none, except as required by building code or other regulations.

(iii) Rear: none.

(c) Required parking spaces: see WMC § 18.120.020.

(d) Loading Area. Private off-street space for the handling of all materials and equipment.

(e) Maximum building height limit: 50 feet.

(Ord. 632-91 § 18.04, 10-22-1991)