Chapter 17.44
INDUSTRIAL USE TYPES

Sections:

17.44.010    Industrial Use Types.

17.44.010 Industrial Use Types.

1. Assembly

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Includes the assembly or treatment of articles or merchandise of previously manufactured materials. No raw materials are used. Articles of assembly include, but are not limited to, cloth, electronics, fur, glass, leather, metals, paper, plastics, precious or semi-precious stones or metals, textiles, tobacco or wood. Typical end products include appliances, books, computers, cosmetics, electronic devices, furniture, medical and dental instruments, motors, newspapers and televisions.

1 space per 500 square feet of assembly area or 1 space per two employees of largest shift, whichever is greater; plus 1 space per business vehicle; plus required parking for additional uses on site

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2. Bottling Plants

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Includes facilities primarily engaged in the bottling and distribution of beverages.

1 space per 500 square feet of bottling area or 1 space per two employees of largest shift, whichever is greater; plus 1 space per business vehicle; plus required parking for additional uses on site

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3. Cleaning and Dyeing Plants

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Includes facilities primarily engaged in industrial dry cleaning and/or the commercial dyeing of apparel and fabrics and does not include drop-off or pick-up of apparel from the public as a part of a dry cleaning use as classified under Personal Services in Section 17.43.010(17).

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4. Crematory

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Includes a facility where cremation takes place. Cremation is the process of reducing human remains to basic chemical compounds in the form of gases and bone fragments, accomplished through high temperatures and vaporization.

1 space per 250 square feet of office space, plus 1 space per 500 square feet of floor area dedicated to cremation, plus required parking for additional uses on site

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5. Distribution

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Includes facilities primarily engaged in the receipt, storage, and distribution of goods, products, cargo and materials, including transshipment by air, rail or motor vehicle, but excludes truck terminals.

1 space per 1,000 square feet of distribution floor area or 1 space per two employees of largest shift, whichever is greater; plus 1 space per business vehicle plus required parking for additional uses on site

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6. Distribution Showrooms

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Includes facilities that display goods that are stored and/or distributed at the site for wholesaling purposes but does not include retail sale.

1 space per 250 square feet

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7. Food Processing

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Includes facilities engaged in the cooking, packaging, canning and freezing of food goods, but excludes meat packing.

1 space per 500 square feet of processing area or 1 space per two employees of largest shift, whichever is greater; plus 1 space per business vehicle; plus required parking for additional uses on site

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8. Furniture Upholstering

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Includes facilities primarily engaged in the upholstering of furniture.

1 space per each 2 employees

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9. Laboratories

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Includes chemical, dental, electrical, optical, mechanical, and medical laboratories and includes facilities that provide research and investigation of the natural, physical or social sciences, which may include engineering and product development.

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10. Landfill

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A facility for the disposal of solid waste that is not reused, recycled, or combusted for energy recovery.

1 parking space per 250 square feet of office space; plus other parking as determined by the Director

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11. Manufacturing

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Includes facilities engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of raw materials or substances into new products or product components and may include the assembly of the new products. Includes the blending of materials, such as lubricating oils, plastics, resins, or liquors. The following are manufacturing use types:

a. Light—any kind of manufacturing, processing or treating of products which are not obnoxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise or other causes. Typical uses include, but are not limited to, cabinet/carpenter shops, garment manufacturing, machine shops, and textile manufacturing.

1 space per 500 square feet of processing area or 1 space per two employees of largest shift, whichever is greater; plus 1 space per business vehicle; plus required parking for additional uses on site

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b. Heavy—includes manufacturing, processing or treating, or storage of products which may be obnoxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise or other causes. Typical uses include, but are not limited to, asphalt and cement batch plants, automobile dismantling yards, chrome plating, fat rendering plants, fireworks plants, foundries, glass plants, lumber mills, meat packing plants, microchip plants, paper mills, petroleum refineries, rock and gravel processing plants, scrap metal processing, smelters, storage of gunpowder in excess of seven hundred fifty (750) pounds, storage of any other explosive in excess of one hundred (100) pounds, storage of oil, gasoline or petroleum products in excess of two thousand five hundred (2,500) barrels, and waste disposal facilities.

1 space per 500 square feet of processing area or 1 space per two employees of largest shift, whichever is greater; plus 1 space per business vehicle; plus required parking for additional uses on site

(1) Scrap Metal Processing

(2) Automobile Dismantling

(3) Salvage Yards

3 spaces minimum or 1 space per 7,000 square feet of yard area or fraction thereof up to the first 42,000 square feet plus 1 space for each 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof, in excess of 42,000 square feet, whichever is greater

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12. Moving and Storage Facilities

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Include facilities engaged in the moving of residential and/or office furniture and similar items from one location to another and may include the short-term storage of such items. Moving and storage may also include the storage of large moving trucks.

1 space per 2,000 square feet of storage area; plus required parking for additional uses on site

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13. Outdoor Storage

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Includes facilities engaged in the outdoor storage of vehicles, equipment, and materials subject to Chapter 17.53 (Property Development Standards—Commercial and Industrial). Typical uses include:

a. Building Material Yards—includes the outdoor storage of building materials including, but not limited to, brick, stone, sand, gravel, rock, wood, concrete, or other materials used in construction. Building material yards may include the accessory rental of construction equipment. Storage areas shall be enclosed with a wall or fence at a minimum height of six (6) feet.

1 space per 1,000 square feet of storage area

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b. Contractor Storage Yards—includes an outdoor storage area used for the storage of the equipment, vehicles, or other materials when not in use. Contractor storage yards may include offices and other accessory uses directly related to the business on the property. Accessory storage of construction materials shall be permitted; provided, that the storage is not detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare and does not become the primary use of the property. Broken or nonoperative vehicles and equipment shall be properly disposed of within ninety (90) days of becoming nonoperative.

1 space per 5,000 square feet of outdoor storage area; plus 1 space per each business vehicle; plus required parking for additional uses on site

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c. General—includes the outdoor storage of vehicles, materials, or equipment related to the business on the property. This use shall not be construed to be the commercial leasing of space for storage similar to a self storage facility, vehicle, or other recreational vehicle storage facility.

1 space per 5,000 square feet of outdoor storage area; plus 1 space per each business vehicle; plus required parking for additional uses on site

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d. Lumber Yards

(1) Retail—includes the outdoor storage and retail sales of lumber and other associated material.

1 space per 1,000 square feet of storage area

(2) Wholesale—includes the outdoor storage and sale of lumber and other associated material for wholesale purposes.

1 space per 5,000 square feet of storage area

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e. Salvage Yards—includes outdoor storage of nonoperative vehicles, equipment, or material for salvage and/or re-use purposes. This use shall not include vehicle impound yards.

1 space per 1,000 square feet of storage area

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f. Vehicle Impound Yards—includes the storage of vehicles impounded by law enforcement officials.

Minimum of 5 spaces; plus 1 space per business vehicle; plus required parking for additional uses on site

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14. Recycling—the following are recycling types:

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a. Vending Machines as an Accessory Use—includes vending machines into which recyclables, such as aluminum cans, are inserted in return for monetary payment.

No additional parking needed

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b. Collection of Trucks and/or Bins as an Accessory Use—includes automobiles, trucks, trailers or vans, licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles, which are used for the collection of recyclable materials and includes the bins, boxes or containers transported by trucks, vans or trailers, and used for the collection of recyclable materials in return for monetary payment.

Charitable, private or school sponsored drop-off bins for recycling of cans, newspapers, or similar items, or for the drop-off of clothes and small items shall be permitted with a minor use permit only when accessory to an approved thrift store or second-hand store, or at the discretion of the Director. Otherwise, these types of uses are prohibited.

No additional parking needed, but bin placement cannot impact on-site parking

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c. Recycling Center—includes facilities which accept delivery of source-separated materials, including but not limited to glass, paper and plastics. Materials may be accepted for compensation or as donations, and are intended for transfer to a larger facility for processing.

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(1) Small—an area and/or structure less than three hundred (300) square feet and is intended for day-to-day collection of materials and does not include power-driven processing equipment.

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(2) Large—an area and/or structure over three hundred (300) square feet. A large collection facility may not contain equipment for processing the materials collected.

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d. Greenwaste—includes facilities that accept, store, and load municipal greenwaste for the purpose of recycling.

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e. Materials Recovery Facility—includes facilities where mixed municipal solid waste is sorted and separated, by hand or through the use of machinery, for the purpose of recovering recyclable materials. A materials recovery facility may incorporate a solid waste transfer station as an accessory use.

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15. Studios, Recording—the following are studio use types:

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a. Movie—includes facilities where motion pictures are produced including sound stages and backlots.

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b. Music—includes facilities for music recording/production.

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c. Radio—includes facilities for radio production.

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d. Television—includes facilities for television production including sound stages and backlots.

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e. Studio/Film Rental Business—includes facilities primarily engaged in the rental of film trailers, wagons, and accessory filming equipment to the general public, contractors, or movie production companies.

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16. Truck Terminal

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Includes facilities where trucks load and unload cargo and freight and where the cargo and freight may be broken down or aggregated into smaller or larger loads for transfer to other vehicles or modes of transportation and may include the incidental warehousing of goods and storage of trucks and trailers.

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17. Warehousing

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Includes facilities primarily engaged in the storage of goods and materials in a building and does not include the assembly or manufacture of goods and materials.

1 space per 1,000 square feet of warehouse area; plus 1 space per business vehicle; plus required parking for additional uses on site

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(Ord. 13-8 § 4 (Exh. A), 6/11/13; Ord. 22-9 § 5 (Exh. A), 7/12/22)