Chapter 18.76
RURAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE, R-M
Sections:
18.76.005 Regulations designated.
18.76.010 Uses permitted outright.
18.76.040 Dimensional standards.
18.76.060 Off-street parking and loading.
18.76.080 Design and use criteria.
18.76.090 Additional requirements.
18.76.005 Regulations designated.
In the R-M zone, the following regulations shall apply. In addition, provisions of Chapter 18.124 CCC (Supplementary Provisions) may apply. (Ord. 280 § 14 (Exh. N), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.155, 2003)
18.76.010 Uses permitted outright.
In the R-M zone, the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright, except as limited by CCC 18.76.030:
(1) Farming.
(2) Residence for caretaker or night watchman on property with an existing use permitted by this chapter.
(3) Welding, sheet metal or machine shop.
(4) Construction-related business, warehousing, storage, sales and distribution, including open storage.
(5) Concrete or concrete manufacturing and distribution.
(6) Lumber manufacturing and wood processing, except pulp and paper manufacturing.
(7) Agricultural products processing, storage and distribution.
(8) Railroad trackage and related facilities including railroad equipment manufacturing and repair.
(9) Quarry, gravel pit, subsurface or surface mining, including crushing, screening and washing of extracted materials.
(10) Noncommercial wind energy systems and meteorological towers that meet the requirements of CCC 18.162.010.
(11) Noncommercial photovoltaic energy systems that meet the requirements of CCC 18.162.020.
(12) Transmission tower(s) less than 30 feet in height either from the existing grade or if located on an existing building from the monopole shall be by site plan review, based on the standards within CCC 18.124.110. Lattice towers shall not be permitted to be constructed on existing buildings.
(13) Transmission towers greater than 30 feet in height shall meet the standards within CCC 18.124.110. Colocation facilities shall meet the standards within CCC 18.124.110 and 18.160.050(17) as required. (Ord. 280 § 14 (Exh. N), 2015; Ord. 245 § 1, 2011; Ord. 229 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 18 § 3.155(1), 2003)
18.76.020 Conditional uses.
In the R-M zone, the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted when authorized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 18.160 CCC:
(1) The resumption of a residential use where such use has previously been conducted and has not been discontinued for a period exceeding six months.
(2) Public or semipublic use.
(3) Automotive wrecking yard.
(4) Commercial livestock feed lot.
(5) Pulp and paper mill.
(6) Cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of paris manufacturing.
(7) Rendering plant and tannery.
(8) Noncommercial wind energy systems and meteorological towers that do not meet the requirements of CCC 18.162.010 are subject to any additional standards of the zone and Chapter 18.160 CCC.
(9) Noncommercial photovoltaic energy systems that do not meet the requirements of CCC 18.162.020 are subject to any additional standards of the zone and Chapter 18.160 CCC. (Ord. 280 § 14 (Exh. N), 2015; Ord. 245 § 1, 2011; Ord. 229 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 18 § 3.155(2), 2003)
18.76.030 Use limitations.
In the R-M zone, the following limitations and standards shall apply to all permitted uses:
(1) No use permitted under the provisions of this chapter that requires a lot area exceeding 9,000 square feet shall be permitted to locate adjacent to an existing residential lot in a duly platted subdivision or a lot in a residential zone.
(2) No use permitted under provisions of this chapter that generates more than 30 truck-trailer or other heavy equipment trips per day to and from the subject property shall be permitted to locate on a lot adjacent to or across the street from a residential lot in a duly platted subdivision, or a lot in a residential zone.
(3) No use permitted under the provisions of this chapter shall be permitted that generates more than 20 automobile-truck trips during the busiest hour of the day to and from the premises unless served directly by an arterial or collector, or other improved street or road designed to serve the industrial use only and does not pass through adjacent residential uses in a duly platted subdivision or residential zone.
(4) For any use permitted by this chapter on a lot adjacent to or across the street from a residential use or lot in a residential zone, there shall not be any odor, dust, fumes, glare, flashing lights, noise, or other similar types of possible nuisances which are perceptible (without instruments) more than 200 feet in the direction of the affected residential use or lot in a residential zone.
(5) All parking demand created by any use permitted by this chapter shall be accommodated on the subject premises entirely off street.
(6) No use permitted by this section shall require the backing of traffic onto a public or private street or road right-of-way to accommodate ingress or egress to any use on premises thereof.
(7) There shall not be more than one ingress and one egress from properties accommodating uses permitted by this chapter per each 300 feet of street frontage or fraction thereof. If necessary to meet this requirement, permitted uses shall provide for shared ingress and egress.
(8) All uses permitted by this chapter shall be screened from abutting residential uses in residential zones by densely planted trees and shrubs or sight-obscuring fencing.
(9) No use shall be permitted which has been declared a nuisance by statute or action of the county or by a court of competent jurisdiction; and, for uses requiring contaminant discharge permits, no such use shall be approved by the commission prior to review by the applicable permit reviewing authority nor shall such uses be permitted adjacent to or across the street from a residential use or lot in a duly platted subdivision or residential zone. (Ord. 280 § 14 (Exh. N), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.155(3), 2003)
18.76.040 Dimensional standards.
In an R-M zone, the following dimensional standards shall apply:
(1) The minimum lot size shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this chapter relative to setback requirements, off-street parking and loading, air, water and land resource quality and to protect adjoining and area land uses.
(2) No use permitted by this chapter which is located adjacent to or across the street from a residential use or lot in a residential zone shall exceed more than 70 percent of the land area designed or intended for such use including buildings, storage areas or facilities, and required off-street parking and loading area.
(3) The minimum building setback between a structure and a street, road or railroad right-of-way line shall be 50 feet unless greater setback is required for compliance with comprehensive plan policies or criteria.
(4) The minimum setback between a structure and a property line abutting a residential lot or use in a duly platted subdivision or residential zone shall be 50 feet.
(5) The minimum setback between a structure and an existing use permitted by this section shall be three feet from the property line and at least six feet from a structure on the adjoining property.
(6) The maximum building height for any structure permitted in conjunction with use permitted by this section shall be 25 feet of any lot adjacent to or across the street from a residential use or lot in a residential zone, and 45 feet on any other lot.
(7) The minimum lot frontage shall not be less than 50 feet. (Ord. 280 § 14 (Exh. N), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.155(4), 2003)
18.76.050 Sign limitations.
In addition to standards set forth by this title relative to signs, in the R-M zone, the following sign limitations shall be applicable:
(1) For any use permitted by this chapter, the total area of all signs shall not exceed 100 square feet, no freestanding sign shall exceed 32 square feet and a height of 20 feet, no sign exceeding 10 square feet in area and four feet in height shall be located upon the roof of any building, no sign shall exceed 15 percent of the area of the wall it is attached to, no sign shall be located within or protrude into a street right-of-way, and no sign shall flash or move.
(2) On any premises accommodating a use permitted by this chapter, there shall not be more than one freestanding sign, plus not more than one building sign per business or other enterprise.
(3) A sign must be nonilluminated. A sign may be located only on county roads designated as arterials in the comprehensive plan.
(4) Signs may not intrude into the public right-of-way or obstruct driver vision.
(5) The planning director may consider physical and environmental impacts of any sign.
(6) When a business ceases operation or moves, any signs must be removed within 30 days. (Ord. 280 § 14 (Exh. N), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.155(5), 2003)
18.76.060 Off-street parking and loading.
In an R-M zone, off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 18.128 CCC. (Ord. 280 § 14 (Exh. N), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.155(6), 2003)
18.76.070 Site design.
In an R-M zone, the site design of any permitted use shall make the most effective use reasonably possible of the site topography, existing landscaping and building placement so as to preserve existing trees and natural features, preserve vistas and other views from public ways, minimize visibility of parking, loading and storage areas from public ways and neighboring residential uses, and to minimize intrusion into the character of existing developments and land uses in the immediate vicinity of the proposed use. (Ord. 280 § 14 (Exh. N), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.155(7), 2003)
18.76.080 Design and use criteria.
In the consideration of an application for a proposed use in an R-M zone, the commission shall take into account the impact of the proposed use on nearby residential and commercial uses, on resource-carrying capacities, on the capacity of transportation and other public facilities and services, and on the appearance of the proposal. In approving a proposed use, the commission shall find that:
(1) Proposal is in compliance with comprehensive plan.
(2) Proposal is in compliance with the intent and provisions of this title and more particularly with this chapter.
(3) That basic economic and environmental considerations are in balance.
(4) That any social, economical, physical or environmental impacts are minimized. (Ord. 280 § 14 (Exh. N), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.155(8), 2003)
18.76.090 Additional requirements.
As a condition of approval of any use proposed within an R-M zone, the commission may require:
(1) An increase in required setbacks.
(2) Additional off-street parking and loading facilities.
(3) Limitations of signs or lighting, time of operations, and points of ingress and egress.
(4) Additional landscaping, screening and other improvements. (Ord. 280 § 14 (Exh. N), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.155(9), 2003)
18.76.100 Site plan review.
In an R-M zone, a use permitted by CCC 18.76.010 shall be subject to the provisions of this section. Before a new building may be constructed or an existing building enlarged or substantially altered, a site development plan shall be submitted to the planning department for approval. Construction and development of the site shall be in the provisions of this chapter, this title, and the comprehensive plan. (Ord. 280 § 14 (Exh. N), 2015; Ord. 18 § 3.155(10), 2003)