Chapter 17.36
PLANNED INDUSTRIAL (PI) ZONE

Sections:

17.36.010    Purpose.

17.36.020    Uses permitted.

17.36.030    Conditional uses permitted.

17.36.040    Yard requirements.

17.36.050    Maximum building height.

17.36.060    Signs.

17.36.070    Parking.

17.36.080    Other required conditions.

17.36.010 Purpose.

The planned industrial (PI) zone is provided to accommodate light industrial manufacturing, wholesale and warehousing commercial uses. (Ord. 84-2 § 3.080(1))

17.36.020 Uses permitted.

In a PI zone, the following are given as examples of those uses which meet the intent of this zone:

A. Any production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing, repair or storage of materials, goods or products, and business offices accessory thereto, similar in character and nature to the following activities with the standards provided for this zone:

1. Dry cleaning and laundry plants;

2. Electrical and household equipment repair shops;

3. Printing, lithography and publishing plants;

4. Sign fabrication and painting;

5. Automobile, truck or trailer sales and repairs;

6. Building material sales and storage;

7. Heating, plumbing and air conditioning supplies and equipment fabrication;

8. Carpenter, cabinet or upholstery shops;

9. General contractor;

10. Machine parts and tool manufacture, including warehouse and other storage establishments and facilities;

B. Any business or commercial establishments including warehouse and other storage establishments and facilities which provide supplies and/or services to industrial or manufacturing customers, or which provide sales and services primarily at wholesale, so long as such establishments are maintained with the standards listed below;

C. Frozen food locker;

D. Garden supplies and equipment, and greenhouses and nurseries;

E. Automobile, truck, trailer or motorcycle repair;

F. Kennels;

G. Mini-warehouses;

H. Manufactured dwelling sales and service;

I. Essential emergency communications and warning facilities. (Ord. 2005-14 § 8; Ord. 92-4 § 5; Ord. 90-5 § 2; Ord. 84-2 § 3.080(2))

17.36.030 Conditional uses permitted.

In a PI zone, the following are given as examples of those uses which meet the intent of this zone on a conditional basis, subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.60 LCMC:

A. Retail establishments other than those listed as permitted uses above which sell goods and services primarily to employees of industrial or wholesale commercial establishments located in the zone;

B. Utility substation;

C. Automobile car wash;

D. Automobile wrecking;

E. Aggregate sales and storage;

F. Wireless communications facilities, subject to the provisions of LCMC 17.52.270;

G. Emergency shelters. (Ord. 2003-08 § 11; Ord. 97-11 § 4; Ord. 92-4 § 6; Ord. 84-2 § 3.080(3))

17.36.040 Yard requirements.

A. Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be five feet.

B. Side, Street Side and Rear Yard. The minimum side, street side and rear yard shall be at least five feet. The side and rear yard shall be increased by one-half foot for each foot by which the building height exceeds 15 feet.

C. For special yard requirements, see Chapter 17.52 LCMC, Supplementary Regulations and Exceptions. (Ord. 91-19 § 2; Ord. 91-14 § 10; Ord. 91-8 § 5; Ord. 84-2 § 3.080(4))

17.36.050 Maximum building height.

Maximum building height shall be 45 feet, except as provided in LCMC 17.52.190 and 17.52.200. (Ord. 91-14 § 11; Ord. 84-2 § 3.080(5))

17.36.060 Signs.

Signs shall be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.72 LCMC. (Ord. 91-14 § 12; Ord. 84-2 § 3.080(6))

17.36.070 Parking.

Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 17.56 LCMC. (Ord. 92-8 § 9; Ord. 91-14 § 12; Ord. 84-2 § 3.080(7))

17.36.080 Other required conditions.

A. Landscaping. Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with LCMC 17.52.100.

B. All operations, activities and storage may be maintained outside a building in a side or rear yard; provided, that such storage is separated from all public streets and other property by a sight-obscuring fence, wall or vegetative hedge at least six feet in height.

C. Properties to be used for surface mining shall be enclosed on the boundaries by a sight-obscuring fence, wall or vegetative hedge at least six feet in height, except for reasonable areas of ingress and egress.

D. Restrictions. No development shall occur in the PI zone unless all city services (sewer and water) are available to serve such development. (Ord. 91-14 § 12; Ord. 84-2 § 3.080(8))