Chapter 18.30
M-1 MANUFACTURING DISTRICT*
Sections:
18.30.010 General intent.
18.30.020 Uses permitted outright.
18.30.030 Accessory use.
18.30.040 Conditional uses.
18.30.050 Setback and bulk regulations.
18.30.060 Off-street parking and loading requirements.
*Prior legislation: Ords. 515, 515C, 604 and 734.
18.30.010 General intent.
The M-1 district is intended to provided appropriately located areas for heavy industrial uses which may not be compatible with commercial and residential districts. Typical uses in this area include the processing of natural and manmade materials for use in general manufacturing. M-1 zoned areas should be located or adequately screened and buffered to avoid detrimental impacts to commercial or residential areas. (Ord. 740 § 12, 1997).
18.30.020 Uses permitted outright.
The following uses may be permitted unconditionally in an M-1 district, subject to the off-street parking requirements, bulk regulations, performance standards and other provisions and exceptions set forth in this title:
A. Residential Uses.
1. Residences in connection with a business establishment.
B. Cultural, Religious, Recreational, and Entertainment Uses.
1. Parks, open space and trails.
C. Transportation, Communication, Utilities.
1. Public utility facility; provided the requirements of BLMC 18.22.050 are met;
2. Wireless communications facilities are permitted as principal or accessory uses provided the requirements of Chapter 18.50 BLMC are met;
3. Satellite dish and amateur radio antennas.
D. Commercial Uses.
1. Wholesale warehousing and distribution of goods within a fully enclosed building;
2. Open storage yards, including storage of building materials and heavy equipment; provided a solid fence or solid screening hedge at least eight feet high is built and maintained to screen from view the open storage use;
3. Storage or distribution of sand, gravel, top soil, or bark; provided a solid fence and/or solid screening hedge at least eight feet high is built and maintained to screen from view the storage area;
4. Automobile, boat and trailer sales and repair;
5. Junk, salvage or wrecking yard; provided a solid fence and/or solid screening hedge at least eight feet high is built and maintained;
6. Trailer-mix concrete plant;
7. Gravel pits; provided a solid fence and/or solid screening hedge at least eight feet high is built and maintained to screen from view the gravel pit;
8. Any manufacturing processing plant, assembly plant or manufacture, storage or warehousing of goods in a fully enclosed building; provided the requirements of Chapter 18.31 BLMC are met;
a. Any manufacturing or storage of hazardous wastes, as defined in Chapter 70.105 RCW, is not permitted outright as a principal use;
9. Furniture building, repair and upholstering;
10. Adult entertainment facilities subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.32 BLMC. (Ord. 746 § 10, 1997; Ord. 740 § 12, 1997).
18.30.030 Accessory use.
The following accessory uses are permitted on any parcel in this district:
A. Accessory retail uses, services and restaurants within a building or complex associated with a permitted use.
B. Accessory housing unit or caretaker’s quarters.
C. On-site treatment and storage facility allowed as an accessory use to a permitted use which generates a hazardous waste. Location of on-site treatment and storage facility subject to compliance with the state siting criteria adopted pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 70.105 RCW and issuance of State Hazardous Waste Management Facility Permit. (Ord. 740 § 12, 1997).
18.30.040 Conditional uses.
The following conditional uses may be permitted upon issuance of a conditional use permit by the city:
A. Any other use determined to be compatible with manufacturing uses by the planning director.
B. Uses taller than 50 feet; provided:
1. Adequate provision is made for fire fighting and emergency rescue;
2. The use or building will not cast a shadow on residential properties;
3. The use or building is designed with visual relief or landscaping to make it compatible with the surrounding land uses, topography and landscape.
C. Treatment and storage of hazardous wastes generated off-site, subject to compliance with the state siting criteria adopted pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 70.105 RCW and issuance of a State Hazardous Waste Management Facility Permit. (Ord. 740 § 12, 1997).
18.30.050 Setback and bulk regulations.
The following bulk regulations apply to the uses permitted in this district:
A. Open Space. Any use in an M-1 zone shall provide a minimum of 10 percent of the site as landscaping or public open space, excluding parking and driving surfaces.
B. Setback Requirements.
1. On State Highway 410: 55 feet from the right-of-way line.
2. Other streets: 20 feet from street right-of-way where existing right-of-way is adequate; additional setback may be required by the public works director where existing right-of-way is inadequate.
3. Side and rear: 15 feet, except there shall be a 20-foot landscaped greenbelt, with solid fence, bordering residential lots.
C. Maximum building height: 35 feet. Structures which are 35 to 50 feet may be approved by the director of planning and community development, with the concurrence of the fire marshal of Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 22 regarding provisions for fire protection and emergency rescue. (Ord. 851 § 37, 2000; Ord. 740 § 12, 1997).
18.30.060 Off-street parking and loading requirements.
For off-street parking and loading requirements, see Commercial Development Standards, Chapter 18.31 BLMC. (Ord. 740 § 12, 1997).