Chapter 19.70 DISTRICT PURPOSE AND SUPPLEMENTAL USE REGULATIONS

Chapter 19.70
DISTRICT PURPOSE AND SUPPLEMENTAL USE REGULATIONS – INDUSTRIAL ZONES

Sections:

19.70.010 I-1, Light Industrial district.

19.70.020 I-2, Heavy Industrial district.

19.70.010 I-1, Light Industrial district.

A. The Light Industrial designation is a planned industrial area with special emphasis and attention given to aesthetics, landscaping and internal and community compatibility. Typical uses would include technology and other low-impact industries. Light Industrial areas may also include office and commercial uses as ancillary uses within an overall plan for industrial development.

B. Supplemental Regulations.

1. The outdoor storage provisions contained in SVMC 19.60.060(B) shall apply to the I-1 district.

2. Mobile food vendors shall be located on/within designated areas which do not interfere with parking or internal circulation with permission of the property owner, health certificate and permit.

3. Setbacks.

a. Front and flanking street yard setbacks shall be 20 feet; and

b. Side and rear yard setbacks of 35 feet are required only adjacent to residential zoning districts.

4. The following structures may be erected above the height limits of this code, provided: (a) the structure is accessory to or part of a building which is a permitted use in the zone; (b) the structure complies with the height limits in the Airport Overlay zone; and (c) no residential use of the structure shall occur above the height limits prescribed in the zone:

a. Penthouses or roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans, or similar equipment to operate and maintain a building.

b. Fire or parapet walls, skylights, flagpoles, chimneys, church steeples, belfries, wireless masts, and similar structures.

c. Structures such as silos, feed mills, batch plants, and fixed cranes which are used in a manufacturing process which utilizes vertical processing and storage of materials.

d. Water stand pipes and tanks.

5. All parking, maneuvering and outdoor storage areas shall be paved.

Exemptions:

a. Parking and storage areas routinely used by cleated and other heavy equipment as approved by the planning director.

b. The planning director may waive portions of these requirements upon recommendation by the Spokane regional clean air agency or the Spokane Valley development engineering division when it can be demonstrated that the proposed surfacing, such as grass pavers or other technology, will not adversely affect air quality, water quality or the integrity of the parking area.

6. The following features attached to structures are allowed as exceptions to the setback standards:

a. Minor Projections Allowed. Minor features of a structure, such as eaves, chimneys, fire escapes, bay windows no more than 12 feet long and which cantilever beyond the foundation of the structure, uncovered stairways, wheelchair ramps and uncovered decks or balconies, may extend into a required structure setback up to 20 percent of the depth of the setback. However, they may not be within three feet of a lot line when a setback is required.

b. Full Projections Allowed. In addition to subsection (B)(6)(a) of this section, the following features are allowed to project farther into the required structure setback:

i. Canopies, marquees, awnings and similar features may fully extend into a street setback and may extend into the public right-of-way subject to the requirements of the building code and adopted street standards.

ii. Uncovered stairways and wheelchair ramps that lead to one entrance on the street-facing facade of a building may fully extend into a street setback.

iii. Uncovered decks and stairways that are no more than 42 inches above the ground may fully extend into a required structure setback.

iv. On lots that slope down from the street, vehicular and pedestrian entry bridges that are no more than 42 inches above the average sidewalk elevation may fully extend into a required structure setback.

v. Balconies may extend into public rights-of-way as allowed in the building code and adopted street standards.

vi. Attached mechanical equipment such as heat pumps, air conditioners, emergency generators and water pumps are allowed to project into the side or rear yard setback only.

7. Community facilities and public utility distribution facility(ies), except power poles and underground transformers, shall comply with the following conditions:

a. The requirements for landscaping, signage, lighting and other requirements shall apply.

b. Type I landscape screening is required along property line(s) adjacent to a residential use or zone.

8. Public utility transmission facility shall comply with the following conditions:

a. The utility company shall secure the necessary property or right-of-way to assure for the property construction, continued maintenance, and general safety to the property adjoining the public utility transmission facility;

b. All support structures for electric transmission lines shall have their means of access located a minimum of 10 feet above ground;

c. The facilities shall be compatible with the surrounding uses either by distance, landscaping, buffering, or design, as determined by the director; and

d. The height of any structure above ground does not exceed 125 feet.

9. The following shall apply to all secondhand stores and consignment sales:

a. The subject parcel must have frontage on an arterial; and

b. Minimum building size of 15,000 gross square feet (gsf); and

c. Limited to a single tenant. (Ord. 10-005 § 1, 2010; Ord. 09-017 § 1, 2009; Ord. 09-010 § 1, 2009; Ord. 08-026 § 7, 2008; Ord. 08-017 § 1, 2008; Ord. 07-015 § 4, 2007).

19.70.020 I-2, Heavy Industrial district.

A. Heavy Industrial designated property is characterized by intense industrial activities which include manufacturing, processing, fabrication, assembly, freight handling and similar operations. Heavy industry may have significant noise, odor or aesthetic impacts.

B. Supplemental Regulations.

1. I-2 allows any use permitted in the I-1 zoning district, except as specifically provided in Appendix 19-A.

2. Mobile food vendors shall be located on/within designated areas which do not interfere with parking or internal circulation with permission of the property owner, health certificate and permit.

3. The following structures may be erected above the height limits of this code, provided: (a) the structure is accessory to or part of a building which is a permitted use in the zone; (b) the structure complies with the height limits in the Airport Overlay zone; and (c) no residential use of the structure shall occur above the height limits prescribed in the zone:

a. Penthouses or roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans, or similar equipment to operate and maintain a building.

b. Fire or parapet walls, skylights, flagpoles, chimneys, church steeples, belfries, wireless masts, and similar structures.

c. Structures such as silos, feed mills, batch plants, and fixed cranes which are used in a manufacturing process which utilizes vertical processing and storage of materials.

d. Water stand pipes and tanks.

4. All parking, maneuvering and outdoor storage areas shall be paved.

Exemptions:

a. Parking and storage areas routinely used by cleated and other heavy equipment as approved by the planning director.

5. The following features attached to structures are allowed as exceptions to the setback standards:

b. Full Projections Allowed. In addition to subsection (B)(5)(a) of this section, the following features are allowed to project farther into the required structure setback: