Chapter 17.72
LI (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL) ZONING DISTRICT
Sections:
17.72.010 Intent.
17.72.020 Purpose.
17.72.030 Light industrial parks.
17.72.040 Permitted uses.
17.72.050 Prohibited uses.
17.72.060 Performance standards.
17.72.070 Repealed.
17.72.080 Repealed.
17.72.090 Environmental standards.
17.72.100 Table of dimensional and density requirements.
17.72.010 Intent.
The general intent of this chapter is as follows:
(1) Provide for the development of areas in which certain types of light industrial activities may be located;
(2) Protect residential and other nonindustrial areas from adverse and damaging impacts emanating from activities in the light industrial area;
(3) Protect light industrial areas from other uses that may interfere with the purpose and efficient operations in the light industrial areas;
(4) Provide criteria for the location and standards for the development of a light industrial area. (Ord. 1034, 1998).
17.72.020 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the location and grouping of light industrial enterprises and activities involving manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, processing, bulk handling and storage, research facilities, warehousing, heavy trucking and certain uses, though perhaps inherently commercial, that are best suited to light industrial areas of the city. This chapter regulates development in these light industrial areas and sets forth the procedures and standards to be followed in applying for and building in this zone. (Ord. 1034, 1998).
17.72.030 Light industrial parks.
(1) Purpose. A light industrial park section of this chapter is established to:
(a) Encourage imaginative design by permitting greater flexibility in zoning requirements than in generally permitted by other chapters of this title;
(b) Preserve or create environmental amenities superior to those generally found in conventional development;
(c) Encourage comprehensive planning of large industrial sites in order to create a park-like environment;
(d) To preserve to the greatest possible extent the natural characteristics of the land, including topography, natural vegetation, waterways, views, etc.;
(e) To provide for maximum efficiency in the layout of streets, utility networks, open space, landscaping requirements and other public improvements.
(2) Binding Site Plan. Application for a light industrial park use within the light industrial zone shall be permitted when accompanied with a master plan for the site. The master plan is intended to be used as a guide for the developer and city officials in meeting the purpose and provisions of this subsection and chapter. The master plan shall be submitted during the site plan review and include the required landscape plan (SMC 17.145.090). (Ord. 1034, 1998).
17.72.040 Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the light industrial zone:
(1) Manufacturing. The processing or assembling of materials or substances into a finished product:
(a) Apparel and other finished products manufacturing and assembly;
(b) Artisan studios;
(c) Computer, electrical/electronic equipment manufacturing and assembly;
(d) Food and beverage processing facilities;
(e) Furniture and fixtures manufacturing and assembly;
(f) Medical equipment manufacture and assembly;
(g) Metal products manufacture, fabrication, and assembly;
(h) Motion picture industry;
(i) Photographic, video equipment manufacturing and assembly;
(j) Printing, publishing, and allied industries;
(k) Sporting goods manufacturing and assembly; and
(l) Accessory buildings/structures.
(2) Wholesale/Storage/Distribution. Establishments engaged in the storage, trucking, or transfer of household or commercial goods of any nature, or establishments engaged in the sale of large quantities of goods.
(a) Home building supplies;
(b) Mini-warehouse/storage facilities;
(c) Residential and business moving van and storage facilities;
(d) Wholesale commercial operations;
(e) Warehousing operations; and
(f) Accessory buildings/structures.
(3) Residential. Any building used or intended to be used, rented, or hired out to be occupied for sleeping purposes by guests.
(a) Hotels;
(b) Motels;
(c) Resorts;
(d) Caretaker’s unit; and
(e) Accessory buildings/structures.
(4) Retail Trade Establishments. Establishments primarily engaged in providing finished products to individuals and end users (limited to 50,000 square foot gross floor area per individual establishment, except as otherwise noted).
(a) Accessory retail (limited to 2,000 square feet, primarily for retail sales of goods manufactured, assembled, or distributed on-site);
(b) Automobile sales, new and used;
(c) Coffee/espresso drive-thrus;
(d) Construction and home building supplies;
(e) Electrical and plumbing supplies;
(f) Plant nurseries;
(g) Furniture stores, office furnishings and equipment stores;
(h) Household appliances;
(i) Mini-marts (limited to 3,000 square feet);
(j) Retail food establishments (restaurants, delis, drive-thru restaurants); and
(k) Accessory buildings/structures.
(5) Personal Service Establishments. Establishments primarily engaged in providing services to individuals.
(a) Automobile service stations/car washes;
(b) Auto and/or truck repair;
(c) Banks and ATMs;
(d) Bicycle, shoe repair shops, tailors;
(e) Daycare centers;
(f) Funeral homes/mortuaries;
(g) Health/athletic clubs;
(h) Indoor/outdoor kennels;
(i) Janitorial services;
(j) Laundromats/laundry and dry cleaning establishments;
(k) Small engine and appliance repair;
(l) Veterinarians; and
(m) Accessory buildings/structures.
(6) Business or Professional Service Establishments. Establishments primarily engaged in rendering services to businesses or private individuals on a contract or fee basis.
(a) Accessory buildings/structures; and
(b) Parking structures; and
(c) Printing and publishing/photocopying/photo processing services.
(7) Government Services, Public Utilities, and Quasi-Public Facilities. Government agencies that provide executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, and administrative functions to the city. Auxiliary facilities that provide electricity, sanitary sewers, water, transportation, communications, and other related services for public consumption. Quasi-public facilities under this heading shall include houses of worship and other meeting facilities for the public:
(a) Accessory buildings/structures;
(b) Courthouses, libraries;
(c) Government offices, post offices;
(d) Public safety (police/fire) stations;
(e) Public transit terminals;
(f) Schools/instructional and post-secondary;
(g) Sewage, water, or drainage infrastructure;
(h) School bus transportation and maintenance facilities.
(8) Recreational Facilities. Active or passive recreational areas or establishments engaged in providing amusement or entertainment services.
(a) Athletic fields;
(b) Bowling alleys, skating rinks;
(c) Batting cages;
(d) Golf courses;
(e) Playgrounds and urban parks;
(f) Racing tracks (go-carts); and
(g) Swimming and wading pools. (Ord. 1183 § 1, 2006; Ord. 1118 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1110 § 3, 2002; Ord. 1034, 1998).
17.72.050 Prohibited uses.
Uses other than those identified or described in SMC 17.72.040 are prohibited, including but not limited to:
(1) Air Quality. No visible or invisible noxious, toxic, or corrosive fumes or gases or particulate emissions, or suspended particles or fugitive dust emissions shall be discharged into the atmosphere except such as is common to the normal operation of a heating plant or gasoline or diesel engines in cars, trucks, or railroad engines. Where such emission could be produced as a result of accident or equipment malfunction, adequate safeguards standard for safe operation in the industry involved shall be taken. This shall not be construed to prohibit spraying of pesticides or herbicides on public or private property.
(2) Vibrations. Every use shall be so operated that any air or ground vibration generated from equipment other than vehicles is not perceptible without instruments at any point on or beyond the light industrial zone.
(3) Waste Storage and Disposal. The storage or disposal of industrial waste shall be subject to the regulations of the State Health Department and shall comply with the requirements of the Washington Pollution Control Commission.
(4) Electrical Interference. Provisions must be made for necessary shielding or other preventive measures against interference caused by mechanical, electrical, or nuclear equipment uses or processes with electrical apparatus in nearby buildings or use areas.
(5) Noise. The noise resulting from any activity other than noise produced by vehicles and other transportation facilities and construction and maintenance of buildings and grounds shall not be audible at any point on or beyond the light industrial zone.
(6) Fire and Explosive Hazards. The manufacture, use, processing or storage of flammable liquids or materials, liquids or gases which produce flammable or explosive vapors or gases shall be permitted in accordance with the regulations of the Uniform Building and Fire Codes, SMC Title 14.
(7) Steam. Any use producing humidity in the form of steam or moist air shall be carried on in such a manner that humidity is not perceptible at or beyond the light industrial zone.
(8) Heat. Any use producing heat shall be carried on in such a manner that heat is not perceptible at or beyond the light industrial zone.
(9) Odors. Any use producing odors shall be carried on in such a manner that offensive or obnoxious odor shall not be perceptible at or beyond the light industrial zone.
(10) Glare. Artificial lighting shall be hooded or shaded so that direct light of high intensity lamps will not result in glare when viewed from surrounding areas.
(11) Examples of prohibited uses are:
(a) Animal slaughtering;
(b) Sale of livestock, poultry or similar animals;
(c) Storage, manufacturing or sales of highly volatile or otherwise extremely hazardous substances or materials. (Ord. 1034, 1998).
17.72.060 Performance standards.
All of the above uses shall be permitted in the LI zoning district; provided, that all of the standards for each use, as specified in SMC 17.72.100, Table of Dimensional and Density Requirements, and those performance standards that apply to the proposed development have been observed. The performance standards that could apply include those found in SMC Title 16 and Chapters 17.90 through 17.154 SMC. (Ord. 1110 § 3, 2002; Ord. 1034, 1998).
17.72.070 Enforcement of performance standards.
Repealed by Ord. 1110. (Ord. 1034, 1998).
17.72.080 Landscaping standards.
Repealed by Ord. 1110. (Ord. 1034, 1998).
17.72.090 Environmental standards.
It shall be the responsibility of the operator and/or the proprietor of any permitted use to provide such reasonable evidence and technical data as the enforcing officer may require to demonstrate that the use or activity is or will be in compliance with the environmental performance standards of SMC Title 17 chapters:
17.115 Hillside Development Performance Standards
17.120 Floodplain Protection Standards
17.125 Streams and Wetlands Standards
17.130 Fish and Wildlife Habitat Standards
17.135 Wellfield/Groundwater Protection Regulations
17.140 Stormwater Management Performance Standards
17.149 State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
17.150 Shoreline Management Standards
(Ord. 1110 § 3, 2002; Ord. 1034, 1998).
17.72.100 Table of dimensional and density requirements.
|
|
Use |
Maximum Units |
Min. Lot Dimensions |
|
Min. Yard Setbacks (ft.) |
Max. Building Height (ft.) |
Max. Building Coverage (%) |
||||
|
|
Area |
Width (ft.) |
Depth (ft.) |
|
Front |
Rear |
Side |
||||
|
Business and Professional Services3 |
— |
10,000 sq.ft. |
70 |
80 |
|
0 |
15 |
0 |
35 |
90 |
|
|
|
Parking structures |
— |
4 |
70 |
80 |
|
0 |
15 |
0 |
35 |
90 |
|
|
Printing/publishing/photo processing |
— |
10,000 sq.ft. |
70 |
80 |
|
0 |
15 |
0 |
35 |
90 |
|
Personal Service Establishments3 |
— |
10,000 sq.ft. |
70 |
80 |
|
0 |
15 |
0 |
35 |
90 |
|
|
|
Auto service stations/car washes |
— |
10,000 sq.ft. |
70 |
80 |
|
0 |
15 |
0 |
30 |
80 |
|
|
Daycare centers |
— |
5,000 sq.ft. |
40 |
75 |
|
0 |
15 |
0 |
30 |
80 |
|
|
Health/athletic clubs |
— |
20,000 sq.ft. |
100 |
100 |
|
0 |
15 |
0 |
35 |
90 |
|
|
Janitorial, laundry, dry cleaning |
— |
20,000 sq.ft. |
100 |
100 |
|
0 |
40 |
0 |
35 |
40 |
|
Government, Public and Quasi-Public Facilities3 |
— |
1 Acre |
100 |
200 |
|
10 |
25 |
20 |
35 |
35 |
|
|
|
Governmental offices, libraries and post offices |
— |
1 Acre |
100 |
200 |
|
25 |
25 |
20 |
35 |
30 |
|
|
Public safety (police/fire) stations |
— |
20,000 sq.ft. |
100 |
100 |
|
25 |
25 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
|
|
Schools/instructional and post-secondary |
— |
1 Acre |
100 |
200 |
|
25 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
50 |
|
|
Water, drainage or sewage infrastructure |
— |
5,000 sq.ft. |
50 |
100 |
|
10 |
10 |
5 |
35 |
60 |
|
|
School bus transportation and maintenance facilities |
— |
20,000 sq.ft. |
100 |
100 |
|
10 |
20 |
0 |
30 |
60 |
|
Hotels, Motels and Resorts |
30 (rooms)/ |
20,000 sq.ft. |
100 |
200 |
|
10 |
25 |
15 |
45 |
80 |
|
|
|
Caretaker’s unit |
1/bldg. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
25 |
25 |
25 |
1 |
25 |
|
Recreational Facilities3 |
— |
20,000 sq.ft. |
70 |
80 |
|
25 |
10 |
10 |
35 |
25 |
|
|
|
Athletic fields, golf courses, pools, parks |
— |
10,000 sq.ft. |
100 |
200 |
|
25 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
40 |
|
|
Bowling alleys, skating rinks, batting cages, race tracks |
— |
1 Acre |
100 |
200 |
|
25 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
40 |
|
Manufacturing, Distribution and Assembly3 |
— |
1 Acre |
100 |
200 |
|
25 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
40 |
|
|
|
Artisan studios |
— |
5,000 sq.ft. |
50 |
100 |
|
10 |
10 |
15 |
30 |
50 |
|
|
Computer, electrical/electronic equipment |
— |
1 Acre |
100 |
200 |
|
25 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
40 |
|
|
Food and beverage processing |
— |
20,000 sq.ft. |
100 |
100 |
|
25 |
25 |
10 |
30 |
25 |
|
|
Furniture and fixture assembly |
— |
1 Acre |
100 |
200 |
|
25 |
25 |
25 |
35 |
65 |
|
|
Medical supply and products |
— |
1 Acre |
100 |
200 |
|
25 |
25 |
25 |
35 |
40 |
|
|
Metal products fabrication |
— |
1 Acre |
100 |
200 |
|
25 |
25 |
25 |
35 |
30 |
|
|
Printing, publishing and allied industries |
— |
1 Acre |
100 |
100 |
|
25 |
25 |
10 |
30 |
25 |
|
|
Wholesale/storage, warehouses/mini and commercial3 |
— |
1 Acre |
100 |
200 |
|
25 |
25 |
25 |
35 |
50 |
|
|
Residential/business moving van storage |
— |
1 Acre |
100 |
200 |
|
25 |
25 |
25 |
35 |
25 |
|
Retail Trade Establishments2, 3 |
— |
20,000 sq.ft. |
70 |
80 |
|
25 |
10 |
10 |
35 |
50 |
|
|
|
Accessory retail |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Coffee/espresso drive-thru |
— |
2,500 sq.ft. |
100 |
100 |
|
0 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
50 |
|
|
Construction and home building supplies |
— |
1 Acre |
100 |
200 |
|
25 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
65 |
|
|
Mini-marts |
— |
5,000 sq.ft. |
50 |
100 |
|
0 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
60 |
|
|
Plant nurseries |
— |
20,000 sq.ft. |
200 |
300 |
|
25 |
25 |
10 |
35 |
30 |
|
|
Retail food establishments |
— |
10,000 sq.ft. |
70 |
80 |
|
0 |
15 |
0 |
35 |
90 |
|
|
Accessory buildings/structures |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
10 |
5 |
5 |
30 |
1 |
1 Minimum lot size and dimensional requirements shall be the same as for the principal use.
2 No adult entertainment facility shall be permitted in this zoning district.
3 Any permitted use not specifically listed shall follow the dimensional requirements of the category.
(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006; Ord. 1118 § 2, 2002; Ord. 1110 § 3, 2002; Ord. 1034, 1998).