Chapter 17.21
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

Sections:

17.21.010  Purpose.

17.21.020  Storage of hazardous materials.

17.21.030  Limitations on storage of hazardous materials.

17.21.040  Loading docks.

17.21.050  Vehicle openings.

17.21.010 Purpose.

This section provides general requirements for the development of industrial sites. (Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)

17.21.020 Storage of hazardous materials.

The following standards for the storage of hazardous materials are provided:

A. The storage facility shall be required to comply with a fire department hazardous materials storage permit as may be required by that agency.

B. If the facility is a structure, the building materials and color shall be in harmony with the existing buildings on the site.

C. If the facility is not a structure, it shall be screened so as not to be visible from off the site. Screening may be fencing, landscaping or a combination.

D. The facility shall never be located in a required front yard nor in a required side or required rear yard if that yard is adjacent to a street, a residential use or zone, a park or a creek.

E. The facility shall not reduce the number of parking spaces below the minimum requirements as stated in this title.

F. The facility shall be located so as not to involve or endanger other structures or persons.

G. The facility shall be located for ease of transfer to work stations so as not to increase potential risk in the handling and transportation of hazardous materials.

H. The facility shall be removed when it is no longer needed, or if the hazardous materials storage permit is suspended, revoked, or has expired. (Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)

17.21.030 Limitations on storage of hazardous materials.

The use of a hazardous materials storage facility is limited to the storage, decanting and dispensing of hazardous materials. No other storage or manufacturing activities are allowed without planning commission approval. (Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)

17.21.040 Loading docks.

Loading docks shall be located so that trucks will not use roadways for maneuvering, loading or unloading. (Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)

17.21.050 Vehicle openings.

No vehicle opening of a building shall be closer than 20 feet from a property line towards which the opening faces. (Ord. 495 § 1, 2005)