Chapter 18.60
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE (M-1)

Sections:

18.60.010    Purpose and intent.

18.60.020    Permitted uses.

18.60.030    Conditional uses.

18.60.040    Limitations on uses.

18.60.050    Standards.

18.60.060    Landscaping.

18.60.070    Design review.

18.60.010 Purpose and intent.

It is the intent of this zone to accommodate heavy manufacturing uses, which may have noise, visual or other impacts, at appropriate locations within Rainier. (Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.10), 1998)

18.60.020 Permitted uses.

The following uses are permitted outright in the M-1 zone:

A. Any use permitted in the M-2 zone.

B. Auto wrecking, within an enclosed building.

C. Manufacturing and heavy industrial uses (such as machine shop, planing mill, can or bottle manufacturing, feed and fuel storage, rubber manufacturing).

D. Marine terminal uses, including large-scale docks, loading and unloading facilities and related uses. (Ord. 1040 § 2(c, d), 2007; Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.10), 1998)

18.60.030 Conditional uses.

The following uses are permitted in the M-1 zone when a conditional use permit is approved subject to Chapter 18.130 RMC:

A. Public use.

B. Semipublic use. (Ord. 1040 § 2(d), 2007; Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.10), 1998)

18.60.040 Limitations on uses.

All industrial uses in the M-1 zone shall secure all necessary permits from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the U.S. Corps of Engineers, the Oregon State Land Board or any other regulatory agency having discretion over any phase of the development or industrial discharges. (Ord. 1040 § 2(d), 2007; Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.10), 1998)

18.60.050 Standards.

No minimum lot size, minimum lot width or depth, height limit, or lot coverage is specified for the M-1 zone. No setbacks are required unless the property abuts a parcel in a residential or commercial district, in which case the setbacks of the more restrictive property shall apply. A setback of 50 feet may be required on the side abutting or facing a residential district. (Ord. 1040 § 2(d), 2007; Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.10), 1998)

18.60.060 Landscaping.

A. All areas of the site not occupied by paved roadways, walkways, or buildings shall be landscaped.

B. It shall be the owner’s responsibility to maintain the landscaping installed on the site.

C. Screen planting, masonry walls or fencing shall be provided to screen objectionable views such as trash collection station, truck loading areas and similar uses. (Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.10), 1998)

18.60.070 Design review.

All new development in the M-1 zone, including new construction, a significant modification or expansion, or a change in use to a heavy industrial use, is subject to design review under the provisions of Chapter 18.145 RMC. A change in use from an existing heavy industrial use to a new heavy industrial use shall be required to go through design review if the change is to a more intensive use in any external impact, as determined by planning and public works. External impact includes, but is not limited to, impacts such as traffic, parking, noise, odors, discharges or the use of hazardous materials. (Ord. 1040 § 2(d), 2007; Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 3.10), 1998)