Chapter 19.35
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE (LI)

Sections:

19.35.010    Purpose.

19.35.015    Compliance with construction and performance standards required.

19.35.020    Permitted uses.

19.35.025    Accessory uses.

19.35.030    Conditional uses.

19.35.035    Prohibited uses.

19.35.040    Size and construction standards.

19.35.045    Buffer requirements.

19.35.050    Performance standards.

19.35.010 Purpose.

The purpose of the light industrial zone is to provide for the location of industrial uses and activities involving the processing, handling and manufacturing of products that would not be detrimental to the City. [Ord. 695 § 1, 2009; Ord. 282 § 3, 1983.]

19.35.015 Compliance with construction and performance standards required.

All uses in the light industrial zone, whether principal permitted or accessory or conditionally permitted uses, shall comply and be consistent with the size and construction standards, buffer requirements and performance standards set forth under EMC 19.35.040, 19.35.045 and 19.35.050. [Ord. 695 § 2, 2009.]

19.35.020 Permitted uses.

The principal uses permitted within the light industrial zone are as follows:

A. Food processing and/or production not involving the presence of livestock, such as cattle or chickens, on site, including the manufacturing of value-added food products.

B. Trucking and warehousing, parcel delivery service, and freight terminals and operations not involving the storage or transport of garbage or refuse.

C. Light manufacturing and fabrication, including the fabrication of apparel, textile products, furniture and fixtures, leather products, stone products, glass products, electric equipment, communications equipment and other products of a similar nature and the manufacturing and fabrication of jewelry, silverware, plated ware, metal products, musical instruments and parts, toys, sports and athletic goods, recreational goods and equipment, and other similar products, but excluding any manufacturing and fabrication requiring approval of a conditional use pursuant to EMC 19.35.030.

D. Contractor storage yards.

E. Machine shops and workshops.

F. Lumber yards where the primary activity is the storage and sale of lumber and not the manufacture of lumber through activities such as milling, sawing and planing.

G. Storage, cold storage and mini-storage facilities.

H. Heavy equipment repair.

I. Testing laboratories.

J. Business firm headquarters and professional offices.

K. Wholesale supply outlets.

L. Equipment rental and repair and other rental outlets.

M. The manufacturing and repair of electronic, engineering, laboratory, scientific, research, optical, surgical, medical and dental equipment, including other precision equipment that is similar in nature, but excluding any manufacturing and fabrication requiring approval of a conditional use pursuant to EMC 19.35.030.

N. Moving and storage companies.

O. The manufacturing and fabrication of modular housing, mobile homes, recreational vehicles and similar products.

P. Boat building, sales and repair.

Q. Coffee/food stands not exceeding 375 square feet where attached to a permanent foundation and connected to public services.

R. Electric vehicle battery charging stations.

S. Automobile and truck retail, wholesale, repair and storage businesses.

T. Wholesale or retail sales and repair of industrial, automotive, farm, construction or marine equipment and/or supplies.

U. Agricultural and related activities, including the planting, raising and harvesting of crops for commercial purposes, but excluding the raising of poultry or livestock.

V. Farm stands.

W. Agricultural education and business development centers.

X. Commercial plant nurseries and greenhouses.

Y. Municipal and public uses. [Ord. 768 § 21, 2016; Ord. 695 § 3, 2009; Ord. 282 § 3, 1983.]

19.35.025 Accessory uses.

The accessory uses permitted in the light industrial zone are as follows:

A. Any use customarily incidental to the permitted principal use, such as associated vehicular parking.

B. Offices supporting a principal use.

C. Retail or wholesale of goods that are produced or processed on site. [Ord. 695 § 4, 2009.]

19.35.030 Conditional uses.

The following conditional uses may be permitted within the light industrial zone by the City Council upon application and in accordance with Chapter 19.11 EMC:

A. Manufacturing, fabrication or assembly involving significant quantities of the following products or processes:

1. Acetylene;

2. Distilled alcohol;

3. Asphalt or tar;

4. Brick, tile or terra cotta;

5. Chemicals such as acid, ammonia, bleach, chlorine, dye stuff, glue, gelatin or size;

6. Concrete, cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of Paris;

7. Fats, oils or soap;

8. Forging or smelting of metal;

9. Highly flammable materials;

10. Lampblack, stove or shoe polish;

11. Lumber or planning mills;

12. Oilcloth, linoleum or vinyl;

13. Paint, shellac, turpentine, lacquer or varnish;

14. Paper and pulp.

B. Rock or asphalt crushing operations a minimum of 500 feet from a residential zone or area with a future residential zoning designation.

C. Recycling center.

D. Power generation and transmission facilities.

E. The manufacturing and processing of lumber and other wood products, but excluding light manufacturing and fabrication allowed as a permitted use.

F. Coffee/food stands exceeding 375 square feet where attached to a permanent foundation and connected to public services.

G. Animal hospitals and kennels.

H. Indoor shooting ranges.

I. Wireless communication facilities.

J. One accessory apartment or attached residence for a resident manager, night watchperson or other security personnel; provided, that such apartment or residence shall be limited to a maximum of 800 square feet of living area, shall be occupied by a person employed by the business providing the principal use, and may be occupied by members of the employee’s immediate family as long as no more than two members of the immediate family reside in the accessory apartment or residence, and none of the immediate family members residing in the accessory apartment or residence is under the age of 18; and provided further, that said apartment or residence shall be constructed to comply with all applicable building codes, but excluding the requirement to provide parking that is covered and enclosed.

K. Uses not otherwise prohibited pursuant to EMC 19.35.035 that are similar in nature and effect to listed permitted, accessory and conditional uses. [Ord. 695 § 5, 2009; Ord. 282 § 3, 1983.]

19.35.035 Prohibited uses.

The following uses are prohibited within the light industrial zone:

A. Uses involving the following products or processes:

1. Explosives;

2. Distillation of bone or rendering of inedible fat;

3. Disposal of dead animals;

4. Slaughterhouses and stockyards;

5. Mushroom composting or production or processing of mushroom substrate;

6. Petroleum or gas refining.

B. Freight terminals and operations involving the storage or transport of garbage or refuse.

C. Commercial composting involving animal manure or animal waste.

D. All other uses not listed as permitted, accessory or conditional uses or allowed as a conditional use pursuant to EMC 19.35.030(K). [Ord. 695 § 6, 2009.]

19.35.040 Size and construction standards.

The following size and construction standards shall be applicable to uses in the light industrial zone:

A. Minimum lot size: none.

B. Minimum lot width: none.

C. Maximum Building Height. The maximum building height in a light industrial zone is 35 feet. Building heights greater than 35 feet may be authorized only by the City Council through approval of a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 19.11 EMC.

D. Setbacks.

1. Front yard: 20 feet.

2. Rear yard: 15 feet (setback shall be measured from the interior edge of the required buffer if property abuts a current or future-designated residential or residential-multiple use zone).

3. Side yard: 15 feet (setback shall be measured from the interior edge of the required buffer if property abuts a current or future-designated residential or residential-multiple use zone). The side yard setback on corner lots shall be 20 feet on the side facing a public right-of-way.

E. Maximum lot coverage: 50 percent. Lot coverage greater than 50 percent may be authorized only by the City Council through approval of a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 19.11 EMC.

F. Fencing and Screening. The Administrator or City Council, as applicable, may require the installation of fencing, landscaping and other screening where determined necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare.

G. Parking. All uses and development in the light industrial zone shall be consistent with the parking requirements set forth in Chapter 19.39 EMC.

H. Signs. All uses and development in the light industrial zone shall be consistent with the sign requirements set forth in Chapter 19.41 EMC. [Ord. 695 § 7, 2009; Ord. 282 § 3, 1983.]

19.35.045 Buffer requirements.

The following buffer requirements shall be applicable to uses in the light industrial zone:

A. Where a proposed use is located adjacent to a current or future-designated residential or residential-multiple use zone, a minimum 25-foot buffer shall be maintained between the use and the adjacent residential zone. The Administrator or City Council, as applicable, may require an increased buffer where it is determined that such increased buffer is necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare.

B. No parking, loading dock areas, outdoor storage or other structures that would interfere with the functioning of the buffer are permitted within a required buffer area.

C. The required buffer area shall be planted with native or ornamental vegetation to provide a vegetated screen between the use and the adjacent residential area. A buffer planting plan shall be submitted by the applicant to the City. Prior to the commencement of any construction, the applicant must first receive written approval of the buffer planting plan from the Administrator and shall fully implement and install all aspects of the buffer planting plan prior to the granting of the final certificate of occupancy.

D. A fence meeting the approval of the Administrator shall be provided along the property line where the property abuts a current or future-designated residential or residential-multiple use zone. [Ord. 695 § 8, 2009.]

19.35.050 Performance standards.

The following performance standards shall be applicable to uses in the light industrial zone:

A. Emissions of smoke, dust and other particulate matter, and of toxic and noxious gases and fumes shall meet or exceed standards set by the local air pollution authority (Northwest Clean Air Agency) and all Washington State and Federal air quality standards.

B. Vibration caused by each use shall be so minimized that the ground vibration does not occur and is not detectable at any point on or beyond the light industrial district boundary in which the use is located.

C. Uses producing heat, glare and/or steam shall be carried on in such a manner that the heat, glare or steam shall not intrude beyond the boundary lines of the district within which the use is located. Building materials with high light-reflective qualities shall not be used in construction of buildings so that reflected sunlight will not result in intense glare affecting areas surrounding the zone. Artificial lighting shall be hooded or shaded so that direct light or high-intensity lamps will not result in glare when viewed from areas surrounding the zone.

D. Noise and sound levels shall not exceed levels established by noise control regulations of the Department of Labor and Industries. Maximum permissible environmental noise levels within the zone and beyond the zone boundaries shall be as established by the State of Washington Department of Ecology under WAC 173-60-040. [Ord. 695 § 9, 2009.]