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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-1676 CREATING M-4, PLANNED INDUSTRIAL ZONE; ENACTING CHAPTER 12.49. ORDINANCE NO. /‘76 AN ORDINANCE relating to zoning; creating M-4, Planned Industrial Zone, specifying the purposes, criteria, permitted uses and development standards for such zone; and enacting Chapter 12.49, "M-4, Planned Industrial Zone", as a new chapter of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. Chapter 12.49, "M-4, Planned Industrial Zone", is hereby enacted as a new chapter of the City of Yakima Municipal Code, which chapter and its various sections shall read as follows: "Chapter 12.49 M-4, Planned Industrial Zone 12,49.010 Purpose. The purpose of the M-4, Planned Industrial Zone is to classify and set standards for those industrial uses which by their nature are of moderate intensity and which do not produce any objectionable odor, dust, noise, glare, vibration, air pollution or any other factor which would be detrimental or injurious to neighboring property or the occupants thereof. 12.49.020 Criteria. The following general criteria are II! hereby established for use in the classification or reclassi- fication of land to the Planned Industrial Zone: 1. General Plan - Compliance with the General Plan shall be established. 2. Location - Planned Industrial uses shall be located with primary access to a secondary or major street. Land so utilized shall be topographically suited to such use without major earth movement which would result in unsafe or unsightly cut or fill slopes. 3. Need - A demonstrated public need shall be established within the general area. 4. Utilities - The existing utilities system (water, sewer, drainage, electrical, gas, and communications facilities) shall be adequate, or new systems will be constructed which will be adqquate, to serve the Planned Industrial land use. 12.49.030 Permitted Uses. In an M-4, Planned Industrial 411 Zone, no building or improvement or portion thereof shall be erected, constructed, converted, established, altered or enlarged, nor shall any lot or premises be used, except for one or more of the following purposes. All such uses shall be within an enclosed building unless specifically stated otherwise herein: 1. Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, or treatment of products such as: a. Bakery goods b. Candy c. Cosmetics d. Dairy products e. Drugs f. Fruit products g. Perfumes h. Toiletries 2. Manufacturing, compounding, assembly, or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: a. Canvas b. Cellophane c. Cloth d. Feathers e. Felt f. Fur g. Hair h. Leather i. Metals 410 j. Paints k. Paper 1. Plastics and synthetics mo Textiles n. Wire o. Wood p. Yarn 3. The following miscellaneous light industrial and related uses: a. Accessory uses, normally a part the principal use b. Blacksmith c. Bottling works d. Carpet cleaning e. Monument or marble works, finishing and carving only f. Spray painting or paint mixing g. Stamping, dieing, shearing or punching of metal, not exceeding one-eighth (1/8) inch in thickness • h. Storage in bulk provided the property is enclosed by a wall or fence of sturdy construction and uniform color or an evergreen hedge not less than six (6) • feet in height. i. Warehouses for uses, materials and products permitted in the M-4 zone. j. Welding shops 12.49.040 Development standards. The following development standards shall apply to all Planned Industrial Zones unless a waiver of one or more of the standards has been granted by -2- the Planning Commission and the City Council. A request for waiver and the justification therefor shall be filed in writing at the time that the application for a zone change is filed: 1. Underground Utilities. All utilities shall be underground. • 2. Off- street parking: Use Requirement a. Wholesale and warehouse 1 space for each two employees operations • b. Research and development 1 space for each 400 square facilities feet of gross floor area c. Except as herein speci- 1 space for each 500 square fied, all industrial feet of gross floor area or uses permitted in the 1 space for each 12 employees Planned Industrial Zone plus 1 space for each company vehicle • 3. Site size. No Planned Industrial site shall consist of less than 15,000 square feet of usable land (less than 10% grade). 4. Building coverage. Building coverage of any Planned • Industrial parcel or lot shall not exceed 60% of the site, parcel or lot exclusive of all existing or required streets and alleys. 5. Walls: a. A 24 inch high wood, concrete, masonry, or decorative block wall, or landscape screen shall be provided and maintained on the outside perimeter of all off - street parking areas abutting or visible from a public street except at those points of ingress and egress for either vehicular or pedestrian traffic. The wall shall be set back a minimum of 3 feet from the property line and the setback area shall be landscaped. b. A 6 foot high decorative concrete or masonry wall or solid landscape screen shall be provided and maintained'on the boundary of any Planned Industrial Zone which abuts or lies across a public alley from a residential zone except in the front setback area where said wall shall be 24 inches high. 6. Height Limit. Buildings within the Planned Industrial Zone shall have a maximum height of 35 feet when located within 100 feet of a residential zone. -3- . • 7. Yards: a. No building or above ground structure shall be con- structed within 15 feet of the front or rear property line. b. . A side yard of a minimum width of 15 feet shall be maintained on property zoned for Planned Industrial use abutting any residentially zoned property. c. The 3 feet of the front yard nearest the front property line shall be landscaped and the remaining 12 feet may be either landscaped or utilized as a portion of a driveway or off-street parking area. d. The 8 feet of either a rear or side yard adjacent to residential zoning shall be landscaped with plant material and trees appropriate in type and size to create a solid plant screen subject to the approval of the Community Development Director and as repre- sented on the approved landscaping plan. 8. Refuse Storage. All outdoor trash, garbage and refuse storage areas shall be screened on all sides from public view by a minimum 5 k' foot high wood, decorative concrete block or masonry wall. 9. Storage. All storage of wares, merchandise, crates, bottles, or similar items shall be within a completely enclosed yard. 411 10. Loading Facilities. All loading or unloading facilities shall be located at such a depth within a development as to reasonably contain and restrict the emission of noises typically attributed to such function as deter- mined by the Community Development Director. 11. Lighting. All lighting of the building, landscaping, parking lot, signs, or similar facilities shall be hooded and directed so as to reflect away from adjoining properties. 12. Mechanical Equipment. A11 ground mechanical equipment shall be completely screened behind a permanent structure and all roof-top mechanical equipment shall be placed behind a permanent parapet wall and be completely restricted from all view. 13. Signs. The following signs and conditions thereto will be allowed: • a. Three square feet of advertising sign up to a maxi- mum of 300 square feet will be allowed on the front of the building for every lineal foot of building frontage. No such sign need be less than 40 square feet regardless of the lineal building frontage. b. Two square feet of identifying sign up to a maximum of 150 square feet will be allowed on the side or • rear of a building for every lineal foot of building frontage when said side or rear is oriented to or faces a public parking area or street. -4- • 14. Landscaping: a. A landscaping plan shall be filed with the Office of Code Enforcement at the time application is made for a building permit. The landscaping plan shall be drawn to a minimum scale of 1 inch for each 50 feet; shall indicate the square footage of each planting area; shall tabulate the square footage of all landscaped areas and percentage of the total site devoted to landscaping; shall identify at the planting area the type of plant; shall list the botanical and common names of all plants with the number of each and their container size; and shall clearly portray the permanent irrigation system. b. Landscaping shall consist of combinations of trees, shrubs, and ground covers with careful considerations given to eventual size and spread, susceptibility to disease and pests, durability, and adaptability to existing soil and climatic conditions. c. A minimum of 4% of the total net area (which net area shall be computed by excluding streets) of the development shall be landscaped, permanently watered, and maintained. Approximately one -half of such landscaped area shall be generally distributed throughout the parking lot with the remainder dis- tributed as planted areas around buildings, peripheral planters around the site, parkways, street tree wells, and other appropriate locations. d. No required planting area shall be less than 24 square feet in area with the exception of raised planter boxes around or in close proximity to buildings. e. An average of at least one tree shall be planted for every 10 single row parking stalls or every 20 double row parking stalls within the parking lot. f. Each unused space resulting from the design or lay- out of parking spaces or accessory structures which is over 24 square feet shall be landscaped." Section 20 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided • by law and by the City Charter. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this day of 1974. ' ssistant Mayor ATTE T: 1 • C y Clerk