18.15.090 Industrial (I) | Madras Municipal Code

18.15.090 Industrial (I).

(1) Purpose. The purpose of the Industrial Zone is to fulfill the industrial and economic development policies of the Madras Comprehensive Plan and support a diverse economy in a business-friendly environment. The zone is intended to provide suitable locations for a range of light and heavy industrial uses and jobs in the core economic sectors of agricultural and mining industries, aviation and aeronautics, trucking and transportation, warehousing, manufacturing of wood, high-tech electronics, and other products. Industrial Zone development standards are intended to guide orderly development and provide appropriate design elements to enhance the community and create a quality environment for employees.

(a) Types of Uses. For the purposes of this section, there are three types of uses:

(i) A permitted use (P) is a use which is permitted outright subject to site plan approval and to all of the applicable provisions of this section. If a use is not listed as a permitted use, it may be held to be a similar unlisted use under the provisions of MDC 18.80.320.

(ii) A conditional use (C) is a use which must be approved at the discretion of the Planning Commission and subject to site plan approval. The approval process and criteria are set forth in Chapter 18.65 MDC. If a use is not listed as a conditional use, it may be held to be a similar unlisted use under the provisions of MDC 18.80.320.

(iii) A prohibited use (X) is one which is expressly prohibited in the zone. In addition, uses not specifically listed as permitted or conditional in MDC Table 18.15.090-1 or deemed to be similar uses pursuant to MDC 18.80.320 are also prohibited.

(b) Use Table. A list of permitted, conditional, and prohibited uses in the Industrial Zone is presented in MDC Table 18.15.090-1.

Table 18.15.090-1. Uses in the Industrial Zone (I)
Use	Type of Use (P, C, X)
Electronics firms and high-tech industry	P
Manufacturing and production, secondary processing, fabricating, assembly, processing, packaging or storage, repairing, distribution, and warehousing of the following:	P
Wood products and secondary wood products	P
Steel and structural steel products, foundries, and machine shops	P
Food processing, including canning, freezing, drying, dairy products and similar food processing and preserving, and beverage bottling facilities, but excluding processes which involve the slaughter of animals	P
Textile mill products, including apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials	P
Recreation and sporting goods equipment	P
Furniture and fixtures, including retail wood products	P
Printing and publishing and allied industries	P
Rubber and miscellaneous plastics	P
Leather and leather goods, excluding a tannery	P
Cement, glass, clay, and stone products	P
Fabricated metal products	P
Electrical and electronic equipment, machinery, and supplies, but excluding batteries	P
Energy-related products	P
Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments; photographic, medical, dental, orthopedic and optical goods; watches and clocks	P
Freight terminals, including loading docks, storage, warehousing and wholesale distribution, cold storage lockers, and commercial storage facilities	P
Experimental, research, testing, or development facilities	P
Warehouse and freight movement, transportation terminals, trucking and freight yards	P
Corporation headquarters and business offices directly related to industry	P
Aircraft service, maintenance, and aviation-related industry	P
Public or semi-public uses, including fire, police, or other governmental buildings	P
Public utility facilities (does not include communication towers)	P
Automotive repair, body and fender works, paint, and upholstery shops	P
Lumber yards and building material yards; contractor’s yards	P
Ancillary uses (i.e., deli, tavern, mini-market, food carts in accordance with City standards, and retail sales subordinate to a permitted use) must:	P
Be comprised of less than 30% of the total square footage of a building located in the Industrial zoning district; and
Be secondary to the primary use of the building; and
Be primarily for the use and convenience of the employees who work in the industrial area
Call centers	P
Building roof and wall-mounted antennas for cellular, personal communications service, and similar radio services	P
Marijuana production facility, marijuana processing facility, marijuana wholesale	P
Marijuana businesses must meet the applicable requirements of MDC 18.30.140.
Industrial hemp processing and Production	P
Industrial hemp uses must meet the applicable requirements of MDC 18.30.150.
Lumber yards and building material yards; contractor’s yards	P
Incidental and necessary services such as child care facilities and recreational facilities for persons working in the Industrial zoning district, when conducted within an integral part of a main structure and having no exterior display or advertising	C
Asphalt, redi-mix operations, concrete or concrete products manufacturing, including storage yards	C
Communication towers (see MDC 18.30.130)	C
Chemical or glue manufacturing or storage, including farm chemicals	C
Reduction, refining, smelting, or alloying of metals, petroleum products, or ores	C
Processing of recycled materials	C
Vehicle storage yards or wrecking yards	C
Explosives manufacturing or storage	X
Garbage, offal, or dead animal reduction or dumping	X
Residential	X
Housing	X

(3) Design Review. All industrial development is subject to the Design Review Standards.

(4) Outdoor Storage. Except for storage of large-scale and bulky products such as lumber and steel pipe, outside storage areas must be obscured from sight from the primary public street serving the development by a six-foot sight-obscuring fence, decorative wall, or landscaping that obscures the materials being stored.

(a) The minimum lot area is 5,000 square feet.

(b) The minimum lot width is 50 feet.

(6) Setback Requirements. None, unless:

(a) Front and Rear Setbacks. The minimum depth of a proposed structure from the front or rear setback is 10 feet where abutting a residential zone.

(b) Side Setbacks. The minimum depth of a proposed structure from a side setback is five feet where abutting a residential zone.

(c) Corner Setback. For a lot with more than one property line abutting a street, proposed structures must be at least 10 feet from the property lines.

(7) Height of Building. No structure may exceed a height of 45 feet without prior authorization from the Planning Commission and City Council.

(8) Parking Regulations. Parking must be provided in accordance with the requirements of MDC Table 18.25.050-1 in MDC 18.25.050 and the requirements of MDC 18.25.040 through 18.25.070.

(9) Sanitation Regulations. Before any structure receives a certificate of occupancy, it must be connected to the City sewer system where the structure is within 300 feet of an existing City sewer.

(10) Water Regulations. Before any structure receives a certificate of occupancy, it must be connected to the City water system unless authorized by the City for connection to an adjoining water system.

(11) Lighting. All lighting must comply with the outdoor lighting standards.

(12) Landscaping. All landscaping must comply with the landscaping standards. [Ord. 933 § 3.9, 2019.]