Chapter 18.40 — M-C, INDUSTRIAL-COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

The purpose of the industrial-commercial district is to provide a district for the combined industrial and commercial enterprises necessary to serve the residents, industries and nearby farms. (Ord. 189 Art. 3 §7.1, 1980)

Uses permitted in the industrial-commercial district include:

• A. Ambulance service;

• B. Automobile, truck or farm machinery sales facilities;

• C. Bakeries;

• D. Carpenter, cabinet and woodworking shops or box manufacturing;

• E. Dwellings, limited to the use of a watchman or caretaker employed on the site, mobile or permanent;

• F. Electric, plumbing, heating and sheet-metal shops;

• G. Express offices, bus stations, shipping terminals;

• H. General offices, professional offices and laboratories;

• I. Hardware, building material, machinery, feed and seed stores;

• J. Laundry and dry-cleaning facilities;

• K. Public utility and municipal and communication facilities;

• L. Restaurants;

• M. Secondhand sales wholly within a building;

• N. Union halls, employment agencies;

• O. Welding and machine shops;

• P. Wholesale, storage and warehouse establishments;

• Q. Electric vehicle charging station.

• (Ord. 189 Art. 3 §7.2, 1980; Ord. 99-343 §3; Ord. 2023-511, 9/26/2023)

Uses permitted subject to obtaining a conditional use permit in the industrial-commercial (M-C) district include:

• A. Animal hospitals, kennels and veterinary establishments;

• B. Bulk petroleum distribution plants;

• C. Automobile, truck or farm machinery service, repair and storage facilities;

• D. Salvage or storage yards, including auto wrecking when conducted within a solid fence of a sufficient height to screen operations and materials inside, and commercial cannabis businesses involving distribution, manufacturing, testing labs, cultivation- processing, and/or microbusiness (non-cultivation);

• E. Electric vehicle charging station, if the Building Official or delegee determines the charging station could have a specific adverse impact upon the public health or safety.

• (Ord. 189 Art. 3 §7.3, 1980; Ord. 99-343 §4; Ord. 2021-494 §7; Ord. 2023-511, 9/26/2023)

The following temporary uses are permitted in this zone district upon approval of an administrative use permit (AUP) per Section 18.72.230 :

1. Circus, carnivals and special events.

2. Fairs.

3. Farmer's markets.

4. Car/truck shows.

5. Commercial sporting events.

6. Any other uses similar in nature as determined by the Planning Director. (Ord. 2024-521, 11/26/2024)

All manufacturing and fabrication operations in the M-C district shall be conducted within a building. (Ord. 189 Art. 3 §7.4, 1980)

All equipment and materials storage areas shall be screened by a solid fence, wall or screen planting not less than 6 feet in height. (Ord. 189 Art. 3 §7.4, 1980)