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Title 18 — Zoning

Chapter 18.39 — M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

Wheatland Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-07 · Wheatland

§ 18.39.010. Purpose of district.

The purpose of the M-1 district is to provide for the establishment of areas where light manufacturing, wholesaling, storage, and transfer functions can serve the community's need for industrial activities not offensive to nearby commercial and residential uses. The M-1 zone is consistent with the light intensity industrial land use designation of the Wheatland general plan. (Ord. 337 Exh. A, 1991)

§ 18.39.020. Principal permitted uses.

The following are the principal uses permitted in the M-1 district:

  • A. Any manufacturing, processing, assembling, contracting, repair, office, research, transportation, transfer, storage, wholesale or administrative use except those listed in Sections 18.42.030 and 18.42.040 ; and not including waste collection or waste transfer stations;

  • B. Short order convenience grocery markets with a gross floor area not to exceed three thousand square feet;

  • C. Public buildings;

  • D. Livestock feed sales;

  • E. Fuel sales yards;

  • F. Construction and materials yards;

  • G. Cooperage and bottling;

  • H. Sheet metal; welding;

  • I. Truck terminals;

  • J. Lumber yards;

  • K. Research institutes. (Ord. 337 Exh. A, 1991)

§ 18.39.030. Permitted accessory uses.

The following are permitted accessory uses in the M-1 district:

  • A. Incidental services such as cafeterias to serve employees, when conducted in an enclosed building and entered from within the site;

  • B. Other accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant or appropriate to a permitted use. (Ord. 337 Exh. A, 1991)

§ 18.39.040. Conditional uses.

The following are the conditional uses in the M-1 district:

  • A. Animal hospitals and kennels;

  • B. Metal and waste rag, glass, and paper salvage operations; provided that all operations are conducted behind a solid screen not less than six feet high;

  • C. Living quarters which may include mobile homes for security guards, watchmen, or similar employees of a principal permitted use;

  • D. Dyeing and drycleaning in facility greater than three thousand square feet;

  • E. Food and animal feed processing;

  • F. Plastics products manufacturing;

  • G. Any other use which is of the same general character as the above conditional uses. (Ord. 337 Exh. A, 1991)

§ 18.39.050. Height regulations.

  • A. No building shall exceed a height of four stories, not to exceed forty-eight feet; except as provided by Section 18.60.110 .

  • B. Within two hundred feet of the boundary of any R district, no building or structure shall exceed the maximum height permitted in such adjoining R district.

  • (Ord. 337 Exh. A, 1991)

§ 18.39.060. Area, lot coverage, and yards.

  • A. The following minimum requirements shall be observed except where increased for a conditional use and subject to Chapter 18.60 :
Lot Area
(sq. ft.)		 Lot Coverage
(max. %)		 Depth or Width of Required Yards
(in feet)		 Depth or Width of Required Yards
(in feet)		 Depth or Width of Required Yards
(in feet)
Front Side Rear
10,000 60 20 10 ft., except when
adjoining on R district
designed for future
residential
development in the
Wheatland
comprehensive
general plan, then not
less than 50 feet.		 50 ft.; may be
reduced to 20 ft.
by conditional use
permit.

  • B. Pumps dispensing fuel directly into a motor vehicle shall maintain the setbacks required in Section 18.60.270 .

  • C. Watchmen or caretaker residential units shall meet the setbacks of Section 18.21.060 . (Ord. 337 Exh. A, 1991)

§ 18.39.070. Off-street parking.

All uses are required to comply with Chapter 18.63 . (Ord. 337 Exh. A, 1991)

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▸ Contents — Wheatland Zoning Code
Wheatland Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Title 18 — Zoning
    Overview
    1. Chapter 18.03 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
    2. Chapter 18.06 — DEFINITIONS
    3. Chapter 18.09 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
    4. Chapter 18.12 — ZONING MAP AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
    5. Chapter 18.15 — A-E AGRICULTURE-EXCLUSIVE ZONE
    6. Chapter 18.18 — RE RESIDENTIAL ESTATES DISTRICTS
    7. Chapter 18.21 — R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
    8. Chapter 18.24 — R-2 TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
    9. Chapter 18.27 — R-3 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL-LIMIT DISTRICT
    10. Chapter 18.30 — C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
    11. Chapter 18.33 — C-2 RETAIL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
    12. Chapter 18.36 — C-3 HEAVY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
    13. Chapter 18.39 — M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
    14. Chapter 18.42 — M-2 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
    15. Chapter 18.45 — F-W FLOODWAY DISTRICT
    16. Chapter 18.48 — F-P FLOODPLAIN COMBINING DISTRICT
    17. Chapter 18.51 — PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONE
    18. Chapter 18.54 — A AGRICULTURE COMBINING DISTRICTREGULATIONS
    19. Chapter 18.55 — EMERGENCY SHELTER COMBINING DISTRICT
    20. Chapter 18.57 — IND-PK INDUSTRIAL PARK COMBINING DISTRICT
    21. Chapter 18.60 — REGULATION OF SPECIFIC USES
    22. Chapter 18.61 — CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA
    23. Chapter 18.63 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
    24. Chapter 18.64 — BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE C…
    25. Chapter 18.67 — SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW
    26. Chapter 18.70 — NONCONFORMING USES
    27. Chapter 18.73 — VARIANCES
    28. Chapter 18.76 — USE PERMITS
    29. Chapter 18.77 — DENSITY BONUS
    30. Chapter 18.78 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT REGULATIONS
    31. Chapter 18.79 — ADMINISTRATION
    32. Chapter 18.82 — APPEALS
    33. Chapter 18.85 — AMENDMENTS
    34. Chapter 18.88 — ENFORCEMENT

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