The provisions of Sections 26-42 through 26-54 of this chapter are made applicable to all M-1 districts subject to the specific provisions of this section.

A. Intent. To provide areas within the city for large scale manufacture, assembly, fabrication, storage, and processing of previously processed materials into finished products. Operations shall not create objectionable influences such as dust, glare, odor, or sound. Uses in this district may be compatible with adjacent residential uses when specific regulations are applied.

B. Use Regulations. In the M-1 district no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected or structurally altered unless otherwise provided herein except for one or more of the following uses.

C. Uses Permitted in the M-1 District.

1. Warehousing (including delivery services), moving services, vehicle storage, and mini warehouses.

2. Sign fabrication.

3. Wholesale activities.

4. Fabrication and assembly of electrical appliances and equipment, or electronic assemblies.

5. Assembly or packaging of manufactured components.

6. Publishing, and book binderies.

7. Cold storage plants.

8. Furniture manufacture.

9. Medical, and pharmaceutical manufacture.

10. Administrative offices for a permitted use on the same lot.

D. Conditional Uses Requiring a Use Permit in the M-1 District.

1. Any use permitted in a C-1, C-2, or C-L-M District subject to obtaining a use permit in each case.

2. Offices.

3. Residential use.

4. Public utility buildings and substations.

5. Recreational vehicle parks.

6. Bars, cafes, and restaurants.

7. Light metal fabrication including machine shops and sheet metal work but not including casting, smelting, drop hammers, or punch presses.

8. Food processing and packaging which are not offensive or obnoxious due to odor, fumes, refuse matter, or water carried waste.

9. Any other use of land not specifically set forth in this section that is compatible with the intent of this section.

E. Development Standards in the M-1 District.

1. Lot Area. In an M-1 district, there shall be no minimum lot area.

2. Lot Width. In an M-1 district, there shall be no minimum lot width.

3. Height Regulations. In an M-1 district:

a. In an M-1 district, the maximum height of any main building or structure shall not exceed twenty feet.

b. In an M-1 district, accessory buildings shall not exceed fifteen feet in height.

c. In an M-1 district, additional height may be permitted if a use permit is secured in each case.

4. Yards. In an M-1 district:

a. Front Yard. In an M-1 district, for property with frontage on Oro Dam Boulevard, Olive Highway, or Feather River Boulevard the minimum required setback is twelve feet. For all other property there is no minimum except where the frontage is partially in a residential district in which case the front yard shall be the same as required in such residential district or as may be indicated on officially adopted Master Street and Highway Plan or other city codes.

b. Side Yard. In an M-1 district, no minimum except where the side of an M-1 district abuts a residential district in which case a side yard of ten feet is required.

c. Rear Yard. In an M-1 district, there shall be no minimum rear yard unless the rear yard abuts a residential district in which case a rear yard of twenty feet is required.

5. Lot Coverage. In an M-1 district, the maximum permitted floor area ratio (FAR) for all buildings, structures, and accessory buildings on a lot shall not exceed forty percent FAR in accordance with this code.

F. Development Standards For Lands Abutting Residential Districts. In an M-1 district, within four hundred feet of a residential district hours of operation are limited to between seven a.m. and seven p.m. Within seventy-five feet of a residential district the following shall apply in addition to those of subsection E of this section.

1. Landscaping Buffers/Fencing. In an M-1 district, a combination of fencing and landscaping shall be provided along all boundaries common to residen-tial districts sufficient to provide screening, visual relief, and sound barriers.

2. Building Height. In an M-1 district, no structure shall exceed twenty feet in height.

3. Preferred Uses. In an M-1 district, within the seventy-five foot limited setback, the following are preferred uses.

a. Parking lots.

b. Loading areas.

c. Administrative offices.

d. Storage.

G. Parking. For the M-1 district, see Section 26-49.

H. Fences/Hedges. For the M-1 district, see Section 26-48.

I. General Regulations in the M-1 District.

1. Open Storage. In an M-1 district, open storage shall be screened from an abutting residential district by a sight obscuring fence, wall, or hedge permanently maintained at a minimum height of six feet; provided further that the design of such wall or sight obscuring fence shall be approved by the development review board before such installation is made.

2. Refuse Collection Areas. In an M-1 district, refuse collection areas shall be provided and improved per Section 26-48 of this chapter.

J. Loading Areas. In an M-1 district, private off-street loading space for handling of all goods, materials, and equipment shall be provided with the location and design for each off-street loading space being not less than ten feet by twenty feet with a minimum fourteen foot clearance. The loading area shall not be a part of the required off-street parking. The number, location, and design of off-street loading spaces shall be approved by the development review board.

K. Site Plan and Development Review. All new construction in an M-1 district, except for industrial uses within the Oroville Enterprise Zone, single family, and two-family dwelling units shall be subject to review and approval by the development review board. (Ord. No. 1310 § 1; Ord. No. 1429 § 2; Ord. No. 1498 § 3; Ord. No. 1499 § 6; Ord. No. 1524 § 27; Ord. No. 1536 § 3; Ord. No. 1647 (part); Ord. No. 1648 § 3 (part); Ord. No. 1667 (part); Renumbered during Supplement No. 1; Ord. No. 1670 § 24.)