Automobile wrecking
“Automobile wrecking” shall mean the commercial dismantling or disassembling of used motor vehicles, trailers, tractors, and self-propelling farm or road machinery or the storage, sale, or dumping of the same, when dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete, or wrecked, or the parts thereof.
General Manufacturing
A facility accommodating manufacturing processes where the intensity or scale of operations is greater than those classified under "Light Manufacturing" but where impacts on surrounding land uses or the community can typically be mitigated to acceptable levels. Examples of General Manufacturing uses include establishments that make or process raw materials into finished machines or parts for machines; the manufacturing of motor vehicles, transportation equipment, and large appliances; establishments that cut, shape, and finish marble, granite, slate, and other stone; establishments that produce brick and structural clay products; woodworking, including cabinet making and furniture manufacturing; and metal products fabrication, including machine, sheet metal and welding shops.
Hazardous Materials
Materials that are defined as “hazardous” by the State of California or U.S. Government.
Heavy Manufacturing
Manufacturing or processing operations that necessitate the storage of large volumes of hazardous or unsightly materials, or which produce dust, smoke, fumes, odors or noise at levels that would affect surrounding uses. Examples of Heavy Manufacturing uses and activities include the manufacturing of chemical products; the manufacturing of concrete, gypsum, and plaster products; glass product manufacturing; paving and roofing materials manufacturing; petroleum refining and related industries; plastics, other synthetics, and rubber product manufacturing; primary metal industries including the smelting and refining of ferrous and nonferrous metals from ore, pig, or scrap; asphalt and concrete plants; medical waste processing/incineration; paint removal and sandblasting; hazardous or low-level nuclear material disposal; wrecking, junk or salvage yards; and pulp and pulp product manufacturing, including paper mills.
Junk yard
“Junk yard” shall mean the use of more than two hundred (200) square feet of area of any parcel, lot, or contiguous lots as a place where imported waste, discarded or salvaged materials, or junk or salvaged materials are disassembled, handled, baled, packed, processed, or stored. “Junk yard” shall include auto wrecking yards, scrap metal yards, wrecking yards, used lumber yards, and places or yards for the storage of salvaged house wrecking and structural steel materials and equipment. “Junk yard” shall not include such activities when conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building, nor pawnshops and establishments for the sale, purchase, or storage of used furniture and household equipment when conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building, nor the sale of used cars, tractors, farm machinery, house trailers, or boats in operable condition, nor the salvage of materials incidental to manufacturing or farming operations.
Light Manufacturing
The manufacturing and assembly of finished products or parts, primarily using previously prepared materials. Examples of Light Manufacturing uses and activities include clothing and fabric product manufacturing; electronics, small equipment, and appliance manufacturing; food and beverage product manufacturing, including catering operations and wholesale bakeries; laundry, dry-cleaning, and carpet cleaning plants; establishments manufacturing and assembling small products primarily by hand, including jewelry, pottery and other ceramics; printing, publishing and lithography; establishments that convert pre-manufactured paper or paperboard into boxes, envelopes, paper bags, wallpaper, and that coat or glaze pre-manufactured paper; and photo/film processing labs.
Research and Development
A business that engages in research, testing, and development of products and/or services in all technology-intensive fields. Research and Development uses do not involve the mass manufacture, fabrication, processing, or sale of consumer products, and do not produce dust, smoke, fumes, odors or noise at levels that would affect surrounding uses. Prototype development and product testing may be included as part of a Research and Development use. Examples of Research and Development uses include bio-technology laboratories, alternative energy technology development, agricultural research, and aviation and aerospace technology development.
Warehousing, Wholesaling, and Distribution
An establishment used primarily for the storage, selling or distributing of goods to retailers, contractors, commercial purchasers or other wholesalers, or to the branch or local offices of a company or organization. Examples of Warehousing, Wholesaling, and Distribution uses includes vehicle storage, moving services, general delivery services, minor waste tire storage facilities, fuel yards and house boat storage yards where no maintenance of house boats occurs. The storage of flammables, explosives, or materials that create dust, odors or fumes is excluded from this definition.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)