The provisions of this chapter shall be known as the M-20 light industrial zone regulations. The M-20 zone is intended to create, preserve, and enhance areas containing manufacturing and related establishments with limited external impact within an open and attractive setting, and is typically appropriate to locations adjacent to residential communities. These regulations shall apply in the M-20 zone. (Prior planning code § 5600)

Except for projects that are exempt from design review as set forth in Section 17.136.025, no Local Register Property, Residential Facility, Mixed Use Development, Telecommunications Facility, Sign, or other associated structure shall be constructed, established, or altered in exterior appearance, unless plans for the proposal have been approved pursuant to the design review procedure in Chapter 17.136, and when applicable, the Telecommunications regulations in Chapter 17.128, or the Sign regulations in Chapter 17.104. (Ord. 12776 § 3, Exh. A (part), 2006: Ord. 11904 § 5.73 (part), 1996: prior planning code § 5602)

The following activities, as described in the use classifications in Chapter 17.10, are permitted:
A. Civic Activities:
Essential Service
Limited Child-Care
Nonassembly Cultural
Administrative
Telecommunications
B. Commercial Activities:
General Food Sales
Convenience Sales and Service

Mechanical or Electronic Games, subject to the provisions of Section 17.102.210C
Medical Service
General Retail Sales
General Personal Service
Consultative and Financial Service
Administrative
Business and Communication Service
Research Service
General Wholesale Sales

Automotive Repair and Cleaning, except as provided in Section 17.102.370.

Automotive Fee Parking, except as provided in Section 17.102.370.
C. Manufacturing Activities:

Custom--when located further than one hundred fifty (150) feet from residential zones

Light--when located further than one hundred fifty (150) feet from residential zones
D. Off-street parking serving activities other than those listed above, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 17.102.100. (Ord. 12289 § 4 (part), 2000; Ord. 11904 § 5.64 (part), 1996; prior planning code § 5603)

The following activities, as described in the use classifications in Chapter 17.10, may be permitted upon the granting of a conditional use permit pursuant to the conditional use permit procedure in Chapter 17.134:
A. Civic Activities:

Community Assembly

Community Education

Utility and Vehicular

Extensive Impact

Special Health Care Civic Activities
B. Commercial Activities:

Convenience Market

Fast-Food Restaurant

Alcoholic Beverage Sales

Consumer Laundry and Repair Service

Retail Business Supply

Construction Sales and Service

Automotive Servicing

Transport and Warehousing, except as provided in Section 17.102.210F

Animal Care

Scrap Operation, except as provided in Section 17.102.210F
C. Manufacturing Activities:

Custom--when located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of residential zones

Light--when located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of residential zones

General, provided that electroplating activities shall also be subject to the provisions of Section 17.102.340

Small Scale Transfer and Storage Hazardous Waste Management when located a minimum of 2,000 feet from a Residential Facility; such facilities when located within 2,000 feet of a Residential Facility are not permitted
D. Agricultural and Extractive Activities:

Plant Nursery

Crop and Animal Raising

Mining and Quarrying
E. Additional activities which are permitted or conditionally permitted in an adjacent zone, on lots near the boundary thereof, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 17.102.110. (Ord. 12450 § 15, 2002; Ord. 12147 § 3 (part), 1999; Ord. 12072 § 6, 1998; Ord. 11956 § 4, 1996; prior planning code § 5604)

The following facilities, as described in the use classifications in Chapter 17.10, are permitted:
A. Nonresidential Facilities:

Enclosed
B. Signs:

Special

Development

Realty

Civic

Business
C. Telecommunications:

Micro

Mini

Macro
(Ord. 12021 § 8, 1997; Ord. 11904 § 5.66 (part), 1996; prior planning code § 5605)

The following facilities, as described in the use classifications in Chapter 17.10, may be permitted upon the granting of a conditional use permit pursu ant to the conditional use permit procedure in Chapter 17.134:
A. Nonresidential Facilities:
Open
Drive-In
Drive-Through
B. Telecommunications:
Monopole
(Ord. 11904 § 5.68 (part), 1996; prior planning code § 5606)

A. Administrative Activities, Medical Service, and Consultative and Financial Service. The total floor area devoted to Administrative Civic Activities or Administrative, Medical Service, or Consultative and Financial Service Commercial Activities on any single lot shall not exceed fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet, except upon the granting of a conditional use permit pursuant to the conditional use permit procedure in Chapter 17.134.
B. General Retail Sales and General Personal Service. The total floor area devoted to General Retail Sales or General Personal Service Commercial Activities by any single establishment shall not exceed three thousand (3,000) square feet, except upon the granting of a conditional use permit pursuant to the conditional use permit procedure in Chapter 17.134.
C. Convenience Markets, Fast-Food Restaurants, and Certain Establishments Selling Alcoholic Beverages or Providing Mechanical or Electronic Games. See Section 17.102.210. (Prior planning code § 5608)

A conditional use permit for a Hazardous Waste Management Activity may be granted only upon determination that the proposed development conforms to the general use permit criteria set forth in the conditional use permit procedure at Chapter 17.134 and to all of the following use permit criteria:
A. That the project is not detrimental to the public health, safety or general welfare of the community;
B. That the project is or will be adequately served by roads and other public or private service facilities;
C. That the project is consistent with the regional fair-share facility needs assessment and siting criteria established in the Alameda County Hazardous Waste Management Plan;
D. That the cumulative effects of locating the project within the proposed area have been analyzed and where applicable, measures have been incorporated into the project. (Ord. 12072 § 7, 1998)

See Section 17.102.230. (Prior planning code § 5609)

No facility accommodating an Automotive Servicing or Automotive Repair and Cleaning Commercial Activity that is located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any residential zone boundary shall be constructed or established, or altered or painted a new color in such a manner as to affect exterior appearance, unless plans for such a proposal shall have been approved pursuant to the design review procedure in Chapter 17.136. (Ord. 12240 § 5, 2000)

All Commercial and Manufacturing Activities shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the performance standards in Chapter 17.120. (Prior planning code § 5610)

A. General Limitations. All Signs shall be subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 17.104.020. (Ord. 12606 Att. A (part), 2004: prior planning code § 5613)

Every lot shall have a minimum frontage of twenty-five (25) feet upon a street, except as this requirement is modified by Section 17.106.020. (Prior planning code § 5614)

Except as provided in Chapter 17.128, no general maximum height is prescribed, except that the height of facilities shall be limited, as prescribed in Section 17.108.010, on lots lying along a boundary of any of certain other zones. But see Section 17.68.100 for maximum height of Signs, and Section 17.108.130 for maximum height of facilities within minimum yards and courts. (Ord. 11904 § 5.70, 1996: prior planning code § 5619)

No yards are generally required except as indicated below. The following minimum yards shall be provided unobstructed except for the accessory structures or the other facilities allowed therein by Section 17.108.130. See also Section 17.108.020 for greater yard requirements applying to certain facilities which exceed the general maximum height prescribed in Section 17.68.120.
A. Front Yard. The minimum front yard depth on every lot shall be five feet, except that a greater depth shall be required, as prescribed in Section 17.108.040, in certain situations where part of the frontage on the same side of a block is in a residential zone.
B. Side Yard--Street Side of Corner Lot. A side yard shall be provided, as prescribed in Section 17.108.070, on the street side of a corner lot in certain situations where a lot to the rear of the corner lot is in a residential zone.
C. Side Yard--Interior Lot Line. A side yard shall be provided, as prescribed in Section 17.108.090, along an interior side lot line lying along a boundary of any of certain other zones.
D. Rear Yard. A rear yard shall be provided, as prescribed in Section 17.108.100, along a boundary of any of certain other zones. (Prior planning code § 5620)

A. General Requirements. All uses shall be subject to the applicable requirements of the buffering regulations in Chapter 17.110 with respect to screening or location of parking, loading, and storage areas; control of artificial illumination; and other matters specified therein.
B. Landscaped Front Yard. The minimum front yard required by Sections 17.68.130A and 17.108.040 shall, except for necessary driveways and walkways, be developed with lawn, ground cover, garden, shrubs, or trees, subject to the standards for required landscaping and screening in Chapter 17.124. (Prior planning code § 5622)

A. Parking and Loading. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided as prescribed in the off-street parking and loading requirements in Chapter 17.116.
B. Nonconforming Uses. Nonconforming uses and changes therein shall be subject to the nonconforming use regulations in Chapter 17.114.
C. General Provisions. The general exceptions and other regulations set forth in Chapter 17.102 shall apply in the M-20 zone.
D. Recycling Space Allocation Requirements. The regulations set forth in Chapter 17.118 shall apply in M-20 zone. (Amended during 1997 codification; Ord. 11807 § 4 (part), 1995; prior planning code § 5624)