18.40.010 Purpose:
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for:
A. Business and manufacturing employment opportunities for residents of the City and those in the adjacent area;
B. A variety of industrial uses, in limited and appropriate areas, to accommodate existing and new industries and minimize adverse impacts to the environment and surrounding uses;
C. Protection of residential and other uses from adverse impacts from manufacturing and industrial uses;
D. Protection of industrial areas from other uses that may interfere with the purpose and efficient operation of those areas.
The Moses Lake Industrial Park (MLIP) Zone is intended to accommodate small-scale light industrial uses such as contractor shops, vehicle repair, storage, and distribution.
The Light Industrial (L-I) Zone is intended to accommodate a variety of light industrial uses including but not limited to manufacturing, warehousing, distribution operations, processing and fabricating, and to preserve land for such use.
Except that the Light Industrial zoned property within one thousand feet (1,000') of West Broadway or Marina shall provide areas for all types of service and commercial establishments in addition to light industrial uses.
The Heavy Industrial (H-I) Zone is intended to accommodate heavy industrial uses and to preserve land for such uses at locations that will permit less restrictive industrial performance standards and bulk regulations than are required in the L-I Zone, thereby providing greater flexibility to accommodate a variety of heavy industrial uses including but not limited to manufacturing, fabricating, processing, warehousing, distribution operations, and assembly. (Ord. 2929, 8/13/19; Ord. 2216, 7/26/05; Ord. 2144, 12/9/03)