§ 24-25. Purpose of the industrial zones.

A.

Light Industrial (LI). The purpose of the LI zone is to allow for light industrial and service commercial uses with little potential to create noise, odor, vibration, or other similar impacts to adjacent uses and surrounding areas. Permitted uses in the LI zone include construction, maintenance and repair services; equipment sales and rentals; vehicle repair, service and maintenance; research and development; light manufacturing; and warehousing, wholesaling and distribution and emergency shelters. Limited amounts of retail, personal services, restaurants, and pubic/quasi-public uses are permitted to serve area workers, and ancillary retail areas are permitted for the sale of products manufactured on-site. Caretaker quarters that are accessory to a primary use and live/work units are the only form of residential uses allowed. The maximum permitted floor area ratio in the LI zone is four-tenths (0.4). The LI zone implements the Industrial land use designation in the General Plan.

B.

General Industrial (GI). The purpose of the GI zone is to allow for a variety of industrial and service commercial uses in Butte County. Standards for the GI zone are intended to preserve locations for existing and future employment-generating businesses, including both traditional businesses and innovative green technology enterprises. In addition to the uses permitted in the LI zone, the GI zone also permits agricultural and timber processing and heavy manufacturing with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit. The maximum permitted floor area ratio in the GI zone is one-half (0.5). The GI zone implements the Industrial land use designation in the General Plan.

C.

Heavy Industrial (HI). The purpose of the HI zone is to allow for a full range of industrial uses, including 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. Uses permitted in the HI are similar to the GI zone, except that heavy industrial uses are permitted either as-of-right or with a Conditional Use Permit, and retail, personal service and restaurant uses are not allowed. The maximum permitted floor area ratio in the HI zone is one-half (0.5). The HI zone implements the Industrial land use designation in the General Plan.

(Ord. No. 4062, § 1, 9-10-13; Ord. No. 4132 , § 1(Att. A), 9-12-17)