Visalia, California · District
I-L
Light Industrial Zone
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right128
- Stand-Alone Automatic Teller (ATM)
- Greenhouses (commercial growers)
- Communications Equipment Building
- Radio and TV Broadcasting Studios – with antenna off-site
- Wireless telecommunication facilities – more than 100 feet away from property planned/zoned residential
- Adult Daycare – 12 or fewer adults
- Children Daycare – 14 or fewer
- Daycare In Conjunction with Primary Use
- Drive-Thru Lanes Meeting All Standards in Sect. 17.32.162
- Drive-Thru Lanes Not Meeting All Standards in Sect. 17.32.162
- Drive-Thru Lanes in Industrial Zone
- Micro-breweries/micro-wineries (with or without restaurants)
- Cafeterias
- Quick Service/Fast Food Restaurants (Industrial Zone)
- Sit-Down Restaurant/Café – with or without full bar using less than 25% of public area
- Propane/Butane
- Above Ground Tanks dispensing Class I, II, and III-A liquids – more than 100 feet from a residential use or residential zoned property
- Pump & Underground Storage Tank – 500 gallons or less
- Pump & Underground Storage Tank – more than 500 gallons
- Home Occupation Businesses
- Kennels (located 500 feet or more from a residential zone)
- Dry Cleaners (cleaning plant)
- Dry Cleaners (cleaning plant including carpet/rug cleaning and dyeing)
- Diaper Supply Service
- Linen & Uniform Supply Service
- Building & Construction Trade – building materials yards (storage & distribution)
- Building & Construction Trade – cabinetmaker/carpenter shops
- Building & Construction Trade – contractor's equipment storage yards
- Building & Construction Trade – sheet metal shop
- Chemical Products – laboratories (i.e., organic/inorganic)
- Food & Beverage – beer & ale distributors
- Food & Beverage – breweries and wineries producing 60,000 barrels or less per year
- Food & Beverage – commercial bakeries
- Food & Beverage – commercial kitchens
- Food & Beverage – fruit & vegetable brokers & shippers
- Food & Beverage – ice manufacturers & storage
- Food & Beverage – meat and food locker, packaging
- Food & Beverage – packaging of previously prepared food items
- Food & Beverage – snack food preparation, packaging
- Food & Beverage – beverage distribution
- Kiln works for clay and pottery products
- Light Manufacturing/Assembly (i.e., computer hardware & parts, electric supplies – consumer goods, etc.)
- Prototype Manufacturing, non-production scale, Makerspace
- Printing & Publishing – desktop, blueprint & photocopy
- Printing & Publishing – publishing, printing &/or binding (newspapers, magazines, brochures, books, etc.)
- Products Manufactured/Assembled from Previously Prepared Materials – manufacture of paper & plastic packaging & cartons
- Products Manufactured/Assembled from Previously Prepared Materials – clothing assembly/imprinting
- Products Manufactured/Assembled from Previously Prepared Materials – metal fabrication & die cutting
- Products Manufactured/Assembled from Previously Prepared Materials – rubber & plastic product manufacturing
- Products Manufactured/Assembled from Previously Prepared Materials – packaging/distribution of prepared materials (non-food items)
- Trucking, Warehousing, and Internet Fulfillment Centers – combined office/warehouse-type buildings (not exceeding 25% of total building area)
- Trucking, Warehousing, and Internet Fulfillment Centers – delivery only medical marijuana retail
- Trucking, Warehousing, and Internet Fulfillment Centers – general warehousing & storage
- Trucking, Warehousing, and Internet Fulfillment Centers – local bus charter
- Trucking, Warehousing, and Internet Fulfillment Centers – moving companies/trucking/storage
- Trucking, Warehousing, and Internet Fulfillment Centers – refrigerated warehouses/storage
- Trucking, Warehousing, and Internet Fulfillment Centers – school bus yards
- Trucking, Warehousing, and Internet Fulfillment Centers – trucking & freight forwarding terminal
- Medical Clinics
- Medical Equipment/supplies (oxygen, prosthetics, walkers, etc.)
- Offices – General Business and Professional (i.e., data processing services, employment agencies, insurance agencies, etc.) – less than 2,000 sq. ft.
- Offices – General Business and Professional (i.e., data processing services, employment agencies, insurance agencies, etc.) – 2,000 sq. ft. to 6,000 sq. ft.
- Offices – General Business and Professional (i.e., data processing services, employment agencies, insurance agencies, etc.) – more than 6,000 sq. ft.
- Offices – Medical
- Offices – Associated with Industrial Uses (not exceeding 25% of total building area)
- Parcel Delivery Services/Parcel Distribution (UPS, Federal Express, Etc.)
- Parking Facilities for Off-Site Uses
- Park & Ride
- Personal Services Stand Alone
- Personal Services Located with the Primary Permitted Use on the Site
- Tattooist
- Photocopy Services/Desktop Publishing With Printing Press
- Photocopy Services/Desktop Publishing Without Printing Press
- Photography Studio
- Photography Labs/Blue Printing/Microfilming (developing, printing – no retail on site)
- Photography labs (developing, printing – no retail on site)
- Photography Labs with Retail on Site
- Private Postal Service (mail boxes, mailing service)
- Fire Stations
- Police Stations & Substations
- Post Offices
- Public Buildings, Offices & Grounds
- Public Libraries
- Post Office Substations
- Athletic and Health Clubs (gymnasiums, fitness centers, racquet clubs) less than 5,000 sq. ft.
- Dance, Yoga & Music Studios
- Escape Rooms
- Martial Arts
- Indoor Playgrounds and Trampoline Parks
- Video Machines/Coin-Operated Games – 1 to 4 machines
- Reverse Vending Machines
- Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center
- Residential Unit Reoccupation
- Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units on a lot with an existing primary residence
- General Merchandise Retail – less than 4,000 sq. ft.
- General Merchandise Retail – 4,000 to 6,000 sq. ft.
- General Merchandise Retail – 6,001 to 40,000 sq. ft.
- General Merchandise Retail – 40,001 to 60,000 sq. ft.
- Lumberyards; fencing stores/yards
- Garden Centers/Nurseries – stand alone
- Home Improvement
- Drugstore/Pharmacy – not including general retail merchandise, 1,500 sq. ft. or more
- Farm Equipment Sales
- Food Stores – convenience store
- Food Stores – specialty food stores (bakery, delicatessen, butcher shop, meat market, health food, gourmet/imported food, etc.)
- Furniture & Furnishings – new
- Furniture & Furnishings – secondhand *up to 10,000 square feet
- Gun Shops – within primary use
- Magazine/Newspaper Sales (Freestanding Booth/Stand/Kiosk) – indoor
- Pet Stores
- Pool/Spa Supplies/Equipment
- Tutoring Centers
- Appliance, Electrical Equipment, Tools (disassemble & repair)
- Check-Cashing Service
- Bail Bonds
- Locksmiths
- Pet Grooming/Dog Training (conducted indoors)
- Sharpening Service – small tools not including saw blades and lawn mowers
- Shoe Repair Shops
- Tailor, Dressmaking, & Alterations
- Payment Centers
- Animal Hospitals (no boarding)
- Wholesale Commercial Establishment
- Warehousing Storage – primary use
- Warehousing Storage – not to exceed 20% of gross floor area of permitted use
- Warehousing Storage – in excess of 20% of gross floor area of permitted use
- Mini Storage Facilities
- Other Uses Similar in Nature and Intensity as Determined by the City Planner
Conditional / special use77
- Riding Academies/Stables
- Animal Shelters/Humane Societies
- Auto Dismantling/Wrecking/Salvage Yards
- Auto Machine Shops
- Truck/Trailer Sales and/or Service
- Wireless telecommunication facilities – more than 100 feet away from property planned/zoned residential
- Wireless telecommunication facilities – within 100-ft of property planned/zoned residential
- Adult Daycare – 13 or more adults
- Children Daycare – 15 or more
- Bars/Taverns – within 300 feet of any residence/public use
- Micro-breweries/micro-wineries (with or without restaurants)
- Craft distilleries
- Cafeterias
- Quick Service/Fast Food Restaurants
- Live Entertainment
- Sit-Down Restaurant/Café – with or without full bar using less than 25% of public area
- Event Centers
- Propane/Butane within 50 feet of Planned/zoned Residential
- Above Ground Tanks dispensing Class I, II, and III-A liquids – within 100 feet of a residential use or residential zoned property
- Petroleum & Petroleum Products Storage
- Massage Establishment
- Medical Facilities/Services – Ambulance Services/Medical Transport
- Medical Clinics
- Medical Dialysis Centers and Blood Donation Centers
- Medical Facilities/Services – Laboratories (medical testing & diagnostic)
- Offices – Professional office with social services
- Parking Facilities for Off-Site Uses
- Planned Unit Developments
- Community & Recreation Centers
- Community Gardens
- Fire Stations
- Police Stations & Substations
- Public Buildings, Offices & Grounds
- Public Libraries
- Athletic and Health Clubs (gymnasiums, fitness centers, racquet clubs)
- Aquatic Centers
- Other Recreational Facilities
- Rifle and Pistol Range, indoor
- Heavy Processing Recycling Facilities
- Light Processing Recycling Facilities
- Large Collection Recycling Facilities
- Small Collection Recycling Facilities
- Residential Units, New or Expansions
- Residential Care Facility Small
- Residential Care Facility, Large
- Emergency Shelters
- Low Barrier Navigation Centers
- Transitional Housing and Supportive Housing as those terms are defined in Section 17.04.030
- Senior Citizen Residential Developments
- Employee housing
- Food Stores – convenience store
- Food Stores – wine tasting with sales
- Magazine/Newspaper Sales (Freestanding Booth/Stand/Kiosk) – outdoor
- Preschool/After-School Care
- Elementary Schools, K-6 or K-8
- Middle Schools
- High Schools
- Colleges/Universities (academic)
- Vocational or other Specialized Schools – Non-industrial trades
- Vocational or other Specialized Schools – Industrial trades
- After Hours Academic Education Facilities (After 6:00 p.m.)
- Courier Services
- Equipment Rental – conducted outdoors
- Gunsmith Shops, including incidental retail
- Sheltered Workshops
- Service Stations – Fuel dispensing only – not including major auto repair services of any kind
- Service Stations – Also including major auto repair services
- Service Stations – Also including light servicing of trucks
- Electric Distribution Substations
- Elevated Pressure Tanks
- Gas Regulator Stations
- Public Service Pumping Stations
- Public Utility Service Yards
- Animal Hospitals (no boarding)
- Warehousing Storage – in excess of 20% of gross floor area of permitted use
- Mini Storage Facilities
- Other Uses Similar in Nature and Intensity as Determined by the City Planner Subject to the Granting of a Conditional Use Permit
Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Masonry wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. where abutting residential8 ft
An eight-foot masonry wall is required along property line where a site abuts an R-1 or R-M zone district.
Other
- Landscaped yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. along interior road10 ft
Frontage on interior roads: 10 feet.
- Landscaped yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. along major road25 ft
Frontage on major road: 25 feet.
- Landscaped yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. along minor road15 ft
Frontage on minor road: 15 feet.
- Landscaped yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. rear abutting residential10 ft
Rear yards abutting an R-S or R-M zone district: 10 feet.
- Landscaped yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. side abutting railroad25 ft
Side abutting railroad right-of-way: 25 feet.
- Landscaped yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. side abutting residential10 ft
Side yards abutting an R-S or R-M zone district: 10 feet.
- Maximum smoke opacity2 Ringelmann
No use shall emit visible smoke of a shade equal to or darker than No. 2 on a standard Ringelmann Chart issued by the United States Bureau of Mines or smoke of an equivalent opacity, except that smoke of a shade equal to No. 3 may be emitted for four minutes in any thirty (30) minute period.
- Performance standard for injurious uses
No use shall be permitted which is determined by the planning commission to be injurious to persons residing or working in the vicinity or injurious to property located in the vicinity by reason of odor, fumes, dust, smoke, cinder, refuse, noise, vibration, illumination, glare or heavy truck traffic or to involve any hazard of fire or explosion or to emit electrical disturbances that adversely affect commercial or electronic equipment outside the boundaries of the site.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. abutting residential20 ft
Rear yards abutting an R-S or R-M zone district: 20 feet.
- Side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. abutting railroad25 ft
Side abutting railroad right-of-way: 25 feet.
- Side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. abutting residential20 ft
Side yards abutting an R-S or R-M zone district: 20 feet.
- Site plan review permit
A site plan review permit must be obtained for all development in an I-L or I zone.
- Common storm drainage for parcels under 5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Properties subdivided into parcels of less than five acres shall provide a common or joint storm drainage facility or pond, to be maintained through a private property owners' association formed at the time of subdivision.
From the ordinance
Minimum site area: five (5) acres. Maximum building height: seventy-five (75) feet. Minimum required yards (building setbacks): Frontage on major road 25 ft, minor road 15 ft, interior 10 ft, rear 0 ft, rear abutting R-S/R-M 20 ft, side 0 ft, side abutting R-S/R-M 20 ft, side abutting railroad 25 ft.