Very Heavy Industrial Uses
San Diego Municipal Code § 141.1009
in effect§141.1009 Very Heavy Industrial Uses
This section regulates the following uses: distillation of bones; fat rendering; garbage offal or dead animal reduction; gas manufacture; glue manufacture; petroleum refining; and stock yards or slaughter of animals.
Very heavy industrial uses may be permitted with a Conditional Use Permit decided in accordance with Process Five in the zones indicated with a “C” in the Use Regulations Tables in Chapter 13, Article 1 (Base Zones) subject to the following regulations.
(a) The operation of these uses shall occur within an enclosed building to the extent possible.
(b) Any outdoor activities or operations shall be located on the site so that noise, odors, dust, and fumes generated on the site have minimal impact on surrounding development.
(c) Access to these facilities shall be as direct as possible from freeways and primary arterials and shall avoid residential streets.
(d) The facility shall be designed to protect nearby streams and bodies of water from runoff related to the operation of the facility.
(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)
(Renumbered from Section 141.1007 to Section 141.1008 on 12-1-2016 by O-20752 N.S.; effective 12-31-2016.)
(Renumbered from former Section 141.1008 on 10-17-2017 by O-20859 N.S.; effective 11-16-2017. Former Section 141.1009 “Wrecking and Dismantling of Motor Vehicles” renumbered to Section 141.1010.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter14/Ch14Art01Division10.pdf#page=20Fetched: 10/28/2026