M-1 Light - Industrial district

10.2.1. M-1 District scope and intent . Regulations in this section are the M-1 District regulations. Article XIX should be consulted to determine uses and minimum standards for uses allowed by administrative permits or use permits. The M-1 District is intended to provide locations which meet the needs of processing, manufacturing, fabricating and warehousing, research and office uses, and related uses.

10.2.2. Use regulations . Within the M-1 District, land and structures shall be used in accordance with standards herein. Any industrial use not specifically designated as prohibited or allowed with approval of a use permit shall be permitted. (Amended 04/04/07)

Structures and land shall be used for manufacturing, fabricating, processing, warehousing, distributing, research, office associated with industrial use uses and similar uses except as enumerated below or in article XIX. (Amended 04/07/93, 04/04/07)

A.

Prohibited use

1.

Blast furnace

2.

Boiler works

3.

Bone distillation

4.

Dwelling

5.

Fat rendering

6.

Incinerator

7.

Manufacturing of:

Acetylene gas

Acid

Ammonia

Asphalt

Bleaching powder

Brick

Chlorine gas

Cement

Coal tar

Explosives

Fertilizer

Glue

Gypsum board

Linoleum

Oil

Oilcloth

Mineral dye

Paint

Paper

Paper pulp

Patent leather

Petroleum products

Plaster of paris

Pottery

Shellac

Terra cotta

Tile

Turpentine

Varnish

Yeast

8.

Mineral extraction

9.

Ore reduction

10.

Rolling mill

11.

Slaughter house

12.

Smelting

13.

Stockyard

14.

Storage of:

Explosives

Animal hides

15.

Tanning

16.

Tar distillation

17.

Truck stop (Added 05/05/10)

18.

Truck terminal

19.

Landfill, solid waste disposal (Added 07/07/99)

B.

Accessory uses . Structures and land may be used for uses customarily incidental to any permitted use.

(Amd. No. 10-0497, 5-5-10)

10.2.3. Development standards .

A.

Height regulations . Whenever uses or structures permitted in the M-1 District adjoin a dwelling district, structures shall be set back at least 12 additional feet for each foot of height in excess of 50 feet.

Otherwise, no structure shall exceed the higher of 8 stories or 100 feet in height.

B.

Minimum front yard : 40 feet

C.

Minimum side yard : None. See section 4.23 for buffer and landscape requirements.

D.

Minimum rear yard : None. See section 4.23 for buffer and landscape requirements.

E.

Minimum lot area : None

F.

Minimum accessory structure requirements. Accessory structures shall not be located in the minimum front yard.

G.

Minimum lot frontage : 35 feet adjoining a street (Amended 11/03/93)

10.2.4. Other regulations . The headings below contain provisions applicable to the M-1 District.

Development regulations. Article XXXIV

Exceptions. Section 4.3

Floodplain management. Section 4.24

Off street parking and loading. Article XVIII

Outside storage. Section 4.2

Landscape area and buffer regulations. Section 4.23

River protection. Metropolitan River Protection Act

Signs. Article XXXIII

10.2.5. Environmental impact report . In accordance with section 28.4.6, submit an Environmental Impact Report as required. (Amended 04/03/02)

(Res. No. 07-0322, 4-4-07)