§ 10.3 M-2. Heavy Industrial District

10.3.1. M-2 District scope and intent . Regulations in this section are the M-2 District regulations. Article XIX should be consulted to determine uses and minimum standards for uses allowed by administrative permits or use permits. the M-2 District is intended to provide locations for a full range of manufacturing, processing, extraction, terminal and warehousing uses, and closely related uses.

10.3.2. Use regulations . Within the M-2 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, distributing, research, office associated with industrial use, extraction, terminal and warehousing and similar uses except as enumerated below or in Article XIX. (Amended 04/07/93, 04/04/07)

A.

Prohibited use . Uses listed below are prohibited unless specifically approved by the Board of Commissioners in a rezoning resolution.

1.

Blast furnace

2.

Bone distillation

3.

Dwelling

4.

Explosives storage

5.

Fat rendering

6.

Incinerator

7.

Manufacturing of:

Acid

Cement

Explosives

Fertilizer

Glue

Gypsum board

Oil

Paper

Paper pulp

Petroleum products

Plaster of paris

8.

Slaughter house

9.

Smelting

10.

Stockyard

11.

Truck stop (Added 05/05/10)

B.

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

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

10.3.3. Development standards .

A.

Height regulations . Adjoining a Dwelling District, any part thereof shall be set back 12 feet from the required yard lines 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 req. adjoining residential.

D.

Minimum rear yard: None. See section 4.23 for buffer req. adjoining residential.

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)

10.3.4. Other regulations . The headings below contain provisions applicable to uses allowed in the M-2 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

10.3.5. 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)