Arnold City Zoning Code
SECTION 405
130 Industrial Districts.
[Ord. No. 14.543 (Bill No. 2765), 3-5-2020; Ord. No. 14.545 (Bill No. 2772), 10-15-2020; Ord. No. 14.548 (Bill No. 2787), 5-6-2021; Ord. No. 14.550 (Bill No. 2790), 5-20-2021; Ord. No. 14.560 (Bill No. 2834), 8-4-2022; Ord. No. 14.563 (Bill No. 2849, 1-19-2023; Ord. No. 14.568 (Bill No. 2867), 11-2-2023; Ord. No. 14.578 (Bill No. 2901), 5-1-2025]
A.
"M-1" Industrial District.
1.
The "M-1" Industrial District of the City of Arnold encompasses industrial areas wherein may be achieved a satisfactory correlation of factors such as adequate transportation facilities, accessibility to dwelling areas, efficient land assembly, adequate topographic conditions, and adequate provision of public utility live facilities required by industry. Within this district, it is the purpose of these regulations to facilitate the establishment of industrial areas so that economic production, distribution and sale of goods manufactured in the community are not placed at a disadvantage with respect to regional and national competition. This Subsection contains the district regulations of the "M-1" Industrial District. These regulations are supplemented and qualified by additional general regulations appearing elsewhere in this Chapter which are incorporated as part of this Subsection by reference.
a.
Permitted Land Uses And Developments.
(1)
Manufacturing or fabrication of any commodity from semi-finished materials, except explosives or flammable gases or liquids.
(2)
Warehousing, or wholesaling of manufactured goods, except that live animals, explosives or flammable gases or liquids shall require a conditional use permit issued by the Planning Commission.
(3)
Laundries and dry cleaning plants, not including personal and individual drop-off and pickup service.
(4)
All public utility facilities.
(5)
Mobile food vehicles.
(6)
Police, fire and postal stations.
(7)
(Reserved)
(8)
(Reserved)
(9)
(Reserved)
(10)
(Reserved)
(11)
Public or private offices or office buildings.
(12)
Gymnasiums, indoor swimming pools, indoor public or private handball and racquetball courts, and indoor and unlighted outdoor public or private tennis courts.
(13)
Churches.
(14)
Municipal buildings and government agencies.
(15)
Medical Marijuana Entities, except dispensaries (See Section 405.150(A)).
(16)
Restaurant.
(17)
Financial institution.
(18)
Pharmacy.
(19)
Laundry or dry cleaning pickup station or self-service laundry or dry cleaning facility.
(20)
Fireworks stands.
(21)
Motor vehicle rental establishment.
(22)
Heavy vehicle rental establishment.
(23)
Marijuana facilities, except dispensaries [See Section 405.150(A)].
(24)
Contractor's office.
(25)
Contractor.
(26)
Automotive repair, general.
(27)
Automotive repair, major.
(28)
Outdoor storage [See Section 405.150(A)].
(29)
Kennel.
b.
Conditional land use and development permits issued by the Commission, under conditions and requirements specified in conditional use permits, Section 405.080 of this Chapter:
(1)
Radio, television, and telecommunication transmission or relay towers and facilities, provided that any installation shall provide a fifteen-foot buffer, a minimum separation between towers shall be fifteen hundred (1,500) feet, the maximum height shall be one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet. Each tower shall provide multiple carriers or co-users and each user shall demonstrate that all usable space on the existing towers are occupied. A dual lighting system as identified by FAA regulations shall be required on these towers.
(2)
(Reserved)
(3)
Filling stations.
(4)
Manufacturing of explosives and flammable gases and liquids.
(5)
Warehousing, storage, or wholesaling of live animals, explosives, or flammable gases and liquids.
(6)
Airports, landing strips and heliports.
(7)
Sewage treatment facilities.
(8)
Research laboratories and facilities.
(9)
Truck, fire, rail and watercraft terminals.
(10)
Railroad switching yards.
(11)
Mini storage buildings.
(12)
Temporary structures constructed and placed on an individual parcel for thirty-one (31) or more days, whether cumulative or consecutively, per twelve-month period.
(13)
Athletic fields and golf courses.
(14)
Car sales. (See Section 405.150(A))
(15)
Clinic.
(16)
Motor vehicle-oriented establishment (MVOE).
(17)
Outdoor activities.
(18)
Marine building and repair.
c.
Height Limitations For Structures.
(1)
Unless otherwise restricted by application of regulations in Section 405.050(B) of this Chapter, the total height of any structure shall not exceed fifty (50) feet above the average finished ground elevation at the perimeter of such structure; except that radio, television, public utility and communication towers may be erected to any height not in conflict with the application of the limits of Section 405.050(B).
d.
Performance Standards.
(1)
All uses in the "M-1" Industrial District shall operate in conformity with the appropriate performance standards contained in Section 405.150(B).
e.
Lot Area, Open Area, And Yard Requirements.
(1)
There shall be no minimum lot area requirements in this district.
(2)
Not more than forty percent (40%) of the lot containing any use permitted in this district may be used for open storage of raw material, finished goods, or any other material.
(3)
No structure, other than a permitted directional or information sign, or boundary walls or fences, higher than six (6) feet in height, shall be erected within thirty (30) feet of any roadway right-of-way line. In the case of corner lots, no structure exceeding thirty-six (36) inches in height may be erected within the triangular area bound by the property lines and a line connecting the two (2) points on the property lines thirty (30) feet from the intersection of the property lines. Likewise, in the case of corner lots, no plant material exceeding a height of thirty-six (36) inches above the elevation of the street pavement may be planted or maintained within the triangular area bound by the property lines and a line connecting the two (2) points on the property lines thirty (30) feet from the intersection of the property lines.
(4)
No structure shall be erected within fifteen (15) feet of any property line, except that no structure may be erected within twenty-five (25) feet of any property line adjoining property in a not-industrial district. Any structure exceeding thirty (30) feet in height, which adjoins property in any "PS," "AG," or "R" Residence District shall be set back from such district line an additional distance of one (1) foot for each two (2) feet in height above thirty (30) feet.
(5)
Any part of a lot area not used for buildings or other structures or for parking, loading, or accessways shall be landscaped with grass, ground cover, trees, shrubs, and pedestrian walks in accordance with the following minimum requirements:
Minimum caliper for deciduous trees: | 2 inches |
Minimum height for coniferous trees: | 6 feet |
Tree mix: | Maximum of 40% of one species |
Distribution: | 1 tree per 10 parking spaces with 75% of those trees within the parking area |
1 foundation plant (shrub or bush) per 20 feet of street exposed wall area |
(6)
A fifteen (15) foot wide buffer shall be required on any non-residential zoned property which adjoins a residential zoned property and shall be located along the adjoining property line or lines between the differently zoned properties. The buffer strip shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(a)
Natural Vegetation.
Minimum species mixture | 100% coniferous |
Minimum species height | 6 feet |
Minimum species spacing | 8 feet on center |
(b)
Fencing.
Minimum height | 6 feet |
Sightproofing | stockade/slats in cyclone style |
The Planning Commission may require or allow the use of topographic features or the maintenance of the existing tree mass of a minimum depth of fifteen (15) feet or as required to not encroach on existing tree mass drip line in lieu of fences where such alternatives will achieve comparable effect. |
All buffering shall be established prior to the start of construction. |
(7)
Radio, television, and telecommunication transmissions or relay towers and facilities shall be located on tracts of land providing at least fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.
f.
Off-Street Parking And Loading Requirements.
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection, the requirements for off-street parking shall be implemented with regard to the minimum dimensions in the following table:
Parking Dimensions Table | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
45° | 10.0' | 20.5' | 12.5' | 14.2' | 53.5' | 46.5' |
60° | 10.0' | 21.0' | 17.5' | 11.5' | 60.5' | 55.5' |
90° | 10.0' | 19.0' | 24.0' | 10.0' | 62.0' | |
A | = | parking angle | ||||
B | = | stall width | ||||
C | = | stall to curb | ||||
D* | = | aisle width | ||||
E | = | curb length per car | ||||
F | = | curb to curb | ||||
G | = | center to center width of double row with aisle between | ||||
* | Additional width may be required where the aisle serves as the principal means of access to on-site buildings or structures. | |||||
(2)
Offices, laboratories, and research facilities, and uses accessory to these uses shall provide one (1) off-street parking space for every two (2) employees or one (1) space for every three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area, plus one (1) parking space for every vehicle used in the operation of the use and normally placed on the lot containing the use.
(3)
Gymnasiums, indoor swimming pools and indoor public and private tennis, handball and racquetball courts shall provide sufficient parking spaces for employees', customers', and visitors' parking as to insure that no such vehicles need be parked on any street.
(4)
Every structure or building containing at least five thousand (5,000) feet of gross floor area shall provide off-street loading space measuring not less than ten (10) feet by sixty (60) feet and having a height, clear of all obstruction, of fourteen (14) feet according to the following schedule:
Gross Floor Area | Number of Loading Spaces |
|---|---|
5,000 square feet to 24,000 square feet | 1 |
24,000 square feet to 60,000 square feet | 2 |
60,000 square feet to 96,000 square feet | 3 |
96,000 square feet to 144,000 square feet | 4 |
144,000 square feet to 192,000 square feet | 5 |
192,000 square feet to 240,000 square feet | 6 |
240,000 square feet to 294,000 square feet | 7 |
294,000 square feet to 348,000 square feet | 8 |
For each additional 54,000 square feet | 1 additional space |
(5)
Athletic fields shall have parking provided at a ratio of one hundred (100) square feet of parking to each seat provided in grandstands, but in no event shall such parking area provide for less than twenty-five (25) parking spaces.
(6)
Golf courses shall provide parking area equivalent to at least one percent (1%) of the total area of land for the golf course, except that parking area available on private roads or drives may be used to fulfill this requirement.
(7)
Parking shall comply with the current Americans with Disabilities Act.
(8)
In the event that the desired angle is not specified by the above table, the Community Development Department may specify other equivalent dimensions associated with the desired parking angle by interpolating from dimensions listed in the table.
(9)
A stall dimension of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet or equivalent may be utilized for off-street parking stalls provided in excess of the minimum requirements as set forth in this Subsection when designated for compact car use.
(10)
Trash receptacles shall be located on-site, out of the path of vehicular and pedestrian circulation, and screened by a sight-proof fence that is complimentary to the material of the primary building. When a commercial site is adjacent to residential, the trash receptacle shall not be located adjacent to the residential.
(11)
Automotive repair, general, shall provide one (1) parking space for every employee on the maximum shift plus three (3) spaces for every service bay plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use.
(12)
Automotive repair, major, shall provide four (4) parking spaces plus one (1) space for every employee on the maximum shift plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use, all exclusive of screened outdoor storage areas as otherwise authorized by CUP.
(13)
Contractors shall provide one (1) parking space for every employee on the maximum shift, plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use, plus one and one half (1.5) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of warehouse floor area.
(14)
Contractor's offices, shall provide one (1) parking space for every employee on the maximum shift, plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use, plus one and one half (1.5) spaces for customer use for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of showroom floor area.
(15)
Kennels shall provide three (3) parking spaces plus two (2) spaces for every three (3) employees on the maximum shift plus one (1) space for each vehicle used in daily operations or stores on the premises.
B.
"M-2" Industrial District.
1.
The "M-2" Industrial District of the City of Arnold encompasses industrial area wherein may be achieved a satisfactory correlation of such factors as adequate transportation facilities, accessibility to dwelling areas, relatively efficient land assembly, adequate topographic conditions, and adequate provision of public utility facilities required by industry. Such areas may also contain certain mineral and other natural resources, and may be located and may be operated in such a manner that the extraction, processing, or both of basic or raw materials may be carried on in a manner that will not create conflict or hazard in the general community and in a manner that will protect and preserve the public health, safety, and general welfare. Within this district, it is also the purpose of these regulations to facilitate the establishment of industrial areas so that economic production and distribution of goods manufactured in the community are not placed at a disadvantage with respect to regional and national competition. This Subsection contains the district regulations of the "M-2" Industrial District. These regulations are supplemented and qualified by additional general regulations appearing elsewhere in this Chapter which are incorporated as part of this Subsection by reference.
2.
Permitted Land Uses And Developments.
a.
Manufacturing, processing, or fabrication of any commodity, except:
b.
Warehousing or wholesaling of manufactured goods, except that live animals, explosives, or flammable gases or liquids shall require a conditional use permit issued by the Planning Commission.
c.
All public utility facilities.
d.
Police, fire, and postal stations.
e.
Mobile food vehicles.
f.
Truck, bus, rail, and watercraft terminals.
g.
Railroad switching yards.
h.
Research laboratories and facilities.
i.
Incinerators.
j.
Gymnasiums, indoor swimming pools, indoor public or private handball and racquetball courts, and indoor and unlighted outdoor public or private tennis courts.
k.
Churches.
l.
Municipal buildings and government agencies.
m.
Medical Marijuana Entities, except dispensaries (See Section 405.150(A)).
n.
Restaurant.
o.
Financial institution.
p.
Pharmacy.
q.
Laundry or dry cleaning pickup station or self-service laundry or dry cleaning facility.
r.
Fireworks stands.
s.
Motor vehicle rental establishment.
t.
Heavy vehicle rental establishment.
u.
Marijuana facilities, except dispensaries [See Section 405.150(A)].
v.
Contractor's office.
w.
Contractor.
x.
Automotive repair, general.
y.
Automotive repair, major.
z.
Outdoor storage [See Section 405.150(A)].
aa.
Kennel.
3.
Conditional land use and development permits issued by the Commission under conditions and requirements specified in conditional use permits, Section 405.080 of this Chapter:
a.
Radio, television, and telecommunication transmission or relay towers and facilities, provided that any installation shall provide a fifteen-foot buffer, a minimum separation between towers shall be fifteen hundred (1,500) feet, the maximum height shall be one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet. Each tower shall provide multiple carriers or co-users and each user shall demonstrate that all usable space on the existing towers are occupied. A dual lighting system as identified by FAA regulations shall be required on these towers.
b.
(Reserved)
c.
Filling stations.
d.
Animal slaughtering, meat packing or rendering.
e.
Sulphur, cement or rubber reclamation plants.
f.
Steel mills, foundries, or smelters.
g.
Manufacturing, processing, and fabrication of flammable gases and liquids and explosives.
h.
Warehousing, storage, of wholesaling of live animals, explosives, or flammable gases and liquids.
i.
Airports, landing strips, and heliports.
j.
Sewage treatment facilities.
k.
Public and private offices and office buildings, providing that they constitute fifty percent (50%) or more of the gross floor space of the building or fifty percent (50%) or more of the gross enclosed cubic area of the building, whichever is greater.
l.
Quarries.
m.
Mini storage.
n.
Athletic fields and golf courses.
o.
Temporary structures constructed and placed on an individual parcel for thirty-one (31) or more days, whether cumulative or consecutively, per twelve-month period.
p.
Car sales. (See Section 405.150(A))
q.
Clinic.
r.
Motor vehicle-oriented establishment (MVOE).
s.
Outdoor activities.
t.
Marine building and repair.
4.
Height Limitations For Structures.
a.
Unless otherwise restricted by application of regulations in Section 405.050(B) of this Chapter, the total height of any structure shall not exceed fifty (50) feet above the average finished ground elevation at the perimeter of such structure; except that radio, television, public utility and communication towers may be erected to any height not in conflict with the application of the limitations in Section 405.050(B).
5.
Performance Standards.
a.
All uses in the "M-2" Industrial District shall operate in conformity with the appropriate performance standards contained in Section 405.150(B).
6.
Lot Area, Open Area And Yard Requirements.
a.
There shall be no minimum lot area requirements in this district.
b.
Not more than sixty percent (60%) of the lot containing any use permitted in this district may be used for open storage of raw materials, finished goods, or any other materials.
c.
No structure, other than a permitted directional or information sign, or boundary walls or fences, higher than six (6) feet in height, shall be erected within thirty (30) feet of any roadway right-of-way. In the case of corner lots, no structure exceeding thirty-six (36) inches in height may be erected within the triangular area bound by the property lines and a line connecting the two (2) points on the property lines thirty (30) feet from the intersection of the property lines. Likewise, in the case of corner lots, no plant material exceeding a height of thirty-six (35) inches above the elevation of the street pavement may be planted or maintained within the triangular area bound by the property lines and a line connecting the two (2) points on the property lines thirty (30) feet from the intersection of the property lines.
d.
No structure shall be erected within fifteen (15) feet of any property line; except that no structure may be erected within twenty-five (25) feet of any property line adjoining property in a non-industrial district. However, structures related to water transportation may be extended to the boundary of an "FP" Floodplain District. Any structure exceeding thirty (30) feet in height, which adjoins property in any "PS," "AG," or "R" Residence District, shall be set back from such district line an additional distance of one (1) foot for each two (2) feet in height above thirty (30) feet.
e.
Any part of a lot area not used for buildings or other structures or for parking, loading, or accessways shall be landscaped with grass, ground cover, trees, shrubs, and pedestrian walks in accordance with the following minimum requirements:
Minimum caliper for deciduous trees: | 2 inches |
Minimum height for coniferous trees: | 6 feet |
Tree mix: | Maximum of 40% of one species |
Distribution: | 1 tree per 10 parking spaces with 75% of those trees within the parking area |
1 foundation plant (shrub or bush) per 20 feet of street exposed wall area |
f.
Radio, television, and telecommunication transmissions or relay towers and facilities shall be located on tracts of land providing at least fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.
g.
A fifteen-foot wide buffer shall be required on any non-residential zoned property which adjoins a residential zoned property and shall be located along the adjoining property line or lines between the differently zoned properties. The buffer strip shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(1)
Natural Vegetation.
Minimum species mixture | 100% coniferous |
Minimum species height | 6 feet |
Minimum species spacing | 8 feet on center |
(2)
Fencing.
Minimum height | 6 feet |
Sightproofing | stockade/slats in cyclone style |
The Planning Commission may require or allow the use of topographic features or the maintenance of the existing tree mass of a minimum depth of fifteen (15) feet or as required to not encroach on existing tree mass drip line in lieu of fences where such alternatives will achieve comparable effect. |
All buffering shall be established prior to the start of construction. |
7.
Off-Street Parking And Loading Requirements.
a.
Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection, the requirements for off-street parking shall be implemented with regard to the minimum dimensions in the following table:
Parking Dimensions Table | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
45° | 10.0' | 20.5' | 12.5' | 14.2' | 53.5' | 46.5' |
60° | 10.0' | 21.0' | 17.5' | 11.5' | 60.5' | 55.5' |
90° | 10.0' | 19.0' | 24.0' | 10.0' | 62.0' | |
A | = | parking angle | ||||
B | = | stall width | ||||
C | = | stall to curb | ||||
D* | = | aisle width | ||||
E | = | curb length per car | ||||
F | = | curb to curb | ||||
G | = | center to center width of double row with aisle between | ||||
* | Additional width may be required where the aisle serves as the principal means of access to on-site buildings or structures. | |||||
b.
Gymnasiums, indoor swimming pools and indoor public and private tennis, handball and racquetball courts shall provide sufficient parking spaces for employees', customers' and visitors' parking as to assure that no such vehicle need be parked on any street.
c.
Every structure of building containing at least five thousand (5,000) feet of gross floor area shall provide off-street loading space measuring not less than ten (10) feet by sixty (60) feet and having a height, clear of all obstruction, of fourteen (14) feet according to the following schedule:
Gross Floor Area | Number of Loading Spaces |
|---|---|
5,000 square feet to 24,000 square feet | 1 |
24,000 square feet to 60,000 square feet | 2 |
60,000 square feet to 96,000 square feet | 3 |
96,000 square feet to 144,000 square feet | 4 |
144,000 square feet to 192,000 square feet | 5 |
192,000 square feet to 240,000 square feet | 6 |
240,000 square feet to 294,000 square feet | 7 |
294,000 square feet to 348,000 square feet | 8 |
For each additional 54,000 square feet | 1 additional space |
d.
Athletic fields shall have parking provided at a ratio of one hundred (100) square feet of parking to each seat provided in grandstands, but in no event shall such parking area provide for less than twenty-five (25) parking spaces.
e.
Golf courses shall provide parking area equivalent to at least one percent (1%) of the total area of land for the golf course, except that parking area available on private roads or drives may be used to fulfill this requirement.
f.
Parking shall comply with the current Americans with Disabilities Act.
g.
In the event that the desired angle is not specified by the above table, the Community Development Department may specify other equivalent dimensions associated with the desired parking angle by interpolating from dimensions listed in the table.
h.
A stall dimension of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet or equivalent may be utilized for off-street parking stalls provided in excess of the minimum requirements as set forth in this Section when designated for compact car use.
i.
Trash receptacles shall be located on-site, out of the path of vehicular and pedestrian circulation, and screened by a sight-proof fence that is complimentary to the material of the primary building. When a commercial site is adjacent to residential, the trash receptacle shall not be located adjacent to the residential.
j.
Offices, laboratories, and research facilities, and uses accessory to these uses shall provide one (1) off-street parking space for every two (2) employees or one (1) space for every three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area, plus one (1) parking space for every vehicle used in the operation of the use and normally placed on the lot containing the use.
k.
Automotive repair, general, shall provide one (1) parking space for every employee on the maximum shift plus three (3) spaces for every service bay plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use.
l.
Automotive repair, major, shall provide four (4) parking spaces plus one (1) space for every employee on the maximum shift plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use, all exclusive of screened outdoor storage areas as otherwise authorized by CUP.
m.
Contractors shall provide one (1) parking space for every employee on the maximum shift, plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use, plus one and one half (1.5) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of warehouse floor area.
n.
Contractor's offices, shall provide one (1) parking space for every employee on the maximum shift, plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use, plus one and one half (1.5) spaces for customer use for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of showroom floor area.
o.
Kennels shall provide three (3) parking spaces plus two (2) spaces for every three (3) employees on the maximum shift plus one (1) space for each vehicle used in daily operations or stores on the premises.
8.
Deleted.