The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply in the M-3 general manufacturing zone, unless otherwise provided in this title.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

Uses permitted in the M-3 zone are as follows:

A.

Any use permitted in the M-2 zone; provided, however, that no buildings shall be used as a dwelling except institutional and accessory buildings which are incidental to the use of the improvements thereon;

B.

Any of the following uses:

1.

Acetylene gas manufacture or storage,

2.

Alcohol and alcoholic beverages manufacture,

3.

Ammonia, chlorine and bleaching powder manufacture,

4.

Bag cleaning,

5.

Blast furnaces,

6.

Boiler or tank works,

7.

Brick, tile or terra cotta products manufacture,

8.

Building materials manufacture,

9.

Candle factories,

10.

Celluloid or pyroxylin manufacture,

11.

Cement and lime manufacturing when the manufacturing plant is equipped with dust collecting equipment capable of collecting at least ninety-seven percent (97%) of particulate matter from kiln gases,

12.

Chewing tobacco manufacture,

13.

Coke ovens,

14.

Cotton gins or oil mills,

15.

Crematories,

16.

Creosote treatment or manufacture,

17.

Disinfectant manufacture,

18.

Distillation of coal, wood or tar,

19.

Dye-stuffs manufacture,

20.

Exterminator or insect poison manufacture,

21.

Feed mills,

22.

Forge plants,

23.

Freight classification yards,

24.

Iron, steel, brass or copper foundries or fabrication plants and heavy weight casting,

25.

Lamp black manufacture,

26.

Linoleum oiled products manufacture,

27.

Ore reduction,

28.

Paint, oil shellac, turpentine or varnish manufacture,

29.

Paper or pulp manufacture,

30.

Petroleum products storage,

31.

Petroleum refining and reclaiming plants, if located more than one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet from any property classified other than M-3 zone,

32.

Pickle manufacture,

33.

Plastic manufacture,

34.

Potash works,

35.

Quarry or stone mills, provided operations are not conducted closer than fifty (50) feet to any public street or highway,

36.

Railroad roundhouses and repair shops,

37.

Rock, sand and gravel excavating, crushing and distribution provided such operations are not conducted closer than fifty (50) feet to any public street or highway,

38.

Rolling mills,

39.

Rubber or gutta-percha manufacture,

40.

Sauerkraut manufacture,

41.

Saw mills,

42.

Soap manufacture,

43.

Sodium compounds manufacture,

44.

Starch manufacture,

45.

Stove or shoe polish manufacture,

46.

Tar roofing or waterproofing or other tar products manufacture,

47.

Wool pulling or scouring,

48.

Recycling facilities as defined in Chapter 17.47 and subject to all conditions set forth in Section 17.47.030;

C.

Any of the following uses; provided, that practical technological improvements subject to the approval of the planning commission, are employed for the control of fumes, odors, dust, smoke, gas, noise, vibration or other conditions which are or may be detrimental to the public health, safety, convenience or general welfare of the community:

1.

Acid manufacture,

2.

Ammunition manufacture,

3.

Except as provided in subsection B(11) of this section, cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of Paris manufacture,

4.

Chemical manufacture,

5.

Curing, tanning and storage of raw hides or skins,

6.

Distillation of bones,

7.

Drop forge industries manufacturing forgings with power hammers,

8.

Explosives, manufacture or storage,

9.

Fat rendering,

10.

Fertilizer manufacture,

11.

Garbage, offal or dead animal reduction or dumping,

12.

Gas manufacture,

13.

Gelatin or size manufacture,

14.

Glass manufacture,

15.

Glucose or dextrine manufacture,

16.

Glue manufacture,

17.

Nonmineral-oil-extraction plants,

18.

Petroleum refining and reclaiming plants, if located within one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet from any property classified other than as the M-3 zone,

19.

Smelting of tin, copper, zinc or iron ores;

D.

The accessory buildings and structures necessary to such use are located on the same lot or parcel of land;

E.

Oil and gas drilling and production shall be permitted according to the provisions of Chapter 17.46 Oil and Gas Production.

F.

Commercial cannabis activity as established by Chapter 8.29.05 Commercial Cannabis Activity within Title 8 Health and Safety.

G.

Additional uses may be permitted by the planning commission according to the provisions of Chapter 17.56. Conditional Use Permits.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

(Ord. No. 480, § 2, 4-26-2022)

The maximum height for buildings in the M-3 zone shall be thirteen (13) stories and not to exceed one hundred fifty (150) feet.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

A.

In the M-3 zone, all buildings shall be located not nearer than forty (40) feet from the centerline of a street; provided, however, that along any secondary highway, as designated by the city's highway plan, a minimum setback of forty-five (45) feet from the centerline of the highway shall be required, and along any major highway, as designated by the city's highway plan, a minimum setback of fifty-five (55) feet from the centerline of the highway shall be required. Setback from the centerline of Bear Mountain Boulevard (State Route 223) shall be seventy-two (72) feet.

B.

In the M-3 zone, all buildings used exclusively for dwelling purposes shall comply with the provisions of the R-4 zone.

C.

All new construction and/or changes of occupancy shall be subject to Chapter 17.60, Site Development Permits.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

In the M-3 zone, no yard is required, except that:

1.

A minimum side yard of twenty (20) feet shall be provided when the side property line abuts a street or a residential zone.

2.

A minimum rear yard of twenty (20) feet shall be provided when the rear property line abuts a street or a residential zone; No yard setbacks are required when there is an existing public dedicated and accepted alley abutting the rear property line.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

(Ord. No. 376, 2008).

No development shall be constructed on any lot or site in this zone until a site plan has been submitted and approved consistent with Chapter 17.60 Site development permit.

(Ord. No. 480, § 2, 4-26-2022)

In the M-3 zone, the minimum lot size shall be six thousand (6,000) feet and all buildings used exclusively for dwelling purposes shall comply with the provisions of the R-4 zone.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

There shall be no required distance between buildings on the same lot in the M-3 zone, except that all buildings used exclusively for dwelling purposes shall comply with the provisions of the R-4 zone.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).

Uses expressly prohibited in the M-3 zone are new residential dwellings and hazardous waste facilities.

(Ord. 311 §1 (Exh. A(part)), 1998).