Big Timber City Zoning Code
M-I MANUFACTURING
AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
§ 154.195 INTENT.
(A) Provide needs. The intent of this district is to provide for the community’s needs for wholesale trade, storage and warehousing, trucking and transportation terminals, light and heavy manufacturing, and similar activities. This district should be oriented to major transportation facilities yet arranged to minimize adverse effects on residential developments; therefore, some type of screening may be necessary.
(B) Prohibited use. Residences shall not be permitted in this district.
(2015 Code, § 11-12-1) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000) Penalty, see § 154.999
§ 154.196 PERMITTED USES.
(A) Permitted uses include:
(1) Accessory uses;
(2) Automobile body shops;
(3) Automobile service and repair;
(4) Bars, taverns, and cocktail lounges;
(5) Building contractor establishments;
(6) Building materials sales;
(7) Cabinet shops;
(8) Casinos;
(9) Equipment/implement sales;
(10) Flour and feed mills;
(11) Food processing plants;
(12) Frozen food storage;
(13) Grain elevators;
(14) Grain houses;
(15) Machine and metalworking shops;
(16) Manufacturing of light consumer goods (i.e., electronic equipment, appliances, furniture, beverages);
(17) Outside storage if accessory to permitted use and if screened from street;
(18) Paint shops;
(19) Professional and business offices;
(20) Public buildings and uses;
(21) Repair and service establishments for light consumer goods (i.e., automobiles, appliances, furniture);
(22) Retail associated with permitted uses;
(23) Sign shops;
(24) Signs;
(25) Solid waste transfer sites;
(26) Taxidermy;
(27) Temporary buildings for and during construction only;
(28) Truck and rail terminal facilities;
(29) Vehicle and boat sales;
(30) Veterinary clinics;
(31) Warehousing and enclosed storage;
(32) Wholesale establishments; and
(33) Woodworking shops.
(B) (1) No use shall be permitted which causes excessive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, or other articulate matter; toxic or noxious matter; humidity; heat; or glare which extend beyond the lot boundaries of the specific use.
(2) EXCESSIVE is defined for these purposes as a degree that could be observed and agreed upon by the majority of the City Council and determined to be offensive or a degree deemed by the state or local Health Department to be injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the area.
(2015 Code, § 11-12-2) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000) Penalty, see § 154.999
§ 154.197 PERMITTED CONDITIONAL USES.
Permitted conditional uses include:
(A) Adult entertainment. Not to be located within 300 feet of the following uses: churches; schools, public or private; residential; public park;
(B) Caretaker’s residence;
(C) Equipment salvage yards;
(D) Kennels;
(E) Sawmills;
(F) Seasonal employee housing; and
(G) Vehicle salvage yards.
(2015 Code, § 11-12-3) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000; Ord. 461, passed 6-16-2003)
§ 154.198 LOT AREA AND WIDTH.
Lot area for this district shall be not less than 8,400 square feet, and no lot width shall be less than 60 feet.
(2015 Code, § 11-12-4) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000) Penalty, see § 154.999
§ 154.199 LOT COVERAGE.
The entire lot, exclusive of required yards and parking, may be occupied by the principal and accessory buildings.
(2015 Code, § 11-12-5) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000)
§ 154.200 YARDS.
(A) Every lot shall have the following minimum yard:
(1) Front yard: 20 feet;
(2) Rear yard: none; and
(3) Side yards: none.
(B) Note: When a lot adjoins or faces upon another district, the yards shall meet the requirements of the adjoining district on that side. When a lot abuts a street or alley on either side or to the rear, a yard of at least 15 feet shall be provided on the street or alley side.
(2015 Code, § 11-12-6) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000) Penalty, see § 154.999
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see MCA § 75-10-520
§ 154.201 BUILDING HEIGHT.
Maximum building height in this district shall be 30 feet for two or more story structures or 60 feet for single-story structures.
(2015 Code, § 11-12-7) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000) Penalty, see § 154.999
§ 154.202 LANDSCAPING.
(A) Salvage yards and open storage shall be screened. Junk vehicle yards must comply with state law that requires a fence or manmade barrier in excess of 12 feet.
(B) Not less than 75% of all visible, required yards on improved lots shall be landscaped with the exception of parking lots.
(MCA § 75-10-520) (2015 Code, § 11-12-8) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000) Penalty, see § 154.999