Bridgeton City Zoning Code
SECTION 410
140 Manufacturing Districts.
[Ord. No. 70-25 §14, 3-18-1970; Ord. No. 80-38, 6-18-1980; Ord. No. 83-30, 6-1-1983; Ord. No. 89-102, 12-15-1989; Ord. No. 92-02, 2-5-1992; Ord. No. 97-62, 9-17-1997; Ord. No. 01-09, 1-17-2001; Ord. No. 03-05 §1, 2-5-2003; Ord. No. 03-06 §1, 2-5-2003; Ord. No. 03-30 §1, 7-16-2003; Ord. No. 03-31 §1, 7-16-2003; Ord. No. 04-51 §1, 10-20-2004; Ord. No. 05-27 §1, 5-18-2005; Ord. No. 06-03 §1, 2-1-2006; Ord. No. 11-39 §2, 8-3-2011; Ord. No. 11-44 §3, 9-7-2011; Ord. No. 12-27 §1, 4-18-2012; Ord. No. 12-40 §5, 6-20-2012; Ord. No. 12-44 §5, 7-18-2012; Ord. No. 12-52 §5, 8-15-2012]
A.
Purpose. The manufacturing districts set forth herein are established to protect public health, safety, comfort, convenience and the general welfare and to protect the economic base of the City as well as the value of real estate by regulating manufacturing development in appropriate locations. These general objectives include, among others, the following specific objectives:
1.
To protect established residential areas and the health of families living therein by restricting those nearby manufacturing activities which may create offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare, fire hazards, and other objectionable influences to those areas which are appropriate therefor.
2.
To provide adequate space in appropriate locations for most types of manufacturing and related activities so that the economic structure of the community may be strengthened, and that employment opportunities may be found in the interest of public prosperity and welfare.
3.
To provide more space for manufacturing activities in locations accessible to rail and highways, so that the movement of raw materials, finished products and employees can be carried on efficiently and with a minimum of danger to public life and property.
4.
To establish proper standards of performance, which will restrict obnoxious manufacturing activities, while at the same time encourage and permit the manufacturing activities which have adopted facilities for the processing of finished products without adversely affecting the health, happiness, safety, convenience and welfare of the people living and working in nearby areas.
5.
To protect manufacturing districts from incompatible uses of land by prohibiting the use of such space for new residential development, thereby preserving the land for more appropriate use in accordance with the plans for City improvement and development.
6.
To promote the most desirable use of land in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan of land use for all of the City to conserve the use of property, to promote stability of manufacturing activities and related development, and to protect the character of established development in each area of the community, to enhance and stabilize the value of land and to protect the tax base of the City.
B.
"M-1" Manufacturing District, Limited.
1.
Permitted land uses. Since most uses permitted in this district will be in close proximity to residential districts, it is hereby declared that performance standards shall be high, and that all manufacturing, processing or assembly of materials and products must be carried on in a manner not injurious or offensive to the occupants of adjacent premises by reason of the emission of odors, fumes or gases, dust, smoke, noise, vibrations or fire hazards. Therefore, the following uses may be permitted provided there is compliance with the performance standards established herein.
a.
Any use permitted in a "B-4" District. Permitted uses with a special use permit in the "B-4" District will require special use permits in this district, unless listed as a permitted use.
b.
Artificial limb manufacture.
c.
Automobile painting, paintless dent removal, upholstering, repairing, reconditioning, automobile detailing and body and fender repairing when done within the confines of a structure or outside of a structure if within a fenced area immediately adjacent to a structure provided that any such outside use:
d.
Apparel and other products manufactured from textiles.
e.
Batteries, manufacture and rebuilding.
f.
Bedspring and mattress manufacture.
g.
Belting.
h.
Bicycle manufacture.
i.
Brooms and brushes.
j.
Boat building and repair.
k.
Building equipment, building materials, lumber, coal, sand and gravel yards, and yards for contracting equipment, maintenance or operating equipment of public agencies or public utilities, or materials or equipment of similar nature.
l.
Ground transportation, which includes small buses, vans, cars and/or limousine service; bus line shops and garages.
m.
Canning and preserving.
n.
Canvas and canvas products.
o.
Carpet and rug cleaning.
p.
Carpet manufacturing.
q.
Carting, express hauling or storage yards.
r.
Cement block manufacture.
s.
Ceramic products, pottery and glazed tile.
t.
Chick hatcheries.
u.
Cleaning and dyeing establishments when employing facilities for handling more than one thousand (1,000) pounds of dry goods per day.
v.
Cigarettes and cigars.
w.
Coated fabrics, except rubberized.
x.
Cork and cork products.
y.
Creameries and dairies.
z.
Drapery and bedding manufacture.
aa.
Drugs and pharmaceutical products.
ab.
Electric motors and generators.
ac.
Engraving.
ad.
Felt manufacture.
ae.
Fur goods, not including tanning or dyeing.
af.
Glass products, from previously manufactured glass.
ag.
Heating appliances and sheet metal products, including stoves and ranges.
ah.
Hosiery manufacture.
ai.
Ice cream and ice manufacture.
aj.
Laundries, more than one thousand (1,000) pounds daily capacity.
ak.
Machine shops and metal products manufacture, when not equipped with heavy (exceeding fifty (50) ton pressure) punch presses, drop forges, riveting and grinding machines or any other equipment which may create noise, vibration, smoke, odors, heat, glare or fire hazards, exceeding the performance standards made a part of this Section.
al.
Metal polishing and plating.
am.
Musical instruments.
an.
Pianos and organs.
ao.
Perfumes and cosmetics.
ap.
Plastic products, but not including the processing of the raw materials.
aq.
Public utility electric substations and distribution centers, gas regulation centers and underground gas holder stations.
ar.
Rubber products (small) such as washers, gloves, footwear and bathing caps, but excluding rubber and synthetic rubber processing.
as.
Shoes and boots.
at.
Storage of household goods.
au.
Storage and sale of trailers, farm implements and other similar equipment on an open lot.
av.
Sporting and athletic equipment.
aw.
(Reserved)
ax.
Stone, marble and granite grinding and cutting.
ay.
Textiles — spinning, weaving, dyeing and printing.
az.
Tools and hardware, such as hand tools, bolts, nuts, screws, cutlery, house hardware, locks and plumbing appliances.
ba.
Tool and die shops.
bb.
Truck, tractor, trailer or bus storage yard, but not including a truck terminal which shall be treated as a special use permit under the special use provisions of this Chapter.
bc.
Toys and children's vehicles.
bd.
Warehouses.
be.
Wire brush manufacture.
bf.
Any other manufacturing establishment that can be operated in compliance with the requirements of this Section without creating objectionable noise, odor, dust, smoke, gas, fumes or vapor, and that is a use compatible with the use and occupancy of adjoining properties.
bg.
Restaurant, fast-food restaurant.
bh.
Tumbling, dance school.
bi.
Mobile food vendors; provided that:
(1)
No mobile food vendor shall operate within two hundred fifty (250) feet of a single-family or multi-family residentially-zoned parcel. In this context, single-family and multi-family uses shall not include a residence that is part of a business or mixed-use structure.
(2)
Mobile food vendors shall be prohibited on properties with any commercial business which, by design, type of operation, or nature of business, has as one (1) of its functions the provision of services to a number of motor vehicles or its occupants in a short time span, or the provision of services to the occupants of motor vehicles while such occupants remain in a vehicle. Businesses included in this category shall have one (1) or more of the following facilities: one (1) or more pump islands for the retail sale of gasoline, one (1) or more drive-thru lanes/service windows for distribution of products or the occurrence of other transactions, or an automated car wash facility.
(3)
Mobile food vendors shall not reduce (by blocking or occupying spaces) the number of parking spaces available on any property below that which is otherwise required per the Bridgeton Zoning Ordinance for the property and uses located thereon.
bj.
Alternative financial service establishments.
bk.
Food bank.
[Ord. No. 15-19 §8, 6-17-2015]
2.
Permitted land uses with special use permit.
a.
Animal hospital or kennel.
b.
Auditorium, stadium, arena, armory, gymnasium and other similar places for public events.
c.
Automobile service stations, provided a front yard of ten (10) feet or more is maintained for gasoline or fuel tanks or pumps, and all driveways for ingress and egress to the station are approved by the State Highway Commission when located along State and Federal routes, and by the Zoning Administrator when fronting on street maintained by the City; also provided that not more than two (2) such automobile service stations shall be granted permits in any four-way intersection and not more than one (1) at any intersection which is less than four-way.
d.
Automobile, truck, van and camper sales (new or used) or rental agency.
e.
Boat showroom and sales.
f.
Bus terminal, railroad passenger station, freight terminal or any other public transportation terminal facilities.
g.
Car wash.
h.
Cemeteries, crematories or mausoleums.
i.
Clean earth landfill, provided that the flood-carrying capacity of a watercourse is not unduly affected.
j.
Clinic or medical center.
k.
Commercial picnic grounds, golf practice tees, athletic fields, swimming pools, boat docks, marinas and fee and other commercial fishing and hunting facilities; golf courses.
l.
Commercial and industrial dock facilities, open storage, but not including junk yards; only when adjacent to a use lying within a district in which the principal commercial or industrial activity is permitted.
m.
Dance hall.
n.
Extraction of gravel, sand or other raw materials.
o.
Fruit stands.
p.
Garages, public, for storage of private passenger automobiles and commercial vehicles under one and one-half (1½) ton capacity.
q.
Gun clubs or ranges.
r.
High rise buildings.
s.
Municipal or privately-owned recreation building or community center, including Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A.
t.
Hospital.
u.
Outdoor sales or outdoor displays.
v.
Outdoor yard, garden and nursery shop.
w.
Penal institutions.
x.
Planned developments, subject to all provisions of this Chapter relating to planned developments.
y.
Public buildings, including art gallery, library, museum or similar structures.
z.
(Reserved)
aa.
Public or privately-owned or operated fairgrounds, permanent carnivals, "kiddie parks" or other similar amusement centers.
ab.
Public utility line, poles or towers for electricity or communication when they exceed the height limitations of the district. The entire transmission line route may be treated as one (1) application.
ac.
Radio and television transmitting or antenna towers (commercial) and other electronic equipment requiring outdoor structures and including antenna towers used for the sending of private messages, but not including private receiving aerials or antennas.
ad.
Railroad spur track, lead track, siding or other similar railroad facility.
ae.
Railroad tracks and associated structures, provided that the track-bed fill required is approved by the City Engineer with respect to adequacy of opening for the passage of floodwater.
af.
(Reserved)
ag.
Retreats owned and operated by religious, educational or other not-for-profit establishments.
ah.
Sanitary landfills for the dumping or disposal of trash or garbage, provided the sanitary landfill method is used in accordance with the standard specifications for sanitary landfills of the St. Louis County Health Department.
ai.
Sewage treatment plants and sewage lagoons.
aj.
Trailer courts or mobile home parks.
ak.
Trailer sales or rental agency.
al.
Veterinary clinics.
am.
Water storage tank.
an.
Indoor trash transfer stations for staging and transfer of non-hazardous solid waste, provided the indoor trash transfer station is operated in accordance with the standard specifications of the St. Louis County Health Department and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and is located within the boundaries of a sanitary landfill facility.
ao.
Asphalt manufacturing plant.
ap.
Winery.
aq.
Establishments whose primary business, or primary use of a particular parcel of property is the storage of flammable liquids, fats, oils, gas or hazardous substances in tanks or other containers, provided that any such use:
(1)
Is not located on any property identified as numbered and unnumbered A Zones, AE and AO Zones on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM) dated August 2, 1995, as amended, and any future revisions thereto; and
(2)
Is at least three thousand (3,000) feet from any residentially zoned property or land use; and
(3)
Is limited to individual tanks or containers with a maximum capacity of fifty thousand (50,000) gallons; and
(4)
Is limited to a maximum of three (3) tanks or containers regardless of individual capacity or volume; and
(5)
Is limited to tanks or containers with a height not exceeding a maximum of forty-five (45) fee above finished ground elevation.
Prior to the review of any special use permit for such storage tanks or containers by the Planning Commission or City Council, the applicant shall seek and provide the City of Bridgeton with comments and/or approvals from the appropriate jurisdictions and review agencies including, but not limited to, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Protective Security Coordination Division), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Federal Emergency Management Agency), U.S. Department of Labor (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Missouri Department of Agriculture, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, St. Louis County Department of Health, Earth City Levee District, and the applicable fire protection district, as directed by the City Engineer. |
ar.
Tattoo/piercing/body modification establishments.
as.
Adult or sexually-oriented establishments.
at.
Machine shops and metal products manufacture, when equipped with heavy (exceeding fifty-ton pressure) punch presses, drop forges, riveting and grinding machines or any other equipment, provided that performance standards made a part of this section are not exceeded for noise, vibration, smoke, odors, heat, glare or fire hazards.
[Ord. No. 13-31 §1, 8-7-2013]
au.
Thrift/consignment drop off center.
[Ord. No. 15-19 §9, 6-17-2015]
av.
Thrift/consignment store.
[Ord. No. 15-19 §9, 6-17-2015]
aw.
Homeless service center.
[Ord. No. 15-19 §9, 6-17-2015]
ax.
Homeless support center.
[Ord. No. 15-19 §9, 6-17-2015]
ay.
Food pantry.
[Ord. No. 15-19 §9, 6-17-2015]
3.
Performance standards. These standards are applicable to all "M" Districts, including Planned Manufacturing. The following requirements shall apply:
a.
Noise. The sound pressure level, to be measured as described below, shall not exceed the following decibel levels in the designated octave bands when adjacent to the designated types of use districts:
Octave Band, Cycles per Second | Sound Levels in Decibels | ||
|---|---|---|---|
All "R" Districts | All "B" Districts | ||
0 to 75 | 58 | 73 | |
75 to 150 | 54 | 69 | |
150 to 300 | 50 | 65 | |
300 to 600 | 46 | 61 | |
600 to 1200 | 40 | 55 | |
1200 to 2400 | 33 | 48 | |
2400 to 4800 | 26 | 41 | |
Over 4800 | 20 | 35 | |
Objectionable sounds of an intermittent nature which are not easily measured shall be controlled so as not to become a nuisance to adjacent uses. | |
Method of measurement. Measurement is to be made at the nearest boundary of the nearest residential area or at any other point along the boundary where the level is higher. The sound levels shall be measured with a sound level meter and associated octave band filter as prescribed by the American Standards Associations. |
b.
Smoke and particulate matter. The emission of smoke or dusts by manufacturing plants in an amount sufficient to create a general nuisance to adjoining properties shall be prohibited. Total emission of smoke and particulate matter shall be limited to the following:
(1)
Ringelmann requirements. All smoke and the emission of all other particulate matter in quantities sufficient to produce an opacity at any point greater than Ringelmann 3 is prohibited. The only exception shall be a plume consisting entirely of condensed steam. A Ringelmann 1 Unit is defined as twenty percent (20%) density for one (1) minute. No more than fifteen (15) units of Ringelmann smoke shall be permitted per hour and no smoke more intense than Ringelmann 2 except that during one (1) hour of a twenty-four (24) hour day, thirty (30) units of smoke may be emitted but with no smoke more intense than Ringelmann 3.
(2)
The total quantity of emitted solids shall not exceed one (1) pound per hour, per acre of lot area.
c.
Odors. No overly objectionable or hazardous odor shall be emitted by any use permitted in this district in such quantities as to be readily detectable by an average observer at any point on the boundary line of the premises or beyond.
d.
Noxious gases. Processes and operations of permitted uses capable of dispersing gases or toxic particles into the atmosphere must be hooded or otherwise suitably enclosed. The emission of such toxic gases or particulate matter shall be from a stack, or in such manner that they create no hazard to person or property.
e.
Glare and heat. Operations producing intense light or heat shall be performed within an enclosed building and not be visible beyond any lot line bounding the property whereon the use is conducted.
f.
Vibrations. No uses shall be located and no equipment shall be installed in such a way as to produce intense, earth-shaking vibrations which are noticeable at the property lines of the subject premises.
C.
"M-2" Manufacturing District.
1.
Permitted land uses. Since most uses permitted in this district will be in close proximity to residential districts, it is hereby declared that performance standards shall be high, and that all manufacturing, processing or assembly of materials and products must be carried on in a manner not injurious or offensive to the occupants of adjacent premises by reason of the emission of odors, fumes or gases, dust, smoke, noise, vibrations or fire hazards. Therefore the following uses may be permitted provided there is compliance with the performance standards established in Section 410.140(B)(3).
a.
Any use permitted in an "M-1" District, but not including residences or apartments, except such dwelling accommodations as may be needed to house a caretaker or watchman employed on the premises and their families.
2.
Permitted land uses with special use permit.
a.
Any uses permitted with a special use permit in the "M-1" Limited Manufacturing District, except the extraction of gravel, sand or other raw materials.
3.
Performance standards. Same as those required for the "M-1" Limited Manufacturing District.
4.
The following table represents the requirements of the business and manufacturing districts.
REQUIREMENTS | ZONING DISTRICT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B-1 | B-2 | B-3 | B-4 | M-1 | M-2 | |
Maximum Height of Structures (1) | ||||||
In feet | 30 | 45 | 90 | 45 | 45 (6) | 100 (10) |
In stories | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 (6) | 8 (10) |
Minimum lot area (square feet) | 6,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | none | none |
Minimum front yard setback in feet | 15 (2) | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 50 |
Buildings and structures | 50 (7) | |||||
Parking spaces and aisles | 20 (7) | |||||
Minimum side yard setback in feet | 5 | none (3) | 5 | 5 | 15 (8) | 15 (8) |
Minimum rear yard setback in feet | 20 | none (4) | 10 (5) | 10 | none (9) | none (9) |
(1)
Either feet or stories above finished ground elevation, whichever is lower, except as provided in Section 410.050.
(2)
Except when adjoining lots are in an "R" District, then not less than that required in such "R" District.
(3)
Except that if provided not less than five (5) feet, and when adjoining an "R" District not less than five (5) feet.
(4)
Except that if provided not less than five (5) feet, and when adjoining an "R" District not less than twenty (20) feet.
(5)
When adjoining an "R" District, not less than twenty (20) feet.
(7)
Ord. No. 80-38, 6-18-80.
(8)
When adjoining an "R" district, not less than twenty-five (25) feet.
(9)
When adjoining an "R" district, not less than thirty (30) feet.