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Bristol City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 5

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

Sec. Z-501.- M-1 District—Light industrial/business zone.

It is the intent of this district to establish industrial areas that will develop in a manner compatible with commercial uses.

1.

Permitted Uses.

a.

Any use permitted without a Special Use Permit in a B-3 zone, with the exception of:

1.

Funeral Homes.

2.

(Repealed.)

3.

Residential uses. No new residential structures may be built in the M-1 district, and expansion of existing single and two-family structures must be approved by the Building Inspector, and expansion of multifamily structures must be by Special Use Permit.

b.

54194 - Animal clinics or animal hospitals.

c.

811 - Auto body shops and paint shops.

d.

336 - Auto parts manufacture.

e.

444 - Building materials yards.

f.

3371 - Cabinetmaking shops.

g.

3371 - Carpenter shops.

h.

4543 - Coal yards.

i.

23 - Contractor shops and yards.

j.

Enclosed facilities for manufacturing, compounding, assembling, processing (not to include incinerating), packaging, and/or altering of the following materials: canvas, cellophane, cellulose, cloth, cork, electronic components, felt, fiber, fur, glass, horn, leather, linoleum, paper, plastics, precious and semiprecious metals, precious and semiprecious stones, rubber, shell, textiles, tobacco, wax, wire, wood products (excluding saw mills and furniture factories), and yarn.

k.

424 - Flammable liquid storage above ground.

l.

3114 - Fruit or vegetable canning or packaging.

m.

3121 - Ice plants.

n.

8112 - Machine repair shops.

o.

3327 - Machine shops.

p.

3333 - Office machine manufacture.

q.

3254 - Pharmaceutical products manufacture.

r.

92 - Public buildings.

s.

221 - Public or private utilities.

t.

N/A - Signs - See Chapter 2, Section Z-216.

u.

444 - Stone cutting or polishing.

v.

488490 - Truck Terminals.

w.

4931 - Warehouses.

x.

488410 - Wrecker service - The storage lot for wrecked vehicles is limited to six thousand five hundred (6,500) square feet and must be enclosed with fencing.

y.

Long-distance transportation terminal.

z.

811192 - Car Washes.

aa.

3222 - Cardboard box manufacturing.

bb.

531130 - Self storage unit facilities.

2.

Uses Allowed Under Special Use Permit.

a.

622 - Hospitals.

b.

7139 - Private golf, swimming and tennis clubs.

c.

61 - Schools.

d.

624 - Day care centers.

e.

236116 - Expansion of existing multifamily dwellings.

3.

Space Requirements. See chart at end of this chapter.

4.

Off-Street Loading and Unloading. See Section Z-214.

5.

Off-Street Parking. See Section Z-213.

Sec. Z-502. - M-2 District—General industrial zone.

This district is intended for industrial, manufacturing, and other uses that produce as byproducts moderate environmental impacts such as smoke, noise, odor, heat, vibrations, light, and waste generation.

1.

Permitted Uses:

a.

31, 32, 33 - All manufacturing, repair and cleaning.

b.

3111 - Animal by-products manufacturing.

c.

54194 - Animal hospitals with outside kennels.

d.

3324 - Boiler and tank works.

e.

3121 - Bottling works.

f.

327 - Brick, block, tile, pottery, or terra-cotta manufacture.

g.

444 - Building materials yards.

h.

327 - Central mixing plant for cement, mortar, plaster, or paving materials.

i.

325 - Chemical manufacture or processing.

j.

3222, 3133 - Cloth or paper bag manufacture.

k.

4543 - Coal yards.

l.

23 - Contractors shops and yards.

m.

2123 - Crushed stone manufacturing facilities.

n.

3115 - 2123 - Dairy products and manufacture.

o.

325 - Dye manufacture.

p.

335 - Electrical appliance or fixture manufacture.

q.

424 - Flammable liquids storage as approved by the Fire Marshal.

r.

3315 - Foundries.

s.

337 - Furniture manufacture.

t.

333 - Machinery manufacture.

u.

33 - Metal, plastic or fiberglass structural fabrication plants.

v.

4471 - Motor fuel stations.

w.

4247 - Petroleum products distributorships.

x.

3254 - Pharmaceutical products manufacture.

y.

3219 - Planing mills.

z.

92 - Public buildings.

aa.

221 - Public or private utilities.

bb.

N/A - Signs - See Chapter 2, Section Z-216.

cc.

112, 3116 - Stockyards or slaughterhouses for animals or fowls.

dd.

3252 - Synthetic fiber manufacture.

ee.

4884 - Truck terminals.

ff.

4931 - Warehouses.

gg.

488410 - Wrecker service - The storage lot for wrecked vehicles is limited to seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet and must be enclosed with fencing.

hh.

Self storage unit facilities.

ii.

8111 - Automative repair and maintenance.

2.

Uses Allowed Under Special Use Permit:

a.

622 - Hospitals.

b.

7139 - Private golf, swimming and tennis clubs.

c.

61 - Schools.

d.

624 - Day care centers.

e.

236116 - Expansion of multifamily residential structures (see #6 of this section).

f.

622210 - Methadone treatment facilities and substance abuse treatment facilities, provided that the facility: (1) has received an appropriate license and certificate of need from the State of Tennessee; (2) is located on and has access to an arterial street as designated on the City's Major Road Plan Map adopted by the Planning Commission; and (3) is not located within one thousand (1,000) feet of a school (public or private) or day care center, as measured on a straight line from the nearest property line of the parcel on which the facility is situated to the nearest property line of the parcel on which the school or day care center is situated.

3.

Space Requirements. See chart at end of this chapter.

4.

Off-Street Loading and Unloading. See Section Z-214.

5.

Off-Street Parking. See Section Z-213.

6.

Residential Uses. No new residential structures may be built in this district, and expansion of existing single and two-family units must be approved by the Building Inspector. Expansion of multifamily structures may be by Special Use Permit only.

(Ord. No. 11-17, 9-2011; Ord. No. 12-7, 7-2012; Ord. No. 22-14, 11-2022; Ord. No. 23-8, 7-2023; Ord. No. 25-5, § A, 4-27-2025)

Sec. Z-503. - M-3 District—Heavy industrial zone.

This district provides a place for a list of uses that are permitted by Special Use Permit only. Special control measures are required to assure compatibility with other surrounding uses and to ensure that impacts do not extend beyond this land use district.

1.

Permitted Uses. All permitted uses shall be by Special Use Permit.

a.

4239 - Automobile and metal salvage.

b.

22132 - Sanitary sewerage processing plants or sewerage waste disposal sites.

c.

562212 - Sanitary or demolition landfills.

d.

42393 - Recycling facilities.

e.

424690, 325920 - Explosives manufacturing or distribution centers.

f.

92214 - Correctional facilities.

g.

32411 - Petroleum products production.

h.

488490 - Impound storage facilities.

i.

3116 - Meat and poultry processing plants.

j.

Such other uses determined to be potentially hazardous to the environment or of regional impact.

2.

All uses shall meet the following criteria:

a.

Be located on a major arterial or collector street.

b.

Contain a minimum site of fifty (50) acres.

c.

Provide a site plan meeting the criteria of Chapter 10 and all landscaping and buffering requirements contained in Chapter 11 of this Ordinance.

d.

Provide all required state and federal permits along with applicable supporting materials.

3.

In addition, the Planning Commission shall have the authority to require the submission of additional materials such as, but not limited to:

a.

Environmental impact statement.

b.

Traffic generation report and elevation.

c.

Traffic control plan.

d.

Waste management plan.

e.

Disaster or accident response plan.

The Planning Commission shall have the authority to require greater setbacks, buffering, screening, and parking standards than set forth in this Ordinance in order to protect the public and to ensure use compatibility for the intended use.

Sec. Z-504. - Space requirements for industrial zones.

ZONE SETBACKS FOR
MANUFACTURING USES
SETBACKS FOR
COMMERCIAL USES
HEIGHT
M-1 Minimum Front Yard - 10'
Minimum Rear Yard - 25'
Minimum Width of Each Side Yard - 10'
Minimum Front Yard - 15'*
Minimum Rear Yard - 20'
Minimum Side Yard - 10' on the side of any adjoining a residential district

*Exception: where the front yards of existing structures are less than 15 ft. the front yard of a proposed structure may be less than the average front yards of such existing structures within 200 ft. of the proposed structure within the same zone and block.
Commercial Uses
No building shall exceed three
stories or 35 ft. in height without
approval of the Board of Zoning
Appeals.

Manufacturing Uses
No building shall exceed six
stories or 65 ft.
M-2 Buildings and other structures shall not be located closer to any property line than 30 ft. N/A No building shall exceed six stories or 65 ft.
M-3* Buildings and other structures shall not be located closer to any property line than 30 ft. N/A No building shall exceed six stories or 65 ft.

 

* All space requirements stated above for this zone are minimum. More stringent requirements may be imposed by the Planning Commission as prerequisites for acquisition of Special Use Permit.