In a M-2 Manufacturing District, the following uses are permitted:

A.

One or more uses as specified in C.C. 3367.02 through 3367.085;

B.

All non-residential uses permitted in the C-2 Commercial zoning district and sports training or exhibition facilities;

C.

Accessory uses as specified in this chapter;

D.

An adult entertainment establishment and an adult store; and

E.

Automotive maintenance and repair uses in accordance with Section 3356.07.

(Ord. 546-03 § 11: Ord. 0951-04 § 2; Ord. No. 1501-2022, § 36, 6-13-2022; Ord. No. 1871-2023, § 1, 7-31-2023)

Warehouse, storage and sales establishment less objectionable uses permitted in M-2 manufacturing districts, subject to the provisions of this Zoning Code are:

(a)

Warehouse, storage in bulk or sales establishment for:

Building material sales or storage

Lumber yard

Contractors equipment or storage yard or similar storage building except an automobile wrecking or rag, paper, iron or other junk yard.

(b)

Warehouse or storage in bulk for:

Clothing

Cotton

Drugs

Dry goods

Feed

Food

Fuel

Furniture

Hardware

Ice

Machinery

Metals

Paint

Paint materials

Pipe

Rubber

Shop supplies

Soil stabilizer

Tobacco

Wool

(c)

Underground storage:

Liquid fuels

Petroleum products

Petroleum

Volatile oils

(d)

Wholesaling or distributing establishment or warehouse or wholesale market.

(Ord. No. 1294-2013, § 3, 7-22-2013)

Loading, unloading and transportation less objectionable uses permitted in M-2 manufacturing districts, subject to the provisions of this Zoning Code are:

Loading, unloading, storing or sale of materials or products or structures for such purposes on or adjacent to a railroad right-of-way

Truck or transfer terminal or freight house or bus garage or repair shop

Railroad yards (limited)

Stables

Wagon sheds.

Chemicals, petroleum, coal and allied products less objectionable uses permitted in M-2 manufacturing districts, subject to the provisions of this Zoning Code are:

Manufacturing, compounding, processing, assembling, packaging or treatment of goods, materials and products not involving operations which are obnoxious or offensive by reason of odor, dust, smoke, gas, fumes, vibration, noise or other cause:

Cosmetics and toiletries

Ice, including dry ice

Ink (mixing only)

Insecticides, fungicides, disinfectants and related industrial and household chemical compounds (blending only)

Laboratories, including analytical, commercial analytical, research and experimental

Perfumes and perfumed soap (compounding only)

Pharmaceutical products

Soap, washing or cleaning, powder or soda (compounding only)

Pottery and pottery and porcelain products.

Metals and metal products less objectionable uses permitted in M-2 manufacturing districts, subject to the provisions of this Zoning Code are:

Manufacture, compounding, processing, assembling, packaging or treatment of goods, materials and products not involving operations which are obnoxious or offensive by reason of odor, dust, smoke, gas, fumes, vibration, noise or other cause:

Automobile, truck, trailer, motorcycle and bicycle (assembly only)

Blacksmithing, horseshoeing

Boat manufacture (vessels less than five tons)

Heating, ventilating, cooling and refrigeration supplies and appliances

Metal products (fabrication)

Plating, electrolytic process

Plumbing supplies

Silverware and plated ware

Sheet metal products

Tool, die, gauge and machine (shops)

Vitreous enameled products

Wagon shop

Welding.

Wood and paper products less objectionable uses permitted in M-2 manufacturing districts, subject to the provisions of this Zoning Code:

Manufacture, compounding, processing, assembling, packaging or treatment of goods, materials and products not involving operations which are obnoxious or offensive by reason of odor, dust, smoke, gas, fumes, vibration, noise or other cause:

Basket and hamper (wood, reed, rattan, etc.)

Box and crate fabrication

Pencils

Pulp goods, pressed or molded, (including papier-mache products)

Veneering

Wood products.

Food and beverage products less objectionable uses permitted in M-2 manufacturing districts, subject to the provisions of the Zoning Code are:

Manufacturing, compounding, processing, assembling, packaging or treatment of goods, materials and products not involving operations which are obnoxious or offensive by reason of odor, dust, smoke, gas, fumes, vibration, noise or other cause:

Bakery products, wholesale (manufacturing permitted)

Beverage, blending or bottling (all types)

Candy, wholesale (manufacturing permitted)

Coffee, tea and spices, processing and packaging

Condensed and evaporated milk processing and canning

Flour, feed and grain (packaging, blending and storage only)

Food and vegetable processing (including canning, preserving, drying and freezing)

Ice cream, wholesale (manufacturing permitted)

Macaroni, spaghetti, vermicelli and noodle manufacture

Milk distribution station (central station), creamery.

Miscellaneous uses, less objectionable uses permitted in M-2 manufacturing districts, subject to the provisions of this Zoning Code are:

Manufacture, compounding, processing, assembling, packaging or treatment of goods, materials and products not involving operations which are obnoxious or offensive by reason of odor, dust, smoke, gas, fumes, vibration, noise or other cause:

Cigar or cigarette manufacture

Commercial radio transmitting or television station and appurtenances thereto

Dry cleaning and dyeing plant

Fur finishing

Leather goods manufacture (not including tanning)

Laundry (employing more than three persons)

Monument shop

Motion-picture production

Ohio Division of Cannabis Control Cultivator

Ohio Division of Cannabis Control Processor

Paint and shellac (excluding manufacture of lacquer, varnish colors, pigments, thinners and removers)

Plastic products

Printing, publishing or engraving (other than as permitted in commercial districts)

Residence of a resident watchman

Research and development laboratories, computer laboratories, and offices in connection with such laboratories

Show printing

Steam laundry

Other uses of similar character which are not obnoxious or offensive, as defined in this section.

(Ord. 2429-85; Ord. No. 3023-2018, § 6, 12-3-2018; Ord. No. 0162-2025, § 8, 2-10-2025)

A.

Monopole telecommunication antennas are permitted uses in the M-2 manufacturing district except in the following locations, where a special permit is required:

1.

Any property or parcel listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Columbus Register of Historic Properties, or that is included in an architectural review commission area.

B.

The following standards for monopole telecommunication antennas shall apply:

1.

A certificate of zoning clearance shall be issued only after the following conditions have been met:

a.

Affidavits have been submitted by the applicant and placed on file with the director attesting to the lack of any reasonable alternative, including collocation and concealment, to the construction of the monopole antenna as well as documentation of this finding.

b.

Affidavits have been submitted by the applicant and placed on file with the director attesting to the owner's willingness to allow other entities to rent or lease space for additional antennas on the monopole antenna for commercially reasonable terms.

2.

The base of all monopole telecommunication antenna sites and associated support structures within 100 feet of a nonmanufacturing district or a public right-of-way shall be screened and buffered and may be enclosed by a security fence. The buffer shall contain hedges or other plants that provide a five-foot high, 75 percent opaque screen. Existing vegetation and topography can be used as part of this screening.

3.

At no time shall any monopole telecommunication antenna have affixed or attached to it in any way any lights, reflectors, signs, banners, graphics, or other illumination device, except as required by the Federal Aviation Administration or the Federal Communications Commission. All exterior finishes shall be, unless otherwise required, neutral grey in color.

4.

The base of all monopole telecommunication antenna sites and associated support structures shall be set back 200 percent of the total height of the antenna from all residentially zoned districts. All support structures shall meet district setbacks.

5.

Monopole telecommunication antennas shall be exempt from C.C. 3312 and C.C. 3309.14 up to a maximum height of:

a.

100 feet if built for one or more providers;

b.

150 feet if built for two or more providers; and

c.

200 feet if built for three or more providers.

6.

Within 180 days of the termination of use of the monopole telecommunication antenna, the monopole telecommunication antenna and all associated structures and buildings shall be removed from the site or shall be declared a nuisance as per C.C. 4107.

C.

A rooftop telecommunication installation for receiving or transmitting wireless telecommunications may be erected on any existing legal structure 50 feet or more in height provided that it is in accordance with C.C. 3309.142(C).

(Ord. 90-98 § 7 (part); Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 81, 4-5-2010; Ord. No. 1792-2011, § 1(Attach. 1), 12-12-2011)

M-2 Manufacturing District Development Standards

The performance standards as set forth in C.C. Sections 3311.15 through 3311.28 shall be observed, and no building, structure, or use as listed in C.C. Sections 3367.02 to 3367.085 shall be permitted or authorized except in compliance with aforesaid C.C. Sections 3311.15 through 3311.28 and 3367.21 through 3367.29.

Location requirements are as follows:

A.

An Adult entertainment establishment, or an Adult store must be:

1.

Located 250 feet or more from a child day care center, hospital, park, playground, public library, public recreation facility, religious facility, school, residentially zoned district.

2.

Located 250 feet or more from each other, and

3.

Located, designed and situated to ensure that it does not cause or create a circumstance of exterior display, or otherwise allow the public to view any Adult entertainment, or Adult material from a sidewalk, public or private right-of-way or an adjacent premises.

Additional reference to Adult entertainment establishment and Adult store can be found in Chapter 3389, Special Permit Uses.

B.

Less objectionable uses listed in C.C. 3367.02 to 3367.085, inclusive, may be located anywhere in the M-2 Manufacturing District provided they comply with the performance standards of this chapter and C.C. 3367.14 as to height and area regulations.

C.

Distance separation as required in this Section is measured from the closest point on a property line containing the permitted use and the closest point on a property line containing the district or use it is to be separated from.

(Ord. 546-03 § 12.)

Existing land uses and buildings which were lawfully in accordance with the zoning regulations of the district where located at the time of passage of Ordinance 966-54, or any amendment thereto, shall be allowed to be continued and shall be governed by the provisions of C.C. Chapter 3391.

(Ord. No. 1871-2023, § 1, 7-31-2023)

A use specified in C.C. Section 3387.01 as a prohibited use shall not be permitted as an accessory use in a M-2 manufacturing district.

Repealed by Ordinance 2450-85.

Height and area regulations in M-2 manufacturing districts are:

Building height, yard requirements, lot area coverages, and related regulatory provisions for the M-2 manufacturing district are contained in C.C. Section 3367.15.

In addition to all other regulatory provisions applicable to all types of uses that are permitted in a M-2 manufacturing district, the following special provisions shall be complied with regardless of any other provisions to the contrary:

(a)

Any building or structure of any type, shall be located not less than 50 feet from the street line.

(b)

Any building or structure of any type shall not exceed the building height established at the end time the property is zoned M-2.

(c)

That portion of the lot or parcel abutting the street line and to a depth of 50 feet and extending from one side property line to the other, except for the areas used for driveways and sidewalks, shall be planted with suitable ground cover and shrubbery and maintained in a neat and orderly fashion.

(d)

Off-street parking and loading facilities, together with suitable accesses and maneuvering areas, shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3312, provided, however, that no portion of the required 50-foot buffer shall be used for either off-street parking or loading spaces.

(e)

Open or unenclosed storage of materials and equipment, except for automobiles or trucks used in the business or industry or by the employees thereof, shall be permitted only in the rear yard.

(Ord. 11-86; Ord. No. 1792-2011, § 1(Attach. 1), 12-12-2011)

Whenever only a portion of a recorded lot is proposed as a building site, or whenever two or more portions of two or more recorded lots are proposed to be combined to form a building site, or whenever two or more recorded lots or portions thereof are proposed to be combined to form a building site, the proposed building site as shown on the plot or site plan submitted shall be considered to be a newly created single lot, and such newly created lot shall not be reduced in size or divided or split if such reduction, division or split will result in a lot or parcel which would fail to meet any of the requirements of the Zoning Code.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Chapter 3342.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Section 3342.28.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Section 3342.29.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Section 3342.08.

A.

An agricultural use, farm, field crops, garden, greenhouse, or nursery may be conducted in the M-2 Manufacturing District without restriction as to the operation of incidental vehicles and machinery or restriction as to the incidental sale and marketing of produce grown on premise.

B.

Solar energy collection may be conducted, subject to the following:

1.

Equipment directly related to the gathering of solar energy shall be exempt from screening requirements.

2.

Electricity collected on-site may be distributed off-site for use or sale.

(Ord. No. 1501-2022, § 37, 6-13-2022)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1501-2022, adopted June 13, 2022, repealed Section 3367.21 and enacted a new Section to read as set out herein. Former Section 3367.21 pertained to performance standards in the M-2 manufacturing district, and derived from the 1996 Code.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1501-2022, adopted June 13, 2022, repealed Sections 3367.22—3367.28, which pertained to the emission of noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, glare and heat and sewage wastes in the M-2 manufacturing district, and derived from the 1996 Code and Ords. 1347-77 and 2560-79.

(a)

Bulk Storage of Flammable Liquids.

The bulk storage of oils, petroleum and similar flammable liquids shall be permitted in the M-2 manufacturing district only when in compliance with the existing regulations of the fire prevention bureau.

(b)

Open Storage of Materials.

The open storage of materials other than junk, waste products, salvage or wrecked automobiles may be permitted in the M-2 manufacturing district when located at least 100 feet from any residential or apartment residential district and not in advance of the building setback line as herein established:

(1)

Major thoroughfare 80-foot right-of-way or greater setback line 200 feet from center line;

(2)

Secondary thoroughfare 50-foot to 80-foot right-of-way setback line 125 feet from center line; and

(3)

Not less than 25 feet from any other lot line except that the storage of livestock feed, coal and similar materials shall not be closer than 300 feet to any residential and apartment residential district and shall be handled so as to control dust effectively. All combustible material shall be stored in such a way, including, where necessary, access drives, so as to permit free access of fire-fighting equipment.

Open or unenclosed storage of materials and equipment, except for automobiles or trucks used in the business or industry or by the employees thereof, shall be permitted only in the rear yard area.

Accessory Uses in a M-2 Manufacturing District

Stables shall be governed by regulation of the department of health.

An adult or child day care center shall require a transportation plan, which shall be submitted as part of a zoning clearance application. The plan shall include a written and visual description of the loading and unloading, parking and traffic circulation areas. The director of the department of public service or designee shall review the transportation plan, and may modify or deny the plan for safety reasons.

(Ord. 1589-90; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. 1909-01 § 1 (part): Ord. 0951-04 § 3; Ord. No. 0128-2009, § 1, 2-9-2009; Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 80, 4-5-2010; Ord. No. 1501-2022, § 38, 6-13-2022; Ord. No. 1871-2023, § 1, 7-31-2023)