The primary purpose of this district is to establish an area where the principal use of land is for industrial operations, which may create some nuisance effects, and which are not properly associated with, nor are compatible with residential, institutional and commercial establishments. The specific intent of this district is to:

(a)

Encourage the construction of and the continued use of the land for industrial purposes;

(b)

Prohibit residential and commercial use of the land and to prohibit any other use which would substantially interfere with the development, continuation or expansion of commercial and industrial uses in the district;

(c)

To encourage the discontinuance of existing uses that would not be permitted as new uses under the provisions of this ordinance.

In industrial district M-2, buildings to be erected or land to be used shall be for one or more of the following uses:

8-1-1.

Truck terminals.

8-1-2.

Sand and gravel operations with conditional use permit.

8-1-3.

Crushed stone operations with conditional use permit.

8-1-4.

Wood preserving operations.

8-1-5.

Machinery manufacturing.

8-1-6.

Paint, oil, shellac, turpentine or varnish manufacturing.

8-1-7.

Central mixing plant for cement.

8-1-8.

Petroleum refining, including byproducts.

8-1-9.

Petroleum storage.

8-1-10.

Sawmills and planing mills.

8-1-11.

Brick manufacture.

8-1-12.

Boiler shops.

8-1-13.

Junk storage (screened).

8-1-14.

Meat, poultry and fish processing.

8-1-15.

Automobile assembling, painting, upholstering, repairing, rebuilding, reconditioning, body and fender work, truck repairing or overhauling, tire retreading or recapping or battery manufacture.

8-1-16.

Blacksmith shop, welding or machine shop, excluding punch presses exceeding 40-ton rated capacity and drop hammers.

8-1-17.

Off-street parking as required by this ordinance.

8-1-18.

Public utilities.

8-1-19.

Accessory uses as defined.

8-1-20.

Business signs.

8-1-21.

General advertising signs.

8-1-22.

Location signs.

8-2-1.

Before a building permit shall be issued or construction commenced on any permitted uses in this district, or a permit issued for a new use, the plans, in sufficient detail to show the operations and processes, shall be submitted to the zoning administrator for study. The administrator shall refer these plans to the planning commission for their recommendation. Modifications of the plans may be required.

8-2-2.

Permitted uses shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building or within an area enclosed on all sides by a solid masonry wall, a uniformly painted solid board fence, or an evergreen hedge six feet in height. Public utilities and signs requiring natural air circulation, unobstructed view, or other technical consideration necessary for proper operation may be exempt from this provision. This exception does not include storing of any materials.

8-2-3.

Landscaping may be required within any established or required front setback area. The plans and execution must take into consideration traffic hazards. Landscaping may be permitted up to a height of three feet, and to within 50 feet from the corner of any intersecting streets.

8-2-4.

Sufficient area shall be provided (a) to adequately screen permitted uses from adjacent business and residential districts and (b) for off-street parking of vehicles incidental to the industry, its employees and clients.

8-2-5.

Automobile graveyards and junkyards in existence at the time of the adoption of this ordinance are to be considered as nonconforming uses. They shall be allowed up to one year after adoption of this ordinance in which to completely screen, on any side open to view from a public road, the operation or use by a masonry wall, a uniformly painted solid board fence, or an evergreen hedge six feet in height.

8-2-6.

The administrator shall act on any application received within 30 days after receiving the application. If formal notice in writing is given to the applicant, the time for action may be extended for a ten-day period. Failure on the part of the administrator to act on the application within the established time limit shall be deemed to constitute approval of the application.

For permitted uses utilizing individual sewage disposal systems, the required area for any such use shall be approved by the health official. The administrator may require a greater area if considered necessary by the health official.

Buildings shall be located 25 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width, or 35 feet or more from the centerline of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width, except that signs advertising sale or rent of premises may be erected up to the property line. This shall be known as the "setback line."

For permitted uses the minimum side yard adjoining or adjacent to a residential district shall be 20 feet. The side yard of corner lots shall be 25 feet or more. Off-street parking shall be in accordance with the provisions contained herein.

Buildings may be erected up to a height of 35 feet. For buildings over 35 feet in height approval shall be obtained from the administrator. Chimneys, flues, cooling towers, flag poles, radio or communication towers or their accessory facilities not normally occupied by workmen are excluded from this limitation. Parapet walls are permitted up to four feet above the limited height of the building on which the walls rest.

Buildings or groups of buildings with their accessory buildings may cover up to 75 percent of the area of the lot.