The general character of this manufacturing district is designed to consist of industries which conform to the environmental standards established by:

A.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and are involved in processes and materials which have higher risk of hazards and/or could impact adjacent properties; and

B.

Normally generate a great deal of traffic, both pedestrian and freight.

(Ord. No. 958, 2-10-98)

A building or other structure may be erected, altered or used, and a lot may be occupied or used for any of the following purposes:

A.

Manufacturing establishments.

1.

Automotive, trucks, trailers and related businesses.

2.

Brick, tile or clay.

3.

Cement.

4.

Charcoal, lampblack or fuel briquettes.

5.

Chemical products.

6.

Excelsior or packing materials.

7.

Foundries.

8.

Glass products.

9.

Grain milling or processing.

10.

Gypsum.

11.

Film, photographic.

12.

Leather or fur tanning, curing, finishing or dyeing.

13.

Machinery, heavy and electrical.

14.

Metal or metal ores.

15.

Metal alloys or foil.

16.

Metal or metal products.

17.

Metal casting or foundry products.

18.

Monument works.

19.

Paint, varnishes or turpentine.

20.

Plastic, raw.

21.

Porcelain products.

22.

Railroad equipment.

23.

Rubber, natural or synthetic products.

24.

Steel, structural products.

25.

Stone processing, stone products.

26.

Wood or lumber processing.

27.

Wood pulp or fiber reduction or processing.

28.

Wool scouring or pulling.

B.

Special uses - granted by the board of zoning appeals.

1.

Electric power or steam-generating plants.

2.

Grain storage.

3.

Peat or topsoil storage.

4.

Refrigerating plants.

5.

Commercial and retail operations when incidental to the manufacturing operations.

6.

Vehicle wrecking, recycling, and salvage operations including miscellaneous metals storage and recycling.

C.

Any use permitted in the M-1 light manufacturing district.

D.

Uses not classified herein: Uses of the same general character, not specifically named, will also be permitted when authorized as a special use.

(Ord. No. 958, 2-10-98)

The maximum height of buildings and other structures erected or enlarged in this district shall be 45 feet.

(Ord. No. 958, 2-10-98)

A.

Minimum lot area and width. A lot area of not less than 40,000 square feet, and a lot width of not less than 200 feet at the building line shall be provided for every building or other structure erected or used for any use permitted in this district.

B.

Front yards. There shall be a front yard between the building line and the highway and street right-of-way lines as follows (the right-of-way line is not to be construed as the center of or the edge of pavement of the highway or street):

(1)

On existing federal or state highways, a distance of 75 feet;

(2)

All county highways at the time of adoption of this ordinance or constructed thereafter, a distance of 75 feet; and

(3)

All other streets, a distance of 75 feet.

C.

Side yards.

1.

On each interior lot there shall be two side yards having an aggregate width of not less than 100 feet, neither side yard having a width of less than 40 feet, except as hereinafter provided in subsection F.

2.

On each corner lot there shall be two side yards, the side yard abutting the street having a width of not less than 100 feet and the side yard not abutting the street having a width of not less than 40 feet, except as hereinafter provided in subsection F.

D.

Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot the depth of which shall be not less than 50 feet, except as hereinafter provided in subsection F.

E.

Building coverage. Except for the provision of landscaping; parking and loading; front, side and rear yards; on-site utilities and storm water detention; no more than 50 percent of the remaining buildable area of the lot shall be covered.

F.

Lots abutting residentially used property(ies). Unless authorized as a special use, in no case shall any building or structure be erected closer than 100 feet to any residentially used property, nor shall any parking area be closer than 40 feet to any residentially used property. The area between such parking lot and such residentially used property shall be maintained as a green area entirely covered by grass, shrubs, and/or trees.

(Ord. No. 958, 2-10-98)

Landscaping requirements will be in accordance with the provisions of title XIII, section 17 of this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 958, 2-10-98)

The provisions of title XV to the contrary notwithstanding, no parking area shall be permitted closer than 40 feet to the side and rear lot line. Parking in the front yard may be permitted by the board of zoning appeals. Adequate number of spaces shall be provided in accordance with title XV.

(Ord. No. 958, 2-10-98)

Sign requirements will be in accordance with the provisions of title XIII, section 13, of this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 958, 2-10-98)

Open storage is prohibited. Storage yards shall be entirely enclosed within a fence at least eight feet in height so as to completely screen the view into the storage yard. The material and construction of this fence shall be approved by the zoning administrator.

(Ord. No. 958, 2-10-98)