The purpose of the Light Manufacturing (M) Zone is to provide areas for light manufacturing, warehousing, and commercial uses.

The Light Manufacturing (M) Zone is a legacy zoning district and shall only be applied to existing parcels, lots, and areas already included in the Light Manufacturing (M) Zone. No additional parcels, lots, or land may be added to the Light Manufacturing (M) Zone. This chapter applies to development and uses in the Light Manufacturing Zone. Development in the Light Manufacturing Zone may also be subject to the requirements set forth in MKZ 18.61, Sensitive Lands. In the event standards in this chapter conflict with other standards found elsewhere in Title 18, the more restrictive standards apply.

1. Uses in the Light Manufacturing (M) Zone are as determined by the Table 18.46-1 Permitted and Conditional Uses in Light Manufacturing (M) Zone. If a use is not explicitly designated in the table, then the use is prohibited. An applicant seeking a Millcreek Business License may submit a Classification Request by following the procedure as set forth in MKZ 18.15.030 (J), to determine whether a proposed land use aligns with an existing land use listed in Table 18.46-1.
   
   

   Table 18.46-1 Permitted and Conditional Uses in the Light Manufacturing (M) Zone
   Land Use	M Zone	Limitations / References
   P= Permitted, C= Conditional Use Review Required
   Commercial Uses
   Depository Financial Institution	P	Prohibited within 300’ of a major intersection (1)
   Kennel, Indoor or Outdoor	P	Prohibited within 300’ of a Residential Zone Boundary or a legally established residential use
   Automobile, Equipment, or Recreational Vehicle Sales or Rental	C	Only allowed when located on arterial roadways 80’ or greater in width. Prohibited within 150’ of a Residential Zone Boundary or a legally established residential use. (1) Additional use standards apply as set forth in MKZ 18.46.090
   Automobile Service and Repair	C	Prohibited within 300’ of a Residential Zone Boundary or a legally established residential use and within 1,320’ (1/4 mile) of an established substantially similar business. (1) Additional use standards apply as set forth in MKZ 18.46.090.
   Car Wash	C	Prohibited within 150’ of a Residential Zone Boundary or a legally established residential use and within 300’ of a major intersection and within 1,320’ (1/4 mile) of an established substantially similar business. (1)
   Medical or Dental Clinic	P
   Commercial Daycare or Preschool	P
   Indoor Commercial Entertainment under 25,000 square feet	P
   Indoor Commercial Entertainment, 25,000 square feet or more	C
   Outdoor Commercial Entertainment	C	Outdoor entertainment uses prohibited within 300’ of a Residential Zone Boundary or a legally-established dwelling. (1)
   Commercial Kitchen / Ghost Kitchen	P
   Commercial Parking Lot or Commercial Garage	C	Parking garages shall include non-residential uses for at least 75% of the ground story facing a public street. Subject to Landscaping standards.
   Community Garden	P	Limited to one acre or less with no onsite retail allowed.
   Drive-up Window	C
   Eating and drinking establishment	P
   Flex Space	P	Maximum square footage of 10,000 square feet per building, a minimum of 20% of story area must be office and or retail uses.
   Fuel Station	C	Prohibited within 1,320’ (1/4 mile) of an existing fuel station and within 300’ of a major intersection. (1)
   Funeral Home or Mortuary	P
   Greenhouse or Plant Nursery	P
   Gym or Fitness Studio under 5,000 square feet	P
   Gym or Fitness Studio 5,000 square feet or more	C
   Light Manufacturing	P or C	Developments that abut a Residential Zone Boundary or a legally-established dwelling are a conditional use. (1)
   General Retail	P
   Office	P
   Pawn Shop	P	Prohibited within 300’ of a major intersection and within 1,320’ (1/4 mile) of an established substantially similar business. (1)
   Reception or Event Center	P	Outdoor uses prohibited within 300’ of a Residential Zone Boundary or legally-established dwelling. (1)
   Self-Storage facility	C	Prohibited within 300’ of a major intersection and within 1,320’ (1/4 mile) of an established substantially similar business. Additional location restrictions apply as set forth in MKZ 18.46.090. (1)
   Sexually Oriented Business	C
   Truck Transfer Facility	C	Temporary outside storage of trucks and trailers allowed as defined by MKZ 18.46.080
   Warehouse	P or C	Developments that abut a Residential Zone Boundary or a legally-established dwelling are a conditional use.
   Temporary Uses	P	As set forth in MKZ 18.58, Temporary Uses and Structures
   Institutional Uses
   Wireless Telecommunication Facility	P	Must be a Stealth Facility, subject to the standards as set forth in MKZ 18.75, Wireless Telecommunication Facilities.
   Public Use	P
   Religious Assembly	P
   Schools, Public and Private	P
   Quasi-Public Use	C
   Residential Uses
   Home Business	P	Permitted in legally-established dwellings in the M Zone. Subject to MKZ 18.76, Special Business Land Use Regulations
   Residential Facility for Elderly Persons or Persons With a Disability	P	Limitations as set forth in MKZ 18.74, Residential Facilities for Persons With a Disability.
   Caretaker Dwelling	P	Property owner shall record an affidavit stating the caretaker dwelling will not be leased, rented, or sold separately. Caretaker dwelling shall consist of a minimum habitable floor area of 600 square feet and not to exceed a maximum habitable floor area of 1,200 square feet. Shall be subject to the off- street parking requirements of MKZ 18.63, Parking and Mobility Standards. Parking spaces for caretaker dwelling cannot be included in any parking reduction request including shared parking. -Home businesses with a customer base visiting the caretaker dwelling shall be prohibited.

   
   
2. Table 18.46-1 Notes:
   1. Distances are measured from property line or nearest point of the right-of-way at an intersection to the subject property line at the nearest point.

Certain use prohibitions or use limitations are listed in Table 18.46-2. Such use prohibitions or use limitations apply in addition to the general provision that uses not explicitly designated in the table are prohibited.

Accessory uses and structures shall be subordinate to the main use and structure or building. Accessory use may include outside repair, fabrication, and cleaning of equipment, vehicles, and/or stored products.

1. The requirements for lot or parcel size, building setbacks, lot coverage and other spatial requirements are as set forth in Table 18.46-3 Spatial Requirements for the Manufacturing (M) Zone.
   
   

   Table 18.46-3 Spatial Requirements for the Manufacturing (M) Zone
   Spatial Requirement	M Zone
   Minimum Lot or Parcel Area	20,000 square feet
   Minimum Lot or Parcel Width	100 feet
   Maximum Building Height	45 feet
   Maximum Lot or Parcel Coverage	80 percent
   Minimum Building Height	1 story
   Minimum Front Yard Setback	20 feet
   Minimum Rear and/or Side Yard Setback	If located abutting a Residential Zone Boundary, 20 feet, otherwise 10 feet.
   Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback	10 feet (1)
   Minimum Corner Side Yard Setback	20 feet (1)
   Accessory Structures: Rear And Interior Side Yard Setback	2 feet
   Accessory Structures: Rear And Interior Side Yard Setback When Abutting Residential Use	10 feet

   
   
2. Table 18.46-3 Notes:
   1. For buildings that abut a legally-established dwelling or a Residential Zone Boundary, the side and rear yards abutting the residential use or Residential Zone Boundary shall be increased by one foot for every two feet that the structure exceeds 25 feet in height.

Gasoline pumps associated with fuel stations shall be set back not less than twenty-four feet from any street property line, and not less than thirty feet from any Residential Zone Boundary line. If the pump island is set at an angle on the property, it shall be so located that automobiles stopped for service will not extend over the property line. In addition, canopies constructed to provide a weather shield over gasoline pump islands shall not encroach on the front or side yard setback and not be located less than ten feet from any Residential Zone Boundary.

1. General Conditions in the M Zone. All uses in the M zone shall be permitted only under all the following conditions:
   1. Business operations that abut a legally established residential use, a Residential Zone Boundary, or a street shall be conducted predominantly within an enclosed building, except for the following:
      1. Parking and servicing vehicles and equipment,
      2. Loading and unloading of products and equipment,
      3. Outside storage of products, materials, vehicles, or equipment may be in the rear or side yard in the rear or side yard for new uses, subject to the following standards:
         1. Outside storage shall occupy no more than sixty percent (60%) of the lot or parcel.
         2. Outside storage must be screened by a solid visual barrier perimeter fence of six feet (6’) to eight feet (8‘), depending on and relating to the height of the products, materials, or equipment stored outside. The maximum height of outside storage shall be established by a formula of setback to height where the minimum setback from the property line abutting a public street equals one-and-a-half times the height of the products, materials, vehicles, or equipment being stored.
         3. The surface area of the outside storage area shall be paved with cement or asphalt hard surface paving or a contained durable permeable surfacing such as gravel.
         4. Any outdoor storage of vehicles and equipment shall be considered temporary and only include operable, functional vehicles and equipment able to be immediately put to the intended use.
      4. Existing legal uses with outdoor storage operating at the time of the adoption of this ordinance, January 22, 2018, shall retain the ability to store product, materials, vehicles, or equipment on 100 percent of the lot, lots, parcel, or parcels occupied by such use.
      5. Outdoor dining associated with eating and drinking establishments.
   2. All uses shall minimize, so as not to become a nuisance, any unsafe, unhealthy, objectionable, and unreasonable waste, odor, dust, smoke, other emissions, noise, vibration, as determined by any Federal, State, County, and/or City health and safety codes, regulations, or ordinances.
   3. All principal assembly, manufacturing, testing, cleaning, testing and associated services or processes shall be done wholly within completely enclosed buildings. Accessory use may include outside repair, fabrication, and cleaning of equipment, vehicles, and/or stored products.
   4. Roof mounted mechanical equipment, and vents shall be screened from view from the ground-level vantage point along an abutting arterial, collector, or local street.
2. Design and Use Standards for Specific Uses. The following standards are applicable to the uses specified in addition to the development standards in this Chapter. In the event there is language elsewhere in MKZ Title 18 that conflicts with language in this chapter, the more restrictive standard prevails.
   1. Automobile, Equipment, or Recreational Vehicle Sales or Rental uses shall meet the following site requirements:
      1. The minimum lot size for such use is 20,000 square feet.
      2. The site must contain an office of at least 2,000 square feet.
      3. Inventory lot parking shall not be included in the minimum parking requirements.
   2. Automobile Service and Repair uses shall meet the following site standards:
      1. Bay doors shall not be located on facades facing residential uses or zones.
      2. Vehicles awaiting repair or service shall be screened by Landscape Buffer C as set forth in MKZ 18.64, Landscape Standards.
      3. Vehicle storage areas shall not count toward parking minimum requirements.

1. Main entrances to the first story of manufacturing and commercial buildings shall front on the abutting public street.
2. Commercial garages shall include non-residential uses for at least 75 percent of the ground story facing a street.
3. Windows shall make up at least 10 percent of ground story street-facing facades for manufacturing buildings and 50 percent for commercial buildings. Upper stories shall have architectural differentiation from the ground story of the building.
4. Corner lots or parcels are deemed to have two front yards, but only one front yard is required to have a building entrance.
5. Garbage and Recycling.
   1. The development shall be designed to accommodate and efficiently manage the collection, storage, and removal of on-site generated garbage to minimize the detrimental effects of the collection, storage, and removal such as noise and odor.
   2. No refuse dumpster for refuse generated on site or dumpster enclosure structure shall be located nearer than 20 feet to any perimeter property line.
   3. All refuse storage including dumpsters and recycling collection shall be screened in accordance with Buffer C standards as set forth in the Landscaping Requirements of MKZ 18.64.050.
6. Building Materials. Exterior materials of a durable or resilient nature such as brick, stone, stucco, concrete, prefinished panel, composite materials, painted block, or other materials of similar quality, hardiness, and low maintenance characteristics shall be used. No single material is allowed to exceed 50 percent on street-facing facades. Other materials may be considered for soffits, or as an accent or architectural feature. Twenty-five-year guarantee, architectural shingles and/or other longer-lasting roof materials are required.
7. Building relief. All buildings shall include façade differentiation using varied materials and relief every 100 feet or less.
8. Development abutting legally established dwellings or a Residential Zone Boundary:
   1. The required minimum six-foot high concrete or masonry wall shall be constructed concurrently with the foundation of the proposed building.
   2. No proposed manufacturing use shall be constructed which will allow a direct view into the rear yard of a residential use.
   3. Loading docks shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from an existing or proposed residential use. Such loading docks shall incorporate screening whether in the form of landscaping or wing walls.
9. Curb cuts shall not be located nearer than 50 feet to any street intersection. Loading docks shall not be visible from the adjacent street.
10. Curb cuts shall not be located nearer than 20 feet to a side or rear lot or parcel line, and the distance between separate curb cuts serving adjacent land uses shall not be less than 40 feet, unless one or more of the following circumstances apply:
    1. A common curb cut serves abutting land uses;
    2. Curb cuts cannot meet separation standards due to narrow lot or parcel frontage;
    3. Curb cuts cannot meet separation standards due to location of existing cuts on adjacent lots or parcels; or
    4. A professional traffic engineer, after preparing a traffic study subject to the standards of MKZ 18.69, Required Studies and Plans, recommends that curb cuts be located nearer to interior lot or parcel lines to maintain a safe distance from street intersections.
11. In order to meet the purposes of this chapter:
    1. Lots or parcels may be accumulated to provide the minimum lot or parcel area. Individual lots or parcels with an area smaller than the minimum lot or parcel area are not suitable for development.
    2. The development shall provide appropriate buffering to abutting properties and uses, as set forth in MKZ 18.64, Landscape Standards.
    3. Safe access shall be provided within the site and to public streets as set forth in MKZ 18.63, Parking and Mobility Standards.
    4. Uses adjacent to defined creeks shall include a usable open space buffer area next to creek at least 50 feet from the high-water mark. Landscaping shall follow the standards as set forth in MKZ 18.61, Sensitive Lands, and MKZ 18.64, Landscaping Standards.
12. Renovation or maintenance of existing structures or buildings shall not be deemed new construction for any of the foregoing requirements unless such renovation or maintenance results in a structure or building footprint being expanded by more than 25 percent.