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Morenci City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IX

MX-1, MIXED-USE DISTRICT7


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Editor's note— Ord. No. 17-331, § 1(Exh. A), adopted September 25, 2017, repealed the former Art. IX, §§ 22-201—22-204, and enacted a new Art. IX as set out herein. The former Art. IX pertained to I-1, Industrial District and derived from Code 1963, §§ 5.51—5.54; Ord. of 4-14-80; Ord. No. 14-309, §§ 8, 9, 12-8-14. The user's attention is directed to Art. VII, § 22-174 et seq. Section 1 of said ordinance also repealed Art. IX-A, §§ 22-205—22-208, which pertained to I-2, Skyline Industrial District and derived from Ord. No. 99-238, 8-23-99; Ord. No. 14-309, §§ 10, 11, 12-8-14; Ord. No. 14-310, § 4, 12-8-14. The user's attention is directed to Art. VII-A, § 22-178 et seq. Section 1 of said ordinance also repealed Art. IX-B, §§ 22-209—22-212, which pertained to WH, Warehouse District and derived from Ord. No. 02-253, 8-12-02; Ord. No. 02-254, 8-12-02; Ord. No. 14-309, § 12, 12-8-14. The user's attention is directed to Art. VIII, § 22-193 et seq.


Sec. 22-206.- Intent.

(a)

MX-1: The MX-1, mixed-use district is designed to provide suitable space for mixed-uses which operate in a safe, non-objectionable and efficient manner, and which are compatible in appearance with and require a minimum of buggering measures from adjoining nonindustrial zoning districts.

(Ord. No. 17-331, § 1(Exh. A), 9-25-17)

Sec. 22-207. - Use regulations.

MX-1 Zoning DistrictPermitted Land Uses (P), Special Land Uses (S), and Prohibited Land Uses (—)
MX-1Additional Requirements
Commercial & Industrial Uses
Accessory uses and buildings customarily incidental to the permitted principal uses P
Large wind turbines S Section 22-275
Industrial establishments, such as:
The assembly, manufacture, packaging, or treatment of such products as food products (excluding butchering, animal slaughtering), candy, drugs, cosmetics, and toiletries, musical instruments, optical goods, toys, novelties, electrical instruments and appliances; electronics; pottery and figurines or other ceramic products using only previously pulverized clay.
The assembly, manufacture or treatment of such products from the following previously prepared materials: bone, canvas, cellophane, cloth, cork, felt, fiber, glass, horn, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semiprecious metals or stones, sheet metal (excluding large stampings such as automobile fenders or bodies), shell, textiles, wire, wood (excluding sawmills) and yarns.
Automobile repair shops, machine shops, painting and sheet metal shops, undercoating and rustproofing shops and welding shops. 		P Section 22-209
Open storage yards of construction contractors' equipment and supplies, building materials, sand, gravel or lumber, with the following restrictions:
To prevent loose materials from blowing into adjacent properties, a fence, tarpaulin or obscuring wall of no less than six feet shall be required around the stored material.
No required yard spaces shall be used for the storage of equipment or materials. 		S Section 22-209
Small wind turbines S Section 22-276
The following retail and service establishments, such as:
Greenhouses. 		P
Wholesale and warehousing. The sale at wholesale or warehousing of automotive equipment; dry goods and apparel; groceries and related products; raw farm products except livestock and manures; electrical goods; hardware, plumbing, heating equipment and supplies, machinery and equipment; paper and paper products; furniture and home furnishings, and any commodity the manufacture of which is permitted in this district. S Section 22-167
Residential Uses
Adult foster care homes S Section 22-90
Accessory uses and building customarily incidental to the permitted principal uses. P
All permitted uses in the R-1 and R-2 districts subject to the terms and conditions provided therein. P
Bed and breakfast S Section 22-273
Convalescent homes S Section 22-91
Colleges, universities and other such institutions of higher learning, public and private, offering courses in general, technical or religious education and not operated for profit S Section 22-92
Funeral homes S Section 22-93
Hospitals S Section 22-94
Housing for the elderly S Section 22-95
Multiple-family dwelling units including townhouses (single-family attached dwellings), apartments and row or terrace dwellings. P
Planned residential developments S Section 22-269
Orphanages S Section 22-96
Small wind turbines S Section 22-276
State licensed residential facilities. P
Tea rooms S
Prohibited Uses
MX-1: Any use not expressively stated above is prohibited in specified zoning districts.

 

(Ord. No. 17-331, § 1(Exh. A), 9-25-17)

Sec. 22-208. - Schedule of regulations.

MX-1 Zoning District
Schedule of Regulations
MX-1
Maximum Height
(applies to all development in the MX-1 zoning district)
Building height (feet) 45
Stories 3
Lot Size (minimum unless otherwise noted)
(applies only to residential development)
Area (square feet) (a)
Lot width (feet) (a)
Maximum Lot Coverage
(includes all buildings in percent of lot area)
Buildings —
Setbacks (minimum unless otherwise noted)
(applies to all development in the MX - 1 zoning district)
Front (feet) 25 (c)
Side (least) (feet) 20
Side (total) (feet) 40
Rear (feet) 25 (d)
Minimum Floor Area Per Dwelling Unit
(applies only to residential development)
Minimum floor area per dwelling unit(square feet) (b)

 

(a)

Minimum land area required for each dwelling unit in the RM district shall be:

Dwelling Unit SizeArea in Square Feet
ApartmentCondominium
Efficiency or one-bedroom unit 3,000 4,200
Two-bedroom unit 4,200 5,400
Three-bedroom unit 5,400 7,200
Four or more bedroom unit 7,200 7,200

 

(b)

Required minimum floor area for each dwelling unit shall be:

Dwelling Unit SizeArea in Square Feet
ApartmentCondominium
Efficiency or one-bedroom unit 400 —
Two-bedroom unit 600 600
Three-bedroom unit 750 800
Four or more bedroom unit 900 1,000

 

(c)

The front setback can include parking spots, along with room for sidewalks, if sidewalks are not already constructed within the required front setback.

(d)

The rear setback cannot contain anything other than green space.

Sec. 22-209. - Additional performance standards for MX-1 zoning district.

(a)

Any use established in the MX-1, mixed-use district shall not be permitted to carry on any activity, operation, use of land, building or equipment that produces irritants to the sensory perceptions greater than the measures herein established which are hereby determined to be the maximum permissible hazard to humans or human activity.

(1)

Noise. Shall be muffled so as not to become objectionable due to intermittence, beat frequency or shrillness. Noise as measured at the street or property line may not exceed 60 decibels with a center frequency of 125 cycles per second.

(2)

Odor. The emission of noxious, odorous matter in such quantities as to be readily detectable at a point along any property line, when diluted in the ratio of one volume of odorous air to four or more volumes of clean air, so as to produce a public nuisance or hazard beyond lot lines is prohibited.

(3)

Gases, smoke, dust, dirt, and fly ash. The emission of gases, smoke, dust, dirt, and fly ash shall in no manner be unclean, destructive, unhealthful, hazardous or deleterious to the general welfare. Such emission shall be in strict conformance with all applicable state and county health laws as pertaining to air pollution and smoke abatement.

(4)

Glare and heat. Arc welding, acetylene torch cutting, or similar processes causing glare and heat shall be performed behind solid walls or frosted glass not less than 15 feet high as measured from the ground level adjacent to the structure concerned.

(5)

Fire and safety hazards. The storage and handling of flammable liquids, liquefied petroleum gases, and explosives shall comply with all state rules and regulations, and as established by the Fire Prevention Act, Act No. 207 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1941 (MCL 29.1 et seq.), as amended. Further, all storage tanks of liquid materials aboveground shall be located not less than 150 feet from all property lines, and shall be completely surrounded by earth embankments, dikes, or other types of retaining walls which will contain the total capacity of all tanks so enclosed.

(6)

Vibration. Machines or operations, which cause vibration, shall be permitted, but no operation shall cause a displacement exceeding .003 of one inch as measured at the property line with a frequency of ten cycles per second.

(Ord. No. 17-331, § 1(Exh. A), 9-25-17)