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Muscatine City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 10

14 M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

10-14-1 Permissive Uses (See Section 10-14-4)

  1. Any use permitted in the C-2 District, as long as the users are not offensive due to emission of noise, odor, dust, gas, smoke, or vibration, except that no dwelling other than that for a resident watchman or caretaker employed on the premises shall be permitted, with the exception of a single-family dwelling located on a lot two acres or more in size.
  2. The manufacturing, assembling, or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following prepared material: canvas, cellophane, cloth, fiber, glass, leather, paper, plastic, precious or semi-precious metals or stones, rubber, textiles, wood, and yarn.
  3. The manufacturing or assembly of bolts, nuts, screws, and rivets; boats; ornamental iron products; firearms; electrical appliances; electronic instruments and devices; tools, dies, machinery, and hardware products; medical and dental equipment; drafting and optical instruments; musical instruments; watches and clocks; and toys and games.
  4. The manufacturing or storage of food products, including beverage bottling, bakery products, candy manufacturing, fruit and vegetable processing and canning; but not packing and processing of meat and poultry products, distilling of beverages, or slaughtering of animals.
  5. The manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, or treatment of such products as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and toiletries.
  6. Builders or contractors plant or storage yard; building materials sales and storage yard, including concrete mixing; and lumber yard, including millwork.
  7. Open yard for storage and sale of feed, fertilizer, or fuel.
  8. Automobile, truck, trailer, and garden and farm implement establishments for sales, display, and hire, including sales lots.
  9. Truck or motor freight terminals, provided that service yards or docks are located at least 200 feet from any lot in any Residential District.
  10. Drive-in restaurant.
  11. Animal hospital, veterinary clinic, or kennel, provided that buildings or enclosures are at least 100 feet from any lot in any Residential District.
  12. Public or private open-air recreational uses, provided that such uses are not within 200 feet of any Residential District.
  13. Greenhouse or nursery.
  14. Agricultural activity, except that all livestock operations or farms in excess of ten head shall have a minimum of twenty acres.

10-14-2 Conditional Uses (See Section 10-14-4)

  1. Electrical distribution substation, pipeline pumping station, or water tower.
  2. Any other use that is determined by the Zoning Board of Adjustment to be of the same general character as the foregoing permissive uses.
  3. Solid Waste Transfer Station.

10-14-3 Height, Area, And Setback Requirements

  1. Maximum Structure Height: 75 feet, except for as provided for in Title 10, Chapter 26
  2. Minimum Front Yard Depth: 30 feet
  3. Minimum Side Yard Depth: None
  4. Minimum Rear Year Depth: None
  5. Minimum Frontage: None
  6. Minimum Lot Area: None

10-14-4 Note Applicable Criteria For Permissive And Conditional Uses

In the event of new construction or substantial improvements, that is, the repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value, the Permissive and Conditional Uses of this district shall comply with the following applicable criteria:

  1. Noxious fumes including dust, that is, fumes and dust which are in sufficient quantity to be harmful to health, shall not be emitted beyond the property line.
  2. Noise, including vibration, shall not cause the ambient noise level as measured at the property line to exceed 75 decibels (dbA).
  3. In such cases where new construction or substantial improvements of a nonresidential nature are proposed adjacent to existing residential units, no direct outside lighting shall shine onto adjacent property.
  4. In such cases where new construction or substantial improvements of a nonresidential nature are proposed adjacent to existing residential units, outside trash receptacles and outside storage of equipment shall be screened from view by fencing (at least seventy-five percent (75%) opaque) or landscaping of sufficient height and density to provide screening at maturity or within three (3) years.

10-14-5 Site Plan Review

Refer to Section 10-2-7(I)