Muskegon Heights City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 12

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

Sec. 12.01 - Intent and purpose.

The regulations of the I-1 district are intended primarily for light industrial uses which do not generate hazardous materials. The district is established to encourage operations which manufacture, compound, process, package, treat and assemble products from previously prepared materials. The I-2 district is intended to isolate intense industrial operations from residential areas.

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.02 - Table of uses.

The following abbreviations apply to the table of uses:

P: Permitted use: Land and/or buildings in this district may be used for the purposes listed by right.

SLU: Special land use: The following uses may be allowed by obtaining special land use approval when all applicable standards cited in chapter 16 are met.

NP: Not permitted: The use is not permitted in the district.

Table of Uses	I-1	I-2
Assembly of paperboard containers, building paper, building board, and bookbinding	P	P
Governmental facilities	P	NP
Laboratories including experimental, film, and testing	P	P
Lumber and wood products including millwork, prefabricated structural wood products and containers	P	P
Manufacturing facilities, including tool and die	P	P
Motor freight transportation/trucking terminal	P	P
Stamping operations	NP	P
Production of food products including meat, dairy, fruit, vegetable, seafood, grain, bakery, confectionary, beverage and kindred foods	P	P
Saw mills	P	P
Sales as part of an industrial operation	P	P
Asphalt, cement or chemical plants	NP	P
Wholesale establishments distributing goods including automotive equipment, drugs, chemicals, dry goods, apparel, food, farm products, electrical goods, hardware, machinery, equipment, metals, paper products and furnishings, and lumber and building products and warehousing	P	P
Medical marihuana facilities	P	P
Residential units as part of a mixed-use building	P	P

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.03 - Lot, yard, and building requirements.

Requirement			I-1	I-2
Minimum Lot Requirements	Area		1 acre	2 acres
	Width		100 ft.	100 ft.
	Maximum width-to-depth ratio		1:3	1:3
	Maximum Lot Coverage		85%	85%
Minimum Setback Requirements	Front*		30 ft, 15 of which shall be landscaped	30 ft, 15 of which shall be landscaped
	Side	Side	10 ft.	10 ft.
	Side	Adjacent to Residential District	20 ft.	20 ft.
	Rear		20 ft.	20 ft.
Building Requirements	Maximum Height		75 ft.	75 ft.
Design Requirements	See Industrial Park Restrictive Covenants adopted by the City for Design Requirements			none

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.04 - Parking requirements.

Use	Minimum Parking Requirements Spaces per unit of measurement GFA = Gross floor area UFA = Usable floor area
Accessory office areas related to main uses	1 space per each 300 sq. ft. of UFA
All other industrial uses	1 space for each 1,000 sq. ft. or one space for every employee on the largest shift All other industrial uses (whichever is greater) plus those spaces required for offices located on the premises

Parking areas adjacent to the street and adjacent to residential uses or zones shall be screened with either a buffer zone. The buffer shall be 15 feet commencing from a sidewalk for the entire length of the parking area. The buffer zone shall comply with the standards of section 14.04 of the ordinance. As an alternative, the planning commission may approve a three-foot high wall in a five-foot buffer.

The amount of required off-street parking spaces for individual uses shall be determined in accordance with the following table and shall meet the dimensional requirements of chapter 14, in addition to all lighting, loading spaces and landscaping standards.

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.05 - Development standards.

See also chapter 13 for appropriate development standards.

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.06 - Signs.

The following signs are permitted in the industrial district:

Signs shall pertain exclusively to the public use carried on the property.

Signs may be illuminated, provided that the source of light is directed in a manner that will prevent light from shining directly onto traffic or neighboring properties.

Monument and electric message board signs are permitted of up to 50 square feet. In a campus setting, one sign may be permitted per street frontage.

Signs shall not exceed six feet in height.

Signs shall be setback from the street right-of-way a minimum of five feet and from side property lines a minimum of ten feet.

A sign attached to a mansard shall be considered a wall sign.

See also sections 13.11 through 13.14 for sign regulations applicable to all districts.

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Muskegon Heights City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 12

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

Sec. 12.01 - Intent and purpose.

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.02 - Table of uses.

The following abbreviations apply to the table of uses:

P: Permitted use: Land and/or buildings in this district may be used for the purposes listed by right.

SLU: Special land use: The following uses may be allowed by obtaining special land use approval when all applicable standards cited in chapter 16 are met.

NP: Not permitted: The use is not permitted in the district.

Table of Uses	I-1	I-2
Assembly of paperboard containers, building paper, building board, and bookbinding	P	P
Governmental facilities	P	NP
Laboratories including experimental, film, and testing	P	P
Lumber and wood products including millwork, prefabricated structural wood products and containers	P	P
Manufacturing facilities, including tool and die	P	P
Motor freight transportation/trucking terminal	P	P
Stamping operations	NP	P
Production of food products including meat, dairy, fruit, vegetable, seafood, grain, bakery, confectionary, beverage and kindred foods	P	P
Saw mills	P	P
Sales as part of an industrial operation	P	P
Asphalt, cement or chemical plants	NP	P
Wholesale establishments distributing goods including automotive equipment, drugs, chemicals, dry goods, apparel, food, farm products, electrical goods, hardware, machinery, equipment, metals, paper products and furnishings, and lumber and building products and warehousing	P	P
Medical marihuana facilities	P	P
Residential units as part of a mixed-use building	P	P

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.03 - Lot, yard, and building requirements.

Requirement			I-1	I-2
Minimum Lot Requirements	Area		1 acre	2 acres
	Width		100 ft.	100 ft.
	Maximum width-to-depth ratio		1:3	1:3
	Maximum Lot Coverage		85%	85%
Minimum Setback Requirements	Front*		30 ft, 15 of which shall be landscaped	30 ft, 15 of which shall be landscaped
	Side	Side	10 ft.	10 ft.
	Side	Adjacent to Residential District	20 ft.	20 ft.
	Rear		20 ft.	20 ft.
Building Requirements	Maximum Height		75 ft.	75 ft.
Design Requirements	See Industrial Park Restrictive Covenants adopted by the City for Design Requirements			none

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.04 - Parking requirements.

Use	Minimum Parking Requirements Spaces per unit of measurement GFA = Gross floor area UFA = Usable floor area
Accessory office areas related to main uses	1 space per each 300 sq. ft. of UFA
All other industrial uses	1 space for each 1,000 sq. ft. or one space for every employee on the largest shift All other industrial uses (whichever is greater) plus those spaces required for offices located on the premises

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.05 - Development standards.

See also chapter 13 for appropriate development standards.

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.06 - Signs.

The following signs are permitted in the industrial district:

Signs shall pertain exclusively to the public use carried on the property.

Signs may be illuminated, provided that the source of light is directed in a manner that will prevent light from shining directly onto traffic or neighboring properties.

Monument and electric message board signs are permitted of up to 50 square feet. In a campus setting, one sign may be permitted per street frontage.

Signs shall not exceed six feet in height.

Signs shall be setback from the street right-of-way a minimum of five feet and from side property lines a minimum of ten feet.

A sign attached to a mansard shall be considered a wall sign.

See also sections 13.11 through 13.14 for sign regulations applicable to all districts.

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Muskegon Heights City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 12

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

Sec. 12.01 - Intent and purpose.

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.02 - Table of uses.

The following abbreviations apply to the table of uses:

P: Permitted use: Land and/or buildings in this district may be used for the purposes listed by right.

SLU: Special land use: The following uses may be allowed by obtaining special land use approval when all applicable standards cited in chapter 16 are met.

NP: Not permitted: The use is not permitted in the district.

Table of Uses	I-1	I-2
Assembly of paperboard containers, building paper, building board, and bookbinding	P	P
Governmental facilities	P	NP
Laboratories including experimental, film, and testing	P	P
Lumber and wood products including millwork, prefabricated structural wood products and containers	P	P
Manufacturing facilities, including tool and die	P	P
Motor freight transportation/trucking terminal	P	P
Stamping operations	NP	P
Production of food products including meat, dairy, fruit, vegetable, seafood, grain, bakery, confectionary, beverage and kindred foods	P	P
Saw mills	P	P
Sales as part of an industrial operation	P	P
Asphalt, cement or chemical plants	NP	P
Wholesale establishments distributing goods including automotive equipment, drugs, chemicals, dry goods, apparel, food, farm products, electrical goods, hardware, machinery, equipment, metals, paper products and furnishings, and lumber and building products and warehousing	P	P
Medical marihuana facilities	P	P
Residential units as part of a mixed-use building	P	P

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.03 - Lot, yard, and building requirements.

Requirement			I-1	I-2
Minimum Lot Requirements	Area		1 acre	2 acres
	Width		100 ft.	100 ft.
	Maximum width-to-depth ratio		1:3	1:3
	Maximum Lot Coverage		85%	85%
Minimum Setback Requirements	Front*		30 ft, 15 of which shall be landscaped	30 ft, 15 of which shall be landscaped
	Side	Side	10 ft.	10 ft.
	Side	Adjacent to Residential District	20 ft.	20 ft.
	Rear		20 ft.	20 ft.
Building Requirements	Maximum Height		75 ft.	75 ft.
Design Requirements	See Industrial Park Restrictive Covenants adopted by the City for Design Requirements			none

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.04 - Parking requirements.

Use	Minimum Parking Requirements Spaces per unit of measurement GFA = Gross floor area UFA = Usable floor area
Accessory office areas related to main uses	1 space per each 300 sq. ft. of UFA
All other industrial uses	1 space for each 1,000 sq. ft. or one space for every employee on the largest shift All other industrial uses (whichever is greater) plus those spaces required for offices located on the premises

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.05 - Development standards.

See also chapter 13 for appropriate development standards.

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)

Sec. 12.06 - Signs.

The following signs are permitted in the industrial district:

Signs shall pertain exclusively to the public use carried on the property.

Signs may be illuminated, provided that the source of light is directed in a manner that will prevent light from shining directly onto traffic or neighboring properties.

Monument and electric message board signs are permitted of up to 50 square feet. In a campus setting, one sign may be permitted per street frontage.

Signs shall not exceed six feet in height.

Signs shall be setback from the street right-of-way a minimum of five feet and from side property lines a minimum of ten feet.

A sign attached to a mansard shall be considered a wall sign.

See also sections 13.11 through 13.14 for sign regulations applicable to all districts.

(Ord. No. 19-635, 9-23-19)