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Northfield City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XV

M-1 LIGHT MANUFACTURING DISTRICT

15-1 Purpose

The regulations set forth in this Article or set forth elsewhere in this Appendix A when referred to in this Article, are the district regulations for the M-1 light manufacturing district. The light manufacturing district regulations are intended to provide for manufacturing, industrial, administrative, research and related uses in areas where such uses will cause the least disruption of the residential character of the Village. Bulk and height regulations and specific standards will encourage clean and quiet operations which protect other uses and properties within the district as well as properties within adjacent districts in order to enhance real estate values throughout the Village. The M-1 light manufacturing district is designed to provide for industrial activities that do not create appreciable nuisance or hazards and that allow for a pleasant environment. Development within this district should be consistent with the locations and goals as provided for in the Village's Comprehensive Plan. (Ord. 03-1155, 3-18-2003)

15-2 Use Regulations

  1. Permitted Uses.
    Automotive repair. Fabricating/processing/packing (nonperishable).
    Kitchen and bath showroom with less than 2,500 square feet of floor area.
    Kitchen and bath showroom with 2,500 square feet or more of floor area.
    Laundry (commercial).
    Light assembly manufacturing. Manufacturing.
    Medical/dental office with less than 5,000 square feet of floor area. Municipal use. Office (ancillary to other M-1 uses).
    Optician/optometrist offices, including laboratories, less than 5,000 square feet of floor area.
    Pet grooming facility. Printing establishment (commercial). Research/laboratory. Retail sales of merchandise manufactured on site.
    Small wireless facilities (both in right of way and outside right of way). Warehouse storage. Wholesale sales.
    (Ord. 03-1155, 3-18-2003)
  2. Special Uses. (See Article XVI of this Appendix A for standards.)
    Catering establishment.
    Commercial Kitchen.
    Community center in existence as of January 1, 2003.
    Culinary school.
    Daycare (center). Drive-through facility. Medical/dental office with 5,000 square feet or more of floor area. Micro-production of alcohol. Other public uses/structures. Parking structure/surface parking (as a principal use).
    Pet daycare facility.
    Pet training facility. Planned unit development (industrial). Seasonal/temporary uses (see Article XIX of this Appendix A). Self-storage (interior loading and storage). Veterinary clinic.
    (Ord. 03-1155, 3-18-2003; amd. Ord. 04-1207, 5-18-2004; Ord. 10-1444, 1-19-2010; Ord. 13-1546, 3-19-2013)
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 19-1749 on 9/17/2019
Amended by Ord. 19-1750 on 9/17/2019
Amended by Ord. 23-1826 on 12/5/2023
Amended by Ord. 25-1875 on 6/17/2025

15-3 Lot Size Requirements

The minimum lot area for lots in the M-1 district is forty thousand (40,000) square feet except:

Community center: 25,000
Planned unit developments: 3 acres

(Ord. 03-1155, 3-18-2003)

15-4 Area Regulations

Required yard
(principal uses)
Front
30 feet
Side1
10 feet
Rear
30 feet
Transitional2
25 feet
Floor area ratio
Maximum of 2.0 for all uses
Lot coverage
Maximum of 90 percent (includes all impervious surfaces)
Building height
Maximum of 35 feet
Lot frontage
Minimum of 100 feet
Notes:
1 A 25 foot side yard is required if the side yard is adjacent to a residential use or a property designated for residential in the Comprehensive Plan. 2 Transitional yards are exclusive landscaped open space, free of any building or site improvements. See Chapter 10 of this Code for landscaping requirements. Transitional yards apply along any nonresidential property line adjoining a residential district or a property designated for residential in the Comprehensive Plan.

(Ord. 03-1155, 3-18-2003)

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 23-1826 on 12/5/2023

15-5 Site Development Plan Review

All planned unit developments are subject to the conditions and review as set forth in Article XVII of this Appendix A. All special uses are subject to the conditions and review as outlined in Article XVI of this Appendix A. All other developments within the M-1 District not subject to planned unit development or special use review procedures shall be subject to Architectural Commission site plan review as set forth in Chapter 4 of this Code. (Ord. 03-1155, 3-18-2003)

15-5A Preliminary Project Review

Proposed projects that represent a significant departure from the Comprehensive Plan may elect to submit for a preliminary project review, which is entirely elective. See Appendix D, Article I, "Fees", of this Code for the associated fee. (Ord. 09-1436, 12-7-2009)

19-1749

19-1750

23-1826

25-1875