The M-1 light manufacturing district is intended primarily for the conduct, predominantly within an enclosed building, of light manufacturing, assembling, fabrication, and business and service operations, including those which are permitted uses in the B-1 neighborhood and B-2 secondary and highway business districts. The size of the required yards adjoining any residential district is increased to provide a barrier between uses in the different districts. The following regulations shall apply to the M-1 light manufacturing district:

A.

Use regulations. The following uses for buildings or lots shall be a use by right:

1.

Any use permitted in the B-1 neighborhood and the B-2 secondary and highway business districts.

2.

Warehouse—Within a main building.

3.

Storage—Within a main building.

4.

General construction.

5.

Electronics and high technology.

6.

Medical.

7.

Woodworking.

8.

Metalworking.

9.

Bottling and canning.

10.

Furniture.

11.

Transportation.

12.

Industrial machinery and equipment.

13.

Sporting goods.

14.

Product packaging.

15.

U.S. Postal Service or similar private services.

16.

Air conditioning and heating.

17.

Home and commercial appliance.

18.

Electrical.

19.

Utilities.

20.

Pool, spa, and related appurtenances.

21.

Building materials, hardware, and garden supply.

22.

Auto and home supply.

23.

Carpet installation and cleaning.

24.

Home services, such as, painting, contracting, repair, and cleaning.

25.

Armature rewinding and repair services.

26.

Tire repair or services.

27.

Re-upholstery and furniture repair.

28.

Governmental buildings, safety services, or facilities and attendant operations.

29.

Pawn shops.

30.

Sexually oriented businesses, subject to chapter 18 (businesses), article II.

31.

Other uses. Any light manufacturing, assembling, fabrication, business, or service operation not included above, provided that such use is not a nuisance, noxious, or offensive to adjacent or nearby uses within the M-1 light manufacturing district or any adjoining district by reason of noise, vibrations, smoke, odor, dust, gas, light, or pollution of any type.

32.

Residential uses prohibited. It is the determination of the city that residential uses are inconsistent with and are not compatible with the M-1 light manufacturing district, and such residential uses are expressly not permitted uses in this M-1 light manufacturing district.

33.

Special exceptions. The following uses for buildings or lots shall be a use permitted by special exception, subject to the granting of a special exception as prescribed in section 17 herein:

a.

Mobile food unit, subject to chapter 18 (businesses), article IV.

B.

Prohibited noise, vibrations, smoke, odor, dust, gas, or light.

1.

Sustained or repetitive noise or vibration, of such an intensity or character that it constitutes a nuisance which injures or destroys the peaceful enjoyment or use, comfort, repose, safety, or health of persons of ordinary sensibilities, is prohibited, when such noise or vibration is measured, or audible, or felt at the property line of any adjoining residential use.

2.

Smoke, odor, dust, gas, light, or pollution of any type that constitutes a nuisance which injures or destroys the peaceful enjoyment or use, comfort, repose, safety, or health of persons of ordinary sensibilities, is prohibited, when such smoke, odor, dust, gas, light, or pollution is measured, or present, or detected at the property line of any adjoining residential use.

C.

Height regulations. No building shall exceed 45 feet in height.

D.

Yard area regulations.

1.

Lot size and width. Every lot shall have an area of not less than one acre and a minimum width of 100 feet, but in every case the minimum lot size and width shall be sufficient to provide the minimum front, side, and rear yard requirements set out below. Such minimum yard requirements shall be applicable at the property line of commonly owned lots.

2.

Front yard. For uses permitted in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District, there shall be a front yard along the front property line of the lot. The minimum depth of such front yard shall be 25 feet.

3.

Side yards. For uses permitted in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District, there shall be a minimum side yard of 5 feet.

a.

Side yards fronting public roads. For uses permitted in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District, shall be a minimum side yard of 20 feet.

b.

Side yards abutting a single-family dwelling zoning district and required privacy fencing. For uses permitted in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District, there shall be a minimum side yard of 25 feet and a required privacy fence (no access or view) at least eight feet in height, constructed of cedar, treated (by the manufacturer) pine, brick, or masonry, which shall be built prior to or contemporaneous with any commercial use of or construction on the lot zoned M-1 Light Manufacturing District, and such fence shall be maintained in good condition.

4.

Rear yards. For uses permitted in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District, there shall be a minimum rear yard of 10 feet.

a.

Rear yards fronting public roads. For uses permitted in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District, there shall be a minimum rear yard of 20 feet.

b.

Rear yards abutting a single-family dwelling zoning district and required privacy fencing. For uses permitted in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District, there shall be a minimum rear yard of 25 feet and a required privacy fence (no access or view) at least eight feet in height, constructed of cedar, treated (by the manufacturer) pine, brick, or masonry, which shall be built prior to or contemporaneous with any commercial use of or construction on the lot zoned M-1 Light Manufacturing District, and such fence shall be maintained in good condition.

E.

Parking regulations (see Schedule A—Master Parking Schedule).

1.

Parking spaces shall be arranged so as to permit satisfactory egress and ingress of an automobile and/or commercial vehicles including delivery trucks according to generally accepted, published standards, and such parking spaces shall be required in addition to driveways.

2.

Where any structure is erected, reconstructed, or converted for any of the business or commercial uses permitted in this section, parking spaces shall be provided in the ratio of not less than one for each 200 square feet of floor space of the building which is used for commercial purposes. Such parking space may be located on the same lot the building or on an area within 300 feet of the building. Two or more owners of buildings may join together for the purpose of providing the required parking spaces.

3.

The parking or storage, including temporarily, of any type of motor vehicle, wheeled vehicle, or trailer on any unpaved surface is prohibited. "Paved" means a constructed surface of concrete, asphalt, or similar materials (not debris) to establish a permanent surface.

F.

Additional use, height, and area regulations. Additional use, height, and area regulations and exceptions are found in section 10 herein.

G.

Outside sales/display prohibited. Outside sales, including outside display or storage, of goods and merchandise in the M-1 district is prohibited, except as expressly provided in this subsection. The term "outside" means outside of a fully enclosed building which is constructed on-site on a lot in compliance with all city codes. It is the intent of this provision to prohibit the use of any yard (front, side, or rear), parking space, setback, easement, or any open land for these purposes.

1.

Exception. The outside sale, display, or storage of goods or merchandise is permitted under either of the following three circumstances only:

a.

They are offered for sale, displayed, or stored outside as an integral part of the business conducted in the main building located on the lot and the sale, display, or storage is conducted within five feet of such main building; or

b.

They are offered for sale, displayed, or stored outside as an integral part of the business conducted in the main building located on the lot, and they are customarily displayed or stored outside, and they are of such a large size that outside display or storage is necessary; for example, automobiles or large boats (boats over 14 feet in length).

c.

They are offered for sale, displayed, or stored as an integral part of the business conducted in the main building located on the lot and the sale display is conducted within 18 feet from the front curb (or one parking space) in front of the merchant's building only. The sale display shall not impede the flow of traffic or endanger the safety of the shoppers or passersby. This type of "outside sales" event will be allowed four times a year only with a permit from city hall. The event shall not last longer than 72 hours in duration, with 12 hours for set-up and 12 hours for take down.

H.

Outside storage or discarding of materials prohibited. No refuse, unused material or item, or discarded material or item shall be stacked, stored, or placed on any part of a lot that is not designed or constructed for that particular purpose, and any such use of a lot is prohibited. For example, the placement of surplus materials or items or refuse, generated during manufacturing operations, within a building or structure or on an area constructed to store such items until they can be picked up for disposal or recycling is not prohibited, but the placement or discarding of such materials on a vegetated portion of the lot would be prohibited. It is the intent of this provision to prohibit the placement and/or accumulation of such materials or items in a manner that tends to cause blight within the M-1 or adjoining zoning districts.

I.

Exterior building materials.

1.

All buildings or structures, with the exception of mobile food units, shall contain at least 75 percent brick, stone, decorative concrete block, or a combination thereof on the part of the exterior of any building or structure which fronts a major street. In calculating the 75 percent requirement, doors and windows shall not be counted. The remaining 25 percent of the part of the exterior of any such building or structure which fronts a major street shall consist of brick, stone, cement siding, decorative concrete block, stucco, or a combination thereof.

(Ord. No. 14-2013, § 2, 3-11-13; Ord. No. 32-2016, § 10, 9-26-16; Ord. No. 21-2017, § 2(Exh. A), 12-18-17; Ord. No. 18-2020, § 2, 6-22-20)