The I-M, Industrial Manufacturing District is designed so as to primarily accommodate wholesale activities, warehouses, and industrial operations whose external, physical effects are restricted to the area of the district and in no manner affect in a detrimental way any of the surrounding districts.

The general goals of this use district include, among others, the following specific purposes:

1.

To provide sufficient space, in appropriate locations, to meet the needs of the municipality's expected future economy for additional manufacturing and related uses.

2.

To protect abutting residential districts by separating them from manufacturing activities, and by prohibiting the use of such industrial areas for new residential development.

3.

To promote manufacturing development which is free from danger of fire, explosions, toxic and noxious matter, radiation, and other hazards, and from offensive noise, vibration, smoke, odor and other objectionable influences.

4.

To protect the most desirable use of land in accordance with a well considered plan. To protect the character and established pattern of adjacent development, and in each area to conserve the value of land and buildings and other structures, and to protect the municipality's tax revenue.

In a industrial manufacturing district, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected except for one or more of the following specified uses unless otherwise provided in this Ordinance:

1.

Any use charged with the principal function of basic research, design and pilot or experimental product development when conducted within a completely enclosed building.

2.

Any of the following uses when the manufacturing, compounding, or processing is conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building.

a.

Warehousing and wholesale establishments and trucking facilities.

b.

The manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of such products as, but not limited to, bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, food products, hardware and cutlery, tool, die, gauge and machine shops.

c.

The manufacture, compounding, assembling or treatment of articles of merchandise from previously prepared materials: bone, canvas, cellophane, cloth, cork, elastomers, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paper, plastics, rubber, precious or semi-precious metals or stones, sheet metal, shell textiles, tobacco, wax, wire, wood, and yarns.

d.

The manufacture of pottery and figurines or other similar ceramic products using only previously pulverized clay, and kilns fired only by electricity or gas.

e.

Manufacture of musical instruments, toys, novelties and meal or rubber stamps, or other molded rubber products.

f.

Manufacture or assembly of electrical appliances, electronic instruments and devices, radio and phonographs.

g.

Laboratories—experimental, film, or testing.

h.

Manufacturing and repair of electric or neon signs, light sheet metal products, including heating and ventilating equipment, cornices, eaves, and the like.

i.

Central dry cleaning plants or laundries provided that such plants shall not deal directly with consumer at retail.

j.

All public utilities, including buildings, necessary structures, storage yards, and other related uses.

3.

Warehouse, storage, and transfer and electric and gas service buildings and yards. Public utility buildings, telephone exchange buildings, electrical transformer stations and substations, and gas regulator stations.

4.

Storage facilities for building materials, sand, gravel, stone, lumber, storage of contractor's equipment and supplies.

5.

Municipal uses such as water treatment plants, and reservoirs, sewage treatment plants, and all other similar municipal buildings and uses, including outdoor storage.

6.

Kennels.

7.

Greenhouses.

8.

Trade or industrial schools.

9.

Retail uses which have an industrial character in terms of either their outdoor storage requirements or activities (such as, but not limited to, lumber yard, building materials outlet, upholsterer, cabinet maker).

10.

Recycling centers.

11.

Auto engine and body repair, and undercoating shops when located in a completely enclosed building.

12.

Other uses similar to the above uses.

13.

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the above permitted uses.

The following special condition uses shall be permitted subject to the conditions hereinafter required for each use, subject to any and all reasonable conditions which may be imposed in accordance with section 4c.(2) of the City-Village Zoning Act, as may be amended, and further subject to the review and approval by the planning commission and city commission as specified in section 13.3, "Review and Approval of Conditional Uses," and section 13.1, "Review and Approval of Site Plan," of this Ordinance.

1.

Mini-warehouses (self-storage facilities) subject to the following conditions:

a.

The minimum size of the site devoted to such use shall not be less than three acres.

b.

Building setbacks shall be as follows: Front yard not less than 20 feet; side and rear yard not less than ten feet.

c.

Building separation between self-storage buildings on the same site shall be 15 feet, as measured from side-to-side or front to rear, or equal to the building height, whichever is greater.

d.

The total lot coverage of all structures shall be limited to 50 percent of the total lot area.

e.

A sight-proof barrier shall be provided around the perimeter of the development. Said barrier shall be located at the setback line and may consist of either the solid facades of the storage structures or a fence. If a fence is provided, it shall be a minimum of six feet in height and shall be constructed of brick, stone, masonry units, or wood products which are determined by the building official to be durable and weather resistant.

f.

A ten-foot landscaped greenbelt shall be provided between the property line and required barrier along all street frontages. A five-foot landscaped greenbelt shall be provided between the property line and barrier where the site abuts any residential district. All materials shall be planted in conformance with section 12.20.

g.

Parking shall be provided in the ratio of one space for each 2,000 square feet of gross building area. At a minimum, two parking spaces must be assigned to, and located conveniently to, each individual storage building. In addition, two spaces for the resident manager, and one additional space for each additional employee shall be provided adjacent to the rental office.

h.

Internal driveway aisles shall be a minimum of 24 feet in width.

i.

All off-street parking areas and driveways shall be hard-surfaced and drained in accordance with section 12.8.

j.

All ingress and egress from this site shall be directly onto a collector or major thoroughfare as identified on the City Future Land Use Plan.

k.

Building height shall not exceed one story 15 feet except that a caretaker or resident manager's unit may be allowed a building height of two stories 25 feet.

l.

No single storage building shall exceed 5,000 square feet.

m.

All storage on the property shall be kept within an enclosed building.

n.

The use of the premises shall be limited to storage only and shall not be used for any auction, or sales, or storage and transfer business; for the servicing, repair, or fabrication of any vehicle, boat, trailer, appliance, or similar item; or for the operation of power tools, compressors, kilns, or similar equipment; except, that limited sales to tenants of products and supplies incidental to the principal use, such as packing materials, identification labels, rope, locks, tape, etc., shall be permitted on the site devoted to this use. The storage of combustible or flammable liquids, combustible fibers or explosive materials, is defined in the fire protection code, or toxic materials are expressly prohibited.

2.

Communication towers subject to the following conditions:

a.

They shall be located centrally on a continuous parcel of not less than 1.0 times the height of the tower measured from the base of said tower to all points on each property line.

b.

A barrier, not exceeding eight feet in height shall be installed along the perimeter of the development. Said barriers shall be located at the setback line and consist of either an ornamental masonry wall or fence constructed of materials which are determined by the building inspector to be durable and weather resistant.

c.

A ten-foot landscaped greenbelt shall be provided between the property line and required barrier along all street frontages. A five-foot landscaped greenbelt shall be provided between the property line and barrier where the site abuts any residential district. All materials shall be planted in conformance with section 12.20.

d.

A minimum of two parking spaces must be provided on site and interior to the perimeter barrier. The parking area shall be provided with a permanent durable and dustless surface and shall be so graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water accumulated within said parking area.

e.

All towers shall be developed on a site consisting of at least two acres in area.

f.

The tower shall be located no closer than 100 feet to any abutting residential district or public street, as measured from the base of the tower.

g.

All towers constructed shall not be altered in terms of physical improvements or method of operation except, however, that modification may occur upon submittal and approval of an amended application for special condition use approval.

h.

The maximum height of any communication tower, including antennas, shall be no greater than 45 feet above the ground as measured from the base of the tower.

3.

Adult entertainment use subject to the following conditions:

a.

No adult entertainment use shall be located within 1,000 feet of any other adult entertainment use nor within 500 feet of any of the following uses:

(1)

All Class "C" establishments licensed by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.

(2)

Pool or billiard halls.

(3)

Coin-operated amusement centers.

(4)

Teenage discos or dance halls.

(5)

Ice or roller skating rinks.

(6)

Pawn shops.

(7)

Indoor or drive-in movie theaters.

(8)

Any public park.

(9)

Any church.

(10)

Any public or private school having a curriculum including kindergarten or any one or more of the grades 1 through 12.

Such distance shall be measured along the centerline of the street or streets or address between two fixed points on the centerlines determined by projecting straight lines at right angles from the part of the above listed uses nearest to the contemplated location of the structure containing the adult entertainment use, and from the contemplated location of the structure containing the adult entertainment use nearest to a use listed above.

b.

No adult entertainment use shall be located within 500 feet of any area zoned residential. Such required distances shall be measured by a straight line between a point on the boundary line of a zoned residential area nearest to the contemplated structure or contemplated location of the structure containing the adult entertainment use to a point on the contemplated structure or contemplated location of the structure containing the adult entertainment use nearest to the boundary lines of a zoned residential area.

c.

All adult entertainment uses shall be contained in a freestanding building. Enclosed malls, commercial strip stores, common wall structures, and multi-uses within the same structure do not constitute a freestanding building.

d.

No adult use shall be conducted in any manner that permits the observation of any material depicting, describing or relating to "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas" from any public way or from any property not regulated as an adult entertainment use. This provision shall apply to any display, decoration, sign, show window or other opening.

4.

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the above permitted uses.

(Ord. No. 161, Art. V, 6-16-97)

1.

Open storage facilities for materials or equipment used in manufacturing, compounding or processing shall be totally obscured by a wall on those sides abutting R-A, R-T, R-M, C-1, C-2, and C-3 Districts, and on any front yard abutting a public thoroughfare except as otherwise provided in section 12.22. In I-M Districts, the extent of such a wall may be determined by the planning commission on the basis of usage. Such a wall shall not be less than four feet six inches in height and may, depending upon land usage, be required to be eight feet in height, and shall be subject further to the requirements of section 12.22, Screening Walls. The height shall be determined in the same manner as the wall height is above set forth.

2.

All activities and uses within the district shall conform to the following performance standards.

a.

Smoke. A person or industry shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any single source of emission whatsoever any air contaminant that exceeds existing federal and/or state standards and statutes regulating such emissions.

b.

Open fires. A person or industry shall not burn any combustible refuse in any open outdoor fire within the district.

c.

Noxious gases. No noxious or malodorous gases shall be allowed to escape into the atmosphere in concentrations which are offensive, which produces a public nuisance or hazard on any adjoining lot or property, or which could be detrimental to human, plant, or animal life.

d.

Air contaminants. A person or industry shall not discharge from any source whatsoever such quantities of air contaminants or other material that exceed existing federal and/or state standards and statutes regulating such air discharges.

e.

Glare and heat. Any operation or activity producing glare shall be so conducted that direct and indirect illumination from the source of light shall not cause illumination in excess of one-half of one foot candle when measured at any adjoining residence or business district boundary line. Flickering or intense source of light shall be so controlled as not to cause a nuisance across any lot lines.

If heat is a result of an industrial operation, it shall be so insulated as to not raise the temperature at any property line at any time.

f.

Noise. No activity shall emit noise in excess of the standards specified in section 12.26.

g.

Vibration. Vibrations from industrial operations and vehicular traffic in this district must be controlled to the extent that they cannot be felt past any property line.

h.

Radio transmission. For electronic equipment required in an industrial operation, the equipment shall be so shielded that its operation will not interfere with radio, television, or other electronic equipment.

i.

Storage of flammable materials. Any activity involving the use or storage of flammable or explosive materials shall be protected by adequate fire-fighting and fire suppression equipment and such safety devices as are normally used in the handling of any such material. Such hazards shall be kept removed from adjacent activities to a distance which is compatible with the potential danger involved.

j.

Radioactive materials. No activity shall emit dangerous radioactivity at any point, or unreasonable electrical disturbance adversely affecting the operation at any point of any equipment other than that of the creator of such disturbance.

k.

Water pollution. Pollution of water shall be subject to such requirements and regulations as are established by the City of Parchment, the Michigan State Department of Health, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. All discharges into public sewers shall be in accordance with the Sewer Use Ordinance of the City of Parchment, Ordinance Number 95 [chapter 58, article II], and all other applicable local, state, and federal regulations.

See article 17, Schedule of Regulations, limiting the height and size of buildings, the minimum size of lot by permitted land use and providing minimum yard setback requirements.