Paxton City Zoning Code
MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS
§ 151.090 PERMITTED USES.
The uses permitted in these districts are listed in Appendix C of this chapter.
(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88)
§ 151.091 CONDITIONS OF USE.
All permitted uses are subject to the following conditions:
M-1 | M-2 | M-3 | |
Any production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing, repair or storage of materials, goods or products shall conform to the performance standards set forth herein and shall not be injurious or offensive to the occupants of adjacent premises by reason of the emission or creation of noise, vibration, smoke, dust or other particulate matter, toxic and noxious materials, odors, fine or explosive hazards or glare or heat. | x | x | x |
All business, production, servicing, processing and storage shall take place within completely enclosed buildings unless otherwise specified. | x | x | |
Within how many feet of a residential district must all storage be in completely enclosed buildings or structures. | 150' | 200' | |
Storage located elsewhere in this district may be open to the sky but shall be enclosed by solid walls or fences (including solid doors or gates thereto) at least feet high, but in no case lower in height than the enclosed storage and suitably landscaped. | x | x | |
Open off-street loading facilities and open off-street parking of motor vehicles of how many ton capacity may be unenclosed throughout the district, except for such screening of parking and loading facilities as may be required under the provisions of §§ 151.120 and 151.121. | 1 ton | ||
NOTE: Within 200' of a residential | 1.5 ton |
(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88)
§ 151.092 HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS.
M-1 | M-2 | M-3 | |
No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed a height of how many stories nor shall it exceed how many feet - except as provided herein. | 2 35' | 3 45' | 4 60' |
(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999
§ 151.093 LOT COVERAGE.
M-1 | M-2 | M-3 | |
The maximum ground area occupied by all buildings shall be not more than what percent of the area of the lot or tract on which a building permit has been issued. | 50% | 60% | 60% |
(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999
§ 151.094 YARD AREAS.
There shall be a:
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Front yard. There shall be a front yard wherein there shall be no structure of any kind, open storage of materials or equipment, or the parking of vehicles. | 40' | 30' | 30' |
Side yard. There shall be a minimum side yard on both sides of the building or buildings. | 20' | 15' | 15' |
Where the property is adjacent to a residential district, there shall be a side yard of not less than how many feet on the side nearest to residential lots. | 35' | 25' | 25' |
The parking of private automobiles may be permitted within the side yard areas, but not closer than how many feet to any lot zoned for residential use. | 15' | 5' | 5' |
Rear yard. A rear yard is not required except where lots abut upon a residential district, in which case there shall be a rear yard of not less than how many feet; and There will be no storage of materials or equipment, or the parking of automobiles within how many feet closest to any residential lot or lots. | 40' 15' | 25' 10' | 25' 10' |
(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999
§ 151.095 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
The following requirements shall apply:
M-1 | M-2 | M-3 | |
Noise. The sound pressure level, to be measured as described below, shall not exceed the following decibel levels in the designated octave bands when adjacent to the designated types of use districts: Octave Band Cycles per second Sound Level in Decibels All Residential All Business Districts Districts 0 to 75 72 79 75 to 150 67 74 150 to 300 59 66 300 to 600 52 59 600 to 1,200 46 53 1,200 to 2,400 40 47 2,400 to 4,800 34 41 Over 4,800 32 39 | x | x | x |
NOTE. Objectionable sounds of an intermittent nature which are not easily measured shall be controlled so as not to become a nuisance to adjacent uses. | |||
Method of Measurement. Measurement is to be made at the nearest boundary of the nearest residential area or any other point along the boundary where the level is higher. The sound levels shall be measured with a sound meter and associated octave band filter as prescribed by the American Standards Association. |
M-1 | M-2 | M-3 |
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Smoke and Particulate Matter. The emission of smoke and dusts by manufacturing plants in an amount sufficient to create a general nuisance to adjoining properties shall be prohibited. Total emission of smoke and particulate matter shall be limited to the following: | |||
Ringelmann Requirements. All smoke and the emission of all other particulate matter in quantities sufficient to produce an opacity at any point greater than what Ringelmann level is prohibited. | 2 | 3 | |
The emission of smoke or dusts in an amount sufficient to create a general nuisance to occupants of adjoining properties or to the occupants in the general area wherein the use is located shall be prohibited. | x | ||
Odors. No odor shall be emitted by any use permitted in this district in such quantities as to be detectable by an average observer at any point on the boundary line of the premises or beyond the nearest residential or business district. | x | x | x |
Noxious Gases. Processes and operations of uses capable of dispersing noxious gases or toxic particulates into the atmosphere are prohibited. | x | ||
Processes and operations of permitted uses capable of dispersing noxious gases or toxic particulates into the atmosphere must be hooded or otherwise suitably enclosed. The emission of such noxious gases or toxic particulates shall be from a stack not less than how many feet in height? | x 35' | x 25' | |
Glare and Heat. Operations producing intense light or heat shall be performed within an enclosed building and shall not be visible beyond any lot line bounding the property whereon the use is conducted. | x | x | |
When adjacent to a residential or business district, the operations producing intense light or heat shall be performed within an enclosed building and not be visible beyond the boundary separating the subject premises from the adjoining residential or business district. | x | ||
Vibrations. There shall be no uses which create earthshaking vibrations which are noticeable at the property line of the subject premises any district boundaries separating residential and business districts from an M-3 Manufacturing District. | x | x | x |
(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999
§ 151.096 SIGNS.
Signs shall not exceed height and content hereafter provided:
(A) Signs are permitted in front yards, set back a minimum of 15 feet from the front lot line, or from the roadway right-of-way line, whichever applies.
(B) No sign shall project beyond the property line into the public way. No flashing signs are allowed in any manufacturing district.
(C) Lighted signs are permitted in any manufacturing district only by authorization of the Building Administrator.
(D) Signs may relate only to the name and use of buildings or premises upon which they are placed. Advertising signs and outdoor billboards advertising products or matters not related to the occupancy and use of the premises shall not be permitted.
(E) Signs attached to a building or buildings shall not project more than 18 inches from the wall upon which they are attached. Signs must be attached to parapet walls or other wall surfaces made a part of the main structure. Signs erected on a separate superstructure attached to the roof of the building or to any other part of the building above the roof line shall not be permitted. No sign shall project higher than four feet above the parapet line or the roof line, whichever is higher.
(F) The gross surface area of all business signs on a zoning lot shall not exceed in square feet of area two times the lineal frontage of such zoning lot. Each side of a building which abuts upon more than one street shall be considered as a separate frontage.
(G) For integrated shopping centers in a single ownership and management, or under unified control, one additional sign may be erected not exceeding 100 square feet in area advertising only the name and the location of the integrated shopping center.
(H) Such sign shall be placed so as to be entirely within the property lines of the premises upon which the sign is located and the bottom edge of such sign shall be at least eight feet above the level of the ground and the overall height shall not exceed 20 feet above curb level, or above the adjoining ground level if such ground level is above the street level.
(I) No sign shall be permitted to be placed on any wall, fence or standard facing the side of any adjoining lot located in a residential district.
(J) Signs attached to, or hung from, a marquee or canopy shall be completely within the borderline of the outer edge of the marquee or canopy , and shall in no instance be lower than eight feet above the ground or surface over which the marquee or canopy is constructed.
(K) Signs, clocks or other advertising devices erected upon standards or separate supports shall be placed as to be entirely within the property lines of the premises upon which it is located, and no part
of the sign or standard shall have a total height greater than 20 feet above the level of the street upon which the sign faces, or above the adjoining ground level if such ground level is above the street level, nor shall the surface of any such sign exceed an area of 100 square feet.
(L) Signs which may be in conflict with public traffic signals shall not be permitted.
(M) Illuminated signs shall be shaded so as not to shine on adjacent residential properties.
(N) Traffic or directional signs designating entrances, exits and conditions of use of parking facilities accessory to the main use of the premises may be maintained provided they are located within the property lines of the subject lot.
(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999