The primary purpose of the M-1 limited industrial district is to permit certain industries which do not in any way detract from residential desirability to locate in any area adjacent to residential uses. The limitations on or provisions relating to height of buildings; horsepower; heating; flammable liquids or explosives; controlling emission of fumes, odors and noise; landscaping; and the number of persons employed are imposed to protect and foster adjacent residential desirability while permitting industries to locate near a labor supply.

(Code 1988, § 17-206)

In the M-1 limited industrial district, any structure to be erected or land to be used shall be for one or more of the following uses:

(1)

Assembly of electrical appliances, electronic instruments and devices, radios and phonographs. Also the manufacture of small parts, such as coils, condensers, transformers and crystal holders.

(2)

Laboratories, pharmaceutical and medical.

(3)

Manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of such products as bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, dairy products, drugs, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, perfumed toilet soap, toiletries, and food products.

(4)

Manufacture, compounding, assembling or treatment of articles of merchandise from previously prepared materials including bone, cellophane, canvas, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paper, plastic, precious or semiprecious metals or stone, shell, straw, textiles, tobacco, wood, yarn and paint.

(5)

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

(6)

Manufacture of musical instruments, toys, novelties and rubber and metal stamps.

(7)

Feed and feed stores.

(8)

Cabinets, furniture and upholstery shops.

(9)

Boat building.

(10)

Monumental stone works.

(11)

Veterinary or dog or cat hospitals and kennels.

(12)

Airports with conditional use permit.

(13)

Wholesale businesses and storage warehouses.

(14)

Offstreet parking as required by this chapter.

(15)

Public utility generating, booster or relay stations, transformer substations, transmission lines and towers and other facilities for the provision and maintenance of public utilities including railroads and facilities and water and sewerage installations.

(16)

Business signs.

(17)

General advertising signs.

(18)

Location signs.

(19)

Agriculture. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, only accessory structures may be erected for the use of agriculture in an M-1 district; site plan review is not required on land used exclusively for agricultural pursuits.

(20)

Building supply.

(21)

Dwelling units when such use is reasonably and customarily a part of the business operation such as providing living quarters for a proprietor or manager and his family, as defined by the county zoning ordinance, not to exceed four people; or living quarters for a watchman or custodian of an establishment:

a.

The dwelling shall be attached to or located above the business;

b.

The dwelling use shall contain no more than 1,200 square feet, provided however, that the board of supervisors may authorize a greater size through the issuance of a special exception; and

c.

The residential unit shall not be used as a rental property.

(22)

Mobile food units, subject to the provisions of section 90-1041.

(Code 1988, § 17-207; Ord. No. O-09-10, 11-12-2009; Ord. No. O-14-16, § 1, 7-22-2014; Ord. No. O-20-18, § 3, 8-11-2020)

The following uses and structures are permitted by special exception in the M-1 limited industrial district:

(1)

Extraction of natural resources, in accordance with the requirements of section 54-6.

(2)

All B-1 general business district uses in sections 90-392 and 90-393.

(3)

Tree stump landfills. Stumps and other natural vegetation may be buried in designated areas, provided:

a.

A surveyed plat of the landfilling site so designated is recorded in the clerk of the circuit court's office;

b.

All county erosion control and reclamation ordinances are adhered to; and

c.

Such other conditions as required by the board that are deemed appropriate.

(4)

Bingo hall.

(5)

Tier 2 battery energy storage system, in accordance with section 90-1042.

(Code 1988, § 17-208; Ord. No. O-03-004, 10-14-2003; Ord. No. O-17-04, § 1, 4-25-2017; Ord. No. O-22-13, § 2, 5-10-2022; Ord. No. O-25-12, § 4, 8-12-2025)

(1)

Animal boarding place, private.

(Ord. No. O-12-37, § 1, 11-27-2012)

(a)

Before a building permit shall be issued or construction commenced on any permitted use in an M-1 limited industrial district or a permit issued for a new use, the plans, in sufficient detail to show the operations and processes, shall be submitted to the zoning administrator for study. The administrator shall refer these plans, together with his written recommendation, to the planning commission for its recommendation. Modifications of the plans may be required.

(b)

Permitted uses shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building or within an area enclosed on all sides by a solid masonry wall, a uniformly painted solid board fence or an evergreen hedge six feet in height. Public utilities and signs requiring natural air circulation, unobstructed view or other technical consideration necessary for proper operation may be exempt from this subsection.

Outdoor storage shall be permitted subject to the following conditions:

(1)

All items stored outdoors shall be accessory to the main use or structure.

(2)

Outdoor storage areas shall be located to the side or the rear of the main structure or use.

(3)

The storage area shall be screened, and the view of the subject material shall be completely obstructed immediately from any road right-of-way, occupied dwelling or residentially zoned property. If the board of supervisors deems necessary, additional areas of screening may be required.

(4)

Screening shall be comprised of one or more of the following:

a.

Masonry wall.

b.

Solid board fence.

c.

Chainlink-type fence with slats.

d.

Evergreen hedge.

e.

Existing vegetation.

f.

Structures.

g.

Earth berm (landscaped and grass covered).

(5)

No storage shall extend above the height of the screening.

(c)

Landscaping may be required within an established or required front setback. The plans and execution shall take into consideration traffic hazards. Landscaping shall be permitted up to a height of three feet and to within 50 feet from the corner of any intersecting streets.

(d)

Sufficient area shall be provided to adequately screen permitted uses from adjacent business and residential districts and for offstreet parking of vehicles incidental to the industry, its employees and clients.

(e)

Automobile graveyards and junkyards in existence on July 1, 1965, are to be considered as nonconforming uses. They shall completely screen, on any side open to view from a public road, the operation or use by a masonry wall, a uniformly painted solid board fence or an evergreen hedge six feet in height.

(f)

The administrator shall act on any application received within 30 days after receiving the application. If formal notice in writing is given to the applicant, the time for action may be extended for a 30-day period. Failure on the part of the administrator to act on the application within the established time limit shall be deemed to constitute approval of the application.

(Code 1988, § 17-209)

For permitted uses in an M-1 limited industrial district utilizing individual sewage disposal systems, the required area for any such use shall be approved by the health officer. The administrator may require a greater area if considered accessory by the health officer.

(Code 1988, § 17-210)

Buildings in an M-1 limited industrial district shall be located ten feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width or 35 feet or more from the centerline of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width. Signs advertising the sale or rental of premises may be erected up to the property line. This shall be known as the setback line.

(Code 1988, § 17-211)

(a)

For permitted uses in an M-1 limited industrial district, the minimum side yard adjoining or adjacent to a residential or agricultural district shall be ten feet. The side yard of corner lots shall be 20 feet or more.

(b)

Offstreet parking shall be in accordance with the provisions contained in this chapter.

(Code 1988, § 17-212)

Buildings in an M-1 limited industrial district may be erected up to a height of 60 feet. For buildings over 60 feet in height, approval shall be obtained from the administrator. Chimneys, flues, cooling towers, flagpoles, radio or communication towers or their accessory facilities not normally occupied by workers are excluded from this limitation. Parapet walls are permitted up to four feet above the limited height of the building on which the walls rest.

(Code 1988, § 17-213)

Buildings or groups of buildings with their accessory buildings in an M-1 limited industrial district may cover up to 70 percent of the area of the lot.

(Code 1988, § 17-214)

(a)

In the M-1 limited industrial district, accessory uses and structures are permitted as defined. No accessory structure may be closer than five feet to any property line.

(b)

The following are considered accessory uses within the M-1 limited industrial district, but are subject to the noted provisions:

(1)

Roof- or ground-mounted small solar energy facility or large-scale solar energy facility as defined by section 90-1, provided that the solar facility only generates energy for that structure.

(Ord. No. O-17-04, § 1, 4-25-2017)