The M-1, Light Industrial District is established as a district in which the principal uses allowed are those frequently referred to as heavy commercial (i.e., major automotive repair shops, etc.), as well as wholesale activities, warehousing, light manufacturing, fabrication or processing. These uses generate a minimum of noise, glare, vibration, air pollution and similar obnoxious matter, hazards and adverse effects so that such uses could be compatible with other land uses such as commercial or residential. It is further intended that such uses located on major thoroughfares or collector roads so that traffic generated by these uses would not utilize local residential streets.

In all M-1 Districts, no building or land shall be erected or used except for one or more of the following specified uses:

A.

Shops which are operated and used for fabricating, assembling and developing activities and processes of such a character as not to create a nuisance factor; provided, however, that such activities and uses shall be permitted only upon the conditions in this Article hereinafter specifically prescribed.

B.

Major automotive repair including paint and body shops.

C.

Establishments for the sale or leasing of automobiles or for the sale or leasing of equipment used for fabricating, assembling, and developing activities and processes, without outdoor storage. (Adopted January 16, 1995.)

D.

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the above-permitted uses when located on the same zoning lot and subject further to the provisions of Article III, Section 3.11.

E.

Certain Limited Marihuana Establishments.

(Ord. No. 152N(Amd.), § 1, 6-11-2024)

A.

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

1.

Building separation between self-storage buildings on the same site shall be a minimum of twenty-four (24) feet or equal to the building height, whichever is greater.

2.

The total lot coverage of all structures shall be limited to thirty-five (35) percent of the total lot area.

3.

A ten (10) foot landscaped greenbelt shall be provided between the property line and wall required along all street frontages. A five (5) foot landscaped greenbelt shall be provided between the property line and wall where the site abuts any residential district. All materials shall be planted in conformance with Section 1712.3.b.

4.

Parking shall be provided in accordance with the following: two (2) spaces for the resident manager, one (1) additional space for each additional employee, and two (2) additional spaces for customers shall be provided adjacent to the rental office.

5.

Internal driveway aisles shall be a minimum of twenty-four (24) feet in width.

6.

All off-street parking areas and driveways shall be hard surfaced and drained so as to preclude drainage onto adjacent property.

7.

All ingress and egress from this site shall be onto a collector street or major thoroughfare.

8.

Building height shall not exceed one (1) story or fifteen (15) feet except that a caretaker or resident manager's unit may be allowed a building height of two (2) stories or twenty-five (25) feet.

9.

No single storage building shall exceed seventy-five hundred (7,500) square feet.

10.

All storage on the property, with the exception of item k below, shall be kept within an enclosed building.

11.

The outdoor storage of recreational vehicles, motorized homes, and travel trailers may be permitted. All such areas shall be on an aggregate treated surface, or better. Such storage shall be completely screened from view from all adjacent residential areas.

In all M-1 Districts, the following machines and equipment shall not be used: punch presses, steam hammers, drop hammers, stamping machines, forging equipment and automobile screw machines.

Any use established after the effective date of this ordinance shall be operated so as to comply with the performance standards set forth in this section; however, whenever any provision of this ordinance imposes more stringent requirements, regulations, restrictions or limitations that are imposed or required by the provisions of any other law or ordinance, then the provisions of this ordinance shall govern. Whenever the provisions of any other law or ordinance impose more stringent requirements than are imposed or required by this ordinance, then the provisions of such law or ordinance shall govern.

A.

Smoke, dust, dirt and fly ash. The emission of smoke, dust, dirt and fly ash shall be in no manner unclean, destructive, unhealthful, hazardous or deleterious to the general welfare. Such emission shall be in strict conformance with all applicable state and county health laws pertaining to air pollution and smoke abatement. A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere, from any single source of emission, any smoke of a density equal to, or greater than that density described as No. 2 on the Ringelmann chart, as published by the United States Bureau of Mines, provided that the following exceptions to the provisions of this rule shall be permitted:

1.

Smoke the shade or appearance of which is equal to but not darker than No. 2 of the Ringelmann Chart for a period or periods of aggregating four minutes in any 30 minutes.

2.

Smoke the shade or appearance of which is equal to but not darker than No. 3 of the Ringelmann Chart for a period or periods aggregating three minutes in any 15 minutes when building a new fire or when breakdown of equipment occurs such as to make it evident that the emission was not reasonably preventable.

B.

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

C.

Gases. The escape of or emission of any gas which is injurious, destructive or explosive shall be unlawful and may be summarily caused to be abated. Sulphur dioxide gas, as measured at the property line at ground elevation, shall not exceed an average of 0.3 p.p.m.; hydrogen sulfide likewise shall not exceed one p.p.m., and carbon monoxide shall not exceed 15 p.p.m.; all as measured as the average intensity during any 24-hour sampling period.

D.

Nuisance. A person or industry shall not discharge from any source whatsoever such quantities of air contaminants or other material which cause injury, detriment or nuisance to the public or which endanger the comfort, repose, health or safety of the public or which cause or have a natural tendency to cause injury or damage to business or property.

E.

Light. Lights for parking lots and buildings shall be so oriented and shielded that they do not shine directly into an abutting property. Exterior spot lighting or other illumination shall be so installed as to eliminate any nuisance to adjoining residential districts or other properties or to traffic on public highways. Compliance with standards of Section 3.13, H is required.

F.

Glare or heat. All operations which produce glare, such as welding and acetylene torch cutting, must be performed in such a manner that the glare cannot be seen from any property line. If heat is a result of an industrial operation, it shall be so insulated as to not raise the air temperature at any property line at any time.

G.

Vibration. The intent of this section is to ensure that no operation shall generate any ground or structure borne vibrational motion that is perceptible to the human sense of touch beyond the property line of the site on which the operation is located. This shall be determined by the following standard: machines or operations producing ground transmitted oscillations resulting in an impact vibration or ground displacement which exceeds 0.003 inch amplitude at 960 cycles per minute of vibration as measured at the property line are prohibited. Vibrations resulting from temporary construction activity that occur between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. from Monday through Saturday shall be exempt from the aforementioned maximum permitted vibration levels, provided that such activity occurs in a legally accepted manner.

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 subject to standards adopted by the State of Michigan including protection 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.

K.

Noise. The measurable noise emanating from the premises shall be in accordance with Section 19-96.

L.

Fire and safety hazards. The storage and handling of flammable liquids, liquefied petroleum gases, and explosives shall comply with all state and federal rules and regulations, including those of the State Department of Environmental Quality and the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, and regulations as established by the fire Prevention Act, Act. No. 207 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1941 (MCL 29.1 et seq., MSA 4.559(1) et seq.), as amended. Further, all storage tanks for flammable liquid materials above ground shall be located at least 150 feet from all property lines, and shall be completely surrounded by earth embankments, dikes and other types of retaining wall which will contain the total capacity of all tanks so enclosed.

M.

Electromagnetic radiation. Applicable rules and regulations of the Federal Communications commission in regard to the propagation of electromagnetic radiation are hereby made apart of this chapter.

N.

Drifting and airborne matter. The drifting or airborne transmission beyond the lot line of dust, particles or debris from any method of operation shall be unlawful and shall be summarily caused to be abated.

O.

Odor. The emission of noxious, odorous matter in such quantities as to be readily detectable at a point along any property line is prohibited. Air quality must be protected and all standards of the State Department of Environmental Quality shall be observed.

See ARTICLE XVI, "SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS" limiting the height and bulk of buildings, the minimum size of lot permitted by land use, and the minimum yard setback requirements.