The following regulations shall apply in all M-2 districts and shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 153.180 through 153.185 of this chapter.

(`67 Code, § 10-10-1)

   (A)   Any use permitted in § 153.121 (Light Industrial District) shall be permitted in the M-2 zone.

   (B)   Manufacture of alcohol, brick, concrete block, concrete products, linoleum, oil cloth, terra cotta, and tile.

   (C)   Aircraft factory, blacksmith, boiler works, cotton gin, freight classification yard, railroad repair shop, and stone mill.

(`67 Code, § 10-10-2)

   (A)   Airport landing field.

(Ord. 87-11, passed 7-27-87)

   (B)   Automobile dismantling, battery rebuilding, blast furnace, coke oven, distillation of bones, fat rendering, garbage or dead animal disposal, plastic processing, poultry and rabbit processing, rock and gravel plant, rubber processing, slaughtering, smelting, stock yard, tannery, winery, wrecking yard, unless otherwise specifically allowed.

(Ord. 88-14, passed 11-28-88)

   (C)   Amusement park, carnival, circus, fairgrounds, open-air church, open-air theater, and race track and recreation centers.

   (D)   Acetylene gas (manufacture and storage), acid (manufacture and reclaiming), asphalt (manufacture and refining), foundry and fabricating plant, gas (manufacture and processing), natural gas processing, oil extracting, dehydration or reduction facilities, oil mill, petroleum (refining and storage), potash works, milling mill, tar distillation, wood processing.

   (E)   Borrow pit to a depth of more than three feet.

   (F)   Ceramic products, manufacture of, using previously pulverized clay and kilns fired only by electricity or low pressure gas.

   (G)   Cleaning (including carpet) and dyeing plant.

   (H)   Draying, freighting and storage when provided with a lock box system so emergency personnel have access to information regarding materials currently stored on the property.

   (I)   Dump, refuse disposal, and sewage disposal plant.

   (J)   Feed and fuel (solid) yard.

   (K)   Manufacturing and industrial uses not expressly permitted in § 153.136.

   (L)   Manufacture of ammonia, bleaching powder, cameras and photographic equipment, cement, drugs, explosives (including storage), fertilizer, glue, gypsum, ice, lamp black, lime, oil shellac, paint, paper, perfumes, petroleum products, pharmaceutical, plaster of paris, plastic, roofing, soap (including toilet soap and toiletries), soda and compound, tar products, turpentine, and varnish.

   (M)   Natural mineral resources, the development of, or exploration for, together with the necessary buildings, apparatus, or appurtenances incidental thereto.

   (N)   One dwelling unit if the following requirements are met:

      (1)   The dwelling unit shall be clearly secondary to the commercial use of the property.

      (2)   There are no other residences on the property.

      (3)   The dwelling unit shall not be rented or leased independent of the principal use to which it is necessary.

      (4)   The exterior of any residential unit shall be compatible with the commercial building(s) on the property.

      (5)   The permit shall be reviewed annually to ensure continued compliance with the provisions of this title.

      (6)   A finding shall be made that other feasible security measures have been tried and that there is a demonstrated need for additional security.

   (O)   Service stations.

   (P)   Storage of copper, junk, ore paper, rags, scrap, tin, or zinc when such storage is the primary business.

   (Q)   Tire recapping, rebuilding, retreading.

   (R)   Vocational schools or hospitals when incidental to and located upon the same property as a commercial or industrial use otherwise permitted in this district.

   (S)   Warehouse, wholesale building.

(Ord. 87-11, passed 7-27-87)

   (T)   Automobile repair, body work, and steam cleaning subject to the following restrictions:

      (1)   All work shall be conducted within the building.

      (2)   The area required to meet the off-street parking requirements of § 153.184(C) shall not be used to store cars for more than 24 hours.

      (3)   All cars to be stored for more than 24 hours shall be stored within the building or in a storage area that is surrounded by a six-foot high solid fence.

(Ord. 88-14, passed 11-28-88)

(`67 Code, § 10-10-3)

   (A)   Height limit.

      (1)   No building or structure shall exceed six stories or 70 feet, whichever is the lesser.

      (2)   No fence, hedge, or screen planting (excluding wire fences, and nonsolid fences which do not limit visibility as determined by the Community Development Director) shall be constructed or permitted to grow in excess of three feet in height within any front yard or side yard of a corner lot.

   (B)   Building site area required.

      (1)   Minimum area - sufficient to provide the minimum yard and parking requirements.

      (2)   Minimum width, interior lot - 55 feet.

      (3)   Minimum width, corner lot - 65 feet.

      (4)   Minimum depth - 100 feet.

   (C)   Yards and open spaces required.

      (1)   Front yard and side yard of a corner lot - None except no building shall be closer than ten feet to any street less than 70 feet in width.

      (2)   Side yard, interior lots and rear yard - none except no building shall be erected closer than 15 feet to any R district.

      (3)   No vehicle opening of a building shall be closer than 20 feet to the property line or planned right-of-way line towards which the opening faces.

      (4)   Loading docks shall be so located that trucks will head in and head out and not use the public street for maneuvering, loading and unloading.

(`67 Code, § 10-10-4)

   (A)   Nuisances. No operation shall be conducted on any premises in such a manner as to cause an unreasonable amount of noise, odor, dust, smoke vibration or electrical interference detectable off the site.

(Ord. 87-11, passed 7-27-87)

   (B)   Screening. An eight-foot high solid, decorative masonry wall shall be constructed along the property line adjacent to any residential zone or any PD zoning for residential use except that no such wall shall be required if the property line abuts an alley.

(Ord. 90-01, passed 1-22-90)

   (C)   Landscaping. A landscaping plan indicating plant species, initial size, location, growth characteristics and method of irrigation shall be approved by the Community Development Director prior to issuance of any permit. Such required landscaping shall be installed prior to final inspection and shall be maintained by the property owner. Approval shall be based on the degree of compliance with landscape standards as adopted from time to time by the City Council.

(Ord. 87-11, passed 7-27-87; Am. Ord. 89-22, passed 1-8-90)

   (D)   Trash bins. Fully enclosed trash storage areas shall be provided at locations that are readily accessible to residents and sanitation collectors.

   (E)   Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall be provided as required in § 153.184. A circulation plan for all nonresidential uses shall be required for all new development and shall include truck loading and unloading facilities.

(Ord. 87-11, passed 7-27-87)

   (F)   Site plan review. Proposed buildings shall be subject to site plan review by the Planning Commission prior to issuance of a building permit. This review shall include, but not be limited to, comparison of the project with the Architectural and Subdivision Design Standards as adopted by the City Council

(Ord. 90-01, passed 1-22-90)

(`67 Code, § 10-10-5)