The provisions of this article apply to the M-1 Light Industrial Districts.

The following are permitted principal uses:

(1)

Open storage, sales or mixing operations, provided any such operations are enclosed by a solid wall or fence not less than six feet in height.

(2)

Manufacturing, processing or repair uses enclosed in structures providing no noise, smoke, odor, glare or vibration can be detected at the property boundary.

(3)

Any retail business, personal or business service establishment or wholesale business, warehouse or any other business or commercial use as would be permitted in a B-2 district.

(4)

Hay baling as permitted by section 34-434.

(5)

Agricultural crop production on any parcel at least five acres or greater in size.

(Code 1990, § 16-220; Ord. No. 93-1658, § 2(10.0), 4-19-1993; Ord. No. 99-1904, § 1, 10-19-1999; Ord. No. 2013-2125, § 3, 9-17-2013; Ord. No. 2016-2251, § 1, 3-1-2016)

The following are permitted accessory uses:

(1)

Other accessory uses customarily incidental to a permitted use, including signs.

(2)

Communication antenna (which does not require support by a new communications tower), free standing or attached to an existing or commercial, professional, institutional or residential structure, or to an existing communication tower, provided:

a.

The free standing structure does not exceed 50 feet in height;

b.

Communication antennas located on an existing structure shall not extend more than 25 feet above the top of said structure;

c.

The communication antenna complies with all applicable FCC and FAA regulations;

d.

The communication antenna complies with all applicable building codes;

e.

The communication antenna complies with all other requirements of this article.

(3)

Communication towers not exceeding 150 feet in height, provided that application for special use therefor shall have been made, and that recommendation shall have been made by the zoning board of appeals, all pursuant to the provisions of section 34-540(f)(1)d.

(Code 1990, § 16-221; Ord. No. 93-1658, § 2(8.2), 4-19-1993; Ord. No. 97-1827, § 4, 12-2-1997)

The following uses are prohibited:

(1)

Dwellings, except for watchman or caretaker on the premises.

(2)

Schools, hospitals, clinics and other institutions for human care, except when incidental to a permitted principal use.

(3)

Auto salvage and wrecking operations, industrial metal and waste salvage operations, and junk yards.

(4)

Operation of a mine or mining for the removal of any minerals from any property within the city or from any property located within 1.5 miles from the city, whether underground, quarry, pit, well, spring or other source from which any mineral substance is or may be obtained. The term "mineral" for the purposes of this section, includes all mineral products, both metallic and nonmetallic, solid, liquid or gaseous, but excluding water drawn from underground sources.

(5)

Drilling for or production of oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances from the subsurface of the earth, and from any surface location within the city or within 1.5 miles of the limits of the city.

(Code 1990, § 16-222; Ord. No. 93-1658, § 2(10.2), 4-19-1993; Ord. No. 2015-2215, § 1, 7-7-2015)

The following minimum yard requirements shall be observed, subject to the additional requirements, exceptions and modifications in sections 34-477 through 34-479.

(Code 1990, § 16-223; Ord. No. 93-1658, § 2(10.3), 4-19-1993)