The M-L district is intended to allow for industry that fabricates, manufactures, assembles or processes materials already in a processed form and which do not create smoke, gas, odor, dust, sound, vibration, soot or lighting while in operation.

The following related uses shall be permitted in the M-L district, plus such other uses as the commission may determine to be similar in nature and consistent with the intent of the district as specified in section 90-771:

(1)

Reserved.

(2)

Animal hospitals and shelters.

(3)

Automobile repairs, conducted within a completely enclosed building.

(4)

Automobile reupholstery.

(5)

Automobile service stations.

(6)

Banks and financial institutions.

(7)

Caretakers' residences.

(8)

Commercial uses that are incidental to and directly related to and serving the permitted industrial uses.

(9)

Delicatessens.

(10)

Electrical supplies.

(11)

Equipment rental or sales.

(12)

Farm equipment sales and service.

(13)

Frozen food lockers.

(14)

Grocery stores.

(15)

Kennels.

(16)

Ice and cold storage plants.

(17)

Ice and food products dispensing machines.

(18)

Laboratories:

a.

Chemical.

b.

Dental.

c.

Electrical.

d.

Optical.

e.

Mechanical.

f.

Medical.

(19)

Newspaper publishing.

(20)

Offices:

a.

Administrative.

b.

Business.

c.

General.

d.

Medical.

e.

Professional.

(21)

Photocopying and blueprinting services.

(22)

Restaurants.

(23)

Radio and television broadcasting.

(24)

Truck service stations.

(25)

Emergency shelters, subject to the provisions in section 90-898.

(26)

Murals subject to the approval of a mural permit pursuant to section 90-891(9).

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1168, § 12, adopted Feb. 18, 2016, amended § 90-772 with the addition of subsection (25) to the Code. Inasmuch as there was already a subsection so designated, said subsection has been designated as § 90-772(26) at the discretion of the editor.

(Ord. No. 950, § 18, 5-16-96; Ord. No. 1092, Exh. A, 7-19-07; Ord. No. 1167, § 2, 2-18-16; Ord. No. 1168, § 12, 2-18-16)

The following manufacturing uses shall be permitted in the M-L district, plus such other uses as the commission may determine to be similar in nature and consistent with the intent of the district as specified in section 90-771:

(1)

Aircraft: modification, storage, repair and maintenance.

(2)

Automotive:

a.

Painting.

b.

Automotive reconditioning.

c.

Truck repairing and overhauling.

d.

Upholstering.

(3)

Boat building repairs.

(4)

Book binding.

(5)

Bottling plants.

(6)

Ceramic products using only previously pulverized clay and fired in kiln only using electricity or gas.

(7)

Electronics:

a.

Electrical and related parts.

b.

Electrical appliances.

c.

Electrical devices.

d.

Motors.

e.

Radio, television and phonograph.

f.

Precision.

g.

Timing and measuring.

(8)

Garment manufacturing.

(9)

Instruments:

a.

Electronic.

b.

Medical and dental tools.

(10)

Machinery and shop; no punch presses over 20 tons or drop hammers:

a.

Blacksmith shops.

b.

Cabinet or carpenter shops.

c.

Electric motor rebuilding.

d.

Machine shops.

e.

Sheet metal shops.

f.

Welding shops.

(11)

Manufacturing, compounding, assembly or treatment of articles or merchandise from previously prepared metals.

(12)

Manufacturing, compounding, assembly or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials:

a.

Canvas.

b.

Cellophane.

c.

Cloth.

d.

Cork.

e.

Felt.

f.

Fiber.

g.

Fur.

h.

Glass.

i.

Leather.

j.

Paper, no milling.

k.

Precious or semiprecious stones or metals.

l.

Plaster.

m.

Plastic.

n.

Shells.

o.

Textiles.

p.

Tobacco.

q.

Wood.

r.

Yarns.

(13)

Manufacturing and maintenance of electric or neon signs.

(14)

Novelties.

(15)

Office and related machinery:

a.

Audio machinery.

b.

Computers, electrical.

c.

Computers, manual.

d.

Visual machinery.

(16)

Petroleum bulk plants.

(17)

Pharmaceutics:

a.

Cosmetics.

b.

Drugs.

c.

Perfumes.

d.

Soap.

e.

Toiletries.

(18)

Planing mills.

(19)

Printing shops, lithographing, publishing.

(20)

Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of such products as:

a.

Bakery goods.

b.

Candy.

c.

Cosmetics.

d.

Dairy products.

e.

Drugs.

f.

Food products, excluding fish and meat products, sauerkraut, wine, vinegar, yeast and the rendering of fats and oils, if connected with an adequate sewer system.

g.

Fruit and vegetables, packing and processing.

h.

Honey extraction plant.

i.

Perfume.

j.

Toiletries.

(21)

Retail lumber yard.

(22)

Rubber and metal stamps.

(23)

Shoes.

(24)

Stone monument works.

(25)

Storage yards:

a.

Contractors storage yard.

b.

Draying and freight.

c.

Feed and fuel yard.

d.

Machinery rental.

e.

Motion picture studio storage yard.

f.

Transit storage.

g.

Trucking yard terminal, except freight classifications.

(26)

Textiles.

(27)

Wholesaling and warehousing.

The following uses shall be permitted in the M-L district, plus such other uses as the commission may determine to be similar in nature and consistent with the intent of the district as specified in section 90-771:

(1)

Fabrication:

a.

Rubber; fabrication of products made from finished rubber.

b.

Assembly of small electrical and electronic equipment.

c.

Assembly of plastic items made from finished plastic.

(2)

Agricultural uses.

(3)

Communication equipment buildings.

(4)

Electric transmission substation.

(5)

Off-street parking.

(6)

Public utility service yards with incidental buildings.

(7)

Electrical distribution substation.

(8)

Temporary or permanent telephone booths.

(9)

Water pump stations.

(10)

Processing:

a.

Creameries.

b.

Laboratories.

c.

Blueprinting and photocopying.

d.

Laundries.

e.

Carpet and rug cleaning plants.

f.

Cleaning and dyeing plants.

g.

Tire retreading, recapping, rebuilding.

(Ord. No. 950, § 19, 5-16-96)

The following uses shall be permitted in the M-L district subject to first obtaining a conditional use permit as provided in sections 90-998 through 90-1001, plus such other uses as the commission may determine to be similar in nature and consistent with the intent of the district as specified in section 90-771:

(1)

Baled cotton storage.

(2)

Commercial uses that are incidental and directly related to and serving the personnel of the permitted industrial uses, providing that the director determines that the proposed use will not be incompatible with uses in the surrounding residential districts.

(3)

Concrete and cement products.

(4)

Cotton compress.

(5)

Drive-in theaters.

(6)

Meat packing and meat processing.

(7)

Microwave relay structure.

(8)

Mortuaries.

(9)

Poultry processing.

(10)

Punch presses over 20 tons.

(11)

Super service stations.

(12)

Used materials yards.

(13)

Wholesale lumber yards.

(Ord. No. 950, § 20, 5-16-96)

The following property development standards for lot area, lot dimensions, population density, building height and yards, together with the property development standards in the general conditions, section 90-881 et seq., shall apply to all land and structures in the M-L district:

(1)

Lot area. No requirements.

(2)

Lot dimensions. Each dimension is minimum only.

a.

Width. Each lot shall have a minimum width of 75 feet.

b.

Depth. Each lot shall have a minimum depth of 120 feet.

(3)

Population density. None; however, for existing residential uses the provisions of subsection 90-881(3) shall apply.

(4)

Building height.

a.

No building or structure erected in this district shall have a height greater than 125 feet.

b.

Exceptions: Roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building, and fire or parapet walls, skylights, towers, church steeples, roof signs, signs, flagpoles, chimneys, smokestacks, silos, water tanks, wireless masts, or similar structures, when approved by the commission, may be erected above the height limits prescribed in subsection (4)a. of this section; provided that the same may be safely erected and maintained at such height in view of the surrounding conditions and circumstances. No roof structure or any space above the height limits shall be allowed to provide additional floor space.

(5)

Yards.

a.

Front. None, except as provided below:

1.

On any street or highway that is a boundary between an M-L district and any residential district there shall be a front yard of not less than 15 feet. This yard shall not be used for parking or loading.

2.

When the side lot line of a lot in an M-L district adjoins any residential district there shall be a front yard of not less than 15 feet. This yard shall not be used for parking or loading.

b.

Side. None, except as provided below:

1.

On any street or highway that is a boundary between an M-L district and any residential district there shall be a side yard of not less than 15 feet. This yard shall not be used for parking or loading.

2.

When the side lot line of a lot in an M-L district adjoins any residential district there shall be a side yard of not less than 15 feet. The side yard may be used for parking and storage provided no material stored therein exceeds a height of six feet.

3.

When the rear lot line of a corner lot in an M-L district adjoins any residential district, there shall be a side yard abutting the street not less than ten feet in width.

4.

When the rear lot line of a reversed corner lot in an M-L district adjoins any residential district, there shall be a side yard abutting the street not less than 15 feet in width. This yard shall not be used for parking or loading.

c.

Rear. None, except as provided below:

1.

On any street or highway that is a boundary between an M-L district and any residential district there shall be a rear yard of not less than 15 feet. This yard shall not be used for parking or loading.

2.

When the rear lot line of a lot in an M-L district adjoins any residential district there shall be a rear yard of not less than 15 feet. The rear yard may be used for parking and storage provided no material stored therein exceeds a height of six feet.

(Ord. No. 1131, 2-16-12)

The following property development standards for space between buildings, lot coverage, fences, hedges and walls, off-street parking, access, outdoor advertising and loading spaces, together with the property development standards in the general conditions, section 90-881 et seq., shall apply to all land and structures in the M-L district:

(1)

Space between buildings. No requirements.

(2)

Lot coverage. No requirements.

(3)

Fences, hedges and walls. This section is intended to provide regulations for the height and location of fences, hedges and walls for the purpose of providing for light, air and privacy, and safeguarding the public welfare by preventing visual obstructions at street and highway intersections.

a.

Required fences and walls. A six-foot high solid masonry wall shall be erected along the property line of an M-L lot which is a district boundary between an M-L district and any residential district.

1.

Where the district boundary is an interior side lot line, the required wall shall be reduced in height to three feet within the front yard setback area.

2.

On a corner lot when the district boundary is an interior rear lot line, the required wall shall be reduced in height to three feet within ten feet of the street property line.

3.

On a reversed corner lot where the district boundary line is an interior rear lot line, the required wall shall be reduced in height to three feet within 15 feet of the street property line.

b.

Permitted fences, hedges and walls. No requirement except:

1.

Fences, hedges and walls shall not exceed six feet in height in any required interior side or rear yard. Provided, however, that a greater fence height up to a maximum of eight feet may be allowed subject to the approval of a director review permit. Fence heights greater than eight feet shall require the approval of a conditional use permit.

2.

Fences, hedges and walls shall not exceed three feet in height in any required street front, side or rear yard. Provided, however, that a greater fence height up to a maximum of eight feet may be allowed subject to the approval of a director review permit. Fence heights greater than eight feet shall require the approval of a conditional use permit.

c.

All fences and walls shall be developed subject to the general conditions in section 90-883.

(4)

Off-street parking.

a.

For uses listed in section 90-772, the provisions of subsection 90-655(2) shall apply.

b.

For all other uses there shall be one off-street parking space for each one employee on the shift with the greatest number of employees plus ½ parking space per employee on the previous or next shift, whichever shift has the next greatest number of employees. Such parking area shall be located within 300 feet of the property served. In addition, there shall be at least one parking space for each truck operated by the concern.

c.

The provisions of the general conditions, subsections 90-884(1) and (3), shall apply.

(5)

Access.

a.

There shall be vehicular access from a dedicated and improved street or alley to off-street parking and loading facilities on the property requiring off-street parking and loading. The design of the access shall be approved by the director of public works.

b.

The director shall specify the location and number of ingress and egress points by conditions established at the time of review of required site plan.

(6)

Outdoor advertising. The provisions of section 90-891 (Signs) shall apply.

(7)

Loading spaces. The provisions of section 90-892 shall apply.

(Ord. No. 909, § 7, 4-21-94; Ord. No. 1092, Exh. A, 7-19-07; Ord. No. 1154, § 1, 1-15-15)

Before any building or structure is erected, or any existing building or structure is enlarged, on any lot in this district, a site plan review shall have been approved pursuant to the provisions of sections 90-1009 through 90-1013.

(Ord. No. 918, § 11, 9-1-94; Ord. No. 948, § 6, 4-4-96)

Before any temporary use (limited to 60 days duration or less) is established or any existing use is converted (for 60 days duration or less) to a different permitted use on any lot in this district, a director's review permit shall have been issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 90-1018 and 90-1019.

(Ord. No. 918, § 12, 9-1-94)