The regulations set forth in this section or set forth elsewhere in this chapter when referred to in this chapter are the regulations in the “M-1” Light Industrial District.

1.   Uses Permitted. No land shall be used or occupied and no building or structure shall be erected, altered, enlarged, occupied, or used, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, for other than one or more of the following specified uses:

   A.   Animal hospital.

   B.   Bottling plant.

   C.   Builders or contractor, plant, shop and enclosed storage yards.

   D.   Bus garage, repair shop, truck and farm equipment.

   E.   Coal yard and coal products totally enclosed by fencing.

   F.   Environmental Protection Agency approved fertilizer blending plants, liquid and dry.

   G.   Grain elevator and associated enclosed warehouses.

   H.   Laundry and dry cleaning plant.

   I.   Lumber yard, wholesale and retail sales.

   J.   Machine and welding shops.

   K.   Rail freight yard, station.

   L.   Storage warehouse.

   M.   Truck terminal, restaurant and sales store.

   N.   The assembling, compounding, processing, packaging, or treatment of such products as bakery goods, candy.

2.   Special Uses Permitted. The following uses may be permitted if specifically authorized by the Zoning Board of Adjustment, following a recommendation by the Commission in accordance with provisions contained herein and elsewhere in this Code of Ordinances and may require a site plan review as outlined in Section 167.29:

   A.   Sewage lagoon.

   B.   Sewage treatment plant.

   C.   In general, any light manufacturing may be permitted within fully enclosed buildings, but not including uses which may be obnoxious or offensive by reasons of emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas or noise, as determined by the Commission.

   D.   Above-ground storage of Class II and III liquids, less than 1,100 gallons, that shall comply with all federal, State, and local codes and Fire Department regulations.

   E.   Any similar uses which are not likely to create any more offensive noise, vibration, dust, smoke, odor, or other objectionable influences that result from the above uses as determined by the Commission.

3.   Uses Prohibited. The following uses are prohibited in “M-1” District.

   A.   Any residential unit, except residence quarters of the caretaker when located on the premises of the industrial use.

   B.   Acetylene gas manufacture or storage; acid manufacture; alcohol manufacture; ammonia manufacture; bleaching powder or chlorine manufacture; arsenal; asphalt manufacture or refining; auto wrecking or salvage; blast furnace; bag cleaning; boiler works; brick, tile, pottery or terra cotta manufacture other than the manufacture for handcraft products only; cement, lime, gypsum, or plaster of Paris manufacture; coke ovens; creosote manufacture; treatment disinfectants manufacture; distillation of bones, coal or wood; dyestuff manufacture; explosive or fireworks manufacture or storage; fat rendering; fertilizer manufacture; forge plant; reduction of dumping of garbage, offal, or dead animals; gas manufacture or storage; glue, size or gelatin manufacture; iron, steel, tin, zinc, brass or copper foundry, junk, iron, or rags storage or baling; oilcloth or linoleum manufacture; oiled rubber goods manufacture; ore reduction; paints, oil, shellac, turpentine or varnish manufacture; paper and pulp manufacture; petroleum or its products, refining or wholesale storage of; industrial planing mills; rock crusher; rolling mill; rubber or gutta-percha manufacture or treatment; shoe polish manufacture; stock yard or slaughter of animals or fowls; stone mill or quarry; tanning, curing or storage of raw hides or skins; tar distillation or manufacture; tar roofing or water proofing manufacture; and yeast plant.

   C.   The manufacture of such products as cosmetics, pharmaceutical, toiletries, feeds and food products.

   D.   The manufacture of electrical appliances, electronic instruments, and devices, phonographs, radio and television products, electric and neon signs, refrigeration stoves and other similar appliances.

   E.   The manufacture, compounding, assembling or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared material, raw ore, canvas, cellophane, cloth, fiber, glass, leather, paper, plastics, precious metals or semi-precious metal or stone, rubber, textiles, wood, and iron or pre-manufactured steel.

4.   Area Regulations.

   A.   Minimum Lot Area. No minimum lot area is specified.

   B.   Minimum Lot Width. No minimum lot width is specified.

   C.   Front Yard. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 50 feet. In addition, 25 feet from the roadway shall be dedicated to the City as a right-of-way. No plantings of trees and/or shrubbery shall be permitted in the right-of-way. The right-of-way shall be maintained as open space and parking shall not be permitted on the right-of-way.

      (1)   Where lots have a double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both sides. Where a lot is located at an intersection of two or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each street side of the corner lot.

      (2)   No accessory building shall project beyond the setback line along either street.

   D.   Side Yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of a building, having a width of not less than 15 feet. If said lot is abutting a “S.A.”, “R-1”, “R-2”, “R-3”, or “R-4” district, the required setback shall be 50 feet.

   E.   Rear Yard. A rear yard shall not be required except on the rear of a lot adjoining an “S.A.”, “R-1”, “R-2”, “R-3”, or “R-4”district, in which case there shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet in depth.

 

 

5.   Height Regulations. No building shall exceed six stories or 80 feet in height. Where a building is located on a lot adjoining an “S.A.”, “R-1”, “R-2”, “R-3”, and “R-4” district, or a publicly owned area, other than an alley or street, it shall not exceed three stories or 45 feet in height unless it is set back one foot from all required yard lines for each foot of additional height above 45 feet.

6.   Parking Regulations. See Section 167.03(8) for parking requirements.