1. PURPOSE. To provide for manufacturing and industrial development of a more general and less restrictive nature than the M-1 Limited Manufacturing District in those areas where the relationship to surrounding land use would create fewer problems of compatibility. The M-2 District shall not abut directly upon residential districts.
2. PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES.
   
   a. Those uses permitted in the M-1 Limited Manufacturing District.
   
   b. Adult oriented establishments.
   
   c. Auto body shops, engine repair.
   
   d. Automobile, marine, and aircraft manufacturing.
   
   e. Automobile wrecking yard.
   
   f. Coating, engraving, and allied services.
   
   g. Construction and mining machinery; manufacturing and repair.
   
   h. Cutlery, hand tools, and general hardware manufacturing.
   
   i. Electric lighting and wiring equipment manufacturing.
   
   j. Electrical industrial apparatus manufacturing.
   
   k. Electrical transmission and distribution equipment manufacturing.
   
   l. Electrometallurgical products manufacturing.
   
   m. Engine and turbine manufacturing.
   
   n. Farm machinery and equipment manufacturing.
   
   o. Fine earthenware, table, and kitchen articles manufacturing.
   
   p. Glass and glass container manufacturing.
   
   q. Heating apparatus and plumbing fixtures manufacturing.
   
   r. Household appliance manufacturing.
   
   s. Inflammable gases and liquids storage, not to exceed fifty thousand (50,000) gallons.
   
   t. Metal container manufacturing.
   
   u. Metal products manufacturing, fabricating, and distribution.
   
   v. Motorcycle and bicycle manufacturing.
   
   w. Office, computing, and accounting machine manufacturing.
   
   x. Screw machine products, bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, and washer manufacturing.
   
   y. Signaling and fire control equipment manufacturing.
   
   z. Small arms ammunition manufacturing.
   
   aa. Wire products manufacturing.
   
   bb. (Cr. #61-02) Construction services including general building contractors, carpentering, wood flooring, concrete services, masonry, stone work, tile setting, plastering services, roofing services, siding and gutter services, sheet metal services, and water well drilling services.
   
3. PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.
   1. Garages used for storage of vehicles used in conjunction with the operation of the business.
   2. Off-street parking and loading areas.
   3. Office, storage, power supply, and other uses normally auxiliary to the principal industrial operation.
   4. Roof-mounted solar collectors provided that a registered engineer or registered architect shall certify that the structure is adequate to support the load.
   5. Earth station dish antennas located on the roof of the principal or accessory structure or in the rear yard. Where the earth station dish is roof-mounted, a registered engineer or registered architect shall certify that the structure is adequate to support the load.
4. CONDITIONAL USES.
   1. (Cr. #17-14) All conditional uses allowed in the M-1, Light Manufacturing Zoning District.
   2. Veterinary services, and boarding of animals.
   3. Central composting site and related operations, such as woodshaving or brush collection sites.
   4. Quarries and mineral extraction operations including washing, crushing, or other processing of non-metallic minerals; ready-mix concrete and asphalt plants; concrete building block and other similar products manufacture; and peat and soil removal, provided that:
      1. The application for the conditional use permit shall include an adequate description of the operation; a list of equipment, machinery, and structures to be used; a topographic map of the site showing existing contours with minimum vertical contour interval of five (5) feet, trees, proposed and existing and proposed excavations; and a restoration plan.
      2. The Plan Commission shall consider the effect of the proposed operation upon existing streets, neighboring development, proposed land use, drainage, water supply, soil erosion, natural beauty, character, and land value of the locality and shall also consider the practicality of the proposed restoration of the site.
      3. In order to ensure that the area comprising the mineral extraction operation be restored to a condition of usefulness and reasonable physical attractiveness, the owner or operator shall, prior to the issuance of a conditional use permit, submit to the Plan Commission a plan for such restoration containing the following:
         1. An agreement with the City whereby the applicant agrees to restore the premises within a time satisfactory to the City.
         2. A restoration plan showing the proposed contours after restoration, type of fill, depth of the restored topsoil, plantings and other special features of restoration, commencement and completion dates, and the method by which such restoration is to be accomplished.
         3. A bond written by a licensed surety company, a certified check, or other financial guarantee satisfactory to the City attorney in an amount sufficient to secure the performance of the restoration agreement.
         4. Such agreement and financial guarantee shall be in a form approved by the City Attorney.
      4. In the event of the applicant, or subsequent owner, fails to fulfill the plan in accordance with 3. a.-d. above, the bond, check or other financial guarantee described in 3. d. above, shall be deemed forfeited for the purpose of enabling the City to perform the restoration.
      5. At any stage during implementation of the restoration, the plan may be modified by mutual agreement between the City and the owner or the operator. Restoration shall proceed as soon as practicable and at the order and direction of the Plan Commission.
      6. Where there is any backfilling, the material used or the method of fill shall not be such as to create a health hazard nor which would be objectionable because of odor, combustibility or unsightliness. The finished grade of the restored area or areas of proposed building, or paving construction, shall be of sufficient depth of earth to support plant growth.
      7. Within one year after the cessation of the mineral extraction, with the exception of fences all temporary structures, equipment, stock piles, rubble piles or heaps or other debris shall be removed or backfilled into the excavation so as to leave the premises in a neat and orderly condition.
      8. In any restoration procedure which takes place in sand or gravel pits or on other sites where the material is of a loose or friable nature, no slope shall be left which is steeper than a ratio of three horizontal feet to one vertical foot.
      9. The Plan Commission may periodically conduct an inspection of mineral extraction operations to ascertain whether or not the requirements of this Recycling center and/or transfer stations.
      n. Sanitary landfills, disposal areas, and incinerators.
      
      o. Sewage treatment plants, provided that no treatment facility is located closer than five hundred (500) feet to any dwelling, pursuant to Chapter NR 110 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
      
      p. Solar energy collectors erected as an accessory structure.
      
      q. Storage of animal feeds, fertilizer, seeds, and animal health products.
      
      r. Transmitting towers, receiving towers, and relay and microwave towers without broadcast facilities or studios.
      
      s. Utility substations, municipal wells, pumping stations, and towers provided that the use is not less than fifty (50) feet from any lot line.
      
      t. Wireless communications facilities as set forth and under conditions authorized in Section 22.21.
      
      u. Uses similar to and reasonably related to permitted principal uses.
      
      v. (Cr. #11-16) Buildings exceeding forty (40) feet in height when adjacent to a residential district.
5. LOT AREA AND WIDTH. Individual business sites in the M-2 District shall have no required lot area or width, provided, however, all applicable setback and parking requirements must be met.
6. BUILDING HEIGHT. (Am. #11-16) Subject to subsection (4) above, there shall be no maximum height for a principal building. Accessory buildings shall be less than twenty (20) feet tall and shall not exceed the height of the principal building.
7. SETBACK AND YARDS.
   1. There shall be a minimum street yard setback of twenty-five (25) feet from the right-of-way of all streets.
   2. There shall be a side yard on each side of all buildings of not less than ten (10) feet.
   3. There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.
   4. There shall be a minimum shoreyard setback of seventy-five (75) feet from the ordinary highwater mark of a navigable body of water.
8. EROSION CONTROL. The uses and structures in the M-2 District are subject to Chapter 32 of the City of Waukesha Municipal Code, Chapter 21 of the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code, and any other applicable State laws and administrative rules.
9. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLAN COMMISSION. (Am. #38-02) To encourage a business environment that is compatible with the residential character of the City, building permits for permitted uses in the M-2 District shall not be issued nor shall any substantial changes be made to any site improvements without review and approval of the Plan Commission in accordance with Section 22.15. Plan Commission review shall include consideration of such factors as open space utilization, ingress, egress, parking, landscaping, building plans and the general layout in relationship to the surrounding area.
10. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS. (Cr. #38-02) The restrictions on lot area, lot width, building height, setbacks, and yards may be reduced or increased if the property is part of a Planned Unit Development Overlay District in accordance with Section 22.52.

(Rep. & recr. #66-01) (Repealed & replaced #2020-14)