§ 109-13. M-1 Light Industrial District.

The regulations set forth in this part shall apply in the M-l Light Industrial District. The intent of the M-1 district is to provide areas for light industrial uses.

(1)

Principal permitted uses.

a.

Any use permitted in the C-2 district, except that no occupancy permit shall be issued for any dwelling, school, hospital, clinic, or other institution for human care, except where incidental to a permitted principal use.

b.

Automobile assembly.

c.

Carpet, and rug cleaning; provided necessary equipment is installed and operated for the effective precipitation or recovery of dust.

d.

Bakeries, other than those whose products are sold at retail only on the premises.

e.

Welding or other metal working shops, excluding shops with presses over 20 ton rated capacity, drip hammers and the like.

f.

Contractor's equipment storage yard or plant, or rental of equipment commonly used by contractors, storage and sale of feed and/or fuel, provided dust is effectively controlled, and storage yards for vehicles of a delivery or draying service.

g.

Carting, express, hauling or storage yards.

h.

Coal, coke or wood yard.

i.

Creamery, bottling works, ice cream manufacturing (wholesale ice manufacturing and cold storage plant).

j.

Enameling or lacquering.

k.

Foundry casting lightweight non-ferrous metals or electric foundry not causing noxious fumes or odors.

l.

Flammable liquids, underground storage only, not to exceed 25,000 gallons, if located not less than 200 feet from any R district.

m.

Junk, iron or rags, storage or baling, where the premises upon which such activities are conducted are wholly enclosed within a building, wall or fence, not less than six feet in height, completely obscuring the activity. This section does not intend to permit automobiles, tractor or machinery wrecking or used parts yards.

n.

Laboratories, experimental, film or testing.

o.

Machine shop.

p.

Manufacture of musical instruments and novelties.

q.

Manufacture or assembly of electrical appliance, instruments and devices.

r.

Manufacture of pottery or other similar ceramic products, using only previously pulverized clay and kilns.

s.

Manufacture and repair of electric filings, advertising structures, sheet metal products, including heating and ventilating equipment.

t.

Milk distributing station other than a retail business conducted on the premises.

u.

Sawmill, planing mill, including manufacture of wood products not involving chemical treatment.

v.

The manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food products except fish and meat products, cereals, sauerkraut, vinegar, yeast, stock feed, flour, and the rendering or refining of fats and oils.

w.

The manufacture, compounding, assembling or treatment of articles or merchandise from previously prepared materials such as bone, cloth, cork, fibber, leather, paper, plastics, metals or stones, tobacco, wax, yarns, and wood.

x.

For agricultural seed processing, chemical treatment, storage, sales and distribution.

y.

Grain elevator (commercial).

z.

Public utility substation which shall specifically include, but not be limited to, an electric utility substation.

aa.

Enclosed facilities for the storage of personal property.

bb.

Bulk storage facility for petroleum products.

(2)

Accessory uses.

a.

Any accessory uses permitted in the C-2 Commercial District.

b.

Any accessory uses customarily accessory and incidental to a permitted principal use.

(3)

Required conditions. No use shall be permitted to be established or maintained which by reason of its nature or manner of operation is or may become hazardous, noxious or offensive owing to the emission of odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, fumes, noise, vibrations, refuse matter or water-carried waste.

(4)

Height regulations. No principal or accessory building shall exceed four stories or 50 feet in height, whichever is less, except as otherwise provided in section 109-20:

(5)

Yard requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed subject to the modified requirements contained in section 109-20:

Use	Lot Area	Lot Width	Lot Area per Family	Front Yard Depth	Least Width on Any One Side Yard	Rear Yard Depth
Principal permitted uses				30 feet 15 feet	10 feet	15 feet 2,3
Dwellings		Same as specified in the R-3 district
Accessory uses				30 feet	10 feet	15 feet

 

1 The front yard depth of any lot abutting on a major street or highway shall be measured from the proposed right-of-way lines as shown on the official major street plan.

2 Except when the yard is adjacent to an R district in which case the minimum yard requirement shall not be less than 30 feet.

3 For every additional foot the front yard depth is increased over 25 feet, the rear yard may be decreased in direct proportion thereto, but in no case shall the rear yard be less than eight feet; and in addition, if any portion of this area is used for an enclosed off-street loading space, the area above such an enclosure may be used for building purposes. Except when the rear yard is adjacent to an R district in which case the minimum yard requirement shall not be less than 25 feet.

4 The front yard depth along all other streets other than major streets and highways shall be 15 feet.

(Prior Code, § 121.13)