§ 115-86. M1, Light industry district.
(a)
The M1, Light industry district is comprised of lands that are located on or have ready access to a major street or state highway and are well adapted to industrial development but whose proximity to residential or commercial districts makes it desirable to limit industrial operations and processes to those that are not objectionable by reason of the emission of noise, vibration, smoke, dust, gas, fumes, odors or radiation and that do not create fire or explosion hazards or other objectionable conditions.
(b)
Within the M1, Light industry district, the following uses are permitted:
(1)
Auto service, excluding auto body work and painting, with the following requirements:
a.
No outdoor storage of vehicles;
b.
No outdoor storage of equipment or material;
c.
All work on vehicles to be completed inside the structure;
d.
The sides and rear of the business will be screened from view of surrounding properties with an opaque eight-foot-fence.
(2)
Baking plants.
(3)
Building material or other outdoor storage yards, other than junkyards, if they meet the following requirements:
a.
Not be located within a required front yard;
b.
Set back at least 25 feet from any side or rear property lines and shall be screened by a solid fence at least six feet high set back a similar distance from any side or rear property lines, appropriately landscaped and maintained; and
c.
If an outdoor storage yard is established in connection with a permitted building, it shall meet the above requirements.
(4)
Businesses that serve industries or their employees.
(5)
Cold storage plants.
(6)
Farm equipment, mobile home, recreational vehicles and equipment, sales and service.
(7)
Billboard signs.
(8)
Soft drink bottling and distributing plants.
(9)
Truck terminals.
(10)
Wholesaling and warehousing with offices, accessory retail sales are permitted, but shall not exceed 20 percent of gross floor area.
(11)
Miniwarehouses, provided the storage of flammable and/or hazardous materials is prohibited.
(12)
Similar industries that meet the standards of this zoning district, to include manufacturers of malt beverages and beer known as microbreweries or craft breweries subject to all regulations of article 4 of this Code surrounding alcoholic beverages and the following supplemental standards:
1.
Shall be a maximum of 20,000 square feet.
2.
No outdoor public address system shall be permitted.
3.
Production space shall be in a wholly enclosed building.
(13)
Telephone marketing (telemarketing) enterprises.
(14)
Open air markets and outdoor flea markets.
(15)
Bus terminals.
(16)
Trade/vocational school.
(17)
Recreational facility/training center, indoor (gymnastic schools, baseball academies, etc.).
(18)
Professional office.
(c)
Within the M1, Light industry district, the following uses are permitted subject to the approval of a special use permit:
(1)
Churches or other places of worship, provided that a special use permit is obtained if the church or other place of worship is located in an established business park or industrial park.
(2)
Temporary shelters, provided that:
a.
No temporary shelter use shall be located, established, maintained or operated on any lot that has a property line within 1,000 feet of the property line of any other lot on which any other temporary transitional housing establishment is located, established, maintained or operated.
b.
The applicant for such development is granted a special use permit by the governing authority only after receiving recommendation from the Community Development Department Director and the Planning and Zoning Board after a public hearing.
c.
The shelter site should have ready access to a major street or state highway, serviced by public transportation; and proximity to local commercial districts.
d.
The applicant for such a development shall provide to the Community Development Department a business plan outlining the mission of the institution and its proposed clientele, uses, services, a statement of financial stability, and a statement of other similar shelters the applicant has established.
e.
All temporary shelters shall comply with chapter 111, pertaining to temporary shelters.
f.
Issuance of special use permits for temporary shelters shall be granted to the owner of the shelter at the time of application. Should the ownership of the shelter change, the special use permit shall be deemed expired and a new special use permit must be requested.
(d)
Within the M1, Light industrial district the following uses may be permitted provided the applicant for such development is granted a special use permit by the governing authority after receiving recommendation from the Community Development Department head and the Planning and Zoning Board and after a public hearing.
(1)
Telecommunications antenna.
(2)
Telecommunication tower.
(Code 1979, § 8-4-51; Code 1998, § 106-87; Ord. No. 13-96, 5-6-1996; Ord. No. 16-96, 8-5-1996; Ord. No. 21-96, 10-7-1996; Ord. No. 22-96, 12-2-1996; Ord. No. 14-2000, § 106-87, 11-6-2000; Ord. No. 06-2002, § 106-87, 3-4-2002; Ord. No. 11-2004, § 106-87, 8-2-2004; Ord. No. 11-2007, § 106-87, 4-1-2007; Ord. No. 07-2912, 2-6-2012; Ord. No. 17-2012, 6-4-2012; Ord. No. 04-2013, § 1, 3-4-2013; Ord. No. 1-2016 , § IB, 3-7-2016, 07-2018 § I, 6-4-2018)