[R.O. 1998 § 400.540; CC 1988 App. A
§8.60; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 1709 §1, 9-7-1993]
The regulations set forth in this
Article or set forth elsewhere in this Chapter when referred to in
this Article are the regulations of the "M-1" Light Industrial District.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.550; CC 1988 App. A
§8.601; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 1709 §1, 9-7-1993]
A.
Permitted uses within the "M-1" Light Industrial
District are as follows:
1.
All uses which are permitted uses
in the "C-2" General Commercial District.
2.
Book binding and tooling, art needle
work, hand weaving and tapestries.
3.
Compounding of cosmetics and pharmaceutical
products.
4.
Jewelry manufacture from precious
metals.
5.
Laboratories, research and testing
facilities involving nondestructive methods.
6.
Manufacture of clay, metal, leather
and glass products of a handicraft nature.
7.
Manufacture of medical, dental or
drafting instruments.
8.
Motion picture producing.
9.
Manufacture of optical goods and
equipment, watches, clocks, and other similar precision instruments.
10.
Manufacture of small electrical or
electronic apparatus, musical instruments, games and toys.
11.
Radio or television studio which
does not broadcast or receive signals.
12.
General contracting firms and construction
companies.
13.
Such office, laboratory and manufacturing
uses as are substantially similar to the uses listed above.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.560; CC 1988 App. A
§8.602; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 1709 §1, 9-7-1993]
A.
The following provisions for accessory
uses within the "M-1" Light Industrial District are as follows:
1.
Accessory uses and buildings customarily
incident to the above uses.
2.
Any building used primarily for any
of the above enumerated permitted uses may not have more than forty
percent (40%) of the floor area devoted to storage purposes incidental
to such primary use.
3.
Outside sales area shall not be more
than ten percent (10%) of the floor area of the main building.
4.
Outside storage shall not exceed
ten percent (10%) of the lot area, shall be located in the rear yard
and shall be screened from view with a fence or plant material to
a height of six (6) feet unless a special use permit calls for more
relaxed or more stringent measures.
5.
More than one (1) main building may
be located upon the lot but only when such buildings conform to all
open space requirements around the lot for this district.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.570; CC 1988 App. A
§8.603; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 1709 §1, 9-7-1993; Ord.
No. 2051 §1, 1-5-1999; Ord. No. 2449 §3, 12-26-2006]
A.
The following uses may be permitted under the procedures and subject to the requirements specified in Article XIV of this Chapter, Supplemental District Regulations, and Article XVI of this Chapter, Special Use Regulations.
1.
All uses listed and described as
special uses in the "C-2" General Commercial District.
2.
Any use designated as a permitted
use in this District that requires a building size greater than twenty-five
thousand (25,000) square feet in area or which requires outside storage
area greater than ten percent (10%) of the lot area.
3.
Fleet vehicular maintenance, repair
and storage, provided that all maintenance and repair work shall be
performed within a building.
4.
Sexually oriented business.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.580; CC 1988 App. A
§8.604; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 1709 §1, 9-7-1993]
A.
Location Of Parking Spaces And Vehicle
Types That May Be Parked.
1.
Parking spaces shall be nine (9)
feet by eighteen (18) feet in size.
2.
Parking requirements for uses not
specifically listed shall be the same as required for a similar use.
When fractional spaces result, the spaces required are the next whole
number. In the case of mixed uses, the spaces required are the sum
of the uses computed separately. Whenever an existing building is
changed as to use or is enlarged in floor area, the spaces provided
shall comply with these parking requirements. Whenever an existing
building is enlarged, all existing and additional parking spaces and
drives shall be paved with concrete or asphalt.
3.
Service stations and garages may
maintain a wrecker when used exclusively for and in conjunction with
service performed at the place of business for which they are licensed
but a wrecker shall not be used to haul and store vehicles.
4.
No trucks, truck trailers or vehicles
of any type shall be on skids, jacks, or any other device that will
make them immobile or inoperable except for emergency repairs for
a period not more than forty-eight (48) hours.
5.
Auto repair garages shall not store
or temporarily store any vehicle to be repaired for a period of more
than fifteen (15) days. This does not include vehicles which may be
authorized for storage for longer periods by the Board of Aldermen
under special use permit.
B.
Number Of Required Spaces.
1.
The required number of parking spaces
for uses permitted in the "C-2" General Commercial District shall
be as specified in the parking requirements of the "C-2" General Commercial
District.
2.
For light industry, manufacturing
or contracting uses, there shall be required one (1) parking space
for each two (2) employees per shift plus one (1) space for each company
vehicle or motorized piece of equipment.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.590; CC 1988 App. A
§8.605; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 1709 §1, 9-7-1993]
A.
Off-street loading spaces shall be provided
in accordance with the following requirements whenever a new building
is erected or an existing building is structurally altered. Each loading
space shall be twelve (12) feet by thirty-five (35) feet with direct
access to a driveway, alley, or street.
1.
Manufacturing Uses.
|
Floor Area in Square Feet
|
Loading Spaces Required
|
|---|---|
|
2,000 to 10,000
|
One
|
|
10,001 to 20,000
|
Two
|
|
20,001 to 40,000
|
Three
|
|
40,001 to 60,000
|
Four
|
|
Each 50,000 over 60,000
|
One additional
|
2.
All Other Commercial Uses. One (1)
space for each fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet of floor area
or fraction thereof in excess of three thousand (3,000) square feet.
Where such space is located in a manner that a truck must back directly
from a major street into a loading space, a maneuvering space of not
less than forty-nine (49) feet shall be provided.
3.
Enlargements And Extensions. No building
or part thereof heretofore erected which is used for any purpose authorized
in the district, shall hereafter be enlarged or extended unless off-street
loading space is provided in accordance with these provisions.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.600; CC 1988 App. A
§8.606; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 1709 §1, 9-7-1993]
A.
Area requirements in the "M-1" Light Industrial
District are as follows:
1.
Minimum Depth Of Front Yard. Sixty
(60) feet.
2.
Minimum Width Of Side Yard. Thirty
(30) feet; when adjoining residential, one hundred (100) feet.
3.
Minimum Depth Of Rear Yard. Thirty
(30) feet; when adjoining residential, one hundred (100) feet.
4.
Minimum Lot Area. None.
5.
Minimum Lot Width. Eighty (80) feet.
6.
Where a lot is located at the intersection
of two (2) or more streets, there shall be a front yard setback on
each street side of the lot. No accessory buildings or uses shall
be located in front of the front yard setback.
7.
Filling station pumps, pump islands,
canopies, and cashier kiosks may be located in the required front
yards; provided, however, that they are not less than fifteen (15)
feet from the right-of-way lines and not less than fifty (50) feet
from the boundary of any residential district.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.610; CC 1988 App. A
§8.607; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 1709 §1, 9-7-1993]
The maximum height is forty-five
(45) feet.
[R.O. 1998 § 400.620; CC 1988 App. A
§8.608; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 1709 §1, 9-7-1993]
A.
Whenever a new non-residential building
is erected or an existing non-residential building is enlarged, the
following site design requirements shall be provided:
1.
Access And Circulation. All developed
parcels shall provide an interior drive with a minimum width of twenty
(20) feet. Parking lots shall provide ingress and egress at both ends
of each parking bay or parking lot, with a provision for circulation
of vehicles around the main building or premises. Driveway openings
or curb cuts shall be limited to one (1) opening per one hundred (100)
feet of lot frontage or as required by the appropriate Highway or
Street Department having jurisdiction. Primary width of the curb-cut
entrance shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in width excluding
the radius turns.
2.
Sidewalks And Drives.
a.
Sidewalks shall be provided along
the property line at each street right-of-way. The location and design
shall be approved by the appropriate Highway or Street Department
or the Director of Public Services.
b.
All roads and drives shall be paved
with concrete or asphalt. Curbs and gutter shall be provided along
all roads and drives that do not abut parking spaces. All parking
areas shall be edged with curb where practical.
3.
Lighting. All parking areas and walkways
shall be illuminated so as to produce a minimum illumination of one
(1) footcandle of light within said areas. All exterior lighting shall
be erected so as not to create more than five (5) footcandles of light
or direct objectionable light onto adjacent residential property.
All exterior lighting shall be provided with high-pressure sodium
vapor equipment and be serviced with underground cable when located
away from buildings.
4.
Landscaping.
a.
Any part of a lot not used for buildings,
parking, loading, accessways, or other structures shall be landscaped
with grass, ground cover, trees, shrubs and pedestrian walks.
b.
When the rear or side of a lot abuts
any residential district, a ten-foot landscaped buffer area shall
be established and maintained along each such side or rear property
line. The buffer area shall contain a six-foot-high fence with fifty
percent (50%) air flow but no line of sight along the property line
and evergreen plants shall be installed, as specified by the Director
of Public Services, with a minimum height of six (6) feet planted
on twelve-foot centers.
c.
Foundation plantings shall be planted
and maintained where practical in a two-foot-wide bed along the front
and side exterior walls of all buildings at the ratio of one (1) twenty-four-inch
evergreen shrub for each ten (10) lineal feet of wall.
d.
A ratio of one (1), two-inch caliper
tree for every ten (10) parking spaces shall be provided in a landscaped
island to proportion the parking spaces in a planned manner. Twenty-five
percent (25%) of the total plantings shall be of the large shade tree
variety as specified by the Director of Public Services.
5.
Drainage. Surface or underground
storm drainage facilities shall be provided for all roads, drives
and parking areas. All storm drainage shall be directed into established
surface or underground storm drainage facilities as approved by the
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
6.
Outside Storage.
a.
Outside storage of any material is
prohibited within fifty (50) feet of residential lot lines.
b.
There shall be no storage of any
material or equipment in front of the main building except for parking
of licensed motor vehicle of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds or less
in licensed weight category.
c.
Aboveground storage of fuel, oil,
or chemicals is prohibited.
d.
All trash receptacles and dumpsters
shall be surrounded by an enclosure which screens the unit from public
view.
7.
Open Space. More than one (1) building
may be located on a lot but in no case shall the area of buildings
or structures exceed fifty percent (50%) of the lot area.
9.
The Board of Aldermen, after report
and recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission, may vary
the foregoing requirements where the character of the use or site
is such to make unnecessary the full provisions of these requirements
or create an unnecessary burden on the use of the site.
