A.
This district is intended for light industrial uses with few, if
any, nuisance characteristics, but also permits commercial establishments
both wholesale and retail sales, and service establishments. The M-1
District is designed to permit manufacturing, processing, assembling,
packaging or treatment of products from previously prepared materials.
It is also intended to prohibit residential uses as being incompatible
with the primary industrial and related uses permitted.
B.
It is the purpose of these regulations to promote sound industrial
areas within the community which are also protected from incompatible
uses.
The following are the principal permitted uses by right within
an M-1 District:
A.
Everything allowed in B-1 and B-2.
B.
Production, processing, assembling, packaging or treatment of products
as bakery goods, candy, food products, hardware and cutlery, tool
and die, garage products, and sheet metal products.
C.
Manufacturing and/or assembly.
D.
Laboratories and research and development facilities.
E.
Trade, skills or industrial schools.
F.
Public utility installations and buildings, including power, fuel,
communications and water treatment.
G.
Truck terminals.
H.
Contractor's establishments.
I.
Warehouse and distribution facilities.
J.
Storage buildings and yards.
K.
Rail or freight terminals.
L.
Drilling, operating and maintenance of wells for production of oil,
natural gas or brine, providing:
(1)
Minimum lot size required shall be 2 1/2 acres.
(2)
The well shall not be closer to any adjacent lot line than 150 feet.
(3)
Fencing of the wall structures shall be required if and when substantial
residential development exists in the vicinity of the well site.
(4)
Landscaping of the site, noise abatement, odor controls and similar
performance characteristics should be harmonious in appearance and
qualities as surrounding uses of the environment.
(5)
All development, operations and maintenance of wells shall otherwise
be in conformance with all state and federal environmental regulations.
M.
Commercial windmills and wind-powered electricity generating devices,
providing:
(1)
Minimum lot size required shall be two acres.
(2)
The total maximum height permitted for such structures, including
blades, shall not exceed 60 feet or 15 feet above the surrounding
native mature trees, or whichever is less.
(3)
The structure shall not be closer to any adjacent lot line than the
height of the structure and in no case less than 100 feet from an
adjacent lot line.
(4)
The structure shall be designed and operated in a fashion that noise
levels are minimized and not objectionable to surrounding property
owners.
N.
Accessory uses clearly subordinate to the main use of the lot or
building.
The following uses of land and buildings may be permitted in the M-1 District by the application for issuance of a special land use permit when all the standards and procedural requirements specified in Article XII are met:
A.
Outdoor storage is permitted except that, within 200 feet of any
other district or when visible from a public road, said storage shall
be in completely enclosed buildings. All outdoor storage shall be
effectively screened by a solid, uniformly finished wall or fence
with solid entrance and exit gates. The fence or wall shall be at
least four feet in height, but in no case shall the fence be lower
than the enclosed storage. The maximum fence height shall be eight
feet. Such storage shall be deemed to include the parking of licensed
motor vehicles over 1 1/2 tons rated capacity.
B.
Uses in this district shall conform to the following standards:
(1)
Shall conform to all local, state and applicable federal pollution
control standards, to include but not limited to noise, air and water
quality requirements.
(2)
Emit no smoke, odorous gases or other odorous matter in such quantities
as to be offensive at or beyond any boundary of the use of the parcel.
B.
Minimum yard requirements.
(1)
All structures are required to have a minimum front yard or setback
of not less than 40 feet from the front property line. Where a lot
in this abuts a lot in any residential district, no building in the
M-1 District shall be closer than 100 feet to the property line of
such residential lot.
(2)
Except for landscape improvements, parking lots, necessary drives
and walks for parking and loading, the front yard shall remain clear
and shall not be used for storage or accessory structures.
(3)
When the side or rear yard areas abut land within a residential district and when such yard areas are to be used for parking, loading, unloading or servicing, then such side and rear areas shall be effectively screened by a solid, uniformly finished wall or fence. Such wall or fence shall be at least four feet in height, but in no case shall the fence or wall be lower than the enclosed parking, loading or servicing activity to be screened. Also must meet requirements as specified in § 300-8D.
(4)
In the case of a corner lot, a clear vision area of 30 feet shall
be maintained.
D.
Maximum lot coverage. A maximum of 80% of the lot may be covered
by all buildings.
F.
Minimum off-street loading area for M-1 District uses.
(1)
The required number of standard berths for M-1 Industrial District
uses shall provide at least one standard loading space regardless
of floor area and other unloading spaces as required to adequately
facilitate business and to prevent on street loading and/or unloading.
