CHAPTER 17-5
MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS

17-5-0100   District descriptions.

17-5-0200   Allowed uses.

17-5-0300   Strip centers.

17-5-0400   Bulk and density standards.

17-5-0500   Outdoor storage and work activities.

17-5-0600   Screening and buffering.

17-5-0100 District descriptions.

   17-5-0101 Generally. The "M", Manufacturing districts are intended to accommodate manufacturing, warehousing, wholesale and industrial uses outside the Central Area. The district regulations are intended to:

      17-5-0101-A promote the economic viability of manufacturing and industrial uses;

      17-5-0101-B encourage employment growth; and

      17-5-0101-C limit the encroachment of unplanned residential and other non-industrial development within industrial corridors.

   17-5-0102 M1, Limited Manufacturing/Business Park District. The primary purpose of the M1, Limited Manufacturing/Business Park district is to accommodate low-impact manufacturing, wholesaling, warehousing and distribution activities that occur within enclosed buildings. The district is intended to promote high- quality new development and reuse of older industrial buildings.

   17-5-0103 M2, Light Industry District. The primary purpose of the M2, Light Industry district is to accommodate moderate-impact manufacturing, wholesaling, warehousing and distribution uses, including storage and work-related activities that occur outside of enclosed buildings. The M2 district is generally intended to accommodate more land-intensive industrial activities than the M1 district.

   17-5-0104 M3, Heavy Industry District. The primary purpose of the M3, Heavy Industrial district is to accommodate high-impact manufacturing and industrial uses, including extractive and waste-related uses.

(Added Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 25275)