17-5-0200 Allowed uses.

   Uses are allowed in the “M” Zoning Districts in accordance with the Use Table of this section.

   17-5-0201 Use Groups and Categories. Use Groups and Use Categories are described in Sec. 17-17-0100.

   17-5-0202 Permitted Uses. Uses identified with a “P” are permitted by-right in the subject zoning district, subject to compliance with all other applicable standards of this Zoning Ordinance.

   17-5-0203 Special Uses. Uses identified with an “S” may be allowed if reviewed and approved in accordance with the special use procedures of Sec. 17-13-0900, subject to compliance with all other applicable standards of this Zoning Ordinance.

   17-5-0203.5 Planned Developments. Uses identified with a “PD” may be allowed if reviewed and approved in accordance with the planned development procedures of Sec. 17-13-0600. Other uses and development activities may also require review and approval as a planned development based on their size, height or other threshold criteria. (See the mandatory planned development thresholds of Sec. 17-8-0500)

   17-5-0204 Prohibited Uses. Uses identified with a “-” are expressly prohibited. Uses that are not listed in the table are also prohibited.

   17-5-0205 Use Standards. The “Use Standard” column of the following Use Table identifies use-specific standards that apply to some uses. Compliance with such standards is required regardless of whether the use is a Permitted (P) or special use (S).

   17-5-0206 Parking Standards. The “Parking Standard” column of the following Use Table contains a reference to the applicable off-street parking ratio for the listed use. Off-street parking regulations are located in Chapter 17-10.

   17-5-0207 Use Table and Standards.

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USE GROUP		District			Use Standard	Parking Standard
Use Category		M1	M2	M3
	Specific Use Type
P= permitted by-right S = special use approval required PD = planned development approval required - = Not allowed
RESIDENTIAL
A. Group Living
1.	Temporary Overnight Shelter	S	S		§ 17-9-0115	§ 17-10-0207-Q
2.	Transitional Shelters	S	S		§ 17-9-0115	§ 17-10-0207-Q
PUBLIC AND CIVIC
B. Reserved
C. Detention and Correctional Facilities		S	S	S		§ 17-10-0207-E
D. Parks and Recreation (except as more specifically regulated)		P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-E
1.	Community Centers, Recreation Buildings and Similar Assembly Use	-	-	-		§ 17-10-0207-E
2.	Community Garden	-	-	-
* Editor's note– The text of Coun. J. 9-8-11, p. 7541, § 4, amended item I (Parks and Recreation) in an apparent typographical error. This item “D” has been amended at the discretion of the editor. Future legislation will correct the provision if needed.
E. Postal Service		P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-E
F. Public Safety Services		P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-E
G. Utilities and Services, Minor		P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-E
H. Utilities and Services, Major		S	S	S		§ 17-10-0207-E
1.	Wind Energy Meteorological Testing Tower	-	-	P	§ 17-9-0117.7	None required
COMMERCIAL
I. Adult Use		S	S	S	§ 17-9-0101	§ 17-10-0207-J
J. Animal Services
1.	Shelters/Boarding Kennels	P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-K
2.	Veterinary	P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-K
3.	Stables	P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-K
K. Building Maintenance Services		P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-N
L. Business Support Services
1.	Copying and Reproduction	P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-M
2.	Business/Trade school	P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-E
3.	Day Labor Employment Agency	P	P	P		§17-10-0207-Q
4.	Employment Agencies	P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-L
M. Urban Farm
1.	Indoor Operation	P	P	P	§ 17-9-0103.3 Accessory sale of goods produced on site shall not exceed 3,000 square feet	§ 17-10-0207-U
2.	Outdoor Operation	-	P	P	§ 17-9-0103.3 Accessory sale of goods produced on site shall not exceed 3,000 square feet	§ 17-10-0207-U
3.	Rooftop Operation	P	P	P	§ 17-9-0103.3 Accessory sale of goods produced on site shall not exceed 3,000 square feet	§ 17-10-0207-U
N. Communication Service Establishments		P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-L
O. Construction Sales and Service
1.	Building Material Sales	-	P	P	Customer- accessible retail sales areas may not exceed 20% of total floor area	§ 17-10-0207-O
2.	Contractor/Construction Storage Yard	-	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-O
P. Drive-Through Facility		S	S	S	§ 17-9-0106
Q. Eating and Drinking Establishments
1.	Restaurant, Limited	P	P	P	Max GFA: 4,000 sq ft; no entertainment allowed	§ 17-10-0207-M
2.	Restaurant, General	P	P	P	Max GFA: 4,000 sq ft; no entertainment allowed	§ 17-10-0207-M
3.	Tavern	P	P	P	Max GFA: 4,000 sq ft; no entertainment allowed	§ 17-10-0207-M
4.	Outdoor patio (if located on a rooftop)	S	S	S		§ 17-10-0207-M
5.	Outdoor patio (if located at grade)	P	S	S		§ 17-10-0207-M
R. Entertainment and Spectator Sports
1.	Indoor Special Event including incidental liquor sales	P	P	P
2.	Wagering Facility	P/S	P/S	P/S	§ 17-9-0110	§ 17-10-0207-P
3.	Industrial Private Event Venue including incidental liquor sales	P	P	P	§ 17-9-0130	§ 17-10-0207-P
S. Financial Services (except as more specifically regulated)		P	P	P	Max GFA: 3,000 sq ft	§ 17-10-0207-L
1.	Consumer Loan Establishment	S	S	S	Max GFA: 3,000 sq ft	§ 17-10-0207-L
2.	Payday/Title Secured Loan Store	S	S	S	Max GFA: 3,000 sq ft § 17-9-0125	§ 17-10-0207-L
3.	Pawn Shop	S	S	S	Max GFA: 3,000 sq ft § 17-9-0127	§ 17-10-0207-L
T. Food and Beverage Retail Sales		P	P	P	Max GFA: 3,000 sq ft	§ 17-10-0207-M
U. Gas Stations		S	S	S	§ 17-9-0109	§ 17-10-0207-R
V. Medical Service		P	-	-		§ 17-10-0207-T
W. Office (except as more specifically regulated)		P	P	P	In M2 and M3, max GFA: 9,000 sq ft or accessory use to allowed industrial use	§ 17-10-0207-L
1.	Electronic Data Storage Center	P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-U
X. Parking, Non-Accessory		S	S	S
Y. Personal Service		P	P		Max GFA: 3,000 sq ft	§ 17-10-0207-M
Z. Repair or Laundry Service, Consumer		P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-N
AA. Residential Storage Warehouse		P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-Q
BB. Retail Sales, General		P	P	P	Accessory sales of goods produced on-site: not to exceed 20% of on-site GFA	§ 17-10-0207-M
CC. Sports and Recreation, Participant		S	S	S		§ 17-10-0207-M
1.	Shooting range facility	S	S	S	§ 17-9-0120 Accessory sales of firearms and ammunition; not to exceed 20% of total floor area	§ 17-10-0207-M
DD. Vehicle Sales and Service
1.	Car Wash or Cleaning Service	P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-N
2.	Heavy Equipment Sales/Rental	-	P	P	§ 17-9-0107	§ 17-10-0207-N
3.	Light Equipment Sales/Rental, including automobile, motorcycle or boat sales	-	P	P	§ 17-9-0107	§ 17-10-0207-N
4.	Motor Vehicle Repair Shop	P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-N
5.	Vehicle Storage and Towing	P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-N
6.	RVs or Boat Storage	-	P	P	Sales allowed as accessory use only	§ 17-10-0207-N
INDUSTRIAL
EE. Manufacturing, Production and Industrial Service
1.	Artisan	P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-U
2.	Limited	P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-U
3.	General	P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-U
4.	Intensive	-	-	P	§ 17-9-0117	§ 17-10-0207-U
FF. Reserved
GG. Recycling Facilities
1.	Class I	P	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-U
2.	Class II	S	P	P		§ 17-10-0207-U
3.	Class III	-	S	P	§ 17-9-0117	§ 17-10-0207-U
4.	Class IVA	-	S	S	§ 17-9-0117	§ 17-10-0207-U
5.	Class IVB	-	-	S	§ 17-9-0117	§ 17-10-0207-U
6.	Class V	-	-	S	§ 17-9-0117	§ 17-10-0207-U
HH. Warehousing, Wholesaling and Freight Movement (except as more specifically regulated)		P	P	P	§ 17-9-0117 & § 17-9-0108.1	§ 17-10-0207-U
1.	Container Storage	-	S	S	§ 17-9-0105 & § 17-9-0117	§ 17-10-0207-U
2.	Freight Terminal	-	P	P	§ 17-9-0117	§ 17-10-0207-U
3.	Outdoor Storage of Raw Materials as a Principal Use	-	-	P	§ 17-9-0117	§ 17-10-0207-U
II. Waste-Related Use
1.	Hazardous Materials Disposal or Storage	-	-	S	§ 17-9-0117	§ 17-10-0207-U
2.	Liquid Waste Handling Facilities	-	-	S	§ 17-9-0117	§ 17-10-0207-U
3.	Reprocessable Construction/Demolition Material Facility	-	-	S	§ 17-9-0117	§ 17-10-0207-U
4.	Resource Recovery Facilities	-	-	S	§ 17-9-0117	§ 17-10-0207-U
5.	Transfer Stations	-	-	S	§ 17-9-0117	§ 17-10-0207-U
6.	Modified Transfer Stations	-	-	S	§ 17-9-0117	§ 17-10-0207-U
OTHER
JJ. Wireless Communication Facilities
1.	Co-located	P	P	P	§ 17-9-0118	None required
2.	Freestanding (Towers)	P	P	P	§ 17-9-0118	None required
KK. Coke & Coal Bulk Material		-	-	-	§ 17-9-0117-B	None required
LL. Cannabis Business Establishment
1.	Cannabis Cultivation Center	-	P/S*	P/S*	§ 17-9-0129	§ 17-10-0207-U
2.	Cannabis Craft Grower	-	P/S*	P/S*	§ 17-9-0129	§ 17-10-0207-U
3.	Cannabis Infuser	-	P/S*	P/S*	§ 17-9-0129	§ 17-10-0207-U
4.	Cannabis Processor	-	P/S*	P/S*	§ 17-9-0129	§ 17-10-0207-U
MM. Manganese-bearing Material Operation		-	-	-	§ 17-9-0117-D	None required
* Pursuant to Section 17-9-0129(1), cannabis business establishments in a certain area delineated in Section 17-9-0129(1) must be reviewed and approved in accordance with the Type I Zoning Map Amendment procedures of Section 17-13-0302 instead of the special use procedures.

 

(Added Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 25275; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-05, p. 44391; Amend Coun. J. 11-30-05, p. 62719; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-06, p. 84870, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-06, p. 84912, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-07, p. 17740, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-9-08, p. 24657, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-09, p. 54378, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-9-11, p. 112149, § 22; Amend Coun. J. 6-8-11, p. 1725, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 3073, § 11; Amend Coun. J. 9-8-11, p. 7541, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 1-17-13, p. 45370, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 1-17-13, p. 45622, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-13-13, 47141, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-30-14, p. 80394, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-14, p. 83727, § 13; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-14, p. 86194, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 18766, § 12; Amend Coun. J. 7-26-17, p. 53898, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 3-28-18, p. 74512, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 10-16-19, p. 7854, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 3-24-21, p. 29065, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 9-20-21, p. 36844, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42922, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 12-13-23, p. 7821, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-22-24, p. 12069, § 3)