§ 154.144 INTERIM USES.
   (A)   Manufacturing and wholesaling. Subject to the following:
      (1)   The use must not be disruptive to the viability of downtown and must be found to be complimentary to the downtown area.
      (2)   The site plan must contain adequate provisions for loading, unloading, and inside storage of materials, including waste materials, and it shall include design elements consistent and compatible with the downtown image and objectives of this section.
      (3)   The use is proposed in a building with a history of manufacturing/wholesaling activity.
      (4)   The use shall include a sunset date established by the Planning Commission and approved by the City Council.
      (5)   Procedures outlined in § 154.051 Interim Use Permit.
      (6)   Refuse. All waste material, debris, refuse, or garbage shall be kept in an enclosed building or properly contained in a closed container designed for such purposes.
      (7)   Toxic or noxious matter. Any use shall be so operated so as not to discharge across the boundaries of the lot or through percolation into the atmosphere or the subsoil beyond the boundaries of the lot wherein such use is located, toxic or noxious matter in such concentration as to be detrimental to, or endanger the public health, safety, comfort or welfare, or cause injury or damage to property, business, or the environment.
      (8)   Air pollution. Any use shall be operated so as to control the emission of smoke or particulate matter conform to the regulations and standards adopted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
   (B)   Off-street parking lots meeting all requirements outlined in City Code §§ 154.221 through 154.230 (Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces), provided the following conditions are met:
      (1)   Expiration. The interim use permit shall be terminated following 5 years from the date of issuance or upon issuance of a building permit for construction of a principal building on the site, whichever occurs first.
      (2)   There shall be no storage, display, sales, rental, or repair of motor vehicles or any other goods, or the storage of inoperable vehicles on the property.
   (C)   Gravel parking lots, provided the following conditions are met:
      (1)   Expiration. The interim use permit shall be terminated following 2 years from the date of issuance or upon issuance of a building permit for construction of a principal building on the site, whichever occurs first.
      (2)   There shall be no storage, display, sales, rental, or repair of motor vehicles or any other goods, or the storage of inoperable vehicles on the property.
      (3)   A grading and drainage plan shall be approved by the City Engineer.
      (4)   A physical barrier shall be installed along the perimeter of the parking area to prevent vehicle encroachment into the public right-of-way.
(Ord. 2013-05, passed 5-20-2013; Am. Ord. 2018-14, passed 9-17-2018)