The MR - Light Industrial District provides a place for the location of industrial and other uses that would be incompatible with general business areas. It is intended to
, in this district, any use that is not inherently obnoxious to urban and rural areas because of noise, odor, smoke, light, vibration, dust or the use or storage of dangerous chemicals and/or materials.
(A) MR-LI Light Industrial District. Within the MR - Light Industrial District, the uses are permitted:
(1) Farm machinery assembly.
(2) Automotive components and parts manufacturing.
(3) Industrial equipment, sales and repairs.
(4) Machine and welding shops.
(5) Milk distribution facilities.
(6) Pharmaceutical manufacturing.
(7) Printing, publishing, reproducing establishments.
(8) Warehouses.
(9) Trucking terminals.
(10)
.
(11)
and
per § 154.105(G).
(12) Manufacture, processing, distribution or fabrication of the
products:
(a) Animal feeds;
(b) Bedding, carpets and pillows;
(c) Clothing, including hosiery;
(d) Electrical and electronic products;
(e) Fiber-optic cable;
(f) Foods, food products, beverages and beverage products, including bottling of beverages and beverage products;
(g) Furniture industries;
(h) Glass;
(i) Household appliances;
(j) Ice;
(k) Leather goods, not to include processing or storage of raw hides;
(l) Machine tools;
(m) Metals and metal products;
(n) Paints;
(o) Paper products, not including the manufacturing or processing of paper;
(p) Plastics;
(q) Pottery, porcelain and vitreous china;
(r) Rubber products, not to include the processing or manufacture of rubber;
(s) Soap, detergent and washing compounds;
(t) Textiles.
(B) Secondary uses. For purposes of this § 154.055, a
SECONDARY USE
is defined as a use which is incidental, supplemental or accessory to the
of the
and may include a
or
at any location upon the
, which
is utilized for a secondary use. Within the MR-Light Industrial District, the
secondary uses are permitted:
(1) Cafeterias, restaurants and pubs, including catering activities.
(2) The promotion, sale and tasting of products manufactured or processed on site.
(3) Recreation facilities (indoor and outdoor).
(4) Assembly, including venues for entertainment and other special events and conferences.
(5) Facilities for alternative energy sources, including but not limited to
, wind turbines, and converters or processors to recycle materials into usable energy to be used on site.
(6) Retail facilities (gift shop, sundry shop).
(7) Sales training and meeting facilities related to the
, including overnight lodging.
(8)
for production of goods to be used in connection with any permitted principal or secondary use.
(9)
and
, provided that the
comply with the District's setbacks.
(10)
be allowed as a secondary use as defined in this chapter. They
not be allowed in
except by Minor
as approved by the Board of Adjustment. Application for a
include justification for why the panels must be placed in the
and show that there is no practical alternative.
be subject to the setback requirements for
in each district. Stand-alone
be limited to 10 feet in height.
attached to
be extend more than 5 feet above the
. Stand-alone
that are secondary uses to residential uses
not be required to buffer. Stand-alone
that are secondary uses to commercial uses
be required to plant a
along side and rear
lines as defined in the zoning definitions. Residential panels
not produce more than 150% of the power required for the site.
(11) Wind turbines
be allowed in all districts under a Major
under § 154.138. Wind turbines
be required to have a setback from all
lines of 2 times the fall radius of the wind turbine.
(C) Uses requiring a Minor
.
(1) Gasoline, oil or fuel products. Wholesale storage (including bottled gas and oxygen) above ground, provided
is obtained from the fire marshal as required by the fire prevention code and all activity complies will applicable federal,
and local laws, rules and regulations.
(2) Uses not otherwise named herein which come within the spirit and intent of this district; subject to a finding by the Board of Adjustment that both the conditions and the definition of in § 154.007(B) and those listed below are met.
(a) The proposed use would not involve the manufacture, use in manufacture, storage on, in, or above ground on the premises; any type of chemical, in any form, which due to its nature, is known to be hazardous to human health due to radiation or toxicity or known to be a carcinogen.
(b) The proposed use must meet all dimensional signage, buffer and parking requirements of this chapter.
(D) Dimensional requirements. Within the MR-Light Industrial District, as shown on the Zoning Map of the Town of Mills River, the
dimensional requirements
be met:
(1) Minimum lot size is 1 acre, and
(s) footprint
cover no more than 50% of the total lot area.
(2) Minimum mean lot width: 200 feet.
(3) Minimum
setback from : 75 feet1.
(4) Minimum
setback from all other
: 60 feet.
(5) Minimum
setback: 20 feet.
(6) Minimum
setback for every
: 15 feet.
(7) Maximum height of
: 80 feet.
NOTE:
1 Where the is more than 2 lanes, including parking lanes, setback requirements be measured and begin at a point on the pavement 12 feet from the edge of the paved abutting the subject .
(E) Accessory .
(1) Location of a guard house or security
(s) may be in any front or
, but must be at least 20 feet from any
or highway line, and not within 10 feet of any lot line not a
or highway line. An
or use
be located in the
provided it is located not less than 10 feet from the
line. In the case of a corner lot with reversed frontage, no
extend beyond the
line of the lots in the rear.
(2) Whenever the location of an
abuts upon a residential use with no intervening
or highway or natural buffer, any
or parking areas used for non-residential purposes
be screened with a
along the
line(s) as defined in § 154.007(B).
(F) Off- parking and loading requirement. Off-
parking as required by this chapter may be permitted in required
and within the required setback, but
not be closer than 10 feet from the front
line or any dedicated
right-of-way.
(G) Buffer/ requirements.
(1) Whenever any non-residential MR - Light Industrial District rear and/or side
line abuts upon a residential use with no intervening
or highway or natural buffer, any
or parking area used for non-residential purposes
be screened with a
along the
line(s) as defined in § 154.007(B).
(2) In all other cases, uses in the MR-Light Industrial District
comply with applicable landscaping and
requirements in the Town of Mills River Landscape Ordinance.
(Ord. passed 3-1-2004; Am. Ord. 00013, passed 7-29-2004; Am. Ord. passed 10-13-2005; Am. Ord. 00038, passed 11-21-2006; Am. Ord. 00055, passed 4-23-2009; Am. Ord. 00066, passed 4-28-2011; Am. Ord. 00071, passed 3-22-2012; Am. Ord. 00080, passed 5-23-2013; Am. Ord. 2021-06, passed 4-22-2021)