The regulations set forth in this section or elsewhere in this ordinance which are applicable, shall apply in the M-1 General Industrial District.
1. Statement of Intent. The M-1 District is intended to provide areas of the city suitable for activities and uses of a general industrial nature.
2. Principal Permitted Uses. The use of buildings, structures, or land listed in this section shall be permitted in the M-1 District; provided, however, that all manufacturing, assembling, compounding, processing, packaging, and other comparable treatment, shall take place within completely enclosed buildings. Outside storage will be allowed, provided such storage areas are screened from public streets and adjacent property and not cover more than thirty (30) percent of the lot area.
A. Any use permitted in the C-3 and IC Zoning Districts, provided such use shall comply with the minimum requirements of the M-1 District.
B. Assembly of small electrical appliances, photographic equipment, small industrial and electronic instruments and devices, radios, phonographs, and television sets, including the manufacture of small accessory parts only, such as coils, condensers, transformers, crystal holders, and similar products.
C. Auction rooms or buildings (does not include animal or vehicle auction buildings or rooms).
D. Automobile, trailer, motorcycle, boat, and farm implement establishments for display, hire, rental, and sales (including sales lots); including as incidental to these major uses all repair work in connection with their own or customers’ vehicles.
E. Buildings and uses owned by a state, county, city or other political subdivision, including equipment storage yards and garages which are operated as a necessary business and industrial service of the community.
F. Building materials, wholesale and retail sales, including retail lumber yards.
G. Manufacturing, assembling, compounding, processing, packaging, or other comparable treatment of the following:
(1) Bakery foods, candy, dairy products, and food products, except the following:
a. Fish and meat processing.
b. Cereals.
c. Sauerkraut.
d. Vinegar.
e. Yeast.
f. Livestock or pet feeds.
g. Flour.
h. Rendering or refining of fats and oils.
(2) Cameras and other photographic equipment.
(3) Electric and neon signs, outdoor advertising signs.
(4) Medical, dental, and drafting instruments.
(5) Musical instruments, toys, novelties, and rubber and metal hand stamps.
(6) Pottery and other ceramic products using only previously pulverized clay, and kilns fired only by electricity or gas.
(7) Products from the following previously prepared materials; bone, canvas, cellophane, cloth, cork, rope, cord, twine, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paper, cardboard, plastics, natural and synthetic rubber, precious or semi-precious metals or stones, shells, textiles, tobacco, wax, wood, yarns, light metal mesh, pipe, rods, stripes, or wire.
(8) Small mechanical or electronic instruments, appliances, and communications devices.
H. Car wash, including self service.
I. Enameling, lacquering, or japanning.
J. Meat locker plants (for storage and retail sales only).
K. Monument sales yards (not manufacturing or construction).
L. Plumbing and heating shops and service businesses.
M. Public or private recreational facilities including sales and service buildings.
N. Rug and carpet cleaning and exterminators, provided necessary equipment is installed and operated for the effective precipitation or recovery of dust.
O. Schools which specialize in industrial and technical training courses, either public or operated for commercial gain.
P. Small repair shop, including but not limited to household appliance, bicycle, motorcycle, lawn mower, and garden tractor repair.
Q. Truck stops, including minor repairs and accessory uses.
R. Wholesale storage and warehouse establishments.
S. Any use which is found by the Zoning Administrator to be similar to one of the above named uses, and in his/her opinion conforms to the intent of the section.
T. Consumer Fireworks Sales
(Ord. 22-10 – Dec. 22 Supp.)
3. Permitted Accessory Uses. The following uses may exist as part of, or in accessory to the principal permitted or special uses.
A. Any accessory uses permitted in the IC Zoning District, provided such use shall comply with minimum requirements of the M-1 Zoning District.
B. Accessory shelters for a watchman, caretaker, or gate guard.
4. Special Uses. The following uses may be permitted in the M-1 General Industrial District in areas compatible with the Comprehensive Plan and subject to approval of a Special Use Permit by the Board of Adjustment in accordance with Chapter 175J, after notice and public hearing.
A. Adult entertainment facilities which are not prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
B. Any use permitted in the C-2 Zoning District, provided such use shall comply with minimum requirements of the M-1 Zoning District.
C. Animal research or veterinary hospital with overnight boarding or lodging of animals on the premises.
D. Carting, express, hauling, or storage yards.
E. Concrete mixing, concrete products manufacture.
F. Gasoline, fuel oil, or their derivatives, underground storage only, not to exceed forty thousand (40,000) gallons, provided storage is located at least two hundred (200) feet from any R district.
G. Gas storage and cylinder recharging.
H. Garages for truck, automobile, and farm equipment repairs.
I. Machine shops.
J. Manufacture of wood products not involving chemical treatment.
K. Microwave, radio, telecommunication, television transmitting stations and towers.
L. Publicly or community owned and operated water and waste water treatment facilities.
M. Storage and sale of livestock feed, provided dust is effectively controlled. (This does not include agricultural elevators.)
N. Vehicle auction establishments and impoundment yards.
O. Welding and metal working shops.
5. Special Use Permit Considerations. In its deliberation on the proposed special use, the Board and Commission shall consider all of the following provisions:
A. That the proposed location, design, construction, and operation of the particular use adequately safeguards the health, safety, and general welfare of persons residing or working in adjoining or surrounding property. To this end the Commission and Board may require that appropriate landscaping, walls, fences, or other artificial screens be provided as buffers to minimize the effects of these uses on adjoining or surrounding property.
B. That such use shall not impair an adequate supply of light and air to surrounding property.
C. That such use shall not unduly increase congestion in the streets, or public danger of fire and safety.
D. That such use shall not impair the City utility systems in adjoining or surrounding property; and in such a manner that the City could not adequately serve existing and planned development.
E. The best practical means known for the disposal of refuse matter or water carried waste, the abatement of obnoxious or offensive odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise, or similar nuisance, and protection of air and water quality shall be employed.
F. All heavy industrial uses and structures permitted by special use permit in the M-1 Zoning district shall be located more than two hundred (200) feet from any R District and within areas designated for General Industrial use within the Comprehensive Plan.
G. That such use shall be in accord and with the intent, purpose and spirit of this ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan of the City.
6. Maximum Height Regulations. No principal building shall exceed sixty-five (65) feet in height. No accessory structure shall exceed twenty (20) feet in height, unless a greater height is permitted for a special use.
7. Bulk Regulations. The following minimum bulk requirements shall be observed in the M-1 General Industrial District:
Use | Lot Area | Lot Width | Front Yard Setback | Side Yard Setback, Least Width on Any One Side | Sum of Both Side Yard Setbacks | Rear Yard Setback |
All Uses | 20,000 sq. ft. | 100 feet | 50 feet | 10 feet* | 20 feet
| 50 feet
|
* A thirty (30) foot side yard shall be maintained when abutting an R District, floodway or greenbelt park. | ||||||
8. Open Space and Landscaping Requirements. See Chapter 175D.
9. Off-Street Parking and Loading. See Chapter 175E.
10. Buffer Requirements. See Chapter 175F.
11. Architectural Standards. See Chapter 175G.
12. Sign Regulations. See Chapter 175H.
13. Site Plan Requirements. See Chapter 175I.