159.045 Light Manufacturing District (M-L)

1. To provide suitable areas in the city for a variety of low-intensity industrial uses involving manufacturing, processing, assembly and distribution activities. This district also provides for a limited range of professional, business and administrative offices, commercial uses, and other activities which are accessory to permitted industrial uses. This district is consistent with the Industrial (I) general plan designation.

2. The following uses shall be permitted in the Light Manufacturing (M-L) District, subject to applicable standards of the adopted Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP):

   1. If conducted within an enclosed building:

      1. Animals hospitals and veterinary offices with overnight kenneling limited to hospitalization purposes only;

      2. Building and related materials sales, which may include outdoor customer sales yards or outdoor customer sales display if they comply with the site development standards of division (D)(1) below;

      3. Data processing or computer services, including repair of computer equipment;

      4. Light manufacturing operations which may involve the manufacture, assembly, processing, packaging or similar industrial operation involving previously prepared materials and comply with the performance standards of division (D)(4) below;

      5. Machine, sheet metal and woodworking shops or similar facilities that involve the manufacturing or fabrication of finished products from previously prepared or processed raw materials and resources (excluding painting, staining or similar refinish work);

      6. Manufacture of rugs, draperies and other woven fabrics that do not include processing of raw materials or any industrial cleaning and/or dyeing processes and subject to the performance standards of division (D)(4) below;

      7. Printing, bookbinding, engraving, lithographing, blueprinting, drafting and publishing shops;

      8. Professional, business research or administrative offices;

      9. Rental, minor repair and sales of light mechanical equipment and supplies (excluding paint booths or painting activities);

      10. Small recycling collection facilities that do involve any reprocessing or alteration to the collected recyclable materials;

      11. Research and development laboratories;

      12. Trade schools;

      13. Wholesale business and sales, warehouses, mini and other storage buildings and distribution facilities, except those storing or distributing highly flammable or explosive materials;

   2. Agricultural uses, except when located within the Airport Influence Area;

   3. Caretakers or night watchperson's quarters accessory to an industrial building or site;

   4. Contractors yards including the outdoor storage of vehicles, equipment and materials when accessory to a permitted use and meets the outdoor screening standards of division (D)(1) below;

   5. Electrical distribution facilities and substations;

3. General wholesale businesses, storage, distribution and warehousing uses, including towing operations, which involve warehousing and storage of materials, equipment and vehicles in an enclosed building as well as exterior locations, if all exterior storage meets the outdoor screening standards of division (D)(1) below (excludes those involving highly flammable or toxic materials);

   7. Uses accessory to a permitted industrial use and contained within the same plant site, such as cafeteria, exercise facility and the like; (This does not include uses open to the general public.)

   8. Wholesale nurseries and greenhouses; and

   9. Other light industrial uses as determined by the Planning Commission to be of the same general character as other permitted uses in this district.

4. The following uses shall be permitted in the Light Manufacturing (M-L) District subject to approval of a use permit and compliance with the adopted Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) when located within the Airport Influence Area.

   1. Building and related materials sales facilities which include large outdoor sales and storage yards which do not meet the screening standards of division (D)(1) of this section;

   2. Large recycling collection facilities and recycling processing facilities, excluding wrecking yards, metal salvage or storage yards and wet paper recycling activities;

   3. Machine, sheet metal, welding and woodworking shops or similar fight industrial facilities that involve the manufacturing or fabrication of finished products that may include the preparation and/or processing of raw materials and resources;

   4. Major repair of automobiles and trucks including heavy service work and auto body/painting work;

   5. Minor repair of automobiles and light trucks including the sales and installation of specialized automobile and truck parts such as tires, mechanical components, batteries and accessories;

   6. Outdoor storage of equipment, surplus materials and all types of vehicles, wherein the outdoor storage does not meet the outdoor screening standards of division (D)(1) below;

   7. Public and quasi-public uses appropriate in the district;

   8. Sales, repair and rental of heavy equipment, heavy machinery, truck tractors, trailers, which include outdoor storage;

   9. Tire recapping fabrication;

   10. Wholesale business and sales, including warehouses, that include the on-site storage and/or distribution of highly flammable or explosive material;

   11. Retail service or commercial establishments and businesses that are appropriate to the light industrial district;

   12. Other light industrial uses as determined by the Planning Commission to be appropriate in this district subject to authorization of a conditional use permit.

   13. Agricultural uses within the Airport Influence Area.

5. The development standards contained in § 159.016 regarding minimum building sites area, lot dimensions, height limits, minimum yards, maximum lot coverage and parking shall apply to all industrial development unless otherwise provided for herein or as may be required by the Planning Commission as a condition of a use permit.

   1. Outdoor storage . Outdoor storage in conjunction with a permitted use is allowed, provided:

      1. Storage is located in the rear yard and side yards of the lot behind the front yard setback line;

      2. Storage is enclosed and screened by a wall, fence, (including screened gates) or solid, vegetative screening not less than 6 feet in height, unless the storage area abuts a developed residential property or developed residential-zoned property, in which case the screening shall meet the development standards contained in division (D)(5)(c) below; and

      3. No material shall be stored to a height greater than that of the wall, fence or solid shrubbery enclosing the storage area.

   2. Outdoor trash enclosures . All outdoor trash storage containers and collection facilities shall be enclosed by a solid masonry wall or solid view obscuring fence and gate (chain link gate with slats is acceptable). Wall and gate shall be at least one foot higher than the trash container. All trash and refuse shall only be stored within the approved enclosure area.

   3. Architectural control and landscape treatment .

      1. All new industrial buildings will be subject to the design review requirements of §§ 159.110-159.125.

      2. All new industrial buildings will be subject to the landscaping development requirements of § 153.02 and landscaping of parking and loading areas pursuant to § 153.06.

      3. Where application is made for any permit to modify or enlarge an existing building located on a lot in an M-L District pursuant to the design review requirements of §§ 159.110-159.125 including buildings on those lots partially developed prior to enactment of this section of this subchapter, the permit shall be accompanied by landscape and architectural plans showing the existing and proposed building and/or expansion in order that the plan include appropriate architectural and landscape treatment for the site, with particular attention to the views from public rights-of-way.

   4. Use performance standards . All light manufacturing activities shall meet the following performance standards: noise, atmospheric emissions, vibrations, radiation, fire and explosive hazards or liquid and solid wastes (including any toxic wastes) shall conform to all applicable city, county, state and federal standards.

6. Interface development standards . Any new building, or an addition or expansion to an existing building pursuant to the requirements of Design Review, that is constructed on a parcel in the Light Manufacturing (M-L) District that is abutting or adjacent to a developed residential parcel or residential-zoned property, shall be designed in a manner to lessen potential nuisances such as noise, light, vibrations, odors and safety risks to adjoining residential uses from the industrial activity. The new buildings or additions shall comply with the following minimum interface development standards:

   1. Rear and side yard setbacks . Any rear and side yard building setbacks abutting a developed residential property or residential-zoned property shall be a minimum of 15 feet and shall be adequately fenced.

   2. Use of side and rear buffer yards .

      1. The rear and side yards required herein are intended to provide an increased separation between the industrial and abutting residential land uses.

      2. Outside storage of materials, vehicles or other supplies is permitted within these abutting rear and side buffer yards if adequately screened per D5c.

   3. Buffer yard screening .

   4. Within the required rear and side buffer yards abutting a developed residential property or residential-zoned property, screening shall be provided to increase the separation between these abutting land uses.

   5. However, in those instances where property in the M-L District is adjacent to undeveloped property zoned for residential use, the requirement for screening shall be the responsibility of the developer of the property zoned for residential use, upon development of that property. This screening shall be either:

   6. Landscaping to consist of plantings of evergreen trees and shrubs which shall be continually maintained in a healthy, growing and sightly condition; or

   7. A solid wall, fence or planted berm 6 feet in height constructed along that portion of the property line abutting the developed residential property or residential-zoned property, except for the 20 feet nearest the front lot line, where the wall, fence or berm shall be only 3 feet high.

7. Building standards . Openings within the building walls along those yards abutting a developed residential property or residential-zoned property will be limited to man-doors only, with no roll up doors or other large openings into the building.

8. Lighting .

   1. Any on-site lighting within the setback buffer area abutting the developed residential property or residential-zoned property shall be designed and installed in a manner that minimizes off- site glare onto adjoining properties and public streets.

   2. The standards contained in this section may be waived by the Planning Commission following a public hearing to include notification to adjoining properties and in which case will be specific to that individual use of the land or particular building application as may be applicable, and so noted by the Commission.

(1973 Code, § 9-4.517) (Ord. 90-6, eff. 5-16-1990; Am. Ord. 04-8, eff. 11-15-2004)

HISTORY

Amended by Ord. 23-01 on 6/12/2023

159.046 Central Business District-A (C-2A)

1. The following uses shall be permitted in the Central Business-A (C-2A) District: all uses permitted in the C-I and C- 2 Districts.

2. The following uses shall be permitted in the Central Business-A (C-2A) District when conducted within a building or other applicable area: all those uses set forth in § 159.034.

(1973 Code, § 9-4.518) (Ord. 01-02, eff. 8-8-2001)