§ 30-15. HEAVY MANUFACTURING ZONE (M-H).

[Added by Ord. #1557, § 9141.1]

The Heavy Manufacturing Zone (M-H) is established to provide for general industrial development while controlling those uses which might be obnoxious, offensive, or dangerous.

[Added by Ord. #1557, § 9141.2; Ord. #1698, § 1; Ord. #1713, § 1; Ord. #1717, § 1; Ord. #1733, § 1; Ord. #1746, § 1; Ord. #1784; Ord. #1828, § 1; Ord. #1921, § 1; Ord. #2101, § 10; Ord. #2155, § 3; Ord. #2282 §§ 17; Ord. #2300 § 5]

• a. Principal Permitted Uses. The following uses and buildings of less than 50,000 square feet in size shall be permitted in the Heavy Manufacturing Zone (M-H):

  1. Any use permitted in the Limited Commercial (C-L), Commercial Manufacturing (C-M) or Limited Manufacturing Zone (M-L), except those uses which require a conditional use permit.

  2. Indoor marijuana cultivation is allowed consistent with State law which permits no more than six live marijuana plants to be planted, cultivated, harvested, dried, or processed within a single private residence or inside an accessory structure located upon the grounds of a private residence that is fully enclosed and secured as long as the marijuana cultivation activities comply with the regulations set forth in paragraph c of subsection 9-24.4 .

• b. Uses Permitted Subject to Conditional Use Permits. The following uses may be permitted in the Heavy Manufacturing Zone (M-H) provided a conditional use permit has been obtained pursuant to the provisions of Section 30-26 of this Chapter:

  1. Any use permitted by conditional use permit in the Commercial Manufacturing (C-M) or Limited Manufacturing (M-L) Zones.
  • 1A. Manufacturing of the following:

Abrasives;

Bleaching powder;

By-products of animals, meat and fish;

Cellulose;

Celluloid;

Cement;

Charcoal;

Cleaning compound;

Concrete batching plants (processing and storage of concrete components);

Gelatine;

Glue;

Lampblack;

Lard;

Lime;

Mucilage;

Plaster of paris;

Plastics;

Rubber, including reclaiming;

Size;

Tallow; and

Tar and tar products;

2. Manufacturing and storage of the following:

Acid;

Agar; Alcohol; Ammonia; Ammunition; Caustic soda; Creosote; Explosives; Fertilizer; Fireworks; Gases;

Insecticides;

Lye;

Matches; Phenol; Potash; Soda;

Sodium compound; and

Sulphur;

3. Advertising statuary;

4. Animal dumping and reduction;

5. Asphalt plants;

6. Bars and liquor stores (the provisions of Section 30-51 of this Chapter shall apply);

• 6A. Beer and wine sales for consumption off the premises that are accessory to a primary convenience or small grocery store use where such sales utilize less than 10% of the sales floor area (the provisions of Section 30-51 of this Chapter shall apply);

7. (Reserved)

8. Bone distillation;

• 8A. Bus storage yards;

9. Canning and processing of meat and fish;

10. Chamois skin processing;

11. Clay processing;

12. Coke ovens;

13. Fat rendering;

14. Feed mills; 14A. Freight terminals; 15. House moving and wrecking yards;

15. (Reserved)

16. Meat packing;

17. Metal works of the following kinds:

Blast furnaces;

Boiler works;

Drop forges;

Drop hammers; Forging works;

Foundries (ferrous metals);

Pneumatic presses;

Smelters; and Steel mills;

19. New commercial strip centers;

20. New establishments with drive-thru facilities;

21. Take-out restaurants;

22. Ore reduction plants;

23. Petroleum and petroleum products refining, processing, and reclaiming and storage;

24. Planned commercial and industrial developments (the provisions of Section 30-18 shall apply);

25. Private clubs;

26. Recycling of paper (when a plan for its storage and maintenance has been approved by the Fire Department);

27. Rock crushing plants;

28. Rock, gravel, and sand storage in excess of 2,000 tons;

29. Sandblasting plants;

30. Sanitary landfills;

31. Slaughterhouses;

32. Solid waste transfer stations;

33. Solvent extracting;

34. Stockyards;

35. Tanneries;

36. Transportation yards;

37. Truck and bus repair (including body and fender works and spray painting);

38. Truck repair;

39. Waste disposal facilities;

40. Worm farms; and

41. Recycling of paper (when conducted entirely within a building).

42. Alcoholic beverage sales for consumption on the premises that are accessory to a primary restaurant or entertainment use (the provisions of Section 30-51 of this Chapter shall apply);

43. Public works yards.

44. Recycling, collection and processing facilities (the provisions of subsection 30-12.4i of this Chapter shall apply).

45. Outside storage yards (for exceptions see subsection 30-20.6 of this Chapter.)

[Added by Ord. #1557, § 9141.3; Ord. #1733, § 1; Ord. #1784; Ord. #2101, § 10; Ord. #2282 § 18]

The following uses and buildings shall be prohibited in the Heavy Manufacturing Zone (M-H):

• a. Residences, except that a watchman's or caretaker's residence no more than 600 square feet in size may be permitted if it is an accessory use to a principal permitted use or building and livework units may be permitted in accordance with Section 30-26 of this Chapter.

• b. Automobile dismantling yards, wrecking yards, junk and salvage yards, impound yards and pallet yards; provided, however, any such uses lawfully commenced and still in existence on May 4, 1978, may lawfully continue and be expanded if the property upon which such use is conducted is improved in accordance with the provisions of subsection 30-20.6 of this Chapter. The expansion of any existing automobile dismantling yard, wrecking yard, junk and salvage yard, impound yard or pallet yard shall require a conditional use permit in accordance with Section 30-26 of this Chapter.

• c. Pawn shops.

• d. Commercial marijuana uses, except as permitted by subsection 9-24.4 .

• e. Marijuana cultivation outdoors upon the grounds of a private residence.

• f. Marijuana cultivation indoors that does not comply with subsection 30-15.2a .

[Added by Ord. #1557, § 9141.4; Ord. #1733, § 1; Ord. #1784; Ord. #1941, §§ 8, 9; Ord. #2025, § 1; Ord. #2101, § 10; Ord. #2155, § 3]

The following property development standards shall apply to all land and buildings in the Heavy Manufacturing Zone (M-H):

• a. Lot Area and Width. (For exceptions, see subsection 30-20.2 of this Chapter). Each lot or parcel of land shall have a minimum area of 20,000 square feet and a minimum width of 100 feet.

• b. Lot Coverage and Building Height. (For exceptions see subsection 30-20.4 of this Chapter).

  1. Building lot coverage shall be limited to 50% of the lot or parcel of land.

  2. Building height shall be limited to 75 feet above grade (exclusive of roof structures housing building operating equipment).

• c. Yards. (For exceptions, see subsection 30-20.3 of this Chapter).

  1. Front Yards. There shall be a front yard of not less than 20 feet.

  2. Side Yards. No side yard shall be required, except where a side lot line abuts a street and/or residential zone there shall be a side yard of not less than 20 feet.

  3. Rear Yards. No rear yard shall be required, except where a rear lot line abuts a street and/or residential zone there shall be a rear yard of not less than 20 feet.

  4. Within 100 feet of a residential zone all uses must be conducted entirely within a building, except for customer and employee parking and loading and unloading facilities approved by the Architectural Review Board.

  5. Within 200 feet of a residential zone all new buildings, including additions, designed for occupancy by manufacturing uses shall require a conditional use permit pursuant to the provisions of Section 30-26 of this Chapter.

• d. Fences and Walls. The provisions of Section 30-44 of this Chapter shall apply.

• e. Special Development Standards: Outside Storage and Display. The outside storage or display of merchandise, materials or equipment in conjunction with a principal permitted use shall be permitted subject to the provisions of subsection 30-20.6 of this Chapter.

• f. Special Development Standards: Tenant Mix Leasing Plan. A Tenant Mix Leasing Plan shall be approved by the City prior to issuance of building permits on existing structures reconfigured with three or more commercial tenant spaces or the granting of any discretionary permit approving any commercial or mixed-use project, including housing and commercial or manufacturing uses, which contain three or more commercial tenant spaces. The Tenant Mix Leasing Plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Director or his/her designee. When submitted concurrently with an application for a discretionary permit, Planning Commission shall approve the Plan.