Chapter 17.44 — M-2 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

The purpose of the M-2 Heavy Industrial District is to preserve areas for heavy industrial uses which are generally incompatible with other zoning districts.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 15 (part), 2016)

Permitted principal uses in any M-2 district are as follows:

• A. All uses permitted in the M-1 district.

• B. Pottery kilns and ceramic works of a heavy industrial type.

• C. Contractors and agricultural equipment manufacturing and storage yards, truck terminals.

• D. Utility and service yards.

• E. Metal fabrication, sheet metal, sand blasting, finishing, and plating.

• F. Textile manufacturing, recycling, bleaching, mills, warehousing and shipping.

• G. Fire arms ranges.

• (Ord. 823-2016 § 15 (part), 2016)

Industrial use classifications include the following accessory uses, activities and structures:

A. Any commercial or industrial district use that is not a permitted use in the same district, and complies with the following criteria:

1. Is operated primarily for the convenience, of employees, clients, or customers of the principal use.

2. The accessory building or use occupies less than twenty-five percent of the total floor area of the principal use.

3. Is located and operated as an integral part of the principal use and does not comprise a separate-business use or activity; notwithstanding that a permitted use shall have the right to conduct a commercial operation from his premises subject to the restriction that he can only sell and/or service that which is manufactured upon the premises. (Ord. 823-2016 § 15 (part), 2016)

Conditional uses in any M-2 district are as follows:

• A. Flea markets and auction yards.

• B. Pet stores.

• C. Public and quasi-public uses.

• D. Canneries.

• E. Auto wrecking and salvage yards.

• F. Manufacturing of concrete and casting foundries.

• (Ord. 823-2016 § 15 (part), 2016)

• A. No industrial building shall exceed a height of sixty-five (65) feet.

• B. No accessory building shall exceed twenty (20) feet.

• (Ord. 823-2016 § 15 (part), 2016)

• A. Front Yard. No requirement. Exceptions:

1. When the frontage in a block is partially in an R district, the front yard shall be the same as required in such R district or, if an adjacent use is residential.

2. Parcel frontage abutting the State Highway shall have a five (5) foot building setback.

B. Side Yard. None, except when the side property line of property situated in the M-2 district is immediately adjacent to or across the street from any property situated in any R district, there shall be a side yard of not less than twenty feet. Said side yard shall be landscaped and maintained on corner lots where property in an R district is across the street.

C. Rear Yard. None, except when the rear property line of property situated in the M-2 district abuts property in any R district, there shall be a landscaped rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 15 (part), 2016)

The aggregate coverage of a lot by buildings and required parking area shall not exceed a total of eighty (80) percent of the lot area.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 15 (part), 2016)

The provisions of Chapter 17.76 shall apply.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 15 (part), 2016)

Private off-street space for the loading and handling of all goods, materials and equipment shall be provided. Such space shall be of sufficient dimensions and design as to permit loading and handling activities to take place without use of public streets or required parking areas. Areas intended for loading, unloading and movement of trucks shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide and fourteen (14) feet high.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 15 (part), 2016)

The general provisions of Chapter 17.72 shall apply. (Ord. 823-2016 § 15 (part), 2016)

All industrial development projects shall be subject to site development review in accordance with Chapter 17.07. (Ord. 823-2016 § 15 (part), 2016)

The provisions of Chapter 17.72 shall apply.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 15 (part), 2016)

A detailed landscape plan shall be approved by the Planning Commission as a part of the site development plan review prior to the issuance of a building permit. Trees of sufficient size shall be planted throughout the development in all common open areas.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 15 (part), 2016)