§ 27-468. M-1 light industrial and industrial park district.

(a)

Generally. The purpose of the M-1 light industrial and industrial park district is to accommodate those activities that are normally considered industrial in nature but which produce few if any external effects that may be adverse to nearby property or to the community in general. Goods which are handled or produced are typically small to moderate in bulk and weight; manufacturing or fabricating processes produce little noise, odors or airborne matter; and volumes of truck and rail traffic are light to moderate in relation to site area. Building sites usually have landscaped setbacks and open spaces, and outdoor service and storage areas are screened. The placement of this district should offer direct access to one or more major streets and involve land that can accommodate large one-story buildings and parking areas plus an adequate buffer for any adjoining residential property. This section applies to the M-1 light industrial and industrial park district except as otherwise stated.

(b)

Permitted uses. Occupancies of buildings and uses of land in this district are regulated both by performance standards and by enumeration of uses that are permitted. The following list is not all-inclusive but rather establishes a descriptive and typical range of activities that are appropriate in this district. All uses must be operated in conformance with the performance standards that follow:

(1)

Any use permitted in the CP-1 planned limited business district except dwellings, under all the standards and requirements of that district.

(2)

Manufacturing, processing, fabrication, assembling, disassembling, packaging, repairing, cleaning, servicing or testing any commodity except those permitted only in the M-3 heavy industrial district and those listed in section 27-469(b)(5).

(3)

Warehousing or wholesaling of any commodity except those permitted only in the M-3 heavy industrial district.

(4)

Public and private utility facilities.

(5)

Business services such as testing, photo processing, equipment rental, leasing, employment agencies, places of assembly, printing, exterminating, custom maintenance and delivery services.

(6)

General and special trades contractors.

(7)

Sales of building materials, contractor's equipment, furniture, office, hotel and restaurant supplies, machines, metals.

(c)

Performance standards. No use of land or buildings in this district shall be allowed to exceed or violate the following standards:

(1)

All operations shall be conducted within a fully enclosed building.

(2)

All storage of materials, products or equipment shall be within a fully enclosed building or in an open yard so screened that the contents are not visible at eye level within 100 feet of the property line. Outside storage areas for other than operable vehicles shall be limited to an area no greater than ten percent of the enclosed floor area of the use and shall not include storage of junk or salvage. Semitrailers not coupled with tractors shall be included in this area limitation.

(3)

No use shall be permitted or so operated as to produce or emit:

a.

Smoke, dust, fly ash, gas, or odorous emission not in compliance with chapter 3.

b.

Vibration or concussion perceptible without instruments at the property line.

c.

Noise greater than 75 dB(A) at repeated intervals for a sustained length of time at any point on the property line or noise which causes the day-night noise level average to exceed 65 dB(A) for any residence for a sustained period.

d.

Industrial waste which may overburden the public sewage facilities or produce odor or unsanitary effects beyond the property line.

(4)

All uses involving storage, handling, use or sale of hazardous and highly flammable or explosive materials (group H occupancies as defined by the Uniform Building Code) shall notify the building official prior to any such occupancy or any securing of unified government approval be it an occupational license, zoning approval, building permit, etc. The building official shall determine that all applicable requirements are met and may at his discretion submit the use to the development review committee for review.

(d)

Height and area standards. All buildings and other uses of land shall conform to the following minimum standards:

(1)

Height shall be not more than three stories or 50 feet, except that in the MP-1 planned light industrial and industrial park district, buildings and structures shall not exceed 150 feet.

(2)

Setback from property line shall be not less than 25 feet except that parking, loading and other paved areas shall be not less than ten feet from any property line.

For additional standards and information, see division 8 of this article.

(e)

Parking standards. Uses in this district require paved off-street parking at a ratio necessary to serve the employees, visitors, customers and others who may be on the premises. The ratio will vary among occupants and will be determined by the director of planning after receipt of a summary of parking needs and characteristics prepared by the owner or initial occupant. In no case, however, shall less than one space for each 500 square feet of building floor area be provided. For buildings larger than 20,000 square feet, only one space for each 1,000 square feet needs to be provided for building increments between 20,000 and 50,000 square feet. For buildings larger than 50,000 square feet the parking required for increments over 50,000 square feet will be determined by the director of planning. Where questions arise concerning increments over 50,000 square feet, the unified government board of commissioners shall make the final determination upon recommendation of the planning commission. Commercial uses shall provide parking as would be required in the C-1 district. For additional standards and information, see division 9 of this article.

(f)

Signs. Signs are permitted in this district, but are limited in size, number, location and type of illumination. One wall sign is permitted on each of three facades of the building, and one detached sign is allowed in lieu of one wall sign. For additional standards and information, see division 11 of this article.

(g)

Landscaping and screening. A reasonable amount of landscaping is required on all projects in this district with emphasis being placed on screening or otherwise softening the visual impact of unsightly areas. Such features shall be depicted on a properly prepared plan. Trees are required to be provided at not less than one per 10,000 square feet of site area. Six-foot high architectural screening in combination with a buffer area is to be provided along side and rear property lines common to or across an alley from residentially zoned property. For additional standards and information, see division 10 of this article.

(h)

Planned zoning. All rezoning cases are reviewed relative to likely impacts of the proposed use on neighboring property and on the community in general. It is recognized that the manner in which a building is designed and located on a site, the visual perception of the project by nearby property owners, and the way that vehicular traffic and surface water are handled are important to the public welfare, yet may vary widely within the framework of these regulations and standards. Many such critical issues can be resolved in the public interest at the time of rezoning by use of the planned zoning process. This process involves submittal and approval of development plans at the time of zoning, a practice that may enhance neighborhood relationships and minimize traffic and other impacts on the public in general. The planned zoning equivalent to this district is MP-1, and the procedures are set out in section 27-212.

(i)

Building conversion. No building that was designed and constructed as a residential building shall be converted to a nonresidential use in this district.

(Code 1988, § 27-1173; Ord. No. 64690, § 1(27-49), 8-30-1984; Ord. No. 65079, §§ 3, 4, 11-6-1986; Ord. No. 65417, § 16, 4-6-1989)