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City of Strafford, MO
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[Ord. No. 659 §1, 5-2-2011]
A. 
Statement Of Intent. This district is intended to provide for individual or small groups of retail and customer service establishments benefiting local residential neighborhoods. It is intended that "NC" Districts be connected to public water and sewer service and be located along collectors or higher classification streets. Uses should be limited to those which do not generate substantially increased traffic in the neighborhood.
B. 
Principal Permitted Uses.
1. 
Day care centers.
2. 
Personal service establishments including beauty parlors, barbershops, dry cleaning and laundry pickup, shoe repair, self-service laundromats, and other services deemed by the Board of Aldermen to be of the same nature as outlined by the statement of intent.
3. 
Restaurants, cafes, and soda fountains excluding dancing or those with drive-in, pick-up, or drive through facilities.
4. 
Business and professional offices provided that they retain the character of the neighborhood in which they locate and that the total impervious surface area does not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total lot area.
5. 
Public utilities, essential services, and other uses in accordance with Article II.
C. 
Accessory Uses.
1. 
Exterior, directional and other incidental signs, provided that such signs shall comply with existing sign regulations at the time any building or occupancy permits are received.
2. 
A single-family residential unit with the following conditions:
a. 
The residence is occupied by the owner and operator or a full-time employee of the principal permitted use;
b. 
The structures, if separate, must remain on the same property and may not be subdivided independent of each other.
3. 
Any other accessory use or structure not otherwise prohibited customarily accessory and incidental to a principal permitted use.
D. 
Conditional Uses Requiring Board Of Aldermen Authorization. The following uses will be allowed with the authorization of a conditional use permit by the Board of Aldermen.
1. 
Banks and financial institutions, except those including automatic teller machines and drive-through facilities.
2. 
Convenience stores with gas pumps.
3. 
Retail establishments located within a completely enclosed building.
4. 
Outdoor dining areas associated with restaurants, cafes and soda fountains.
5. 
Law enforcement and fire stations, and other emergency vehicle services.
6. 
Any use permitted and as regulated in the "R-3" Multi-Family District.
7. 
Requirements and limitations regarding conditional use permits shall be based on the following considerations.
a. 
Size of the structure, amount of traffic generated and number of employees associated with the use.
b. 
Impact of the use on the character of the surrounding neighborhood.
c. 
Impact of the use on the surrounding natural environment.
d. 
Operating hours of proposed use.
e. 
Any other conditions deemed necessary by the Board.
E. 
Use Limitations.
1. 
All activities and permitted uses except off-street parking and loading facilities, and those permitted with conditional use permits shall be conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building.
2. 
No permitted use shall have a floor area open to the public, including display, service and sales, greater than four thousand (4,000) square feet.
3. 
No accessory use shall have a floor area (excluding garage) exceeding four thousand (4,000) square feet.
4. 
No use shall be allowed unless connected to public water and sewer.
F. 
Bulk And Intensity Of Use Restrictions.
Area
Setback
Lot Area
Height
Lot Frontage
Front Yard From Property Line
Side Yard From Property Line
Rear Yard From Property Line
No minimum
2½ story
70 feet
35 feet
None, except where adjoining "R" District, then 15 feet each side
10 feet
1. 
Maximum structural coverage of lot (including accessory buildings), thirty-five percent (35%).
G. 
Open Space Requirements.
1. 
Minimum open space. Not less than forty percent (40%) of the total lot area shall be devoted to open space including required yards and bufferyards. Open space shall not include areas covered by structures, parking areas, driveways and internal streets.
2. 
Maximum impervious surface. The combined area occupied by all permitted and accessory structures, paved parking areas and any other surfaces which reduce and prevent absorption shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the total area.
H. 
Exception to Setback Requirements.
[Ord. No. 769 §1, 6-20-2016[1]]
1. 
The area within the City limits of Strafford bordered by Missouri Highway 125, Old Route 66 and Interstate Highway 44 are hereby declared an overlay zone where the minimum front yard is twenty-five (25) feet, where Highway Commercial District exists or upon future re-zoning to Highway Commercial District.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Ord. No. 769 also relettered Subsection (H), which immediately follows, to Subsection (I).
I. 
Design Requirements.
1. 
A site plan showing the overall concept of the proposed use must be submitted and approved by the City Administrator. See Appendix A.
2. 
A landscape plan meeting all requirements in effect in the Zoning Regulations at the time of applications for permits.
3. 
All structures in the "NC" Zoning District shall be constructed in a complementary nature of the most restrictive residential zoning district abutting the property. All materials, surface textures and colors should be compatible with the residential district it is intended to complement. If no residential development abuts the property, materials and colors shall be similar to the closest residential development to the proposed site. The following criteria will be considered in determining compatibility.
a. 
Roof lines.
b. 
Scale.
c. 
Orientation.
d. 
Proportion of surrounding development.
Design review shall be performed as part of site plan review.
4. 
Refuse disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened in accordance to landscape plans.
5. 
Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall be designed, installed and operated to minimize noise impact on surrounding property. All such equipment shall be screened from public view.
6. 
Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential area.
[Ord. No. 659 §1, 5-2-2011; Ord. No. 701 §1, 10-15-2012]
A. 
Statement Of Intent. This district is intended to provide for the orderly and attractive grouping at appropriate locations of commercial activities of a more general retail and wholesale nature, and service facilities serving a larger community trade area. All uses in the "GC" General Commercial District shall be connected to public water and sewer services.
B. 
Principal Permitted Uses.
1. 
Any use permitted and as regulated in the "NC" Commercial Districts except as hereinafter modified.
2. 
Automobile, truck, trailer, farm implement, boat sales and marine supply establishments for display, hire, sales and repair, including sales lots, provided all operations, other than display and sales, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building. Buildings used for repair work shall be not less than one hundred (100) feet from any "R" District.
3. 
Banks and finance companies, including drive-in type, department and variety stores, specialty shops, discount stores, studios, including commercial broadcasting schools.
4. 
Restaurant, liquor store, pool hall, bowling alley and similar enterprises, provided that:
a. 
Such use is conducted within a completely enclosed building(s).
b. 
Such building shall not be less than two hundred (200) feet from any "R" District.
5. 
Camper or travel trailer parks subject to a minimum size of five (5) acres and subject to the provision that any trailer or camper shall be distant at least one hundred (100) feet from any "R" District.
6. 
Drive-in eating and drinking establishments, summer gardens and roadhouses, including entertaining and dancing, providing the principal building is distant at least two hundred (200) feet from any "R" District.
7. 
Indoor theaters.
8. 
Self-service laundry and dry cleaning shops, interior decorating and paper hanging shops.
9. 
Hotels, motels.
10. 
Carpenter shops, electrical, plumbing and heating shops, printing, publishing, or lithographing shops, funeral home or mortuary, furniture upholstering; provided that any use shall be conducted with a completely enclosed building and shall be a distance of one hundred (100) feet from any "R" District. Such uses shall have a properly engineered dust collection system that prevents sawdust from escaping to the atmosphere. Sawdust and wood scraps shall not present a fire hazard and shall be screened from public view.
11. 
Pet shop, animal hospital, veterinary clinic or kennel, provided any structure or premises used for such purposes shall be distant at least fifty (50) feet from any "R" District and, provided further, that all animals shall be kept indoors.
12. 
Skating rinks, dance halls, arcades, sheet metal and sign paint shops, bakery, laundry, commercial greenhouses, but not within one hundred (100) feet of an "R" District.
13. 
Bottling of soft drinks and milk, or distribution stations, providing a building used for such processing and distribution shall be at least one hundred (100) feet from an "R" District.
14. 
The following uses: When conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, or when conducted within an area enclosed on all sides with a solid wall or uniformly painted solid board fence not less that six (6) feet high. In any circumstance, such use may not take place within two hundred (200) feet of any "R" District or one hundred (100) feet of any dwelling unit.
a. 
Building material sales yard, not including concrete mixing.
b. 
Contractor's equipment storage yard or plant, or storage and rental of equipment commonly used by contractors.
c. 
Trucking and motor freight station or terminal. Developers of new and expanding facilities shall submit an auto turn modeling run for all tractor trailer movements with radii smaller than ninety (90) feet.
d. 
Warehousing and storage, including mini-storage.
e. 
Retail lumberyard, including millwork only when incidental.
f. 
Storage and sale of grain, livestock feed or fuel; provided dust is effectively controlled during all operations.
g. 
Carting, express or hauling establishments, including storage of vehicles.
h. 
Stone or monument works not employing power-driven tools; or if employing such tools, then only within a completely enclosed building.
i. 
The storage of no more than five (5) vehicles involved in a wrecking or towing business.
j. 
Any other use which is determined by the Board of Aldermen to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses.
15. 
Residential uses shall be permitted provided such uses are located above the first (1st) floor of non-residential uses so as to provide continuous non-residential uses on the first (1st) floor level along the street frontage. All such residential uses shall meet the City's building code, shall have means of ingress/egress independent from and outside the retail establishments, and shall meet all other provisions of this Article.
C. 
Accessory Uses.
1. 
Exterior, directional and other such signs incidental to the permitted use, provided that such signs comply with existing sign regulations at the time any building or occupancy permits are received.
2. 
Any other accessory use or structure, not otherwise prohibited, customarily accessory and incidental to principal permitted use.
D. 
Conditional Uses Requiring Board Of Aldermen Authorization.
1. 
Drive-in theaters, commercial baseball field, swimming pools, golf driving ranges, livery stables and riding academies, amusement parks, health care, or recreations uses including water slides.
2. 
A single dwelling unit with the following conditions:
a. 
The residence is occupied by the owner and operator or full-time employee of the principal permitted use.
b. 
The structures, if separate, must remain on the same property and may not be subdivided independent of each other.
3. 
Requirements and limitations regarding conditional use permits shall be based on the following conditions:
a. 
Size of the structure, amount of traffic generated and number of employees associated with use.
b. 
Impact of the use on the character of the surrounding neighborhood.
c. 
Impact of the use on the surrounding natural environment.
d. 
Operating hours of proposed use.
e. 
Any other conditions deemed necessary by the Board.
E. 
Use Limitations.
1. 
No use shall be allowed unless connected to public water and sewer.
2. 
No uses shall be allowed which are objectionable by reason of odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, fumes, noise, glare, vibration, refuse matter or water-carried waste.
F. 
Bulk And Intensity Of Use Restrictions.
1. 
Maximum structure height.
a. 
Principal building. Forty-five (45) feet.
b. 
Accessory building. Twenty-five (25)feet.
2. 
Minimum yard requirements.
a. 
Front yard. Fifty (50) feet.
b. 
Side yard. None, unless adjacent to a more restrictive district; then twenty-five (25) feet.
c. 
Rear yard. Ten (10) feet, unless adjacent to a more restrictive district; then twenty-five (25) feet.
d. 
Maximum structural coverage of lot (including accessory buildings). Forty-five percent (45%).
G. 
Open Space Requirements.
1. 
Minimum open space. Not less than thirty percent (30%) of the total lot area shall be devoted to open space including required yards and bufferyards. Open space shall not include areas covered by structures, parking areas, driveways and internal streets.
2. 
Maximum impervious surface. The combined area occupied by all permitted and accessory structures, paved parking area and any other surfaces which reduce and prevent absorption shall not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the total area.
H. 
Exception To Setback And Open Space Requirements.
1. 
Overlay zone. The City blocks bordered by Pine Street, Washington Street, Old Route 66 and Highway 125 and also along the north side of Pine Street between Washington Street and Highway 125 are hereby declared an overlay zone and are exempt from setback, open space requirements and Article XVI, Landscaping, Buffer Yard and Open Space Requirements.
2. 
Secondary overlay zone. The City blocks bordered by Old Orchard Street, McCabe Street (and by extension along the township line between Townships 19 and 30 of Range 20), Highway 125 and Old Route 66 and also the City blocks bordered by Washington Street, Commercial Street, Jefferson Street and Olive Street are hereby declared a secondary overlay zone where the minimum front yard is twenty-five (25) feet. Minimum open space is not less than ten percent (10%) and is exempt from Article XVI, Landscaping, Buffer Yard and Open Space Requirements, where General Commercial District exists or upon future rezoning to General Commercial District.
I. 
Design Requirements.
1. 
A site plan, showing the overall concept of the proposed use must be submitted and approved by the City Administrator. See Appendix A.
2. 
A landscape plan meeting all requirements in effect in the Zoning Regulations at the time of application for permits.
3. 
Refuse disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened in accordance to landscape plans.
4. 
Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall be designed, installed and operated to minimize noise impact on surrounding property. All such equipment shall be screened from public view.
5. 
Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential areas.
[Ord. No. 659 §1, 5-2-2011]
A. 
Statement Of Intent. The Highway Commercial ("HC") District is designed to accommodate commercial activities that draw business primarily from and provide services primarily to Interstate Highway 44 and Missouri State Highway 125 and OO corridors.
B. 
Principal Permitted Uses.
1. 
Air conditioning and heating sales and services.
2. 
Automobile motor repair, both major and minor, in sales and service shops including automobile body repair and rebuilding, and painting of automobiles.
3. 
Automobile washing, including the use of conveyers, blowers, and steam cleaning.
4. 
Battery and tire service stations.
5. 
Bicycle and motorcycles sales, repairs and rentals.
6. 
Child care centers.
7. 
Feed and seed stores.
8. 
Filling stations, including emergency towing and repair services, provided that no automobile, truck, or other vehicle may be parked or stored in the open on the premises for longer than seventy-two (72) hours.
9. 
Hotels and motels.
10. 
Laundromats.
11. 
Liquor stores limited to package goods only.
12. 
Medical clinics.
13. 
Mobile home sales within an enclosed building.
14. 
Parking areas, including garages, but not including the outdoor storage of wrecked or otherwise damaged or immobilized vehicles for a period in excess of seventy-two (72) hours.
15. 
Pet shops or animal hospitals when conducted wholly within an enclosed building. The boarding, grooming and training of animals shall be permitted as a secondary use to pets shops or animal hospitals so long as any such animal which is being boarded is vaccinated as required by law and an owner registers such animal at the time the boarding commences.
16. 
Plumbing, heating and roofing supply shops.
17. 
Recreation places, including bowling alley, gymnasium, skating rink, archery range, miniature golf course, or other similar places of amusement or entertainment when operated for pecuniary profit.
18. 
Restaurant, including drive-in, drive-through car service.
19. 
Self-service storage facility.
20. 
Any use permitted in the "GC" General Commercial District.
21. 
Any other similar type retail stores not specifically listed herein, when a conditional use permit is obtained and authorized in writing by Board of Aldermen after receipt of review and recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
C. 
Accessory Uses.
1. 
Exterior, directional and other such signs incidental to the permitted use, provided that such signs comply with existing sign regulations at the time any building or occupancy permits are received.
2. 
Any other accessory use or structure, not otherwise prohibited, customarily accessory and incidental to principal permitted use.
D. 
Conditional Uses Requiring Board Of Aldermen Authorization.
1. 
Office uses.
2. 
Large scale retail shopping.
3. 
Truck stop.
4. 
Public governmental buildings.
5. 
Cemeteries.
6. 
Hospitals and clinics.
7. 
Schools.
8. 
Public utilities.
9. 
Golf courses.
10. 
Recreational facilities.
11. 
Animal boarding facilities and kennels.
12. 
Bed and breakfast facilities.
E. 
Use Limitations.
1. 
No use shall be allowed unless connected to public water and sewer.
2. 
No uses shall be allowed which are objectionable by reason of odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, fumes, noise, glare, vibration, refuse matter or water-carried waste.
3. 
No construction of any type of dwelling unit shall be allowed as a principal permitted use.
F. 
Bulk And Intensity Of Use Restrictions.
1. 
Maximum structure height.
a. 
Principal building. Forty-five (45) feet.
b. 
Accessory building. Twenty-five (25) feet.
2. 
Minimum yard requirements.
a. 
Front yard. Fifty (50) feet.
b. 
Side yard. None, unless adjacent to a more restrictive district; then twenty-five (25) feet.
c. 
Rear yard. Ten (10) feet, unless adjacent to a more restrictive district; then twenty-five (25) feet.
d. 
Maximum structural coverage of lot (including accessory buildings). Forty-five percent (45%).
G. 
Open Space Requirements.
1. 
Minimum open space. Not less than thirty percent (30%) of the total lot area shall be devoted to open space including required yards and bufferyards. Open space shall not include areas covered by structures, parking areas, driveways and internal streets.
2. 
Maximum impervious surface. The combined area occupied by all permitted and accessory structures, paved parking area and any other surfaces which reduce and prevent absorption shall not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the total area.
H. 
Exception To Setback Requirements
[Ord. No. 769 §1, 6-20-2016[1]]
1. 
The area within the City limits of Strafford bordered by Missouri Highway 125, Old Route 66 and Interstate Highway 44 are hereby declared an overlay zone where the Minimum front yard is twenty-five (25) feet, where Highway Commercial District Exists or upon future re-zoning to Highway Commercial District.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Ord. No. 769 also relettered Subsection (H), which immediately follows, to Subsection (I).
I. 
Design Requirements.
1. 
A site plan showing the overall concept of the proposed use must be submitted and approved by the City Administrator See Appendix A.
2. 
A landscape plan meeting all requirements in effect in the Zoning Regulations at the time of application for permits.
3. 
Refuse disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened in accordance to landscape plans.
4. 
Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall be designed, installed and operated to minimize noise impact on surrounding property. All such equipment shall be screened from public view.
5. 
Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential areas.
[Ord. No. 659 §1, 5-2-2011; Ord. No. 893, 11-2-2020]
A. 
Statement of Intent. The "M-1" District is designed to accommodate those industrial establishments which are either free of objectionable influences in their operation and appearance or which can readily obviate or control any objectionable features which may otherwise result from the manufacturing processes by installation of appropriate abatement devices.
B. 
Permitted Uses. See Section 400.563, Table A.
C. 
Conditional Uses. See Section 400.563, Table A. Conditional uses require the issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with the provisions of Section 400.185.
D. 
Accessory Uses. Any uses and structures customarily accessory and incidental to a principal permitted use, except for uses not otherwise permitted in an "M-1" District.
E. 
Conditional Uses Requiring Board of Aldermen Authorization. When authorized by the Board of Aldermen, subject to Article XIII, any use permitted in the "M-2" District as a principal use when necessary and incidental to a use permitted in an "M-1" District, subject to such conditions and requirements as may, in the opinion of the Board, be necessary to protect adjacent property and prevent conditions of which may become objectionable or offensive.
F. 
Required Conditions.
1. 
All uses, except for loading and unloading operations and parking, shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, except as otherwise noted in Section 400.563, Table A.
G. 
Prohibited Uses.
1. 
Any use in Section 400.563, Table A, which is first only permitted in the "M-2" District, except as provided in Section 400.555(E), Conditional Uses Requiring Board of Aldermen Authorization.
2. 
No use shall be permitted or authorized to be established or maintained which, when conducted in compliance with the provisions of the regulations and any additional conditions or requirements prescribed by the Board, is or may become hazardous, noxious or offensive due to the emission of odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, fumes, noise, vibration, refuse matter or waste.
3. 
Dwelling and residence of any kind, including motels or trailer parks and schools, hospitals, clinics and other institutions for human care, except where incidental to a permitted principal use; provided, however, that any of the aforesaid uses legally existing in the "M-1" District at the time of adoption of the regulations, or any amendment thereto, shall not be classified as a non-conforming use as defined in Article IX.
4. 
Any use which produces more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) gallons of wastewater per day without being connected to a public sewer system.
H. 
Area Requirements.
Lot
(No Minimum)
Lot Front
Front Depth
Side Width
(One Side/Both Sides)
Rear Depth
Non-residential (not served by public sewer)
100 feet
35 feet
None, except where adjoining "R" District. If adjoining "R" District, see Section 400.563.
35 feet
Non-residential (served by public sewer)
50 feet
35 feet
None, except where adjoining "R" District. If adjoining "R" District, see Section 400.563.
35 feet
Lot Coverage: A building, structure, or use allowed in the "M-1" District may occupy all that portion of a lot except for the area(s) required for buffers, landscaping, setbacks, off-street parking, off-street loading and unloading, fire lanes, easements, and/or access roads.
I. 
Off Street Parking. See Article XVII.
J. 
Landscaping, Bufferyard, and Open Space Requirements. See Article XVI.
[Ord. No. 659 §1, 5-2-2011; Ord. No. 893, 11-2-2020]
A. 
Statement of Intent. "M-2" District uses tend to be basic or primary manufacturing or industrial industries which often produce vibration, smoke, noise, odor, glare, dust and other effects that travel off-site, necessitating the need for greater setback and yard requirements, especially when adjacent to residential areas.
B. 
Permitted Uses. See Section 400.563, Table A.
C. 
Conditional Uses. See Section 400.563, Table A. Conditional uses require the issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with the provisions of Section 400.185.
D. 
Accessory Uses.
1. 
Accessory uses and structures permitted and as regulated in the "M-1" District except as hereinafter modified.
2. 
Other uses and structures customarily accessory and incidental to a permitted principal use, except of a type, which is permitted only subject to Board authorization.
3. 
Any other use when an incidental and necessary accessory use to a permitted principal use, when authorized by the Board subject to such conditions and requirements as may, in the opinion of the Board, be necessary to protect adjacent property and prevent conditions which may become noxious or offensive.
E. 
Required Conditions.
1. 
The requirement that certain business, services, outdoor storage, or processing activities be conducted within a completely enclosed building, with a required screen or fence, with additional setback distances, or any combination thereof in the "M-2" District, shall be subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Article XIII, Section 400.563, Subsections (A)(1) through (4) and/or Subsection (B), Table A.
F. 
Prohibited Uses.
1. 
Dwellings and residences of any kind, including motels and trailer parks and schools, hospitals, clinics and other institutions for human care, except where incidental to a permitted principal use (such as a night watchman); provided, however, that any of the aforesaid uses legally existing in the "M-2" District at the time of adoption of the regulations, or any amendment thereto, shall not be classified as a non-conforming use as defined in Article IX.
2. 
No use shall be permitted or authorized to be established or maintained which, when conducted in compliance with the provisions of the regulations and any additional conditions or requirements prescribed by the Board, is or may become hazardous, noxious or offensive due to the emission of odor, smoke, cinders, gas, fumes, noise, vibration, refuse matter or water-carried waste.
3. 
Any use which produces more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) gallons of wastewater per day without being connected to a public sewer system.
G. 
Area Requirements.
Lot
(No Minimum Size)
Lot Front
Front Depth
Side Width
(One Side/Both Sides)
Rear Depth
Non-residential (not served by public sewer)
100 feet
50 feet
None, except where adjoining "R" District. If adjoining "R" District, see Section 400.563(A)(4)
50 feet except where joining "R" District, then 300 feet
Non-residential (served by public sewer)
50 feet
50 feet
None, except where adjoining "R" District. If adjoining "R" District, see Section 400.563(A)(4)
50 feet except where joining "R" District, then 300 feet
Lot Coverage: A building, structure, or use allowed in the "M-2" District may occupy all that portion of a lot except for the area(s) required for buffers, landscaping, setbacks, off-street parking, off-street loading and unloading, fire lanes, drive aisles, easements, and/or access roads.
H. 
Off-Street Parking. See Article XVII.
I. 
Landscaping, Bufferyard, and Open Space Requirements. See Article XVI.
[Ord. No. 893, 11-2-2020]
A. 
The following shall apply to principal and accessory structures and uses within the "M-1" and "M-2" District.
1. 
No building, land, or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected or altered except as listed in "Table A — "M-1" and "M-2" General Manufacturing or Industrial District, Permitted and Conditional Uses," unless otherwise provided for in these regulations.
2. 
All "M-1" District uses shall be free of objectionable nuisances in their operation and appearance or readily obviate or control any objectionable features which may otherwise result from the manufacturing processes by installation of appropriate abatement devices. This includes any vibration, smoke, noise, odor, glare, dust, refuse matter or waste, and other effects that may travel off-site.
3. 
"M-2" District uses which produce vibration, smoke, noise, odor, glare, dust, refuse matter or waste, and other effects that travel off premises are subject to additional mitigation or abatement, including greater setback and yard requirements, screening and fencing requirements, the issuance of a conditional use permit per Section 400.185, or any combination thereof.
4. 
All principal and accessory structures and uses within "M-1" and "M-2" Districts on lots which adjoin any "R" Residential Zoning District ("R-1," "R-2," or "R-3") shall adhere to the following:
a. 
Principal structures shall not be located less than two hundred (200) feet from a "R" District.
b. 
Accessory structures and uses customarily used for night operations shall not be located less than two hundred (200) feet of any "R" District.
c. 
If no night operations customarily occur, accessory structures and uses shall be at least one hundred (100) feet from a "R" District.
5. 
Conditional Uses Requiring Aldermen Authorization.
a. 
Any conditional use listed in the "M-2" category in Table A shall be prohibited, unless located not less than six hundred (600) feet from any "R" District, and not less than two hundred (200) feet from any other district except an "M-1" District; and unless authorized by the Board, subject to such conditions and requirements as may in the opinion of the Board be necessary to protect adjacent property and prevent conditions which may become noxious or offensive.
6. 
Development Standards.
a. 
Except for "Building material sales yards" and uses listed under the sales category in Table A, no retail sales or service shall be permitted except when incidental or accessory to a permitted use or except when specifically permitted pursuant to this Article. Further, the portion of the building or structure used for such retail sales or service shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total square footage of the building or structure.
b. 
No building shall be used for residential purposes, except a watchman may reside on the premises.
B. 
Table A — "M-1" and "M-2" General Manufacturing or Industrial District.
Table A
"M-1" and "M-2" General Manufacturing or Industrial District
Permitted (P) and Conditional (C) Uses
Use
"M-1"
"M-2"
Additional requirements and details
General Commercial (GC) and Highway Commercial (HC) Uses
Banks and finance companies, including drive-in type
P
Restaurants
P
Construction
General contractor's office and equipment storage yard
P
P
Use shall be within a completely enclosed building, or within an area enclosed on all sides with a solid wall or uniformly painted solid board fence not less than six (6) feet high.
Use may not take place within two hundred (200) feet of any "R" District or one hundred (100) feet of any dwelling unit.
Storage and rental of equipment commonly used by contractors
P
P
Use shall be within a completely enclosed building, or within an area enclosed on all sides with a solid wall or uniformly painted solid board fence not less than six (6) feet high.
Use may not take place within one hundred (100) feet of any dwelling unit.
Manufacturing, General (if not listed elsewhere in Table A)
Manufacturing, processing, or fabrication operations, providing that such use is not noxious or offensive by reason of vibration or noise beyond the confines of the building, emission of dust, fumes, gas, odor, smoke or other particulate matter, or flammable ingredients
P
P
Product manufacturing must be free of objectionable nuisances or controlled by installation of appropriate abatement devices.
Manufacturing, processing or fabrication of products from previously prepared materials which result in a final product or parts for a final product, including:
Sheet metal, welding or other metal working shop, excluding presses over twenty (20) tons rated capacity, drop hammers, and other noise producing machine operated tools
P
P
Product manufacturing must be free of objectionable nuisances or controlled by installation of appropriate abatement devices.
For sheet metal, welding, or other metal working shops, no part of a building shall have any opening other than stationary windows or required fire exits within five hundred (500) feet of any "R" District.
Manufacturing, processing or fabrication which may be noxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust or particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, smoke, gas, noise, or vibration
C
Product manufacturing examples include rubber and rubber product manufacturing, fish curing, smoking, packing, fish oil manufacturing/refining, adhesive and glue manufacturing, sugar beet refining, and pesticides.
Manufacturing, processing, or fabrication operations involving flammable ingredients (e.g., acetone, alcohol, flammable aerosols and/or solvents)
C
Product examples include use such as such as perfume/cologne many hair products, nail polish, nail polish remover, wood matches and matchbooks.
Manufacturing
Abrasive product manufacturing and cut stone and stone product manufacturing
P
Brewing or distilling of liquors and alcohol beverages
P
Tasting rooms in association with and accessory to brewing or distilling of liquors and alcohol beverage uses are a conditional use, provided such rooms do not exceed 20% of the gross floor area of the brewing or distilling facility.
Building material sales yards, of which the following may be accessory: Concrete mixing, lumberyards including incidental mill work, open yards for storage, sale of feed, and fuel sales
P
P
Outdoor sales and storage and related accessory uses listed is allowed in "M-1" and "M-2" if located not less than two hundred (200) feet from any "R" District.
Butter manufacturing/creamery and milk processing/bottling plant
P
P
Carpet and rag cleaning, provided necessary equipment is installed and operated for the effective precipitation or recovery of dust
P
No part of a building shall have any opening other than stationary windows or required fire exits within five hundred (500) feet of any "R" District.
Clay and glass product manufacturing
P
Dry cleaning and/or laundry plants
P
P
Dye and pigment manufacturing
P
Fabric and textile mill products, and apparel knitting and sewing
P
Fertilizer, compost manufacture or storage
C
Floor covering manufacturing such as linoleum, vinyl, and similar resilient flooring products. (For carpet/rugs, see fabric and textile mill products)
C
Foundry, casting lightweight, non-ferrous metal or electric foundry, not causing noxious fumes or odors
P
P
No part of a building shall have any opening other than stationary windows or required fire exits within five hundred (500) feet of any "R" District.
Fruit and vegetable canning
C
Grain and oil seed milling; flour mills
P
Storage and sale of feed for livestock, or fuel
P
P
Dust shall be effectively controlled during all operations.
Heating, cooling and air purification equipment manufacturing
P
Ice manufacturing and cold storage plant
P
P
Inflammable liquid, underground storage only
P
P
Use must be located not less than two hundred (200) feet from any "R" District.
Machine shops, tool and die shops and similar establishments
P
P
Meat packing, excluding stockyards or slaughterhouses
P
Metal coating, engraving, heat treating, and allied activities
P
Metal heat treating, metal coating and engraving, electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring
P
Paint and coating manufacturing
C
Post-harvest crop activities
P
Includes grain, fruit and vegetable drying, cleaning, shelling, sorting, packing and closely related activities providing that no emission of dust, fumes, gas, odor, smoke, or other particulate matter occurs outside of enclosed buildings.
Printing ink manufacturing
P
Sawmill and woodworking
P
Site shall have a properly engineered sawdust collection system that prevents sawdust escape. Sawdust and scraps must not present a fire hazard and must be screened from public view.
Sheet metal, welding, or other metal working shop with presses over twenty (20) tons rated capacity, drop hammers, and other noise producing machine operated tools
P
Steel, aluminum, and non-ferrous metal manufacturing; metalworking machinery manufacturing
P
Small electrical and household appliance manufacturing
P
Soap manufacturing
P
Wood product manufacturing and veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product manufacturing
P
Vinegar manufacturing, yeast manufacturing, sugar refining (except the refining of sugar beets)
P
Transportation
Rail transportation and related support activities, freight trucking, school and employee bus transportation, charter buses, support activities for road transportation, freight transportation arrangement, and packing and crating
P
Trucking and motor freight station or terminal
P
P
Developers of new and expanding facilities shall submit an auto turn modeling run for all tractor trailer movements with radii smaller than ninety (90) feet.
Carting, express or hauling establishments, including storage of vehicles.
P
P
Postal service and delivery services
P
P
Local messengers and delivery
P
P
Wrecking or towing business
P
P
Use may not take place within two hundred (200) feet of any "R" District or one hundred (100) feet of any dwelling unit. In addition, inoperable vehicles shall be enclosed by a solid board fence or wall not less than ten (10) feet high of new material and well maintained.
Wholesale Trade
Warehouse storage, sale, and distribution of durable and non-durable wholesale goods
P
P
Automobile salvage yards, junk and scrape processing yards, and recyclable material processing
C
All uses in this category shall be enclosed by a solid board fence or wall not less than ten (10) feet high of new material and well maintained.
Sales
Automobile, truck, trailer, farm implement, boat sales and marine supply establishments for display, hire, sales, and repair, including sales lots, provided all operations, other than display and sales, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building
P
P
Feed and seed stores
P
P
Grain elevators
P
Commercial greenhouses and nurseries, retail and wholesale
P
P
Fuel service stations, including emergency towing and repair services
P
P
Other
Funeral home or mortuary
P
Furniture upholstering
P
Animal hospital, veterinary clinic, or kennel
P
P
Animals may be allowed outdoors when a well-maintained solid board fence or wall not less than ten (10) feet high is utilized.
Laboratories — experimental, film, or testing
P
No operation shall be conducted or equipment used which would create hazards, noxious, or offensive conditions or involve animal experimentation.
Printing, publishing, or lithographing shops
P
Self-service storage facilities (mini-warehouse storage)
P
P
Public utilities, essential services, and other uses in accordance with Article II, including law enforcement, fire stations, and other emergency vehicle services
P
P
Above ground storage of bulk oil, gas, explosives, and similar materials
C
Telecommunication towers
C
C
See Article XXI, Sections 400.940 to 400.1005
1. 
Conditional Uses Requiring Aldermen Authorization. Any conditional use listed in Table A shall be prohibited, unless located not less than six hundred (600) feet from any "R" District, and not less than two hundred (200) feet from any other district except an "M-1" District; and unless authorized by the Board, subject to such conditions and requirements as may in the opinion of the Board be necessary to protect adjacent property and prevent conditions which may become noxious or offensive.
2. 
Development Standards.
a. 
Except for "Building material sales yards" and uses listed under the sales category in Table A, no retail sales or service shall be permitted except when incidental or accessory to a permitted use or except when specifically permitted pursuant to this Article. Further, the portion of the building or structure used for such retail sales or service shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total square footage of the building or structure.
b. 
No building shall be used for residential purposes, except a watchman may reside on the premises.