[Amended 10-2-2017 by Ord. No. 17-10]
A.
In the Manufacturing Zone (M), no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses and complying with the requirements so indicated. Except as otherwise noted or defined separately, all uses mentioned in the Manufacturing Zone (M) can be referenced in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual of 1987.
B.
Purpose. The purpose of the Manufacturing Zone is to provide locations for the development of light- to moderate-intensity manufacturing, office, warehouse, wholesale, and research establishments and to provide employment opportunities in the manufacturing industry in close proximity to the City.
C.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Manufacturing Zone:
(1)
Manufacturing, assembling, converting, altering, finishing, printing, publishing, cleaning, or any other processing, handling, or storage of products or materials such as scientific and precision instruments, photographic equipment, household appliances, communications equipment, household video and audio equipment, electric lighting and wiring equipment, toys, sporting and athletic goods or equipment, watches and clocks, millwork and furniture production, textile and clothing products, prefabricated and modular housing components, agricultural implements and farm machinery, grain mills (animal feed only), commercial printing and bookbinding, fabricated metal products, general industrial machinery and equipment, cut stone and stone products, HVAC equipment, and other similar uses as determined by the City Manager.
(2)
Research, design, and development laboratories.
(3)
Wholesale storage, warehousing and distribution facilities, building contractors' yards, and lumberyards.
(4)
Public utility or quasi-public utility uses. Quasi-public utility uses shall include but not be limited to transmission and/or receiving towers for radio and television service for public or private use.
(5)
Breweries, distilleries, and wineries.
(6)
Food processing, including beverage blending or bottling, bakery products, candy manufacturing, dairy products and ice cream, and fruit and vegetable processing and canning, but not including flour mills, meatpacking and processing or slaughterhouses.
(7)
Credit card or application processing or mailing business.
(8)
Nursery, commercial greenhouse, and garden and agriculture supply sales.
D.
Conditional uses. See Article XVI, Conditional Use Permits.
(1)
The following are conditional uses in the Manufacturing Zone:
(a)
Grain elevators, grain storage facilities, and feed mills.
(b)
Flour mills.
(c)
Manufacturing of bricks, cement, concrete, and related products.
(d)
Meatpacking and processing facilities.
(e)
Recycling centers and processing facilities.
(f)
Sawmills.
(g)
Waste-to-energy plants and facilities.
(h)
Wholesale storage and distribution of gasoline and other petroleum products.
(2)
All conditional uses in the Manufacturing District shall require a setback of 250 feet from the nearest residential dwelling, church, or school.
E.
All uses except sawmills, lumberyards, and building contractors' yards shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building with no open storage of raw, in-process, or finished material and supplies or waste material, except that finished or semi-finished products manufactured on the premises may be stored in the open if screened from the street by a landscaped screen, fence, or wall.
F.
The front yard shall be maintained in a neat and attractive condition.
G.
All fencing shall have a uniform and durable character and shall be properly maintained.
H.
Vegetative screening and/or fencing is required when the use abuts a residential, commercial, or mixed used zoning district. The width, height, and material of screening shall be approved by the Planning Commission or City Manager.