Article 17 — Light Manufacturing Zones (M-2)
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Sec. 9-4.1701. Permitted uses (M-2). ¶
Only the uses identified in Article 21 of this chapter as being permitted in the Light Manufacturing (M-2) Zone shall be established or maintained on property located therein, subject to the permitting requirements and limitations set forth in said Article 21.
(§ 8132, T.O.O.C., as amended by § 7, Ord. 55, § 13, Ord. 86, § 16, Ord. 95, § 11, Ord. 126, as renumbered by § XIV, Ord. 173-NS, eff. November 5, 1970, as amended by § XXVII, Ord. 220-NS, eff. August 19, 1971, § II, Ord. 750-NS, eff. June 12, 1980, § 8, Ord. 980-NS, eff. November 3, 1987, § 10, Ord. 1292-NS, eff. August 28, 1997, § 15, Ord. 1379-NS, eff. August 9, 2001, § 4, Ord. 1401-NS, eff. February 6, 2003, and § 30, Ord. 1620-NS, eff. August 12, 2016)
Sec. 9-4.1702. Reserved. ¶
(§ 8132.1, T.O.O.C., as amended by § 8, Ord. 55, § 14, Ord. 86, § 4, Ord. 119, § 11, Ord. 126, § VII, Ord. 163-NS, eff. August 27, 1970, § II, Ord. 172-NS, eff. November 5, 1970, § XIV, Ord. 312-NS, eff. November 2, 1972, as renumbered by § XIV, Ord. 173-NS, eff. November 5, 1970, as amended by § II, Ord. 750-NS, eff. June 12, 1980, § 9, Ord. 980-NS, eff. November 3, 1987, § 3, Ord. 1168-NS, eff. January 5, 1993, § 16, Ord. 1187-NS, eff. October 5, 1993, § 15, Ord. 1273-NS, eff. January 8, 1997, § 28, Ord. 1547-NS, eff. January 12, 2011, § 16, Ord. 1555-NS, eff. May 13, 2011, and repealed by § 31, Ord. 1620-NS, eff. August 12, 2016)
Sec. 9-4.1703. Development permits: Issuance (M-2). ¶
(§ 8132.2, T.O.O.C., as amended by § 11, Ord. 126, § 9, Ord. 142-NS, eff. March 26, 1970, and § XI, Ord. 162-NS, eff. August 27, 1970, as renumbered by § XIV, Ord. 173-NS, eff. November 5, 1970; repealed by § 27, Ord. 1178-NS, eff. April 27, 1993)
Sec. 9-4.1704. Development permits: Conditions and limitations (M-2). ¶
Unless otherwise stated in the development permit, such permit shall be subject to all the following conditions and limitations:
(a) Buildings and other structures shall not occupy more than fifty (50%) percent of the area for which the development permit is issued. The remaining area shall be used for open area, automobile parking, and circulation. The portion used for automobile parking and circulation shall be completely improved, surfaced, and marked for such purpose.
(b) Whenever the parking and circulation area abuts property in an R Zone, there shall be erected along the property line abutting the R Zone a solid decorative wall six (6') feet in height, or an evergreen hedge shall be planted and maintained at a height of six (6’) feet.
(c) Structure heights within the M-2 Zone shall be as set forth in Section 9-4.2501 of Article 25 of this chapter. (d) The open storage of materials and equipment shall be permitted only when incidental to the permitted use provided such storage area shall be approved and shown on the plot plan.
(e) A planting strip ten (10’) feet wide shall be provided along the property lines adjacent to street wherever the property across such streets is zoned for either residential or commercial use, except within the approved exit and entrance ways. Within the planting strip such planting shall be maintained at a height not to exceed two and one-half (2-1/2’) feet, with the exception of trees.
(f) Trees, as approved by the Landscape Supervisor, shall be planted in the parkway area between the curbs and sidewalks.
(g) Every lot created on or after May 8, 1975, shall have a minimum street frontage of one hundred (100’) feet and a minimum lot area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet; provided, however, any lot having frontage on a limited or controlled access highway shall have a minimum street frontage of six hundred (600’) feet unless:
(1) All access rights to such limited or controlled access highway have been dedicated to, and accepted by, the City subject to such driveways or common driveways as permitted in such acceptance of access rights dedication; or
(2) A special use permit for an automobile service station, including access thereto, has been approved by the City.
(h) Every lot created on or after May 8, 1975, shall have a depth at least equal to the required street frontage of such lot (except the required frontage along limited or controlled access highways) and a depth not more than three (3) times the amount of the actual street frontage of such lot.
(§ II, Ord. 527-NS, eff. May 8, 1975)
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