§ 44-700. Uses permitted.

(a)

In M-1 districts, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all buildings shall be erected and all land shall be used, only for one or more of the following specified uses:

(1)

Any wholesale business, including warehouse and storage buildings; resale shops, laundry and dry cleaning establishments; open storage for pleasure boats, when located not less than 25 feet from any street property line.

(2)

Uses of a light industrial nature using light machinery and conducted entirely within an enclosed, substantially constructed building, provided the front yard area around such building is used only for landscaping and the parking of cars and with loading and unloading operations in the rear.

(3)

Publicly owned buildings, public utility buildings, telephone exchanges, transformer stations and substations with service yards and/or storage yards, water and sewerage pumping stations.

(4)

Uses as permitted under subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall comply with performance standards as listed in article VII of this chapter.

(5)

One or more illuminated or non-illuminated sign relating only to the name and/or use of the premises on which it is located or activities conducted therein. The sign may be attached to the building or may be freestanding, but in any case the building or support to which the sign is attached shall be on or back of the building line and the sign shall not project more than 15 inches beyond the building line and a clear span of not less than ten feet shall be provided below all parts of such sign.

(6)

The manufacture, compounding, assembling or treatment of articles of merchandise from previously prepared materials such as, but not necessarily limited to, cloth, glass, leather, paper, plastics, rubber, precious or semi-precious stones, metal and wood.

(7)

The manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of products such as, but not necessarily limited to, bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, food products, and hardware.

(8)

Other uses similar to the above uses.

(b)

Outdoor advertising signs and billboards not greater than 300 square feet in area.

(c)

One non-illuminated sign pertaining to the sale, rental or lease of a building or lot and not exceeding 50 square feet in area for any one building or lot.

(d)

Safety signs shall be permitted to adequately protect any condition unsafe or dangerous to the public welfare as may be required by the director of public safety or city engineer.

(Code 1969, § 5.206; Code 1977, § 28-357; Ord. No. 346, 5-10-2010)