M-2
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right36
- accessory uses
- artist studio
- auction house
- brewery, distillery, or winery
- building supplies and service
- catering
- commercial kitchen
- contractor's office
- datacenter
- educational facility (accessory)
- electric charging station (accessory)
- equipment and machinery, light rental or sales
- feed mill
- freestanding emergency department
- garage, public parking
- hospital
- laboratory and research facility
- manufacturing, apparel, textiles, and fabric
- manufacturing, computer and electronic products
- manufacturing, machinery or fabricated metal products
- manufacturing, furniture, pottery, cabinets
- manufacturing, plastics and rubber products
- manufacturing, printing and related support activities
- manufacturing, transportation equipment
- media development or production studio
- medical office
- micro-brewery/distillery/winery
- offices
- public facilities
- railroad spur, tracks and accessory facilities
- repurposing facility
- repair services
- restaurants
- utilities, minor
- veterinary hospital or clinic
- wholesale business
Conditional / special use12
- automobile, truck, or motorcycle distribution-only with accessory service
- distribution center, over 500,000 square feet
- equipment and machinery, heavy rental or sales (used products only)
- fuel station
- manufacturing, basic chemicals or nonmetallic mineral production
- manufacturing, food, beverage, tobacco, or agricultural products (with meat/fish/yeast/fats processing)
- manufacturing, paper and wood products (outdoor sawmills, plaining or wood cutting)
- manufacturing, leather and allied products (with tanning and finishing)
- temporary uses
- towers and aerials
- truck stop or terminal
- utilities, major
Accessory6
- Artist studio.
- Auction house.
- Electric charging station, as an accessory to off-street parking.
- Artist studio.
- Auction house.
- Electric charging station, as an accessory to off-street parking.
Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Fencing material visible from public right-of-way
Any fencing visible from the public right of way shall be wooden, vinyl, or have an appearance similar to iron ornamental fencing, but may be fabricated from non-iron materials and no chain link fencing shall be installed from view of the public right-of-way.
Height
- Additional heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from other property lines (ft per ft)1 ft/ft
All portions of a building or structure over forty-five (45) feet in height are set back from all other property lines a minimum of one (1) foot for each one (1) foot in height.
- Additional heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential (ft per ft)3 ft/ft
All portions of a building or structure over forty-five (45) feet in height are set back from properties designated for residential use by the Comprehensive Plan a minimum of three (3) feet for each one (1) foot of height.
- Additional heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from public right-of-way (ft per ft)2 ft/ft
All portions of a building or structure over forty-five (45) feet in height are set back from all public rights-of-way a minimum of two (2) feet for each one (1) foot in height.
- Maximum communications tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.100 ft
No communications tower shall exceed a height of one hundred (100) feet from grade, unless otherwise specified in this chapter.
Landscaping & trees
- Landscape plan required
A landscape plan shall be required, and landscaping, trees, buffers and screening shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of ATC article XXIII of this chapter.
Noise
- Permanent exterior amplification prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No permanent exterior amplification devices or sound systems shall be used.
Other
- Clear path for outdoor display5 ft
A clear path of no less than 5 feet shall be maintained to ensure pedestrian and/or safety personnel access along sidewalks and areas of ingress/egress from structures.
- Outdoor storage screening
Outdoor storage of materials shall not be located in any front yard and must be fully screened from view of public right-of-way or adjacent residentially zoned property. Screening materials to be used shall be wood, vinyl, vegetation or other types of materials defined as screening in the Development Guidelines Handbook. No chain link fencing shall be installed from view of the public right-of-way or from adjacent residential property.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when abutting residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.100 ft
when a use is abutting a residential district, there shall be a rear yard of not less than one hundred (100) feet with a vegetative buffer per Section 21-236
- Repair and servicing must be enclosed
Repair and servicing of all equipment, vehicles, or other items shall take place within an enclosed building or structure, unless specified in Section 21-135.
- Side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when abutting residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.50 ft
when a use is abutting a residential district, there shall be a side yard of not less than fifty (50) feet with a vegetative buffer per Section 21-236
- Site plan required
A site plan shall be required as set forth in ATC article XVII of this chapter.
Parking
- Parking lot connectivity
Parking areas shall be designed to connect to similar adjoining parcel(s) via a stub-out to the property line(s) with the objective of providing internal vehicular and pedestrian access between neighboring commercial parcels.
From the ordinance
The minimum lot area shall be one acre... The minimum width of any lot at the setback line shall be one hundred fifty (150) feet. The minimum front setback for structures shall be thirty-five (35) feet. The minimum width of each side yard shall be twenty (20) feet... The minimum rear yard for each main structure shall be twenty (20) feet... No building or structure shall exceed a height of forty-five (45) feet... All uses shall be constructed on properties served by public water and sewer systems.