§ 39-306. Purpose of districts.

(a)

The M-1 Limited Manufacturing and Industrial District is intended for the manufacture of small articles and products not involving the use of any materials, processes or machinery which would pose a potential environmental or safety hazard for nearby commercial business districts or residential areas. M-1 districts are intended to act as a buffer between commercial business districts and heavier manufacturing and industrial districts or to provide for planned industrial parks located in close proximity to residential areas. All activities relating to permitted uses and the storage of products, equipment and materials is limited to location inside a building.

(b)

The M-2 General Manufacturing and Industrial District is intended to meet the general industrial and manufacturing needs of the unincorporated areas, providing for uses which may require open air storage of equipment, materials and products. M-2 districts are not intended for locations in close proximity to residential areas, and are not intended to directly abut commercial business districts.

(c)

The M-3 Intense Manufacturing and Industrial District and M-4 Heavy Industrial District are intended for the heaviest manufacturing and industrial uses, involving the use, handling, and storage of hazardous materials, or industrial uses which require a substantial amount of open air storage area. No property shall be rezoned to M-3 if it is within five hundred (500) feet of any residential area or within two hundred (200) feet of any commercial business district. M-3 and M-4 districts should be surrounded by M-2 and M-1 zoning districts.

(Ord. No. 1999-24, § 2, 5-11-99; Ord. No. 2013-04, § 2, 2-12-13)