Chapter 25.66 MH HEAVY MANUFACTURING ZONE


Section 25.66.020 Principal permitted uses.

The following principal uses are permitted in the MH zone when conforming to the performance standards set forth in this chapter:
    1. All manufacturing, industrial, warehousing, transportation and meat-processing uses conforming to the performance standards set forth for this zone, and, where applicable, subject to a conditional use permit specified in Section 25.66.070 of this chapter;
    2. Agriculture, as defined in Chapter 25.04 of this title, except feedlots;
    3. Trade and vocational schools without on-site living quarters;
    4. Truck stops, including sleeping accommodations for transient truckers;
    5. Wholesale establishments as defined in Chapter 25.04 of this title;
    6. Lumberyards, and  building supply establishments with associated retail display and sales space;
    7. Contractor's offices with accessory storage;
    8. Public parks and open space;
    9. Automobile service establishments as defined in Chapter 25.04 of this title;
 10. Major automobile repair as defined in Chapter 25.04 of this title;
 11. Carnivals and similar exhibitions subject to the provisions and standards of Chapter 4.14 of this code;
 12. Fire stations and ambulance stations;
 13. Radio and television studios and stations.
  14. Salvage yards conducted entirely within an enclosed building and subject to the following standards:
        a. The only outside accessory uses permitted are hard surfaced areas for customer and employee parking and for parking trucks or trailers used in the business.
        b. All loading and unloading of salvage shall be conducted inside the building or by dock type facilities designed to allow loading and unloading directly into the building.  The loading and unloading area shall be located on site and shall consist of a dust free hard surface which includes adequate area for the standing of trucks and trailers during the loading and unloading process exclusive of any street or public right-of-way.
 15. Automatic or self service car washes;
 16. Gasoline service stations;
 17. Retail food stores not to exceed 2,000 square feet;
 18. Taverns, cocktail lounges, restaurants, liquor stores, or a combination thereof; and
 19. Job printing and duplicating.
 20. Opened or enclosed recreational facilities, private or open to the public, and including health clubs, courts for tennis, handball, and similar sports, and swimming pools subject to the following parking standards:
        a. Two parking spaces for each racquetball, tennis, handball, or similar court.
        b. One parking space for each 200 square feet of swimming pool water surface area.
        c. One parking space for each 200 square feet of general exercise area, and other activity area, day-care area, or office area.
        d. One parking space for each employee on the shift when the largest number of employees are working.
        e. All parking spaces shall be provided within 300 feet of the recreational facility.
        f. The conflicting parking requirements of Chapter 25.96 of this code shall not apply.
 21. Operations directly engaged in the recycling of paper, household plastics, glass, and aluminum or tin cans entirely within an enclosed building and subject to the following standards:
        a. The only outside accessory uses permitted are hard surfaced areas for customer or employee parking and  for parking trucks or trailers used in the business.
        b. All loading or unloading of salvage shall be conducted inside the building or by dock-type facilities designed to allow loading and unloading directly into the building.
        c. All loading or unloading aprons and other vehicular access areas shall be located on the same parcel as the principle use and shall consist of a durable asphalt or concrete surface which includes adequate area for the standing of trucks and trailers during the loading and unloading process exclusive of any street or public right-of-way.
        d. All such recycling uses shall conform with the sprinkling requirements of NFPA 13.
        e. This section shall not be construed to apply to the recycling of ferrous metals.
        f. The board of adjustment shall not have the authority to vary any of the requirements of this subsection.
 22.   Telecommunication towers, not less than 1000 feet from any residentially zoned property, subject to the provisions in Section 25.85.050.  Telecommunication towers less than 1000 feet from residentially zoned property may be allowed in conformance with an approved –T overlay zone development plan.
 23. Extraction or landfilling, except as related to an approved subdivision plat or building permit, subject to the following conditions:
        a. The requirements for a grading permit pursuant to Chapter 20.30 must be satisfied.
        b. The extraction or landfilling site must be at least 300 feet from any residentially used property.
        c. The extraction or landfilling process must be completed within one construction season.
        d. Access to and from the site must be directly to an arterial street or on a route approved by the Public Works Department.
        e. Trucks and other machinery shall be operated only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday.
        f. Nuisance complaints related to dust, traffic, noise, or other impacts of the extraction or landfilling operation must be resolved in a timely manner by cooperative efforts of the grading permit holder.
        g. The extraction or landfilling site does not occur in the Loess Hills within that area visible from the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway located on Highway 12 and Interstate Highway 29, as defined in Section 20.30.040.
    24. Crematories.

    25. Adult entertainment businesses as defined in Chapter 25.04 of this title subject to the following restrictions:

        a. An adult entertainment business shall not be allowed within one thousand feet measured distance of another existing adult entertainment business or sexually oriented business;

        b. An adult entertainment business shall not be located within one thousand feet measured distance of any parcel of land in the RE, RE-R, RS-120, RS-70, RD-60, RG-50, RG-28, RG-20, and RG-8 districts This setback shall not be construed to mean a setback from AG zoned land;

        c. An adult entertainment business shall not be located within one thousand feet measured distance of a pre-existing public or private pre-school, elementary, or secondary school, college or university, public park, child care center or place of worship;

        d. An adult entertainment business shall not be located within five hundred feet of any parcel of land in the BGM, HC-1, BN, BNH, BC, or BG districts or any –C overlay areas of those districts;

        e. An adult entertainment business shall not be located within one thousand feet of the center line of any rail lines or rail line spur;

        f. An adult entertainment business shall not be located within one thousand feet of the airport grounds;

        g. An adult entertainment business shall not be located within one thousand feet of the Bridgeport West Industrial Park;

        h. An adult entertainment business shall not be located within one thousand feet of the Expedition Business Park;

        i.  For the purpose of this section, measurements shall be made in a straight line in all directions without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest portion of the building or structure used as a part of the premises where an adult entertainment business is to be established to the lot line of a parcel of land in a zone set forth in (b) above, or where a public or private pre-school, elementary, or secondary school, public park, child care center, airport grounds or another adult entertainment business or a sexually oriented business is located.   

    26. Sexually oriented businesses as defined in Chapter 25.04 of this title subject to the following restrictions:

        a. A sexually oriented business shall not be allowed within one thousand feet measured distance of another existing adult entertainment business or sexually oriented business;

        b. A sexually oriented business shall not be located within one thousand feet measured distance of any parcel of land in the RE, RE-R, RS-120, RS-70, RD-60, RG-50, RG-28, RG-20, and RG-8 districts. This setback shall not be construed to mean a setback from AG zoned land;

        c. A sexually oriented business shall not be located within one thousand feet measured distance of a pre-existing public or private pre-school, elementary, or secondary school, college or university, public park, child care center or place of worship;

        d. A sexually oriented business shall not be located within five hundred feet of any parcel of land in the BGM, HC-1, BN, BNH, BC, or BG districts or any –C overlay areas of those districts;

        e. A sexually oriented business shall not be located within one thousand feet of the center line of   any rail lines or rail line spur;

        f. A sexually oriented business shall not be located within one thousand feet of the airport grounds;

        g. An adult entertainment business shall not be located within one thousand feet of the Bridgeport West Industrial Park;

        h. An adult entertainment business shall not be located within one thousand feet of the Expedition Business Park;

        i.  For the purpose of this section, measurements shall be made in a straight line in all directions without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest portion of the building or structure used as a part of the premises where an adult entertainment business is to be established to the lot line of a parcel of land in a zone set forth in (b) above, or where a public or private pre-school, elementary, or secondary school, public park, child care center, airport grounds or another adult entertainment business or a sexually oriented business is located.  

    27. Ethanol manufacturing plants and other similar operations involving the distillation of agricultural products into fuel.
(Ord. 2007-0880, 2006-0558, 2004-1060; 2004-1059; 2001-0740; 2001-0416; 2001-0364; 2001-0219; 2000-9159; 97/U-5924; 95/U-3578; 95/U-3416; 94/U-1805; 88/T-6634; 87/T-5718; 86/T-4395; S-38225, 1979; S-35452, 1978; S-33382, 1977 )