Ordinance 2397-99 - Laserfiche WebLink

E. Minimum Lot Size. A lot area of less than five acres shall be permitted under the following circumstances: 1. Minimum lot area shall be not less than two acres. 2. Not more than four contiguous lots containing less than five acres shall be permitted. 3. Except as permitted in subdivision 2 of this subsection each lot or group of up to four lots containing less than five acres each shall be located a minimum of one thousand feet from any other lots containing less than five acres located in the M-1 zone. 5. Variances to the development standards of the M-1 zone shall not be permitted on lots containing less than five acres. 5. Land divisions or land development approvals which were authorized by the city prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title which approved a minimum lot size of less than five acres shall remain valid. F. Open Space. There shall be provided on each lot a minimum open space area or areas, containing at least twenty percent of the lot area, developed in accordance with the following standards: 1. All of the required open space shall be landscaped, as required by this chapter, provided in natural open areas, or improved with passive or active recreational facilities. 2. The required building setback areas, and the building landscaping required by subsection B.1 of this section may be included in the calculation of required open space. 3. Driveways, loading areas, outdoor storage, parking lots and the interior landscaping required in parking lots shall not be considered as satisfying the open space requirements. 4. No variance shall be granted to allow the minimum open space area or areas to be less than twenty percent of the lot area. G. Prohibited Manufacturing Uses. The following manufacturing uses are prohibited in the M-1 zone except as otherwise permitted in Section 27.040: 1. Manufacturing involving outdoor storage which exceeds the maximum land area permitted by subsection D of this section; 2. Manufacture or storage of explosives; 3. Stockyards dairies, slaughterhouses, rendering plants, canneries, and other agricultural industries; 4. Petroleum refineries; 5. Bulk fuel storage, unless stored in tanks and accessory to a permitted use located on the same lot; 6. Truck parking, repair and maintenance unless accessory to a permitted use located on the same lot; 7. Cement manufacturing; 8. Blast furnaces; 9. Smelting; 10. Drop forge industries;