"C-M" COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING ZONE

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1 CHAPTER "C-M" COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING ZONE SCOPE PURPOSE PERMITTED USES CONDITIONAL USES LIMITATIONS HEIGHT, BULK AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS VEHICLE PARKING AND LOADING SIGNS LANDSCAPING APPEAL SCOPE The following regulations shall apply in the "C-M" Commercial Manufacturing Zone. (Ord. 876, , eff ) PURPOSE The "C-M" Commercial Manufacturing Zone is designed to provide a protective zone for light manufacturing uses based on the performance of the use as well as the type of use. This zone and its regulations are designed to provide an operating environment for such uses, to protect such uses from encroachment of incompatible uses and to lessen the impact of such uses on surrounding nonmanufacturing uses. This zone is further designed to allow commercial uses which may include manufacturing of articles or materials; wholesaling; research and development; and light manufacturing. It is not the intent of this zone to permit manufacturing uses which generate noise, light, odor, or emissions which may have probable adverse environmental impacts on adjacent properties or the community. (Ord. 876, , eff ) PERMITTED USES A. Business and Professional: 1. Business and professional uses permitted in the "C2" Zone. 2. Research and development office and facility. 3. Medical or dental laboratory. 4. Other uses similar to and consistent with the stated purpose of this zone. B. Retail Sales: 1. Retail sales permitted in the "C2" Zone. 2. Automobile and truck sales and rental, new and/or used. 3. Automobile service stations, including incidental repair work. 4. Boat sales, including service and repair. 5. Other uses similar to and consistent with the stated purpose of this zone. (Ord. 876, , eff ) Page 1 of 5

2 C. Wholesale Sales: 1. Automobile and truck sales and rental, new and/or used. 2. Self-service storage facilities. 3. Storage yards for construction equipment. 4. Wholesale and jobbing establishments. 5. Other uses similar to and consistent with the stated purpose of this zone. (Ord. 1167, , eff ) D. Services: 1. Service establishments permitted in the "C2" Zone, except hotels and motels. 2. Body and fender shops. 3. Automobile, RV and truck washes. 4. Plumbing, electrical and welding shops. 5. Repair garages and shops including truck and/or tractor repair. 6. Sheet metal shops. 7. General and precision machine and instrument shops and other metal work shops. 8. Product fabrication and/or assembly. 9. Cabinet and carpenter shops. 10. Building material supply, retail and wholesale, including mill and sash work as an accessory use. 11. Other uses similar to and consistent with the stated purpose of this zone. (Ord. 876, , eff ) E. Caretakers' residences: The purpose of this subsection is to permit limited residential uses within this zone for the purpose of providing security to a development, but to discourage the proliferation of rental apartments within this zone unless specifically authorized by other portions of this code. Caretakers' residences shall be subject to the following conditions: 1. No more than one (1) caretakers' residence shall be permitted per individually-owned commercial building. 2. The residence shall be located within one of the main buildings on the same premises as the business or development, and shall be constructed to the commercial occupancy standards of the City Building Code. For the purposes of this subsection, mobile homes, travel trailers and recreational vehicles are prohibited. 3. The residence shall not exceed the floor area of the associated business. 4. The residence shall be provided with one (1) on-site parking space, in addition to the parking spaces required for the business. (Ord. 1083, , eff ) F. Government uses and facilities. G. Other: Page 2 of 5

3 1. Accessory Building and Uses: Accessory buildings shall be subject to the provisions as set forth in subsection B of this Title. 2. Any use customarily incidental to a permitted use. (Ord. 876, , eff ) CONDITIONAL USES The following are subject to a conditional use permit as provided for in Chapter 30 hereof: A. All conditional uses permitted in the "C2" Zone unless listed as a permitted use in this Zone. B. Asphalt and concrete and gravel and sand mixing. C. Automobile wrecking yards. D. Beverage production, processing, packaging or bottling. E. Canine and/or feline boarding places and kennels. All exercise areas shall be on-site. F. Cold storage plant. G. Dry cleaning establishments not including commercial laundry, steam or wet. H. Freighting or trucking yard or terminal. I. Hospitals for animals which may include boarding and lodging; provided that there shall be no open kennels maintained and provided that all facilities shall be in soundproof buildings and all exercise areas shall be on-site. J. Public utility service or storage yards. (Ord. 876, , eff ) K. All adult uses and businesses. The provisions of Chapter 30 of this Title shall apply, except that the Planning Commission or City Council cannot use the public interest or the health, safety, morals or the general welfare as set forth in Section as determining factors for adult uses. These uses are further subject to the following conditions: 1. Separations: a. No adult use shall be allowed within a one thousand foot (1,000') radius of another existing adult use. b. No adult use shall be located within a one thousand foot (1,000') radius of any residential, mobile home or recreational vehicle zoning district. c. No adult use shall be located within a one thousand foot (1,000') radius of a pre-existing public school, day care facility, hospital, public building, public park, public library or place of worship. d. The above distance limitations shall be determined by measurement from each and every customer entrance of the adult use to the nearest property boundary in a residential zone or to the nearest corner of the listed building or use. The measurement is to be conducted in a radius fashion, one thousand feet (1,000') in all directions from the adult use. Where another existing adult use, a zoning district which is zoned for the residential use or a pre-existing public school, day care facility, hospital, public building, public park, public library or place of worship is located within a one thousand foot (1,000') radius of the proposed adult use, the applicant for zoning approval of the adult use shall provide evidence certified by a professional land surveyor licensed pursuant to NRS chapter 625 that the proposed adult use is in conformity with the distance requirements of this Chapter. Page 3 of 5

4 2. Signs: All adult uses and businesses shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 24 of this Title. Further, signs for adult uses and businesses shall not contain any emphasis, either by movement, picture or otherwise on matter relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas as defined in this Title. L. Other uses similar to and consistent with the stated purpose of this Zone. (Ord. 926, , eff ) LIMITATIONS Every use in the "C-M" Zone shall be subject to the following conditions and limitations: A. All uses shall be established, maintained or conducted in compliance with the following limitations: 1. All atmospheric emissions (including but not limited to smoke, gas, dust, odor, or any other atmospheric pollutant) without respect to whether the emissions are created outside the building in which the use is conducted or within a completely enclosed building, shall be regulated by the Clark County Health Department, Air Pollution Control Division and/or by any conditions imposed on an approved conditional use permit, whichever is more restrictive. The City may require air pollution control devices to be installed as required by the lowest achievable emission rate standards as adopted by the Clark County Health Department, Air Pollution Control Division to ensure that the air quality is not adversely affected. 2. All liquids or solid wastes containing grease, flammable wastes, sand, solids, acid, alkaline, or any other chemical or ingredient harmful to the sanitary sewer system and/or detrimental to the sewage treatment system shall be regulated by, and shall conform with the requirements of City Code Section No new connection shall be made to the City sewer system unless the connection is properly designed and constructed, and the inflow sources shall conform with the requirements of City Code, Section No discharge of any waste material whatsoever into any water course or ditch. 4. No use shall create a hazard that would affect the health, safety or general welfare of abutting properties or the community. 5. No physical hazard by reason of fire, explosion, radioactive, or any similar cause to property in the same or adjacent zone. B. Outdoor storage shall be screened from public view by a solid masonry block wall or chain link fence with slats at least six feet (6') in height. The solid masonry block wall or chain link fence with slats is required along any side(s) of the storage area facing a public street(s) or public land. Maintenance and replacement of the solid masonry wall or chain link fence and/or slats shall be the responsibility of the property owner to continually provide a visual barrier to effectively screen the outside storage area. Goods and/or products which are displayed for sale as a normal and standard business practice, such as auto sales or rental; temporary parking of vehicles awaiting mechanical repair or body work; nursery stock; and the like; and vehicle and/or pedestrian gates are exempt from this provision. C. Required yards adjacent to any street shall not be occupied by any use or structures except landscaping, off-street parking, drives and roadways, signs, and lighting as permitted by this Title. D. Any lighting shall be placed so as to reflect the light away from any adjoining "R" Zone. (Ord. 876, , eff ) HEIGHT, BULK AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS A. Structure Height: The height of a structure shall not exceed twenty-five feet (25'). Page 4 of 5

5 B. Number of Stories: The number of stories in a building shall not exceed two (2) stories. C. Front Yard: There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than twenty feet (20'). Also see subsection B. D. Side Yard: No side yard is required except where the side of the lot is adjacent to an "R" Zone, in which event the side yard requirements of the "R" Zone shall apply, whether or not separated therefrom by an alley. E. Rear Yard: No rear yard is required except where the rear of the lot abuts an "R" Zone, in which event the rear yard requirements of the "R" Zone shall apply, whether or not separated therefrom by an alley. F. Other Requirements: When a lot in the "C-M" Zone is developed and said lot is adjacent to any "R" Residential Zone, there shall be a minimum six foot (6') high solid masonry block wall erected and maintained along the lot lines adjacent to the "R" Zone. However, such walls shall be only four feet (4') high within the required front or street side setback area of said "R" Zone. (Ord. 876, , eff ) VEHICLE PARKING AND LOADING Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 23 of this Title. (Ord. 876, , eff ) SIGNS Signs in accordance with provisions of Chapter 24 of this Title. (Ord. 876, , eff ) LANDSCAPING Landscaping in accordance with provisions of Chapter 25 of this Title. (Ord. 876, , eff ) APPEAL Any person dissatisfied with any other requirements, permit, decision or determination made by the City Manager, or his authorized representative, in the administration and enforcement of this Chapter may appeal to the Planning Commission as provided in Chapter 34 of this Title. (Ord. 876, , eff ) Page 5 of 5