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M-1 RESTRICTED (LIGHT) INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT M-1 .01 INTENT and DESCRIPTION OF DISTRICT The M-1 District is intended to control the development of lands to be used by industrial firms that have high standards of performance and that can locate in close proximity to business uses, and in locations convenient to residential areas, without creating nuisances. The district regulations are designed to permit the operations of most manufacturing, wholesaling, and warehousing activities with adequate protection to adjacent district uses and sufficient control of external effects to protect one industry from another. Some retail uses are permitted that service the industrial uses within the industrial area or that do not depend upon intensive visits of retail customers. In this district, outdoor storage must be completely screened and all industrial operations must be in an enclosed building. M-1 .02 PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES PERMITTED Permitted uses of land or buildings, as hereinafter enumerated, must be permitted in the M-1 Restricted (Light) Industrial District only in accordance with conditions specified. Only those uses specifically listed must be considered permitted uses, and no building or lot may be devoted to any use other than a use permitted hereunder, with the exception of the Permitted Principal Uses and Structures as listed in the following Table M-1, (located at the end of this section). M-1 .03 ACCESSORY AND TEMPORARY BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES Accessory and temporary buildings or structures are allowed according to the provisions of Section 9.05 and Section 9.21. M-1 .04 SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES Special exception uses listed below may be allowed subject to the issuance of special use permits in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.07. Refer to the following Table M-1 for a listing of Special Exception Uses. Special exception uses may be required to meet more restrictive site and structure provisions if the City Council acting upon the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, determines that such requirements are necessary to the public health, safety, and general welfare. M-1 .05 AREA REQUIREMENTS The minimum area that may constitute a separate or detached part of the M-1 District on the City of Tiffin Official Zoning Map or subsequent amendments to the Zoning Map must be three (3) acres. However, land zoned in the M-2 zoning district that immediately abuts or is directly across the street from land zoned in the M-1 classification, may be included in the calculation of area meeting the minimum requirements. The minimum area, setback, density and maximum height, must be as prescribed in the following Table M-1 68 Adopted November 14, 2007

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  • citycode: Subdividers Ordinance (Tiffin-Zoning-Ordinance-2007-287.pdf) — where it was found ↗ first seen Oct 12, 2026

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