1012 Main St Sweetwater, TN 37874-1803

such as floodplains, steep slopes, sink holes, and wetlands. Within the M-1 General industrial district, as shown on the "Zoning Map Sweetwater, 14-27 Tennessee," the following regulations and other applicable provisions of this zoning code shall apply. (1) Uses permitted . (a) Vehicle, farm implement and machinery, recreational vehicle, boat, and equipment service, repair, and/or rental establishments. (b) Building supply sales. (c) Gasoline service stations, provided the conditions in § 14-408 are met. (d) Public utilities, including offices, other buildings, storage areas, and warehousing facilities. (e) Business services. (f) Public works facilities. (g) Public safety facilities. (h) Vehicle operations facilities. (i) Solar farms. (j) Office warehouses. (k) Self-service storage facilities (mini-warehouses), provided the conditions in § 14-416 are met. (l) Wholesale establishments. (m) Warehouse and distribution. (n) Storage yards, provided such yards are screened from public rights-of-way. (o) Research, development, and/or testing laboratories/facilities. (p) Artisan-related crafts and industrial processes that are more intensive uses, such as small-scale metalworking, glassblowing, furniture making, and small-scale food production that includes preparation, processing, canning, or packaging of food products. (q) The fabrication, compounding, assembly, processing, repair, manufacturing, packaging, and/or treatment of finished or semi-finished materials and products from previously prepared material or materials, where all operations, including storage of materials and finished goods, are contained within closed buildings. Such facilities shall not require frequent visits from customers or clients. (r) An ancillary dwelling unit primarily meant for security purposes, provided it is incorporated into the principal building and meets all adopted building and fire codes. (s) Accessory uses, provided the conditions in § 14-402 are met. (2) Performance standards . All uses must comply with the performance standards established in this section unless a federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation establishes a more restrictive standard, in which case, the more restrictive standard applies. 14-28 (a) Noise. No equipment, machinery, processes, or heating/air condition systems shall generate excessive noise levels that can be heard on nearby properties. (b) Glare and heat. No glare or heat from the activity or operation shall be detectable at any point off the lot on which the use is located.