540 Independence Blvd Mount Airy, NC 27030-3569

K. M-1 Industrial District The M -1 Industrial District is established for those areas of the community where the principal use of land is for industrial and warehousing uses. These uses, by their nature, may create some nuisance and are not properly associated with residential, comm ercial or CITY OF MOUNT AIRY ZONING ORDINANCE 4-3 service establishments. These uses normally seek outlying locations on large tracts of land where the operations involved do not detract from the development potential of nearby undeveloped properties. 4.2 Conditional Districts Established; Purposes Set Forth There is also established a Conditional District (C D), which corresponds to each of the districts, authorized by this Ordinance as follows: R-20 CD R-15 CD R-8 CD R-6 CD R-4 CD B-1 CD B-2 CD B-3 CD B-4 CD B-5 CD M-1 CD The purpose of the Conditional D istrict rezoning process is to provide a procedure for considering the rezoning of property based upon the recognition that certain types of zoning would be inappropriate at particular locations in the absence of special conditions. Because of the refinement of this option, the City strongly encourages its use for such situations. Conditional D istrict zoning affords a degree of certainty when making land use decisions that are not possible when rezoning to a general zoning district, which allows the full range of uses permitted in the district and does not provide the flexibility to propose or require binding site -specific conditions to address unique issues that affect the subject property or any potential adverse impacts on adjacent property. 4.3 Overlay Districts Established; Purposes Set Forth The Primary Zoning Districts established in Section 4.1 and the Conditional Districts established in Section 4.2 may be subject to the additional requirements of one or more Overlay Districts as established herein. A. Flood Damage Prevention Overlay District The flood hazard areas of the jurisdiction are subject to periodic inundation, which results in loss of life, property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and government services, extraordinary public expenditures of flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect public health, safety, and general welfare.