15.1 Permitted Uses

I-1 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

The regulations set forth in this Chapter or set forth elsewhere in this Title, when referred to in this Chapter, are the regulations in the I-1 General Industrial District.

No Class B or Class C Mobile Homes are permitted in this District.

15.1 PERMITTED USES. A building or premises shall be used for the following purposes:

Light industrial uses including: bottling works; building material storage yard; carting, express, hauling or storage yard; milk distributing station; public utility substation and facilities; storage warehouse; wholesale warehouse or business; and similar uses.

Manufacturing uses where the process of manufacturing or treatment of materials conforms to the following performance standards:

A. Smoke: No smoke is emitted of a density greater than No. 1 according to the Ringelmann’s Scale, except that smoke of a density not in excess of No. 2 of Ringelmann’s Scale shall be permitted for a period not in excess of six (6) minutes in any hour.

B. Fly Ash: No particles from any flue or smokestack shall exceed two tenths (0.2) grains per cubic foot of the flue gas at a stack temperature of five hundred degrees (500 ) Fahrenheit.

C. Dust: No dust of any kind produced by the industrial operations shall be permitted to escape beyond the confines of the building in which it is produced.

D. Odor: No noxious odor of any kind shall be permitted to extend beyond the lot lines.

E. Gases and Fumes: No gases or fumes, toxic to persons or injurious to property shall be permitted to escape beyond the building in which they occur.

F. Glare: No glare shall be seen from any street or any residential area.

G. Vibration: No intense earth shaking vibrations shall be created or maintained by any industry beyond the boundary lines of the tract on which it is located.

H. Noise and Sound: A maximum of seventy (70) decibels at the property line is permitted. Noise is required to be muffled so as not to become objectionable due to intermittence, beat, frequency or shrillness. Sound may equal but not exceed street traffic noise in the vicinity during a normal shift work period.

Commercial uses including the following:

Retail sales, including appliance, bakery, book store, card and gift shop, carpeting, clothing, department store, drug store, fabrics, feed store, food store, furniture store, garden shop, hardware store, hobby shop, jewelry store, liquor store, newsstand, pet shop, radio and T.V. store, and sporting goods.

Household services, including appliance repair, bicycle repair, carpeting and draperies, electrical, heating and cooling, painting contractor, plumbing, radio and television repair, and upholstery.

Food and beverage services, including bars, taverns, catering establishments, hotels motels, ice cream parlors, and restaurants, but not including drive-ins or drive-thurs.

Recreational uses, including archery, billiard parlor, bowling alley, dancing, racquetball, rollerskating rink, tennis facility, theater, video games, and weightlifting.

Hotels and motels, offering accommodations to transient overnight guests.

Automotive services, including new car and vehicle dealerships and auto parts stores.

Farm implement services, including new and used farm implement dealerships and repair.

Manufactured housing sales.

Dwellings for resident watchmen and caretakers employed on the premises.

Parking lots with less than 10 spaces.

Publicly-owned building or facility of any kind.

 

 15.2 Accessory Uses

ACCESSORY USES. Uses subordinate to that of the main building may include.

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to the above uses. Also, includes underground storm shelters. (Amended 6/21/99; Ordinance #99-1508)

Where a lot is used for a commercial or industrial purpose, more than one main building of the business or industry may be located upon the lot but only when such buildings conform to all open space requirements around the lot for the district in which the lot is located.

Grading, filling, excavating or any change in the grade or property that involves the moving, depletion or replacement of more than 50 cubic yards of material or changes the existing elevation by more than two feet requires a permit. At no time shall any grading be detrimental to surrounding property in appearance or in the diversion of storm water drainage.

 15.3 Special Uses

SPECIAL USES. A building or premises may be used for the following purposes if the provisions of the special use regulations, Chapter 21, Section 21.4, are met and a special use permit is obtained:

Drive-in or drive-thru restaurants, and other drive-in or drive-thru establishments.

Auto repair garages, body shops, used motor vehicle sales, filling stations, public garages, and car washes.

Parking lots of ten (10) or more spaces. (Amended 12/2/96; Ordinance #96-1334).

 15.4 Parking/Loading Requirements

PARKING/LOADING REQUIREMENTS.

See Chapter 17.

 15.5 Area Requirements

AREA REQUIREMENTS.

Minimum lot width--none.

Minimum depth of front yard--30 feet.

Minimum width of side yard--no side yards are required except on the side of a lot abutting a residential district, in which case there shall be a side yard of not less than twenty-five feet for permitted industrial and manufacturing uses and five feet for all other uses.

Minimum depth of rear yard--no rear yards are required except on the rear of a lot abutting a residential district, in which case there shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.

Minimum lot area--32,670 square feet.

Supplemental area requirements are provided in Chapter 19, Section 19.2.

 15.6 Height Requirements

HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.

The maximum height shall be 60 feet or three stories, except where restricted by airport clear zone requirements. Supplemental height requirements are provided in Chapter 19, Section 19.1.

 15.7 Screening

SCREENING.

Activities Enclosed. All production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing, or repair activities shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings. Storage areas may be open to the sky, but shall be enclosed by walls or fences, including gates, at least eight (8) feet high, completely screening the storage area.

Refuse Containers. All refuse generated by facilities located within this District shall be stored in tightly-covered containers placed in visually-screened areas.