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Town of Massena, NY
St. Lawrence County
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The I General Industrial District is intended to provide for areas in the Town which industrial, manufacturing or other materials handling, processing and/or storage activities may take place with maximum economic and environmental feasibility and with minimum negative impact on residential, agricultural and commercial development. In an I General Industrial District, no building or premises shall be used except for the following.
A. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Uses requiring a standard permit (permitted by right): no uses are permitted by right.
(2) 
Uses requiring site plan approval:
(a) 
Manufacturing, assembling, converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, recycling, or any other processing and incidental storage of products and materials, including but not limited to greenhouses for the growing or the cultivation of delicate or out-of-season plants.
[Amended 5-19-2021 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
(b) 
Wholesaling, storage and warehousing.
(c) 
Junkyards and dismantlers.
(d) 
Research laboratories.
(e) 
Truck and rail terminals and port facilities, including docking, fueling, loading and unloading.
(f) 
Signs.
(g) 
Waste storage and/or treatment facilities.
(h) 
Adult uses.
The minimum lot area and dimensions shall be as follows: Refer to Development Standards in the Schedule of District Regulations for additional Standards.
A. 
Area: 80,000 square feet unless otherwise provided for specific uses or by the Planning Board during site plan review. The minimum area is not intended to be the result of multiplying the minimum width times the minimum depth. (Irregular lot size)
B. 
Width: 200 feet.
C. 
Depth: 200 feet.
D. 
Yards (distance from any lot line to any building):
(1) 
Front: 75 feet from the right-of-way or 108 feet from the center of the road, whichever is greater.
(2) 
Side: 50 feet. An additional 20 feet must be added to this requirement if the property is abutting a residential district boundary.
(3) 
Rear: 50 feet. An additional 20 feet must be added to this requirement if the property is abutting a residential district boundary.
E. 
Lot coverage: 35% of the total lot area may be covered by buildings.
The building limitations shall be as follows:
A. 
Maximum height: none.