[Ord. No. 945, 2-11-2002]
The "I-H" Heavy Industrial District is intended for the purpose
of allowing basic or primary industries which are generally not compatible
with residential and/or commercial activity. Certain extremely obnoxious
or hazardous uses will require special permission to locate in this
district.
[Ord. No. 945, 2-11-2002]
In District "I-H," no building or land shall be erected, altered, or enlarged, which is arranged, intended, or designed for other than one of the uses listed in Section 405.770 below.
[Ord. No. 945, 2-11-2002]
A.
All listing in "I-L." Greater or lesser restrictions apply.
1.
Blacksmith shop.
2.
Chemical laboratories not producing noxious fumes or odors.
3.
Construction equipment sales and rental.
4.
Entertainment arenas.
5.
Feed and seed stores, flour mills, and grain processing.
6.
Forges (hand).
7.
Grain elevators.
8.
Machinery sales, service repairs, painting and storage.
9.
Machine yards.
10.
Manufacturing or fabricating establishments.
11.
Milk bottling or distribution.
12.
Monument and marble works.
13.
Planning mills.
14.
Radiator repair shops.
15.
Railroad freight yards.
16.
Storage in bulk of, or warehouse for, such material as asphalt,
brick, building material, cement, cotton, coal, contractors equipment,
feed, fertilizer, grain, gravel, grease, hay, ice, lead, lime machinery,
metals, paste, poultry, roofing, rope, sand, scrap paper, or stone,
tar, tarred or creosote products, terra-cotta, timber, wood and wool.
17.
Truck and rail terminals.
18.
Warehouses or storage houses.
19.
Wholesale houses.
20.
Special Use Permit. The following uses of land may be allowed
by the Council in this district upon submission, review and recommendation
of the Commission.
a.
Auto wrecking yards, junk yards and scrap processing yards are
subject however, to the following:
(1)
Located on a tract of land at least three thousand
(3,000) feet from a residential district zone.
(2)
The operation shall be conducted totally within
a non-combustible building or within area completely surrounded on
all sides by a fence, wall or hedge at least six (6) feet high. The
fence, wall or hedge shall be of uniform height, uniform texture and
color and shall be so maintained by the proprietor as to insure maximum
safety to the public and preserve the general welfare of the neighborhood.
The fence, wall or hedge shall be installed in such a manner as to
retain all scrap, junk or other material within the yard.
(3)
No junk shall be loaded, unloaded or otherwise
placed either temporarily or permanently outside the enclosed building,
hedge, fence, or wall, or within the public right-of-way.
(4)
Burning of paper, trash, junk or other waste materials
shall be permitted only after approval of the Fire Department. Said
burning, when permitted, shall be done during daylight hours only.
b.
Petroleum refining.
c.
Stockyard and slaughter houses.
d.
Ready-mix and concrete and asphalt mix plants.
e.
Manufacturing or storage of bulk oil, gas and explosives.
f.
Other uses which may be noxious or offensive by reason of the
emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise or vibration.
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None.
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B.
Side Yards.
1.
Provided there is conformance with the Town Fire Code,[1] no side yard shall be required for uses in this district
except where such use abuts a dwelling or dwelling district zone,
in which case a fifty-foot landscape buffer with trees and evergreen
shall be provided to screen the residential area on the side of the
lot which abuts the residential district.
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A.
Commercial and industrial uses allowed in this district shall provide
one (1) off-street parking space for every two (2) regular employees
per shift.
B.
Plans And Approval Required.
1.
Plans showing layout and design of all required off-street parking
areas shall be submitted and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission
prior to issuing a building permit. Before approving the parking layout,
the Commission shall be satisfied that the spaces provided are usable
and meet standard design criteria. All required off-street parking
areas, including access drives, shall be improved with asphalt, concrete
or similar dust-free surface and all parking spaces shall be clearly
marked.
C.
Exceptions.
1.
Off-street parking requirements in this district may be waived
by the Governing Body when it can be established that off-street parking
to satisfy the above requirements is provided or is available, either
private or public, on adjoining property or within one hundred fifty
(150) feet of the proposed use. In determining whether or not sufficient
off-street parking is available to satisfy the requirements of this
Section, vacant land or space allocated to other uses shall not be
considered.
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A.
No loading or unloading operation shall be permitted in the right-of-way
of any street or alley.
B.
Curb cuts for access to parking, loading and unloading areas shall
be first approved by the Zoning Administrator. In making application
for such curb cuts, the applicant shall present his/her proposal in
writing and provide the Zoning Administrator with sufficient plans
showing location, width and type of surface proposed across the public
right-of-way.
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A.
Required. On the same premises with every building, structure or
part thereof erected and occupied for manufacturing, storage or foods
display, and which shall include any warehouse, goods, display, department
store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry,
dry cleaning or other uses similarly involving the receipt or distribution
by vehicles of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and
maintained on the lot adequate space for standing, loading and unloading
services in order to avoid undue interference with public use of the
streets or alleys.
B.
Amount Of Space Prescribed. Such space, unless otherwise adequately
provided for, shall include a ten-foot by fifty-foot loading space
with fourteen-foot height clearance for every twenty thousand (20,000)
square feet or fraction thereof in excess of three thousand (3,000)
square feet of land use for above mentioned purposes. These requirements
may, upon appeal, be increased, modified or waived by the Board of
Adjustment where, in its judgement, the conditions or circumstances
provide substantial reasons to justify such action.
[Ord. No. 945, 2-11-2002]
See definitions in Section 405.010.
