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- Zoning
Sec. 31-81
District I-H - Heavy Industrial
A. INTENT AND PURPOSE OF DISTRICT 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.
B. DISTRICT REGULATIONS 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 Subsection C. below.
C. USE REGULATIONS
Types of industry listed alphabetically:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O
P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Special Use
D. INTENSITY OF USE REGULATIONS .
1. A building,
structure or use, allowed in this district may occupy all that portion
of a lot except for the area required for off-street loading and unloading
and their access roads and as otherwise required in Section G and I.
- 2. In
the case where the required off-street parking and/or loading and unloading
will be provided within the building or structure, then the building
or structure may cover the entire lot except as otherwise required in
Section F.
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- E. HEIGHT REGULATIONS None.
F. YARD REGULATIONS
- 1. Front Yard: No front yard
shall be required for uses permitted in
- this District.
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- 2. Side Yard: Provided
there is conformance with the city fire code, 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 there shall be required fifty (50) feet
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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- 3. Rear Yard: The depth of
a rear yard shall be at least ten (10) feet, except that on a corner
lot no rear yard is required within fifty (50) feet of a side street,
unless the rear line adjoins a residential or commercial district. An
evergreen buffer approved by the Commission shall be provided along those
rear lot lines which adjoin a residential district.
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- G. PARKING REGULATIONS
- 1. Commercial and Industrial uses allowed in this
district shall provide one (1) off-street parking space for every two
regular employees per shift, and said parking spaces shall be provided
within five hundred (500) feet of the proposed structure.
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- 2. Plans and Approval Required (Amended 7/6/87 Ordinance
No. 6266) 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 driveways, shall be improved with asphalt,
concrete or similar dust-free surface and all parking spaces shall be
clearly marked.
3. Exceptions 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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- H. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- 1. No loading or unloading operation shall be permitted
in the right-of-way of any street or alley.
2. Curb cuts for access to parking, loading and unloading areas shall
be first approved by the Director of Municipal Services. In making application
for such curb cuts, the Applicant shall present his proposal in writing
and provide the Director of Municipal Services with sufficient plans showing
location, width and type of surface proposed across the public right-of-way.
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- I. LOADING AND UNLOADING REGULATIONS .
- 1. Required: On the same premises with every building,
structure or part thereof, erected and occupied for manufacturing, storage
of goods displayed, and which shall include any warehouse, goods displayed,
department store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary,
laundry, dry cleaning or other uses similarly involving the receipt or
distribution by vehicles, of materials 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.
2. Amount of space prescribed: Such space unless otherwise adequately
provided for, shall include a ten (10) foot by fifty (50) foot loading space
with fourteen (14) foot height clearance for every twenty thousand (20,000)
square feet or fraction thereof in excess of three thousand (3,000) square
feet of building floor use for above mentioned purposes or 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, it its judgment, the conditions or circumstances provide substantial
reasons to justify such action.
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