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Zoning
Article V. District Use Regulations
Sec. 31-80. District I-L - Light Industrial District
A. INTENT AND PURPOSE OF DISTRICT
The "I-L' Light Industrial District is intended for the purpose
of allowing certain industrial uses which do not create obnoxious sounds,
glare, dust or odor. Height and land coverage are controlled to insure
compatibility with adjoining uses.
B. DISTRICT REGULATIONS In District "I-L"
no building or land shall be used and no building or structure altered,
enlarged or erected, which is arranged, intended or designed for other
than one of the uses listed in Subsection C below.
C. USE REGULATIONS
Light Industry use listed alphabetically:
- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
O P Q S T U V W X Y Z
D. INTENSITY OF USE REGULATIONS
- 1. A building structure or use, allowed in this district,
may occupy not more than seventy-five (75) percent of the lot area.
2. In case where the required off-street parking and/or loading and
unloading will be provided within the building or structure, then the structure
may cover not more than seventy (70%) percent of the lot area.
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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.
2. Side Yard: Provided there is compliance with the city fire code,
no side yard shall be required for uses in this district except where such
use abutts a dwelling or dwelling district zone, in which case there shall
be required twenty-five (25) feet of side yard with an evergreen buffer approved
by the Commission on the side of the lot which butts the residential district.
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 approved
along those rear lot lines which adjoins 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 with the following exceptions:
Service stations - One (1) parking space for every two regular
employees plus two (2) spaces for each service bay.
2. Plans and Approval Required . 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.
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 spaces allotted 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 this proposal in writing
and provide the Director of Municipal Services with sufficient plans
showing location, width and type surface proposed across the public right-of-way.
This shall be done in accordance with existing ordinance on streets.
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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
or 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, thereshall 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 Adjustments
where, in its judgment, the conditions or circumstances provide substantial
reasons to justify such action.
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