In I Districts, the regulations in this article
shall apply.
In an I District, a building may be erected,
altered or used and a lot or premises may be used for any of the following
purposes and for no other:
A. Any use permitted as a matter of right or on a special
permit in any other district, subject to all specifications and requirements
for such use.
B. Industrial uses of the following nature and uses of a no more objectionable nature, provided that no use shall be allowed which produces or emits dust, smoke, odor, gas fumes, noise, vibration or similar substances or conditions comparable in character or in aggregate amount to any uses listed in §§
195-101 and
195-102 of this chapter: baking plant, coal, coke or lumberyard, wholesale storage and warehouse, bottling works, monument works, laundry, veterinary hospital, motor vehicle repair shop, cold storage plant, creamery, dry-cleaning plant, power-generating station, ice manufacture, railroad yards, foundry or stable.
C. Uses of a light manufacturing nature, employing electricity
or other unobjectionable motor power, utilizing hand labor or unobjectionable
machinery or processes and free from any objectionable odors, fumes,
dirt, vibration or noise.
The following uses may be permitted by the Board of Appeals, provided that the Board receives sufficient evidence to indicate that the proposed use will not materially harm adjacent property nor comprise a nuisance to the health, safety or welfare of the community. The Board may impose such conditions and safeguards as may be deemed necessary to protect and conserve adjacent property and to maintain the character of the district, as provided in §
195-36 of this chapter.
A. Abattoir (slaughterhouse), dead animal and offal reduction,
fat rendering, automobile junkyard, brewing or distillation, meat
packing, petroleum storage, power forge, rock crusher, scrap paper
or rug storage, scrap iron or junk storage, quarry, sandpit, gravel
pit, topsoil stripping, cement batching.
B. Manufacture of asphalt, ammunition, brick, carbon,
disinfectant, fireworks, glucose, paper, plaster, soap, tile, vinegar,
etc.
C. Other uses similar in character and no more objectionable
to those enumerated in this section.
The following uses are prohibited in I Districts:
A. Boiler making, bone distillation, petroleum refining
and tar distillation, stockyards, curing, tanning and storage of hides.
B. Manufacture of acids, ammonia, cement, chlorine, fertilizer,
glue, gypsum, lime, soda, dyestuffs, grease, lard or tallow, matches,
rubber, plaster of paris, etc.
C. In general, those industries which, by reason of excessive
or frequent emission of smoke, gas, noise, odor, vibration and dust
or other substances or conditions, constitute a nuisance or detriment
to public safety, convenience and welfare.
In an I District, no industrial structure shall
be erected or altered to exceed a height of three stories or 45 feet.
In an I District, lot area requirements shall
be not less than 9,000 square feet and lot width not less than 60
feet.
In an I District, industrial structures, including
accessory buildings, shall not cover more than 40% of the area of
the lot.
In an I District, industrial structures shall
have front, side and rear yards not less than the following dimensions:
B. Side yard: 10 feet each side yard; provided, however,
that any lot bordering on a residential district shall have a side
yard or a width not less than 30 feet.
C. Rear yard: 10% of the depth of the lot, but no less
than 20 feet.
In an I District, accessory buildings shall
meet the following requirements:
B. Minimum distance from lot lines:
(1)
Front yard: No accessory building is permitted
in front of the principal building.
(2)
From side lot lines: eight feet each side yard;
provided, however, that any lot bordering on a residential district
shall have a side yard of a width not less than 25 feet.
(3)
From rear lot line: eight feet.