[Amended 9-10-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996; 6-13-2000 by L.L. No. 2-2000]
A. 
Permitted principal uses. Any of the following uses are permitted in the Industrial District, provided that such use complies with all dimensional and other requirements of this chapter, including obtaining any permits required by the Town of Somerset or any other government agencies. The intent is to provide for light industry, research and development and related uses in a planned setting that establishes a coordinated and harmonious development of any area so zoned.
(1) 
Laboratory engaged in research, testing and experimental work, including any process normal to laboratory practice and technique.
(2) 
The assembly and/or treatment of articles or merchandise from previously prepared materials consisting of fiber, glass, fur, leather, paper, plastics, wax, wood and wire, provided that no chemical process is involved in the basic manufacture of such materials.
(3) 
The manufacture and/or assembly of mechanical devices, electrical appliances, the machining and assembly of parts made of metal, electrical and electromechanical devices and components, not to include heavy stamp forging and the like that would produce earth jarring or other objectionable noise beyond the property boundaries, and further provided that all necessary and approved safeguards are employed to reduce hazard and annoyance to the community.
(4) 
The processing and storage of candy and confections, frozen foods, cosmetics, pharmaceutical products, toiletries and food products, excluding a slaughterhouse.
(5) 
Wholesale business and storage for the following types of commodities: clothing, drugs, dry goods, packaged food, furniture, hardware, beverage and other similar commodities as approved by the Planning Board.
(6) 
Office use necessary and incidental to any permitted use within the district.
(7) 
Farm.
(8) 
Industrial wind energy conversion system, as defined by § 205-11BB. Siting and construction of any industrial wind energy conversion system shall be subject to all other requirements of this chapter, including but not limited to requirements applicable to any tall structure and wind energy conversion system.
[Added 1-29-2018 by L.L. No. 1-2018]
B. 
Uses permitted by special use permit. Special uses may be permitted with a special use permit in the Industrial Use District, provided that such use complies with all applicable dimensional and other requirements of this chapter, including any permits required by Article XII.
C. 
Permitted accessory uses. Any other related uses consistent with the uses in this section and accessory uses related and incidental to the uses permitted herein (i.e., enclosed storage, equipment storage in tanker/trailer operations and limited retailing of the above uses where the retail portion is restricted to a maximum of 15% on premises of the area of the building).
D. 
Prohibited uses.
(1) 
No building(s) in the Industrial District shall, at any time, be used, erected or converted for the manufacture, storage, distribution or sale of any product or items which shall increase the fire hazard to adjoining buildings, or land adjacent to the district; or for any use which constitutes a nuisance or causes the emission of odors or gases which could reasonably be expected to be injurious to people or products manufactured or stored within such building(s), or upon such land; or for any purpose or use in violation of the laws of the United States, the State of New York or any political subdivision thereof. Storage of junk or secondhand material, the use of equipment or manufacturing processes which cause earth tremors or vibrations beyond the boundaries of any building lot upon which they are situate and the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of explosives are prohibited.
(2) 
The storage of materials necessary in conjunction with approved uses herein, and which meet all legal, state and federal codes, shall not be prohibited but shall be clearly incidental to the permitted uses.
E. 
Dimensional requirements.
(1) 
Area. The minimum lot area shall be one acre.
(2) 
Lot width. The minimum lot width shall be 200 feet of frontage on a dedicated street.
(3) 
Setback. The minimum setback shall be 50 feet to any street right-of-way.
(4) 
Side yard. The minimum side yard shall be 25 feet to the property line, except where it abuts another nonindustrial district in which case 75 feet shall be required. Driveways shall not be constructed closer than 10 feet to any side lot line.
(5) 
Rear yard. The minimum rear yard shall be 10 feet, except where the lot abuts a residential district in which case it will be 100 feet.
(6) 
Height. Thirty feet (maximum).
(7) 
Building coverage. 25% (maximum of total area).
F. 
Design standards. All building(s) and/or addition(s) thereto shall be designed by a New-York-State-registered architect or licensed professional engineer. No building(s) or any addition(s) thereto shall be erected or any lot improved until the building plans, specifications and site plans have been approved in accordance with this chapter. All plans and permits for site and building improvements in this district shall be approved by the Town of Somerset Planning Board prior to any final approval or the issuance of any permits for construction.
(1) 
Materials. All building(s) or addition(s) thereto shall be of masonry construction. No such building(s) or addition(s) shall be covered with sheet aluminum, iron or steel, or corrugated aluminum, asbestos or iron, except when such materials form an integral part of a standard modular curtain wall panel or insulated sandwich wall as defined by the modular industry. In the event that any such buildings or additions thereto shall be constructed with concrete, concrete blocks, tile blocks or tile brick, the outside face of the wall(s) thereof which are exposed to the street, shall be finished with face brick, insulated curtain wall, insulated sandwich wall, their equivalent or better; and, in addition, the outside face of walls abutting such walls exposed to streets shall be so finished to a minimum depth of 15 feet.
(2) 
Rooftop structures. All objects such as water and cooling tanks, processing equipment, fans, vents and other rooftop structures and equipment shall be architecturally compatible and shielded from public view. Such structures or facilities shall be subject to height regulations in accordance with § 205-12 of this chapter.
(3) 
Storage. Outdoor storage is not allowed in the front or side yard. Permitted outdoor storage areas shall be suitably screened or fenced from view from adjacent parcels.
(4) 
Fencing. No fence shall be erected in any required setback area.
(5) 
Landscape and screening. All lots in the district shall be suitably landscaped in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. All setback areas shall be landscaped, including street trees (deciduous, minimum two-inch caliper) at intervals of 50 feet along the frontage of any street, yet outside the dedicated street right-of-way. In addition, a fifty-foot buffer strip of plant materials, suitably planted and maintained, shall be provided between the park boundary and any adjacent residential uses.
(6) 
Fill dirt. Where fill is necessary to obtain the proper topography and finish ground elevation, it shall be soil or earth fill, free of waste material and slag and shall not contain noxious materials that will give off odors of any kind. All fill material shall be leveled immediately after completion of any building or addition thereto, and any excess excavation earth shall be removed promptly therefrom.
(7) 
Maintenance. The buildings, improvements and appurtenances erected and situate upon any lot in the district shall at all times be kept in a safe, clean, wholesome condition and shall comply with all government, health and police requirements. All rubbish of any kind which may accumulate on any such building lot shall be promptly removed.
(8) 
Parking. There shall be no parking on public streets situate in the district or required yards. Employee parking facilities shall conform to § 205-51 of this chapter. Employee parking shall not be located within any setback area or in front of the building.
(9) 
Signage. No sign shall be permitted in the district unless and until it has been approved as part of the building and site plans as prescribed in this chapter. Such signs shall be attached to the walls or roof of the building(s) thereof and shall not project above the roof of any such building. Employee directional, parking and other similar signs shall be included in all plans and permits and shall be approved accordingly. Flashing or animated signs are prohibited.
(10) 
Plan required. A concept plan is required for the coordination of development and utilities, including site layout, access, traffic impact and circulation, principal structures, stormwater management, grading and utilities. Consolidated signage and landscaping will be required. A final site plan will be required in accordance with site plan review procedures.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Art. XVA, Site Plan Review.
[Added 6-13-2000 by L.L. No. 2-2000[1]]
A. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
Any of the following uses are permitted in the General Industrial District, provided that such use complies with all dimensional and other requirements of this chapter, including obtaining any permits required by the Town of Somerset or other government agency. Unless a use is permitted, it is prohibited. The district is intended to provide for unique heavy commercial uses and industrial uses that accommodate or are directly related to the generation of electrical power from coal and natural fuels, specifically excluding nuclear power and facilities.
(a) 
Fossil-fuel-fired electrical power-generating stations.
(b) 
Industrial uses and their accessory uses that are directly related to an existing fossil-fuel-fired power-generating facility or similar use that utilize a waste or by-product of said power generation to divert or lessen the waste system produced by the power-generating station.
(2) 
All uses in this district shall comply with the following performance standards:
(a) 
Hazardous condition. Any use, building, structure or land in the GI District shall be operated or occupied in a manner so as to avoid any hazardous, noxious, injurious, dangerous or otherwise objectionable fire, explosive, radioactive or other hazardous condition.
(b) 
Noise. All noise shall be muffled or restricted so as not to be objectionable as a result of intermittence, frequency or shrillness. No sound levels, measured at the nearest lot line, shall exceed 65 decibels during the day and 47 decibels at night (6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.).
(c) 
Vibration. No vibration that can be detected at the nearest lot line without the aid of instruments shall be permitted.
(d) 
Air pollution smoke. There shall not be discharged into the atmosphere from any operation on any lot: fly ash, dust, dirt, smoke, vapor or gas that could result in damage to public health, animals or vegetation or that exceeds the approved regulatory standards of state or federal permitting agencies.
(e) 
Fugitive dust. There shall not be discharged locally from any operation on any lot: fly ash, dust, dirt, smoke, vapor or gas that results in an unsightly condition or could result in damage to public health, animals, vegetation or that exceeds the approved regulatory standards of state or federal permitting agencies.
(f) 
Odor. No odorous or noxious gas or any other odorous or noxious material shall be discharged or permitted to escape into the atmosphere from any operation on any lot in the GI District.
(g) 
Radioactivity. Radioactive material, processes or uses shall be prohibited in the district, and no such material shall be stored, handled or discharged in the district.
(h) 
Electrical interference. There shall be no electrical disturbance emanating from any lot that would adversely affect the operation of any equipment, use or other operation on any lot or premises or the navigation or control of aircraft.
(i) 
Liquid or solid wastes. There shall be no discharge of any liquid or solid wastes from any establishment into any stream, pond, waterway or land or groundwater except as authorized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. No waste, debris or other discarded materials shall be allowed to accumulate in any yard or open space on the premises.
(j) 
Glare and heat. No direct or sky-reflected glare as a result of lighting, high-temperature processes, combustion, welding or other activities, so as to be visible from the lot line, right-of-way or adjacent use, shall be permitted. All lighting shall be diffused and hooded or screened to avoid glare or spread to adjacent properties.
B. 
Uses permitted by special use permit. Any of the following uses may be permitted with a special use permit in the General Industrial District, provided that such use complies with all applicable dimensional and other requirements of this chapter, including any permits required by the Town of Somerset or other government agencies.
(1) 
The manufacture and/or assembly of musical instruments, novelty toys or related products; mechanical and electrical devices, appliances and components; wood products; compounding, processing and storage of candy and confections; frozen foods; cosmetics, pharmaceutical products, toiletries and food products, including a slaughterhouse.
(2) 
Wholesale business and storage for the following types of commodities: clothing, drugs, dry goods, packaged food, furniture, hardware, beverage and other similar commodities as approved by the Planning Board.
(3) 
Office uses necessary and incidental to any permitted use within the district.
(4) 
Laboratory research, testing and experimental work.
(5) 
Any other related uses consistent with the uses in this section and accessory uses related and incidental to the uses permitted herein (i.e., enclosed storage, equipment storage in tanker/trailer operations, etc.).
(6) 
Excavations as regulated under Chapter 96 of the Code of the Town of Somerset.
C. 
Prohibited uses.
(1) 
No residential uses shall be allowed in the General Industrial District. Storage of junk or secondhand material, automobiles or scrap is prohibited. No landfills shall be allowed.
(2) 
The storage of materials necessary in conjunction with approved uses herein which meet all legal, state and federal codes shall not be prohibited but shall be clearly incidental to the permitted use.
D. 
Dimensional requirements.
(1) 
Area. The minimum lot area shall be five acres.
(2) 
Lot width. The minimum lot width shall be 200 feet of frontage on a dedicated street.
(3) 
Setback. The minimum setback shall be 50 feet to any street right-of-way.
(4) 
Side yard. The minimum side yard shall be 25 feet to the property line, except where it abuts another agricultural or residential district, in which case 200 feet shall be required.
(5) 
Rear yard. The minimum rear yard shall be 25 feet, except where the lot abuts an agricultural or residential district, in which case it will be 200 feet.
(6) 
Height. Thirty-five feet (maximum).
(7) 
Building coverage. 35% percent (maximum of total area).
[1]
Editor's Note: Provisions of this local law also superseded former § 205-41, Permitted accessory uses, pertaining to the Industrial (I) District. See now § 205-40.
[Amended 2-9-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
A. 
Site plan. A site plan showing the location and proposed industrial use of buildings, structures and lands shall be submitted with each application for a building permit for the erection, alteration or location of a building or structure in the I District, and such site plan shall be subject to review and approval by the Town Planning Board.
B. 
Parking areas may be located in any of the required yard areas, provided that they are not less than 50 feet from a street line or 20 feet from a property line.
C. 
Each use located in this zone shall provide truck loading and unloading space on the same lot and in other than the required front yard so as to permit the transfer of goods in other than a public street.
D. 
Each use established in this zone shall set aside 10% of the tract for seeding and landscaping and use this area for no other purpose.
E. 
All industrial processes shall take place within an enclosed building. Industrial storage of materials out of doors shall be permitted. Industrial uses shall be located so as to be a minimum of 100 feet from any nonindustrial district. This one-hundred-foot buffer strip shall be perpetually maintained so as to provide visual screening of the industrial uses.