The IL Zone District is designed to permit low-intensity uses
such as warehousing, assembly and disassembly, storage, wholesale
distribution, machine shops, wood, glass and metal working and other
similar uses.
A. Principal uses shall be:
(4)
Assembly and disassembly.
(7)
Customary and conventional farming operations as permitted by §
160-128A(3), including the construction of residences that are accessory to such farming operations.
[Amended 6-2-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-15]
(8)
Major solar or photovoltaic energy facility or structure in accordance with Article
XXX, §
160-201C.
[Added 12-12-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-6]
B. Accessory uses shall be uses customarily incidental to the principal uses pursuant to Subsection
A above and conducted on the same lot, including:
(1)
Parking areas and parking structures for the storage of motor
vehicles in connection with the permitted operation.
(2)
Maintenance and utility shops for the upkeep and repair of buildings
and structures on the site and equipment used on the site.
(3)
Water, drainage, sewerage, fire protection and other utility
facilities.
(4)
Signs as permitted and regulated in §
160-86 of this chapter.
(5)
Customary farm buildings for the storage of products or equipment
located on the same property as the primary use.
(6)
Minor solar or photovoltaic energy facility or structure in accordance with Article
XXX, §
160-201B.
[Added 12-12-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-6]
Conditional uses shall be as regulated in §
160-119.
The following requirements shall be complied with in the IL
Zone District:
A. Minimum lot area. Every lot shall have a minimum lot area of two
acres, measured within 400 feet of the front street right-of-way line.
B. Lot width. The minimum lot width, measured at the front yard setback
line, shall be 200 feet.
C. Lot frontage. The minimum lot frontage, measured along the front
street right-of-way line, shall be 200 feet.
D. Lot depth. The minimum lot depth, measured at a right angle to the
front street right-of-way line, shall be 200 feet.
E. Lot coverage.
(1)
The building coverage, as defined in §
160-5 of this chapter, shall not exceed 30%.
(2)
The aggregate coverage, as defined in §
160-5 of this chapter, shall not exceed 50%.
F. Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio for all structures on site
shall not exceed 25% of the total lot area.
G. Front yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 25 feet,
of which at least 10 feet immediately adjacent to the street upon
which the lot has frontage and extending for the full frontage of
the lot must be set aside for the purposes of providing buffering
from the public road and provision of proper sight distances. Within
such area, the owner shall establish and maintain a planting of grass
and/or horticultural ground cover. Other landscape materials may be
incorporated, provided that there is no obstruction to vision other
than a tree trunk in the area between two feet and seven feet above
ground level. No other use shall be made of this buffer area other
than for a single driveway to provide access to the use for each 100
feet of frontage upon a public road. Such driveway shall not exceed
24 feet in width.
H. Side yard. There shall be two side yards, and no side yard shall
be less than 10 feet; provided, however, that no building shall be
closer than 75 feet to any residential zone district boundary line.
No parking area, aisle or driveway shall be permitted within 10 feet
of any side lot line nor within 40 feet of any residential zone district
boundary line or legally preexisting residential use.
I. Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of 30 feet, provided, however,
that no building shall be closer than 75 feet to any residential zone
district boundary line. No parking area, aisle or driveway shall be
permitted within 10 feet of a rear lot nor within 40 feet of a residential
zone district boundary line or legally preexisting residential use.
J. Building height. No building shall exceed a height of 40 feet. In
determining the height of any building, elevators or escalators, penthouses,
cooling towers and other structures on the roof, which house mechanical
or other equipment, shall not be taken into account, provided that
they do not exceed a height of 10 feet above the roof to which they
are attached and provided further that such structures are appropriately
masked or screened as determined by the Planning Board at time of
site plan approval.
K. Landscaping and design. Those portions of the entire site that are
not used for roads or lanes and off-street parking and buildings shall
be attractively planted and maintained with trees, shrubs, plants
and grass lawns, provided that, to the extent possible, existing topography
and natural features, such as wooded areas, ponds and lakes, shall
be preserved in their natural state.