(a) To provide
areas for the location of commercial, industrial, processing and manufacturing
uses which are not compatible with those permissible activities and
uses in the Commercial or Residential Districts.
(b) To regulate
and control development, construction, organization or subdivision
for those uses.
(c) To assure
that uses which are potentially detrimental to the health, safety
and welfare of the public have been located, developed or constructed
to substantially eliminate their potential detrimental effects.
(Ord. No. 935, November
14, 2012)
(a) There
are two Industrial Districts:
(b) Limited
Industrial shall include uses which are generally in support of but
not necessarily compatible with permissible uses in the Commercial
District. These Districts shall normally be established within reasonable
accessibility and convenience to General Commercial Districts and
where there is adequate access to a major thoroughfare.
(c) General
Industrial shall include all business, industrial processing, or storage
uses that are generally considered offensive to the senses or pose
some potential threat or hazard to health, safety and welfare. This
District shall not be located adjacent to Residential or Resort Districts
unless there is physical or geographical protection from those characteristics
of the uses considered to be offensive or hazardous.
(Ord. No. 935, November
14, 2012)
(a) Lot
Size. Lot size shall be as follows:
(1) The
minimum lot area that may be created or developed in a Limited Industrial
District shall be 10,000 square feet.
(2) The
minimum lot area that may be created or developed in a General Industrial
District shall be 10,000 square feet.
(3) Any
existing legal lot or parcel of record as of August 17, 1972, that
is smaller than the required size, may be developed for industrial
use.
(4) Lot
or parcel area shall be calculated in accordance with Sec. 8-4.6(b).
(b) Setback Requirements. Unless as otherwise specified under Subsection
(b)(3), setback requirements shall be as follows:
(1) Minimum
distance from property lines in a Limited Industrial District:
(A) The minimum distance of any building from the right-of-way line of
a public or private street shall be 10 feet unless the building is
entered from that side by motor vehicles in which case the minimum
distance shall be 15 feet.
(B) The minimum distance from any building to a side property line when
the adjacent Use District is industrial or commercial shall be zero.
When the adjacent Use District is other than industrial or commercial,
the minimum distance to the side property line shall be 10 feet.
(C) The minimum distance of any building to a rear property line when
the adjacent Use District is industrial or commercial shall be zero.
When the adjacent rear Use District is other than industrial or commercial,
the minimum distance to the rear property line shall be 10 feet.
(2) Minimum
distances from property lines in a General Industrial District:
(A) Minimum distance of any building from the right-of-way of a public
or private street shall be 15 feet.
(B) Minimum distance of any building from a side property line when the
adjacent Use District is industrial shall be zero. When the adjacent
Use District is other than industrial, the minimum distance to the
side property line shall be 15 feet.
(C) Minimum distance of any building to a rear property line shall be
15 feet.
(3) The
Planning Director may impose greater setback requirements because
of topographic, drainage, air, landscaping, or other health, safety
and welfare conditions.
(c) Minimum
Distance Between Buildings. The minimum distance between detached
buildings on the same parcel shall be 10 feet.
(d) Parcel
Dimension Requirements. No parcel shall be created unless:
(1) It
has a minimum frontage on a public street of 75 feet in a Limited
Industrial District and 100 feet in a General Industrial District;
(2) The
average depth of the parcel is not greater than four times its average
width in either District; and
(3) The
minimum average width is 75 feet in a Limited Industrial and 100 feet
in a General Industrial District.
(e) Driveways
and Parking Areas. Driveways and parking areas shall be as follows:
(1) The
minimum driveway width in Industrial Districts shall be 20 feet if
there is two-way traffic and 14 feet if there is one-way traffic.
(2) Parking
areas shall conform to standards of design and construction established
by the County Engineer, provided that:
(A) No parking lot pavement edge may be located closer than five feet
from the right-of-way line of a public street;
(B) No part of parked vehicles shall protrude into that setback;
(C) All parking lots shall be screened from public thoroughfares by a
fence, wall or plant screen not less than four feet high, provided
that the screening height shall be lowered to the standard as required
under the County Traffic Code or to the standards of the Department
of Public Works, at street corners, driveway intersections, and other
locations. The setback area between the parking area paving and the
public right-of-way shall be planted and shall not be paved.
(3) Paved
off-street parking shall be provided as follows:
(A) One parking stall for each three employees, or one parking stall
for every 500 square feet of gross floor area of the buildings where
the number of employees is unknown;
(B) One parking stall designated for visitors for each 200 square feet
of office space; and
(C) Parking spaces for trucks, equipment, or other vehicles used in the
conduct of the business.
(D) The Planning Director shall determine the distribution of requirements
for any particular use or combination of uses and may increase parking
requirements when particular uses or locations occur in areas where
unusual traffic congestion or conditions exist or are projected.
(f) Building
Height. No building or portion thereof shall exceed 30 feet in height
in a Limited Industrial District or 50 feet in height in a General
Industrial District unless it can be demonstrated that a greater height
is essential to the functioning of the development and that no reasonable
alternative exists.
(g) Sewers.
All industrial development accessible to a public sewer shall provide
for adequate sanitary sewer facilities in accordance with standards
established by the Department of Public Works and the State Department
of Health. In developments not accessible to public sewers, a private
sewage disposal system shall be provided that meets the requirements
of the Department of Public Works and the requirements of Chapter
57 of the Public Health Regulations of the State Department of Health.
(h) Environmental
Impact Statement. The Planning Director, the Planning Commission,
or the County Engineer may require an Environmental Impact Statement
to be submitted prior to the issuance of any zoning, use or Variance
Permit when there is any operation, material or activity which constitutes
a potential threat to public health, safety and welfare or to the
quality of the environment. When requiring such a statement the precise
nature of the items that the Environmental Impact Statement shall
cover shall be indicated.
(i) Public
Access. The Planning Commission may require the dedication of adequate
public access ways not less than 10 feet in width to publicly-owned
land or waters and may require the preservation of all historic and
archaeological sites known or discovered on the parcel subject to
development.
(j) No single
retail or wholesale establishment within an Industrial District may
occupy more than 75,000 gross square feet in floor area. The gross
square feet in floor area of any retail or wholesale establishment
within 800 feet of each other, regardless of whether they are attached
or detached, shall be aggregated in cases where the stores:
(1) Are
engaged in the selling of similar or related goods, wares or merchandise
and are operated under common management; or
(2) Share
check-out counters, storage areas, or warehouse facilities; or
(3) Are
owned, leased, possessed or otherwise controlled, in any manner, by
the same individual(s) or business or non-business entity(ies); or
(4) Otherwise
operate as associated, integrated or cooperative business enterprises.
(Ord. No. 935, November
14, 2012)
(a) No construction or other development for which Standards are established in this Chapter shall be undertaken within any Industrial District except in accordance with a valid Zoning Permit. The following Zoning Permits, in accordance with Sec.
8-3.1, shall be required for the following activities:
(1) Class
I Permit. A Class I Permit must be obtained for construction or development
on a parcel where:
(A) The parcel is not located in a Constraint or a Special Treatment
District and is not larger than 15,000 square feet; and
(B) The construction or development does not require a Use Permit, a
Variance Permit or an Environmental Impact Statement.
(2) Class
II Permit. A Class II Permit must be obtained for construction or
development on a parcel where:
(A) The parcel is not located in a Constraint District or a Special Treatment
District and is larger than 15,000 square feet but not larger than
25,000 square feet; and
(B) The construction or development does not require a Use Permit, Variance
Permit or an Environmental Impact Statement.
(3) Class
III Permit. A Class III Permit must be obtained for construction or
development on a parcel where:
(A) The parcel is larger than 25,000 square feet but not larger than
one acre, whether or not the parcel is located in a Constraint District
or a Special Treatment District, and the construction or development
does not require a Variance Permit or an Environmental Impact Statement;
or
(B) For construction or development on a parcel for which a Class I or
Class II Permit would otherwise be obtainable except that the parcel
is located in a Constraint District or a Special Treatment District.
(4) Class
IV Permit. A Class IV Permit must be obtained for construction or
development on a parcel that is:
(A) Larger than one acre, whether or not the parcel is located in a Constraint
District or Special Treatment District, and whether or not a Use Permit,
Variance Permit or Environmental Impact Statement is required; or
(B) For construction or development for which a Class I, II, or III Permit
would otherwise be obtainable except that a Variance Permit or an
Environmental Impact Statement is required.
(5) To obtain any permit the applicant shall show compliance with the Standards established in this Section and shall submit a plot plan and other information as required by Sec.
8-4.6(d).
(Ord. No. 935, November
14, 2012)
All industrial construction, development or use permitted by,
or in accordance with this Chapter in any other Use District shall
be carried out in accordance with the Standards established in this
Article.
(Ord. No. 935, November
14, 2012)