§ 50-70. Industrial district I.

(a)

Statement of intent. The primary purpose of the industrial district I is to permit the location of certain industries which do not in any way detract from the residential desirability of nearby areas and to permit industries to locate near a labor supply. No junkyards or automobile wrecking yards shall be permitted.

(b)

Uses permitted by right. In industrial district I, any structure to be erected or land to be used shall be for one or more of the following uses:

(1)

Assembly of electrical appliances, electronic instruments and devices, radios and phonographs; also, the manufacture of small parts, such as integrated circuits, circuit boards and minor assemblies.

(2)

Bottling works and plants.

(3)

Building material sales yards, plumbing supplies storage.

(4)

Carpenter, cabinet, furniture and upholstery shops.

(5)

Carwash.

(6)

Coal, wood and fuel storage yards, feed and seed stores.

(7)

Construction equipment sales.

(8)

Contractor's equipment storage yard or plant, or rental of equipment commonly used by contractors.

(9)

Furniture moving and storage.

(10)

Greenhouse and plant nurseries.

(11)

Laboratories (pharmaceutical and/or medical).

(12)

Manufacture, compounding, assembling or treatment of articles of merchandise from previously prepared materials which do not involve explosives.

(13)

Manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of such products as bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, dairy products, drugs, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, perfumed toilet soap, toiletries and food products.

(14)

Manufacture of pottery and figurines or other similar ceramic products.

(15)

Manufacture of musical instruments, toys, novelties and rubber and metal stamps.

(16)

Motor vehicle assembling; tire vulcanizing, retreading or recapping; battery manufacturing.

(17)

Motor vehicle sales lot.

(18)

Motor vehicle service stations, with major repair under cover.

(19)

Office buildings.

(20)

Packing plants.

(21)

Precision instrument manufacture.

(22)

Printing and publishing shops.

(23)

Veterinary hospitals, kennels.

(24)

Textile manufacturing.

(25)

Welding or machine shops.

(26)

Wholesale businesses, storage warehouses.

(27)

Off-street parking for permitted uses in the district as set forth in section 50-103.

(28)

Public utility generating, booster, or relay stations; transformer substations; transmission lines and towers; and other facilities for the provision and maintenance of public utilities, including railroads and facilities, and water and sewer installations.

(29)

Signs as set forth in section 50-105.

(30)

Fences as set forth in section 50-101.

(31)

Accessory uses which are incidental to the principal use.

(c)

Uses permitted by special use permit. Uses permitted by special use permit are wholesale and distributive establishments which do not create hazards for traffic or adverse impacts on the surrounding area or involve explosives.

(d)

Requirements for permitted uses. Requirements for permitted uses are as follows:

(1)

Before a building permit shall be issued or construction commenced on any permitted use in this district or a permit issued for a new use, the plans, in sufficient detail to show the operations and processes, shall be submitted to the administrator for study. The administrator shall refer these plans to the planning commission for its recommendation. Modifications of the plans may be required. Such plans shall comply with section 50-111.

(2)

Permitted uses shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building or within an area enclosed on all sides by a solid masonry wall, a uniformly painted solid board fence or evergreen hedge six feet in height, or other screen deemed appropriate by the planning commission. Fencing shall be required only when the administrator and planning commission feel such treatment is necessary to screen the use from public view.

(3)

The planning commission may require landscaping within any established or required front setback area. The plans and execution must take into consideration traffic circulation. Landscaping may be permitted up to a height of three feet or more, where deemed desirable by the planning commission, and only to within 50 feet from the corner of any intersecting streets.

(4)

Sufficient area shall be provided to adequately separate permitted uses from adjacent business and residential districts. Areas for off-street parking, which shall be in accordance with section 50-103, may be used for this separation.

(5)

The administrator shall act on any application received within 30 days after receiving the complete application. If formal notice in writing is given to the applicant, the time for action may be extended for a 30-day period.

(e)

Area. The minimum lot area shall be 10,000 square feet.

(f)

Frontage and yards. Frontage and yards shall be provided as follows:

(1)

Buildings shall be located 30 feet or more from any street right-of-way.

(2)

Minimum lot width at the setback line shall be 50 feet.

(3)

The side and rear yard adjoining or adjacent to a residential district shall be 50 feet. Within the industrial district, each side and rear yard shall be a minimum of 20 feet.

(g)

Height. Buildings may be erected up to a height of 45 feet. Chimneys, flues, cooling towers, flagpoles, parapet walls, radio or communication towers or their accessory facilities not normally occupied by workers are excluded from this limitation.

(Ord. of 6-11-1996, § 23-11)

Cross reference— Businesses, ch. 18.

(Ord. of 6-11-1996, § 23-11)

Cross reference

Businesses, ch. 18.