(A) Minimum setback from residential land uses.
(1) New machine shops. The minimal distance required from newly constructed buildings from any established residential land uses is 2,640 feet (½ mile) measured from nearest property line of subject machine shop to the nearest property line of adjoining residential property.
(2) New residential uses. All future single family dwellings shall be located a minimum of 2,640 (½ mile) measured from the nearest property line of the residential property to the nearest property line of an existing machine shops and/or approved properties with the future intent of building a small or large machine shop.
(B) Minimum property development setbacks from property lines. Where the subject property is located in Agricultural District, the outer most edge of any newly constructed machine shop facilities, including all buildings and parking lots, must be 250 feet from the property lines. Existing structures which existed prior to this amendment for machine shops are exempt from the setback requirements of 250 feet, any future additions to pre-existing structures would be required to adhere to minimum of the enacted ordinance requirements adjacent to agricultural buffer which is 40 feet.
(C) Minimum acreage in the Industrial Zoning Districts. Five acres.
(D) Public safety considerations. The manufacturing, fabricating, processing, or assembling processes shall not create any danger to the health or safety in surrounding areas, and shall not create any objectionable noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, heat and/or glare. All waste generated from the performance of work shall be properly disposed of according to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).
(E) Outside storage of materials and performance of work. All storage of materials and work shall be conducted within an enclosed building.
(F) Noise levels. The performance of work shall not create an "A" weighted sound pressure level in excess of 45 decibels measured from the property line (LQA10) (excluding loading/unloading, transportation or ancillary activities). In the event, a noise concern is submitted by a surrounding property owner, an acoustical engineer/audiologist shall measure the noise generated by the facility with the use of an audiometer or similar equipment and present the findings to the Boone County Area Plan Commission.
(Ord. 2019-02, passed 2-19-2019)