(a) Intent. The light industrial district is intended to provide for the establishment of light industrial andwarehousing uses which normally seek locations on large tracts of land.
(b) Permitted uses:
(1) Automobile washing establishments.
(2) Automobile parking and storage.
(3) Automobile sales and service.
(4) Automobile repair garages.
(5) Bakeries and other establishments manufacturing prepared foods and miscellaneous food products.
(6) Banks.
(7) Bottling plants.
(8) Bedding, carpet and pillow manufacturing, cleaning and renovating.
(9) Bus repair and storage terminals.
(10) Cabinet and woodworking shops.
(11) Cold storage plants.
(12) Contractors’ plants or storage yards.
(13) Clothing manufacturing.
(14) Dairy products processing plants.
(15) Dry cleaning and laundry plants.
(16) Electrical repair shops.
(17) Food processing in wholesale quantity except meat, fish, poultry, vinegar and yeast.
(18) Farm machinery assembly, repair and sales.
(19) Furniture manufacturing plants.
(20) Ice plants.
(21) Industrial research and educational facilities.
(22) Greenhouses and nurseries.
(23) Instruments manufacturing for professional, scientific, control photography, optical and similar uses.
(24) Leather products manufacturing.
(25) Luggage manufacturing.
(26) Locksmiths and gunsmiths.
(27) Lumber yards, building materials storage and sale.
(28) Machine shops.
(29) Offices.
(30) Pharmaceutical manufacturing.
(31) Printing, publishing and reproduction establishments.
(32) Plumbing shops and storage yards.
(33) Public utility facilities.
(34) Restaurants, including drive- ins.
(35) Radio and television stations and masts.
(36) Repair and service of office and household equipment.
(37) Signs, manufacturing and construction.
(38) Signs. No flashing illumination.
(39) Sheet metal shops.
(40) Service or filling stations.
(41) Tire recapping and retreading.
(42) Tobacco processing and storage.
(43) Mobile home parks. (Must meet requirements concerning mobile home parks as set forth in Section 9-4023 of this chapter.)
(44) Mobile home sales areas.
(45) Trucking terminals.
(46) Textile manufacturing.
(47) Upholstery establishments.
(48) Venetian blind manufacture, contractor and cleaning shops.
(49) Wholesale and warehousing establishments except for the storage of uncured hides, explosives, oil products, gas storage, etc.
(50) Accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to a permitted use and which will not create a nuisance or hazard.
(51) Light manufacturing or processing not otherwise named herein; provided no operations are carried on, or are likely to be carried on, which will create smoke, fumes, noise, odor or dust which will be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of the community.
(52) Single or multi-family residential dwelling units permitted.
(53) Mobile food units.
(c) Special uses.
(1) Flea markets.
(d) Special requirements for mobile food units.
(1) Mobile food units shall only operate on private property located in approved commercial or industrial zones, with written permission from the property owner. Operations of a mobile food unit(s) on Town property may be allowed under one of the following circumstances:
a. In association with a privately hosted and/or organized event previously approved by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen for co-sponsorship by the Town; or
b. At any event hosted and/or organized by the Town on any Town-owned property, at Recreation Park in lieu operated concessions, and in any other circumstance that the Town Manager or his or her designated staff feel a mobile food unit(s) could have a positive impact.
1. Additionally, under this provision the Town has full discretion in the selection of mobile food trucks for participation, the application process, requirements, number, etc., as determined by need.
2. In the event the Town, at its discretion, chooses to require a permit fee for an event (in the form of a vendor fee and/or deposit), failure of the vendor to provide agreed upon services and/or notify the Town within seven (7) days prior to the event if they are unable to participate will result in forfeiture of any permit fee or deposit paid.
(2) A private property owner allowing mobile food vending must ensure there is adequate code parking on the site for patrons, including a designated space for the mobile food unit.
(3) Mobile foot units shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from brick and mortar restaurants.
(4) Mobile food units shall be positioned in an existing parking space, must be set back from fire lanes, hydrants, utility boxes, and loading areas, and shall not block driveways. Units shall not be allowed within property setbacks.
(5) Units shall not be permitted to vend in a public right-of-way unless approved for a special event.
(6) All mobile food units shall purchase a permit from the Town to operate within its corporate limits, the cost of which is established annually in the Town's Fee Schedule. Permits shall be renewed each year. Additionally, the mobile food unit wishing to operate must provide a signed County Health Department permit before permit approval will be issued.
(7) Permit applications shall require proof of a valid driver's license, proof of insurance, photos of the mobile food unit, copies of Health Department certificate, and a description of the food and beverages to be sold.
(8) The Town permit and approved health department health inspection grade certificate shall be placed on mobile food units in a conspicuous location.
(9) A mobile food unit vendor shall submit a letter of approval from private property owners they intend to partner with for vending. The letter shall include a location map for the site, address, a site plan showing the proposed location for the mobile unit, and a list of any special conditions imposed.
(10) The Town Manager shall have the ability to revoke mobile food permits if the operation causes parking issues, traffic congestion, litter problems, and/or health and safety risks either on or off the property where the vending occurs.
(11) Pushcarts selling food shall not be allowed as permitted uses unless for Town-approved special events. Pushcarts shall not block sidewalks and must allow a minimum of 48-inch clearance for pedestrians and must not exceed 42 inches in width, 77 inches in length, or 60 inches in height.
(12) Pushcarts selling food shall require the same health inspection as food trucks and shall be required to pay the Town a one-time permit fee per event, as established by the Town’s Fee Schedule.
(13) Mobile food vendors shall not operate between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(14) Mobile food vendors shall return to their commissary at the end of each business day as required by State and County Health Codes.
(15) Mobile food vendors shall provide trash and recycling receptacles for customers and clean up all litter from the property prior to departure.
(16) Mobile food units can use generators if they operate at 65 decibels or less and if they are properly attached to the mobile food vehicle, per the manufacturer's standards.
(17) Mobile food units must be registered and insured and in good working condition. Units must be properly registered with the DMV, clean, painted, and free of rust and damage.
(18) Food trucks operators shall not operate trucks as drive-up windows.
(19) No signage shall be allowed except that which is painted on the food truck body and a portable menu sign no more than 6 square feet in display area on the ground in the customer waiting area.
(20) Vendors shall not erect temporary facilities such as tents, shade cloths, or temporary restrooms to the site. A single 8-foot portable table and chairs shall be allowed.
(21) Mobile food shall not use amplified sound or music to attract the public and must follow all Town sound ordinance requirements.
(22) Alcohol shall not be sold from mobile food units.
(23) Any act constituting a violation of the provisions of this article or a failure to comply with any of its requirements, shall subject the offender to a civil penalty of up to $50.00 or as modified by the Town of Canton’s Code of Ordinances. Each day's continuing violation shall be a separate and distinct offense.
(24) All mobile food vendors shall operate in conjunction with a permitted restaurant or commissary in accordance with 15A NCAC 18A.2670, General Requirements for Pushcarts and Mobile Food Units, or operate as its own commissary in accordance with G.S. § 130A-248(c1).
(25) Mobile food unit vendor shall submit signed copies of commissary agreement to the Town as a condition for a vending permit.
(Amended by Ord. of 2/8/94; As Amended by Ord of 8/12/97; As Amended by Ord. of 9/25/01; As Amended by Ord. of 1/12/10; As Amended by Ord. of 11/27/12; As Amended by Ord. of 1/22/13; As Amended by Ord. of 3/26/15; As Amended by Ord. of 9/27/18; As Amended by Ord. of 12/10/20; As Amended by Ord. of 6/24/21)