(A) Intention of District.
(1) The IR (INAAP Redevelopment) District is intended to provide a land usage category for a mixture of most office, retail, wholesale and moderate to heavy industrial facilities/uses. This District shall be limited to the geographic area within the city that was formerly known as the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant (INAAP) and is currently controlled by the River Ridge Development Authority.
(2) The Advisory Plan Commission shall strive to assist the INAAP Reuse Authority in its effort to redevelop this District as a commerce center that will benefit the community, state and region.
(3) The Advisory Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals shall also strive to minimize lighting, parking lots fronting major streets, excessive use of signs and traffic conflicts in the IR District.
(4) Buffer yards shall be strictly upheld and outdoor storage is discouraged.
(B) Permitted uses. All proposed uses must be approved by the INAAP Reuse Authority or its designee:
(1) Agricultural uses and services: Farm equipment sales/service; storage of agricultural products; and processing agriculture products;
(2) Institutional and public facilities: All;
(3) Business:
(a) Auto sales and services: Automobile body shop (enclosed); automobile repair, major (enclosed); automobile part sales (new); automobile wash (automatic and self); oil change service (enclosed);
(b) General business: All;
(c) Office or professional: All; and
(d) Retail: All.
(4) Industrial uses: Bottled gas storage and distribution; distribution center; flex-space; heavy manufacturing; light manufacturing; office complex; research center;
(5) Communication and utility: Radio/television station; storage tanks, nonhazardous; telephone exchange; and
(6) Miscellaneous: Accessory uses.
(C) Special exception uses.
(1) Business:
(a) Auto sales and services: Automobile and truck storage (outdoor); automobile service station; and filling/gas station;
(b) Food sales and service: All;
(c) Personal service: All; and
(d) Recreation: All.
(2) Industrial uses: Incinerator; liquid fertilizer storage and distribution; and
(3) Communication and utility: Electrical generator; pipeline pumping station; public wells; sewage treatment plants; public wells; sewage treatment plants; telecommunication facility; and utility substation.
(D) Developmental standards.
(1) District developmental standards.
(a) Minimum lot area: Three acres (130,680 square feet) for industrial uses; one acre (43,560 square feet) for non-industrial uses;
(b) Minimum lot width: 250 feet;
(c) Maximum lot depth: Three times the lot width;
(d) Minimum lot frontage: 200 feet on a public street with access from said public street;
(e) Sewer and water: Requires municipal or other approved water and sewer hookup;
(f) Maximum structure height: 60 feet for the primary structure and 25 feet for accessory structures;
(g) Minimum front yard setback: 75 feet;
(h) Minimum side yard setback: 50 feet for the primary and accessory structure;
(i) Minimum rear yard setback: 50 feet for the primary and accessory structures;
(j) Minimum setback from water body: 50 feet for the primary and accessory structures; and
(k) Maximum floor area ratio: 50%.
(2) Rezoning applications. In accordance with the city’s planning and zoning ordinances, the following shall be considered when reviewing a rezoning application:
(a) The Comprehensive Plan;
(b) Current conditions and character of structures and uses in each district;
(c) The most desirable use for which the land in each district is adapted;
(d) The conservation of area values throughout the jurisdiction;
(e) Responsible development and growth;
(f) Over 2,500 acres of land are set to be transferred to the River Ridge Authority over the next ten months; and
(g) A zoning district needs to be established for the property to ensure proper design for prospective tenants.
(E) Consistent with Comprehensive Plan. The area is appropriate to the IR-INAAP Redevelopment District Zoning classification and developmental standards and is consistent with the city’s Comprehensive Plan.
(Ord. 2005-OR-18, passed 9-12-2005)