(A) The intent of this district is to provide manufacturing, industrial, and related uses which are clean, quiet, and free from objectionable nuisances such as noise, air pollution, odor, and vibration. All operations must be conducted entirely within an enclosed structure and generate little industrial traffic (except employee traffic).
(B) Noise level requirement:
(1) Noise levels emitted from any activities or operations within this district shall not at any receiving property line exceed as follows.
Receiving land use | 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. |
Commercial | 65dB(a) | 65dB(a) |
Industrial | 70dB(a) | 70dB(a) |
Residential | 55dB(a) | 50dB(a) |
As measured with a sound level meter conforming to ANSI type II specifications or better. | ||
(2) Air pollutant levels emitted from the activities or operations shall not exceed the guidelines set up by the Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection.
(C) Principal uses permitted:
(1) Those principal uses permitted in the General Business District (B-4) as set forth in § 155.095(A);
(2) Manufacturing, fabricating, casting, assembling, machining, packaging, processing, or similar treatment of materials for the production of goods, parts, products, or merchandise, including, but not limited to, furniture, tools, jewelry, wearing apparel, instruments, optical goods, food products, auto parts, pharmaceuticals, plastics, fiber, boxes, and crates;
(3) Retail sale of any product or commodity manufactured, fabricated, or processed on the premises;
(4) Building material sales yard and lumber yard, including the sale of rock, sand, and gravel when incidental to the principal use;
(5) Billboards and advertising signs, subject to setback and other restrictions associated with principal uses;
(6) Union halls, including offices and recreational facilities when incidental to the principal use; and
(7) Personal service establishments.
(D) Accessory uses permitted:
(1) Parking lots and structures;
(2) Garage or other building not used as a dwelling and accessory to the principal use; and
(3) Outside storage of goods incidental to the principal use provided that the storage is enclosed on all sides by a solid wall or fence at least six feet in height or an alternate method of screening subject to the review by, and approval of, the Board of Adjustments.
(E) Conditional uses permitted: commercial radio and television transmitting towers (except those regulated by the Public Service Commission) and housing for related equipment.
(F) Dimension and area requirements.
Minimum lot area, with or without sanitary sewer | 43,560 square feet |
Minimum lot width | 50 feet |
(Prior Code, § 6.15) (Ord. 1-80, passed 1-8-1980; Ord. 22-80, passed 7-22-1980; Ord. 20-82, passed 9-28-1982; Ord. 30-83, passed 1-11-1984; Ord. 19-86, passed 9-15-1986; Ord. 17-90, passed 5-10-1990; Ord. 2000-2, passed 2-9-2000; Ord. 2000-10, passed 6-28-2000)