All uses within the I-1 Light Industrial District and the I-2 Heavy Industrial District shall comply with the requirements of this section:
A. Performance standards: The following regulations shall apply in the industrial districts in addition to the general provisions in Chapter 2. Industrial accessory uses are subject to the same provisions as the principal use unless otherwise noted in this ordinance.
1. Lot area: The lot shall contain not less than 20,000 square feet.
2. Lot width: The minimum lot width shall be 100 feet and when the depth is less than the width, the lot depth shall be 100 feet.
3. Lot frontage: All lots within the industrial districts shall maintain a minimum of 50 feet of frontage on a publicly or privately maintained street. The minimum frontage requirement shall run continually to the building line.
4. Yard and setback requirements:
(a) Front yard: Not less than 50 feet from the property line or the end of the right-of- way, whichever is greater.
(b) Side yards: Not less than 25 feet, plus buffering where applicable.
(c) Rear yard: Not less than 25 feet, plus buffering where applicable.
5. Height requirement: Except as otherwise provided, the following height requirements shall apply to all buildings, structures, and uses in this district.
(a) All primary structures shall not exceed a height of 50 feet.
6. Ground floor area: The minimum ground floor area is not applicable to industrial districts.
7. Lot coverage: The maximum lot coverage in an industrial district is 50% of the entire lot.
B. Other regulations:
1. Off-street parking: Off-street parking and loading requirements as set forth in Chapter 10.
2. Sign requirement: Sign requirements as set forth in Chapter 11.
3. Operations in an enclosed building: All operations shall be conducted within a fully enclosed building. The Board of Zoning Appeals may allow for outdoor storage in conjunction with a permitted use as a special exception as set forth in Chapter 12, Board of Zoning Appeals.
4. Buffering: Where a side or rear yard abuts a residential or agricultural district, an additional 25 feet of setback shall be required. Alternatively, in lieu of the additional 25 feet of setback, the usage of at least two of the following buffering options shall be used along the yard with the reduced setback:
(a) One and one-half inch caliper deciduous shade trees, spaced 30 feet on center or evergreen trees six feet in height at the time of planting, spaced 20 feet on center.
(b) Eight shrubs per 100 lineal feet of yard.
(c) Opaque fencing, at least six feet in height.
(d) Additional ten feet of setback.
It is recognized that standardized requirements are not always responsive to all situations and circumstances. In order to provide an avenue for the development of approaches to buffering appropriate to specific locations, the Executive Committee of the Plan Commission shall have the authority under this section to approve alternative buffering plans during review of a proposed Development Plan. Such plans may vary the arrangement of buffering, may make use of architectural components, and/or utilize topography and existing site characteristics to provide for a unique and functional design equivalent to or exceeding that required by the code.
(1980 Code, Ch. 156, §7.04) (Ord. 1995-7, passed 6-5-1995; Am. Ord. 2018-22,passed 8-14-2018)