(a) Intention. This zoning district is intended to provide locations for a variety of workplaces and employment opportunities, including light industrial uses, research and development offices and institutions, manufacturing, warehousing and distributing, indoor and outdoor storage and a wide range of commercial and industrial operations. This district is also intended to accommodate secondary uses that complement and support the primary workplace uses, such as hotels, restaurants, convenience shopping, child care and housing. Locations for this zone require good access to major arterial streets and adequate water, sewer and power. Additionally, this district is intended to encourage the development of planned office and business parks; to promote excellence in the design and construction of buildings, outdoor spaces, transportation facilities and streetscapes.
(b) Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted in the I District:
(1) Accessory buildings and accessory uses;
(2) Auto, RV, boat and truck storage;
(3) Car wash;
(4) Enclosed mini-storage facilities;
(5) Equipment rental establishments without outdoor storage;
(6) Gasoline stations;
(7) Manufacturing and preparing food products;
(8) Manufacturing, assembly or packaging of products from previously prepared materials;
(9) Manufacturing of electric or electronic instruments and devices;
(10) Motor vehicle service and repair establishments (minor and major repairs);
(11) Parking lots and parking garages (as principal use);
(12) Parks and open space;
(13) Plant nurseries and greenhouses;
(14) Plumbing, electrical and carpenter shops;
(15) Public facilities with or without business offices and repair and storage facilities;
(16) Research, experimental or testing laboratories;
(17) Retail and supply yard establishments with outdoor storage;
(18) Veterinary facilities, large animal clinics;
(19) Warehouse, distribution and wholesale uses; and
(20) Workshops and custom small industry uses.
(d) Limitations. Any use in this district shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) All manufacturing and similar uses shall be carried on entirely within a completely enclosed structure;
(2) Dust, fumes, odors, smoke, vapor and noise shall be confined to the site and be controlled in accordance with the state air pollution laws;
(3) Outdoor storage, equipment and refuse areas shall be concealed from view from abutting rights-of-way and from adjoining residential districts;
(4) Travel and parking portions of the lot shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, compressed gravel or equivalent, maintainable surfacing with erosion control; and
(5) Light fixtures in parking areas shall be hooded and mounted not more than twenty-five (25) feet above the ground level and oriented in such a manner as not to shine into residential areas.
(e) Special review uses. Permitted special review uses in the I District shall be as follows:
(1) Accessory dwelling when associated with a permitted use;
(2) Adult uses including product sales and entertainment;
(3) Artisan and photography studios and galleries;
(4) Automobile, recreational vehicle, boat and truck sales;
(5) Bars and taverns;
(6) Child care centers;
(7) Convenience shopping and retail establishments;
(8) Dry cleaning plants;
(9) Entertainment facilities and theaters;
(10) Equipment, truck, trailer rental establishments with outdoor storage;
(11) Golf courses and/or golf driving ranges;
(12) Group homes;
(13) Limited outdoor recreation facilities;
(14) Lodging establishments;
(15) Night clubs;
(16) Open-air farmers' markets;
(17) Personal and business service shops;
(18) Recycling facilities;
(19) Resource extraction, processes and sales establishments;
(20) Restaurants with drive-through;
(21) Sales and leasing of farm implements, heavy equipment sales, mobile/manufactured homes and heavy excavation equipment;
(22) Small animal boarding (kennels);
(23) Small grocery stores;
(24) Wireless telecommunications facilities (as permitted in §9-3-130(e) below); and
(25) Veterinary hospitals.
(e) Zoning and use of wireless telecommunication services, facilities and equipment.
(1) Use permitted by special review. Wireless telecommunication services facilities shall be permitted only in the industrial zoning district (I) as a special review use. It is unlawful for any person to install or operate such a wireless telecommunication services facility unless it has first been approved by the Board of Trustees as a special review use pursuant to this Section. The approval of such special review use does not relieve the operator from otherwise complying with all applicable regulatory requirements of the City, state and federal governments.
(2) Height and setback requirements. The following apply to any wireless telecommunication services, facilities or equipment:
a. Roof or building-mounted commercial mobile radio service facilities may protrude no more than five (5) feet above the parapet line of the building or structure, nor more than two and one-half (2%) feet outside of the building wall unless sufficient screening methods are demonstrated and accepted as part of the approval;
b. Roof or building-mounted whip antenna(s) of no more than three (3) inches in diameter, in groupings of five (5) or less, may extend up to twelve (12) feet above the parapet wall; and
c. Applicable zoning setback requirements of this Article must be met. At a minimum, all freestanding facilities shall be set back at least three hundred (300) feet from all residentially zoned properties or residential structures on properties otherwise zoned.
(3) Accessory buildings requirements.
a. Accessory buildings located on the ground shall be no larger than four hundred (400) square feet and must be constructed of durable, low maintenance materials, architecturally compatible and integrated with existing buildings and structures. Sites with greater than one hundred (100) cubic feet of cabinet area, visible from a public right-of-way or residentially zoned or used area, must enclose the equipment in accessory buildings.
b. Accessory buildings and facilities are to be screened, to the extent possible, from public streets and sidewalks, either by screening, landscaping, location or other techniques deemed sufficient.
(4) Building or roof-mounted facilities requirements. Building or roof-mounted facilities are to be screened from public view, either by screening, location or other techniques deemed sufficient.
(5) Freestanding wireless telecommunications facilities requirements. All freestanding wireless telecommunications facilities shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that they are:
a. Capable of serving, through original construction, expansion or replacement, a minimum of two (2) users;
b. Constructed as a monopole, which tapers toward the top of the pole to the degree allowed by structural requirements, unless some other decorative type of structure is proposed and approved;
c. Of a neutral color, including fencing, buildings and cabinets or to match existing buildings;
d. Hold only lighting required by the Federal Aviation Administration; and no signage;
e. No higher than fifty (50) feet from the ground, with an additional twenty (20) feet per co-locating user permitted, up to seventy (70) feet. Exceptions may be granted upon request by the applicant; and
f. Constructed in accordance with a certified engineer's specifications and in compliance with all applicable I.B.C. provisions.
I ZONING STANDARDS
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Design Regulation
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Requirements
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I ZONING STANDARDS
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Design Regulation
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Requirements
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Minimum front yard setback | 25 feet |
Maximum side yard setback | -- |
Minimum rear yard setback | 20 feet |
Maximum floor area ratio (ratio of total floor area to total lot area) | 1:1 |
Maximum net density | -- |
Maximum building height | 50 feet |
Maximum ground level footprint | -- |
(Ord. 395 §3, 2016)