(A) Purpose. The purpose of the Light Industrial District is to provide areas for light industrial operations and limited related or associated retail sales. Limited related retail sales is defined as restricted to retail sales clearly associated with and secondary to the permitted use and of the type not normally located in downtown business districts (e.g., the retail sale of auto parts by an auto dealership). The area is characterized by outdoor display areas, industrial and service type traffic usage, and patterns and light manufacturing, or construction related services. The intent is to group these uses that demand similar circulation patterns and service requirements together and provide regulations to preserve the integrity of the industrial uses while insuring the health, welfare, and safety of the community.
(B) Permitted uses. Permitted uses for the Light Industrial District are limited to the following:
(1) Community facilities.
(a) Bus pickup shelters;
(b) Historic sites and monuments;
(c) Open space; and
(d) Public service and public utility facilities.
(2) Businesses.
(a) Automobile body and fender operations;
(b) Automobile sales;
(c) Building maintenance firms;
(d) Construction and building supply sales;
(e) Electrical and plumbing contractors;
(f) Fabrication of wood, metal, plastic, or other materials;
(g) Home occupations;
(h) Hybrid production facilities;
(i) Industrial laundry/dry cleaning services;
(j) Light manufacturing;
(k) Nurseries and garden centers;
(l) Photographic processing laboratories;
(m) Printing and publishing establishments;
(n) Research and development;
(o) Sales, rental and servicing of trailers, farm implements;
(p) Service stations;
(q) Telecommunication broadcasting studios;
(r) Warehouse and storage facilities; and
(s) Wholesale distributors.
(3) Conditional uses. Conditional uses for the Light Industrial District are limited to the following:
(a) Residences. A single-family dwelling on five-acre parcel.
(b) Community facilities.
1. Non-motorized transportation/recreation pathways;
2. Onsite day care for children of employees only; and
3. Professional offices.
(c) Businesses.
1. Agricultural purposes;
2. Catering services;
3. Mercantile (wholesale and retail);
4. Mini storage;
5. Parking lots and parking garages not with permitted use;
6. Personal services establishments; and
7. Veterinary clinics and animal hospitals.
(4) Accessory uses. Accessory uses in the Light Industrial District are limited to storage buildings.
(5) Bulk requirements.
(a) Minimum lot size: 6,000 square feet.
(b) Minimum lot width: 75 feet.
(c) Maximum lot coverage: not more than 75% of the lot shall be covered by buildings.
(d) Maximum height of buildings or structures: 35 feet.
(e) Minimum front yard setback: 20 feet.
(f) Minimum side and rear yard setback: none except where the subject property is located adjacent to the following districts: General Residential, MH, or LB in which case the side and rear yard setback shall be 25 feet. No building shall be less than ten feet from any street.
(6) Additional requirements.
(a) No land or building in the Light Industrial District shall be used or occupied in any manner creating dangerous, injurious, noxious or any other objectionable conditions, which could adversely affect the surrounding areas or adjoining premises. Appropriate measures shall be taken to reduce dangerous and objectionable conditions to acceptable limits as established by the following requirements.
1. Fire hazards. Any activity involving the use or storage of flammable or explosive materials shall be protected by adequate fire fighting and fire prevention equipment and by such safety devices as are normally used in the handling of any such material. Such hazards shall be kept removed from adjacent activities to a distance that is compatible with the potential danger involved as specified in the Uniform Fire Code.
2. Radioactivity or electrical disturbances. No activity shall emit harmful radioactivity or electrical disturbances.
3. Noise. Objectionable noise, as determined by the Commission, which is due to
volume, frequency, or beat, shall be muffled or otherwise controlled. Air raid sirens and related apparatus used solely for public purposes are exempt from this requirement. The Commission may set standards for maximum noise levels.
4. Vibration. Vibration that can be detected without instruments on any adjoining lot or property shall be prohibited.
5. Air and water pollution. Air and water pollution shall be subject to the requirements and regulations established by the state. All users shall be connected to the city sewer system and comply with the requirements for using the system.
6. Glare. No direct or reflected glare shall be permitted which is visible from any properly outside the Light Industrial District or from any street.
7. Erosion. No erosion by humans, wind, or water shall be permitted which will carry objectionable substances onto neighboring properties.
(b) All materials, with the exception of trees and plant materials stored on the premises, and all machinery and vehicles other than those for sale, display, or parked temporarily, shall be stored within a building or within a wall or fence not less than five, nor more than six, feet in height. Subject to approval of the Administrator earth berms and landscaping with sufficient height and density may be substituted for a wall or fence.
(c) Landscaping shall be provided and maintained in all required yards.
(d) Landscape screening shall be provided and maintained in the required yards adjacent to the General Residential or Business Zone Districts to protect these areas from undue intrusion of noise, light, odor, and other influences. Such landscaping shall, at a minimum, consist of:
1. A hedge, berm, solid wall, or solid fence not less than five, not more than six, feet in height along any side or rear yards;
2. One row of deciduous or evergreen trees or a mixture of each placed no further apart than 15 feet; and
3. Lawn, low growing evergreen shrub, evergreen, or ground cover on the balance of the required landscaped yards.
(7) Conflicting and prohibited uses. Conflicting uses are those that are incompatible with the permitted uses in the Light Industrial District and shall be prohibited within the district and shall require buffering if adjacent to the Light Industrial District. These prohibited uses include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Residences.
1. Dwelling units within business buildings;
2. Mobile home parks;
3. Multi-family dwellings; and
4. Single-family residences.
(b) Lodging.
1. Hotels; and
2. Motels.
(c) Community facilities.
1. Churches;
2. Hospitals;
3. Nursing homes/sanitariums.
4. Schools;
5. Heavy industry; and
6. Restaurants.
(Ord. 56, passed 11-1-1999)