A. LI Light Industrial District:
1. Intent: The purpose of the LI Zoning District is to provide and preserve areas reserved primarily for less intensive industrial use and activity normally associated with previously prepared materials and with minimal levels of noise, dust, odor, vibration or smoke, and to preclude encroachment of land uses such as residential uses that could be in conflict with the industrial and manufacturing environment.
2. Area and Setback Requirements: All LI District uses shall be established in accordance with the following:
a. Minimum Area: In an LI District, there is no required minimum lot area for a light industrial use.
b. Minimum Lot Width: In an LI District, there is no required minimum lot width.
c. Minimum Front and Rear Yard Setback: Required minimum front and rear yard setback in the Light Industrial (LI) District shall be ten feet (10').
d. Minimum Side Yard Setback: Required minimum side yard setback in the Light Industrial District shall be ten feet (10').
e. Maximum Building Height: The maximum allowable building height in the Light Industrial District shall not exceed the allowable elevation indicated in the current Airport Master Plan for the City.
3. Principal Uses Permitted: The primary permitted uses in the LI Zoning District are listed as follows, plus other uses of a similar nature:
Ambulance service.
Appliance repair.
Assayer.
Assembly of products and materials.
Auto and truck repair garage.
Auto parking lot.
Bakery.
Bottling plant.
Bus facilities or terminals.
Business machine service.
Cabinet manufacturing.
Clinics.
Contractor's services.
Corporate offices.
Dairy products distribution.
Drilling companies.
Electrician shop.
Equipment rentals and sales.
Fabricating of products and materials.
Financial institutions.
Fire stations.
Government facilities.
Health club.
Heavy equipment storage and sales.
Laboratories (medical, dental, optical, veterinarian, chemists).
Manufacturing of products and materials (limited in scale).
Medical offices.
Metallurgical lab.
Municipal buildings.
Museums.
Park and ride facilities.
Plumbing shop.
Post office.
Professional offices.
Restaurants.
Storage units.
Trucking facilities or terminals.
Utility companies.
Veterinary clinics.
Warehousing.
Other commercial uses, which are supportive and complementary to LI uses and the intent of the district.
4. Accessory Uses Permitted: The accessory permitted uses in the LI district are:
Storage buildings.
5. Conditional Uses Permitted: Any of the following uses may be permitted upon approval of a conditional use permit in accordance with provisions of this subsection and those set forth in section 3-2-18 of this chapter:
Childcare center.
Gas service station.
Halfway house for recovering alcohol and drug abusers.
Humanitarian campgrounds.
Mixed uses; any structure containing a residential dwelling unit occupied by the owner or an employee of the owner of the structure containing the principal permitted use, if a significant portion of the space within the structure includes one or more principal permitted uses.
Mobile homes or residential quarters for caretakers or watchmen. A permanentized mobile home that has been converted to real property under the common law and is taxed as real property in accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 361. In addition, there must be fill compliance with all yard requirements of the R zoning district.
School; Public, Private or Trade.
6. Residential Uses: A stand-alone (i.e., freestanding and independent) building or structure devoted solely to residential use is not allowed in the LI district as a permitted use or a conditional permitted use. Residential uses existing at the time of adoption of the ordinance codified herein may be allowed to continue in accordance with section 3-2-19 of this chapter.
7. Industrial Zone Abutting Residential Zone: When an industrial zone abuts a residential zone, a conditional use permit is required pursuant to section 3-2-18 of this chapter. All such developments are subject to the required screen wall in accordance with the provisions of subsection 3-2-3J of this chapter.
8. Requirements: All requirements set forth in section 3-2-17 of this chapter must be adhered to.
9. Screen Walls: A screen wall as set forth in subsection 3-2-3J of this chapter is required for all LI uses within one hundred fifty feet (150') of an R district.
10. Provisions for Landscaping:
a. Provisions for landscaping shall be part of the development plan and shall include, but are not limited to, screen planting, lawn areas, trees, shrubs, fences and walls. Drought tolerant, low maintenance species in conjunction with decorative "hard surface" materials, such as, but not limited to, volcanic rock, gravel or stone are encouraged and may be utilized to fulfill landscape surface requirements.
b. Minimum landscape area shall be provided equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the required front yard and exterior side yard, or equal to two (2) square feet per linear foot of street frontage.
c. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or developer to carry out this program and to provide such maintenance and care as is required to obtain the effect intended by the original plan.
B. GI General Industrial District:
1. Intent: The purpose of the General Industrial (GI) zoning district is to provide and preserve areas reserved primarily for more intensive industrial uses engaged in basic processing or manufacturing of products from raw materials and with tolerable levels of noise, dust, odor, vibration or smoke, and to preclude encroachment of land uses such as residential uses that could be in conflict with the industrial and manufacturing environment.
2. Area and Setback Requirements: All GI District uses shall satisfy the following requirements:
a. Minimum Lot Area: In the GI District, there is no minimum lot area.
b. Minimum Lot Width: In the GI District, there is no minimum lot width.
c. Minimum Front and Rear Yard Setback: Minimum front and rear yard setbacks in the GI District shall be ten feet (10'). If the property adjoins a residential district, there shall be a rear yard having a width of not less than twenty-five feet (25').
d. Minimum Side Yard Setback: The minimum side yard setback in the GI District shall be ten feet (10'). If the property adjoins a residential district, there shall be a side yard having a width of not less than twenty-five feet (25').
e. Maximum Building Height: The maximum building height in the GI District shall not exceed the allowable elevation indicated in the current Airport Master Plan for the City.
3. Principal Uses Permitted: The primary permitted uses in the GI zoning district include all uses permitted in the LI zoning district, plus other uses listed as follows:
Food processing facilities.
Manufacturing of products or materials.
Outdoor manufacturing, processing, assembly and fabrication.
Other commercial uses which are supportive and complementary to GI district uses and the intent of the district as determined by the planning commission.
4. Accessory Uses Permitted: The accessory permitted uses in the GI district are:
Storage buildings.
5. Conditional Uses Permitted: Any of the following uses may be permitted upon approval of a conditional use permit in accordance with provisions of this subsection and those set forth in section 3-2-18 of this chapter:
Asphalt or concrete batch plant.
Gas service station.
Halfway house for recovering alcohol and drug abusers.
Humanitarian campgrounds.
Mobile homes or residential quarters for caretakers or watchmen. A permanentized mobile home that has been converted to real property under the common law and is taxed as real property in accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 361. In addition, there must be full compliance with all yard requirements of the R zoning district.
Mixed uses; any structure containing a residential dwelling unit occupied by the owner or an employee of the owner of the structure containing the principal permitted use, if a significant portion of the space within the structure includes one or more principal permitted uses.
Wrecking yard, salvage yard or junkyard.
Other similar uses or uses determined to be more noxious in character or operation.
6. Residential Uses: A stand-alone (i.e., freestanding and independent) building or structure devoted solely to residential uses is not allowed in the GI district as a permitted use or a conditional permitted use. Residential uses existing at the time of adoption of this section may be allowed to continue in accordance with section 3-2-19 of this chapter.
7. Industrial Zone Abutting Residential Zone: When an industrial zone abuts a residential zone, a conditional use permit is required pursuant to section 3-2-18 of this chapter. All such developments are subject to the required screen wall in accordance with the provisions of subsection 3-2-3J of this chapter.
8. Flammable and Combustible Liquids, Bulk Storage: All flammable and combustible liquids shall be governed by title 6, chapter 3 of this code. (Ord. 805, 12-13-2016; amd. Ord. 879, 1-24-2023)