(A) Purpose: The I Industrial District provides areas for existing and future industrial uses and promotes high quality architectural, landscaping and site plan development standards in order to increase the City's tax base and employment opportunities. This district requires that exterior industrial activities and storage are limited and fully screened to minimize impacts on adjacent properties and public rights-of-way.
(B) Lot And Building Standards:
1. Principal Use Dimensional Standards:
Lot area | 40,000 square feet |
Lot width | 150 feet |
Front yard setback | 50 feet |
Side yard setback | 25 feet |
If two (2) or more industrial lots are developed as one site, the interior common lot line shall be ignored | 0 feet |
Rear yard setback | 25 feet |
Minimum side and rear yard abutting any residential district: | |
Off street parking and access drives | 10 feet |
Public and semipublic buildings | 35 feet |
Recreational, entertainment, commercial and industrial uses | 50 feet |
Height (maximum) | 45 feet |
Maximum lot coverage of all structures | 35 percent |
All standards are minimum requirements unless noted. (Ord. 015-711, 12-21-2015)
2. Accessory Use Dimensional Standards:
(a) Outdoor storage areas shall not encroach into a required front yard setback or on a corner lot within the side yard setback area.
3. Building Design Standards:
(a) Applicability: All new construction, renovations or additions of existing industrial buildings. Exempt projects are those industrial buildings comprised of any of the following project types:
(1) Interior remodels;
(2) Buildings being entirely used as residential;
(3) Normal or routine maintenance and repair of existing structures;
(4) Any type of construction that does not require a building permit.
(b) Process: Building design standards will be administered through the site plan process in section 10-6-23 of this chapter.
(c) Exterior Walls: Exterior walls of buildings to be constructed shall consist of one or more of the following materials and shall receive prior approval of the city:
(1) Brick: Size, type, texture, color and placement shall be approved.
(2) Stone: Stone shall have a weathered face or shall be polished, fluted or broken face.
(3) Concrete Masonry Block: Concrete masonry block shall be those generally described as "customized architectural concrete masonry units" or shall be broken faced brick type units with marble aggregate. All concrete masonry units shall be coated or veneered and approved by the city. There shall be no exposed concrete block on the exterior of any building unless approved by the city.
(4) Concrete: Concrete may be poured in place, tilt-up or precast: and shall be finished in stone, brick, textured or coated, with a minimum life expectancy of ten (10) years.
(d) Alternate Materials: Alternate exterior surface materials of pre-engineered metal may be substituted in an amount not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the exterior wall surface area of each building and the pre-engineered metal shall only be installed on the upper half portion of the building. Other conditions are as follows:
(1) Used for housing or screening equipment necessary to the manufacturing operations;
(2) Architecturally compatible with the building as a whole as determined by the city planning division;
(3) Compliance with any additional screening and/or landscaping requirements of the city; and
(4) Modifications are made with prior written approval of the city planning division.
(e) Alterations to Buildings: Any alterations to buildings shall meet all requirements of this chapter.
(f) Canopies: Canopies with visible wall hangers shall not be permitted. Design of canopies shall be in keeping with the design of the building and shall be approved by the city prior to construction or alteration.
(g) Loading Docks: The design of the loading docks shall be incorporated into the overall design theme of the building and constructed of materials equal to or the same as the principal building. The architectural design shall be continuous and uninterrupted by ladders, towers, fences, and equipment. Businesses that abut County Highway 50 and/or County Highway 31 shall not construct loading docks that front these roadways.
(h) Utilities: All buildings and structures shall be served by underground utility distribution facilities. The installation of such utilities shall not change the grade or contour of the city approved grading plan for the site.
(C) Uses:
1. Permitted:
Breweries.
Data centers.
Distilleries.
Light manufacturing facilities.
Microdistilleries.
Offices.
Office showroom.
Office warehouse.
Research facilities.
Small breweries.
Warehousing facilities.
2. Conditional:
Bus terminal.
Child daycare facilities, commercial.
Cocktail rooms as accessory to a microdistillery.
Commercial recreational uses.
Food processing facilities.
Kennels, commercial.
Manufacturing facilities.
Public utility buildings.
Recycling facilities.
Taprooms as accessory to a brewery or small brewery.
Truck terminal.
Warehouse retail.
3. Accessory:
Parking lots.
4. Interim:
Mineral extraction. (Ord. 018-737, 3-19-2018; amd. Ord. 021-761, 8-16-2021; Ord. 022-769, 9-19-2022)