This district is intended to provide for areas of development by industrial firms that have high standards of performance and that can locate in close proximity to residential and business uses. The district regulations are designed to permit the development of any manufacturing or industrial operations which on the basis of actual physical and operational characteristics, would not be detrimental to the surrounding area or to the community as a whole by reasons of noise, dust, smoke, odor, traffic, physical appearance or other similar factors. All industrial operations must be in an enclosed building. No residential uses are permitted in this district.
1. Permitted Uses. The following uses are permitted in the LI District.
A. Any nonresidential building or use which would not be hazardous, obnoxious, offensive or unsightly by reason of odor, sound, vibrations, radioactivity, electrical interference, glares, liquid or solid waste, smoke, or other air pollutants.
B. Storage, manufacture, compounding, processing, packing and/or treatment of products, exclusive of the rendering or refining of fats and/or oils.
C. Manufacture, compounding, assembly and/or treatment of articles or merchandise derived from previously prepared materials.
D. Assembly of appliances and equipment, including manufacture of small parts.
E. Wholesale distribution of all standard types of prepared or packaged merchandise.
F. Sale and storage of building materials. Outdoor or open storage shall be allowed.
G. Contractors’ offices and storage of equipment.
2. Accessory Uses. Uses of land or structures customarily incidental and subordinate to a permitted use in the LI District.
A. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to a permitted use.
B. Living quarters for watchmen or custodians of industrial properties.
3. Special Exceptions. The only special exception shall be Solar Farms.
(Ord. 780 – May 18 Supp.)
4. Bulk Regulations. The following requirements shall provide for light and air around permitted uses and buildings in the LI District.
Minimum Lot Area | Minimum Lot Width | Minimum Front Yard | Minimum Side Yard | Minimum Rear Yard | Building Height |
6,000 square feet | 50 feet | 25 feet | None | 25 feet, unless bordering a railroad right-of-way, in which case 5 feet | 4 stories or 60 feet |
5. Off-Street Parking. The following off-street parking requirements shall apply in the LI District:
A. All commercial uses shall provide one parking space on the lot for each 300 square feet of floor area.
B. All industrial uses shall provide one parking space on the lot for each two employees of maximum number employed at any one time.
6. Off-Street Loading. The following off-street loading requirements shall apply in the LI District:
A. All activities or uses allowed in the LI District shall be provided with adequate receiving facilities accessible by motor vehicle off any adjacent service drive or open space on the same zoning lot.
B. Loading shall not be permitted to block public right-of-way.
7. Signs. The following sign regulations shall apply to the LI District:
A. Off-premises signs are permitted.
B. Off-premises signs shall comply with the setbacks of the Districts they are located in. Other bulk regulations do not apply.
C. No sign may be lighted in a manner which impairs the vision of the driver of any motor vehicle.
D. No sign may obstruct the view of any highway or railroad so as to render dangerous the use of the highway.
E. No sign may imitate or resemble an official traffic control sign, signal or device.
F. Signs shall not encroach or extend over public right-of-way.
G. No sign may obscure or physically interfere with an official traffic control sign, signal or device.
H. No advertisement or advertising structure shall be posted, erected or maintained which simulates any official, directional or warning sign erected or maintained by the State, County, City or other governmental subdivision or which incorporates or makes use of lights simulating or resembling traffic signals or control signs.
I. No advertisement shall be posted or maintained on rocks, fences, trees, or other perennial plants, or on poles maintained by public utilities.
J. All signs must comply with the provisions of Section 165.37(17) of the Supplementary District Regulations.