A. Objectionable Conditions Prohibited: No land or building in the LI 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 firefighting 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 which is compatible with the potential danger involved as specified in the IFC.
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 or frequency, shall be muffled or otherwise controlled. Air raid sirens and related apparatus used solely for public purposes are exempt from this requirement.
4. Vibration: Vibration which 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 of Idaho.
6. Glare: No direct or reflected glare shall be permitted which is visible from any property outside the LI district or from any street.
7. Erosion: No erosion by man, wind or water shall be permitted which will carry objectionable substances onto neighboring properties.
B. Storage Of Materials: All materials, with the exception of trees and plant materials stored on the premises, and all machinery and vehicles other than those for sale or display, or parked temporarily, shall be stored within a building or within a wall or fence not less than five (5) nor more than six feet (6') 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: Landscaping shall be provided and maintained on all lots. Landscaping shall include a minimum of one (1), two-and-one-half inch (2 ½”) caliper tree for every two thousand (2,000) square feet of lot size. A mix of native shrubs, grasses, and/or flowers, and a ground cover of decorative mulch, bark, and/or rock shall also be integrated onsite. Turf/lawn is prohibited in the LI District. Berm-building along street frontages is encouraged.
D. Screening: Landscape screening shall be provided and maintained along the entirety of all LI property lines adjacent to the RGB, GR, LR, and TN zoning districts. Such landscaping shall, at a minimum, consist of:
1. A hedge, solid wall or solid fence not less than five feet(5') and no more than six feet (6') in height, or a berm no more than three feet (3') in height, with a row of trees, a minimum of two-and-one-half (2 ½") caliper in size, planted adjacent to said hedge, berm, solid wall or solid fence, and interior to the lot line. Trees that have ben incorporated onsite and utilized as landscape screening may be credited towards the minimum tree count requirements for the lot based on square footage.
2. Low growing evergreen shrubs, pollinator-friendly plantings, xeriscape plantings, and/or native bunch grasses along lot lines adjacent to RGB, GR, LR, and TN Districts are also encouraged. (Ord.1334, 2024)