(A) General description. The purpose of the I-L, Light Industrial District, is to provide a location for industries which do not by their nature create nuisances. The intent is to preserve this land for industry in a location beneficial to industries and to prohibit nonindustrial uses. Because of the traffic generated and other potentially objectionable influences created in this district, a buffer or setback area between this district and any other zoning district except I-H is required.
(Prior Code, § 12-275)
(B) Standards. Any use constructed, established, altered, or enlarged in the I-L, Light Industrial District, after the effective date of this chapter shall be so operated as to comply with the following standards:
(1) No building shall be used for residential purposes, except that a watchperson may reside on the premises;
(2) No retail sales or services shall be permitted except as incidental to or accessory to a permitted use;
(3) No noise, either continuous or intermittent, from any operation conducted on the premises, other than that emanating from vehicular traffic, shall be detectable at any boundary line of the I-L District;
(4) No toxic matter; noxious matter, smoke, gas, or odorous or particulate matter shall be emitted that is detectable beyond the lot lines of the lot on which the use is located;
(5) No vibrations shall be detectable beyond the lot lines of the lot on which the use is located;
(6) Exterior lighting fixtures shall be shaded wherever necessary to avoid casting direct light upon property located in any residential district;
(7) The manufacture of flammable materials which produce explosive vapors or gases is prohibited;
(8) No outside storage of equipment and material, except equipment in daily use, shall be permitted in such a location where it can be viewed from any public street; and
(9) Any operation that produces intense glare or heat shall be performed within a completely enclosed building, and exposed sources of light shall be screened so as not to be detectable beyond the lot lines.
(Prior Code, § 12-276)
(C) Uses permitted. Within the I-L Light Industrial District, the following uses are permitted:
(1) Building materials sales;
(2) Commercial radio and television transmitting antenna towers and other electronic equipment requiring outdoor towers, including antenna towers for the dispatching of private messages;
(3) Compounding, processing, and blending of chemical products, but not including any materials which decompose by detonation;
(4) General and administrative offices;
(5) Machine shops and metal products manufacture and tool and die shops, provided they do not include any of the following equipment:
(a) Automatic screw machines;
(b) Drop forges; or
(c) Riveting machines.
(6) Mail-order houses;
(7) Manufacturing and assembling (or any combination of such processes) of products from wood, cork, glass, leather, fur, plastic, felt, and other textiles, but not including as a principal operation the processing of any raw materials;
(8) Manufacturing and assembling of electrical and electronic products and equipments;
(9) Printing and binding plants;
(10) Research laboratories;
(11) Warehouse and storage facilities;
(12) Water filtration plants, pumping stations, reservoirs, and lift stations;
(13) Any other manufacturing process or establishment except those permitted in § 155.088(C); and
(14) Accessory uses incidental to and on the same zoning lot as a principal use.
(Prior Code, § 12-277)
(D) Area and height regulations.
(1) The following regulations apply:
(a) Minimum lot area: None;
(b) Minimum lot frontage: None;
(c) Maximum percent coverage: 40%;
(d) Maximum height: None;
(e) Minimum front yard setback: 50 feet; and
(f) Minimum side yard setback: 50 feet (minimum of two feet of setback for each one foot of height when adjacent to residential district).
(2) More specifically, these regulations as described below:
(a) There are no area requirements in an I-L District;
(b) There are no lot frontage requirements in an I-L District;
(c) Not more than 40% of the lot area shall be covered with improvements. Paved areas are not considered improvements within the meaning of this provision;
(d) There are no height requirements in an I-L District;
(e) No structure shall be erected, commenced, or maintained which has a front yard of less than 50 feet;
(f) When adjacent to a residential district, a side yard of 50 feet or two feet for each one foot of height, whichever is greater, shall be provided; and
(g) When adjacent to a residential district, a rear yard of 50 feet or two feet for each one foot of height, whichever is greater, shall be provided.
(Prior Code, § 12-278)
(E) Signs and billboards. All signs and billboards in the I-L District shall conform to the requirements in § 155.085(D) of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 12-279)
(Ord. 1020, passed 1-15-1970) Penalty, see § 155.999