(A) Purpose. The purpose of the I-2 Heavy Industry District is to allow certain industrial uses which may not be consistent with the intentions of the I-1 Light Industrial District by virtue of their appearance, traffic or emissions. All these land uses are, of course, subject to the applicable regulations of this chapter and the state.
(B) Permitted principal uses.
(1) Any type of land development allowed in the I-1 Light Industrial District;
(2) Municipal compost site and tree dump;
(3) Municipal mining operations;
(4) Municipal sanitation facilities;
(5) Municipal solid waste transfer facilities;
(6) Grain elevators;
(7) Pawnbroker establishments; and
(8) Massage service establishments.
(C) Conditional uses. Buildings or land may be used for the following if granted a conditional use permit as provided in § 154.170 of this chapter; and, provided further that, any objectionable features normally associated with these uses, such as those deemed to be hazardous, offensive or objectionable by reason of odor, dust, fumes, noise, vibration, radiation, refuse matter or water-borne waste shall be ameliorated, controlled or eliminated through design, mechanical devices, landscaping and/or walls, or other measures as specified by the city’s Planning Commission, and authorized that the use and its day to day activity will not be unreasonably hazardous, noxious or offensive:
(1) Truck terminals;
(2) Truck parts and scrap metal yards:
(a) If located at least 1,000 feet from the nearest residential zoning district; and
(b) If all operations are conducted within an area enclosed with a solid wall or uniform fence of 100% opacity, at least eight feet in height, and landscaped and maintained to the satisfaction of the city’s Planning Commission.
(3) Railroad stub yard and freight stations, if located at least 1,000 feet from the nearest residential zoning district;
(4) Other land uses by conditional use permit:
(a) If located at least 1,000 feet from the nearest residential zoning district;
(b) If screened and landscaped to the satisfaction of the city’s Planning Commission; and
(c) If that land use has been approved by the Chief of the Fire Department and State Pollution Control Agency.
(5) Manufacture of acids, glues, paints, inks, gases, fertilizer, cement, lime or gypsum, or similar noxious or toxic materials;
(6) Rendering or reduction of fats or animal parts; and
(7) Tattoo establishments and sexually-oriented businesses.
(D) Accessory uses. The following shall be permitted accessory uses within an I-2 District:
(1) Specialized freight and yard equipment;
(2) Private utility structures;
(3) Secondary processing structures; and
(4) Similar specialized structures.
(E) Dimensional requirements; I-2 District.
(1) Setbacks.
Item Set Back From | Principal Structure Setback | Accessory Structure Setback | Parking Lot or Circulation Drive |
Interior lot line | 20 feet | 6 feet | 20 feet |
Residential zoning boundary | 150 feet | 150 feet | 50 feet |
Street right-of-way | 40 feet | 40 feet | 20 feet |
(2) Minimum lot dimension requirements.
(a) Lot area: three acres;
(b) Lot width: 250 feet; and
(c) Lot depth: 400 feet.
(3) Maximum building height.
(a) Principal structure: 50 feet; and
(b) Accessory structure: 35 feet.
(1) Site plan review;
(2) Access, parking and loading;
(3) Landscaping and lighting;
(4) Fences;
(5) Signs;
(6) Outdoor storage and displays;
(7) Building facade materials;
(8) Pole buildings; and
(9) Pollution.
(2004 Code, § 154.068) (Ord. 464, passed 1- -1996; Ord. 96-167, passed 6-10-1996; Ord. 11-0668, passed 5-10-2011; Ord. 16-751, passed 2-9-2016) Penalty, see § 154.999