(A) Intent. The I-1 Light Industrial Districts are designed primarily to accommodate wholesale activities, warehouses, and light industrial operations which may be conducted in areas proximate to residential and commercial areas with attempts to provide as much isolation as possible and where external environmental and physical effects are restricted to the area of this District. No offensive or hazardous conditions shall be created by an industry. Disruptive activities shall be minimized to maintain tranquility if near commercial or residential areas and districts. These would include excessive traffic, dust, dirt, noxious gases, smoke, noise, fumes or vibrations. Permitted uses of this District exclude heavy industrial operations. The processing of raw material for shipment in bulk form to be used elsewhere is also prohibited, with the exception of agricultural products identified as North American Industrial Classification System Code 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing.
(B) Permitted use - certificate required.
(1) Industrial manufacturing;
(2) Light manufacturing;
(3) Wholesale trade;
(4) Transportation and warehousing;
(5) Machining;
(6) Welding;
(7) Major automotive repair;
(8) Semi-truck repair, sales, and service;
(9) Truck stops;
(10) Research and development laboratories;
(11) Mini-storage warehouse;
(12) Trade or industrial schools;
(13) Public safety facilities;
(14) Kennels outdoor/indoor;
(15) Kennels-veterinary clinics;
(16) Refuse collection and recycling centers;
(17) Towing operations and storage lots;
(18) Production and/or storage of medical or compressed gases;
(19) RV sales and services;
(20) Contractor storage equipment;
(21) Bulk sales, storage of top soils and mulches, etc.;
(22) Accessory uses.
(C) Conditional uses.
(1) Sales areas or showrooms for products manufactured on-site. Sales area not to exceed 40% of the primary structure.
(3) Outdoor drive-in movie theaters.
(4) Any additional less intensive, non-objectionable uses which are subject to Planning Commission review.
(5) Borrow pits.
(D) Required building setbacks.
(1) Front yard setback - 50 feet.
(2) Side yard setback - 30 feet. If adjacent to an area that is zoned or used for residential, the setback shall be 75 feet.
(3) Rear yard setback - 30 feet. If adjacent to an area that is zoned or used for residential, the setback shall be 75 feet.
(E) Existing setbacks. Expansion of existing industrial uses may use the established setbacks or the current standards, whichever is less.
(F) Required lot frontage. Minimum required lot frontage is 100 feet.
(G) Height requirements.
(1) Primary structure shall not exceed 60 feet.
(2) Accessory structure shall not exceed 40 feet.
(H) Minimum building separation. Minimum distance between buildings - 25 feet.
(I) Applicable provisions.
(1) Section 178.141 Screening.
(2) Section 178.144 Outdoor Storage Standards.
(3) Section 178.145 Parking Standards.
(4) Section 178.146 Sign Standards.
(Ord. O-2019-24, passed 9-9-2019)