The intent is designed to encourage sound industrial development in the city by providing a protective environment primarily for such development.
A. Permitted Principal Uses And Structures: The following uses, structures and accessory uses are permitted outright subject to the adopted international codes. All other uses, structures and accessory uses not listed are strictly prohibited unless a special use permit has been issued.
Any manufacturing, processing, assembling, research, wholesale or storage use.
Automobile, truck and heavy equipment repair and garages, boat and RV sales.
Building materials sales yards.
Bulk plants and service stations.
Parks and recreation.
Private or public utility service buildings, structures and uses.
Public off street parking facilities, whether publicly or privately owned or operated.
Railroad yard and freight stations, trucking and motor freight stations and facilities.
B. Permitted Accessory Uses And Structures: Business offices incident to any of the permitted uses shall be located on the same site with the principal building.
C. Special Uses:
Chemical plants.
Concrete, asphalt, batch plants, gravel and rock stockpiles.
Junkyards, auto wrecking, salvage and scrap yards, provided all storage and salvage operations are screened from the public view.
Meatpacking plants.
Other uses not specifically listed shall be evaluated by the zoning official for compatible use. If found incompatible, the use shall be referred to planning and zoning commission and the city council as a special use request.
D. Limitations On Uses:
1. Pump islands for service stations shall not be closer than fifteen feet (15') to any street or property line or public way, nor shall any gasoline service station signs extend over the property boundary line, street property line or public way.
2. Off street parking shall be one space per each two hundred (200) square feet of office building space and/or one space for each employee.
E. Minimum Lot Requirements: Six thousand (6,000) square feet.
F. Minimum Setback Requirements:
1. Front setback: Ten feet (10').
2. Side setback: None specified, except ten feet (10') on the street side.
3. Rear setback: None specified.
G. Permitted Signs: Signs, advertising structures, and area illumination are permitted, subject to the following limitations:
1. Signs and advertising structures shall not extend over any property boundary line, street property line or public way.
2. If illuminated in any manner, signs shall not create a hazard or nuisance to passing traffic, nor shall the glare from any illuminating device be visible from any residential zone where such sign, advertising structure or illuminated area is within two hundred feet (200') of such a zone.
3. Where dimensional or other regulations are in conflict with any other ordinance, the more stringent regulations apply.
4. No permitted signs shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet in size. Signs in excess of one hundred (100) square feet shall first receive the approval of the city council through a special use permit.
H. Fences; Permits Required: Permits are required for all fences.
1. No fence shall be constructed to a height greater than eight feet (8').
2. Barbed wire may be affixed to the top of a fence when required for security purposes. All portions of such wire shall be installed at a minimum of eight feet (8') above ground level. (Ord. 787, 3-8-2016; amd. Ord. 807, 11-12-2019; Ord. 813, 5-25-2021)