§ 185.045 LI — LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND WAREHOUSING DISTRICT.
   (A)   Intent. The provisions of this district are intended to apply to an area which can serve light manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, wholesaling and other light industrial functions for the city and the region. Lot sizes and other restrictions are intended to ensure sufficient open space and minimize adverse impacts of industrial uses off site and to nonindustrial uses.
   (B)   Principal uses and structures:
      (1)   Warehousing within an enclosed structure.
      (2)   Wholesaling within an enclosed structure.
      (3)   Dry cleaning and laundry plants, printing plants, welding shops, machine shops, taxidermists and similar service and repair establishments and uses.
      (4)   Light manufacturing, processing and assembly including precision manufacturing, electrical machinery, instrumentation, bottling plants, dairy products plants, bakeries, fruit packing and similar uses.
      (5)   Building materials supply and storage, provided that any outside display and/or storage area shall be screened on all sides to avoid any deleterious impact on adjacent properties; includes contractor storage yards.
      (6)   Automotive, truck, major recreational equipment and mobile home sales, storage and repair establishment including, body shops, dry docking facilities, paint shops, upholstery shops and similar uses provided that outside storage of vehicles not for sale shall be effectively screened on four (4) sides so as to avoid off-site visual impacts.
      (7)   Vocational and trade schools.
       (8)   Veterinary hospitals and clinics including boarding of animals.
      (9)   Radio or television transmitter, towers or broadcasting facilities.
      (10)   Research and development facilities provided all activities are within an enclosed structure.
      (11)   Public utility equipment and facilities.
      (12)   Public uses.
      (13)   Communication towers and facilities.
      (14)   Medical Recycling Facility.
      (15)   Canine training and similar uses, provided all activities are within the principal structure and there is no boarding of animals.
      (16)   Self-storage facilities.
      (17)   Indoor commercial recreation such as theaters, driving ranges, bowling alleys, and similar uses, excluding dance clubs, fitness centers and other indoor health, recreational, and similar facilities for exercise, sports, and other physical activities. Outdoor recreation uses must be related to the indoor recreation use and require a site plan approval.
   (C)   Accessory uses and structures:
      (1)   Customary accessory uses clearly incidental and subordinate to one (1) or more principal uses.
      (2)   Retail sales of products manufactured, processed or stored on the premises, provided the sales area constitutes no more than 15% of the total area of the space occupied by the business.
      (3)   Offices clearly accessory to one (1) or more principal uses.
   (D)   Conditional uses.
      (1)   Automotive fuel, propane, and natural gas dispensaries and refueling stations subject to the following provisions:
         (a)   Location of facilities: All pumps, storage tanks and other service island equipment shall be at least twenty (20) feet from all property lines, fifteen (15) feet from any building and one hundred (100) feet from the nearest residentially owned land. No pump, storage tank or other equipment shall be located closer than one thousand (1,000) feet from any municipal or public supply well.
         (b)   Liquid gasoline, liquid kerosene, or liquid diesel fuels may be stored onsite for use by the operator of the property and stored onsite for offsite delivery to the general public, and stored, dispensed, and sold onsite to the general public for onsite sales of such substances.
         (c)   Liquid and non-liquid propane, and liquid and non-liquid natural gas and other petroleum-based fuel products (including liquid gasoline, liquid kerosene, or liquid diesel fuel) may be stored onsite for the use of the operator of the property, stored and sold onsite for offsite delivery to the general public, and stored, dispensed, and sold onsite to the general property.
         (d)   The proposed use will not constitute a nuisance or hazard because of vehicular travel movement, delivery of fuel movement, noise or fume generation.
         (e)   Development and operation of the fuel pumps and attendant storage tanks shall be in compliance with §§ 176.01 et seq.
      (2)   Freight handling and transportation terminals.
      (3)   Planned industrial developments including office and business parks.
      (4)   Corrections facilities subject to the following:
         (a)   Minimum area required: 20 acres.
         (b)   Shall not be located within 1,000 feet of any residentially zoned property.
      (5)   Public and private schools.
      (6)   Tree and landscape recycling, subject to the following:
         (a)   A minimum lot size of five (5) acres.
         (b)   An eight (8) foot opaque fence or wall surrounding the site on all sides.
         (c)   A one hundred (100) foot setback between any property line and any operation of tree or landscape recycling machinery (with the exception of vehicle or product storage).
         (d)   A two hundred fifty (250) foot buffer between any residentially zoned land and any operation of tree or landscape recycling machinery (with the exception of vehicle or product storage).
         (e)   Tree and landscape recycling operations restricted to 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
         (f)   Strict adherence to Maximum Permissible Sound Levels for Industrial Land, as set forth in Table 1 of § 92.06, Palm Bay Code of Ordinances.
   (E)   Prohibited uses and structures:
      (1)   All uses not specifically or provisionally permitted herein.
   (F)   Lot and structure requirements:
      (1)   Minimum lot area — twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
      (2)   Minimum lot width — one hundred (100) feet.
      (3)   Minimum lot depth — two hundred (200) feet.
      (4)   Maximum building coverage — fifty percent (50%).
      (5)   Minimum floor area — None.
      (6)   Maximum height — one hundred (100) feet.
      (7)   Minimum yard requirements:
         (a)   Front — forty (40) feet minimum building setback, parking areas may be located in the front yard except within ten (10) feet of the front lot line.
         (b)   Side interior — twenty (20) feet minimum building setback. Parking areas may be located in the side yard except within ten (10) feet of the side lot line.
         (c)   Side corner — twenty-five (25) feet minimum building setback. Parking areas may be located in the side corner yard except within ten (10) feet of the side corner lot line.
         (d)   Rear — twenty-five (25) feet.
      (8)   An eight (8) foot high completely opaque masonry wall, or wood fence shall be provided along the entire length of any side or rear property line abutting property zoned residential. Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with the landscape requirements of this zoning code.
('74 Code, § 25-137) (Ord. 89-08, passed 4-27-89; Am. Ord. 94-33, passed 6-16-94; Am. Ord. 94-51, passed 11-16-94; Am. Ord. 95-44, passed 11-2-95; Am. Ord. 98-20, passed 7-16-98; Am. Ord. 98-31, passed 9-17-98; Am. Ord. 2006-106, passed 10-5-06; Am. Ord. 2015-59, passed 12-1-15; Am. Ord. 2016-17, passed 4-21-16; Am. Ord. 2017-80, passed 11-16-17; Am. Ord. 2021-67, passed 10-21- 21; Am. Ord. 2022-04, passed 1- 20-22; Am. Ord. 2022-19, passed 2-17-22; Am. Ord. 2023-17, passed 4-20-23; Am. Ord. 2024-05, passed 2-1-24)