(A) An industrial use is one which requires both buildings and open area for manufacturing, fabricating, processing, extraction, heavy repairing, dismantling, storage or disposal of equipment, raw materials, manufactured products or wastes, and provided the use conforms to Table 4 and the following performance standards:
(1) Smoke. No smoke is emitted of a density greater than No. 2 according to the Ringlemann’s Scale, except that smoke of a greater density shall be permitted for a period of not in excess of six minutes in any one hour.
(2) Fly ash. No particles from any flue or smokestack shall exceed 0.3 grains per cubic foot of flue gas at a stack temperature of 500º F.
(3) Dust. No dust of any kind produced by the industrial operations shall be permitted to escape beyond the limits of the property being used.
(4) Odor. No noxious odor of any kind shall be permitted to extend beyond the lot lines.
(5) Gases and fumes. No gases or fumes toxic to persons or injurious to property shall be permitted to escape beyond the building in which it occurs.
(6) Glare. No glare shall be seen from any street or any residential area.
(7) Vibration. No intense earth-shaking vibration shall be created or maintained by any industry beyond the boundary lines of the tract on which it is located.
(8) Noise and sound. A maximum of 70 decibels at the property line is permitted. Noise is required to be muffled so as not to become objectionable due to intermittance, beat frequency or shrillness. Sound may equal but not exceed traffic noise in the vicinity during a normal day shift work period.
(9) These performance standards are in addition to any related requirements imposed by the regulations of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and all other applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
(B) Each industrial use shall provide parking space for each three employees thereof located on the same lot as the use, or within 300 feet on a site approved by the Board.
(C) Each industrial use shall provide loading and unloading berths located on the same lot as the use, as specified in Table 5.
Table 4 Industrial Uses and Requirements | |
Requirement | Type of Uses Industrial |
Table 4 Industrial Uses and Requirements | |
Requirement | Type of Uses Industrial |
District(s) in which use is permitted | I |
Minimum side yard required in feet where industrial use adjoins a residential district | 6 |
Minimum side yard in feet, if provided | 6 |
Minimum rear yard in feet | 15 |
Maximum building height in feet | 75 |
Maximum lot coverage in percent of lot | None, except for required yards |
Vision clearance on corner lots | Yes |
Table 5 Industrial Uses - Loading and Unloading Berth Requirements | |
Gross Floor Area of Industrial Use in Square Feet | Number of Berths Required |
15,000 or less | 1 |
15,001 to 40,000 | 2 |
40,001 to 100,000 | 3 |
Each 40,000 additional | 1 additional |
(Ord. 480, passed 11-16-1970; Ord. 95-611, passed 10-4-1995) Penalty, see § 154.99