(A) Purpose. To provide an attractive, high quality light industrial park primarily for manufacturing and assembly, warehousing and limited retail uses in developments which provide a harmonious transition to residential development and neighborhoods by:
(1) Conducting essentially all business activities inside buildings.
(2) Consisting of high quality and attractive buildings which blend in with the environment.
(3) Providing open space and quality landscaping which achieve a park like setting.
(4) Screening of parking, loading docks, and other similar functions.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Light industrial uses that are low impact and advanced technology uses which produce little or no noise, odor, vibration, glare, or other objectionable influences as defined in the city code, and which have little or no adverse effect on surrounding properties when manufacturing or assembling a wide variety of products. Light industrial uses do not include processing outside of an enclosed structure.
(2) Shops and offices for contractors and trades, including general, electrical, plumbing, automotive repair, heating and ventilating, landscape and excavating, and businesses that support them.
(3) Offices, warehouses, and distribution facilities, including office warehouses and office showrooms.
(4) Sports and recreation facilities including ice arena.
(C) Permitted accessory uses.
(1) Radio and television receiving antennas include single satellite dish TVROs 2 meters or less in diameter, short-wave radio dispatching antennas, or those necessary for the operation of electronic equipment including radio receivers, federally licensed amateur radio stations, and television receivers, as regulated by the city code.
(2) Accessory and secondary use antennas as regulated by the city code.
(3) Personal wireless service antennas and antenna support structures located on a structure as regulated by the city code.
(D) Conditional uses. The following are conditional uses in the LI District and require a conditional use permit following the procedures of this section:
(1) Retail uses.
(2) Outside storage.
(3) Private water supply system pursuant to § 51.11(C).
(E) Lot requirements, setbacks, and outside storage. The following minimum requirements shall be observed in the LI District subject to the additional requirements, exceptions, and modifications set forth in this section:
(1) Minimum lot area: 20, 000 square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(3) Building setbacks: Each building in the LI District shall have the following minimum setbacks from the property line:
(a) Front yard: 50 feet; FRONT is defined as the side of the building facing the street. On corner lots, the front side is defined as the side having the building’s address.
(b) Side yard: 20 feet when the side faces the exterior of the park; 10 feet when the side faces the interior of the park; 30 feet when the side abuts a street or residential area.
(c) Rear yard: 20 feet; 30 feet when the rear abuts a street.
(4) Maximum building height shall be 35 feet.
(5) Properties may also be subject to the requirements of the Shoreland Overlay District, § 153.054.
(6) Conditions on outside storage of material or finished product.
(a) Outside storage of materials or finished product may not exceed 40% of the area of a lot that is 5 or more acres.
(b) Outside storage of materials or finished product may not exceed 75% of the footprint of the building on lots smaller than 5 acres and may never exceed 40% of the area of the lot.
(c) All outside storage shall be screened from view by dense vegetative screening or other approved screening method.
(d) All outside storage areas shall be completely surfaced with asphalt or concrete and be surrounded by perimeter concrete curbing.
(e) Storage must be located to the rear or side of the principal building on the site.
(f) Chain link fencing is allowed along with screening. Plastic or vinyl inserts are prohibited.
(g) No outside processing of materials or repair is permitted.
(h) All refuse containers, if not located within a building, shall be completely enclosed to shield the view of the containers from all sides and any container shall not be closer than 5 feet to any structure or building overhang. The location of any outside storage shall be identified on the site plan.
(F) Building design standards.
(1) Quality. Buildings shall maintain a high standard of architectural and aesthetic compatibility with surrounding properties to ensure that they will not adversely impact the abutting properties.
(2) Exterior finishes. The following materials are permitted for exterior finishes:
(a) Face brick;
(b) Natural stone;
(c) Stone or glass curtain walls;
(d) Wood, provided surfaces are finished for exterior use and wood of proven exterior durability is used, such as cedar, redwood, or cypress;
(e) Break-off block;
(f) Stucco; and
(g) Precast concrete and integral colored concrete block, provided surfaces are molded, serrated or treated with a textured material to create a 3-dimensional character.
(h) Curtain wall panels of steel, metal, or aluminum provided the panels are factory fabricated and of a high-quality material with a matte or non-lustre finish. These structures will require decorative design elements as approved by the City Council.
(3) Prohibited materials. The following materials are prohibited for exterior finishes:
(a) Face material that rapidly deteriorate or become unsightly such as exposed cinder blocks, galvanized metal, unfinished tile, and common clay brick.
(b) Structures that have only an outside skin.
(4) Building construction prohibited.
(a) Temporary construction.
(5) Loading and unloading.
(a) Each building or structure in the LI District shall be so located on the lot it occupies to allow off- street loading and unloading. The use of the street for loading or unloading is prohibited.
(b) No loading docks shall be located to the front of any building in the LI District.
(c) No loading or unloading shall take place in front of any building in the LI District.
(G) Landscaping standards and requirements.
(1) Landscaping shall be required for all areas within the LI District. There shall be a minimum of 20% green space required on every lot.
(2) Landscaping shall consist of trees, shrubs, planted ground cover and other vegetative material. All proposed deciduous trees shall be a minimum of 2-1/2 caliper inches measured 2 feet off the ground and all coniferous trees shall be a minimum of 6 feet in height at time of planting. Acceptable trees are listed in the city code.
(3) A minimum of 2 trees shall be required for every 20,000 square feet (or fraction of that) of lot area.
(4) Ornamental non-vegetative landscaping material may be used in addition to vegetative materials not withstanding the above requirements.
(5) All developed uses shall provide a landscaped yard along all streets. This yard shall be at least 10 feet deep, measured from the street right-of-way line. This yard shall be kept clear of all structures, storage and off-street parking. Except for driveways, the yard shall extend along the entire frontage of the lot and along both streets in the case of a comer lot. Each side yard shall have a minimum of 10 feet and each rear yard shall have a minimum of 20 feet of landscaped area measured off the property line.
(6) All required landscaped yards and boulevards not otherwise devoted to drives, sidewalks or trails shall be sodded.
(7) All open areas of any site, lot or parcel not otherwise improved shall be graded to provide adequate drainage and shall be landscaped. Such landscaping shall conform to the landscaping plan approved by the city at the time the building permit was issued.
(8) No earth mounds shall be higher than 4 feet in height.
(9) It shall be the responsibility of the owner to see that the landscaping is maintained in an attractive and well kept condition, and to replace any landscaping that dies.
(10) Unless otherwise required in this division (G), all other landscaping provisions of the city code must be met.
(11) Turf must be established by the use of sod on all lots within 60 days, excluding the time between October 1 and May 1, of issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(H) Screening standards and requirements.
(1) Screening shall be installed so as to block direct vision. It shall consist of 1 or more of the following:
(a) A fence or wall not less than 5 feet high, but not extending within 15 feet of any street.
(b) Compact evergreen or deciduous hedge and over and under story trees in a buffer strip at least 10 feet in width. At planting, hedge material must be at least 2-1/2 feet in height and deciduous trees must be at least 5 feet in height with a minimum of 2-1/2 caliper inches measured 2 feet off the ground. Coniferous trees must be at least 6 feet in height.
(c) Earth berms.
(2) The screening shall be placed along property lines or in the case of screening along a street, 15 feet from the street right-of way line.
(3) Where any lot is adjacent to property developed for residential use, the owner shall provide screening along the boundary of the residential property.
(4) Where any off-street parking area contains more than 4 parking spaces, partial screening with vegetation and/or berms shall be placed on any side adjoining a residential use or a public street.
(5) All loading docks shall be screened from view on the property’s street frontages or from the districts boundary by a wall, earth berms or plant material or a combination of these at least 5 feet in height. Such walls shall be designed to be harmonious with the structure having the loading dock.
(6) All mechanical equipment located around the perimeter of a structure shall be screened.
(7) Dumpsters and/or trash/recycling receptacles shall be stored inside the principal structure or if outside shall only be located on a non-street side of the building, except for during trash pickup time.
(8) Any dumpsters and/or trash/recycling receptacles located along a street side shall be screened by a wall of at least 6 feet in height which matches the material, design and color of the principal building or stored within an accessory structure constructed of building materials compatible with the principal structure, and readily served through swinging doors or an overhead door on tracks. Storage containers must have covers or enclosure has to have a roof.
(9) All exterior storage shall be screened from view with exception of:
(a) Merchandise being displayed.
(b) Materials and equipment being used for construction on premises.
(10) Screening devices shall be included in the site and/or landscaping plans.
(11) Unless otherwise required in this division (H), all other screening provisions of the city code must be met.
(I) Landscaping and screening plan.
(1) Complete landscaping, screening and erosion control plans shall be prepared and signed by a landscape architect or professional site planner with educational training or work experience in land analysis and site plan preparation. These plans shall include:
(a) Detailed natural land analysis including vegetation, soil types and slopes.
(b) Manmade features.
(c) Details of all proposed vegetative landscaping materials including placement, Latin name, common name, caliper/height and quantity.
(d) Details of proposed non-vegetative landscaping and screening materials.
(e) Planting and construction schedule for completion of landscaping and screening plans.
(2) The final landscaping and screening plan must be approved by the City Council at the time of site plan review.
(J) Landscaping security.
(1) The owner shall file with the City Clerk security in the form of a letter of credit or cash deposit as determined by the City Council, to ensure that the landscaping, screening and erosion control work is done pursuant to the landscaping plan within the time schedule, and to ensure that the vegetative materials used in any landscaping, screening or erosion control work that die within 2 complete growing seasons are replaced.
(2) The security shall be in an amount determined by the City Council, but shall be at least equal to the amount estimated to be the cost of completing the required landscaping, screening and erosion control measures and not to exceed twice such amount.
(3) Where such landscaping, screening and erosion control measures do not include the use of vegetative materials, the security shall be in force until such landscaping; screening or erosion control measures have been completed and approved by the City Council. Where such landscaping, screening and erosion control measures do include the use of vegetative materials, the security shall be in force for at least the next 2 complete growing seasons, subsequent to the completion and approval of such landscaping; screening or erosion control measures have been completed and approved by the City Council.
(4) Upon completion of the landscaping, screening and erosion control work, the security will be reduced to an amount determined adequate to replace vegetative material that may die within 2 complete growing seasons.
(5) Such security shall be filed with the City Clerk before a building permit can be issued.
(K) Outdoor lighting.
(1) A lighting plan, showing how the site meets all lighting requirements must be submitted at the time of site plan submittal.
(2) Intensity.
(a) No more than 0.5 foot candles of light where residential zoning abuts and no more than 1.0 foot candles of light where other zoning abuts shall be allowed at the property line, when measured at eye level and aimed at the light source.
(b) In parking areas and walkways, downward focused lighting shall be provided by cutoff type luminaries with no more than 10% of light output above the horizontal plane through the light source.
(3) Height. Light fixtures and freestanding luminaries shall not exceed 20 feet or extend above the roofline of the principal building, whichever is less.
(4) Accent lighting. Accent lighting used to highlight selected landscape or architectural features shall be permitted provided the light source is shielded to aim directly at the area of focus.
(Ord. 2021-8-5, passed 8-10-2021)