(A) General. The HI Heavy Industrial District is intended to provide for areas where heavy industries may locate without detriment to the remainder of the community. In these areas, a satisfactory correlation of factors required by such uses exists or can be readily achieved.
(Prior Code, § 20-1008)
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Manufacturing and industrial activities, including fabrication, processing, assembly, disassembly, repairing, cleaning, servicing, testing, packaging and storage of materials, products and goods that can be conducted wholly within enclosed buildings;
(2) Assembly of semi-finished materials;
(3) Auto repair, major;
(4) Auto repair, minor;
(5) Auto service stations;
(6) Auto undercoating and rust-proofing services;
(7) Auto laundries and car washing facilities;
(8) Building materials and products, sales and storage;
(9) Building trades showrooms and shops;
(10) Concrete mixing plants;
(11) Contractor or construction yards;
(12) Equipment rental and leasing services;
(13) Federal, state, county or municipal garages;
(14) Governmental uses;
(15) Laboratories, research and testing;
(16) Landscaping services;
(17) Microwave and radar tower installations;
(18) Monument manufacturing and sales;
(19) Motor vehicle repair and servicing facilities;
(20) Printing, publishing and lithography establishments;
(21) Public utility companies;
(22) Sharpening and grinding businesses;
(23) Telecommunication facilities, telecommunication towers;
(24) Towing services;
(25) Transit or transportation facilities;
(26) Warehousing and wholesaling establishments; and
(27) Utility substations.
(Prior Code, § 20-1009)
(C) Special uses.
(1) Cannabis cultivation centers;
(2) Junk yards;
(3) Towing and storage companies; and
(4) Tow storage lots.
(Prior Code, § 20-1010)
(D) Area/bulk restrictions. The following area/bulk restrictions shall apply to all buildings or structures in the HI District.
(1) Minimum lot size.
(a) Lot area: 62,500 square feet;
(b) Lot width: 250 feet; and
(c) Lot depth: 250 feet.
(2) Minimum setbacks.
(a) From front lot line: 50 feet;
(b) From either side lot line: 20 feet; and
(c) From rear lot line: 50 feet.
(3) Maximum building height. 60 feet.
(Prior Code, § 20-1011)
(Prior Code, § 20-1012)
(Prior Code, § 20-1013)
(G) Supplemental regulations.
(1) No nuisances. No production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing, repair, sale or storage of goods, materials or equipment shall unreasonably interfere with the use, occupancy or enjoyment of neighboring properties or the community as a whole. Unreasonable interferences shall include, but are not limited to, excessive traffic congestion, loud or shrill noises, excessive emission of smoke, emission of toxic gases, excessive glare and noxious odors.
(2) Activities enclosed. All production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing or repair activities shall be conducted completely within enclosed buildings.
(3) Outside storage. Outside storage areas may be open to the sky, but shall be enclosed by a solid wall or fence, at least eight feet high.
(4) Buffer strips. Wherever any industrial use located in this district abuts any residential or conservation district, the owner shall install a 20-foot wide buffer strip consisting of densely planted shrubbery that is at least five feet high when planted and that can be expected to reach a height of ten feet when full grown.
(5) Dangerous materials. No building, structure or use within the HI District shall contain or utilize explosives, flammable gases or liquids, or live animals, without prior approval from the Zoning Administrator.
(Prior Code, § 20-1014)
(Ord. 1525, passed 7-21-2008; Ord. 1699, passed 3-17-2014; Ord. 1874, passed 12-2-2019) Penalty, see § 154.999