(A) Purpose. District H is intended to provide for the development of intensive industrial and manufacturing activities. The noise, smoke, odor, vibration and/or traffic typically generated by these uses require adequate buffering from adjacent areas with particular emphasis on nearby residential areas. The permitted uses are considered to be the least compatible with other uses within the community.
(B) Principal uses.
(1) Any use permitted in the F (Light Industrial), F-1 (Outdoor Industrial) and G (Waterfront) Districts, subject to the regulations of District H;
(2) The manufacturing, processing, distributing and/or storage of any material or product from processed or raw materials including, but not limited to, chemicals, petrochemicals or mineral extracts;
(3) Shipyards;
(4) Railroad and railway facilities; and
(5) Any other manufacturing, industrial or storage use not now or hereafter prohibited by this chapter or any other ordinance of the city.
(C) Accessory uses.
(1) Paved automobile parking lots incidental to the principal use;
(2) Other uses which are subordinate to and incidental to the principal use;
(3) Signs advertising services provided on the same premises;
(4) Office space used in conjunction with a principal use; and
(5) Laboratories and shops incidental to the principal use.
(D) Area and height regulations.
Maximum height | None |
If adjacent to any district zoned for residential uses | 75 feet |
Maximum lot coverage by structures, driveways and parking | 95% |
Maximum lot coverage by structures | 70% |
Minimum distance between detached structures | 20 feet |
Minimum front yard | 50 feet |
Minimum lot area | 20,000 square feet |
Minimum lot depth | 100 feet |
Minimum lot width | 100 feet |
Minimum rear yard | None |
If adjacent to any district zoned for residential uses | 50 feet |
Minimum side yard | None |
If adjacent to any district zoned for residential uses | 50 feet |
If adjacent to street | 50 feet |
(E) Parking requirements. Off-street parking in this district shall be provided in accordance with § 160.081 of this chapter.
(F) Screening requirements. Screening in accordance with § 160.084 of this chapter is required along side and rear lot lines when these lot lines are adjacent to any district zoned for residential uses.
(G) Landscape requirements. See § 160.088 of this chapter.
(H) Special conditions. All development shall also be subject to any other city, state or federal regulations.
(1998 Code, App. A, § 40-46)