(A) The I-1 District is designed for those industries which carry on their entire operation within a completely enclosed building, in such a manner that no nuisance factor is created or emitted outside an enclosed building. No storage of raw materials, manufactured products or any other materials is permitted in the non-screened open space around the buildings. Loading and unloading berths are completely enclosed or shielded by a solid screening. This district has strict controls on the intensity of land use providing protection of each industry from the encroachment of other industries. It is usually located adjacent to residential areas and may serve as a buffer between heavier industrial districts and business or residential districts. The following uses shall be permitted in the I-1 District. All uses in the I-1 District shall conform to the I-1 development standards and I-1 performance standards in this section.
(B) (1) Permitted I-1 uses.
(a) Manufacturing, fabricating, assembling, wholesaling, cleaning, testing or repairing of goods, materials or products, to include but be not limited to:
1. Electrical components, motors, signs;
2. Cloth products manufactured from finished cloth;
3. Jewelry;
4. Leather products manufactured from finished material;
5. Optional goods;
6. Upholstering and mattress;
7. Tool and die shops; and
8. Wood and wood products, including manufacturing, except commercial saw mills.
(b) Food processing, to include canning, bottling, processing and packaging of food;
(c) Warehousing and distribution operations completely enclosed within a building;
(d) Engineering or research laboratories, industrial schools or training facilities; data processing or analysis;
(e) Railroad or other mass transportation right-of-way and trackage, including:
1. Railroad passenger station;
2. Off-street turnaround;
3. Layover areas for transit vehicles; and
4. Shelter stations and off-street parking facilities, provided such uses (except operating right-of-way) do not extend within 20 feet of a residential boundary.
(f) Temporary structures incidental to the development of land or to the erection of structures on the land, provided that said temporary structures shall be removed at the completion of the development or construction;
(g) Offices, incidental and accessory to a permitted industrial use, attached or detached, and including service facilities for employee or guests. Any such service facilities shall be wholly within a building and shall have no exterior advertising display;
(h) Accessory utility structures or facilities;
(I) Accessory recreation areas, indoor or outdoor, provided primarily for the convenience and use of employees of a specific industry or industrial area as a whole;
(j) Signs, as regulated in § 152.100; and
(k) Special exception: junk yard.
(2) I-1 development standards.
(a) Use.
1. Enclosed operations. All operations, servicing or processing shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.
2. Outside storage. All storage of materials or products shall be:
a. Within completely enclosed buildings; or
b. Effectively screened and encompassed by a chain-link lattice or similar type fence, with matching entrance and exit gates. The height of said fence shall be at least six feet and shall not exceed eight feet. In some cases, fences shall be surrounded by trees or an evergreen hedge of a height not less than the height of said fence, provided that, if the proposed storage area is bounded on all sides by a public right-of-way (to include a street or alley), such fence may then be located on the boundary lines of the lot, the setbacks, as established by division (B)(2)(b) below being expressly waived.
(b) Minimum yards.
1. Required front yard, minimum setback. A front yard, having at least 75 feet width of frontage on a public street and having a minimum depth in accordance with the following setback requirements, shall be provided along the street right-of-way line. No part of any structure excluding an eave or cornice overhang not exceeding four feet or a canopy at an entrance shall be built closer to the right-of-way of the following streets than:
a. Expressway for limited access. No part of any structure (except an eave or cornice overhang not exceeding four feet) shall be built closer than 120 feet from the right-of-way line of an expressway;
b. Arterials. No part of any structure except an eave or cornice overhang not exceeding four feet shall be built closer than 40 feet to any right-of-way line of an arterial;
c. Collector street. No part of any structure (except an eave or cornice overhang not exceeding four feet) shall be closer than 30 feet to any right-of-way line of a collector street;
d. Local street, marginal access street or cul-de-sac. No part of any structure (except an eave or cornice overhang not exceeding four feet) shall be built closer than 25 feet to any right-of-way line of local street, marginal access street or cul-de-sac, with the exception of the vehicular
turnaround thereof. No part of any structure (except an eave or cornice overhang not exceeding four feet) shall be built closer than 20 feet to any right-of-way line of the vehicular turnaround of a cul-de-sac; or
e. Federal interstate routes. No part of any structure shall be built closer to the right-of-way line of a street of highway designated as a federal interstate route than 120 feet, except:
(I) Front roads immediately paralleling federal interstate routes (with a coinciding right-of-way boundary) shall be considered collector streets, requiring a front setback of 50 feet from the right-of-way of such front road unless such front road is designated otherwise; and
(ii) If side or rear lot lines coincide with a federal interstate route right-of-way line, the required minimum side or rear setback for this district shall apply.
2. Required side yard, minimum side setback. A side yard and setback of not less than 30 feet in depth shall be provided along each lot line; provided, however, if the side lot line abuts a railroad operating right-of-way, the building shall be permitted to abut the railroad operating right-of- way, unless subject to the requirements for transitional yards of division (B)(2)(b)5. below.
3. Required rear yard, minimum rear setback. A rear yard and setback of not less than 30 feet in depth shall be provided along the rear lot line; provided, however, if the rear lot line abuts a railroad operating right-of-way, the building shall be permitted to abut the railroad operating right-of-way, unless subject to the requirements for transitional yards of division (B)(2)(b)5. below.
4. Required corner side yard, minimum setback. In any case where the side lot line abuts a street right-of-way line, there shall be provided a corner side yard in which the setback of any structure shall comply with the minimum front setback requirements of division (B)(2)(b)1. above.
5. Transitional yards.
a. Minimum front, side and rear yards and setback.
(I) Where front lot line faces a residential district on the opposite side of the street, a front yard and setback shall be provided not less than 100 feet in depth from the front lot line.
(ii) Where the side lot line abuts a side or rear lot line in an adjacent residential district, a side yard and setback not less than 50 feet in depth shall be provided along such lot line.
(iii) Where a rear lot line abuts a side or rear lot line in an adjacent residential district, a rear yard and setback not less than 50 feet in depth shall be provided along such rear lot line; provided, however, additional front, side and/or rear setback distances for transitional yards, as specified in this division (B)(2)(b) shall be required to permit building heights exceeding 22 feet to a maximum of 35 feet.
b. Hedges or row of trees.
(I) Where a side or rear lot line adjoins a residential district, a compact hedge, row of shrubbery or evergreen trees shall be provided along or within 20 feet of such lot line, and not less than six feet in height. Such hedge, shrubbery or row of trees shall extend the full length of said lot line, except that it shall be omitted between the front lot line and a point five feet greater than the required or established building setback line of the adjacent residential or business district. Any ground area between such hedge, shrubbery or row of trees and the lot line shall be planted in grass and/or shrubbery, maintained in good condition and kept free of litter.
(ii) Exception: such hedge, row of shrubbery or evergreen trees shall not be required if the entire yard between the lot line and the building is landscaped with grass, trees and shrubbery or hedges. No vegetative materials not exceeding 25% of the entire yard area may be used in combination with vegetation and structural or ornamental fixtures.
6. Use of required yards. All required yards shall be planted with grass or landscaped with other suitable groundcover materials except:
a. Required front yards may include:
(I) Pedestrian walks, driveways, entrance guard boxes, flag poles, directional signs and similar appurtenant uses;
(ii) Off-street parking areas not exceeding 10% of the total area of the required front yard and subject to the off-street regulations of § 152.085; and
(iii) Access cuts and drives, provided they are not located within 20 feet of a lot line abutting a residential district.
b. Required side and rear yards may include:
(I) Pedestrian walks, driveways, entrance guard boxes, flag poles, directional signs and similar appurtenant uses;
(ii) Off-street parking areas subject to the off-street regulations of § 152.085; and
(iii) Access cuts and drives, provided they are not located within 20 feet of a lot line abutting a residential district.
(c) Maximum height.
1. Generally.
a. Maximum vertical height of buildings and structures shall be 35 feet; provided, however, along any required front, side or rear setback line which is adjacent to a residential district, the maximum vertical height shall be:
b. Twenty-two feet, or 35 feet if for each foot of height in excess of 22 feet, to an absolute maximum height of 35 feet, one additional foot setback shall be provided beyond adjacent required front, side or rear setback line.
2. Height exceptions. The following exceptions to the height regulations shall be permitted:
a. Parapet walls not exceeding two feet in height;
b. Roof structure for the housing of elevators, stairways, air conditioning apparatus, roof water tanks, ventilating fans, skylights or similar equipment to operate and maintain the building;
c. Chimneys, smokestacks, flag poles, radio and television antennas and other similar structures; and
d. A monitor roof not exceeding 25% of the total horizontal area of the roof.
(C) Performance standards. All uses established or placed into operation after the effective date of this chapter shall comply with the following performance standards. No use in existence on the effective date of this chapter shall be so altered or modified as to conflict with these standards.
(1) Vibration, odor, glare, heat. In no case shall production or operational, vibration, odor, glare or intense heat be permitted to escape beyond the lot lines.
(2) Smoke, particulate matter, noxious matter. The emission of smoke, particulate matter or noxious or toxic gases shall conform to the standards and regulations of the State Air Pollution Control Board.
(3) Fire and explosive hazards. The storage, utilization or manufacture of all products or materials shall conform to the standards prescribed by the National Fire Protection Association. Such storage, utilization or manufacturing shall not produce a hazard or endanger the public health, its safety or welfare.
(4) Discharge of waste matter and storm drainage. No use shall accumulate or discharge beyond the lot lines any waste matter, whether liquid or solid, in violation of the applicable standards
and regulations of the State Department of Environmental Management; or in such a manner as to endanger the public health, safety or welfare; or cause injury to property.
(5) Prior to improvement location permit issuance for any industrial use.
(a) Plans and specifications for proposed sewage disposal facilities (unless a connection is being made to a public sewer) and industrial waste treatment and disposal facilities shall be submitted for a written approval from the State Department of Environmental Management.
(b) Written approval of proposed connection to a public sewer shall be obtained from the Sewage Utility Superintendent of the town; and
(c) Plans and specifications for proposed storm drainage facilities shall be certified by a registered engineer and submitted for a written approval from the Building Commissioner of the town.
(Ord., § 1-23, passed - -1991)