§ 155.040 HI HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.

   This district is intended to provide for general industrial uses which may create some nuisance and which are not properly associated with, nor compatible with residential, office, or commercial establishment. All uses in this district shall comply with any state or local regulations regarding noise, emissions, dust, odor, glare, vibration or heat when applicable.

   (A)   Permitted uses.

Permitted Use	Applicable Standards
Light manufacturing	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Wholesale merchandising	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Farm store	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Contractors shop/storage yard	Subject to screening of all outdoor storage from view
	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Bus/truck terminal	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Public utility facilities	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Frozen food locker	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Off-premise signs	§ 155.070
Electrical substation	§§ 155.070, 155.077
Retail services and trade	Being an accessory use when in conjunction with a primary use of wholesale or manufacturing.
	155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Warehouse	Subject to the materials stored on the premises shall have a level 1 or below in the Fire Protection Guide on Hazardous Materials.
	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Bus and/or truck wash	All water from the truck or bus wash being contained on the site.
	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Truck repair, sales, and/or service	No unscreened outdoor storage of parts.
	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Recycling collection facility	Subject to any outdoor storage of recyclable materials must be within an opaque screened area at least 6 feet in height.
	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Automobile storage yard	Screening of the storage yard with fence, berm, vegetation or placement on the lot.
	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Motor vehicle repair	An adequate number of parking spots to store the cars and screen parts and materials from view.
	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Recycling processing facility	Any outdoor storage of recyclable materials must be within an opaque screened area at least 6 feet in height and all processing operations must be fully enclosed
	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077
Heavy manufacturing	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077 Only use to be considered will be ready mix concrete plant.

 

   (B)   Conditional uses.

Conditional Use	Applicable Standards
General manufacturing	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077, 155.095(A)
Heavy manufacturing	Traffic to and from the facility will not travel on residential streets. Location shall not be located within ½-mile of any residential uses. Ready-mix concrete plant will not be considered as a conditional use. §§ 155.070, 155.073, 155.077, 155.095(A)
Distillation of products	Traffic to and from the facility will not travel on residential streets. §§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077, 155.095(A)
Refining	Traffic to and from the facility will not travel on residential streets. §§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077, 155.095(A)
Tank farm	Compliance with the city’s fire and health code, traffic to and from the facility will not travel on residential streets. §§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077, 155.095(A)
Grain terminal	Traffic to and from the facility will not travel on residential streets. §§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077, 155.095(A)
Junkyard	Being sited off the main thoroughfares of the city. The owner shall agree to control rodents as a condition of the permit. §§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077, 155.095(A)
Mining	Subject to the review and approval by the city’s engineer. §§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077, 155.095(A)
Quarry	Subject to the site being located at least 1,000 feet from commercial or residential properties. §§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077, 155.095(A)
Broadcast tower	Being located at least 300 feet from a residential district. §§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077, 155.095(A)
Solid waste transfer facility	Screening of the storage area with fence, berm, vegetation or placement on the lot. §§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077, 155.095(A)
Municipally owned waste water treatment facility	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077, 155.095(A)
Wind energy conversion system	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077, 155.095(A)
Agribusiness	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077, 155.095(A)

 

   (C)   Lot and yard regulations. All measurements shall be taken from the lot line to the building line (see definitions). Values listed are minimums, unless otherwise stated.

	Lot Area	Building Line	Frontage	Front Yard	Side Yard	Rear Yard	Maximum Height
All uses	NA	NA	NA	25 feet see #4	5 feet see #2, #4	5 feet see #3	55 feet see #1
Exceptions:
#1   A side yard of 20 feet shall be required where a lot is adjacent to or abuts a residential district.
#2   A rear yard of 25 feet shall be required where a lot is adjacent to or abuts a residential district.
#3   There shall be a required front yard on each street side of lots.
#4   Wastewater treatment facilities are exempt from minimum yard or setback requirements.
#5   See also adjustments to yard regulations (§ 155.082 for other specific exceptions).

 

   (D)   Performance standards. All conditional uses within this section shall meet the following performance standards prior to consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission:

      (1)   Appearance. Junk, salvage, auto wrecking, and similar operations shall be shielded from view from streets and from adjacent properties in another district by means of a sturdy, sight-obscuring fence in good repair.

      (2)   Fire hazard. All flammable substances involved in any activity established in this district shall be handled in conformance with the standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, National Fire Protection Association, and any additional regulations of the city.

      (3)   Noise. All noise and noise-causing activities shall be muffled so that they will not create a disturbance greater than normal peak-hour traffic noise on a major street when observed from any area zoned residential. Major street noise for comparison purposes shall be measured on the primary state highway nearest to the industry.

      (4)   Sewage and liquid waste. No operation shall be carried on which involves the discharge into a sewer, water course or the ground of liquid wastes of any radioactive nature, or liquid waste of a chemical nature which are detrimental to normal sewage plant operation or corrosive and damaging to sewer pipes and installations. Any liquid wastes which create heavy loading on the city treatment plant will be subject to treatment by the owner, before being discharged into the city sewer system or by other agreement with the City Council.

      (5)   Air contaminants.

         (a)   Air contaminants and smoke shall be less dark than designated number 2 on the Ringleman Chart as published by the United States Bureau of Mines, except that smoke of a density designated as number 2 shall be permitted for one 4-minute period in each one-half hour. Light-colored contaminants of such opacity as to obscure an observer's view to a degree equal to or greater than the aforesaid shall not be permitted. Particulate matter or dust as measured at the point of emission by any generally accepted method shall not be emitted in excess of two-tenths grains per cubic foot as corrected to a temperature of 500 degrees Fahrenheit.

         (b)   Due to the fact that the possibilities of air contaminants cannot be comprehensively covered in this section, there shall be applied the general rule that there shall not be discharged from any source whatsoever such quantities of air contaminants or other material in such quantity as to cause injury, detriment, nuisance or annoyance to any considerable number of persons or the public in general or to endanger the comfort, repose, health or safety of any such considerable number of persons or the general public or to cause or have a natural tendency to cause injury or damage to business, vegetation or property.

      (6)   Odor. Odor-causing operations shall be controlled to reduce the escape of odors to the minimum practical within the limits of technology and economics.

      (7)   Gases. All noxious gases shall be controlled to the extent that they will not be injurious to life and property. The gases sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide shall not exceed 5 parts per million, carbon monoxide shall not exceed 25 parts per million, and nitrous fumes shall not exceed 5 parts per million. All measurements shall be made at the zoning lot line.

      (8)   Vibration. All machines including punch presses and stamping machines shall be mounted so as to minimize vibration. Vibration shall not be so excessive that it interferes with industrial operations on nearby zoning lots.

(Ord. 1189, passed 7-7-2008; Am. Ord. 1266, passed 12-5-2011; Am. Ord. 1281, passed 6-18-2012; Am. Ord. 1343, passed 7-5-2016; Am. Ord. 1353, passed 6-5-2017; Am. Ord. 1359, passed 9-18-2017; Am. Ord. 1409, passed 12-2-2019; Am. Ord. 1517, passed 8-19-2024)