§ 27-430. Industrial light (I-1).

A.

Purpose. To provide for a mixture of light manufacturing, office park, research and development, and limited retail/service retail land uses in an attractive, business park setting. The industrial light district may be used as a zoning buffer between mixed uses, commercial uses and heavier industrial uses. The I-1 zoning district is appropriate with the office, research, and light industrial (ORLI) and industry classifications of the master land use plan.

B.

Land uses. Permitted, conditional and accessory land uses in the industrial light zoning district are identified on the land use matrix, article 27-400, appendix A. Specific land uses not identified on the list are subject to classification pursuant to section 27-336.

C.

Area and bulk regulations.

Min. Lot Size (s.f.)	Min. Lot Width	Max Lot Coverage	Minimum Street Frontage	Max Height (See 27-404(D))
20,000 Setbacks	100 feet	75%	n/a	45 feet

 

Setbacks
Front Setback	Side Setback	Street Side Setback	Side/Rear Setback (Adjoining SF Res. Dist/ Development)	Rear Setback
25 feet	10 feet	15 feet	100 feet see C.4 below	10 feet

 

1.

Building separation shall be determined by the current city building and fire code.

2.

Minimum parcel/lot size for rezoning to I-1:

a.

New district (by classification): Two (2) acres.

b.

Existing district (by extension): Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet unless extension of existing development.

3.

Required street access: Major arterial or higher.

4.

Side/rear setback abutting residential may be reduced to sixty (60) feet with planning commission approval of screening and/or landscaping through the development plan approval process.

D.

District standards.

1.

All areas unoccupied by buildings, parking lots or used as traffic ways shall be maintained in a safe and orderly condition.

2.

Areas which are allowed to have outdoor storage and display of merchandise shall be maintained in a manner that does not collect trash, debris, and/or vermin.

a.

No required parking lot area shall be used as a display or sales area.

b.

No public sidewalk or street right-of-way shall be used for display.

3.

There shall be no open display of merchandise or inventory.

4.

Vehicle servicing and equipment assembly as part of a sales operation shall be conducted within an enclosed building unless adequate "sight-proof" visual screening from the public and adjacent residences is provided.

5.

No manufacturing, assembly, or repair work shall take place outside the confines of an enclosed building.

6.

All residential uses are prohibited except sleeping facilities required by watchmen or caretakers employed upon the premises.

7.

Auto impoundment or holding yards shall be screened with a minimum six (6) to eight (8) foot opaque fence constructed of wood or masonry.

E.

Industrial developments shall conform to design guidelines of article 27-600 et seq.

(Ord. No. 16-12, § 2, 2-21-12)