Article 6. Industrial Districts (I)
Sec. 8-6.1 Purpose
Sec. 8-6.2 Types Of Industrial Districts
Sec. 8-6.3 Generally Permitted Uses And Structures
Sec. 8-6.4 Uses And Structures In Industrial Districts That
Require A Use Permit
Sec. 8-6.5 Standards For Industrial Development,
Subdivision Or Construction
Sec. 8-6.6 Permits Required
Sec. 8-6.7 Application To Industrial Development In Other
Districts
Sec. 8-6.1 Purpose.
(a) To provide areas for the location of commercial, industrial,
processing and manufacturing uses which are not compatible with those permissible
activities and uses in the Commercial or Residential Districts.
(b) To regulate and control development, construction, organization or
subdivision for those uses.
(c) To assure that uses which are potentially detrimental to the
health, safety and welfare of the public have been located, developed or constructed to
substantially eliminate their potential detrimental effects. (Ord. No. 164, August
17, 1972; Sec. 8-6.1, R.C.O. 1976)
Sec. 8-6.2 Types Of Industrial Districts.
(a) There are two (2) Industrial Districts:
(1) Limited Industrial
(2) General Industrial
(b) Limited Industrial shall include uses which are generally in
support of but not necessarily compatible with permissible uses in the Commercial
District. These Districts shall normally be established within reasonable accessibility
and convenience to General Commercial Districts and where there is adequate access to a
major thoroughfare.
(c) General Industrial shall include all business, industrial
processing, or storage uses that are generally considered offensive to the senses or pose
some potential threat or hazard to health, safety and welfare. This District shall not be
located adjacent to residential or resort districts unless there is physical or
geographical protection from those characteristics of the uses considered to be offensive
or hazardous. (Ord. No. 164, August 17, 1972; Sec. 8-6.2, R.C.O. 1976)
Sec. 8-6.3 Generally Permitted Uses And
Structures.
(a) Limited Industrial. The following uses and structures in limited
industrial districts are permitted:
(1) Accessory uses and structures
(2) Animal hospitals
(3) Automobile services, sales, repair and storage
(4) Cemeteries, mortuaries and crematoriums
(5) Communication facilities
(6) Construction material storage
(7) Food processing and packaging
(8) Light manufacturing
(9) Manufacturing in retail sales
(10) Private and public utilities and facilities
(11) Public parks and monuments
(12) Research and development
(13) Restaurants, bars and food services
(14) Retail sales
(15) Warehouses
(b) General Industrial. The following uses and structures in general
industrial districts are permitted:
(1) Accessory uses and structures
(2) Animal hospitals
(3) Automobile services, sales, repair and storage
(4) Cemeteries, mortuaries and crematoriums
(5) Communication facilities
(6) Construction material manufacturing
(7) Construction material storage
(8) Excavation and extraction
(9) Factories
(10) Food processing and packaging
(11) Light manufacturing
(12) Manufacturing in retail sales
(13) Mineral processing
(14) Private and public utilities and facilities
(15) Public parks and monuments
(16) Restaurants, bars and food services
(17) Research and development
(18) Retail sales
(19) Transportation terminals and docks
(20) Warehouses
(Ord. No. 164, August 17, 1972; Sec. 8-6.3, R.C.O. 1976)
Sec. 8-6.4 Uses And Structures In Industrial
Districts That Require A Use Permit.
(a) Limited Industrial. The following uses and structures in limited
industrial districts shall require a use permit:
(1) Botanic and zoologic gardens
(2) Commercial recreation and parks
(3) Construction materials manufacturing
(4) Diversified agriculture
(5) Factories
(6) Junk yards and dumps
(7) Livestock and poultry yards
(8) Museums, libraries and public services
(9) Office and professional buildings
(10) Project development in accordance with Article 18 of this
Chapter
(11) Single family dwellings
(12) Any other use or structure which the Planning Director finds to be
similar in nature to those listed in this section and appropriate to the Director.
(b) General Industrial. The following uses and structures in general
industrial districts shall require a use permit:
(1) Commercial recreation and parks
(2) Diversified agriculture
(3) Inflammable or noxious chemical processing or storage
(4) Junk yards and dumps
(5) Livestock and poultry yards and piggeries
(6) Museums, libraries and public services
(7) Office and professional buildings
(8) Project development in accordance with Article 18 of this
Chapter
(9) Stockyards
(10) Any other use or structure which the Planning Director finds to be
similar in nature and appropriate to the district.
(Ord. No. 164, August 17, 1972; Sec. 8-6.4, R.C.O. 1976)
Sec. 8-6.5 Standards For Industrial
Development, Subdivision Or Construction.
(a) Lot size. Lot size shall be as follows:
(1) The minimum lot area that may be created or developed in a Limited
Industrial District shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
(2) The minimum lot area that may be created or developed in a General
Industrial District shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
(3) Any existing legal lot or parcel of record as of August 17, 1972,
that is smaller than the required size, may be developed for industrial use.
(4) Lot or parcel area shall be calculated in accordance with Sec.
8-3.8(b).
(b) Setback Requirements. Unless as otherwise specified under paragraph
(3) below, setback requirements shall be as follows:
(1) Minimum distance from property lines in a Limited Industrial
District:
(A) The minimum distance of any building from the right-of-way line of
a public or private street shall be ten (10) feet unless the building is entered from that
side by motor vehicles in which case the minimum distance shall be fifteen (15) feet.
(B) The minimum distance from any building to a side property line
when the adjacent use
district is industrial or commercial shall be zero. When the adjacent
use district is other than industrial or commercial, the minimum distance to the side
property line shall be ten (10) feet.
(C) The minimum distance of any building to a rear property line when
the adjacent use district is industrial or commercial shall be zero. When the adjacent
rear use district is other than industrial or commercial, the minimum distance to the rear
property line shall be ten (10) feet.
(2) Minimum distances from property lines in a General Industrial
District:
(A) Minimum distance of any building from the right-of-way of a public
or private street shall be fifteen (15) feet.
(B) Minimum distance of any building from a side property line when the
adjacent use district is industrial shall be zero. When the adjacent use district is other
than industrial, the minimum distance to the side property line shall be fifteen (15)
feet.
(C) Minimum distance of any building to a rear property line shall be
fifteen (15) feet.
(3) The Planning Director may impose greater setback requirements
because of topographic, drainage, air, landscaping, or other health, safety and welfare
conditions.
(c) Minimum Distance Between Buildings. The minimum distance between
detached buildings on the same parcel shall be ten (10) feet.
(d) Parcel Dimension Requirements. No parcel shall be created unless:
(1) It has a minimum frontage on a public street of seventy-five (75)
feet in a Limited Industrial District and one hundred (100) feet in a General Industrial
District;
(2) The average depth of the parcel is not greater than four (4) times
its average width in either District; and
(3) The minimum average width is seventy-five (75) feet in a Limited
Industrial and one hundred (100) feet in a General Industrial district.
(e) Driveways and Parking Areas. Driveways and parking areas shall be
as follows:
(1) The minimum driveway width in Industrial Districts shall be twenty
(20) feet if there is two-way traffic and fourteen (14) feet if there is one-way traffic.
(2) Parking areas shall conform to standards of design and construction
established by the County Engineer, provided that:
(A) No parking lot pavement edge may be located closer than five (5)
feet from the right--of-way line of a public street;
(B) No part of parked vehicles shall protrude into that setback;
(C) All parking lots shall be screened from public thoroughfares by a
fence, wall or plant screen not less than four (4) feet high, provided that the screening
height shall be lowered to the standard as required under the County Traffic Code or to
the standards of the Department of Public Works, at street corners, driveway
intersections, and other locations. The setback area between the parking area paving and
the public right-of-way shall be planted and shall not be paved.
(3) Paved off-street parking shall be provided as follows:
(A) One (1) parking stall for each three (3) employees, or one (1)
parking stall for every five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area of the
buildings where the number of employees is unknown;
(B) One (1) parking stall designated for visitors for each two hundred
(200) square feet of office space; and
(C) Parking spaces for trucks, equipment, or other vehicles used in the
conduct of the business.
(D) The Planning Director shall determine the distribution of
requirements for any particular use or combination of uses and may increase parking
requirements when particular uses or locations occur in areas where unusual traffic
congestion or conditions exist or are projected.
(f) Building Height. No building or portion thereof shall exceed thirty
(30) feet in height in a Limited Industrial District or fifty (50) feet in height in a
General Industrial District unless it can be demonstrated that a greater height is
essential to the functioning of the development and that no reasonable alternative exists.
(g) Sewers. All industrial development accessible to a public
sewer shall provide for adequate sanitary sewer facilities in accordance with standards
established by the Department of Public Works and the State Department of
Health. In developments not accessible to public sewers, a private sewage
disposal system shall be provided that meets the requirements of the Department of Public
Works and the requirements of Chapter 57 of the Public Health Regulations of the State
Department of Health.
(h) Environmental Impact Statement. The Planning Director, the Planning
Commission, or the County Engineer may require an Environmental Impact Statement to be
submitted prior to the issuance of any zoning, use or variance permit when there is any
operation, material or activity which constitutes a potential threat to public health,
safety and welfare or to the quality of the environment. When requiring such a statement
the precise nature of the items that the Environmental Impact Statement shall cover shall
be indicated.
(i) Public Access. The Planning Commission may require the dedication
of adequate public access-ways not less than ten (10) feet in width to publicly-owned land
or waters and may require the preservation of all historic and archaeologic sites known or
discovered on the parcel subject to development. (Ord. No. 164, August 17, 1972; Sec.
8-6.5, R.C.O. 1976; Ord. No. 400, October 8, 1980)
Sec. 8-6.6 Permits Required.
(a) No construction or other development for which Standards are
established in this Chapter shall be undertaken within any Industrial District except in
accordance with a valid zoning permit. The following zoning permits, in accordance with
Article 19, shall be required for the following activities:
(1) Class I Permit. A Class I Permit must be obtained for construction
or development on a parcel where:
(A) the parcel is not located in a Constraint or a Special Treatment
District and is not larger than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet; and
(B) the construction or development does not require a use permit, a
variance permit or an environmental impact statement.
(2) Class II Permit. A Class II Permit must be obtained for
construction or development on a parcel where:
(A) the parcel is not located in a Constraint District or a Special
Treatment District and is larger than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet but not larger
than twenty- five thousand (25,000) square feet; and
(B) the construction or development does not require a use permit,
variance permit or an environmental impact statement.
(3) Class III Permit. A Class III Permit must be obtained for
construction or development on a parcel where:
(A) the parcel is larger than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet
but not larger than one (1) acre, whether or not the parcel is located in a Constraint
District or a Special Treatment District, and the construction or development does not
require a variance permit or an environmental impact statement, or
(B) for construction or development on a parcel for which a Class I or
Class II Permit would otherwise be obtainable except that the parcel is located in a
Constraint District or a Special Treatment District.
(4) Class IV Permit. A Class IV Permit must be obtained for
construction or development on a parcel that is:
(A) larger than one (1) acre, whether or not the parcel is located in a
Constraint District or Special Treatment District, and whether or not a use permit,
variance permit or environmental impact statement is required; or
(B) for construction or development for which a Class I, II, or III
Permit would otherwise be obtainable except that a variance permit or an environmental
impact statement is required.
(5) To obtain any permit the applicant shall show compliance with the
Standards established in this Section and shall submit a plot plan and other information
as required by Sec. 8-3.8(d). (Ord. No. 164, August 17, 1972; Sec. 8-6.6, R.C.O.
1976)
Sec. 8-6.7 Application To Industrial
Development In Other Districts.
All industrial construction, development or use permitted by, or in
accordance with this Chapter in any other Use District shall be carried out in accordance
with the Standards established in this Article. (Ord. No. 164, August 17, 1972; Sec.
8-6.7, R.C.O. 1976)
Sec. 8-6.1 Purpose
Sec. 8-6.2 Types Of Industrial Districts
Sec. 8-6.3 Generally Permitted Uses And Structures
Sec. 8-6.4 Uses And Structures In Industrial Districts That
Require A Use Permit
Sec. 8-6.5 Standards For Industrial Development,
Subdivision Or Construction
Sec. 8-6.6 Permits Required
Sec. 8-6.7 Application To Industrial Development In Other
Districts