The purpose of the I-2 General Industrial District is to provide areas suitable for the location of general industrial activities which have adequate and convenient access to major streets and provide effective controls for "nuisance" and pollution characteristics. It is further the intent of the I-2 District to encourage industrial development in a compact and orderly manner consistent with the general locations shown in the Comprehensive Plan providing a compatible relationship with other land uses where a full complement of urban services are provided. (Ord. 1988-12, 12-19-1988)

All uses provided for under the I-2 District shall show proof of ability to comply with the performance requirements of this ordinance prior to issuance of any construction permit. (Ord. 1988-12, 12-19-1988)

The following are permitted uses in the I-2 District:

Any use permitted in the I-1 District (section 4600.2 of this ordinance).

Automobile major repair.

Other: Appliance assembly and warehousing, machine shops, freight terminals and classification yards, concrete product plants, building materials production and clothing or apparel manufacturing and similar uses. (Ord. 1988-12, 12-19-1988)

The following are permitted accessory uses in an I-2 District:

All permitted accessory uses as allowed in an I-1 District (section 4600.3 of this ordinance). (Ord. 1988-12, 12-19-1988)

The following are conditional uses in an I-2 District: (Requires a conditional use permit based upon procedures set forth in and regulated by chapter 400 of this ordinance.)

All conditional uses as allowed in an I-1 District (section 4600.4 of this ordinance).

Sports training facilities; provided that:

   A.   Daily occupancy, for training and scheduled sessions, may not exceed one person per two hundred (200) square feet of floor area. Occupancy during special events and tournaments may exceed this standard by fifty percent (50%).

   B.   The facility must meet all Building and Fire Code requirements for the proposed use. The facility has adequate parking for the use at the rate of one parking stall per three hundred fifty (350) square feet of the gross floor of the proposed building space.

   C.   All parking for the use is contained within the building's designated parking area. Special event, or tournament, parking shall be onsite or an adjoining site through an agreement with adjoining property owners.

   D.   A traffic study may be required under any of the following conditions:

1.The use generates traffic beyond the estimated traffic of a manufacturing use of equal size level and resulting in more than one hundred (100) trips in any peak hour.

2.The City Engineer determines that the site location, access, or traffic generation may result in traffic conflicts, safety issues, or a reduction of the street service level classification.

3.The conditional use permit must address all issues identified in the traffic study and the property owner shall be responsible for costs associated with improvements deemed necessary to mitigate traffic issues generated by the proposed use.

   E.   The facility must have direct access from a collector street.

   F.   The City may impose limits on the hours of operation to reduce parking conflicts.

Storage, utilization or manufacture of materials or products which could decompose by demolition; refuse and garbage disposal; crude oil; bulk fuel, gasoline or other liquid storage; provided, that:

   A.   There shall be a minimum lot area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet and minimum lot widths of one hundred fifty feet (150').

   B.   There shall be a drainage system, subject to the approval of the City Engineer, installed.

   C.   The lighting shall be accomplished in such a way as to have no direct source of light visible from adjacent land in residential use or from the public right-of-way and shall be in compliance with section 1000.10 of this ordinance.

   D.   At the boundaries of a residential district, a strip of not less than five feet (5') shall be landscaped and screened in compliance with chapter 1000 of this ordinance.

   E.   Each light standard shall be landscaped.

   F.   Vehicular access points shall create a minimum of conflict with through traffic movement, shall comply with chapter 1200 of this ordinance and shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer.

   G.   All signing and informational or visual communication devices shall be minimized and shall be in compliance with the applicable provisions of the City Code 1 .

   H.   Provisions are made to control and minimize noise, air and water pollution.

   I.   There shall be no outside storage except as allowed in compliance with section 1000.15 of this ordinance.

   J.   All conditions pertaining to a specific site are subject to change when the Council, upon investigation in relation to a formal request, finds that the general welfare and public betterment can be served as well or better by modifying the conditions.

   K.   The provisions of subsection 400.2F of this ordinance are considered and satisfactorily met. (Ord. 1988-12, 12-19-1988; amd. Ord. 2017-09, 10-2-2017)

The following minimum requirements shall be observed in an I-2 District, subject to additional requirements, exceptions and modifications set forth in this ordinance:

   A.   Lot area: The minimum lot area within the I-2 District shall be determined by the criteria for parking, loading, minimum yards and setback requirements and building coverage described for this district.

   B.   Lot width: One hundred feet (100').

   C.   Setbacks:

      1.   Front yard: Thirty feet (30').

      2.   Side yard:

         a.   Corner lot: Twenty feet (20').

         b.   Interior lot: Ten feet (10').

      3.   Rear yard: Twenty feet (20').

   D.   Maximum site coverage:

      1.   Hard surface, including buildings: Eighty five percent (85%). (Ord. 1988-12, 12-19-1988; amd. Ord. 2012-002, 7-16-2012; Ord. 2018-06, 3-5-2018)

Maximum building height shall not exceed forty five feet (45') except by conditional use permit. (Ord. 2018-06, 3-5-2018)

AL849   Zoning Ordinance - Appendix A   App A-4800