Aubrey City Zoning Code
§ 18 IND
INDUSTRIAL.
A.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The IND District is established to accommodate those uses which are of a non-nuisance type located in relative proximity to residential areas, and to preserve and protect lands designated on the comprehensive plan for industrial development and use from the intrusion of certain incompatible uses which might impede the development and use of lands for industrial purpose. Development in the IND District is limited primarily to certain wholesale and jobbing commercial uses and certain industrial uses, such as the fabrication of materials, and specialized manufacturing and research institutions, all of a non-nuisance type.
B.
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
Uses permitted in the IND District are subject to the following conditions:
(1)
All business, servicing, or processing, except for off-street parking, off-street loading, display of merchandise for sale to the public, and establishments of the “drive-in” type, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings unless otherwise indicated in this section.
(2)
All storage within one hundred (100) feet of a residence district, except for motor vehicles in operable condition, shall be within completely enclosed buildings or effectively screened with screening not less than six (6) feet nor more than eight (8) feet in height, provided no storage located within fifty (50) feet of such screening shall exceed the maximum height of such screening.
C.
USES PERMITTED.
Uses permitted in the IND District shall be as follows:
(1)
Advertising products, such as signs and billboards, subject to the regulations, restrictions, and requirements of Section 27 of this ordinance.
(2)
Ambulance, bus, train, and taxi stations, truck yards;
(3)
Awnings, venetian blinds, and window-shades;
(4)
Bakery, candy, dairy and other food products, but not including fish and meat products, sauerkraut, vinegar, yeast, alcohol or alcoholic beverages;
(5)
Boat-building of small craft and other similar assembling;
(6)
Bottling or distribution plants, milk or soft drinks;
(7)
Building materials yard, contractor’s yard, lumberyard;
(8)
Cameras and other photographic equipment;
(9)
Ceramic products, such as pottery, figurines, and small glazed tiles;
(10)
Cleaning and dyeing plants;
(11)
Cosmetics and toiletries, drugs, perfumes, and perfumed soaps, and pharmaceutical products;
(12)
Electrical appliances, such as lighting fixtures, irons, fans, and toasters;
(13)
Electrical equipment assembly, such as home radio and television receivers and home movie equipment, but not including electrical machinery;
(14)
Electrical supplies, manufacturing and assembly, such as wire and cable assembly, switches, lamps, insulation and dry cell batteries;
(15)
Electronic instruments;
(16)
Furniture refinishing using a manufacturing or chemical dipping process;
(17)
Jewelry;
(18)
Machine shops and fabrication of metal not more than ten (10) gauge in thickness;
(19)
Medical, dental, and optical supplies;
(20)
Metal finishing, plating, grinding, sharpening, polishing, cleaning, rustproofing, and heat treatment;
(21)
Metal stamping and extrusion of small products, blades, bottle caps, buttons, and kitchen utensils;
(22)
Milk and ice cream processing;
(23)
Monument works;
(24)
Musical instruments;
(25)
Orthopedic and medical appliances, such as artificial limbs, braces, supports, and stretchers;
(26)
Photofinishing associated with a manufacturing process;
(27)
Repair of farm, household, office machinery or equipment;
(28)
Scientific and precision instruments;
(29)
Sheetmetal shops;
(30)
Silverware, plate and sterling;
(31)
Shell egg business, candling, cartoning, and distributing;
(32)
Existing commercial and residential uses in use as such on the effective date of this Ordinance;
(33)
Public utility and public service uses as follows:
(a)
Bus stations, bus terminals, bus turnaround (off-street), bus garages, and bus lots;
(b)
Electric substations;
(c)
Gas regulator stations, mixing stations, and gate stations;
(d)
Radio and television towers;
(e)
Railroad passenger stations;
(f)
Telephone exchanges, microwave relay towers, telephone transmission equipment buildings and service yards;
(34)
Radar installations and towers;
(35)
Radio and television studios and stations;
(36)
Schools, trade;
(37)
Stadiums, auditoriums, and arenas, open or enclosed;
(38)
Storage and warehousing establishments;
(39)
Storage yards, but not including junkyards;
(40)
Trailer sales and rental, for use with private passenger motor vehicles;
(41)
Weighing stations;
(42)
Wholesaling establishments;
(43)
Accessory uses, including but not limited to the following:
Temporary buildings for construction purposes for a period not to exceed the duration of such construction;
(44)
Other wholesale, light manufacturing, construction or service uses which are similar in character to those enumerated in this subsection, and which will not be dangerous or otherwise detrimental to persons residing or working in the vicinity thereof, or to the public welfare, and will not impair the use, enjoyment, or value of any property;
(45)
Factory outlet retail or wholesale store for the sales and servicing of goods or materials on the same premises as the manufacturing company to which they are related, including sales and service in a separate building or buildings.
(46)
Government use, as defined in section 4.
D.
CONDITIONAL USES.
The following conditional uses may be allowed in the IND District subject to the provisions of Section 6:
(1)
Amusement establishments, livestock exhibition halls, including fairgrounds, permanent carnivals, kiddie parks, and other similar outdoor amusement facilities;
(2)
Asphalt and concrete batching or ready-mix plants;
(3)
Concrete products casting;
(4)
Dwelling units may be permitted only as an accessory use and only for employees having duties in connection with any premises requiring them to live on said premises, including families of such employees when living with them.
(5)
Gasoline and oil storage, wholesale, provided all applicable safety regulations are complied with and provided that the location is approved by the City Council.
(6)
Motor freight terminals;
(7)
Railroad freight terminals, railroad switching and classification yards, repair shops, and roundhouses;
(8)
Restaurant;
(9)
Theaters, automobile drive-in;
(10)
Automobile and motorized vehicle and equipment display, sales, and service.
E.
DENSITY; AREA; YARD; HEIGHT; AND LOT COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS.
The requirements regulating the maximum permissible residential density, minimum lot size, minimum yard sizes (front, side, and rear), and maximum building height (stories and feet), and maximum percent of lot coverage by buildings, as pertains to this district, shall conform with the provisions of Section 22, “Schedule of District Regulations,” and other applicable provisions of Section 23, “Supplementary District Regulations.”
(Ordinance 135-87 adopted 4/14/87; Ordinance 429-10, sec. 2.01, adopted 2/23/10; Ordinance 474-12, sec. 2.04, adopted 8/21/12; Ordinance 579-16, sec. 7, adopted 12/15/15; Ordinance 776-23 adopted 1/26/2023; Ordinance 904-25 adopted 5/22/2025)