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Augusta City Zoning Code

SECTION 23

- LI Light Industrial Zone.

23-1

Permitted uses:

(a)

Any use permitted in the B-2 (General Business) Zone subject to the restrictions and regulations of the B-2 Zone.

(b)

The following uses are authorized in the LI Zone:

(1)

Wholesale, storage, and warehouse facilities.

(2)

Lumber, feed, or other similar storage yards, but not salvage yards, coal yards, or junkyards.

(3)

Uses of light manufacturing nature. Manufacturing establishments and operations other than those classified as heavy industry (Section 24), which are housed within a building and emit no excessive noise, dust, or vibrations beyond the property on which the establishment is located.

(4)

Automobile body and fender repair provided that all repair work and vehicle storage shall be conducted within an area enclosed on all sides by a solid wall, or finished fence not less than six (6) feet in height.

(5)

Storage of construction equipment and other heavy equipment, and trucks in excess of one (1) ton capacity and having three (3) or more axles.

(6)

Collection of materials for recycling subject to the following restrictions:

(a)

No volume reduction or physical or chemical alteration of collected materials may be conducted; and

(b)

All materials upon collection shall be expeditiously placed inside a building, truck trailer, or other enclosure. No collected materials may be stored outside such an enclosure at the end of the normal business day.

(7)

Animal Kennel

(8)

Brewery, Distillery, Micro-brewery, Nano Brewery, Pico Brewery, Nano Distillery and Pico Distillery

23-2

Uses prohibited in an LI Zone:

(a)

Any use that may be noxious or injurious by reason of the production or emission of dust, refuse matter, odor, gas fumes, noise, vibrations, radiation, or similar substances or conditions.

(b)

Residential use is specifically prohibited.

23-3

Height. The maximum height of a building or structure in a LI Zone shall not exceed one hundred sixty-five (165) feet.

23-4

Area. The entire lot in an LI Zone may be covered with the exception of mandatory open spaces hereinafter required.

23-5

Setbacks:

(a)

Front yard, forty (40) feet.

(b)

Side yards, ten (10) feet each.

(c)

Rear yard, twenty-five (25) feet.

23-6

Distance from an R-Zone. Industrial activities, including construction of buildings for industrial use, storage of materials, and loading facilities shall not be located within 50 feet of a R-Zone boundary. Parking of vehicles except for automobiles that are used by employees and customers shall not be permitted within 50 feet of an R-Zone boundary.

23-7

Deleted.

Amended - August 2017 - Brewery, Distillery etc.

Amended - March 5, 2013 - Section 23-1(7)

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