7-7.1.

PURPOSE.

This district is intended to provide areas for industrial and closely related uses, to encourage the proper design, placement, and grouping industrial uses, and to protect adjacent districts from potentially harmful effects. This district is not intended to accommodate general commercial uses or residential uses.

7-7.2.

PERMITTED USES.

a.

Manufacturing plants, processing plants, and industrial uses which would not produce excessive noise, excessive vibration, excessive smoke or particulate matter in the atmosphere or in water bodies, dangerous levels of radiation, hazards of fire or excessive humidity, heat, or glare, or electromagnetic interference, or other similar conditions which would be incompatible with adjacent development outside of the Industrial District in which the use is located. Where reasonable doubt exists as to whether or not a particular use may exceed the limitations described above, the Zoning Administrator may refer the question to the Zoning Board of Appeal for determination;

b.

Warehousing, wholesaling, bulk storage, supply and distribution;

c.

Public utilities, including all facilities, structures, or uses associated therewith, and subject to the height requirements of Section 6-9;

d.

Truck terminals;

e.

Business offices associated with, and secondary to, individual industrial uses within the district;

f.

Junk yards, salvage yards, scrap yards, and second-hand materials operations including processing, display and sale thereof;

g.

Laundry and dry cleaning processing plants;

h.

Automotive repair garages;

i.

Trade schools and technical schools engaging in activities of an industrial nature;

j.

Lumber and building supply yards, yards for storage of contractors' equipment and supplies, outdoor storage of materials, supplies or equipment;

k.

Scientific, technical, and medical laboratories and research facilities;

l.

Offices, storage yards, and other facilities of the building trades such as building, mechanical or electrical contractors;

m.

Radio and television stations;

n.

Veterinary establishments;

o.

Buildings used by Federal, State, County or City governments;

p.

Private airports;

q.

Agricultural uses such as general farming, dairy farming, truck farming, pasture, grazing, outdoor plant nurseries, horticulture, forestry, wild crop harvesting, vineyards and orchards;

r.

High-rise buildings for non-residential uses subject to the provisions of Section 8-3;

s.

Retail and service establishments;

t.

Sexually Oriented businesses;

u.

Tattoo parlor, subject to South Caroline Legislature, Section 44-34-10 through 44-34-110.

(Ord. of 8-14-2006)

7-7.3.

PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES.

a.

Solar energy systems.

b.

Satellite dish antennae subject to the requirements of Section 8-10.

c.

Other structures and uses which:

i.

Are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted uses and structures.

ii.

Do not involve the conduct of trade on the premises other than permitted as a principal use.

iii.

Are located on the same lot as the permitted principal use or structure, or on a contiguous lot in the same ownership.

iv.

Are not likely to attract visitors in larger numbers than would be expected in the neighborhood.

7-7.4.

PERMITTED SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.

a.

Vocational schools.

b.

Automobile junk yards, scrap yards, salvage yards or yards used in whole or in part for scrap or salvage operations or for processing, storage, recycling display, or sales of junk, scrap, or salvaged materials, provided that:

i.

No storage of display of scrap or junk material shall be permitted within 35 feet of any public road right-of-way.

ii.

Opaque screening (vegetative, fence, wall or combination) shall be provided around the perimeter of the active use.

7-7.5.

PROHIBITED USES AND STRUCTURES.

a.

Dwelling units.

b.

Schools, colleges or universities.

c.

Hospitals, sanitariums, rest homes, convalescent homes or rehabilitation centers.

d.

Hotels and motels.

e.

Funeral Homes.

f.

Churches.

7-7.6.

MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH.

For all permitted or permissible uses and structures, no minimum lot area is required except as needed to meet other requirements herein.

7-7.7.

MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

The depth of front and rear setbacks, and the width of side setbacks shall be as follows for other permitted or permissible structures, unless otherwise specified:

(1)

Front Yard: 50 feet.

(2)

Side Yard: 10 feet.

(3)

Rear Yard: 15 feet.

7-7.8.

MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE BY ALL BUILDINGS.

For all permitted or permissible uses and structures, no maximum lot coverage is required.

7-7.9.

HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES.

No portion of any building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height, nor may accessory structures exceed the height of the principal structure.

7-7.10.

MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS.

Off-street parking an loading requirements are set forth in Article 6.

7-7.11.

SIGNS.

Signs are permitted in the I-1 District as in accordance with provisions of Article 9.