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Belleville City Zoning Code

LIGHT INDUSTRY

DISTRICT

§ 162.305 PURPOSE.

   The Light Industry District is intended to provide for areas where light industry and warehouses may locate without detriment to the remainder of the community.
(1960 Code, § 60-6-71) (Ord. 7352, passed 2-16-2010)

§ 162.306 LOT AND BUILDING REQUIREMENTS.

   Every principal building erected in a Light Industry District shall conform to the applicable requirements indicated in tabular form below:
Maximum building height
100 ft.
Maximum percentage of lot building coverage
75%
Minimum lot area
None
Minimum lot depth
None
Minimum lot width
None
Minimum setbacks
   From front lot line
25 ft.
   From side lot line
25 ft.
   From rear lot line
25 ft.
 
(1960 Code, § 60-6-72) (Ord. 7352, passed 2-16-2010)

§ 162.307 PERMITTED USES.

   (A)   Any building, use or service similar to the uses herein listed in the type of services or goods sold, in the number of persons or cars to be attracted to the premises or in the effect upon adjacent areas in more restricted use districts;
   (B)   Commercial office;
   (C)   Call center;
   (D)   Foundry casting light-weight non-ferrous metal not causing noxious fumes or odor;
   (E)   Machine shop, or other metal-working shop, excluding drop hammers and other noise- producing machine-operated tools;
   (F)   Manufacture, compounding, assembly or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: aluminum, bond, cellophane, canvas, cloth, cork, feather, felt, fibre, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paper, plastic, precious or semi-precious metals or stones, shell, rubber, tin, tobacco, wood (excluding saw mill), tars and paint not involving a boiling process;
   (G)   Manufacture, compounding, processing, packing or treatment of such products as candy, cosmetics, drugs, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, toiletries and food products, except the rendering or refining of fats and oils;
   (H)   Manufacture and maintenance of billboards and commercial advertising structures;
   (I)   Manufacture of pottery and figurines or other similar ceramic products, using only previously pulverized clay, kiln fired only by electricity or gas;
   (J)   Planing mill;
   (K)   Stove or stove polish manufacturers;
   (L)   Wholesale business, non-accessory storage buildings, storage buildings, warehouses and yards; and
   (M)   Any accessory use customarily incident to a use authorized by this section.
(1960 Code, § 60-6-73) (Ord. 7787, passed 7-7-2014; Ord. 9240-2024, passed 1-2-2024)

§ 162.308 SPECIAL USES.

   (A)   Convenience stores;
   (B)   Establishments that hold a Class A, B, C, D, or F liquor license;
   (C)   Industrial parks;
   (D)   Large community residences whether located more or less than 660 feet from another community residence:
      (1)   The City Council finds that the cumulative effect of such use would not alter the residential character of the neighborhood or, if not a residential neighborhood, the general character of the neighborhood, would not create an institutional setting or its operation would not create an adverse effect on surrounding properties; and
      (2)   Prior to occupancy, a special use permit is applied for and received;
   (E)   Multi-family dwellings;
   (F)   Planned unit developments;
   (G)   Small community residences located more or less than 660 feet from another community residence;
      (1)   The City Council finds that the cumulative effect of such use would not alter the residential character of the neighborhood, would not create an institutional setting or its operation would not create an adverse effect on surrounding properties; and
      (2)   Prior to occupancy, a special use permit is applied for and received;
   (H)   Used car lots;
   (I)   Personal solar energy system (PSES);
   (J)   Solar farm energy system (SFES);
   (K)   Adult-use cannabis dispensing organizations; provided, they meet all the requirements of Chapter 123 (Adult-use cannabis);
   (L)   Adult-use cannabis craft grower organizations; provided, they meet all the requirements of Chapter 123 (Adult-use cannabis);
   (M)   Adult-use cannabis infuser organizations; provided they meet all the requirements of Chapter 123 (Adult-use cannabis; and
   (N)   Multiple occupancy non-residential developments/uses.
(1960 Code, § 60-6-74) (Ord. 4094, passed - -; Ord. 4674, passed - -; Ord. 5831, passed 1-5-1998; Ord. 6075, passed 1-3-2000; Ord. 6131, passed 5-1-2000; Ord. 6264, passed 2-5-2000; Ord. 8283-2018, passed 12-3-2018; Ord. 8404-2019, passed 12-19-2019; Ord. 8405-2019, passed 12-19-2019; Ord. 8406-2019, passed 12-19-2019; Ord. 9055-2022, passed 5-16-2022; Ord. 9182-2023, passed 8-7-2023)