The purpose of this district is to regulate those uses of the land that involve the manufacturing, assembly, processing, storage and/or distribution, sale and repair of materials, goods, parts, products, equipment, machinery, and other such operations incidental to industrial uses. It is not the intent of these regulations to allow the construction or development of residential uses within this district and those residential uses existing at the time of the adoption of the zoning ordinance from shich this title derives and its zoning district map may continue but shall be classified as non-conforming uses. All proposed industrial uses shall be accompanied by a development site plan. Since the intended use may cause a detrimental change to the environment or substantially affect the municipally operated utility or thoroughfare systems, detailed descriptions of performance standards are included in these district regulations and are determined to be the maximum allowable within any single or combined industrial use or district.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

In the "H" industrial district, no building or land shall be used and no buildings shall be hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged, unless otherwise provided in this title, except for one or more of the uses in Sections 17.68.022 through 17.68.026.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

Permitted uses, conditional uses, and accessory uses are subject to Chapter 17.20 and Chapter 17.84.

(Ord. No. 1433, § 15, 11-1-2018)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1433, § 15, adopted Nov. 1, 2018, repealed the former § 17.68.022, and enacted a new § 17.68.022 as set out herein. The former § 17.68.022 pertained to permitted uses and derived from Ord. No. 1344, § 1, adopted Oct. 18, 2012.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1433, § 15, adopted Nov. 1, 2018, repealed § 17.68.024, which pertained to conditional uses and derived from Ord. No. 1344, § 1, adopted Oct. 18, 2012.

A.

Special exception uses when authorized by the board of adjustment under the provision of Chapter 17.16.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

In the "H" industrial district, the height of the buildings and the minimum dimension of yards shall be as follows:

A.

Height: No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged shall exceed two and one-half stories, nor shall it exceed thirty-five feet within one hundred feet of a property line of "A" zoned, "B" zoned, "BR" zoned, "CR" zoned, "C" zoned or "D" zoned property. Any building in excess of one hundred feet from these property lines shall not exceed the maximum height envelope described in Section 17.84.050.

B.

Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than thirty feet, or the front yard indicated on a city-approved subdivision plat as filed in the Tarrant County plat records, whichever is greater. Corner lots shall have a minimum side yard of fifteen feet on the second front yard, the yard generally parallel to the street with the greatest frontage, unless reversed frontage is approved by the planning director. If a building line shown on a city-approved subdivision plat as filed in the Tarrant County plat records is greater than fifteen feet, then the platted building line shall be required on the second front yard. Garage doors and gates meant for vehicle use shall be located no closer than twenty feet from the right-of-way

C.

Side Yard: There shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet, unless additional emergency access is required by the fire marshal.

D.

Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten feet except where the "H" industrial district abuts a residential district there shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty feet unless additional emergency access is required by the fire marshal.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

A.

Landscaping and bufferyards shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 17.98 of this titlee.

B.

Design of building and layout of site shall comply withSection 17.84.140 of this title (CPTED - Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design).

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

A development site plan shall be required for each building permit application, shall be submitted to the planning director for approval and shall contain the following information:

A.

A scale drawing showing the boundary of the tract and topography with a contour interval of not less than two-foot intervals, and drainage information.

B.

The location of each building and the minimum distance between buildings and between buildings and the property lines, street line and/or alley line shall be submitted. The plan shall include all dimensions, all easements, the legal description and zoning of the subject property and all adjacent property.

C.

A plan indicating the arrangement and provision of off-street parking, off-street loading, outside storage areas, method and location of storage area screening and points of entry from adjoining thoroughfares.

D.

A table showing net land area, ratio of building area and outside storage areas to net land area.

E.

A table of performance standards of the characteristics of the industrial activities to be conducted on the site, if required by the planning director.

F.

Scale, north arrow, and names and addresses of owners and/or developers with name(s) and address(es) of those responsible for preparation of the development plan.

G.

For development projects influenced by or containing major drainage ways or containing areas flood prone by definition of the city engineer, preliminary drainage plan shall become a part of the development site plan. This requirement may be waived only by the recommendation of the city engineer.

H.

Existing and proposed fire hydrants, sign information, and provisions for external illumination and trash collection.

The planning director shall review the development site plan for conformance with applicable ordinances, regulations and codes. The planning director, in consultation with other city officials, shall also review and evaluate the site plans for fire and safety concerns, traffic circulation, drainage, environmental constraints and impacts, landscaping, amenities and adequacy of buffers. If the proposed site plan conforms to applicable requirements and, in the opinion of the planning director, provides adequate design features to reasonably mitigate adverse effects, the planning director shall approve the site plan. an applicant may appeal a denial of site plan approval to the planning and zoning commission for reconsideration at its next available agenda. Adjacent landowners potentially affected by the appeal shall be notified in writing of the consideration by the commission prior to the meeting.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

The following are maximum accepted levels of noise, vibration, smoke, particulate matter and toxic and noxious matter allowable for industrial uses. If the proposed use results in the discharge of sanitary sewage effluent containing industrial wastes or other effluent into the Benbrook Water and Sewer Authority's sanitary sewage system, a characterization of the effluent and a description of proposed methods of pretreatment (if any) must accompany the development site plan.

The performance standards report may be waived by the planning director if the proposed use is considered not to produce the listed effects.

A.

Noise: The day-night average sound level at the property line shall not exceed seventy-five decibels (75 db(A)), unless the property line adjoins property zoned for residential uses where the maximum day-night average sound level shall not exceed sixty-five decibels (65 db(A)). The day-night average sound level (Ldn) is the twenty-four (24) hour average sound level, in decibels, obtained after addition of ten decibels (10 db(A)) to sound levels in the night from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

B.

Vibration: The sound pressure level or impact level of any operation or plant shall not exceed the decibel limits for the octave bands designated in Column I below as measured at the point which has the highest reading on the property line of the source property. If the point of measurement is located on a property line which is also the boundary line of a residential district, the limits set forth in Column II shall apply.

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*Steady State — Vibrations, for the purpose of this chapter, which are continuous or, if in discrete pulses, are more frequent than sixty per minute. Impact vibrations, i.e. discrete pulses that do not exceed sixty pulses per minute, shall not cause in excess of twice the displacement stipulated.

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C.

Smoke, Particulate Matter and Visible Emissions: Smoke or visible emissions emitted from any vent, stack, chimney, skylight, or window shall exceed an opacity of twenty percent averaged over a five minute period. Any emission of air pollutant must be in accordance with the requirements of the State of Texas. Emissions shall not exceed any of the following net ground level concentrations:

1.

One hundred micrograms per cubic meter of air sampled, averaged over any five consecutive hours.

2.

Two hundred micrograms per cubic meter of air sampled, averaged over any three consecutive hours.

3.

Four hundred micrograms per cubic meter of air sampled, averaged over any one hour.

D.

Toxic and Noxious Matter: The handling, processing, storage and disposal of hazardous, toxic, or noxious materials within this district shall be in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. in addition, the planning and zoning commission may establish additional performance standards, including setbacks, berms, and buffers, for the siting of facilities which handle, treat, store, or dispose of potentially hazardous or dangerous materials.

E.

Additional Standards: The planning and zoning commission may establish additional performance standards to protect neighboring areas and land uses from potential industrial hazards and nuisances.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)