INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
The purpose of the Light Industrial (I-1) District is to allow light industrial uses ranging from small to large scale industry and related services. Uses shall be compatible with neighboring nonindustrial uses through architectural standards and intensity of uses. This district may be located adjacent to residential, commercial, and industrial districts and shall have access to collector or arterial roads without passing through residential districts.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.01; Ord. No. 87-1046, 11-5-1987; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 24-2568, § 31.01, 11-18-2024)
The following are permitted uses in the Light Industrial (I-1) District:
(1)
Manufacturing uses: manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, storage, treatment, or assembly of products and materials within a structure, except for rendering/slaughtering/refining facilities, cannabis cultivation and cannabis manufacturing.
(2)
Warehousing.
(3)
Wholesale businesses.
(4)
Business and professional offices, not including medical.
(5)
Engraving shops.
(6)
Machine shops.
(7)
Printing and publishing.
(8)
Repair services, except for businesses related to passenger vehicles and trucks.
(9)
Service uses of blue-printing, duplicating, mailing, and graphic arts.
(10)
Research and design laboratories.
(11)
Data center.
(12)
Uses not explicitly enumerated in this section as permitted uses, but closely similar thereto as determined by the zoning administrator, provided these uses are not explicitly mentioned as permitted or conditional uses elsewhere in the ordinance.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.02; Ord. No. 91-1264, 9-19-1991; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022; Ord. No. 25-2572, § 31.02, 1-22-2025)
The following accessory uses are allowed in the Light Industrial (I-1) District:
(1)
Dwelling for watchman (not to exceed 500 square feet) and limited to one person.
(2)
Retail sales, incidental to manufacturing, of products manufactured, assembled, or warehoused on the premises, provided no more than ten percent of the building is used for retail space.
(3)
Coffee shops/cafeteria for employees.
(4)
Recreational facilities for employees.
(5)
Day care related to employees.
(6)
Cars, vans, pickup trucks, and utility trailers no longer than 15 feet in length parked outside and used by employees or visitors in the normal course of the business operation parked in the side and rear yard outside of the required parking stalls.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.03; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
The following are conditional uses in the Light Industrial (I-1) District:
(1)
Commercial nurseries/greenhouses.
(2)
Online purchase pick-up location.
(3)
Heliports.
(4)
Passenger vehicle service, major repair, including painting, body work and dismantling, exclusive of auto reduction yards. Storage of vehicles shall be screened with 100 percent opaqueness.
(5)
Outdoor storage of passenger vehicles or vans, other than those specified in section 121-21(6), provided such storage shall be screened with 100 percent opaqueness. Such outdoor storage shall be related specifically to a permitted or approved conditional use.
(6)
Two or more buildings on same lot, provided such buildings relate to one permitted or conditional use.
(7)
Building over 50 feet from ground level.
(8)
Indoor vehicles sales showroom.
(9)
Zero lot line, with shared access or parking.
(10)
Principal adult uses, as defined and licensed under chapter 22, article II.
(11)
Indoor commercial dog kennel with or without dwelling for night watchperson.
(12)
Personal care, health care, recreation, fitness, or education related commercial services. Sites must be able to demonstrate adequate on-site parking. Uses must be destination based and not generate traffic volumes measurably above the range normally expected by the other allowed I-1 uses. With the exception noted in section 121-21(3), general retail sales is not permitted under this section.
(13)
Brewer taproom as associated with and on the same site as a licensed brewery.
(14)
Ground-mounted solar as an accessory use.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.04; Ord. No. 87-1046, 11-5-1987; Ord. No. 89-1118, 3-16-1989; Ord. No. 93-1320, 1-7-1993; Ord. No. 97-1676, 9-18-1997; Ord. No. 98-1754, 11-19-1998; Ord. No. 04-2007, 03-18-2004; Ord. No. 15-2334, 12-17-2015; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 21-2474, 6-21-2021; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
The following standards are required uses in the Light Industrial (I-1) District:
(1)
Minimum lot size: one acre.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(4)
Front yard building setback: 40 feet.
(5)
Corner side yard building setback: 40 feet.
(6)
Side yard building setback: 15 feet.
(7)
Rear yard building setback: 20 feet.
(8)
Building height: 50 feet from ground level without a conditional use permit and subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
(9)
Minimum building size: 5,000 square feet.
(10)
Parking and driveways.
a.
Parking and driveways may be constructed to within the following minimum setbacks of property line:
1.
Front yard/corner side yard: 25 feet.
2.
Side yard: ten feet.
3.
Rear yard: ten feet.
b.
If rear yard or side yard parking setback is adjacent to a residential district, the parking setback shall be 25 feet. Such setback shall be opaquely screened with berms, shrubs, trees, fence, or a combination thereof.
(11)
When a light industrial district is adjacent to any residential district, building setbacks shall be 100 feet along any side adjacent to a residential district. A reduction in the required building setback buffer may be requested by following the requirements in section 129-18.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.05; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
All landscaping requirements shall meet the provisions of section 129-7, including the following:
(1)
Underground irrigation shall be required for all front yards and corner side yards. Such irrigation shall extend to include public boulevard except along I-35W and into general parking islands, except natural areas to be preserved.
(2)
Traffic safety islands or general parking islands where deemed appropriate shall be landscaped.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.06; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
Loading facilities shall be in the side or rear yards and shall be screened. Screening can be accomplished using berms, shrubs, trees, fencing, architectural design or a combination thereof. For additional information and requirements, refer to section 129-14.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.07; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
There shall be no outdoor storage of any kind within this district. For purposes of this zoning district, cars, vans pickup trucks and utility trailers no longer than 15 feet in length parked outside and used by employees or visitors in the normal course of the business operation will not be construed to be outdoor storage when parked in the side and rear yard outside of the required parking stalls. Further, outside parked trucks, semi-trailers and any other vehicles larger than 10,000 GVW used in the normal business' commerce will not be construed to be outdoor storage provided:
(1)
Total number of vehicles over 10,000 GVW, including, but not limited to, box trucks, semi cab, and semi-trailers does not exceed the number of docks or bay doors; and
(2)
Such use is not construed as an operation listed as a conditional use in any industrial zone.
(b)
Refuse facilities, except for individual containers for public use, shall be located only in the side yards or rear yards when feasible. Refuse facilities may be located in the front yard subject to approval of the zoning administrator. Such facilities shall be constructed of masonry materials such as brick or textured block in colors compatible with the principal structure. Such facilities shall have solid gates.
(c)
There shall be no detached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar detached structures within this district.
(d)
All attached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar attached structures shall have screening approved by the zoning administrator. Attached structures include structures immediately adjacent to the building, subject to zoning administrator approval.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.08; Ord. No. 98-1732, 7-9-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2494, 1-19-2022; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
All mechanical/electrical equipment on the ground or roof, such as heating, air conditioning, transformers, shall be screened on all sides so as not to be visible from public streets or adjoining property. Such screening shall be designed and constructed of materials that is compatible with the principal buildings.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.09; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
All buildings erected shall be a type of construction as defined in the state building code.
(b)
Any building shall be constructed so that all exterior sides shall be surfaced equivalent to the front building elevation as determined by the zoning administrator.
(c)
Exterior surfaces.
(1)
Exterior wall surfaces of all buildings shall be primarily faced with brick, stone, precast panel, cast-in-place panel, architectural concrete with other permitted materials, or glass.
(2)
Use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent shall be considered for exterior wall surfaces provided such materials are used in conjunction with other materials listed above. Use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent shall not exceed 35 percent of any individual wall surface.
(d)
The building design should exhibit architectural control which seeks to be creative and maximize building lines, shades, and angles to maximize architectural uniqueness.
(e)
All building design and exterior wall surface materials shall be reviewed and approved by the zoning administrator.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.091; Ord. No. 98-1732, 7-9-1998; Ord. No. 00-1835, 3-16-2000; Ord. No. 00-1876, 10-19-2000; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 23-2535, § 31.091, 12-18-2023)
The purpose of the Light Industrial (I-1A) District is to allow light industrial uses ranging from small to large scale industry and related services, including limited outside storage. Uses shall be compatible with neighboring nonindustrial uses through architectural standards, intensity of uses and screening of limited outside storage. This district may be located adjacent to residential, commercial, and industrial districts and shall have access to collector or arterial roads without passing through residential districts.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.11; Ord. No. 97-1687, 11-20-1997; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 24-2568, § 31.11, 11-18-2024)
The following are permitted uses in the Light Industrial (I-1A) District:
(1)
Manufacturing uses: manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, storage, treatment, or assembly of products and materials within a structure, except for rendering/slaughtering/refining facilities, cannabis cultivation and cannabis manufacturing.
(2)
Warehousing.
(3)
Wholesale businesses.
(4)
Business and professional offices.
(5)
Engraving shops.
(6)
Machine shops.
(7)
Printing and publishing.
(8)
Repair services, except for businesses related to passenger vehicles and trucks.
(9)
Service uses of blue-printing, duplicating, mailing, and graphic arts.
(10)
Research and design laboratories.
(11)
Data center.
(12)
Uses not explicitly enumerated in this section as permitted uses, but closely similar thereto as determined by the zoning administrator, provided these uses are not explicitly mentioned as permitted or conditional uses elsewhere in this subpart.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.12; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022; Ord. No. 25-2572, § 31.12, 1-22-2025)
The following accessory uses are allowed in the Light Industrial (I-1A):
(1)
Dwelling for watchman (not to exceed 500 square feet) and limited to one person.
(2)
Retail sales, incidental to manufacturing, of products manufactured, assembled, or warehoused on the premises, provided no more than ten percent of the building is used for retail space.
(3)
Coffee shops/cafeteria for employees.
(4)
Recreational facilities for employees.
(5)
Day care related to employees.
(6)
Cars, vans, pickup trucks, and utility trailers no longer than 15 feet in length parked outside and used by employees or visitors in the normal course of the business operation parked in the side and rear yard outside of the required parking stalls.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.13; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
The following are conditional uses in the Light Industrial (I-1A):
(1)
Commercial nurseries/greenhouses.
(2)
Online purchase pickup location.
(3)
Heliports.
(4)
Passenger vehicle service, major repair, including painting, body work and dismantling, exclusive of auto reduction yards. Storage of vehicles shall be screened with 100 percent opaqueness.
(5)
Outdoor storage of passenger vehicles or vans, provided such storage shall be screened with 100 percent opaqueness. Such outdoor storage shall be related specifically to a permitted or approved conditional use.
(6)
Two or more buildings on same lot provided such buildings relate to one permitted or conditional use.
(7)
Building over 50 feet from ground level.
(8)
Indoor vehicles sales showroom.
(9)
Zero lot line with shared access or parking.
(10)
Principal adult uses, as defined and licensed under chapter 22, article II.
(11)
Limited outside storage of materials or small equipment meeting standards of section 121-64(11).
(12)
Contractor yard meeting standards of section 121-64(11).
(13)
Ground-mounted solar as an accessory use.
(14)
Brewer taproom, as defined by section 6-3, associated with and on the same site as a licensed brewery.
(15)
Personal care, health care, recreation, fitness, or education related commercial services. Sites must be able to demonstrate adequate on-site parking. Uses must be destination based and not generate traffic volumes measurably above the range normally expected by the other allowed industrial uses. With the exception noted in section 121-62(3), general retail sales is not permitted under this section.
(16)
Commercial dog kennel with or without dwelling for night watchperson.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.14; Ord. No. 98-1754, 11-19-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 21-2474, 6-21-2021; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
The following standards are required in the Light Industrial (I-1A):
(1)
Minimum lot size: One acre.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(4)
Front yard building setback: 40 feet.
(5)
Corner side yard building setback: 40 feet.
(6)
Side yard building setback: 15 feet.
(7)
Rear yard building setback: 20 feet.
(8)
Building height: 50 feet from ground level without a conditional use permit and subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
(9)
Minimum building size: 5,000 square feet.
(10)
Parking and driveways.
a.
Parking and driveways may be constructed to within the following minimum setbacks of property line:
1.
Front yard/corner side yard: 25 feet.
2.
Side yard: ten feet.
3.
Rear yard: ten feet.
b.
If rear yard or side yard parking setback is adjacent to a residential district, the parking setback shall be 25 feet. Such setback shall be opaquely screened with berms, shrubs, trees, fence, or a combination thereof.
(11)
When a light industrial district is adjacent to any residential district, building setbacks shall be 100 feet along any side adjacent to a residential district. A reduction in the required building setback buffer may be requested by following the requirements in section 129-18.
(12)
Limited outside storage.
a.
Outside storage area limited to a maximum of 50 percent of total building footprint.
b.
Sites considered for limited outside storage shall be capable of providing full screening so that outside storage is not visible from any public right-of-way.
c.
Screening to be achieved through a combination of masonry walls, fencing, berming, landscaping, additional setbacks, etc.
d.
Limited outside storage limited to a maximum height of 12 feet.
e.
A conditional use permit for limited outside storage shall not permit the outside storage of semi-trucks, semi-trailers, or heavy construction equipment.
f.
All limited outside storage areas are to be hard-surfaced and bound at the perimeter by either B-6-12 concrete curb and gutter or fencing as determined by the zoning administrator.
g.
Additional screening may be required to effectively screen outside storage from the view of adjacent properties.
h.
Storage shall be located in the rear or side yards.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.15; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
All landscaping requirements shall meet the provisions of section 129-7, including the following:
(1)
Underground irrigation shall be required for all front yards and corner side yards.
(2)
Traffic safety islands or general parking islands where deemed appropriate shall be landscaped.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.16; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
Loading facilities shall be in the side or rear yards and shall be screened. When visible only to another lot, such facilities must be screened with 50 percent opaqueness. Screening can be accomplished using berms, shrubs, trees, fencing, architectural design or a combination thereof.
(b)
For additional information and requirements, refer to section 129-14.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.17; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
There shall be no outdoor storage of any kind within this district except as authorized by a conditional use permit. For purposes of this zoning district, cars, vans, pickup trucks and utility trailers no longer than 15 feet in length parked outside and used by employees or visitors in the normal course of the business operation will not be construed to be outdoor storage, when parked in the side and rear yard outside of the required parking stalls. Further, outside parked trucks, semi-trailers and any other vehicles larger than 10,000 GVW used in the normal business' commerce will not be construed to be outdoor storage provided:
(1)
Total number of vehicles over 10,000 GVW, including but not limited to box trucks, semi-cab, and semi-trailers does not exceed the number of docks or bay doors; and
(2)
Such use is not construed as an operation listed as a conditional use in any industrial zone.
(b)
Refuse facilities, except for individual containers for public use, shall be located only in the side yards or rear yards when feasible. Refuse facilities may be located in the front yard subject to approval of the zoning administrator. Such facilities shall be constructed of masonry materials such as brick or textured block in colors compatible with the principal structure. Such facilities shall have solid gates.
(c)
There shall be no detached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar detached structures within this district.
(d)
All attached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar attached structures shall have screening approved by the zoning administrator. Attached structures include structures immediately adjacent to the building, subject to zoning administrator approval.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.18; Ord. No. 98-1732, 7-9-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2494, 1-19-2022; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
All mechanical/electrical equipment on the ground or roof, such as heating, air conditioning, transformers, shall be screened on all sides so as not to be visible from public streets or adjoining property. Such screening shall be designed and constructed of materials that is compatible with the principal buildings.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.19; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
All buildings erected shall be a type of construction as defined in the state building code.
(b)
Any building shall be constructed so that all exterior sides shall be surfaced equivalent to the front building elevation as determined by the zoning administrator.
(c)
Exterior surfaces.
(1)
Exterior wall surfaces of all buildings shall be primarily faced with brick, stone, precast panel, cast-in-place panel, architectural concrete with other permitted materials, or glass.
(2)
Use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent shall be considered for exterior wall surfaces provided such materials are used in conjunction with other materials listed above. Use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent shall not exceed 35 percent of any individual wall surface.
(d)
The building design should exhibit architectural control which seeks to be creative and maximize building lines, shades, and angles to maximize architectural uniqueness.
(e)
All building design and exterior wall surface materials shall be reviewed and approved by the zoning administrator.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.191; Ord. No. 00-1835, 3-16-2000; Ord. No. 00-1876, 10-19-2000; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 23-2535, § 31.191, 12-18-2023)
The purpose of the Heavy Industrial (I-2) District is to allow heavy industrial uses ranging from small to large scale industry and related services, including outdoor uses and storage. This district may be located adjacent to commercial and industrial districts and shall have access to collector or arterial roads without passing through residential districts.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.21; Ord. No. 87-1024, 6-4-1987; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 24-2568, § 31.21, 11-18-2024)
The following are permitted uses in the Heavy Industrial (I-2) District:
(1)
Manufacturing uses: manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, storage, treatment, or assembly of products and materials within a structure, except for rendering/slaughtering/refining facilities, and cannabis cultivation.
(2)
Warehousing with outside parking of trucks, semitrailers, or other vehicles greater than 10,000 GVW other than buses not exceeding the number of docks or bay doors.
(3)
Wholesale businesses.
(4)
Business and professional offices.
(5)
Engraving shops.
(6)
Machine shops.
(7)
Printing and publishing.
(8)
Repair services, except for businesses related to passenger vehicles and trucks.
(9)
Service uses of blue-printing, duplicating, mailing, and graphic arts.
(10)
Passenger vehicle service, major repair, including painting, body work and dismantling, exclusive of auto reduction yards. Storage of vehicles shall be screened with 100 percent opaqueness. Towing may be included as an incidental use for vehicles that are towed to the site for repair.
(11)
Data center.
(12)
Uses not explicitly enumerated in this section as permitted uses, but closely similar thereto as determined by the zoning administrator, provided these uses are not explicitly mentioned as permitted or conditional uses elsewhere in this subpart.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.22; Ord. No. 91-1264, 9-19-1991; Ord. No. 95-1586, 12-21-1995; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022; Ord. No. 25-2572, § 31.22, 1-22-2025; Ord. No. 25-2578, 7-7-2025)
The following accessory uses are allowed in the Heavy Industrial (I-2) District:
(1)
Dwelling for watcher (not to exceed 500 square feet) and limited to one person.
(2)
Retail sales, incidental to manufacturing, of products manufactured, assembled, or warehoused on the premises, provided no more than ten percent of the building is used for retail space.
(3)
Coffee shops/cafeteria for employees.
(4)
Recreational facilities for employees.
(5)
Day care related to employees.
(6)
Short-term lodging facilities for transportation terminals (as provided for in section 121-100(10)). Limited to a maximum of 16 beds.
(7)
Bulk commodity storage facilities. Such facilities are exempt from the regulations of section 12-107.
(8)
Cars, vans, pickup trucks, and utility trailers no longer than 15 feet in length parked outside and used by employees or visitors in the normal course of the business operation parked in the side and rear yard outside of the required parking stalls.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.23; Ord. No. 90-1179, 1-18-1990; Ord. No. 01-1935, 2-3-2002; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
The following are conditional uses in the Heavy Industrial (I-2):
(1)
Commercial nurseries/greenhouses.
(2)
Waste transfer facility (subject to the standards listed in section 129-25).
(3)
Automotive towing business with outdoor tow yard or impound lot.
(4)
Heliports.
(5)
Outdoor storage of materials or equipment other than passenger vehicles. All outside storage areas greater than one acre require additional building standards outlined in section 121-102(9).
(6)
Condominium conversion of buildings.
(7)
Two or more buildings on the same lot provided such buildings relate to one permitted or conditional use.
(8)
Contractor yards.
(9)
Commercial kennels.
(10)
Transportation terminal, privately owned.
(11)
Trap and skeet ranges.
(12)
Manufacturing or repair of semi-tractors, trailers, trucks over 10,000 GVW, farm implements, or boats, without outside storage of trucks, boats or trailers exceeding the number of dock and/or bay doors on the building.
(13)
Equipment rental.
(14)
Building over 50 feet from ground level.
(15)
Automobile reduction/automobile reduction yards.
(16)
Zero lot line with shared access or parking.
(17)
Online purchase pick-up location.
(18)
Principal adult uses, as defined and licensed under chapter 22, article II.
(19)
Yard waste drop-off facility.
(20)
Retail sales facility for CNG (compressed natural gas) or other alternative automotive fuels. Retail sales must be accessory to an on-site fleeting fueling operation.
(21)
Personal care, health care, recreation, fitness, or education related commercial services. Sites must be able to demonstrate adequate on-site parking. Uses must be destination based and not generate traffic volumes measurably above the range normally expected by the other allowed I-2 uses. With the exception noted in section 121-99(3), general retail sales are not permitted under this section.
(22)
Indoor vehicle sales showroom.
(23)
Brewer taproom associated with and on the same site as a licensed brewery.
(24)
Ground-mounted solar as an accessory use.
(25)
Hazardous waste treatment facilities subject to standards listed in section 129-97.
(26)
Cannabis/hemp manufacturing as defined by the office of cannabis management.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.24; Ord. No. 88-1104, 11-17-1988; Ord. No. 89-1118, 3-16-1989; Ord. No. 89-1147, 6-15-1989; Ord. No. 93-1320, 1-7-1993; Ord. No. 94-1498, 2-3-1994; Ord. No. 95-1564, 7-6-1995; Ord. No. 98-1722, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 11-2224, 6-16-2011; Ord. No. 13-2266, 5-16-2013; Ord. No. 14-2295, 10-16-2014; Ord. No. 15-2334, 12-17-2015; Ord. No. 16-2342, 2-18-2016; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 21-2474, 6-21-2021; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022; Ord. No. 23-2535, § 31.24, 12-18-2023; Ord. No. 25-2578, 7-7-2025)
The following are interim uses in the Heavy Industrial (I-2) District:
(1)
Transient sales meeting standards outlined in section 121-108.
(2)
Crushing of concrete demolition materials meeting standards of section 121-109.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.25; Ord. No. 93-1327, 4-15-1993; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
The following standards are required in the Heavy Industrial (I-2) District:
(1)
Minimum lot size: one acre.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(4)
Front yard building setback: 40 feet.
(5)
Corner side yard building setback: 40 feet.
(6)
Side yard building setback: 15 feet.
(7)
Rear yard building setback: 20 feet.
(8)
Building height: 50 feet from ground level unless authorized by a conditional use permit and subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
(9)
Minimum building size: 5,000 square feet. A site with an outside storage area greater than one acre in size requires a minimum building size of 20,000 square feet.
(10)
Parking and driveways.
a.
Parking and driveways may be constructed to within the following minimum setbacks of property line:
1.
Front yard/corner side yard: 25 feet.
2.
Side yard: ten feet.
3.
Rear yard: ten feet.
b.
If rear yard or side yard parking setback is adjacent to a residential district, the parking setback shall be 25 feet. Such setback shall be opaquely screened with berms, shrubs, trees, fence or a combination thereof.
(11)
When a heavy industrial district is adjacent to any residential district, building setbacks shall be 100 feet along any side adjacent to a residential district. A reduction in the required building setback buffer may be requested by following the requirements in section 129-18.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.26; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
All landscaping requirements shall meet the provisions of section 129-7, including the following:
(1)
Underground irrigation shall be required for all front yards and corner side yards. Such irrigation shall extend to include public boulevard except along I-35W and into general parking islands, except natural areas to be preserved.
(2)
Traffic safety islands or general parking islands where deemed appropriate shall be landscaped.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.27; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
Loading facilities shall be in the side or rear yards. When adjacent to or visible from any public street, such facilities must be screened with 100 percent opaqueness. When visible only to another lot, such facilities must be screened with 50 percent opaqueness. Screening can be accomplished using berms, shrubs, trees, fencing, architectural design or a combination thereof. For additional information and requirements, refer to sections 121-100 and 121-102.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.28; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
Outdoor storage shall be allowed within this district meeting all conditions imposed under a conditional use permit. All outdoor storage shall be located in the rear or side yard. Additional screening may be required as part of the required conditional use permit for outdoor storage in the side yard.
(b)
Refuse facilities, except for individual containers for public use, shall be located only in the side yards or rear yards when feasible. Refuse facilities may be located in the front yard subject to approval of the zoning administrator. Such facilities shall be constructed of masonry materials such as brick or textured block in colors compatible with the principal structure. Such facilities shall have solid gates.
(c)
There shall be no detached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar detached structures within this district. Above-ground fuel tanks are exempt from this requirement with zoning administrator approval of placement, screening and issuance of building and fire department permits.
(d)
All attached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar attached structures shall have screening approved by the (community development director) zoning administrator. Attached structures include structures immediately adjacent to the building, subject to zoning administrator approval.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.29; Ord. No. 95-1564, 7-6-1995; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2494, 1-19-2022; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
All mechanical/electrical equipment on the ground or roof, such as heating, air conditioning, transformers, shall be screened on all sides so as not to be visible from public streets or adjoining property. Such screening shall be designed and constructed of materials that is compatible with the principal buildings.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.291; Ord. No. 98-1732, 7-9-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
All buildings erected shall be a type of construction as defined in the state building code.
(b)
Any building shall be constructed so that all exterior sides shall be surfaced equivalent to the front building elevation as determined by the zoning administrator.
(c)
Exterior surfaces.
(1)
Exterior wall surfaces of all buildings shall be primarily faced with brick, stone, pre-cast panel, cast-in-place panel, architectural concrete in combination with glass or other permitted materials.
(2)
Based on building size, height, location or special use, the zoning administrator may approve the use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent for exterior wall surfaces, provided such materials are used in conjunction with other materials listed above. Use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent shall not exceed 70 percent of the cumulative area of all building walls. Modern metal paneling shall be used primarily on the rear wall and secondarily on the side or front wall.
(d)
The building design should exhibit architectural control which seeks to be creative and maximize building lines, shades, and angles to maximize architectural uniqueness.
(e)
All building design and exterior wall surface materials shall be reviewed and approved by the zoning administrator.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.292; Ord. No. 90-1236, 10-18-1990; Ord. No. 98-1732, 7-9-1998; Ord. No. 00-1835, 3-16-2000; Ord. No. 00-1876, 10-19-2000; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 23-2535, § 31.292, 12-18-2023)
The following standards are required for transient sales:
(1)
Location of the sale shall have a minimum 150-foot setback from any intersection.
(2)
No sales shall be located within or upon any public right-of-way, landscaped area, required front and side yard setbacks when the side yard abuts a street, fire lane, or designated drive aisle.
(3)
The space used for transient sales, including off-street parking in connection with the transient sales, shall not exceed the space needed for any existing business at the site.
(4)
Merchandise offered for sale shall not occupy more than 100 square feet.
(5)
Adequate off-street parking must be available to serve both the principal use of the property and the use of the property for transient sales.
(6)
Use of the property for transient sales shall not exceed eight days within a maximum period of six months.
(7)
Transient sales shall not take place between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.
(8)
No overnight storage of transient merchant equipment or merchandise shall be allowed. Transient merchant equipment or merchandise shall be permitted on the premises only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on a day transient sales are to take place.
(9)
Signs shall be subject to the requirements of chapter 133.
(10)
The use of any horn, bell, or any loud or unusual noise to call attention to a transient sale is prohibited.
(11)
A license shall be issued pursuant to chapter 22, article V.
(12)
The license required by M.S.A. § 329.11 shall be filed with the city clerk and shall be conspicuously posted in the transient merchant's place of business.
(13)
Written permission to occupy the property shall be filed with the city clerk and shall be conspicuously posted in the transient merchant's place of business.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.293; Ord. No. 89-1168, 3-1-1990; Ord. No. 98-1732, 7-9-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
The following standards are required for crushing of concrete demolition materials:
(1)
Minimum lot size of ten acres.
(2)
Crushing and storage located in rear yard only.
(3)
Storage of demolition materials to meet the following setbacks:
a.
Ten feet against I-2 zoned uses.
b.
50 feet against I-1 zoned uses.
c.
100 feet against all other zoning districts.
(4)
Recycling (crushing) of concrete demolition materials to meet the following setbacks:
a.
50 feet against I-2 zoned uses.
b.
100 feet against all other zoning districts.
(5)
Storage bunkered on three sides.
(6)
Maximum storage height of 15 feet.
(7)
Maximum storage volume of 20,000 cubic yards.
(8)
Crushing activity limited to no more than 45 days in a 24-month period.
(9)
Interim use permits issued under section 121-101(2) automatically expire after three years. The holder of such a permit must submit a written request to the city council if they wish to have the permit renewed for an additional three-year period. The city council reserves the right to modify conditions of the permit if conditions warrant. All concrete demolition storage must be removed within 60 days after a conditional use permit expires.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.294; Ord. No. 93-1327, 4-15-1993; Ord. No. 96-1588, 1-18-1996; Ord. No. 06-2079, 3-16-2006; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
The purpose of the Heavy Industrial (I-2A) District is to allow heavy industrial uses ranging from small to large scale industry and related services, including outdoor uses, storage and trucking oriented businesses. This district may be located adjacent to commercial and industrial districts and shall have access to collector or arterial roads without passing through residential districts.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.31; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 24-2568, § 31.31, 11-18-2024)
The following are permitted uses in the Heavy Industrial (I-2A) District:
(1)
Manufacturing uses: manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, storage, treatment, or assembly of products and materials within a structure, except for rendering/slaughtering/refining facilities.
(2)
Warehousing with outside parking of trucks, semitrailers, or other vehicles exceeding 10,000 GVW except for buses not exceeding the number of docks or bay doors.
(3)
Wholesale businesses.
(4)
Business and professional offices.
(5)
Engraving shops.
(6)
Machine shops.
(7)
Printing and publishing.
(8)
Repair services, except for businesses related to passenger vehicles and trucks.
(9)
Service uses of blue-printing, duplicating, mailing, and graphic arts.
(10)
Passenger vehicle service, major repair, including painting, body work and dismantling, exclusive of auto reduction yards. Storage of vehicles shall be screened with 100 percent opaqueness. Towing may be included as an incidental use for vehicles that are towed to the site for repair.
(11)
Data center.
(12)
Uses not explicitly enumerated in this section as permitted uses, but closely similar thereto as determined by the zoning administrator, provided these uses are not explicitly mentioned as permitted or conditional uses elsewhere in the ordinance.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.32; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022; Ord. No. 25-2572, § 31.32, 1-22-2025; Ord. No. 25-2578, 7-7-2025)
The following accessory uses are allowed in the Heavy Industrial (I-2A) District:
(1)
Dwelling for watchman (not to exceed 500 square feet) and limited to one person.
(2)
Retail sales, incidental to manufacturing, of products manufactured, assembled, or warehoused on the premises, provided no more than ten percent of the building is used for retail space.
(3)
Coffee shops/cafeteria for employees.
(4)
Recreational facilities for employees.
(5)
Day care related to employees.
(6)
Short-term lodging facilities for truck and transportation terminals (as provided for in section 121-135(9); limited to a maximum of 16 beds.
(7)
Cars, vans, pickup trucks, and utility trailers no longer than 15 feet in length parked outside and used by employees or visitors in the normal course of the business operation parked in the side and rear yard outside of the required parking stalls.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.33; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
The following are conditional uses in the Heavy Industrial (I-2A) District:
(1)
Commercial nurseries/greenhouses.
(2)
Waste transfer facility (subject to the standards listed in section 129-25).
(3)
Automotive towing businesses with outdoor tow yard.
(4)
Heliports.
(5)
Outdoor storage of materials or equipment other than vehicles. All outside storage areas greater than one acre require additional building standards outlined in section 121-137(9).
(6)
Condominium conversion of buildings.
(7)
Two or more buildings on same lot provided such buildings relate to one permitted or conditional use.
(8)
Contractor yards.
(9)
Truck or transportation terminal or outside parking of trucks or semi-trailers exceeding the number of docks or bay doors. The minimum building size for a truck terminal, transportation terminal, or cross dock shipping facility shall be 50,000 square feet.
(10)
Indoor self-storage facility.
(11)
Commercial kennels.
(12)
Privately owned transportation terminal.
(13)
Manufacturing, sales, rental or repair of semi-tractors, trailers, trucks over 10,000 GVW, farm implements, or boats, with or without outside storage of trucks, boats or trailers exceeding the number of dock and/or bay doors on the building.
(14)
Equipment rental.
(15)
Building over 50 feet from ground level.
(16)
Automobile reduction/automobile reduction yards.
(17)
Zero lot line with shared access or shared parking.
(18)
Online purchase pickup location.
(19)
Principal adult uses, as defined and licensed under chapter 22, article II.
(20)
Yard waste drop-off facility.
(21)
Ground mounted solar as an accessory use.
(22)
Brewer taproom, as defined by section 6-3, associated with and on the same site as a licensed brewery.
(23)
Personal care, health care, recreation, fitness, or education related commercial services. Sites must be able to demonstrate adequate on-site parking. Uses must be destination based and not generate traffic volumes measurably above the range normally expected by the other allowed industrial uses. With the exception noted in section 121-134(3), general retail sales is not permitted under this section.
(24)
Hazardous waste treatment facilities subject to standards listed in section 129-97.
(25)
Cannabis/hemp manufacturing as defined by the office of cannabis management.
(26)
Cannabis/hemp cultivation as defined by the office of cannabis management, meeting standards of section 31-396.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.34; Ord. No. 16-2342, 2-18-2016; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 21-2474, 6-21-2021; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022; Ord. No. 23-2535, § 31.34, 12-18-2023; Ord. No. 25-2578, 7-7-2025)
The following are interim uses in the Heavy Industrial (I-2A) District:
(1)
Transient sales, meeting standards outlined in section 121-143.
(2)
Crushing of concrete demolition materials meeting standards of section 121-144.
(3)
Asphalt processing and recycling facility meeting standards of section 121-145.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.35; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 98-1760, 12-17-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
The following standards are required in the Heavy Industrial (I-2A) District:
(1)
Minimum lot size: one acre.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(4)
Front yard building setback: 40 feet.
(5)
Corner side yard building setback: 40 feet.
(6)
Side yard building setback: 15 feet.
(7)
Rear yard building setback: 20 feet.
(8)
Building height: 50 feet from ground level unless authorized by a conditional use permit and subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
(9)
Minimum building size: 5,000 square feet. A site with an outside storage area greater than one acre in size requires a minimum building size of 20,000 square feet.
(10)
Parking and driveways.
a.
Parking and driveways may be constructed to within the following minimum setbacks of property line:
1.
Front yard/corner side yard: 25 feet.
2.
Side yard: ten feet.
3.
Rear yard: ten feet.
b.
If rear yard or side yard parking setback is adjacent to a residential district, the parking setback shall be 25 feet. Such setback shall be opaquely screened with berms, shrubs, trees, fence or a combination thereof.
(11)
When a heavy industrial district is adjacent to any residential district, building setbacks shall be 100 feet along any side adjacent to a residential district. A reduction in the required building setback buffer may be requested by following the requirements in section 129-18.
(12)
Not withstanding performance standards in chapter 129, all activities within this district must comply with all state pollution control agency regulations. In addition, no vibration shall be permitted which is discernible beyond the property line to the human sense of feeling for three minutes or more duration in any one hour, and any vibration producing an acceleration of more than 0.1 gram, or shall result in any combination of amplitudes and frequencies beyond the safe range of Table 7 of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, Bulletin "Quarry Blasting" on any structure.
(13)
Common areas for condominiums. The developer may provide parking, common walls, driveways and waiting areas in an area common to all units of the building. Common areas shall be deeded to and held in the name of an owner's association created by the developer and including all owners of property in the project. Declarations, in form and substance acceptable to the city attorney, governing the usage and maintenance of such common areas shall be adopted and filed by the developer.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.36; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 16-2342, 2-18-2016; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
All landscaping requirements shall meet the provisions of section 129-7, including the following:
(1)
Underground irrigation shall be required for all front yards and corner side yards. Such irrigation shall extend to include public boulevard except along I-35W and into general parking islands, except natural areas to be preserved.
(2)
Traffic safety islands or general parking islands where deemed appropriate shall be landscaped.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.37; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
Loading facilities shall be in the side or rear yards. When adjacent to or visible from any public street, such facilities must be screened with 100 percent opaqueness. When visible only to another lot, such facilities must be screened with 50 percent opaqueness. Screening can be accomplished using berms, shrubs, trees, fencing, architectural design or a combination thereof. For additional information and requirements, refer to section 129-14.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.38; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
Outdoor storage shall be allowed within this district meeting all conditions imposed under a conditional use permit. All outdoor storage shall be located in the side or rear yard. Additional screening may be required as part of the required conditional use permit for outdoor storage in the side yard.
(b)
Refuse facilities, except for individual containers for public use, shall be located only in the side yards or rear yards when feasible. Refuse facilities may be located in the front yard subject to approval of the zoning administrator. Such facilities shall be constructed of masonry materials such as brick or textured block in colors compatible with the principal structure. Such facilities shall have solid gates.
(c)
There shall be no detached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar detached structures within this district. Above-ground fuel tanks are exempt from this requirement with zoning administrator approval of placement, screening and issuance of building and fire department permits.
(d)
All attached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar attached structures shall have screening approved by the (community development director) zoning administrator. Attached structures include structures immediately adjacent to the building, subject to zoning administrator approval.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.39; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2494, 1-19-2022; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
All mechanical/electrical equipment on the ground or roof, such as heating, air conditioning, transformers, shall be screened on all sides so as not to be visible from public streets or adjoining property. Such screening shall be designed and constructed of materials that is compatible with the principal buildings.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.391; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
All buildings erected shall be a type of construction, as defined in the uniform building code.
(b)
Any building shall be constructed so that all exterior sides shall be surfaced equivalent to the front building elevation as determined by the zoning administrator.
(c)
Exterior wall surfaces of all buildings shall be primarily faced with brick, stone, pre-cast panel, cast-in-place panel, architectural concrete in combination with glass or other permitted materials. Based on building size, height, location or special use, the zoning administrator may approve the use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent for exterior wall surfaces, provided such materials are used in conjunction with other materials listed above. Use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent shall not exceed 70 percent of the cumulative area of all building walls. Modern metal paneling shall be used primarily on the rear wall and secondarily on the side or front wall.
(d)
The building design should exhibit architectural control which seeks to be creative and maximize building lines, shades, and angles to maximize architectural uniqueness.
(e)
All building design and exterior wall surface materials shall be reviewed and approved by the zoning administrator.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.392; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 00-1835, 3-16-2000; Ord. No. 00-1876, 10-19-2000; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 23-2535, § 31.392, 12-18-2023)
The following standards are required for transient sales:
(1)
Location of the sale shall have a minimum 150-foot setback from any intersection.
(2)
No sales shall be located within or upon any public right-of-way, landscaped area, required front and side yard setbacks when the side yard abuts a street, fire lane, or designated drive aisle.
(3)
The space used for transient sales, including off-street parking in connection with the transient sales, shall not exceed the space needed for any existing business at the site.
(4)
Merchandise offered for sale shall not occupy more than 100 square feet.
(5)
Adequate off-street parking must be available to serve both the principal use of the property and the use of the property for transient sales.
(6)
Use of the property for transient sales shall not exceed eight days within a maximum period of six months.
(7)
Transient sales shall not take place between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.
(8)
No overnight storage of transient merchant equipment or merchandise shall be allowed. Transient merchant equipment or merchandise shall be permitted on the premises only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on a day transient sales are to take place.
(9)
Signs shall be subject to the requirements of chapter 133.
(10)
The use of any horn, bell, or any loud or unusual noise to call attention to a transient sale is prohibited.
(11)
A license shall be issued pursuant to chapter 22, article V.
(12)
The license required by M.S.A. § 329.11 shall be filed with the city clerk and shall be conspicuously posted in the transient merchant's place of business.
(13)
Written permission to occupy the property shall be filed with the city clerk and shall be conspicuously posted in the transient merchant's place of business.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.393; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
The following standards are required for crushing of concrete demolition materials:
(1)
Minimum lot size of ten acres.
(2)
Crushing and storage located in rear yard only.
(3)
Storage of demolition materials to meet the following setbacks:
a.
Ten feet against I-2 zoned uses.
b.
50 feet against I-1 zoned uses.
c.
100 feet against all other zoning districts.
(4)
Recycling (crushing) of concrete demolition materials to meet the following setbacks:
a.
50 feet against I-2 zoned uses.
b.
100 feet against all other zoning districts.
(5)
Storage bunkered on three sides.
(6)
Maximum storage height of 15 feet.
(7)
Maximum storage volume of 20,000 cubic yards.
(8)
Crushing activity limited to no more than 45 days in 24-month period.
(9)
Interim use permits issued under section 121-136 automatically expire after three years. The holder of such a permit must submit a written request to the city council if they wish to have the permit renewed for an additional three-year period. The city council reserves the right to modify conditions of the permit if conditions warrant. All concrete demolition storage must be removed within 60 days after a conditional use permit expires.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.394; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 06-2079, 03-16-2006; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
The following standards are required for asphalt processing and recycling facilities:
(1)
Minimum lot size of 20 acres.
(2)
Recycling and outside storage of materials in rear yard only.
(3)
Outside storage of asphalt materials or asphalt processing facility to meet the following setbacks:
a.
50 feet against I-2 (Heavy Industrial) and I-2A (Heavy Industrial) zoned uses.
b.
50 feet against I-1 (Light Industrial) uses or airport property.
c.
100 feet against all other zoning districts or public right-of-way.
(4)
Maximum outside storage height of 30 feet.
(5)
Maximum outside storage volume of 150,000 cubic yards.
(6)
Facility must prepare for city approval a pollution prevention plan which would identify the type of wastes generated, procedures for spill containment, and disposal methods.
(7)
The facility must be operated in such a manner as to minimize the potential for spills or discharge of any pollution.
(8)
The applicant to obtain and adhere to all other required agency (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), the county) permits and standards.
(9)
Facility to conduct and provide written report to the city of annual soil and water quality tests through an independent and recognized testing company.
(10)
Applicant to prepare for city approval a facility closure plan that provides a financial guarantee in an amount to be determined by the city to ensure that site remediation and abatement measures can be successfully implemented.
(11)
Other standards as recommended and required by the city council through the issuance of an interim use permit.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.395; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 98-1760, 12-17-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
The cultivation of cannabis/hemp to be inside a building, no outdoor cultivation permitted.
(b)
Properties used for cannabis/hemp cultivation shall be at least 750 feet from residentially zoned property with a residential land use.
(c)
Outside storage of materials related to the cultivation business other than cannabis/hemp in rear yard only and to meet I-2A parking setback standards.
(d)
The applicant to obtain and adhere to all other required agency (state and city) permits and standards.
(e)
Other standards as recommended and required by the city council through the issuance of a conditional use permit.
(Ord. No. 25-2578, 7-7-2025)
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
The purpose of the Light Industrial (I-1) District is to allow light industrial uses ranging from small to large scale industry and related services. Uses shall be compatible with neighboring nonindustrial uses through architectural standards and intensity of uses. This district may be located adjacent to residential, commercial, and industrial districts and shall have access to collector or arterial roads without passing through residential districts.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.01; Ord. No. 87-1046, 11-5-1987; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 24-2568, § 31.01, 11-18-2024)
The following are permitted uses in the Light Industrial (I-1) District:
(1)
Manufacturing uses: manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, storage, treatment, or assembly of products and materials within a structure, except for rendering/slaughtering/refining facilities, cannabis cultivation and cannabis manufacturing.
(2)
Warehousing.
(3)
Wholesale businesses.
(4)
Business and professional offices, not including medical.
(5)
Engraving shops.
(6)
Machine shops.
(7)
Printing and publishing.
(8)
Repair services, except for businesses related to passenger vehicles and trucks.
(9)
Service uses of blue-printing, duplicating, mailing, and graphic arts.
(10)
Research and design laboratories.
(11)
Data center.
(12)
Uses not explicitly enumerated in this section as permitted uses, but closely similar thereto as determined by the zoning administrator, provided these uses are not explicitly mentioned as permitted or conditional uses elsewhere in the ordinance.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.02; Ord. No. 91-1264, 9-19-1991; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022; Ord. No. 25-2572, § 31.02, 1-22-2025)
The following accessory uses are allowed in the Light Industrial (I-1) District:
(1)
Dwelling for watchman (not to exceed 500 square feet) and limited to one person.
(2)
Retail sales, incidental to manufacturing, of products manufactured, assembled, or warehoused on the premises, provided no more than ten percent of the building is used for retail space.
(3)
Coffee shops/cafeteria for employees.
(4)
Recreational facilities for employees.
(5)
Day care related to employees.
(6)
Cars, vans, pickup trucks, and utility trailers no longer than 15 feet in length parked outside and used by employees or visitors in the normal course of the business operation parked in the side and rear yard outside of the required parking stalls.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.03; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
The following are conditional uses in the Light Industrial (I-1) District:
(1)
Commercial nurseries/greenhouses.
(2)
Online purchase pick-up location.
(3)
Heliports.
(4)
Passenger vehicle service, major repair, including painting, body work and dismantling, exclusive of auto reduction yards. Storage of vehicles shall be screened with 100 percent opaqueness.
(5)
Outdoor storage of passenger vehicles or vans, other than those specified in section 121-21(6), provided such storage shall be screened with 100 percent opaqueness. Such outdoor storage shall be related specifically to a permitted or approved conditional use.
(6)
Two or more buildings on same lot, provided such buildings relate to one permitted or conditional use.
(7)
Building over 50 feet from ground level.
(8)
Indoor vehicles sales showroom.
(9)
Zero lot line, with shared access or parking.
(10)
Principal adult uses, as defined and licensed under chapter 22, article II.
(11)
Indoor commercial dog kennel with or without dwelling for night watchperson.
(12)
Personal care, health care, recreation, fitness, or education related commercial services. Sites must be able to demonstrate adequate on-site parking. Uses must be destination based and not generate traffic volumes measurably above the range normally expected by the other allowed I-1 uses. With the exception noted in section 121-21(3), general retail sales is not permitted under this section.
(13)
Brewer taproom as associated with and on the same site as a licensed brewery.
(14)
Ground-mounted solar as an accessory use.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.04; Ord. No. 87-1046, 11-5-1987; Ord. No. 89-1118, 3-16-1989; Ord. No. 93-1320, 1-7-1993; Ord. No. 97-1676, 9-18-1997; Ord. No. 98-1754, 11-19-1998; Ord. No. 04-2007, 03-18-2004; Ord. No. 15-2334, 12-17-2015; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 21-2474, 6-21-2021; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
The following standards are required uses in the Light Industrial (I-1) District:
(1)
Minimum lot size: one acre.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(4)
Front yard building setback: 40 feet.
(5)
Corner side yard building setback: 40 feet.
(6)
Side yard building setback: 15 feet.
(7)
Rear yard building setback: 20 feet.
(8)
Building height: 50 feet from ground level without a conditional use permit and subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
(9)
Minimum building size: 5,000 square feet.
(10)
Parking and driveways.
a.
Parking and driveways may be constructed to within the following minimum setbacks of property line:
1.
Front yard/corner side yard: 25 feet.
2.
Side yard: ten feet.
3.
Rear yard: ten feet.
b.
If rear yard or side yard parking setback is adjacent to a residential district, the parking setback shall be 25 feet. Such setback shall be opaquely screened with berms, shrubs, trees, fence, or a combination thereof.
(11)
When a light industrial district is adjacent to any residential district, building setbacks shall be 100 feet along any side adjacent to a residential district. A reduction in the required building setback buffer may be requested by following the requirements in section 129-18.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.05; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
All landscaping requirements shall meet the provisions of section 129-7, including the following:
(1)
Underground irrigation shall be required for all front yards and corner side yards. Such irrigation shall extend to include public boulevard except along I-35W and into general parking islands, except natural areas to be preserved.
(2)
Traffic safety islands or general parking islands where deemed appropriate shall be landscaped.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.06; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
Loading facilities shall be in the side or rear yards and shall be screened. Screening can be accomplished using berms, shrubs, trees, fencing, architectural design or a combination thereof. For additional information and requirements, refer to section 129-14.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.07; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
There shall be no outdoor storage of any kind within this district. For purposes of this zoning district, cars, vans pickup trucks and utility trailers no longer than 15 feet in length parked outside and used by employees or visitors in the normal course of the business operation will not be construed to be outdoor storage when parked in the side and rear yard outside of the required parking stalls. Further, outside parked trucks, semi-trailers and any other vehicles larger than 10,000 GVW used in the normal business' commerce will not be construed to be outdoor storage provided:
(1)
Total number of vehicles over 10,000 GVW, including, but not limited to, box trucks, semi cab, and semi-trailers does not exceed the number of docks or bay doors; and
(2)
Such use is not construed as an operation listed as a conditional use in any industrial zone.
(b)
Refuse facilities, except for individual containers for public use, shall be located only in the side yards or rear yards when feasible. Refuse facilities may be located in the front yard subject to approval of the zoning administrator. Such facilities shall be constructed of masonry materials such as brick or textured block in colors compatible with the principal structure. Such facilities shall have solid gates.
(c)
There shall be no detached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar detached structures within this district.
(d)
All attached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar attached structures shall have screening approved by the zoning administrator. Attached structures include structures immediately adjacent to the building, subject to zoning administrator approval.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.08; Ord. No. 98-1732, 7-9-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2494, 1-19-2022; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
All mechanical/electrical equipment on the ground or roof, such as heating, air conditioning, transformers, shall be screened on all sides so as not to be visible from public streets or adjoining property. Such screening shall be designed and constructed of materials that is compatible with the principal buildings.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.09; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
All buildings erected shall be a type of construction as defined in the state building code.
(b)
Any building shall be constructed so that all exterior sides shall be surfaced equivalent to the front building elevation as determined by the zoning administrator.
(c)
Exterior surfaces.
(1)
Exterior wall surfaces of all buildings shall be primarily faced with brick, stone, precast panel, cast-in-place panel, architectural concrete with other permitted materials, or glass.
(2)
Use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent shall be considered for exterior wall surfaces provided such materials are used in conjunction with other materials listed above. Use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent shall not exceed 35 percent of any individual wall surface.
(d)
The building design should exhibit architectural control which seeks to be creative and maximize building lines, shades, and angles to maximize architectural uniqueness.
(e)
All building design and exterior wall surface materials shall be reviewed and approved by the zoning administrator.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.091; Ord. No. 98-1732, 7-9-1998; Ord. No. 00-1835, 3-16-2000; Ord. No. 00-1876, 10-19-2000; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 23-2535, § 31.091, 12-18-2023)
The purpose of the Light Industrial (I-1A) District is to allow light industrial uses ranging from small to large scale industry and related services, including limited outside storage. Uses shall be compatible with neighboring nonindustrial uses through architectural standards, intensity of uses and screening of limited outside storage. This district may be located adjacent to residential, commercial, and industrial districts and shall have access to collector or arterial roads without passing through residential districts.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.11; Ord. No. 97-1687, 11-20-1997; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 24-2568, § 31.11, 11-18-2024)
The following are permitted uses in the Light Industrial (I-1A) District:
(1)
Manufacturing uses: manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, storage, treatment, or assembly of products and materials within a structure, except for rendering/slaughtering/refining facilities, cannabis cultivation and cannabis manufacturing.
(2)
Warehousing.
(3)
Wholesale businesses.
(4)
Business and professional offices.
(5)
Engraving shops.
(6)
Machine shops.
(7)
Printing and publishing.
(8)
Repair services, except for businesses related to passenger vehicles and trucks.
(9)
Service uses of blue-printing, duplicating, mailing, and graphic arts.
(10)
Research and design laboratories.
(11)
Data center.
(12)
Uses not explicitly enumerated in this section as permitted uses, but closely similar thereto as determined by the zoning administrator, provided these uses are not explicitly mentioned as permitted or conditional uses elsewhere in this subpart.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.12; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022; Ord. No. 25-2572, § 31.12, 1-22-2025)
The following accessory uses are allowed in the Light Industrial (I-1A):
(1)
Dwelling for watchman (not to exceed 500 square feet) and limited to one person.
(2)
Retail sales, incidental to manufacturing, of products manufactured, assembled, or warehoused on the premises, provided no more than ten percent of the building is used for retail space.
(3)
Coffee shops/cafeteria for employees.
(4)
Recreational facilities for employees.
(5)
Day care related to employees.
(6)
Cars, vans, pickup trucks, and utility trailers no longer than 15 feet in length parked outside and used by employees or visitors in the normal course of the business operation parked in the side and rear yard outside of the required parking stalls.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.13; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
The following are conditional uses in the Light Industrial (I-1A):
(1)
Commercial nurseries/greenhouses.
(2)
Online purchase pickup location.
(3)
Heliports.
(4)
Passenger vehicle service, major repair, including painting, body work and dismantling, exclusive of auto reduction yards. Storage of vehicles shall be screened with 100 percent opaqueness.
(5)
Outdoor storage of passenger vehicles or vans, provided such storage shall be screened with 100 percent opaqueness. Such outdoor storage shall be related specifically to a permitted or approved conditional use.
(6)
Two or more buildings on same lot provided such buildings relate to one permitted or conditional use.
(7)
Building over 50 feet from ground level.
(8)
Indoor vehicles sales showroom.
(9)
Zero lot line with shared access or parking.
(10)
Principal adult uses, as defined and licensed under chapter 22, article II.
(11)
Limited outside storage of materials or small equipment meeting standards of section 121-64(11).
(12)
Contractor yard meeting standards of section 121-64(11).
(13)
Ground-mounted solar as an accessory use.
(14)
Brewer taproom, as defined by section 6-3, associated with and on the same site as a licensed brewery.
(15)
Personal care, health care, recreation, fitness, or education related commercial services. Sites must be able to demonstrate adequate on-site parking. Uses must be destination based and not generate traffic volumes measurably above the range normally expected by the other allowed industrial uses. With the exception noted in section 121-62(3), general retail sales is not permitted under this section.
(16)
Commercial dog kennel with or without dwelling for night watchperson.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.14; Ord. No. 98-1754, 11-19-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 21-2474, 6-21-2021; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
The following standards are required in the Light Industrial (I-1A):
(1)
Minimum lot size: One acre.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(4)
Front yard building setback: 40 feet.
(5)
Corner side yard building setback: 40 feet.
(6)
Side yard building setback: 15 feet.
(7)
Rear yard building setback: 20 feet.
(8)
Building height: 50 feet from ground level without a conditional use permit and subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
(9)
Minimum building size: 5,000 square feet.
(10)
Parking and driveways.
a.
Parking and driveways may be constructed to within the following minimum setbacks of property line:
1.
Front yard/corner side yard: 25 feet.
2.
Side yard: ten feet.
3.
Rear yard: ten feet.
b.
If rear yard or side yard parking setback is adjacent to a residential district, the parking setback shall be 25 feet. Such setback shall be opaquely screened with berms, shrubs, trees, fence, or a combination thereof.
(11)
When a light industrial district is adjacent to any residential district, building setbacks shall be 100 feet along any side adjacent to a residential district. A reduction in the required building setback buffer may be requested by following the requirements in section 129-18.
(12)
Limited outside storage.
a.
Outside storage area limited to a maximum of 50 percent of total building footprint.
b.
Sites considered for limited outside storage shall be capable of providing full screening so that outside storage is not visible from any public right-of-way.
c.
Screening to be achieved through a combination of masonry walls, fencing, berming, landscaping, additional setbacks, etc.
d.
Limited outside storage limited to a maximum height of 12 feet.
e.
A conditional use permit for limited outside storage shall not permit the outside storage of semi-trucks, semi-trailers, or heavy construction equipment.
f.
All limited outside storage areas are to be hard-surfaced and bound at the perimeter by either B-6-12 concrete curb and gutter or fencing as determined by the zoning administrator.
g.
Additional screening may be required to effectively screen outside storage from the view of adjacent properties.
h.
Storage shall be located in the rear or side yards.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.15; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
All landscaping requirements shall meet the provisions of section 129-7, including the following:
(1)
Underground irrigation shall be required for all front yards and corner side yards.
(2)
Traffic safety islands or general parking islands where deemed appropriate shall be landscaped.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.16; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
Loading facilities shall be in the side or rear yards and shall be screened. When visible only to another lot, such facilities must be screened with 50 percent opaqueness. Screening can be accomplished using berms, shrubs, trees, fencing, architectural design or a combination thereof.
(b)
For additional information and requirements, refer to section 129-14.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.17; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
There shall be no outdoor storage of any kind within this district except as authorized by a conditional use permit. For purposes of this zoning district, cars, vans, pickup trucks and utility trailers no longer than 15 feet in length parked outside and used by employees or visitors in the normal course of the business operation will not be construed to be outdoor storage, when parked in the side and rear yard outside of the required parking stalls. Further, outside parked trucks, semi-trailers and any other vehicles larger than 10,000 GVW used in the normal business' commerce will not be construed to be outdoor storage provided:
(1)
Total number of vehicles over 10,000 GVW, including but not limited to box trucks, semi-cab, and semi-trailers does not exceed the number of docks or bay doors; and
(2)
Such use is not construed as an operation listed as a conditional use in any industrial zone.
(b)
Refuse facilities, except for individual containers for public use, shall be located only in the side yards or rear yards when feasible. Refuse facilities may be located in the front yard subject to approval of the zoning administrator. Such facilities shall be constructed of masonry materials such as brick or textured block in colors compatible with the principal structure. Such facilities shall have solid gates.
(c)
There shall be no detached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar detached structures within this district.
(d)
All attached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar attached structures shall have screening approved by the zoning administrator. Attached structures include structures immediately adjacent to the building, subject to zoning administrator approval.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.18; Ord. No. 98-1732, 7-9-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2494, 1-19-2022; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
All mechanical/electrical equipment on the ground or roof, such as heating, air conditioning, transformers, shall be screened on all sides so as not to be visible from public streets or adjoining property. Such screening shall be designed and constructed of materials that is compatible with the principal buildings.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.19; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
All buildings erected shall be a type of construction as defined in the state building code.
(b)
Any building shall be constructed so that all exterior sides shall be surfaced equivalent to the front building elevation as determined by the zoning administrator.
(c)
Exterior surfaces.
(1)
Exterior wall surfaces of all buildings shall be primarily faced with brick, stone, precast panel, cast-in-place panel, architectural concrete with other permitted materials, or glass.
(2)
Use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent shall be considered for exterior wall surfaces provided such materials are used in conjunction with other materials listed above. Use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent shall not exceed 35 percent of any individual wall surface.
(d)
The building design should exhibit architectural control which seeks to be creative and maximize building lines, shades, and angles to maximize architectural uniqueness.
(e)
All building design and exterior wall surface materials shall be reviewed and approved by the zoning administrator.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.191; Ord. No. 00-1835, 3-16-2000; Ord. No. 00-1876, 10-19-2000; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 23-2535, § 31.191, 12-18-2023)
The purpose of the Heavy Industrial (I-2) District is to allow heavy industrial uses ranging from small to large scale industry and related services, including outdoor uses and storage. This district may be located adjacent to commercial and industrial districts and shall have access to collector or arterial roads without passing through residential districts.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.21; Ord. No. 87-1024, 6-4-1987; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 24-2568, § 31.21, 11-18-2024)
The following are permitted uses in the Heavy Industrial (I-2) District:
(1)
Manufacturing uses: manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, storage, treatment, or assembly of products and materials within a structure, except for rendering/slaughtering/refining facilities, and cannabis cultivation.
(2)
Warehousing with outside parking of trucks, semitrailers, or other vehicles greater than 10,000 GVW other than buses not exceeding the number of docks or bay doors.
(3)
Wholesale businesses.
(4)
Business and professional offices.
(5)
Engraving shops.
(6)
Machine shops.
(7)
Printing and publishing.
(8)
Repair services, except for businesses related to passenger vehicles and trucks.
(9)
Service uses of blue-printing, duplicating, mailing, and graphic arts.
(10)
Passenger vehicle service, major repair, including painting, body work and dismantling, exclusive of auto reduction yards. Storage of vehicles shall be screened with 100 percent opaqueness. Towing may be included as an incidental use for vehicles that are towed to the site for repair.
(11)
Data center.
(12)
Uses not explicitly enumerated in this section as permitted uses, but closely similar thereto as determined by the zoning administrator, provided these uses are not explicitly mentioned as permitted or conditional uses elsewhere in this subpart.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.22; Ord. No. 91-1264, 9-19-1991; Ord. No. 95-1586, 12-21-1995; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022; Ord. No. 25-2572, § 31.22, 1-22-2025; Ord. No. 25-2578, 7-7-2025)
The following accessory uses are allowed in the Heavy Industrial (I-2) District:
(1)
Dwelling for watcher (not to exceed 500 square feet) and limited to one person.
(2)
Retail sales, incidental to manufacturing, of products manufactured, assembled, or warehoused on the premises, provided no more than ten percent of the building is used for retail space.
(3)
Coffee shops/cafeteria for employees.
(4)
Recreational facilities for employees.
(5)
Day care related to employees.
(6)
Short-term lodging facilities for transportation terminals (as provided for in section 121-100(10)). Limited to a maximum of 16 beds.
(7)
Bulk commodity storage facilities. Such facilities are exempt from the regulations of section 12-107.
(8)
Cars, vans, pickup trucks, and utility trailers no longer than 15 feet in length parked outside and used by employees or visitors in the normal course of the business operation parked in the side and rear yard outside of the required parking stalls.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.23; Ord. No. 90-1179, 1-18-1990; Ord. No. 01-1935, 2-3-2002; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
The following are conditional uses in the Heavy Industrial (I-2):
(1)
Commercial nurseries/greenhouses.
(2)
Waste transfer facility (subject to the standards listed in section 129-25).
(3)
Automotive towing business with outdoor tow yard or impound lot.
(4)
Heliports.
(5)
Outdoor storage of materials or equipment other than passenger vehicles. All outside storage areas greater than one acre require additional building standards outlined in section 121-102(9).
(6)
Condominium conversion of buildings.
(7)
Two or more buildings on the same lot provided such buildings relate to one permitted or conditional use.
(8)
Contractor yards.
(9)
Commercial kennels.
(10)
Transportation terminal, privately owned.
(11)
Trap and skeet ranges.
(12)
Manufacturing or repair of semi-tractors, trailers, trucks over 10,000 GVW, farm implements, or boats, without outside storage of trucks, boats or trailers exceeding the number of dock and/or bay doors on the building.
(13)
Equipment rental.
(14)
Building over 50 feet from ground level.
(15)
Automobile reduction/automobile reduction yards.
(16)
Zero lot line with shared access or parking.
(17)
Online purchase pick-up location.
(18)
Principal adult uses, as defined and licensed under chapter 22, article II.
(19)
Yard waste drop-off facility.
(20)
Retail sales facility for CNG (compressed natural gas) or other alternative automotive fuels. Retail sales must be accessory to an on-site fleeting fueling operation.
(21)
Personal care, health care, recreation, fitness, or education related commercial services. Sites must be able to demonstrate adequate on-site parking. Uses must be destination based and not generate traffic volumes measurably above the range normally expected by the other allowed I-2 uses. With the exception noted in section 121-99(3), general retail sales are not permitted under this section.
(22)
Indoor vehicle sales showroom.
(23)
Brewer taproom associated with and on the same site as a licensed brewery.
(24)
Ground-mounted solar as an accessory use.
(25)
Hazardous waste treatment facilities subject to standards listed in section 129-97.
(26)
Cannabis/hemp manufacturing as defined by the office of cannabis management.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.24; Ord. No. 88-1104, 11-17-1988; Ord. No. 89-1118, 3-16-1989; Ord. No. 89-1147, 6-15-1989; Ord. No. 93-1320, 1-7-1993; Ord. No. 94-1498, 2-3-1994; Ord. No. 95-1564, 7-6-1995; Ord. No. 98-1722, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 11-2224, 6-16-2011; Ord. No. 13-2266, 5-16-2013; Ord. No. 14-2295, 10-16-2014; Ord. No. 15-2334, 12-17-2015; Ord. No. 16-2342, 2-18-2016; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 21-2474, 6-21-2021; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022; Ord. No. 23-2535, § 31.24, 12-18-2023; Ord. No. 25-2578, 7-7-2025)
The following are interim uses in the Heavy Industrial (I-2) District:
(1)
Transient sales meeting standards outlined in section 121-108.
(2)
Crushing of concrete demolition materials meeting standards of section 121-109.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.25; Ord. No. 93-1327, 4-15-1993; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
The following standards are required in the Heavy Industrial (I-2) District:
(1)
Minimum lot size: one acre.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(4)
Front yard building setback: 40 feet.
(5)
Corner side yard building setback: 40 feet.
(6)
Side yard building setback: 15 feet.
(7)
Rear yard building setback: 20 feet.
(8)
Building height: 50 feet from ground level unless authorized by a conditional use permit and subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
(9)
Minimum building size: 5,000 square feet. A site with an outside storage area greater than one acre in size requires a minimum building size of 20,000 square feet.
(10)
Parking and driveways.
a.
Parking and driveways may be constructed to within the following minimum setbacks of property line:
1.
Front yard/corner side yard: 25 feet.
2.
Side yard: ten feet.
3.
Rear yard: ten feet.
b.
If rear yard or side yard parking setback is adjacent to a residential district, the parking setback shall be 25 feet. Such setback shall be opaquely screened with berms, shrubs, trees, fence or a combination thereof.
(11)
When a heavy industrial district is adjacent to any residential district, building setbacks shall be 100 feet along any side adjacent to a residential district. A reduction in the required building setback buffer may be requested by following the requirements in section 129-18.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.26; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
All landscaping requirements shall meet the provisions of section 129-7, including the following:
(1)
Underground irrigation shall be required for all front yards and corner side yards. Such irrigation shall extend to include public boulevard except along I-35W and into general parking islands, except natural areas to be preserved.
(2)
Traffic safety islands or general parking islands where deemed appropriate shall be landscaped.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.27; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
Loading facilities shall be in the side or rear yards. When adjacent to or visible from any public street, such facilities must be screened with 100 percent opaqueness. When visible only to another lot, such facilities must be screened with 50 percent opaqueness. Screening can be accomplished using berms, shrubs, trees, fencing, architectural design or a combination thereof. For additional information and requirements, refer to sections 121-100 and 121-102.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.28; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
Outdoor storage shall be allowed within this district meeting all conditions imposed under a conditional use permit. All outdoor storage shall be located in the rear or side yard. Additional screening may be required as part of the required conditional use permit for outdoor storage in the side yard.
(b)
Refuse facilities, except for individual containers for public use, shall be located only in the side yards or rear yards when feasible. Refuse facilities may be located in the front yard subject to approval of the zoning administrator. Such facilities shall be constructed of masonry materials such as brick or textured block in colors compatible with the principal structure. Such facilities shall have solid gates.
(c)
There shall be no detached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar detached structures within this district. Above-ground fuel tanks are exempt from this requirement with zoning administrator approval of placement, screening and issuance of building and fire department permits.
(d)
All attached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar attached structures shall have screening approved by the (community development director) zoning administrator. Attached structures include structures immediately adjacent to the building, subject to zoning administrator approval.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.29; Ord. No. 95-1564, 7-6-1995; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2494, 1-19-2022; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
All mechanical/electrical equipment on the ground or roof, such as heating, air conditioning, transformers, shall be screened on all sides so as not to be visible from public streets or adjoining property. Such screening shall be designed and constructed of materials that is compatible with the principal buildings.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.291; Ord. No. 98-1732, 7-9-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
All buildings erected shall be a type of construction as defined in the state building code.
(b)
Any building shall be constructed so that all exterior sides shall be surfaced equivalent to the front building elevation as determined by the zoning administrator.
(c)
Exterior surfaces.
(1)
Exterior wall surfaces of all buildings shall be primarily faced with brick, stone, pre-cast panel, cast-in-place panel, architectural concrete in combination with glass or other permitted materials.
(2)
Based on building size, height, location or special use, the zoning administrator may approve the use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent for exterior wall surfaces, provided such materials are used in conjunction with other materials listed above. Use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent shall not exceed 70 percent of the cumulative area of all building walls. Modern metal paneling shall be used primarily on the rear wall and secondarily on the side or front wall.
(d)
The building design should exhibit architectural control which seeks to be creative and maximize building lines, shades, and angles to maximize architectural uniqueness.
(e)
All building design and exterior wall surface materials shall be reviewed and approved by the zoning administrator.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.292; Ord. No. 90-1236, 10-18-1990; Ord. No. 98-1732, 7-9-1998; Ord. No. 00-1835, 3-16-2000; Ord. No. 00-1876, 10-19-2000; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 23-2535, § 31.292, 12-18-2023)
The following standards are required for transient sales:
(1)
Location of the sale shall have a minimum 150-foot setback from any intersection.
(2)
No sales shall be located within or upon any public right-of-way, landscaped area, required front and side yard setbacks when the side yard abuts a street, fire lane, or designated drive aisle.
(3)
The space used for transient sales, including off-street parking in connection with the transient sales, shall not exceed the space needed for any existing business at the site.
(4)
Merchandise offered for sale shall not occupy more than 100 square feet.
(5)
Adequate off-street parking must be available to serve both the principal use of the property and the use of the property for transient sales.
(6)
Use of the property for transient sales shall not exceed eight days within a maximum period of six months.
(7)
Transient sales shall not take place between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.
(8)
No overnight storage of transient merchant equipment or merchandise shall be allowed. Transient merchant equipment or merchandise shall be permitted on the premises only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on a day transient sales are to take place.
(9)
Signs shall be subject to the requirements of chapter 133.
(10)
The use of any horn, bell, or any loud or unusual noise to call attention to a transient sale is prohibited.
(11)
A license shall be issued pursuant to chapter 22, article V.
(12)
The license required by M.S.A. § 329.11 shall be filed with the city clerk and shall be conspicuously posted in the transient merchant's place of business.
(13)
Written permission to occupy the property shall be filed with the city clerk and shall be conspicuously posted in the transient merchant's place of business.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.293; Ord. No. 89-1168, 3-1-1990; Ord. No. 98-1732, 7-9-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
The following standards are required for crushing of concrete demolition materials:
(1)
Minimum lot size of ten acres.
(2)
Crushing and storage located in rear yard only.
(3)
Storage of demolition materials to meet the following setbacks:
a.
Ten feet against I-2 zoned uses.
b.
50 feet against I-1 zoned uses.
c.
100 feet against all other zoning districts.
(4)
Recycling (crushing) of concrete demolition materials to meet the following setbacks:
a.
50 feet against I-2 zoned uses.
b.
100 feet against all other zoning districts.
(5)
Storage bunkered on three sides.
(6)
Maximum storage height of 15 feet.
(7)
Maximum storage volume of 20,000 cubic yards.
(8)
Crushing activity limited to no more than 45 days in a 24-month period.
(9)
Interim use permits issued under section 121-101(2) automatically expire after three years. The holder of such a permit must submit a written request to the city council if they wish to have the permit renewed for an additional three-year period. The city council reserves the right to modify conditions of the permit if conditions warrant. All concrete demolition storage must be removed within 60 days after a conditional use permit expires.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.294; Ord. No. 93-1327, 4-15-1993; Ord. No. 96-1588, 1-18-1996; Ord. No. 06-2079, 3-16-2006; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
The purpose of the Heavy Industrial (I-2A) District is to allow heavy industrial uses ranging from small to large scale industry and related services, including outdoor uses, storage and trucking oriented businesses. This district may be located adjacent to commercial and industrial districts and shall have access to collector or arterial roads without passing through residential districts.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.31; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 24-2568, § 31.31, 11-18-2024)
The following are permitted uses in the Heavy Industrial (I-2A) District:
(1)
Manufacturing uses: manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, storage, treatment, or assembly of products and materials within a structure, except for rendering/slaughtering/refining facilities.
(2)
Warehousing with outside parking of trucks, semitrailers, or other vehicles exceeding 10,000 GVW except for buses not exceeding the number of docks or bay doors.
(3)
Wholesale businesses.
(4)
Business and professional offices.
(5)
Engraving shops.
(6)
Machine shops.
(7)
Printing and publishing.
(8)
Repair services, except for businesses related to passenger vehicles and trucks.
(9)
Service uses of blue-printing, duplicating, mailing, and graphic arts.
(10)
Passenger vehicle service, major repair, including painting, body work and dismantling, exclusive of auto reduction yards. Storage of vehicles shall be screened with 100 percent opaqueness. Towing may be included as an incidental use for vehicles that are towed to the site for repair.
(11)
Data center.
(12)
Uses not explicitly enumerated in this section as permitted uses, but closely similar thereto as determined by the zoning administrator, provided these uses are not explicitly mentioned as permitted or conditional uses elsewhere in the ordinance.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.32; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022; Ord. No. 25-2572, § 31.32, 1-22-2025; Ord. No. 25-2578, 7-7-2025)
The following accessory uses are allowed in the Heavy Industrial (I-2A) District:
(1)
Dwelling for watchman (not to exceed 500 square feet) and limited to one person.
(2)
Retail sales, incidental to manufacturing, of products manufactured, assembled, or warehoused on the premises, provided no more than ten percent of the building is used for retail space.
(3)
Coffee shops/cafeteria for employees.
(4)
Recreational facilities for employees.
(5)
Day care related to employees.
(6)
Short-term lodging facilities for truck and transportation terminals (as provided for in section 121-135(9); limited to a maximum of 16 beds.
(7)
Cars, vans, pickup trucks, and utility trailers no longer than 15 feet in length parked outside and used by employees or visitors in the normal course of the business operation parked in the side and rear yard outside of the required parking stalls.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.33; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
The following are conditional uses in the Heavy Industrial (I-2A) District:
(1)
Commercial nurseries/greenhouses.
(2)
Waste transfer facility (subject to the standards listed in section 129-25).
(3)
Automotive towing businesses with outdoor tow yard.
(4)
Heliports.
(5)
Outdoor storage of materials or equipment other than vehicles. All outside storage areas greater than one acre require additional building standards outlined in section 121-137(9).
(6)
Condominium conversion of buildings.
(7)
Two or more buildings on same lot provided such buildings relate to one permitted or conditional use.
(8)
Contractor yards.
(9)
Truck or transportation terminal or outside parking of trucks or semi-trailers exceeding the number of docks or bay doors. The minimum building size for a truck terminal, transportation terminal, or cross dock shipping facility shall be 50,000 square feet.
(10)
Indoor self-storage facility.
(11)
Commercial kennels.
(12)
Privately owned transportation terminal.
(13)
Manufacturing, sales, rental or repair of semi-tractors, trailers, trucks over 10,000 GVW, farm implements, or boats, with or without outside storage of trucks, boats or trailers exceeding the number of dock and/or bay doors on the building.
(14)
Equipment rental.
(15)
Building over 50 feet from ground level.
(16)
Automobile reduction/automobile reduction yards.
(17)
Zero lot line with shared access or shared parking.
(18)
Online purchase pickup location.
(19)
Principal adult uses, as defined and licensed under chapter 22, article II.
(20)
Yard waste drop-off facility.
(21)
Ground mounted solar as an accessory use.
(22)
Brewer taproom, as defined by section 6-3, associated with and on the same site as a licensed brewery.
(23)
Personal care, health care, recreation, fitness, or education related commercial services. Sites must be able to demonstrate adequate on-site parking. Uses must be destination based and not generate traffic volumes measurably above the range normally expected by the other allowed industrial uses. With the exception noted in section 121-134(3), general retail sales is not permitted under this section.
(24)
Hazardous waste treatment facilities subject to standards listed in section 129-97.
(25)
Cannabis/hemp manufacturing as defined by the office of cannabis management.
(26)
Cannabis/hemp cultivation as defined by the office of cannabis management, meeting standards of section 31-396.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.34; Ord. No. 16-2342, 2-18-2016; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 21-2474, 6-21-2021; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022; Ord. No. 23-2535, § 31.34, 12-18-2023; Ord. No. 25-2578, 7-7-2025)
The following are interim uses in the Heavy Industrial (I-2A) District:
(1)
Transient sales, meeting standards outlined in section 121-143.
(2)
Crushing of concrete demolition materials meeting standards of section 121-144.
(3)
Asphalt processing and recycling facility meeting standards of section 121-145.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.35; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 98-1760, 12-17-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
The following standards are required in the Heavy Industrial (I-2A) District:
(1)
Minimum lot size: one acre.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(4)
Front yard building setback: 40 feet.
(5)
Corner side yard building setback: 40 feet.
(6)
Side yard building setback: 15 feet.
(7)
Rear yard building setback: 20 feet.
(8)
Building height: 50 feet from ground level unless authorized by a conditional use permit and subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
(9)
Minimum building size: 5,000 square feet. A site with an outside storage area greater than one acre in size requires a minimum building size of 20,000 square feet.
(10)
Parking and driveways.
a.
Parking and driveways may be constructed to within the following minimum setbacks of property line:
1.
Front yard/corner side yard: 25 feet.
2.
Side yard: ten feet.
3.
Rear yard: ten feet.
b.
If rear yard or side yard parking setback is adjacent to a residential district, the parking setback shall be 25 feet. Such setback shall be opaquely screened with berms, shrubs, trees, fence or a combination thereof.
(11)
When a heavy industrial district is adjacent to any residential district, building setbacks shall be 100 feet along any side adjacent to a residential district. A reduction in the required building setback buffer may be requested by following the requirements in section 129-18.
(12)
Not withstanding performance standards in chapter 129, all activities within this district must comply with all state pollution control agency regulations. In addition, no vibration shall be permitted which is discernible beyond the property line to the human sense of feeling for three minutes or more duration in any one hour, and any vibration producing an acceleration of more than 0.1 gram, or shall result in any combination of amplitudes and frequencies beyond the safe range of Table 7 of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, Bulletin "Quarry Blasting" on any structure.
(13)
Common areas for condominiums. The developer may provide parking, common walls, driveways and waiting areas in an area common to all units of the building. Common areas shall be deeded to and held in the name of an owner's association created by the developer and including all owners of property in the project. Declarations, in form and substance acceptable to the city attorney, governing the usage and maintenance of such common areas shall be adopted and filed by the developer.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.36; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 16-2342, 2-18-2016; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
All landscaping requirements shall meet the provisions of section 129-7, including the following:
(1)
Underground irrigation shall be required for all front yards and corner side yards. Such irrigation shall extend to include public boulevard except along I-35W and into general parking islands, except natural areas to be preserved.
(2)
Traffic safety islands or general parking islands where deemed appropriate shall be landscaped.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.37; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
Loading facilities shall be in the side or rear yards. When adjacent to or visible from any public street, such facilities must be screened with 100 percent opaqueness. When visible only to another lot, such facilities must be screened with 50 percent opaqueness. Screening can be accomplished using berms, shrubs, trees, fencing, architectural design or a combination thereof. For additional information and requirements, refer to section 129-14.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.38; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
Outdoor storage shall be allowed within this district meeting all conditions imposed under a conditional use permit. All outdoor storage shall be located in the side or rear yard. Additional screening may be required as part of the required conditional use permit for outdoor storage in the side yard.
(b)
Refuse facilities, except for individual containers for public use, shall be located only in the side yards or rear yards when feasible. Refuse facilities may be located in the front yard subject to approval of the zoning administrator. Such facilities shall be constructed of masonry materials such as brick or textured block in colors compatible with the principal structure. Such facilities shall have solid gates.
(c)
There shall be no detached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar detached structures within this district. Above-ground fuel tanks are exempt from this requirement with zoning administrator approval of placement, screening and issuance of building and fire department permits.
(d)
All attached silos, storage tanks, storage bin containers or similar attached structures shall have screening approved by the (community development director) zoning administrator. Attached structures include structures immediately adjacent to the building, subject to zoning administrator approval.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.39; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 22-2494, 1-19-2022; Ord. No. 22-2514, 12-19-2022)
All mechanical/electrical equipment on the ground or roof, such as heating, air conditioning, transformers, shall be screened on all sides so as not to be visible from public streets or adjoining property. Such screening shall be designed and constructed of materials that is compatible with the principal buildings.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.391; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
All buildings erected shall be a type of construction, as defined in the uniform building code.
(b)
Any building shall be constructed so that all exterior sides shall be surfaced equivalent to the front building elevation as determined by the zoning administrator.
(c)
Exterior wall surfaces of all buildings shall be primarily faced with brick, stone, pre-cast panel, cast-in-place panel, architectural concrete in combination with glass or other permitted materials. Based on building size, height, location or special use, the zoning administrator may approve the use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent for exterior wall surfaces, provided such materials are used in conjunction with other materials listed above. Use of modern metal paneling materials or its equivalent shall not exceed 70 percent of the cumulative area of all building walls. Modern metal paneling shall be used primarily on the rear wall and secondarily on the side or front wall.
(d)
The building design should exhibit architectural control which seeks to be creative and maximize building lines, shades, and angles to maximize architectural uniqueness.
(e)
All building design and exterior wall surface materials shall be reviewed and approved by the zoning administrator.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.392; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 00-1835, 3-16-2000; Ord. No. 00-1876, 10-19-2000; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020; Ord. No. 23-2535, § 31.392, 12-18-2023)
The following standards are required for transient sales:
(1)
Location of the sale shall have a minimum 150-foot setback from any intersection.
(2)
No sales shall be located within or upon any public right-of-way, landscaped area, required front and side yard setbacks when the side yard abuts a street, fire lane, or designated drive aisle.
(3)
The space used for transient sales, including off-street parking in connection with the transient sales, shall not exceed the space needed for any existing business at the site.
(4)
Merchandise offered for sale shall not occupy more than 100 square feet.
(5)
Adequate off-street parking must be available to serve both the principal use of the property and the use of the property for transient sales.
(6)
Use of the property for transient sales shall not exceed eight days within a maximum period of six months.
(7)
Transient sales shall not take place between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.
(8)
No overnight storage of transient merchant equipment or merchandise shall be allowed. Transient merchant equipment or merchandise shall be permitted on the premises only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on a day transient sales are to take place.
(9)
Signs shall be subject to the requirements of chapter 133.
(10)
The use of any horn, bell, or any loud or unusual noise to call attention to a transient sale is prohibited.
(11)
A license shall be issued pursuant to chapter 22, article V.
(12)
The license required by M.S.A. § 329.11 shall be filed with the city clerk and shall be conspicuously posted in the transient merchant's place of business.
(13)
Written permission to occupy the property shall be filed with the city clerk and shall be conspicuously posted in the transient merchant's place of business.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.393; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
The following standards are required for crushing of concrete demolition materials:
(1)
Minimum lot size of ten acres.
(2)
Crushing and storage located in rear yard only.
(3)
Storage of demolition materials to meet the following setbacks:
a.
Ten feet against I-2 zoned uses.
b.
50 feet against I-1 zoned uses.
c.
100 feet against all other zoning districts.
(4)
Recycling (crushing) of concrete demolition materials to meet the following setbacks:
a.
50 feet against I-2 zoned uses.
b.
100 feet against all other zoning districts.
(5)
Storage bunkered on three sides.
(6)
Maximum storage height of 15 feet.
(7)
Maximum storage volume of 20,000 cubic yards.
(8)
Crushing activity limited to no more than 45 days in 24-month period.
(9)
Interim use permits issued under section 121-136 automatically expire after three years. The holder of such a permit must submit a written request to the city council if they wish to have the permit renewed for an additional three-year period. The city council reserves the right to modify conditions of the permit if conditions warrant. All concrete demolition storage must be removed within 60 days after a conditional use permit expires.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.394; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 06-2079, 03-16-2006; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
The following standards are required for asphalt processing and recycling facilities:
(1)
Minimum lot size of 20 acres.
(2)
Recycling and outside storage of materials in rear yard only.
(3)
Outside storage of asphalt materials or asphalt processing facility to meet the following setbacks:
a.
50 feet against I-2 (Heavy Industrial) and I-2A (Heavy Industrial) zoned uses.
b.
50 feet against I-1 (Light Industrial) uses or airport property.
c.
100 feet against all other zoning districts or public right-of-way.
(4)
Maximum outside storage height of 30 feet.
(5)
Maximum outside storage volume of 150,000 cubic yards.
(6)
Facility must prepare for city approval a pollution prevention plan which would identify the type of wastes generated, procedures for spill containment, and disposal methods.
(7)
The facility must be operated in such a manner as to minimize the potential for spills or discharge of any pollution.
(8)
The applicant to obtain and adhere to all other required agency (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), the county) permits and standards.
(9)
Facility to conduct and provide written report to the city of annual soil and water quality tests through an independent and recognized testing company.
(10)
Applicant to prepare for city approval a facility closure plan that provides a financial guarantee in an amount to be determined by the city to ensure that site remediation and abatement measures can be successfully implemented.
(11)
Other standards as recommended and required by the city council through the issuance of an interim use permit.
(Code 2004, pt. 3, § 31.395; Ord. No. 98-1720, 5-21-1998; Ord. No. 98-1760, 12-17-1998; Ord. No. 20-2447, 7-20-2020)
(a)
The cultivation of cannabis/hemp to be inside a building, no outdoor cultivation permitted.
(b)
Properties used for cannabis/hemp cultivation shall be at least 750 feet from residentially zoned property with a residential land use.
(c)
Outside storage of materials related to the cultivation business other than cannabis/hemp in rear yard only and to meet I-2A parking setback standards.
(d)
The applicant to obtain and adhere to all other required agency (state and city) permits and standards.
(e)
Other standards as recommended and required by the city council through the issuance of a conditional use permit.
(Ord. No. 25-2578, 7-7-2025)