The heavy industrial district is established to group heavy industrial uses with foreseeable off site impacts such as air, noise, visual or other forms of pollution where they will minimally affect neighboring land uses. This district is not intended for residential purposes and no developable residential density is assigned within it. (Ord. 77-5, 3-28-1977, eff. 4-7-1977)

The following restrictions apply within this district:

   A.   The uses shall be subject at all times to state and federal air and water pollution regulations.

   B.   The uses shall be subject to the uniform fire code and operations are subject to the approval of the fire chief of the rural fire district having jurisdiction.

   C.   Off site impacts such as direct or reflected glare, noise, vibration, dust, smoke or odor must be minimized through use of the best practical technology.

   D.   All permanent structures built within the intermediate regional floodplain shall be sealed watertight up to the IRF flood elevation.

   E.   One acre minimum lot size. (Ord. 79-4, 9-11-1979; Ord. 77-5, 3-28-1977, eff. 4-7-1977)

   There are no permitted uses for this district, see conditional uses in section 9-16-5 of this title.

(Ord. 2025-03, 2-12-2025; Ord. 77-5, 3-28-1977, eff. 4-7-1977)

   Accessory uses in this district must satisfy the definition specified in section 9-2-1 of this title.

(Ord. 77-5, 3-28-1977, eff. 4-7-1977)

Conditional uses for this district are limited to the following:

   A.   Bulk storage and sale of flammable liquids and gases, subject to the approval of the fire chief of the rural fire district having jurisdiction.

   B.   Solid waste incineration.

   C.   Truck terminal.

   D.   Chemical storage and/or manufacture.

   E.   Public utility and public service installations.

   F.   Smelter, rendering plants.

   G.   Wireless communication facilities (see section 9-3-16 of this title).

   H.   Storage, mixing, blending and sales of fertilizers.

   I.   Extraction, refining, processing and storage of forest products and mineral resources (including, but not limited to: sawmills, asphalt hot mix plants, ore mills, rock crushers and concrete batch plants).

   J.   Junkyards; provided, that stored materials shall be invisible from public rights of way.

   K.   Contractors’ storage yards.

   L.   Processing, packaging, storage and distribution of agricultural or dairy products.

(Ord. 2025-03, 2-12-2025; Ord. 2012-06, 7-10-2012; Ord. 2001-10, 10-1-2001; Ord. 77-5, 3-28-1977, eff. 4-7-1977)

There are no dimensional standards established for this district, except as regulated under section 9-3-10 of this title. (Ord. 2009-09, 12-22-2009)