Braham City Zoning Code
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT I-2
§ 154.170 PURPOSE.
The General Industrial District is established to provide exemplary standards of development for certain industrial uses that prefer to be located in choice or strategic sites. These general industrial uses are less compatible with commercial and residential areas and, therefore, are not appropriate in the I-1 District.
(Ord. 199, passed 2-7-2000)
§ 154.171 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.
The performance standards set forth in § 154.181.
(Ord. 199, passed 2-7-2000)
§ 154.172 PERMITTED USES.
The following are permitted uses:
(A) Art equipment supplies (manufacturing);
(B) Bags, boxes, and paper containers (manufacturing and storage);
(C) Bottling establishments;
(D) Books, loose leaf binders (fabrication and assembly);
(E) Books and bookbinding;
(F) Cabinet and woodworking establishments;
(G) Clothing manufacturing;
(H) Camera and photographic manufacturing;
(I) Cold storage plants, commercial printing, publishing, engraving, and reproduction firms;
(J) Confectionery and related products (manufacturing and packaging);
(K) Dental instruments and supplies;
(L) Laundry, dry cleaning, and dying establishments;
(M) Electric lighting and wiring equipment (manufacturing);
(N) Electric measuring and testing equipment (manufacturing);
(O) Electronic tubes and other components (manufacturing);
(P) Electrical products and appliances (manufacturing and assembly);
(Q) Footwear (manufacture and fabrication);
(R) Hand and edge tools (except machine tools; manufacturing and assembly);
(S) Ice plants and ice creams plants;
(T) Jewelry manufacturing;
(U) Laboratories (analytical, dental, medical, testing, or research);
(V) Laboratory instruments and associated equipment (scientific and testing; manufacturing and assembly);
(W) Luggage, handbags, and similar items (manufacturing);
(X) Mail-order houses;
(Y) Medical and surgical instruments and supplies (manufacturing and assembly);
(Z) Monument plants (cutting, polishing, engraving);
(AA) Newspaper plants and offices;
(BB) Office furniture and supplies (manufacturing and assembly);
(CC) Optical instruments and lenses (manufacturing and assembly);
(DD) Patterns (design and manufacturing);
(EE) Pottery shops;
(FF) Precision instruments (manufacturing and assembly);
(GG) Plastic extrusion, molding and fixture;
(HH) Plumbing fixture and equipment (wholesale);
(II) Radio and television (assembly and parts fabrication);
(JJ) Slaughtering and meat packing;
(KK) Sport equipment (manufacturing and assembly);
(LL) Scientific and research instruments and equipment (manufacturing and assembly);
(MM) Signs and advertising display materials;
(NN) Telephone and telegraph technical apparatus (manufacturing and assembly);
(OO) Temperature controls (fabrication and assembly);
(PP) Trade schools;
(QQ) Welding supply;
(RR) Wholesale business facilities; and
(SS) All uses permitted in the I-1 District.
(Ord. 199, passed 2-7-2000)
§ 154.173 CONDITIONAL USES.
(A) Other manufacturing, processing, storage, or commercial use determined by the Planning Commission to be of the same general character as the permitted uses above in § 154.172, and found not to be obnoxious, unhealthful, or offensive by reason of the potential emission or transmission of noise, oxidation, smoke, dust, odors, toxic or noxious matter, or glare of heat;
(B) Freight terminals; and
(C) Planned unit developments as regulated by § 154.045.
(Ord. 199, passed 2-7-2000)
§ 154.174 ACCESSORY USES.
(A) Industrial buildings and structures for a use accessory to the principle use, but shall not exceed 30% of the gross floor area of the principle use;
(D) Fencing, screening, and landscaping, as permitted and regulated by § 154.254.
(Ord. 199, passed 2-7-2000)
§ 154.175 MINIMUM LOT SIZE.
(A) Every individual lot, site, or tract shall have an area of not less than one-half acre.
(B) Every lot or tract shall have a width of not less than 100 feet abutting a public right-of-way.
(C) All planned unit developments shall only be permitted on an area of at least two acres.
(D) There shall be a required minimum 10% reservation of the total lot area for landscaping use. The landscaping shall conform, in design and appearance, with the overall development plan as approved by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 199, passed 2-7-2000)
§ 154.176 FRONT, SIDE, REAR YARD REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Front yard.
(1) There shall be a front yard, having a depth of not less than 35 feet between the building and the street right-of-way line, to be devoted exclusively to landscaping, except for necessary points of access.
(B) Side yards. There shall be two side yards, one on each side of a building. Each side yard shall be not less than ten feet in width.
(C) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard not less than 25 feet in depth.
(Ord. 199, passed 2-7-2000)
§ 154.177 TRANSITIONAL YARD REQUIREMENTS.
When any lot line coincides with a lot line of an adjacent residential district, the setback shall be at least 30 feet.
(Ord. 199, passed 2-7-2000)
§ 154.178 MAXIMUM GROUND COVERAGE.
The sum total of the ground area covered by all structures shall not exceed 60% of the zoning lot on which the structures are located.
(Ord. 199, passed 2-7-2000)
§ 154.179 MAXIMUM GROUND FLOOR AREA RATIO.
In the I-2 District, the FAR shall not exceed one and one-half.
(Ord. 199, passed 2-7-2000)
§ 154.180 BUILDING DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.
(A) General.
(1) On all walls, at least 25% of the entire exterior wall surface, but not less than three feet of the entire exterior wall surface measured from the ground up, shall be constructed of one of the following materials:
(a) Face brick;
(b) Rock face block;
(c) Cementitious siding;
(d) Natural stone;
(e) Glass;
(f) Masonry stucco;
(g) Synthetic stucco;
(h) Waynes coating; and
(i) Other comparable or superior material as approved by the Zoning Administrator.
(2) Buildings may be constructed of primarily one of the materials listed in divisions (A)(1)(a) through (A)(1)(h) above if the design exceeds the intent of the design and construction standards.
(B) Accent materials. Wood and metal may be used as accent materials, provided that they are appropriately integrated into the overall building design, and not situated in areas that will be subject to physical or environmental damage.
(C) Exceptions. The following exception is permitted: The 25% of the exterior wall surface, and/or the three feet of exterior wall surface measured from the ground up, does not include doors, doorways, or windows.
(D) Additions and alterations. All subsequent additions and alterations constructed after the erection of an original building, or buildings, shall be of the same materials as those used in the original building, and shall be designed in a manner conforming to the original architectural concept and general appearance. These provisions shall not prevent the city to require upgrading of the quality of materials used in a remodeling or expansion program.
(Ord. 199, passed 2-7-2000)
§ 154.181 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
It is the intent of this section to provide that the industry and related activities shall be established and maintained with proper appearance from streets and adjoining properties, and to provide that each permitted use shall be a good neighbor to adjoining properties by the control of the following.
(A) Noise.
(1) General. Noise shall be measured on any property line of the tract on which the operation is located. Noise shall be muffled so not to become objectionable due to intermittent beat, frequency, shrillness, or intensity. At the property line, the sound pressure level of noise radiated continuously from a facility shall not exceed the values given in division (A)(2) below.
(2) Sound-pressure levels. Maximum permissible sound-pressure levels of specified points of measurement for noise radiated continuously from a facility:
Band Cycles per Second (frequency) | Maximum Permitted Sound Level (decibels) |
Band Cycles per Second (frequency) | Maximum Permitted Sound Level (decibels) |
20-75 | 72 |
75-150 | 67 |
150-300 | 59 |
300-600 | 52 |
600-1,200 | 46 |
1,200-2,400 | 40 |
2,400-4,800 | 34 |
Over 4,800 | 32 |
(B) Odor. No activity or operation shall cause, at any time, the discharge of toxic, noxious, or odorous matter beyond the limits of the immediate site where it is located in the concentrations as to be obnoxious or otherwise detrimental to, or endanger, the public health, welfare, comfort, or safety, or cause injury to property or business.
(C) Glare. Glare, whether direct or reflected, such as from floodlights, spotlights, or high temperature processes, and as differentiated from general illumination, shall not be visible beyond the site of origin at any property line.
(D) Exterior lighting. Any lights used for exterior illuminations shall be directed away from adjacent properties.
(E) Smoke, dust, fumes, or gases. Every operation shall conform to local standards.
(F) Hazard. Every operation shall be carried on in accordance with local fire and safety codes.
(G) Water supply. The design and construction of water supply facilities and water supply source shall be in accordance with local and state Department of Health standards and requirements.
(H) Waste. All sewage and industrial wastes shall be treated and disposed in the manner as to comply with the State Department of Health standards and requirements, and local codes.
(I) Compliance. In order to assure compliance with the performance standards set forth above, the Planning Commission may require the owner or operator of any permitted use to make the investigations and tests, as may be required, to show adherence to the performance standards.
(J) Additions. All subsequent additions and outbuildings constructed after the erection of an original building, or buildings, shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 199, passed 2-7-2000)
§ 154.182 REGULATIONS ON SCREENING.
All principal and conditional uses, except business signs, which are situated within 50 feet of residential districts, shall be screened and buffered from the district by a wall and separation of open space, which shall have a minimum depth of 30 feet, and shall include a required fence or vegetative screening of not less than seven feet in height above the level of residential districts property at the district boundary. Walls or fences of lesser heights, or planting screens, may be permitted by the Board of Adjustment and Appeals if there is a finding that the nature, or extent, of the use being screened is that a lesser degree of screen will as adequately promote and protect the use and enjoyment of the properties within the adjacent residential district, or there is a finding that a screening of the type required by this chapter would interfere with the provision of adequate amounts of light and air to same the properties. Loading docks in the industrial district shall be screened so as not to be visible from any public street right-of-way within a residential district. All required screening devices shall be designed so that they are architecturally harmonious with the principal structures on the site, and they shall be properly maintained so as not to become unsightly, hazardous, or less opaque than when originally constructed.
(Ord. 199, passed 2-7-2000)