Bridgeport City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XII
LIC Light Industrial Commercial District
§ 560-1201 Intent; applicable regulations.
The purpose of the LIC Light Industrial Commercial District is to provide for light industrial, office and related commercial development in a manner that is compatible with any nearby homes, to carefully control the types of industrial operations to avoid nuisances (such as excessive noise) and hazards, and to encourage the preservation of key historic buildings. The purpose of the residential option in this district is to provide for historic rehabilitation of large older industrial buildings for use as multifamily building/unit or condominiums, to provide an alternative use for large older industrial buildings within selected areas, and to minimize conflicts between business and residential uses.
§ 560-1202 Permitted uses.
In the LIC Light Industrial Commercial District, a building may be erected or used or occupied and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other when in compliance with applicable use regulations set forth in Article III, Use Regulations:
A.
Uses permitted by right. The following uses are permitted by right:
(1)
Commercial uses.
(a)
Athletic/health club.
(b)
Bank.
(c)
Brewery/distillery/winery.
(d)
Car wash.
(e)
Convenience store.
(f)
Dry cleaners or laundromat.
(g)
Event facility.
(h)
Firing range.
(i)
Funeral home.
(j)
Hotel/motel.
(k)
Massage therapy establishment.
(l)
Microbrewery/microdistillery/microwinery.
(m)
Mixed-use building.
(n)
Personal care business.
(o)
Professional service business.
(p)
Recreation, indoor.
(q)
Recreation, outdoor.
(r)
Restaurant, dine-in.
(s)
Restaurant, take-out.
[1]
Drive-through facilities are not permitted with this use.
(t)
Retail establishment.
(u)
Storage facility (self-service).
(v)
Studio.
(w)
Supermarket.
(x)
Tavern/bar/nightclub.
(y)
Theater.
(2)
Community service, institutional, and utility uses.
(a)
Conservation/recreation.
(b)
Day care facility.
(c)
Educational institution.
(d)
Emergency services.
(e)
Government facility.
(f)
Hospital.
(g)
Library, museum, or community center.
(h)
Membership club.
(i)
Place of worship.
(j)
Plant nursery.
(k)
Residential care facility.
(l)
Swimming pool, non-household.
(3)
Office uses.
(a)
Co-working space.
(b)
Office, business/professional.
(c)
Medical office or clinic.
(d)
Research facility.
(4)
Industrial uses.
(a)
Animal care.
(b)
Artisan manufacturing.
(c)
Assembly plant.
(d)
Auto, boat and/or mobile/manufactured home sales.
(e)
Auto repair garage.
(f)
Auto service station.
(g)
Building supply or lumber yard.
(h)
Communications facility.
(i)
Contractor's office/storage.
(j)
Medical marijuana grower/processer.
(k)
Wholesale sales.
B.
Accessory uses permitted by right. The following accessory uses are permitted when subordinate and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses and upon the issuance of a zoning permit:
(1)
Accessory structure, nonresidential.
(2)
Mobile food vending.
(3)
Outdoor storage and waste disposal.
(4)
Renewable energy systems.
(5)
Retail accessory to items manufactured on premises.
(6)
Warehouse or storage as an accessory use to a permitted principal use on the same lot or an adjacent lot or located in the same zoning district. Shall not occupy street-level space adjacent to Fourth Street.
(7)
Such other accessory use or structure that the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer is clearly customary and incidental to a permitted by right, special exception or conditional principal use.
C.
Uses permitted by conditional use.
(1)
Boarding house.
(2)
Livestock.
(3)
Manufacturing, processing, and production.
(4)
Mixed-use buildings.
(5)
Mobile home park.
(6)
Multifamily building/unit.
(7)
Recycling center.
§ 560-1203 Dimensional requirements.
A.
Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet, except that a minimum lot area of 15,000 square feet shall be required for the industrial uses listed above in § 560-1202A(4).
B.
Minimum lot width: 50 feet, except 200 feet for a new lot approved after the adoption of this chapter which will have its own vehicle access directly onto DeKalb Pike/Route 202 Expressway.
C.
Setbacks.
(1)
Minimum front yard setback: 15 feet.
(2)
Minimum side setback: 15 feet.
(3)
Minimum rear setback: 15 feet.
D.
Maximum building coverage: 60%.
E.
Maximum impervious coverage: 90%.
F.
Maximum building height: six stories or 72 feet, whichever is more restrictive.
(1)
Notwithstanding the above, the maximum permissible height for new construction or building additions sited within 40 feet of an existing residential use within a residential district shall be capped at a maximum height of 40 feet.
§ 560-1204 Additional regulations in LIC Light Industrial Commercial District.
A.
For noise control, odor and dust, and other related environmental regulations, see Article XVI, Environmental Regulations.
B.
Any setback for any new or expanded portion of an industrial building or tractor-trailer truck loading dock from the lot line of a principal residential use in a residential district must be 60 feet.
C.
Multifamily building/unit and mixed-use buildings shall be allowed in the LIC District as a conditional use, provided that all of the following requirements are met:
(1)
These uses shall only be allowed as a conversion of a building(s) that existed prior to the adoption of this chapter and shall not be allowed within any building constructed after the adoption of this chapter.
(2)
The applicant shall prove to the satisfaction of the Borough Council that residential uses will be able to occur in a manner that will not create conflicts with nearby business uses. Particular attention shall be paid to potential safety hazards regarding proximity of any hazardous material handling or storage and conflicts involving truck traffic and unloading operations.
(a)
To address potential conflicts, the Borough Council may, as a condition of the conditional use, require limitations on the location of trucking operations and/or hazardous material operations and use of noise control measures on the property under the control of the applicant.
(3)
The applicant shall provide evidence that professional analysis has been conducted of possible environmental contamination of the building and land area proposed for residential use. The applicant shall also, in writing, describe:
(a)
Any past and proposed remediation measures; and
(b)
The level of compliance with any applicable state and federal remediation regulations. However, zoning approval under this chapter shall not constitute any guarantee or warranty by the Borough of Bridgeport that the property is suitable for residential use from an environmental perspective.
(4)
These uses shall be limited to within existing buildings, except that minor additions may be constructed to improve emergency exits and handicapped access, add architectural interest and accommodate amenities, provided that setback requirements are met for new construction.
(5)
For mixed-use buildings, residential uses may occur within the same building as permitted uses that do not involve industrial uses. Such permitted uses include, but are not limited to, offices, retail sales, exercise clubs and restaurants.
(6)
No minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall apply. The minimum floor area per dwelling unit in § 560-1903 shall apply.
