The intent of the I-1 district is to accommodate limited commercial uses and limited or light industrial uses which by their nature and manner of development have no detrimental effect on their neighboring uses within or adjacent to the industrial area. Said uses are normally set within landscaped environments with well-designed buildings and totally enclosed operations.

(Ord. 586 §1, 1984; Ord. 1900 §1, 2010)

The following uses are permitted by right in the I-1 district, provided that all dust, fumes, odors, smoke, vapor, noise, lights, glare, and vibrations are confined to the lot on which the use is located:

(A)

Office and commercial uses, limited to the following:

(1)

Administrative, office, and research facilities;

(2)

Commercial services such as plumbing, electrical bakery, food catering, household equipment, and appliance rental and repairs;

(3)

Commuter and business parking;

(4)

Indoor entertainment and commercial recreation such as sports arenas, fitness clubs and facilities for volleyball, bowling, soccer, skating, and similar activities;

(5)

Medical clinics;

(6)

Membership; clubs;

(7)

Restaurants or food service intended to serve the industrial employment population or other food service when secondary to the primary permitted use;

(8)

Retail sales and service businesses;

(9)

Sexually oriented businesses, subject to chapter 5-36, B.M.C.;

(10)

Studios for arts, crafts and instruction such as dance, yoga and martial arts; and

(11)

Temporary sales stands, subject to chapter 17-31, B.M.C.

(B)

Institutional, public and service uses, limited to the following:

(1)

Churches and church facilities;

(2)

Day-care facilities including child day care facilities;

(3)

Municipal facilities such as, but not limited to, water and wastewater treatment plants, police station, fire station, street and parks maintenance shops and yards;

(4)

Outdoor parks, ball fields, and similar facilities;

(5)

Public and private utilities and facilities with indoor operations;

(6)

Railroad facilities;

(7)

Vocational schools; and

(8)

Wireless communications towers and facilities, subject to chapter 17-35, B.M.C.

(C)

Light industrial uses, limited to the following:

(1)

Assembly processing, treatment, storage, or packaging of products from previously prepared materials such as food, beverages, appliances, electronics, furniture, business machines, and pharmaceuticals;

(2)

Experimental or testing laboratories;

(3)

Indoor storage, including mini-warehouses and self-storage facilities which may include a single dwelling unit for an on-site caretaker unit;

(4)

Manufacturing, processing and packaging of medical and pharmaceutical supplies, precision or electronic instruments, parts, or tools;

(5)

Outdoor storage of equipment, vehicles, and materials used in conjunction with the principal use, limited to no more than 10% of the lot area, and enclosed and screened by a fence or wall as defined in section 17-32-140, B.M.C.;

(6)

Outdoor parking of vehicles for service, delivery, and related purposes when used in conjunction with the principal use and in operable conditions with current license plates;

(7)

Printing;

(8)

Repair, maintenance, sales, and service of commodities manufactured, assembled, or packaged as the primary permitted use;

(9)

Retail sales and service businesses;

(10)

Warehouse distribution and wholesale uses; and

(11)

Workshops and developments with up to five live-work units.

(D)

Accessory uses:

(1)

Accessory buildings and uses, including solar arrays.

(Ord. 1900 §2, 2010; Ord. No. 2233, § 6, 7-23-2024)

The following uses are permitted by special review in the I-1 district:

(A)

Office and commercial uses, limited to the following:

(1)

Animal hospitals, day-cares or kennels with at least 200 feet from any residential-zoned property;

(2)

Other commercial, business, and services not listed as a permitted use; and

(3)

Gas stations, service stations or car wash facilities.

(B)

Institutional, public and service uses, limited to the following:

(1)

Helipads;

(2)

Public and private utilities and facilities with outdoor storage and operations; and

(3)

Wireless communications towers and facilities, subject to chapter 17-35, B.M.C.

(C)

Light industrial uses, limited to the following:

(1)

Outdoor storage of equipment, vehicles, and materials exceeding the lot percent limitations defined in paragraph 17-24-020(C)(5), and enclosed and screened by a fence or wall as defined in section 17-32-140, B.M.C.;

(2)

Retail sales, service, rental, repair, and manufacture of vehicles and machinery; and

(3)

Workshops and developments with more than five live-work units.

(Ord. 1900 §3, 2010)

(Ord. No. 2123, § 12, 5-12-20; Ord. No. 2198, § 4, 9-27-22)

The following are minimum lot, yard, and related requirements in the I-1 district:

(A)

All buildings shall be twenty-five feet from any street right-of-way and twenty-five feet from any alley centerline;

(B)

A landscaped area of at least ten feet in width shall be provided adjacent to any street;

(C)

If across the street from a residential district, a landscaped area not less than twenty-five feet in width shall be provided paralleling the right-of-way;

(D)

Curb cuts may be permitted through the landscaped area;

(E)

When abutting a residential district, buildings shall be set back from the property line abutting the residential district a distance of not less than three times the height of the proposed building. In addition, a solid fence or wall is required for screening outdoor storage subject to section 17-32-140, B.M.C.; and

(F)

Large parking areas in excess of fifty spaces shall, in addition to the landscaping required along the street in the setback area, also be screened by a low decorative masonry wall of three to four feet in height or earth mounds of an equal height that are landscaped. Said screening shall occur between the parking area and the street, unless the parking lot is not visible from the street. Landscaping shall also be provided within these large parking areas. This landscaped area shall represent not less than 5% of the total asphalted or paved parking area. The required setback landscaping shall not be considered as a part of the required parking area landscaping. Alternatively, for developments meeting the threshold as defined in section 17-70-020, the development shall be subject to the landscape requirements as defined in Chapter 17-70.

(Ord. 149 Art. 14 §4, 1973; Ord. 669 §3, 1986; Ord. 1900 §4, 2010)

(Ord. No. 2215, § 5, 8-22-23)

Buildings in the I-1 district shall not exceed a height of forty feet unless approved by the city in accordance with chapter 17-30.

(Ord. 149 Art. 14 §5, 1973)

Use of land in the I-1 district shall also conform to the parking, loading, signing, landscaping and other provisions of this title.

(Ord. 149 Art. 14 §6, 1973)

(Ord. No. 2215, § 5, 8-22-23)