The intent of the I-2 district is to accommodate general industrial uses, developed in such a manner that these uses have no detrimental effects beyond the zone district in which they are located.

(Ord. 149 Art. 15 §1, 1973)

The following uses are permitted by right in the I-2 district, provided that they are conducted in a manner which confines all dust, fumes, odors, refuse matter, smoke, vapor, noise, lights, glare, and vibrations within the boundaries of the I-2 district in which they are located:

(A)

Office and commercial uses permitted by right in the I-1 district (section 17-24-020, B.M.C.), except for day-care facilities, including child day care facilities, and also permitting the following:

(1)

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

(2)

Building supply yards, or contractor storage yards enclosed and screened by a fence or wall as defined in section 17-32-140, B.M.C.;

(3)

Gas stations, service stations or car wash facilities.

(4)

Nurseries and greenhouses and including retail sales.

(B)

Institutional, public, and service uses permitted by right in the I-1 district (section 17-24-020, B.M.C.), and also permitting the following:

(1)

Public and private utilities and facilities with outdoor storage or operations.

(C)

Light industrial uses permitted in the I-1 district (chapter 17-24, B.M.C.), and also permitting the following:

(1)

Manufacturing, treatment, assembling, packaging, process, storage, and distribution of any commodity except as provided in section 17-26-030;

(2)

Outdoor storage of equipment, vehicles, and materials used in conjunction with the principal use, limited to no more than 40% of the lot area, and enclosed and screened by a fence or wall as defined in section 17-32-140;

(3)

Recycling center for the collection, separation, and temporary storage of reusable materials prior to shipment or delivery for further processing and reuse. Operations must be fully enclosed within a building; and

(4)

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

(D)

Accessory uses including, but not limited to, the following:

(1)

Accessory buildings and uses including solar arrays.

(Ord. 1900 §5, 2010)

(Ord. No. 2198, § 5, 9-27-22; Ord. No. 2233, § 7, 7-23-2024)

The following uses are permitted by special review in the I-2 district:

(A)

Commercial uses, limited to the following:

(1)

Other commercial, business, manufacturing, processing, storage, and other service uses not listed as a permitted use.

(B)

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

(1)

Day-care facilities, including child day care facilities;

(2)

Helipads;

(3)

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

(C)

Industrial uses, limited to the following:

(1)

Cement, concrete, lime, or gypsum manufacturing;

(2)

Manufacturing, assembly, packaging, processing, storage, and distribution of raw vegetable and animal products;

(3)

Manufacturing or storage of hazardous materials, including, but not limited to, gasoline, flammable liquids, gases, and industrial waste products;

(4)

Oil wells or gas wells, subject to chapter 17-54, B.M.C.; except no oil wells or gas wells shall be allowed on any property that is designated as public or private open lands or open space or a public or private park as shown on the city's parks and open space land map;

(5)

Outdoor storage of equipment, vehicles and materials used in conjunction with the principal use and exceeding the lot percent limitations defined in paragraph 17-26-020(C)(2), and enclosed and screened by a fence or wall as defined in section 17-32-140;

(6)

Recycling center with any outdoor operations for the collection, separation, and temporary storage of reusable materials prior to shipment or delivery for further processing and reuse. Operations must be enclosed and screened by a fence or wall as defined in section 17-32-140;

(7)

Temporary outdoor storage of rubbish, refuse, waste, junk vehicles, except vegetable and animal by-products, and only in conjunction with an approved plan for the screening and recycling or removal of these materials;

(8)

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

(9)

Any other use consistent with the intent of this district, and not specifically permitted by right or by special review in any other zone district.

(Ord. 1900 §6, 2010)

(Ord. No. 2123, § 13, 5-12-20; Ord. No. 2233, § 7, 7-23-2024)

The following are minimum lot, yard, and related requirements in the I-2 district:

(A)

All buildings shall be a minimum of 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. The 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. 15 §4, 1973; Ord. 669 §4, 1986; Ord. 1900 §7, 2010)

(Ord. No. 2215, § 8, 8-22-23)

Buildings in the I-2 district shall not exceed a height of forty feet unless approved by the city in accordance with chapter 17-30.

(Ord. 149 Art. 15 §5, 1973)

Use of land in the I-2 district shall also conform to the parking, loading, signing, landscaping, and other provisions of this title.

(Ord. 149 Art. 15 §6, 1973)

(Ord. No. 2215, § 8, 8-22-23)