The intent of the I-3 district is to accommodate certain industrial uses which may generate moderate external effects such as smoke, vapor, noise, light, glare, vibration, and odor beyond the zone district in which they are located. The I-3 district may also accommodate limited commercial and light or general industrial uses to support business and employment diversification. A use by special review is appropriate for such industrial uses to ensure the location is appropriate and the site design and any mitigation of any external effects are optimized. I-3 uses are not permitted adjacent to residential-zoned land unless approved through section 17-26.05-030, B.M.C.

(Ord. 1900 §8, 2010)

The following uses are permitted by right in the I-3 district, provided that they are conducted to confine all dust, fumes, odors, refuse matter, smoke, vapor, noise, lights, glare, and vibrations within the boundaries of the I-3 district in which they are located or that they mitigate such impacts on the adjacent uses:

(A)

Office and commercial uses, limited to the following:

(1)

Administrative, office, and research facilities;

(2)

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

(3)

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.;

(4)

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

(5)

Commuter and business parking;

(6)

Gas stations, service stations or car wash facilities;

(7)

Nurseries and greenhouses and including retail sales;

(8)

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

(9)

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

(B)

Institutional and public uses, limited to the following:

(1)

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

(2)

Public and private utilities and facilities with indoor operations;

(3)

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

(4)

Railroad facilities;

(5)

Vocational schools; and

(6)

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

(C)

Industrial uses, limited to the following:

(1)

Commercial and light industrial business, manufacturing, processing, storage, and related uses;

(2)

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

(3)

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

(4)

Manufacturing, treatment, assembly, packaging, processing, storage, and distribution of any commodity except as provided in section 17-26-030, B.M.C.;

(5)

Outdoor storage of equipment, vehicles and materials used in conjunction with the principal use enclosed and screened by a fence or wall as defined in section 17-32-140;

(6)

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

(7)

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 the building;

(8)

Retail sales, service, rental, or repair of products related to the permitted use;

(9)

Warehousing, distribution, and wholesale uses; and

(10)

Workshops.

(D)

Accessory uses:

(1)

Accessory building and uses including solar arrays.

(Ord. 1900 §8, 2010)

(Ord. No. 2198, § 6, 9-27-22)

The following uses are permitted by special review in the I-3 district:

(A)

Offices and commercial uses, limited to the following:

(1)

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

(B)

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

(1)

Helipads; and

(2)

Wireless communications 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)

Chemical plants;

(3)

Fertilizer manufacturing;

(4)

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

(5)

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

(6)

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;

(7)

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 enclosed and screened by a fence or wall as defined in section 17-32-140, B.M.C.

(8)

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;

(9)

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

(Ord. 1900 §8, 2010)

(Ord. No. 2123, § 14, 5-12-20)

The following are minimum lot, yard, and related requirements in the I-3 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 seventy-five feet or three times the height of the proposed building, whichever is greater. In addition, a solid fence or wall is required for screening subject to section 17-32-140, B.M.C.

(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. 1900 §8, 2010)

(Ord. No. 2215, § 9, 8-22-23)

Buildings in the I-3 district shall not exceed a height of forty feet unless approved by the city in accordance with chapter 17-30, B.M.C.

(Ord. 1900 §8, 2010)

Use of land in the I-3 district shall also conform to the parking, loading signing, landscaping and other provisions of this title.

(Ord. 1900 §8, 2010)

(Ord. No. 2215, § 9, 8-22-23)