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Casco Township City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 13

I, INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

Sec. 13.01.- Description and purpose.

The intent of this zoning district is to provide appropriate locations within the Township for those intense industrial and related uses that offer employment opportunities and tax base to the community. Such locations are to be served by public services and facilities with adequate capacity. This zoning district is specifically designed to prevent potentially negative impacts such as heavy traffic, continuous operation, odor, noise, or visual obtrusiveness from encroaching into areas or zoning districts where they would be incompatible.

Sec. 13.02. - Permitted uses and special uses.

The following uses are permitted in this zoning district:

USES
P = Permitted by right     SU = Special Use		I
Accessory buildings and uses, customarily incidental to any of the permitted uses or special uses in this zoning district, as regulated in Section 307 P
Airports and landing fields and rotorcraft, in accordance with Section 15.03.B SU
Contractor yards, in accordance with Section 15.03.H SU
Day care centers, in accordance with Section 15.03.J P
Health and physical fitness centers P
Junkyards and salvage yards, in accordance with Section 15.03.S SU
Long-term rental P
Machine shop P
Manufacture, compounding, assembly from previously prepared materials: e.g., aluminum, bone cellophane, canvas, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fibers, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paint, paper, plastics, precious or semi-precious metals or stones, shell, rubber, tin, iron, steel, tobacco, wood, and yarn P
Manufacture, compounding, processing, packing, or treatment of such products as candy, cosmetics, drugs, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, and food products, except the rendering or refining of fats and oils P
Manufacture, only by electricity or gas, of pottery and figurines or other ceramic products, using only previously manufactured clay P
Petroleum or propane storage, in accordance with Section 15.03.Y SU
Ponds in compliance with Section 3.27 P
Power generating plants, in accordance with Section 15.03.Z SU
Production or refining of petroleum products, in accordance with Section 15.03.BB SU
Removal and processing of topsoil, stone, rock, sand, gravel, lime or other soil or mineral resources, in accordance with Section 15.03.DD SU
Research and development facilities P
Sexually oriented businesses, in accordance with Section 15.03.GG SU
Short-term rental P
Tool and die metal working shops P
Trade or industrial schools, in accordance with Section 15.03.HH SU
Truck and freight terminals, with or without maintenance facilities, in accordance with Section 15.03.II SU
Utility and public service buildings, in accordance with Section 15.03.JJ P
Warehousing, including refrigerated and general storage P
Waste disposal facilities, including incinerators, in accordance with Section 15.03.NN SU
Wastewater treatment facilities, in accordance with Section 15.03.OO SU
Wholesale businesses, including automotive equipment, drugs, chemicals, dry goods, apparel, food, farm products, electrical goods, hardware, machinery, equipment, metals, paper products, and lumber P
Wireless communication towers and buildings, in accordance with Section 15.03.QQ SU

 

(Ord. No. O21918-2, § 16, 1-24-2018)

Sec. 13.03. - District regulations.

No building or structure, nor the enlargement of any building or structure, shall be erected unless the following yards, lot area, and building coverage requirements are provided and maintained in connection with such building or structure, or enlargement.

Industrial (I) District
Minimum lot size 2 acres
Minimum lot width 200 feet
Front yard setback* Buildings—50 feet
Pavement—25 feet
Width to depth ratio 1:3
Side yard setback 20 feet Side or rear yards adjoining any lot in an agricultural, residential or commercial district shall be screened in accordance with the requirements of
Section 3.33
Rear yard setback 75 feet
Maximum height of all buildings 40 feet
Maximum lot coverage 50 percent

 

 * Also see Section 3.10—Additional Setbacks for Structures Adjacent to Major Roads.

Sec. 13.04. - Required conditions for industrial uses.

Industrial uses shall be screened from agricultural, residential or commercial zones or uses (see Section 3.33).