The following regulations shall apply in all I-1 districts:

(1)

Uses permitted.

a.

All uses permitted in a C-3 district, except residential uses.

b.

Bottling works, steam laundries, dry cleaning plants, and blacksmith shops.

c.

Lumber, wood, fuel or other similar storage yards, but not salvage yards, coalyards, or junkyards.

d.

Poultry: live, slaughtering and retail sales.

e.

Sawmills, planing mills and flour or grain mills.

f.

Uses of a light manufacturing nature, free from any objectionable odors, fumes, dirt, vibration, or noise detectable at the lot line. Such uses shall not be established without an application for a permit, which shall be accompanied by a certification by a registered engineer or architect indicating that every reasonable provision will be taken to eliminate or minimize gas fumes, odors, dirt, vibration or noise. In the event of the denial of such permit, an applicant shall have a right to appeal to the zoning board of appeals, in accordance with the procedure set forth in article II of this chapter.

g.

Wholesale, storage and warehouse facilities.

h.

Yards, docks and transfer points for motor freight.

(2)

Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio on a lot shall not exceed 2.0.

(3)

Yards. Yards of the following minimum depths shall be provided:

a.

Front yard. Not less than 25 feet.

b.

Side yards. Not less than ten feet.

c.

Rear yard. Not less than 25 feet.

(4)

Off-street parking. Adequate off-street parking in accordance with the provisions of article VIII, division 2 of this chapter shall be provided.

(5)

Special uses. Ground-mounted solar energy systems. solely as provided in section 106-293.

(Code 1996, § 11-6-1; Ord. No. 23-12-22, § 2(Exh. A), 12-11-2023; Ord. No. 24-09-22, § 10, 9-9-2024)

The following regulations shall apply in all I-2 districts:

(1)

Uses permitted. All uses not otherwise prohibited by law are permitted in this district, except any residential use; provided, however, that no building or occupancy permit shall be issued for any of the following uses until or unless the location of such use shall have been approved by the city council after a public hearing thereon by the plan commission:

a.

Ammonia, bleaching powder or chlorine manufacture.

b.

Ammunition manufacture and/or storage.

c.

Animal black, lamp black or bone black manufacture.

d.

Arsenal.

e.

Bone distillation.

f.

Carbon manufacture.

g.

Celluloid manufacture.

h.

Coal distillation.

i.

Coke ovens.

j.

Dead animal and offal reduction.

k.

Distillation of tar.

l.

Explosives, fireworks and gunpowder manufacture or storage.

m.

Fat rendering.

n.

Grease, lard or tallow manufactured or refined from animals.

o.

Hair manufacture.

p.

Hog farm.

q.

Incineration, reduction, storage or dumping of slaughterhouse refuse, rancid fats, dead animals or offal.

(2)

Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio on a lot shall not exceed 5.0.

(3)

Yards. Yards of the following minimum depths shall be provided:

a.

Front yards. Same as those required in the I-1 district.

b.

Side yards. Same as those required in the I-1 district.

c.

Rear yards. Same as those required in the I-1 district.

(4)

Off-street parking. Adequate off-street parking in accordance with article VIII, division 2 of this chapter shall be provided.

(5)

Special uses. Ground-mounted solar energy systems, solely as provided in section 106-293.

(Code 1996, § 11-6-2; Ord. No. 23-12-22, § 2(Exh. A), 12-11-2023)

The following regulations shall apply in all I-P districts:

(1)

Purpose. The purpose of the industrial park district is to provide locations for industries and businesses compatible with one another and with their surroundings to add to the economic well-being of the community by providing employment and an industrial and business real estate tax base.

(2)

Uses permitted. The following uses are permitted in all industrial park districts, subject to the following conditions:

a.

Animal hospitals.

b.

Artisans in ceramics and nonferrous metals.

c.

Auction rooms.

d.

Blueprinting and photocopying establishments, mail order businesses, printing and publishing establishments, recording studios, and dimension lumber, millwork, cabinets and other building materials establishments.

e.

Cartage and express facilities providing storage of goods, motor trucks and other equipment, if in enclosed structures.

f.

Caskets and casket supplies establishments.

g.

Contractors or construction offices and shops such as building, concrete, electrical, masonry, painting, plumbing, refrigerating, roofing and sheet metal shops.

h.

Electrical or telephone substations and other governmental and utility service uses.

i.

Gravel and sand mining and sales; provided, however, after the cessation of such activities, the property shall be subject to the Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act (225 ILCS 715/1 et seq.).

j.

Ice storage.

k.

Linens, towels, diapers and similar supply services.

l.

Machinery sales, including farm machinery sales.

m.

Monument sales.

n.

Municipal or privately owned recreational buildings.

o.

Orthopedic and medical appliance assembly and storage facilities.

p.

Packaging and crating establishments.

q.

Ready-mix concrete and concrete products establishments.

r.

Wholesale, warehousing and storage facilities.

(3)

Prohibited uses.

a.

Notwithstanding any permitted uses, there shall not be permitted any materials and/or waste as shall be considered hazardous, toxic or radioactive by current state environmental protection agency standards and definitions (by reference: IEPA title 35, subtitle G, chapter 1, section 721.102 through and including section 721.133, dated January 1990), the Environmental Protective Act, dated April 1990; and all subsequent updated EPA titles, definitions and standards for toxic/hazardous materials and waste, and for radioactive material/waste.

b.

Also excluded shall be hazardous, toxic or radioactive waste/material transfer sites, and waste wells, storage and/or processing, individual hazardous material generation sites, and incinerators for toxic/hazardous waste and/or hospital waste.

(4)

Yards; space between buildings.

a.

Front yard. Front yards shall be provided in front of I-P district buildings which shall be not less than 100 feet in depth and run the full width of the parcel of land assigned for the permitted use. The front yard may include the necessary roadways and walkways to service the permitted use. An overall plan layout showing roadways, the buffer zone, overall property lines and location of present and proposed buildings shall be submitted to the subdivision and annexation committee of the city council for council approval prior to development of planned uses beyond existing sand, gravel and earthmoving operations.

b.

Side yards. A 50-foot landscaped buffer shall be provided between any building in the I-P district and any adjoining residential lot line.

c.

Rear yards. A rear yard setback of at least 15 feet shall be provided along the boundaries of the industrial park.

d.

Space between buildings. There shall be at least 20 feet between all buildings within the industrial park district.

(5)

Signs. The regulations for signs shall be the same as required for C-1 districts, except as to size.

(6)

Off-street parking. Adequate parking shall be provided so as not to block or infringe upon the service roadways. The service roadways shall be clear and open at all times to permit unobstructed use by emergency and police vehicles. In addition, adequate off-street parking in accordance with the provisions of article VIII, division 2 of this chapter shall be provided.

(7)

Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio shall not exceed 1.5.

(8)

Height of buildings. Maximum building heights permitted shall be no greater than 55 feet above existing grade (present top ground level).

(9)

Special uses. Ground-mounted solar energy systems, solely as provided in section 106-293.

(Code 1996, §§ 11-6A-1—11-6A-9; Ord. No. 23-12-22, § 2(Exh. A), 12-11-2023)