Clarence City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XII
I Industrial Business Park
§ 229-99 Intent.
A.
The purpose of this zoning district classification is to direct and encourage the growth of light manufacturing and assembly operations in appropriate areas of the Town. The Town must have areas available for business development and expansions in order to provide a balanced tax base for future growth.
B.
The intent of these provisions is to facilitate convenient access, minimize traffic congestion, and reduce visual clutter within this district.
C.
Industrial Business Parks are located in three general areas of Town. They are located along Roll Road at Harris Hill Road; County Road between Heise and Strickler Roads; and Wehrle Drive between Harris Hill and Shisler Roads.
§ 229-100 Permitted uses.
A.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Commercial uses, excluding any residential uses.
(2)
Light manufacturing.
(3)
Permitted in-fill uses in existing structures.
(5)
Landscape supply operations.
(6)
Public utility facilities.
(7)
Community facilities.
(8)
Assembly operations.
(9)
Mini storage/personal storage facilities.
(10)
Lumberyards.
(11)
Research and development operations.
(12)
Warehousing.
§ 229-101 Uses permitted with special exception use permit.
§ 229-102 Development and design provisions.
A.
Minimum lot size: No lot shall contain less than 43,560 square feet.
B.
Lot of record: No lot shall have less than 125 feet of public road frontage, nor be less than 200 feet in depth.
C.
Lot width (minimum): 125 feet.
D.
Lot depth (minimum): 200 feet.
E.
Front setback (minimum): 80 feet.
F.
Side setback (minimum): 20 feet.
G.
Rear setback (minimum): 25 feet.
H.
Setback to adjoining residential zone (minimum): 100 feet.
I.
Arcades, awnings and open porches shall be permitted to encroach a maximum of 12 feet into front setbacks and side setbacks. Where residential zones abut an industrial zone, the setbacks must be 100 feet minimum.
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J.
Accessory structures must meet all of the required front, side, and rear yard setbacks.
K.
Corner lots must have at least 200 feet of public road frontage along both streets.
L.
Building height:
(1)
The vertical distance from the mean elevation of the finished grade relative to the frontage street to the ridgeline of the structure.
(a)
All uses: maximum 45 feet.
(2)
Exceptions: roof equipment not intended for human occupancy and which is necessary to the structure upon which it is placed.
(3)
Transmission and receiving towers (total height from ground level to top of tower): intervening buildings are included in total tower height.
M.
Building size. No principal building shall contain less than 2,000 square feet of ground floor area.
§ 229-103 Additional parking and loading requirements.
B.
Parking may occur within the side or rear setbacks of the principal building. Parking within required setback areas must be a minimum of five feet from any property line. Adjacent parking lots and rear service lanes of lots shall have internal vehicular access. There shall be a minimum forty-five-foot greenbelt from any parking area to a residentially zoned property line.
§ 229-104 Architectural standards.
A.
All walls visible from a public right-of-way shall be clad with the same material required for the front of the building (see Subsection C, Materials, below). Approved metal paneling may not exceed 40% of any facade of a structure visible from a right-of-way.
B.
All walls not visible from a public right-of-way may be constructed of cinder blocks or approved metal paneling but shall match the overall color scheme of the rest of the building.
E.
Techniques. All rooftop equipment shall be enclosed in building material that matches the structure or is visually compatible with the structure.
§ 229-105 Lot coverage.
All principal buildings and accessory structures located on an Industrial Business Park property may not exceed 75% of the gross area of the lot. Where a property owner has shared access and shared parking arrangements with adjoining property owners in perpetuity (for example, via a permanent easement recorded in the deed) the lot coverage requirements may be increased to 85% of the lot.