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Columbus City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

60 - HI HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

Sections:


17.60.010 - Intent.

The intent of this district is to provide for heavy manufacturing and industrial uses, serving vocational and employment needs of Columbus area residents.

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.150), 1997)

17.60.020 - Permitted uses.

No use shall be permitted which causes excessive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, or other particulate matter, toxic or noxious matter, humidity, heat or glare which extends beyond the lot boundaries of the specific use. "Excessive" is defined for these purposes as a degree that could be observed and agreed upon by the majority of the city council and determined to be offensive or a degree deemed by the State Health Department to be injurious to the public health, safety or welfare of the residents of the area.

1.

Accessory uses clearly subordinate to, but integral to the primary use of the property;

2.

Automobile body shops;

3.

Building materials assembly, manufacture and sales;

4.

Building contractors establishments;

5.

Cabinet shops;

6.

Cement plants;

7.

Construction contractors;

8.

Enclosed warehousing;

9.

Flour and feed mills;

10.

Food processing plants;

11.

Gasoline service stations;

12.

Grain elevators;

13.

Greenhouses;

14.

Implement sales;

15.

Machine shops;

16.

Manufacturing of consumer goods;

17.

Open space;

18.

Outside storage if accessory to permitted use and if screened from the street;

19.

Paint shops;

20.

Precious metals smelting and refining;

21.

Printing shops;

22.

Professional and business offices;

23.

Public buildings and uses;

24.

Recreational vehicle storage;

25.

Repair and service establishments for consumer goods;

26.

Sign shops;

27.

Temporary buildings for and during construction only (not to exceed one year);

28.

Truck and rail terminal facilities;

29.

Truck service and fueling facilities;

30.

Truck washing facilities;

31.

Vehicle sales, showrooms and service areas;

32.

Other heavy industrial uses similar to those listed.

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.151), 1997)

(Ord. No. 351, § 1(Exh. A), 10-3-2016; Ord. No. 354, § 1(Exh. A), 10-15-2018)

17.60.030 - Lot area and width.

Lot area for this district shall not be less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet and no lot width shall be less than seventy-five (75) feet.

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.152), 1997)

17.60.040 - Lot coverage.

The entire lot, exclusive of required yards and parking, may be occupied by the principal and accessory buildings.

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.153), 1997)

17.60.050 - Yards.

Every lot shall have the following minimum yards:

Front yard 20 feet
Rear yard None *
Side yards None *

 

*When a lot is adjacent or faces upon another district, the yards shall meet the requirements of the adjoining district on that side. When a lot abuts a street or alley on either side or the rear, a yard of at least fifteen (15) feet shall be provided on the street or alley side.

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.154), 1997)

17.60.060 - Building height.

Maximum building height in this district shall be seventy (70) feet and one hundred (100) feet for accessory structures provided they are not in conflict with the airport zone.

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.155), 1997)

17.60.070 - Off-street parking.

Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 17.92.

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.156), 1997)

17.60.080 - Off-street loading.

Off-street loading shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 17.92.

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.157), 1997)

17.60.090 - Permitted conditional uses.

The following uses may be permitted as conditional uses in the HI heavy industrial district:

1.

Adult Entertainment.

a.

Not to be located within three hundred (300) feet of the following uses:

i.

Churches,

ii.

Schools, public or private,

iii.

Residential uses,

iv.

Establishments which sell liquor for consumption on site;

2.

Automobile and motor vehicle salvage yards;

3.

Commercial kennels;

4.

Relocated buildings;

5.

Salvage yards;

6.

Replacement of existing nonconforming uses.

(Ord. 321 (part), 2004: Ord. 307 § 8, 1999; Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.159), 1997)

(Ord. No. 351, § 1(Exh. A), 10-3-2016)