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Council Bluffs City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 15

19 - P-I-PLANNED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

15.19.010 Statement Of Intent

The P-I district is intended to provide for the development of assemblage facilities, manufacturing facilities, research and development activities, business services, storage and distribution centers in an industrial park setting. The facilities in the planned industrial district are designed to be used in common by sharing ingress and egress roads, ensuring appropriate design with respect to traffic arteries and compatibility with surrounding uses. Business and industrial activities shall be primarily enclosed operations with significant screening and landscaping of exterior operations and storage. Final authority over development plans shall be retained by the city council, with extensive review by the planning commission.

(Ord. 5688 § 1 (part), 2002)

15.19.020 Principal Uses

The following principal uses shall be permitted outright in a P-I district:

  1. Business, professional office;
  2. Business goods and service establishment;
  3. Equipment sales and rental;
  4. General government use;
  5. Local utility services;
  6. Manufacturing, general and light;
  7. Retail Shopping establishment;
  8. School;
  9. Warehousing and distribution, limited;
  10. Consumer fireworks sales.
  11. Data Center

(Ord. 5688 § 1 (part), 2002)

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 6416 on 7/13/2020
Amended by Ord. 6471 on 10/25/2021
Amended by Ord. 6510 on 7/11/2022
Amended by Ord. 6569 on 9/25/2023

15.19.030 Conditional Uses

The following conditional uses shall be permitted in a P-I district in accordance with the requirements set forth in CBMC 15.27:

  1. Communication tower;
  2. Day care services.

(Ord. 5688 § 1 (part), 2002)

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 6416 on 7/13/2020

15.19.040 Accessory Uses

The following accessory uses shall be permitted in a P-I district:

  1. Uses of land or structures customarily incidental and subordinate to one of the principal uses in the P-I district, unless otherwise excluded.

(Ord. 5688 § 1 (part), 2002)

15.19.050 Site Development Regulations

Minimum tract size, lot size, setback requirements, height, lot coverage, signage and landscaping shall be determined through the development plan review procedures described in this chapter. The components of an approved development plan shall prevail over conflicting standards or regulations elsewhere in this title.

(Ord. 5688 § 1 (part), 2002)

15.19.060 Development Plan Review Procedure

The development plan review procedure shall be as follows:

  1. Application. A completed application form and ten (10) copies of the development plan along with the required fee shall be submitted to community development department. The development plan shall be reviewed in accordance with the procedures outlined below. The following information shall be submitted to the community development department:
    1. A letter of intent stating the proposed uses, improvements necessary to serve the development, construction time frame and proposed phasing of the project;
    2. The development name and legal description of the boundary;
    3. A north arrow, scale, bar scale and date;
    4. The names and addresses of the owner, and the architect or engineer preparing the plan;
    5. A location map showing the proposed development and its relationship to existing abutting subdivisions and community facilities such as streets, schools, parks and commercial areas;
    6. All established floodway or floodway fringe encroachment limits;
    7. A soils and drainage report prepared by the engineer. The report shall show the general soil and drainage conditions and include preliminary recommendations pertaining to the adaptability of the property proposed for development;
    8. Location and size of any sites to be considered for dedication for public use;
    9. Layout, numbers and dimensions of all proposed lots;
    10. The location, width, name, grade and typical cross-sections of all proposed streets within the development and the width and name of any platted street located within two hundred (200) feet of the site;
    11. The location and width of other public ways, railroad right of ways, utility and all other easements, existing or proposed within the development and within two hundred (200) feet;
    12. Existing and proposed contour intervals of not more than five feet;
    13. All existing and proposed underground installations within the proposed development or adjacent thereto or the location of the nearest available facilities;
    14. The location of all existing and proposed structures, proposed parking areas, pedestrian ways, private and public streets and landscaping;
    15. Proposed landscaping plan;
    16. Proposed signage plan;
    17. On projects twenty (20) acres or more in area, or as deemed necessary by the community development director, a traffic impact study to include: (i) data on existing peak hour traffic volumes and conditions; (ii) directional distribution estimates of added traffic; (iii) projections of added traffic volumes for all of the appropriate critical hours; determination of needed improvements, controls, driving locations, and their design; (iv) and identification of any need for additional right-of-way which could be secured from the developer, shall be submitted;
    18. Architectural drawings, renderings, or other visual documents which illustrate proposed building design. The community development department director shall determine the adequacy and completeness of the development plan application.

      The community development department director may require additional information prior to scheduling review by the city planning commission.
  2. Review by City Planning Commission. The city planning commission, in reviewing the development plan, shall take into consideration conformance with the comprehensive plan, recognized principles of land use planning, landscaping, architecture, the conservation and stabilization of the value of property, adequate open space for light and air, congestion of public streets, the promotion of public safety, health, convenience and comfort and the general welfare of persons using the facility. In addition to the proposed use meeting the general requirements herein set forth, the commission in recommending approval of the proposed development plan may recommend certain conditions to be attached to such use which the commission deems necessary in order to carry out the intent and purpose of this title. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to an increase in the required lot or yard area, control of the location and number of vehicular access points to the property, limitations on the net square footage of signs, lot coverage limitations and/or height of buildings because of obstruction to view and reduction of light and air to adjacent property, required screening and landscaping where necessary to reduce noise and glare and designation of responsibility for maintenance of the property.
  3. Review by City Council. After review of the development plan by the city planning commission, it shall be forwarded to the city council, with its written recommendations whether for approval or denial, whereupon the city council may take action on the plan. Approval of the development plan shall be by city council resolution.
  4. Building Permit Review. The community development department director shall review all building and public works construction permits for compliance with the approved development plan. No building or public works construction permit shall be issued if it is determined by the community development department director to be inconsistent with the approved development plan. However, the community development department director shall have the authority to approve minor changes to the development plan. If the community development department director determines that major changes are requested, review and approval by the city planning commission and city council shall be required.

(Ord. 5688 § 1 (part), 2002)

15.19.470 Signs

In addition to the signage approved in the development plan, signage in this district shall comply with CBMC 15.33, "Signs."

(Ord. 5688 § 1 (part), 2002)

15.19.080 Additional Regulations

  1. Business and industrial activities shall be primarily enclosed operations with significant screening and landscaping of exterior operations and storage.
  2. Consumer fireworks sales from a temporary structure shall not be located within three hundred (300) feet of a residential structure.

(Ord. 5688 § 1 (part), 2002)

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 6510 on 7/11/2022

6416

6471

6510

6569