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Delmar City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIII

Industrial District

§ 10-107 Purpose of district.

A. 
The purpose of the Industrial District is to provide lands that are so situated as to be suitable for industrial activities and permit the operation of said uses without encroachment on residential and commercial activities. To encourage industrial growth of the community, standards and restrictions are established giving protection to the industry that proposes to locate or that has already located in the districts, as well as to minimize adverse effects on surrounding areas.
B. 
No building, structure or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, structurally altered or enlarged except for one of the following uses.

§ 10-108 Uses permitted inherently.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 15, Art. II; Ch. 305, Art. I)]
The following uses are permitted inherently in the Industrial District:
A. 
Building supply yard.
B. 
Clothing manufacturing.
C. 
Contractor's construction equipment, supplies, or storage yard.
D. 
Cultivation of land.
E. 
Customer repair and service shop, including but not limited to electrical appliances, musical, and scientific instruments.
F. 
Frozen food lockers.
G. 
Grain and feed supply.
H. 
Lumberyard.
I. 
Machine shop.
J. 
Marine supplies.
K. 
Mail-order house.
L. 
Publicly owned utility buildings and uses.
M. 
Stone monuments, cutting, and polishing.
N. 
Agriculture (farming).

§ 10-109 Uses permitted by special exception.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 15, Art. II; Ch. 305, Art. I)]
The following uses are permitted by special exception in the Industrial District:
A. 
All uses of an industrial nature not specified herein.
B. 
All uses permitted in the Light Industrial District.
C. 
Dry-cleaning plant.
D. 
Industrial uses that may emit smoke, odor, noise or dust.
E. 
Salvage yard.
F. 
Self-service storage facilities.
G. 
Adult uses (refer to Article XXVIII).

§ 10-110 Area requirements.

A. 
Minimum lot area: 25,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
C. 
Minimum setbacks:
(1) 
Front: 50 feet from property line or 70 feet from the center line of a public street, whichever is greater.
(2) 
Rear: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side (interior lot side): 15 feet.
(4) 
Side (corner lot side): 50 feet from property line or 70 feet from the center line of a public street, whichever is greater.
D. 
Maximum building height: 40 feet.
E. 
Buffer zone:
(1) 
Rear: 10 feet.
(2) 
Side: 15 feet.

§ 10-111 Parking requirements.

Off-street parking and loading and unloading space shall be provided for all uses, whether an inherent use or a special exception, in accordance with the requirements of Article XXII, Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading.

§ 10-112 Sign requirements.

All signs shall be in accordance with Article XXIV, Signs.

§ 10-113 Matters for Commission review.

A. 
The Commission shall examine all proposed development, whether permitted inherently or by special exception, with respect to traffic and circulation patterns, internal and external, relation to major thoroughfares, utilities, drainage, and community facilities, existing or proposed, surrounding development existing and future, the preservation of trees or of insuring a durable, harmonious, and appropriate use of the land in accord with the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. Since salvage yards are intensive uses, and since they are usually operated outdoors, appropriate setbacks, screening, and buffering are required.
B. 
Following a review by the Commission of a proposed use permitted by special exception, recommendations of the Commission shall be forwarded to the Board for consideration by the Board.

§ 10-114 Site plan review.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 15, Art. II; Ch. 305, Art. I)]
Refer to Article XXVI, Development Plans, for site plan review requirements.