The I-HVY heavy industrial district is primarily established to accommodate industrial uses and facilities. It is planned to encourage grouping of related industrial uses for preventing intrusion on other uses to maintain an orderly, functional and efficient industrial land use system.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999: Ord. 788 (part), 1994)

A.

Accessory uses;

B.

Agricultural chemical production and storage;

C.

Animal hospitals and kennels;

D.

Any industrial or manufacturing operations provided that:

1.

Dust, fumes, odors, smoke, vapor, noise, lights and vibration shall be confined within the I-HVY district, and

2.

Outdoor storage, equipment and refuse areas shall be concealed from view from abutting rights-of-way and adjoining residential districts;

E.

Any production, processing and treatment of products such as battery and tire service, concrete and asphalt products, dairy processing, bottling works, ice and cold storage plants, machine and sheet metal shops provided that all operations be conducted entirely in enclosed buildings;

F.

Building material and supply establishments;

G.

Contractor's yards and construction shops;

H.

Asphalt and concrete patching plants and concrete casting;

I.

Feed and seed stores;

J.

Frozen food lockers;

K.

Electric power production and substations;

L.

Fuel sales establishment including bottle gas;

M.

Public utility buildings including water and waste water facilities and accessories;

N.

Radar stations and towers;

O.

Radio and television stations and studios;

P.

Salvage yards provided with appropriate solid fencing material at least six feet high and shall not be located within five hundred feet of any residential area;

Q.

Storage and warehousing establishments;

R.

Storage containers (Conex boxes, TriCons, Milvans, etc.) as approved by the building inspector;

S.

Storage yard but not salvage yards;

T.

Watchman and caretaker living areas;

U.

Weighing stations;

V.

Wholesaling establishments.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

(Ord. No. 995, 6-17-24)

A.

Animal rescue operations;

B.

Local and regional sanitary landfills, compost sites and incinerators;

C.

Sand and gravel operation;

D.

Oil refineries and petrochemical plants.

E.

Medical marijuana manufacturing. Subject to Chapter 19-24.1 NDCC, Article 33-44 of the North Dakota Administrative Rules, and all other applicable laws and regulations.

Unless approved by the planning commission, conditional uses will not be located less than five hundred feet from a residential district. If it is determined by the planning commission the conditional use will not be injurious to the surrounding premises or residential neighborhood, the planning commission may approve such conditional use or stipulate special conditions and restrictions as deemed necessary.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

(Ord. No. 887, 7-6-10; Ord. No. 925, 3-2-15; Ord. No. 950, 12-18-17; Ord. No. 954, 5-21-18)

The ground area occupied by the principal building or buildings and accessory buildings excluding parking shall not exceed sixty percent of the total area of the lot.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

A.

The minimum lot area for I-HVY district shall be one acre.

B.

The minimum lot width for I-HVY district shall be one hundred feet.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

A.

The minimum setback from any street, measured from the right-of-way, shall be fifty feet.

B.

The minimum rear building line, measured from the rear lot line, shall be twenty feet.

C.

The minimum side building line, measured from the side lot line, shall be ten feet.

D.

No building or structure shall be located a minimum of two hundred feet from the boundary of a residential district.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

A.

A minimum of six percent of the total plot area is recommended for landscaping purposes, and a minimum of fifty percent of the six percent landscape area is recommended to cover with a minimum of five gallon tree.

B.

A landscape buffer yard of twenty feet is recommended when the adjacent property is residential or commercial.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

The building height requirement in I-HVY district shall be subject to the provisions of the airport ordinance.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

A.

For industrial uses there shall be one off-street parking space for every two employees.

B.

Additional spaces shall be provided to accommodate trucks and other related motor vehicles.

C.

For nonindustrial uses the provisions of Section 17.76.020 shall apply.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999)

The size and placement of the signs in I-HVY district shall be subject to the provisions of Section 17.76.030.

(Ord. 827 (part), 1999)