The I-1 district, light industrial, is comprised of development which is primarily nonoffensive types of industry, processing, assemblage and light manufacturing.

(Ord. 9-2005 § 1(part), 2005).

Uses permitted in the I-1 district are as follows:

Accessory buildings and uses;

Assembly plants;

Automobile parking garages;

Automobile parking lots;

Bottling plants;

Blacksmith, welding and machine shops and structural steel fabrication;

Compounding;

Crematory;

Distribution center;

Dry cleaning service;

General research facilities;

Greenhouse, commercial;

Heavy equipment/commercial truck repair;

Mini-storage facility;

Painting, repairing, upholstering, rebuilding, reconditioning, body fender works, overhauling, tire recapping, and retreading;

Processing, assemblage, light manufacturing and attendant services;

Professional office;

Public libraries;

Public utilities (distribution elements only) not including regulators and substations;

Retail sales and services, warehousing and storage, operated on the same property and in conjunction with a use specifically permitted in this district;

Vocational schools and training facilities;

Warehousing, wholesale and retail sales, service and storage;

Building structures and uses accessory and customarily incidental to any of the above enumerated uses.

Storage, sales, rental or repair of automobiles, trucks, manufactured homes, boats, motor homes, trailers, motorcycles, farm implements and construction equipment.

(Ord. 16-2005 § 2(part), 2005; Ord. 9-2005 § 1(part), 2005).

(Ord. No. 7-2014, § 1, 5-19-2014)

Uses permitted only through special use review in the I-1 district are as follows:

Convenience store;

Correctional facility;

Dwelling, single-family or efficiency unit, but only as a watchman's quarters to another permitted use, and only one (1) dwelling unit per premise;

Eating and drinking establishments;

Fire and police stations;

General aviation facilities (no private airports allowed);

Landfills, minimum of thirty-five (35) acres required;

Oil and Gas Exploration and Extraction Operations (for additional requirements, see section 17.64.120 and chapter 15.41);

Parking lot or garage;

Public utility buildings, regulators and substations;

Salvage yards;

Sexually oriented businesses;

Transfer station.

(Ord. 9-2005 § 1(part), 2005).

(Ord. No. 12-2009, § 1.K, 7-6-2009)

Yard and bulk requirements in the I-1 district are as follows:

(Ord. 9-2005 § 1(part), 2005).

For sidewalks, loading areas, and off-street parking space requirements in the I-1 district, see Chapter 17.68 of this title.

(Ord. 9-2005 § 1(part), 2005).

A.

No noises due to intermittence, beat frequency or shrillness shall exceed the limits specified in the City of Florence noise ordinance at any point on the boundaries of the property.

B.

No use shall emit odorous gases or other odorous matter in such quantities beyond the property boundaries that is not in compliance with applicable Colorado Department of Health Regulations.

C.

No use shall produce a strong, dazzling light at any point or beyond the boundaries of the property.

D.

No observable smoke shall be emitted.

E.

No dust, dirt or fly ash shall be emitted beyond the outer boundaries of the property.

F.

No vibrations shall be discernable at the outer boundaries of the property.

G.

No activity shall be conducted which creates a public nuisance. No material of hazardous characteristics shall be stored, deposited, or transmitted which creates a public nuisance.

H.

No outdoor fabrication or manufacturing shall be permitted.

I.

Industrial uses which cause adverse impacts to the environment, street, utility and drainage systems, adjoining neighborhoods, or the utility's ability to provide adequate levels of service shall be prohibited.

J.

There shall be no commercial signs other than one (1) freestanding sign for each street frontage announcing the name and insignia of the company on the property and one (1) flush wall sign, or window sign. The freestanding sign shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area and the flush wall sign or window sign shall not exceed one (1) square foot in area per one (1) linear foot of exterior wall.

K.

All landscaping shall be adequately maintained.

L.

No weeds shall be allowed to grow in excess of twelve (12) inches in height.

M.

No trash shall be stored on the site unless it is stored in covered trash containers or secure "dumpster" type containers manufactured for that purpose.

N.

Travel and parking areas of the lot shall be surfaced with asphalt or concrete, in accordance with Chapter 17.68 of this title.

O.

No activity shall create any danger to safety in surrounding areas nor cause water and/or air pollution.

(Ord. 9-2005 § 1(part), 2005).

For landscaping and screening requirements in the I-1 district, see Chapter 17.64.150 of this title.

(Ord. 9-2005 § 1(part), 2005).