A.

Uses/Structures Permitted: Buildings used for the operation of light industrial, fabricating, processing, assembling and manufacturing, bottling and distribution plants, woodworking shops, cabinet shops, contractor or building material yards, highway maintenance yards and buildings, laundry and dry cleaning plants and printing establishments; wholesale sales. Retail sales of products fabricated, processed, assembled and/or manufactured on the same site of the larger manufacturing use is permitted subject to the additional site design requirements found in the Zoning Ordinance.

B.

Uses/Structures Permitted on Appeal: Any use permitted in districts B-1, B-2, or B-3, and other industrial or commercial uses not specifically prohibited; self-storage warehouses and towing company storage yards.

C.

Uses/Structures Prohibited: Any use or structure not specifically permitted or permitted on appeal in this section or in Section 13.1.1 or 13.1.2 of Article XIII, including any residential use or structure, except that of a watch-man or caretaker; Class 1, 2, 3 and 4 clubs or lodges, poultry and livestock; churches; daycares storage of junk or wrecked automobiles other than for re-pair or service, explosive products manufacture, garbage disposal plants or sanitary landfills; or borrow pits.

D.

Requirements:

(Ord. No. 19-2006, 3-4-19; Ord. No. 20-2019, 10-5-20; Ord. No. 20-2023, 12-7-20; Ord. No. 23-2021, 6-19-23; Ord. No. 23-2017, 8-7-23)

A.

Uses Permitted/Prohibited. Within a Planned industrial district as shown on the official Zoning Maps of the City of Foley, Alabama, the following regulations shall apply:

1.

Uses Permitted: Examples of uses permitted include, but are not limited to: Commercial heliports and/or helipads; Aviation manufacturers and associated uses: Computer and data processing services; Educational, scientific, and research organizations; Engineering, architectural, and design services; Federal, state, county, city or public utilities owned or operated buildings and uses; Manufacturing, processing, fabrication or assembly of the following: Apparel; automotive and implements; electrical and electronic machinery, equipment and supplies; food and similar products intended for human consumption; lumber and wood products; machinery other than electrical; metal and metal products; plastics, glass and rubber products; printing and publishing; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; research and development operations; textile mill products; and transportation equipment; Medical and dental laboratories; Office buildings for general office purposes; Retail uses compatible to other allowed uses in a PID; Office Warehouses; Wholesale/Distributing; Warehousing, interior storage, and distribution in conjunction with manufacturing, assembly and office use; Exterior storage in conjunction with the above mentioned uses, completely screened from adjacent property lines and streets; and Accessory structures and uses to those permitted herein.

2.

Uses Prohibited: Junkyards, including wrecker yards; explosive products manufacturing; garbage disposal plants; sanitary landfills; asphalt and concrete plants, Class 1, 2, 3 and 4 clubs and lodges, churches; daycares; borrow pits and other uses that are detrimental to the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community and the area.

B.

Required Yards: Yards facing an existing or proposed street other than a controlled access highway shall be considered front yards. Such yards shall have a minimum depth of twenty (20) feet.

All other yards shall have a minimum depth of ten (10) feet.

All required yards shall be kept clear of parking except for the following:

1.

Off-street parking for visitors, executives and handicapped persons may be permitted in the required front yard but shall not encroach within twenty (20) feet of an existing or proposed street.

2.

Off-street parking areas and access ways in required rear and side yards are not permitted within twenty (20) feet of any side or rear property line.

C.

Density Controls: Buildings shall not cover an area greater than sixty (60) percent of the total area of the tract.

Maximum number of stories is three (3) and maximum height is fifty (50) feet.

D.

Off-Street Parking Requirements: The minimum number of off-street parking spaces for the following types of uses shall be provided as follows:

1.

One (1) space for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor area for non-manufacturing uses to include offices, laboratories and technical support.

2.

One (1) space for each five hundred (500) square feet of manufacturing and assembly area.

3.

One (1) space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of warehouse and storage area.

All parking areas shall be durable and properly drained. No parking shall be permitted any place other than in approved parking areas.

Loading areas shall not be placed within any front yard and shall be located and properly screened, as well as practicable, so as to not be visible from any existing or proposed street.

E.

Landscaping Requirements: Every building site on which a building shall be placed shall be landscaped in compliance with City of Foley ordinances.

F.

Signs: Signs shall be permitted in accordance with the City of Foley Zoning Ordinance.

19.2.1

PID—Planned Industrial District.

A.

Purpose: The purpose and intent of the Planned Industrial District (PID) is to provide for a comprehensively planned district for the orderly growth and development of certain industrial uses which are, by virtue of controls, mutually harmonious with other industries permitted in the District and also harmonious with residential, commercial, and other uses permitted in nearby districts.

B.

Approval: Subject to the approval of the City Council after a review and report by the Planning Commission.

C.

Submission: A rezoning application for a development plan of a PID shall be filed with the Community Development Department. The purpose of the development plan is to provide the City with information in respect to the type, character, scale and intensity of development. The following information shall be submitted with the application:

1.

The location and size of the site including its legal description.

2.

The recorded ownership interests including liens and encumbrances.

3.

The relationship of the site to existing development in the area, and physical features of the land.

4.

The density or intensity of land use to be allocated to all parts of the site to be developed together with tabulations by acreage and percentages thereof.

5.

The engineering feasibility and proposed method of providing required improvements such as streets, water supply, storm drainage and sewage collection in preparation for submitting the requirements for preliminary plat approval as set forth in the City of Foley Subdivision Regulations.

6.

The provisions for parking vehicles and the function and location of vehicular and pedestrian system facilities.

7.

Any additional data, plans or specifications as the applicant or City may believe are pertinent to the proposed PID.

8.

A Master Signage Plan meeting criteria of Article XXI, Section 21.7.

D.

Performance Standards:

The following performance standards shall be required for all uses located in the Planned Industrial District:

1.

Air Pollution—Every use shall be so operated as to comply with the emission limitations specified by Federal, State, City and other applicable ordinances.

2.

Odor—No odors shall be emitted that are detectable without instruments at or beyond any property line.

3.

Vibration—Maximum permitted vibration from any cause shall not exceed the following, when measured at the lot line:

4.

Noise—Every use shall be so operated as to comply with Federal, State, City and other applicable ordinances.

5.

Fire and Explosion Hazard—All activities and all storage of flammable and explosive materials shall be in accordance with the National Board of Fire Underwriters publications and other local ordinances.

6.

Glare—No direct or reflected glare shall be produced so as to be visible at or beyond any lot line.

7.

Radiation—Research operations shall cause no dangerous radiation at any property line as specified by the regulations of the Alabama Department of Public Health, Bureau of Radiological Health and other applicable ordinances.

8.

Radioactive Materials—The handling of radioactive materials, the discharge of such materials into air or water, and the disposal of radioactive wastes, shall be in conformance with the regulations of the Alabama Department of Public Health, Bureau of Radiological Health and other applicable ordinances.

9.

Electromagnetic Interference—Industries shall emit only that amount of unshielded spurious electromagnetic radiations as is necessary for the conduct of their operations. Federal Communications Commission requirements shall govern maximum radiation which tends to interfere with meaningful signals.

10.

Water Pollution—No effluent shall be discharged in any stream.

11.

Waste—All industrial wastes shall be treated and disposed of in such a manner as to comply with all federal, state, city and other applicable standards.

(Ord. No. 20-2019, 10-5-20; Ord. No. 20-2023, 12-7-20; Ord. No. 23-2012, 6-19-23)