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Fort Gibson City Zoning Code

157 Industrial

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157.150 I-1 Light Industrial District

  1. Purpose and intent. The Light Industrial District is intended as an area in which light manufacturing, warehousing, and wholesale servicing may be conducted but would not include the use of any material that would create a danger to the surrounding area through fire, explosion, noise, dust, odor, or water pollution. (Prior Code, § 12-10A-1)
  2. Permitted uses. Property and buildings in the 1-1 Light Industrial District shall be used only for the following purposes:
    1. Any use permitted in a C-2 District (§ 157.136(B) of this zoning code);
    2. Any of the following uses:
      1. Building materials sales yard, including the sale of rock, sand, gravel, and similar items as an accessory part of the principal business, including the mixing of concrete;
      2. Contractors' equipment storage yard or plant and rental of equipment commonly used by contractors;
      3. Freighting and trucking yard or terminal; and
      4. Public utility service yard, transferring or receiving station.
    3. The following uses are permitted when conducted wholly within an enclosed building:
      1. Assembly of electrical appliances, electronic instruments and devices, radios and phonographs; the manufacture of small electrical items such as tubes, condensers, crystal holders, and similar items;
      2. Blacksmith, welding, and machine shop;
      3. Buildings, structures, and uses accessory and customarily incidental to any of the above enumerated uses;
      4. Concrete products and cement products manufacture;
      5. The manufacture, maintenance, and repair of electrical signs, commercial advertising structures, light sheet metal products, ventilating and heating ducts, and equipment and/or similar uses;
      6. The manufacture of pottery and ceramic products using clay materials that have been previously prepared and pulverized, provided the kilns are fired by gas or electricity only;
      7. The manufacture, processing, packaging, treatment, or compounding of such products as bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, dairy products, drugs, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, and food products; and
      8. The manufacture, treatment, compounding, or assembling of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: bone, cellophane, canvas, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semiprecious metal or stone, shell, textiles, tobacco, wood, wool, and yarn. (Prior Code, § 12-10A-2)
  3. Uses permissible upon review. Telecommunications tower, including antennas and antenna support structures, providing for notice to property owners of record within 300 feet as required by state statutes. (Prior Code, § 12-10A-3)
  4. Area regulations.
    1. Front yard. No front yard shall be required except for dwellings, in which instance, the regulations shall be the same as in an R-1 Single-Family District (§ 157.085(D) of this zoning code).
    2. Side yard.
      1. For uses other than dwelling purposes, no side yard shall be required except on the side of a lot adjoining a dwelling district, and in such instance, there shall be a side yard of not less than six feet.
      2. Whenever the rear lot line of a corner lot of a Light Industrial District abuts or is across the alley or utility easement from a residential district, the side yard setback adjacent to the street shall be 15 feet.
      3. For dwellings in an 1-1 Light Industrial District, the side yard requirements shall be the same as in an R-1 Single-Family District (§ 157.085(D) of this zoning code). (Prior Code, § 12-10A-4)
  5. Building height. Where a lot adjoins a dwelling district, buildings or structures shall not exceed 45 feet in height unless it is set back from the front, rear, and side yard lines one foot for each additional foot in height above 45 feet. (Prior Code, § 12-10A-5)

(Ord. 1997-3-1, passed 3-10-1997; Ord. 2001-01-01, passed 1-11-2001; Ord. 2001-7-1, passed 8-20-2001) Penalty, see § 157.999

157.151 I-2 Heavy Industrial District

  1. Purpose and intent. In the I-2 Heavy Industrial District, it is intended that the land be used for heavy industrial and commercial enterprises which, through necessary and unavoidable processes, create nuisances that would not be in harmony with residential and business establishments. (Prior Code, § 12-10B-1)
  2. Permitted and prohibited uses.
    1. Property and buildings in an I-2 Heavy Industrial District may be used for any purpose except the following:
      1. All residential uses, except sleeping facilities required for guards, caretakers, and watchmen employed upon the premises;
      2. All the following uses until they have been studied by the Planning Commission and have received the express permission of the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees may require that the County Health Department, the State Fire Marshall or other state and county regulating agencies attach to the approval specific instructions and restrictions which are designed to protect the public safety and welfare:
        1. Acid manufacture;
        2. Cement, lime, gypsum, or plaster of Paris manufacture;
        3. Explosive manufacture or wholesale storage;
        4. Gas manufacture; and
        5. Petroleum, the processing or refining of gasoline or liquefied petroleum products.
      3. All uses not complying with this zoning code or any other county, state, or federal regulations, ordinance, or law.
    2. Billboards are an allowable use consistent with § 153.30 of the town code. (Prior Code, § 12-10B-2)
  3. Area regulations.
    1. Front yard. No front yard shall be required.
    2. Side yard. For uses other than dwelling purposes, no side yard shall be required except on the side of a lot adjoining a dwelling district. In such instance, there shall be a side yard of not less than six feet. Whenever the rear lot line of a corner lot of a heavy industrial district abuts or is across the alley or utility easement from a residential district, the side yard setback adjacent to the street shall be 15 feet. (Prior Code, § 12-10B-3)
  4. Building height. The height regulations shall be the same as in an I-1 Light Industrial District (§ 157.150(E) of this zoning code). (Prior Code, § 12-10B-4)
  5. Outside storage. No article or material of a secondary nature or incidental to the principal use of the premises or any article or material that will impair the safety of the public shall be stored outside the confines of a building, unless it is enclosed by a fence, wall, or planting not to exceed seven feet nor be less than five feet in height. (Prior Code, § 12-10B-5)

(Ord. 1997-3-1, passed 3-10-1997; Ord. 2001-7-1, passed 8-20-2001; Ord. 2001-07-02, passed 8-13-2001) Penalty, see § 157.999