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Franklin Park City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 7

- Industrial Districts

9-7-1.- Purpose statements.

A.

I-1 Light industrial district. The I-1 Light industrial district is intended to accommodate a variety of light manufacturing, fabricating, processing, distributing, and warehousing uses. Light industrial uses are conducted within enclosed buildings, and do not create appreciable nuisances, hazards, or other outside impacts.

B.

I-2 General industrial district. The I-2 General industrial district accommodates general manufacturing, fabricating, processing, distributing and warehousing uses that may create limited to moderate outside impacts, rendering them incompatible with residential areas and most other business development within the Village. Industrial uses in the I-2 District may result in moderate nuisances or hazards such as smoke, noise, glare or vibration, and typically include outdoor storage and related outdoor activities.

9-7-2. - Uses.

Chapter 9 lists allowed principal, temporary, and accessory uses for the industrial districts.

9-7-3. - Dimensional standards.

Table 7-1: Industrial Districts Dimensional Standards establishes the dimensional standards for the industrial districts. These regulations apply to all uses within each district unless a different standard is listed for a specific use.

Table 7-1: Industrial Districts Dimensional Standards
1-1 I-2
Bulk Standards
Minimum Lot Area 6,000sf 20,000sf
Minimum Lot Width 50 feet 100 feet
Maximum Building Height 1 50 feet 50 feet
Minimum Greenspace Requirement 50 percent of each required setback 50 percent of each required setback
Setback Requirements
Minimum Front Setback 15 feet 20 feet
Minimum Interior Side Setback 10 feet, plus 1 feet for every 2 feet in height above 15 feet -
Unless abutting residential district then 45 feet
10 feet, plus 1 feet for every 2 feet in height above 15 feet -
Unless abutting residential district then 45 feet
Minimum Corner Side Setback 5 feet 20 feet
Minimum Rear Setback 15 feet unless abutting residential district then 45 feet 10 feet, plus 1 feet for every 2 feet in height above 15 feet -
Unless abutting residential district then 45 feet

 

1 See definition of building height (Chapter 2) for maximum building height exceptions.

9-7-4. - General standards.

A.

Site development standards. See Chapter 10 for on-site development standards and requirements, such as exterior lighting, accessory structures, and permitted encroachments.

B.

Off-street parking and loading. See Chapter 11 for off-street parking and loading standards and requirements.

C.

Landscape. See Chapter 12 for landscape, buffering, and screening standards and requirements.

D.

Signs. See Chapter 13 for sign standards.